The Washington herald., 1908-06-17
MEMORIAL SERVICE
HELD BY PYTHIANS
Impressive eExercisesinMe Mem
Ory of Dead Knights.
SONGS, SPEECHES, AND POEMS
Feature of Ceremonies Was Calling
of Roll of Men Who Have Been
Claimed by Death by the Grand
Keeper of Records and SeaI-Ad-
dress by Judge f. p. Leeds.


Beauty Of thought, impressiveness OF
service, and loftiness Of sentiment. char
acterized the memorial service held by
the order Of the knights Of Pythias for
their departed brothers at Pythian Tenn
pie last night, IN the presence Of men,
bers Of the organization and their friends.
The large hall was handsomely deco
rated with the flags Of the nations, the
Stars and Stripes predominating over
all The stage. upon which were seated
the speakers of the evening and the sing
ers. looked attractive with palms, flow
ers. and flags. and the insignia Of the
order
The services were held under the au-
spices of Franklin Lodge. No 2. which
is the oldest lodge in existence. and is
the mother Of about 5000 lodges scattered
all over the world with more than 100000
members. The charter Of this lodge was
granted In 1854.
An Interesting Programme.
An interesting programme, consisting
OF songs, addresses, poems, odes, and
Pythian exercises. had been prepared.
and the large audience followed every
number with interest and attention. The
services began with the singing by the
audience of America" which was fol-
lowed by the call 10 order and opening
ceremony by the officers OF the Grand
Lodge, who wore the Jewels OF their re-
spective positions. and occupied their
proper chairs and positions. After invok
ing the blessing OF the Deity by the
grand prelate. Lead Kindly Light was
sung by Miss Bertha Hansen, Miss Es-
telle Gulick Howard Butterworth. and
Frederick Schaefer. The grand prelate
followed with the reading Of selections
from the book of laws.
The most impressive ceremony con-
sisted of the calling OF the roll of the de-
ceased members by the grand keeper of
records and seal Above the stage was
suspended the emblem of the order In
small electric lights on a black back
ground. AS the grand keeper Of the rec
ords and seal called out the names Of the
deceased members. a light in the emblem
was turned out every time a name was
called until, with the last name, the hall
was in utter darkness. when Bugler G.
d. Wolfe sounded taps. and the quar-
tet sang Nearer, My God TO Thee"
The address Of the evening was de-
lvered by Judge +. p Seeds. deputy
auditor Of the War Department. who
spoke OF the principles OF the order eX-
tolling their virtues-frienGship, bravery
and truth. Judge Seeds said, in part:
Tonight we come into the presence Of
the memories Of departed knights. The
individual man. In his activities, his hon
est desires, his holy ideals, is the funda-
mental basis Of all progress, of all sue
cess. The world progresses because Of
what these and other Knights have ac-
compllshed. Great men are the indices
Of the power of the common man; as is
he so is the great man. What would
Washington, with all his patriotism and
bravery have been had IL not been for the
men and women who stood by him and
sacrificed their fortunes and lives for the
cause which he represented? What Is d
Washington. a Lincoln. a Jackson, or a
Roosevelt but ourselves magnlfed a thou
sand times?'
To fhe strains OF march by Mendels-
sohn. the grand lodge officers advanced
in procession 10 the altar, where they
deposited twigs Of myrtle as a tribute
10 the departed. This beautiful part
Of the ceremony was followed by a solo
by Miss Bertha Hansen and a prayer by
the grand prelste
Burton T. Doyle read an original poem.
"Resurgam-I Shall Rise Again." and
Grand Chancellor Claude H. Woodward
made brief remarks on the significance of
the day. The closing ode. Good Night"
was said by Justus II. Rathbone. and Rev
Z. +. Marshall pronounced the benedic-
ton. The music was under the direction
Of Mrs. Belts and Miss Marie Hansen. ac-
companied at the plano.
Names OF Departed.
The following are the names OF the de-
parted Knights in whose memory the
services were held:
PAST GRAND CHANCELLORs.
William NJ Hodges Columbia Lodge No. B
January o. 1903: Frank n. Horsford Rathbope-
Superior Lodge No. O. March 20 1905; Edward C.
Gil. ST., Union Lodge. No Q. April %, 1908
PAST CHANCELLORs
Jonas s. Dodge Calanthe Lodge No IL June
1867: Charles H. Clifford Mount Vernon Lodge
No S. Auglst 8. 1907 Allen G. Mclean Calanthe
Lodge. No II. August II. 1901: Edward Warner
Webster Lodge. No. 7. September g. 1907 Frank S
Nokirk. HCrmionc Lodge. No. r. October q 1907 .
Ernest ID. Frazier. Calanthe Lodge, No. H. Deem
ber Z. 1907 II. A. Sauter Capital Lodge. No. O.
December o. 1907; W. S Marquis Myrtle Lodge
No. p. December 90 1857; Marcel G.. Deiaruc Har-
mony Lodge. No p. January l. 1903: Walter T.
Richey. Harmony Lodge. No p. January 4. 1908 :
Samuel L. Gardiner. ST.. Capital Lodge No "a
January &c. 1908; j. +. Collins Excelsior Lodge
No. Il. February 6. lNs John II. Mitchell. Equal
LOdge. No II. February l3 1908: r. T. Shelton
Hermione Lodge. No. y. February ls 1908; Harry
Coggins. Excelsior Lodge, No. "a, May 1. 1905
KNIGHTS.
4. H. Metzler Webster Lodge. No. : Juno 70
1901; John J. MctiuFan Rathbone- Superior Todce
No. .. July ? 1877; ". o. LYON Equal Todre n
u. October II. 1907; VI. Rouzee Union Lodge No 22
October e. 1907; James r. Holmes. Germa1ia Iodgc
No ID November %. 1907 J. J. Kemp Equal Loagr
Ledge. No. p, December 10. 1907. A. n Cb,rcr
Capital Lodge Nc a. December % ,oo-. y
Kahlert. Equal Lodge. No. Il. December "a leo7
William II. Gibson. Harmony Lodge No n De
cember 30, 1907; Nathaniel Berry SyTacusians Todge
No. 10, January II. 1903; John w. Boldin CaIantbe
Lodge. No. Il. January Is. 1875; j. w Cbc,nev
synclsians Lodge. No. 10, April O. 1913: George e
Noble. Harmony Lodge. No. q. April ~ leos
Rudolph Hasler, Capital Lodge, Ne. a. Aprn n
IiC5.
The following Grand Lodge ofiders Of
ficiated:
Past Grand Chancellor G. Frank Day Grand
Chancellor Claude n. Woodward Grand ViS-o Chan.
Cellor Albert Kahlcrt. Grand Preate w T. prodIev
Grand Keeper Of Records and Seal Henry J. Gasson
Grand Master Of Exchequer Frank B. Crown
Grand Mastor-at-ams Harry L. Wiley Grt,nd In
ner Guard ). X. BaSsett Grand Outer Guard Ricb
ard S. Sebastian. Grand Lecturer @. w. HALEY
The following committees contri buted
TO the ceremony in the following cs.paci-
ties:
Committee ON pToGramme-Charles 7. W-fnans
James ID. Rowcn. Robert scroufe. Charles Boyd
c. +. McAIlister.
Committee hall and dccoratous--I. c. Bell
{. II. Spar, 4. J. Sherwood