Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-29

| Commander Rutherford OF Washington
| Commandery. No. l, X. T., is accompanied
! by memorial card for the late Sir knight
August peterson. who was knighted Octo-
| Der IA, 1893 and died at August 3,
| 1906.
| The committee on education named nv
| the Grand Ledge, knights of Pythias. met
| at the Pythian Temple last evening and
made considerable progress in its work
chairman Thomas A. Bynum has issued a
number of circulars and pamphlets OF gem
| eral interest 10 the fraternity.
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter No
! 4, held convocation last evening. when
! there a large attendance The work
was we'll done, and was In keeping with the
reputation of the chapter. especially in
| the past masters degree. The chapter last
evening welcomed the officers and members
| OF MI Vernon X. A. Chapter, No IA, of
Alexandra, Va, who entertained the mem
bers of Mount Horeb Chapter royalty last
winter The royal arch degree was con-
ferred.
Grand Master Bradford has issued the
IoIlowlng announcement to the fraternity:
oanton washington. No l. Ruth Rebekah
Lodge, No. ,. and Columbia Lodge No 10
each won first prize In the respective con-
tests In which thy engaged at the meeting
OF the sovereign grand lodge in Toronto in
competition with other Cantons and Re-
bekah and subordinate lodges from different
sections of the American continent. All
three OF our teams won exactly what they
started out to do-the first prize in their
respective classes.
The Importance of the prestige thus Sc
cured for the District OF Columbia cannot
be overestimated, and the work required to
accomplish the result, as well the result
itself, should be appreciated by every
lodge and every odd Fellow in this jurisoic-
ton, for the credit and glory goes not only
to the individual teams competing hut to
ilr fSlf fff
ON Tuesday evening. October 2, a public
reception Will be given at Odd Fellows
han to these victorious teams, and YOU are
not only invited but urged to attend. Ii
has been thought by some in years past
that the members of the order here do not
snow proper appreciation of the work done
by our winning teams, and members of such
teams have been disappointed at the lack
of enthusiasm displayed at the receptions
given them after their victories | trust
that the reception this year will prove
that such is not the case | hone that
every member OF the order will make IL a
point to attend and demonstrate by his
enthusiasm the warm appreciation he feels
Tor the credit and honor secured for this
jurisdiction by the work of the Canton and
Ruth and Columbia lodges in Toronto"
Henry NJ Boykin, grand commander and
James B. Blanks, grand recorder of the
Grand Commandery of Virginia were en-
tertained Thursday by Grand Comma nder
William +. Hunt and the officers of The
District Grand Commandery. The visitors
were bearers of honors for two prominent
District sir knights, Grand Commander
Boykin presenting to Frank III. Thomas,
grand captain general of the grand encamp-
ment of the United States a handsomely
engrossed certificate of his election as an
honorary member of the Virginia Grand
Commandery, and Grand Recorder Banks
presenting Claude F. King past commander
of Washington Comma ndery, No. /, with
a commission as grand representative of
the Virginia Grand Commandery. near the
Srri.t hfNaN Ia inc
pointed the successor of the late George
II. Walker, who was the representative Of
the Grand Commandery of Virginia for
many years.
The Lady Bow Knot Auxiliary of Capitol
Circle, No. 315. P. II. c., held a lawn fete
last Wednesday and Thursday evenings on
the lawn of Mrs. Robert Peterson. corner
9TH and / streets northeast. doll dressed
as a bride and donated by State Deputy
Coe was won by Mr.. Jenkins of Dupont
Circle. The ladies are now preparing for
a rummage sale to be held next month.
Supreme Commander Daniel p. Marley
of the Knights of the Maccabees will be
rendered a banquet by the local members
of the order. HOcomes to attend a JOINT
initiation at Pythian Temple October TO-
and the banquet will take place on the next
evening. All arrangements in charge
of a joint committee of five delegates from
each tent and a special committee, which
consists of the state commander of the
committee, the colonel of the uniform
rank of the order and the chairmen of the
respective tent delegations. as follows: ID.
w. Gall state commander; Burton 7.
Doyle. chairman of the general committee;
Joseph +. Moore chairman National Tent
delegation; DR.. f. d. Thompson, chairman
Golden Rule Tent delegation; Frank Han
nan. chairman Mount Vernon Tent delega-
ton; John G. Dudley. chairman Brightwood
Tent delegation: Capt. w. w. Burch; chair
man Georgetown Tent delegation; Thomas
l.. Smith. chairman Metropolitan Tent dele
cation and o. w. Hammond, colonel on
staff of general commanding.
This is Almas Temple patrol day at Luna
Park and everything promises going of
satisfactorily. Notwithstanding the skies
are not propitious There will be large at
tendance of the nobility their ladies and
friends. The features of the occasion will
be two wedding ceremonies arranged by
Chairman Thomas b. Walker to be part of
the program. One ceremony is to occur
at ) and the other at o'clock. Jacobus
S. Jones, potentate of Almas Temple, is
scheduled to give the first bride away and
Mayor Paff of Alexandria Will perform the
same graceful duty for the second bride.
Many presents have already been received
and Notwithstanding the spectacular way
they begin both couples will start out well
on their life's married journey.