Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-22
UAMONG THE.
IN FRATfRNlTlES

AlmaS Temple or the Mystic Shrine VIII
give its postponed annual excursion to
Chesapeake Beach Friday, June %. The
date as Originally fixed arrived during the
very varying and stormingly stormy
weather of the first half of June. AL
though all arrangements were completed
and everything in readiness for an aus
piciously successful event when the day
and date arrived the rainfall was SO heavy
that the excursion had to be abruptly
abandoned at the last moment and that,
too, without notice.
Potentate Sebring has now issued new
notices of the excursion, which is for the
benefit of the Christmas charity, which he
designates as the Offering fund.-. Elk
tracts from the circular are given as fol-
lows:
Special attention is directed to the fact
that the committee entertainment and
athletic sports has arranged a very at
tractiVe program, with eleven events and
thirty-two prizes and three water contests
with prizes to all participating therein,
lists of which were sent to all with circular
of June TO- and the starting of the first
race will be Immediately after the arrival
of the train leaving here 2 o'clock All
participants should promptly report to Past
Potentate Frank X. Raymond on arrival
at the Beach. so that no delays may occur.
Everything is in splendid running order
at the Beach; the weather bureau officials
have promised good weather. Noble
VIM. E. Walton has the big hotel ready
and will be pleased to give you the glad
hand, and all favoring us with their pres
ence may be assured of great days out
ing.
Tickets will be on sale at the ticket Office
of the Chesapeake Beach road, District
line station, for all trains. Mobiles Jno. A.
Ellinger and Harry o. Bailey of the ticket
committee will be in the box office at the
station to supply any demand made on
them in this line. Children under twelve
years, half price. Get tickets at box Office
at station.
THE session of the Imperial Council for
1905 will be held at ST. Paul, MINI, July
IA and -. and suggestions have been made
looking to the formation of a St. Paul Club.
Tie potentate will, if a reasonable number
of the nobility are DESTROYS of starting a
club of the nature suggested, take steps
to call the interested ones together and
form a St. Paul Club
Almas Temple is to give an excursion to
the jamestown exposition September 10.
This Is an extra event, and is expected to
make a big hit. Think of what a surprise
party it would have been if Captain John
had soon after his landing on the historic
island. been attacked by a desperate horde
OF Moslem warriors from the upper
Powotomac.' But there will be no trou-
BILE in this later. better brighter day.
jamestown is expected to promptly capitu-
late on the arrival of the turbaned hosts of
Allah. and great outing day is predicted.
of the Carnegie Library will in time become
mecca for the members of three promi-
nent fraternal orSanizations-the Masons
In the structure now building ut New York
avenue and 18th street the Eks in their
new home now being erected on II street
northwest between 9th and 10th streets,
and the Knights of Pyth:as on 9th street
between Massachusetts avenue and L
street.
The Pythians have been occupying their
building since December. 1904. The corner
stone was laid May Is of that year and the
temple was dedicated on the 9th of No
vember following. Fourteen lodges of
knights of Pythias, three companies of the
Uniform Rank the Pythian Sisters and the
Dramatic Order knights of Khorassan, all
Pythian bodies, meet in the Pythian Tenn
pie, and the grand chancellor and grand
keeper of records and seal and the relief
bureau have headquarters in the building
While all these Pythian organizations meet
in the temple, the building is not used ex-
cluSvely by that body and It's branches
The revenues received from Pythian lodges
and other fraternal and kindred organiza-
tons have made the Pythan Temple a sue
in every way, financially and socially,
as we'll as fraternally.
The Pythians selected the ground a num-
Der of years ago at 1912 9th street. and
since that time land values have steadily
increased IN that section. This organization,
after clearing the debt on the lo.. erected
five-Story structure with all modern con-
veniences. The Indebtedness incurred in the
purchase of lot and erection of building has
been reduced one-half, and the stockholders
and the Knights of Pythias Hall Associa-