Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
|tAnQNG TINE
aAFRATEpNlTlES

The knights of Pythias are planning to
send large delegation from the District
of Columbia to the Supreme Lodge con-
vention and uniform rank encampment at
Boston in August. 1903. With the purpose
Of organizing clubs for the trip, thus far
in advance, Grand Chancellor G. Frank
Day has appointed the following special
committee Of the Grand Lodge to be known
as the committee Boston clubs, having
| one member from each of the eighteen SUBJ
ordinate lodges; Franklin Lodge. Past
| Supreme Chancellor Edward Dunn; Mount
Vernon Lodge H. B. Armstrong; Webster
Lodge, George H.. Whiting; Decatur Lodge
| p. w. Morcock; syracusians Lodge. J. G.
Mcqueen; Calanthe Lodge Thomas f. Lam
| don; Hermione Lodge. E. 8. Walmer; Ex-
| celsior Lodge, c. w. Jones: Germania
| Lodge, H. J. Laubach Equal Lodge. j.
Quay; Union Lodge, G. w. Haley; Capitol
| Lodge, Charles l.. Saur; Myrtle Lodge,
| Thomas A. Bynum; Columbia Lodge, w.
M. Hodges; Amaranth Lodge. w. F. Brad
| ley; RathbOne-SuperiorL Lodge. w. j. Coffin
| Century Lodge, George w. Boynton.
| The class initiation of the Uniform Rank.
| knights of Pythias was discussed at a
joint meeting of Washington, Nelson and
| Caldwell companies Thursday evening
| at the Pythian Temple. The reports from
| the various companies and committees APP
| pear to insure the success of the proposed
| jubilee and membership rally, at which a
| large class will be initiated with the COM
| plete and impressive ceremony of that
| rank to be followed by an entertainment
and refreshments. This important event
| to the Uniform Rank will be held in about
| month in the armory of the Pythian
Temple. 1t is preliminary step to the
movement for strong showing at the
encampment in Boston in August. 1908,
| when Washington is DESTROYS Of entering
the competitive drills of the Uniform Rank.
Caldwell Company of the Uniform Rank
tain. Thomas E. Landon; first lieutenant,
c. l.. Saur: second lieutenant, J. F. Skid
| more: recorder. Fl. T. Sinclair: treasurer,
T. A. Bynum; chaplain, Israel Sommers;
first sergeant, Isaac Hartstall; second ser
geant George w. Barkman. jr. The com
pany is preparing for the journey to the
Boston encampment. and on Monday even
ing at the Pythian Temple will give an
entertainment and dance for the benefit of
the fund to defray the expense of the trip.
Independence Hive. l.. o. T. NJ. cele-
brated it's first anniversary last Friday.
Several candidates were initiated. Re-
freshments were served and souvenirs
presented to each member. -
Orient Commandery. No. 8. Knights
Templar. held a special conclave last
Friday evening, at which the orders of
the Temple and Malta We're conferred.
This was the last conclave of William
Mehn's successful administration as emil
nent commander. The commandery will
elect its officers for the ensuing year on
Monday night. The present membership
of the commandery is 256, net gain for
the year of twenty.six The body has
had four deaths during the year. as fol-
lows: Phineas W. Smith, knighted March
%. 1902, died July 26. 1896: Edgar J.
Perry knighted the same evening and
son. knighted January g. 1896; died Feb
ruary 1907, and Charles "A. Bradford
knighted February Il, 1896, died Febru-
airy 49, 1907
The degree team of Columbia Lodge. No.
10, l. o. o. F., which has earned an inter
national reputation for efficient exempli-
fication of the third degree. commenced re-
hearsals last Thursday night for the pur-
pose of celebrating all the degrees of the
subordinate branch of the order. New
scenery and stage settings have been pur-
chased and the degree master promises
the Odd Fellows of this jurisdiction some
thing entirely new in the way of degree
work. with particular reference to the ini-
tiatory degree. 1t had been the intention
of the team to confer the initiatory degree
in the large auditorium Of the Ith street
hail Thursday night, April II, the other de-
grees to follow in regular sequence each
alternate week. Degree Master ]. Edward |
Fowler announced at the meeting. of the
lodge Thursday night last that the details
of preparation had not yet been perfected
and that a postponement for week
would be necessary. If the schedule as
now arranged is carried out the team will
confer the initiatory degree Thursday night |
April Is. Members OF Otner lOdSeS OF the |
jurisdiction well visiting members |
from the states who may happen to be in |
the city will be welcomed.
Announcement is made that the Grand |
Council of the Royal Arcanum of the Dis |
trict of Columbia will convene in its thr- !
teenth annual session Monday evening next ]
April 1, at Scottish Rite Temple. Mr.. S. N. |
HCag of Mount Vernon, N. Y, will act as |
the representative of the supreme regent |
during the session of the Grand Council, |
and will install the officers-elect on Tuesday !
evening.
The annual banquet of the Grand Council |
will be held at the Ebbtt House on Tues
day night Immediately after the installa-
ton of officers, the representative of the |
supreme regent and the officers of the nine
subordinate councils in this city being the
guests of the evening.
Mr. John l.. Beatie. the retiring grand |
regent is receiving the congratulations of
the members of the Royal Arcanum in this
District on the successful termination of
his years work. The class imitation held
March %, 1907, whereby 100 members were
added to the order, enabled the grand |
jurisdiction of the District of Columbia to
close its year with a substantial net gain
in membership
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