Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-28

| lodge now existing in this Jurisdiction. The
remaining visitations will occur at stated
| intervals during the autumn. The lodges
| Will choose their grand representatives at
| the last regular meetings in December.
| The Grand Lodge will assemble February
IL, the anniversary of the birth of the
| order, which is now forty-three years old
| Three of the original five members are still
! living in this city-Davd l.. Burnett, Dr.
| Edward S. Kimball and William II. Bur
| nett. The first two named are in active
| utilization.
Mrs. Frances E. Burns of Michigan,
great commander of the Ladies of the Mod
| ern Maccabees, will arrive In this city Sat-
| urday, October 3. from jamestown, Va
, where she is at present in attendance at
| the annual convention of the National con-
| gress of Women. of which she is the secre-
| tary. During the stay of several days at the
| capital she will be the guest of the ladies
of the local hives. Mrs Burns will deliver
the principal address at entertainment
to be given under the auspices of the ladies
and sir knights of the Modern Macca bees
of the District. at Pythian Temple, on the
evening of Monday, October ., at o'clock.
The Supreme Lodge of the Improved
| Order of Knights of Pythias met this week
at Wheeling, W. Va. This body, which
employs the German ritual was orig
| inally composed of lodges of the Pythian
order, founded by Justus II. Rathbone and
his associates in 1864. 1t has now no af-
| fliaton with the older organization The
| following supreme officers were elected for
the ensuing term: Ex-supreme commander.
Wolfgang Bauer, Syracuse, n. Y; supreme
commander, Charles c. Schwegerle. Wash
| ington. d. G.; vice commander. George E.
koehler, Chicago, re-elected prelate.
| treasurer, John Heinlein. Indianapolis; r.
and c. scribe, E. F. Knodel, indianapolis,
reelected: sergeant-at- arms, Paul Raith-
schmidt washington, D. C.; medical exam
l liner, DR. c. r. Schaefer. Indianapolis. re-
elected. The Supreme Lodge voted to meet
September "a uext year in New York city.
Representatives from the five Rebekah
lodges of the District, thirteen of the subor-
| dinate lodges, two of the encampments the
Canton and the Grand Lodge, /. O. O. F., of
the District, met last Monday evening. in
the blue room of Odd Fellows Hall on 7th
street northwest to make arrangements for
celebrating the fifty-sixth anniversary of
the institution of the Rebekah degree. In
accordance with permission granted by the
Grand Lodge of the District at its meeting
| last January, it was decided to celebrate
Friday evening, October 4, instead of Sep
TENDER 20, the regular date, in order to
permit those who attend the meeting of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge to be present.
The affair will be different this year from
the last two years in that 1t will be held in
all the local organizations of Odd Fellows
Will take part, instead of leaving the work
and responsibility to the Rebekah lodges
alone. 1t is thought that this will add
| greatly to the interest.
A splendid program is being prepared.
Mrs. Gertrude NJ. Easterling will preside
| and read the proclamation of the grand
sire and grand master. and Mrs. Belle NJ
| Carter will deliver the address of the
evening. All the members of the order
| in the District, all visiting Odd Fellows and
their families and friends will be invited,
and 1t is hoped by those having the mat
ter in charge that 1t will be the biggest
meeting of it's kind ever held In the Dis
trict. The joint committee will hold Its
locf
next Monday evening.
The officers and committees are as FOL
lows Chairman of the joint committee
Mrs Gertrude NJ. Easterling; secretary,
Mrs. Ethel Mattern; treasurer, Mrs. Geor-
Program committee-Mrs Lula e. Phillips,
chairman; Mrs. V. Estelle Yoakley, l.. p.
Humphrey, William ]. Rogers and w. T..
Graves. .
Reception committee-Mrs. F. May Raitz,
chairman, all members of the joint com
mittee and the presiding officer and second
officer of organizations.
Decoration committee-Mrs. Laur. E. b.
McChesney, chairman: Mrs olga Rogers
]. W. Payne and r. T. Humphrey.
Hall committee-Mrs. Elizabeth Weber,
chairman; Mrs. Georgia Mothersead and
Charles P. Sample.
chairman Mrs Abbie NJ. Gates and Mrs
V. Estelle Yoakley.
Committee on badges,Mrs, Georgia
Thomas and Mrs. Ethel Mattern.
At the last regular meeting of Langdon
Lodge No. 20, l. 0. o. F., a reception was
held in honor of Mr.. James G. Durpey, past
grand master, also past grand master or
Langdon Lodge, who was the recipient or
a handsome gold clock. The presentation
speech was made by William l.. Mother
sead past grand. Mr.. Durpey is a charter
member of Langdon Lodge and was a faith
full worker. He is about to depart for Cali
fornia, where he will make his home in
future.
The degree staff OF Ruth Rebekah Lodge,
No . l. o. O. F, entertained large gath
ering of friends in the lodge room. sth and
d streets northwest, at the conclusion or
the last regular meeting. During the sum
mer months a number of small banks, des-
fgnated as pigs" were distributed among
the members for the purpose of soliciting
money contributions to aid in perfecting
the degree work and the amusement Incl
dental TO the "butchering of the porkers'
was enjoyed by all. An interesting program
was given, consisting of fancy dances by
Misses Mamie Schuyle, Leona Callau,
Adriene Shreve and Madge Wiley; piano
solo by Mrs. Inez Keck, comic songs by
Mr. Macron vocal solo by Mr. II. Graves
and a duet by Messrs. Ed and II. Graves.