Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-27

Webster Lodge. No T. knights ot
Pythias, held a meeting Tuesday evening.
when the rank of knight was conferred.
Grand Chancellor G. Frank Day, vino was
present assisted in TIE degree work Mr..
Frank Rensch of Wabash Lodge, No. 40.
Wabash, Ind, was present, and gave tho
putting forth its best efforts to add to lis
membership, and number of candidates
have been initiated during the past few
months. After the comforting of the rank
of knight refreshments were served 10y tho
committee on entertainment
Joseph a. Dyas. general grand high
priest of the General Grand Royal Arch
Chapter of the United States, was in
Washington this week. He for several
days the guest of the capitular Ma ons Of
Washington and Wednesday evening was
the recipient of an informal entertainment
by the officers of the Grand Chapter. r. A.
NJ, at the Hotel Raleigh. The most excel
lent general grand high priest Is also
past grand commander of Templars of
Illinois. The luncheon at the Raleigh was
attended by Grand High Priest Claude F..
King, E. s. Thompson, deputy grand high
priest; A. w. Johnston, grand secretary;
NJ d. Null, grand principal sojourner; ia
cobus S. Jones, grand royal arch captain;
Adolphus Guide. grand master of the third
rail- Lem Towers, jr., grand master Of tho
first rail and Past Grand High Priests Alex.
Mckenzie, George c. ODER and II. j.. Simp-
son, George f. Corson. general grand cap
tain was a guest of honor
Elk teeth. as embers of the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, will probably
be used no more after the convention of
the Grand Lodge in Philadelphia in July.
President Roosevelt has requested Grand
Exalted Ruler Henry \. Melvin of Oakland,
Cal, to use his influence in bringing about
such decision, ard his request VIII prob
ably be acceded to. The tremendous
growth of the order las made demand
for elk teeth which cannot be supplied,
and result artificial teeth are being
loaded on the market They are made OF
celluloid. Scarcely one in five now worn
is genuine. Each elk furnishes but two
teeth which are suitable for uses Of the
order, and there are not enough ELK in
the world to supply even a small portion
of the membership.
The elk is rapidly disappearing from lis
hallnts in the west and the price of real
elk teeth has advanced until they now cost
IS to SO each. AS Il result OF the nigh
price, pot hunters have been staying INC
animals and cornering the teeth. awaiting a
further advance in the market price. Grand
Exalted Ruler Melvin has sent this request
to every elk lodge in the country. and they
are passing resolutions favoring the dis
continuance of the tooth as an emblem.
IT does not in any way affect the ritual or
the order and will simply require a reso-
luton passed by the Grand Lodge to put
the tooth out of use by the Best People
on Earth.
Seneca Tribe No IL, Improved Order OF
Red Men conferred the chiefs degree on
fifteen candidates at its last meeting. The
different stations were filled as fellows:
Sachem ]. T. Gerhold; senior sycamore,
r.. F. Martin: Junior sycamore, s. II. ia
cobson; prophet, n. ]. Weyand; sanaps,
]. Mcknight and B. w. Lee; warriors and
braves. T. w. Morgan, HI Holmes T. II.
Johnson and w. e. Caywood; mystery men.
T. c. Dickey and ]. r. Coryell; degree mas
ter, j. b. Altman.