Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-09

charge consists Of w. w. MILAN. chairman:
Samuel e Boyce. secretary. and E. II. Eas-
terfing, 7. Trammell. H Newsom. q. G.
Grumley. r. F.. Hartwell. d. A. Dugan. Il.
w Bradford J. A. Pearson. G. A. Freed-
man. Jas. III. Crew. J. H Snow. w. L. Moth
ershead Mrs. Alice s. Thomas. Mrs %. D.
Lore. Mrs. 8. b. Harry, Mrs. w. II. McNiel
and Mrs. Grace Mahaney.
The annual memorial exercises of the
Knights of Pythias viii take place Tuesday
evening at 5 o'clock In the main hall of the
Pythian Temple, 1912 Ninth street north
west The services will be in charge of the
Chancellor Commanders Association, COM
posed of the presiding officers OF the subor-
dfnate lodges OF the District OF Columbia,
with grand lodge officers and past officers
ex offcio members.
waive the regular order at its meeting on
Tuesday evening, so that the exercises In
honor Of the deceased members of the or
der may be conducted In accordance with
the ritual of the Supreme Lodge. arranged
for the guidance of subordinate lodges in
the observance of this ceremony. All the
lodges of this jurisdiction will take part.
and the services will be open to the public.
The following program has been arranged
by the committee In charge: Opening cere-
mony by the chancellor commander and
officers; the prelate invokes the blessing;
the hymn, arranged expressly for the me-
mortal service by DR.. E. 8. Kimban and
rendered by the following quartet: Miss
Edith Stoweil, soprano: Mrs. s. J. STEERS,
contralto; Thomas l.. Jones. tenor: r. X.
Rodrick; baritone; Mrs. Thomas L. Jones.
accompanist; selections from the Book OF
Law by the prelate: calling the roll Of de-
ceased members; lights out: hymn,
Nearer. My God, to Thee; address by e.
S. Gambler, past grand chancellor of Mis-
sissippi and member of Congress from that
state; march (Mendeissohn), Mrs. Thomas
L. Jones; depositing myrtle on the altar as
a tribute to the deceased by the officers;
closing prayer by the prelate: closing ode,
as arranged by Dr. e. 8. Kimball. the
words and music by Justus H. Rathbone.
founder of the order: closing ceremonies
by the chancellor commander.
The officers acting for these services will
be as follows: Chancellor commander, JEFF
feraon Middleton. grand chancellor; vice
chancellor, g. Frank Day. grand vice chan
cellor; prelate, Henry T. Adams, grand pre-
late; master of work, Thomas A. Bynum,
past grand chancellor; master of exchequer.
John HI. Mitchell. grand master OF ex-
chequer; keeper of records and seal, Henry
seal: master at arms. Claude II. Wood
ward. grand master at arms; inner guard.
Albert Kahlert, grand inner guard: outer
guard. Richard s. Sebastian. grand outer
guard.
The various subcommittee having in
charge the details of arrangements are
composed OF the following chancellor COM
m lander 70 2 p Perry Patrick. franklin l.
Charles s. Cross, Webster Lodge; B. En-
dres, Syracusians Lodge; Samuel FL.
Jacobson. Calanthe Lodge: Thomas J.
l aanford. .,I Hermione Lodge; N, B Wiggin-
mania Lodge; E. L. O'Brien, Equal Lodge;
Charles w. Henderson, Harmony Lodge;
H. Gilbert Smithy. Union Lodge; F. A.
pony; Capital Lodge; Roland Steiner,
Lodge; Julius A. Graves, Amaranth Lodge;
s. H. Bassett, Rathbone Superior Lodge,
and George y. Boynton, Century Lodge.
The annual excursion of Almas Temple
of the Mystic Shrine to Marshall Hall viii
take place Monday. June Is. The athletic
committee has arranged many interesting
events, and prizes will be donated to the
successful contestants.
At the convention of Mt. Vernon Lodge,
No. 8. Knights of Pythias, last Wednes-
day evening Grand Chancellor Middleton
installed J. W. Taft as chancellor COM
mander and Henry Thomas as vice chan
cellor. At this convention the rank of page
was conferred.
At recent meeting of Metropolis Lodge,
No IL. l. o. o. F.. Grand Representative
elect Crew, Grand Conductor Dugan, Past
Grand Grumley OF No. 10 and dozen other
visitors were present The third degree
was conferred on five candidates and
speeches were made by Messrs. Crew, Du-
gan and Grumley. This lodge has work at
every meeting. At the next meeting the
initiatory degree will be conferred.
MdTtud Oldpter, NO =, ". Will
celebrate its eleventh anniversary on the
evening of June Is.
J. NJ Evans of Pennsylvania. supreme
orator for the Protected Home Circle, made
fraternaI visit to this city last Wednes-
day and attended the field day exercises
and picnic held at River View that day in
which several circles of Washington par
ticipated. Over seventeen hundred people
attended and listened to the address of the
supreme representative. Mr.. Evans will re-
main In Washington to attend the meeting
of Du Pont Circle next Monday night, when
he will deliver an address ON the good Of
the order.