Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-25
treasures is the following, which explains

treasures is the following, which explains
itself:
'Home-Monday Night.
"'Yours received, but could not get word
to you tonight, hence do the next best
thing. Mr.. De Putron, who will deliver this.
will take any word you desire to send home
about early dinner ETC.
Saw Doc at f. He will go-also e'WilP'
so everything is complete. Take the pm.
train, B. & P. depot and 1 will meet you
at Alexandria station.
" Excuse this hasty scrbble.
:" Yours as ever,
1.-THE meeting was upon agreement His
toric words! The first record appearing on
the book of minutes of Washington Lodge.
No. l, commences Upon agreement, and
they were placed there by the writer of
this on February 10, 1864. The meeting of
1889 was fated to be the last Of Rathbone
and This associates'-four of the original
FIVE"
1.-THE twenty-frst annual session of the
Grand Lodge of X. of p. of Virginia was
being held in Alexandria, and was to take
note of the celebration of the natal day,
occurring on the 10th. Harry was espe-
cially DESTROYS of having with him on the
occasion his first Pythian Associates
1.-THE Grand Lodge assembled at the Castle
Hall of Oriental Lodge, No. 6. and, escorted
by Rathbone Division, Uniform Rank, head
ed by the Alexandria DE3m Corps, marched
to the opera house, where public meeting
were taken up at the residence of Rathbone,
on Prince street.
"At-the opera house Rathbone Divesion oc-
cupied the seats in the body Of the hall, in
which had been assembled many citizens,
including a large number of ladies, whose
pretty faces were one Of the attractions of
the occasion. Music and prayer were followed
by an address of welcome on behalf of the
city by Mayor bowman. The address was
in excellent taste, well delivered and re-
ceived with applause. In concluding he
said: There is no wall around this city
with locked and barred gates, as was the
custom of ancient times, and no keys are
needed to unlock them to admit either the
stranger, the pilgrim or the knight. 1
therefore present you with the keys of our
city, metaphorically only, but such presen-
tation means as much and gives you as per-
fectly the freedom of the city as ever 1t
would have done in the days when the wall
and the gate stood across the travellers
path
mr. Leonard Marbury gave welcome on
behalf of the local 10 ges of the city. He
said that the judge of the corporation
court, the mayor of the city, the common
wealth attorney and the city sergeant were
all members Of he order, and they might
expect to be treated leniently should they
inadvertently violate any Of the city or
dinances.' Mr.. Marbury took occasion to
welcome DR.. Edward Sullivan Kimball,
William Henry Barnett and David Lewis
Burnett Of Washington, who with ]. H.
Rathbone, were four of the original five that
took the initial step to organize the first
lodge Of the order. He also humorously
warned the members of the Grand Lodge
not to abuse the privilege of the city which
has been so Hospitality granted, and sug
gested that they had better be mindful of
the mayor and other officers even If they
were members of the order
These exercises were followed by BAN
Quet, of which over two hundred partook.
The toasts were: The Twenty-ffth Ami
versary of the Order responded to by ].
H. Rathbone, the founder of the order;
The Supreme Lodge of Knights of Pythias
of the World responded to by John H.
Alexander, representative to Supreme Lodge
from Virginia: Mr.. Alexander is al present
the chief tribune of the Supreme Tribunal of
the order. The occasion was an enjoyable
and memorable one. Many of those then
present have since gone into the undiscov-
cred country and into the hidden life
The heart has its quiet chambers,
The spirit its silent room,
Enshrinfng the beautiful shadows
OF those who go down to the tomb -
DeMolay Mounted Commandery knights
Templar, will work the order of the Red
Cross Tuesday evening, May ., at which
time the recently installed officers will Off
ciate for the first time. A meeting of the
Ladies' Auxiliary Of the. commandery will
dence of Mrs w. T. Galliher. The meeting
will be of social nature and those present
will include the members of the COM
mandery and ladies of their households.
ranged to be held monthly at the homes of
the leading members of the commandery.
Growing interest is shown in the pilgrim
age of the commandnry to Saratoga to at
tend the triennial conclave of the Grand
Encampment July to IL inclusive.
Washington Court Tribe Ben Hur gave an
entertainment and euchre at Pythian Tenn
pie recently, when the district deputy, Mr..
A. L. Randall, delivered an address brief
ing the benefits of the order The pro-
gram of choice selections, readings and
solos completed, the players at euchre en-
gagged in the game until IL o'clock, then
the most skilled players were rewarded
with prizes, the most beautiful of which
was won by the chief DIR. s. P. Bush. Su-
preme Judge Owens of Charlottesville,
Ind, accompanied by a large delegation
from Baltimore, one of whom was the
state organizer of courts. Tribe of Ben
Hur, for Maryland, attended the court Sat-
urday evening. Addresses were given by
the grand officers and visitors. An invita-
ton from Baltimore Court to Washington
Court to attend a special meeting in Balti-
more was accepted. About thirty members
availed themselves of the invitation and
made the trip In a special car.
A banquet was given last Thursday even
ing in honor of the officers and guards of