Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-28

Lodge, No 70. K. of P. is a veteran
Pythian and Iong prominent in the legal
fraternity, in the Grand Army and the
Pythian order. He is now assistant chief
of the board of pension appeals. He be-
came a charter member of Superior
his old lodge at North Platte. Neb Judge
BiXler's early days were spent on a farm
near Kendallville. Ind He entered the
Union army in August. 1861, and served
marshal and also ordnance officer on the
staff of Maj. Gen. kimball. command
ing the LIST division, 4th Army Corps,
and was with Gen. Wood. command
ing the 4th Army Corps. at the
battle of Nashville and witnessed
that historic battle. He was in all the
western campaigns from 1861 to 1868 in
Kentucky, Mississippi. Alabama, Tennes-
see, Georgia and Texas. He received an
honorable discharge at Victoria, Texas,
November. 1870. He received his first
commission at the hands of Capt. Henry
W. Lawton, afterward killed as major
general, U. S. ", in the Philippines.
He was prose cutting attorney of the thirty
fifth circuit of Indiana, district attorney
of tenth Nebraska district Tor two terms.
judge one term, city attorney and local
attorney for the Northern Pacific Rail-
way Company.
Western Odd Fellowship has lost a con-
spicuous member by the death of Gen.
Benjamin D. fritchard of Allegan, Mich,
commander of the detachment of the
4th Michigan Cavalry which captured
President Jefferson Davis of the Confed-
eracy in Georgia at the close of the civil
war. Gen. Pritchard was for many years
treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Mich
gan. l. o. o. F. He had lived for fifty
years in the small city of Allegan He
had not been confined to his bed by i'll
ness for forty years until he was stricken
at the bank of which he was president
and was taken to his home. He was
about the house during the day, but ex-
in the 4th Michigan Cavalry and joined
tie Army of the Cumberland. He was
promoted rapidly and when as a part
of Minty's brigade his cavalry troop ef-
president he Pritchard) was made
brigadier general. Minty's Brigade cap
tured 10000 prisoners, 10000 horses and
seventy-six pieces of artillery. 1t took
part in the battles of Shelbyville. Stone
River and Chickamauga and marched
from Chattanooga to Atlanta.
Gen. Pritchard was commissioner of the
state land office from 1857 to 1870 and
state treasurer, 1sT0-S2. He left wife,
a son. Harry, who is cashier of the
First State Bank of Allegan, and a
daughter, Mrs. c. r. Wilkes.
Temple Lodge. No 81. F. A. A. NJ, the
youngest Masonic body of this jurisdic-
career this week with a large member
ship. including many honorary affiliates
of distinction Temple Lodge has con-
ferred the work on its own new candi-
dates from the first, the statement that
B. B. French or other lodges had aided
! in its ritualistic work being incorrect
| Temple Lodge starts with the cordial
support and good will of all its sister
/ bodies. The lodge will meet the fourth
| Thursday in each month.
| AT a meeting last Thursday night at
which the lodge was constituted in due
form, Past Master Francis A. Sebring
was elected treasurer to succeed E.
| Southland Parker who filled the office
during the time that the lodge worked
under dispensation. F. Claude King sue
ceeded Mr.. Sebring marshal of Temple
| Lodge.
Grand Master DIR. Francis ]. Woodman
| was presented last Saturday evening with
| fine clock. the gift of the several
! lodges of the Jurisdiction. through the
! Worshipful Masters Association. At the
J same time there was presented to DIR.
| Woodman, for his wife, set of silver
/ forks and spoons in what was called
| partial atonement for the loss of the doc
| tors attentions to her made necessary
| by the Masonic demand upon his time
| during the year" A pleasing musical
! program was also rendered. The presen-
| tation speech was made by W. II. Land
| vigt, past master of zOsiris Lodge, No.
I -, VINO Is lNc pIcslueHt Ol Tie
| Association OF Worshipful Masters. DIR.
| Woodman responded and paid tribute to
! the several masters who had so Loyalty
/ supported him during the year and made
the administration of his Office a very
/ successful one.
The grand chancellor and the Grand
| Council of the Knights of Pythias have
selected the following officers. who are
to install the new officers of the several
subordinate lodges at their first regular
| conventions in the new year:
| Franklin Lodge. No. 2-Grand Chancel-
lor G. Frank Day; Mount Vernon Lodge,
No. 5Grand Lecturer S. H. Bassett;
Webster Lodge. No. 7-Grand Inner
Guard II. p. Wiley; Decatur Lodge, No.
| 0-Grand Vice Chancellor Claude H.
| Woodward: Syracusans Lodge, No. 10
| Grand Chancellor G. Frank Day; Calan-
the Lodge. No 11-Grand Prelate II. T.
Adams: Hermione Lodge. No. 12-Grand
Outer Guard r. S. Sebastian; Excelsior
Lodge, No 14-Grand Chancellor G.
Frank Day: Germania Lodge. No. 10
Grand Outer Guard r. S. Sebastian;
Equal Lodge, No. 17-Grand Master-at-
Arms Albert Kahlert; Harmony Lodge,
No. 2l-Past Supreme Representative
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