Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-02

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MES took part in the visitation. Wash
ington Company. No. !. being commanded
by Capt. Richard T. Whiting. a veteran
past chancellor of Webster Lodge.
The annual visitation TO SyraHhSians
Lodge. No 10. took place last evening
! This lodge has for its present chancellor
! commander James @. Mcqueen. who was
! few years ago grand chancellor OF the
/ fraternity
! Anlaranth Lodge, No, IS. knights 81
Pythias, will hold its annual grand Visl-
tation November il. and upon TINS ocra-
| sion will confer the third OF knight van =
in ampified form with a team se.tolc"
for proficiency from all the suhoFall"1e
| lodges Of the jurisdiction
! The other visitatIons are sCAeduled d!
the grand chancellor for the following
dates: Calanthe No. II. November =
Union. No. -. November s; Hermlone No.
! i. November l3; Mt. Vernon. No. =. No
vembef -: Excelsior No. IA. November
| 20 Century. No. 30. December >.
The visitation TO Century Lodge, No.
| 30. the grand chanCellOr's own lodge Will
/ close the series. Century is the younses'
t Pythian Lodge in the jurisdiction, WITH
| the exception OF Rathbone- Superior. No
| %, which was formed by the conso.ida-
| ton of two older lodges. Grand Chan
| cellor Day was the first chancellor com
mander of Century Lodge. although he
| had a number of years before passed the
chairs in Washington Lodge. No. l. OF
Martinsburg. w. Va He has been an
energetic chief executive of the Pythian
! fraternity in the District, and served in
several of the subordinate Grand Lodge
| stations before becoming grand chan
| cellor His associate Grand Lodge Of
| ficers for the current Pythian period are
| Claude II. Woodward. @. V. c: Henry I.
| Adams, G. P. Henry J. Gasson, O. Il of
r. and S; John II. Mitchell G. VI. of
E.. Albert Kahlert, G. NJ. at a: Harry P.
Wiley. G. I. c.; Richard S Sebastian. @
0. G.; Samuel II. Bassett. G. L.. Thomas
E. Landon. J. p. Skidmore and L. Lodge
Hill, grand trustees.
George w Baumann and DR.. D. Elmer
N!ber are the present representatives to
the Supreme Lodge. and Thomas a. By
mum has been elected for the four-year
term beginning January l next. The
Grand Tribunal is now constituted as fol-
lows: Amos J. Cunning chief tribune
term expires 1910; Fl. G. Wagner. term
expires 1905; James W. Carter, term ex-
pires 1909; John w. Hardel term ex-
pires 1911. and John NJ. Kline, term ex-
pires 1912.
1t was All Halloween night for the Mys-
tic Shriners at National Rifles Armory
last Thursday evening. The occasion was
the October ceremonial of .AImas Temple
of this city. and the session was a notable
one by reason OF the large attendance OF
local and visiting Shriners. There We're
a bakers dozen in the class and about
600 members looked on during the cere-
monies.
Visitors were in attendance from many
other temples, including Boumi of Balti-
more and Acca of Richmond. both old
| friends of and prime favorites with Almas
There We're also mobiles present from
Mecca, New York; La LII philadelphia
Damascus. Rochester; Syria, Pittsburg:
Tangier, Omaha; Korein Rawlins Wyo.
FL kalah, Salt Lake; Al MaIakah. Los
Angeles; Abba, Mobile Yaarab. Atlanta
| India, Okla; Pyramid Bridgeport, Conn.
tNDreSS II1.
Aieppo, Boston; Ardella, Leavenworth:
Alhambra. Chattanooga; MosIem. Detroit
Crescent, Trenton: Osiris, Wheeling; Kora
Lewiston, Me; Oasis, Charlotte. y. c.;
syrian. Cincinnati; Oriental Troy; FL
kat1f, Spokane, Wash, and Others
Inc candidates got all and more than
was coming to them, but they were not,
az AFTER an. the only punkins" present. for
the National Rifles Armory was profuse-
~ decorated and Illuminated with all
kinds of pumpkins, and Halloween cos
tunes were abundantly in evidence
ne ceremonial was one of the most
successful held during Potentate Sebring's
term of office. and the potentate and his
oflcial diVan won new laurels by the ex-
ceilence and expedition of their rendition
of the ritual. In the class was an orien-
tai statesman. who got all that Potentate
Scoring and his divan could possibly give
to him. In the same class also was
Charles Hickman. popular base ball
artist who is said to have made a home
run with great celebrity and precision
And there We're others also, and all got
their moneys worth, even those prime
favortes of fortune who were allowed to
look on and not participate actively in the
exercises.
The reorganized Arab Patrol, under
command of Capt Frank E. Gibson, per-
formed its evolutions with skill. and came
IN for high praise from the membership
Of Almas which is now moving forward
toward the 1880 membership mark.
The Halloween circular prepared by
Potentate Sebring and Recorder Dingman
was a novel one. BETTING the day and
the deed. 1t was illustrated with over
true pictures. and the text was full of in
struction and interest including such sage
advice to Shriners and would-be Shriners
as this:
You may be overcharged for something
good but you never get poor thing
cheap. The Shrine is worth more than
it costs you, and the price may be ad-
vanced."
There are lots of blanks to be drawn,
so if you get one don't be disgrunted-
it won't do a bit of good. Just take what
comes and smile.
Everything comes to him who hustleS
while he waits
It's no use to tell your wife the next
morning what happened, for she will not
believe you at that time anyway: so cheer
up We think your wife proba bly, thinks
you are much better than you think she
wants you to think that she thinks. So
let It go at that.
The next ceremonial session of Almas
Temple will be held November 26 and this
will close a very successful year for the
potentate and the officers of his diyan.
Then there will follow Christmas day and
the annual election. There are already
candidates enough afield to occupy, even
if they cannot fill, all the offices.
All the fraternal organization are said
to be hourishing in the Panama canal
zone. and Pythianism is said to be espe
cially in evidence. The latest issue of the
Canal Record gives the following facts
concerning "Pythianism following the
flag:
''Culebra Lodge, No. 3. Knights of
Pythias. was organized September IA
Ranks were conferred by the officers and
team from Empire Lodge. No. .. Officers
were installed by District Deputy SUI
preme Chancellor Walter J. Thomas of
Cristobal This was a record breaker, as
ranks were conferred on seventy-two can
didates. y large delegation from Panama
Lodge, No. /. of Cristobal and the
Knights of Pythias Club of Gorgona came
over on the evening train TO see the work
A banquet was served at midnight, at
which 300 Knights of Pythias fully en-
joyed themselves.
There are now three knights of Pythias
lodges and one Knights of Pythias Club
with about 800 members, in the zone
The annual visitation of the officers of
ma aud 7 ,ljr- 7 ~ l.