Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-07

ter?" He was elected worsh!pful master
of Alexandria Lodge No. % (now Alex
andria- Washington Lodge No. p. Deem
Der 20. 17ss. He had previously been
worshipful master under the charter
issued the preceding April The pictures
Of the general wearing the worshipful
master jewel and apron were taken from
painting from sitting given by the first
President in 1874.
Senator William B. Allison of Iowa has
long been member of mosaic Lodge No.
125. F. A. A. NJ. of Iowa Several years
ago he presented the lodge with gavel
cut from magnolia tree on the Mount
Vernon estate. 1t was furnished him by
Supt. Dodge of Mount Vernon The tree
was one planted by Gen. Washington.
Representative Samuel W. Smith of
Michigan, who is the ranking member of
the House committee on the District of
Columbia and will probably be it's chair
man. Is a member of several of the lead
ing fraternities. He holds membership
in the Masonic lodge and chapter, Odd
Fellowship, Pythianism. the Maccabees
and the A. o. U. W.. all in his home city
of Pontiac.
Bird s. Mcguire Of Oklahoma. who has
this week suddenly developed from a
simple delegate to a full-fedged NJ C., is
and commandery at Pawnee, Okla: He
belongs to the consistory at Guthrie and
to India Temple of the Mystic Shrine at
Oklahoma City. He is also a member of
Guthrie Lodge. No. 426 F. A. A. NJ.
David A. De Almond. dean of the dem
ocratic side of the House. is member
of the Butler Masonic lodge. chapter and
Templer commandery and has been
worshipful master, high priest and emf
nent comma nder.
In the New Age. the monthly pub
liShed under the auspices of the Su-
preme Council. A. A. S. R.. of the south
ern jurisdiction. appears fine portrait
of the members of the Supreme Coun-
Gill; taken at the time of the session OF
that body in this city In October. Re-
cent as was that session, the Supreme
Council had, before the completion OF
the picture. already been broken by
the death of the secretary-general, VINO
sat at the left of the first line when
the photograph was taken. from which
the picture was made. The New Age
contains an excellent portrait OF the late
secretary general. together with feeling
tribute to his memory by Inspector Cen
eral George F. Moore, 33d degree, of Ala
bams, editor of the New Age. In this
sketch he says: Even the swallows that
he fed, and who watched for his coming
day by day he went to his desk in the
House OF the NOQtu, IL ILiSS
could speak. testify to his tender care for
the weak and helpless. Many are the
hearts which he has gladdened during his
long life of fourscore years. For many
years our friend passed no day without
repeating earnestly, on Bonded knees, that
sublime prayer beginning Our Father,
which art in heaven. For more than
quarter of a century we have known him
and never has he evaded nor turned aside
from any call for sympathy. for compass
,1f hi nal
test. Like his friend, brother and asso-
ciate, Albert Pike, his monument Is al
ready built in the hearts of his brethren
Of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite. He lives in our affection and in our
memory.
The grand visitations of Grand Chan
cellor G. Frank Day. of the knights of
Pythias and his officers to the subordinate
lodges Of the jurisdiction closed Monday
evening at Pythian Temple There was
an attendance as large as that which has
been present at any visitation, notwith-
standing the fact that many Pythians
have pressing business at the printing
office and elsewhere the night of the
opening of Congress.
Century Lodge, No 30. as It's name IN
dicates, came into existence in the year
1900, and is commemorative also OF the
close of, an exceptionally prosperous
period for Pythianism in the mother do
nineteenth or twentieth centuries was
not decided by the lodge founders, nor
whether the year of its birth was the last
or the first of the hundred-year period
It's institution was the last that has taken
place in the District, and Century, not
withstanding that it's name spells age, is
the youngest of the Pythian subordinate
bodies. At the time Of the last annual
report the lodge had eleven past chan
cellors and siXtyfour knights, and the
Gov chnx a q
growth. The lodge is represented in the
Grand Lodge line by the present grand
chancellor. who was also its first chan
celoI commander. Although he, had
Washington Lodge, No. l. Martinsburg,
W. Va. and has also been vice chan
cellor of Rathbone-Superior Lodge, No.
30. he took the chair of the new
lodge under the charter, and has greatly
aided it's development by his work. Grand
Chancellor Day who is one of the best
ritualists in the domain. served success
lively and successfully in several of the
Grand Lodge stations before being
elected grand chancellor last year. He is
produced, for although Past Grand Chan
cellor Nazareth Bunch, who died last
year, was q charter member of Century
lodge. the deceased gentleman received
his honors in Equal Lodge, No. IL. The
present chancellor commander of Cen
tnry Lodge is w. c. Deane. who has
made an effective exective for the year.
A novelty at the final visitation was the
presence of delegation from Ascalon
Temple, No. 81, headed by Royal Vizier S.
NJ. Pearson, in the full regalia of mis- Of
fee. Calanthe Lodge, No. II, attended
a body. and there was large representa-
ton of the Military Rank companies in
uniform, headed by Col Coggens and
Capts. Whiting and Landon. There
were also Pythians present from Alabama,
Arkansas, Indiana. Illinois, Kansas, Ken
lucky, South Carolina, Ohio, New York.
Virginia. West Virginia and Missouri. All
the subordinate lodges were represented
with one exception and all the companies
of the Uniform Rank The reports of the
grand committee on paraphernalia, Grand
Keeper of Records and Seal GaSson and
grand master of excheduer We're made
giving the lodge very satisfactory show
ing for the year. Grand Lecturer S. H
Bassett rendered the secret work of the
order and. by request, followed by the
recitation of d Pythian poem. The pro-
duction was received with applause after
ward increased upon the announcement
of the grand chancellor that the versifica-
ton was by the grand lecturer himself
Capt. Landon of JOSEPH T. Coldwell COM
pany, U.R., presented the grand chan
celor with big bunch of chrysanthe-
NUNS. and little later he was also pre-
sented by Knight Spearman on behalf of
his own lodge with a handsome physi-
clans case, which led to a number of
facetious remarks by the grand chan
cellnr, who closed with an expression of
warm thanks for the support the lodge
had given him during the year. and the