The Washington herald., 1907-06-12
PYTHIAN DEAD REMEMBERED
Memorial Services Held at Temple
Last Night.
Exercises of Mother Domain of Dis
trict Take Place Under Au-
spices of Century Lodge.

In memory Of the Pythians who have
died during the past year. the mother
domain Of the District Of Columbia held
appropriate services last night in Pythian
Temple under the auspices Of the Century
Lodge. Speeches were made by the Audi
tor for the Treasury Department William
Andrews. and by Deputy Auditor E P.
Seeds, Of the War Department.
In the center Of the stage a triangle,
symbolic Of the order, was placed bril-
liant with electric lights. one for each Of
the dead members. As Grand Prelate
Henry T. Adams pronounced the blessing
Of the Deity, the lights in the hall were
extinGuished. leaving the triangle ablaze.
One by one the lights on the field Of the
triangle disappeared, and as the hall was
left in darkness. a huge electric device IN
the background Of the stage was blazoned
with the words AT rest
The following programme was given.
Gail 10 order and opening ceremony By Grand
Lodge officers.
Tie grand urelate invokes the blessing If Deity
Hymn. I Would Not Live Away arranged
especially fer the service hV DR. L. 5. kimbll
Quartet-Niss Bertha Hansen. soprano; Miss Eytslle
Gulick c0ntral,o: Mr. Richard Backing, tenor Mr..
Reading selections from the Book Of Laws by
grand prezte.
"One sreetly Solemn Thought" Master Charles
AfcAIis.er
Address. Judge Z. z. Seeps. Deputy Auditor Tor
the War Department
Calling roll q deceased members by the grand
keeper q records and seals
Calm as the Night Miss Hansen and Mr.
Schaefsr.
address. Hon. William E Andrews. Auditor for
the Treasury Department
March Nlendelssohni
Dsrositing myrtle on the altar as a tribute 70 the
departed.
PRAYER. by the grand prelate
Recitation loriginal uoemI, In Memorism.' Bur
ton r. DOYLE
closing ode. Good Night" Justus H Rathboasl
quartet
Remarks. Grand Chancellor O. Frank Day
Nearer. Ny God. 10 Thee. quartet.
Bsnedicti1n, Rev. Z. E. Marshall.
The officers Of the knights and the com
mittees in charge Of the services were:
Grand chancellor. q. Frank Day, grand vice chan
cell1r. Claude H. Woodward grand prelste. Henry
+ Adams. grand keeper q records and seal. Henry
J. G1ss1u. grand master Of eTCheQuer. John H
Mitchell; grand msster-at-arms. Albert hahlert
grand inner guard. Harry 2. Wiley; grand outer
Edruf hafaafa - Celaeil1lt- ALat4 4elllLtL- - n
BsssCt
Committee on rroTramme-C z. McAuistsr, J. @.
Mcqueen, Wilson Harvey, W, c. Desne, and N
Lsveriue.
Committee on hall and deccrations-H. Thomas,
l. G. Ellis and Robert Sf5ufe
Committee on press and Trinting-ChaTles +.
N-srs Bernard A Duke and H. NJ Shook.
Committee on necrology-R. H. Tucker. Thomas J.
Hartford. and Randolph Poor
Electrical efects-Iohn s. Prescott.
Committee on recspti0n-C l. Eader. G. c.,
Franklin Lodge. No. 2; Henry Thomas c. C., Mount
Vernon Lodge No. 3. Charles f. Myers c. c..
Webster Lodge No. Z; G. =. McAUister e. C..
Decatur Lodge Ne. 9: J. G. Mcqueen. e. c., Syrs-
clsars Lodge No TO- Randolph Poor. c. C.. Ca
lanthe Lodge No Il; Thomas J. Hartford. G. C..
Hermione Lodge, No. z; Bernard A. Duke. c. c..
Excelsior Lodge, No. Il; Harold H. Helbig c. c.,
Gsrmania Lodge. No Is; Robert SrCufe. c. c..
Equal Lodge. No. Il; John 5 Prescott, c. c.,
Harmony Lodge Nc q Thomas ]. Csson. c. c..
Union Lodge. No o. K. H. Tucker G. C.. Cap
itsl Lodge. No. "a H. NJ Shock. C. c.. Myrtle
Lodge No. .: VI. Laverine c. C., Columbia Lodge.
No. B Wilson Harvey. c. c.. Amsrsnth Lodge,
No. 2s Isaac c. Ellis c. c.. RathbOne-Superi0r
Lodge, No %, and W. c. Desne, c. C., Century
/ Lodge, No. -.