Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-17
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mark degree is the scheduled work for
the evening.
Evangelist Chapter. Rose Croix. will
confer the fifteenth degree in full cere-
moniai form Monday evening. and Albert
Pike Consistory viii hold business ses-
sion. Evangelist Chapter will work the
sixteenth. seventeenth and eighteenth de-
grees Tuesday evening. and Mithras
Lodge of Perfection will hold business
session.
Ruth Chapter. No. :. Order of the East
ern Star was inspected by the officers OF
the Grand Chapter OF Maryland. who paid
their annual visit to Hyattsville Monday
evening last. The ceremonies took place
! IN Masonic Hall and were attended not
only by members of tic local order but
by members Of chapters from Baltimore
and Washington. TIE visitor. highly COM
/ mended the manner in Wnicu Cne officers
OF Ruth Chapter worked 20 degrees OF
the order upon four candidates. Speeches
OF praise were made by the worthy grand
matron of Maryland. Mrs. Mary Graham:
worthy grand patron. Mr.. John Koontz:
past most worthy grand matron. Mrs. FL
mira Foley: past most worthy grand pa
tron. Mr.. L. Cabell Williamson: past
worthy grand matrons. Alcena Lamond
and Almira Williamson. The grand ma
tron of Maryland announced that a new
chapter Of the order would be instituted
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October -. and made a special request
that the officers of Ruth Chapter accom-
pany her there to confer the degrees
upon the charter members at the institu-
ton of the new order. The compliment
was gratefully appreciated and the invi-
tation accepted and the work will be
performed by Ruth Chapter Mrs. Sophie
Bright. adah of Ruth Chapter. in an ap-
propriate address presented Mr.. Koontz.
the grand patron. with a beautiful bou-
flowers ST "a
tron DR.. S. NJ. Mcmillan of Riverdale pre-
scented the grand matron. Mrs. Graham.
with handsome cut-glasS dish. Fhe re-
cipients made brief speeches of thanks.
AT the conclusion of the exercises refresh
ments were served in the dining hall.
Germania Lodge. No. II. knights of
Pythias. was visited by Grand Chancel-
Tor c. II. Woodward and his associate
Grand Lodge officers Tuesday evening at
the Pythian Temple. The visitation was
largely attended. Excelsior Lodge. No. IL.
and Capital Lodge. No. -, being present
in body. and nearly all of the subordi-
nate lodges in this jurisdiction were rep
resented. An escort to the Grand Lodge
officers was composed OF members of j.
T. Coldwell Company. No. 4. of the Uni
form Rank. under command of Acting
Capt Hugh Reid. The report made by
Grand Keeper of Records and Seals II. J.
Gasson. on the records of the lodge. was
a creditable one. and Grand Master of
Exchequer Frank r. Crown showed in
his report that the lodges finances had
Woodward complimented the lodge. and
made some good suggestions for its furth-
err advancement. In the absence of
Grand Lecturer G. W. Haley. on account
of illness. Grand Inner Guard s. III. Bas
sett. gave a presentation of the secret
work as grand lecturer.
Supreme Representative T. A. Bynum,
major OF the battalion. Uniform Rank,
spoke OF the work OF that branch of the
order in the District of Columbia. and
referred i'm detail to the recent encamp-
ment at Boston. and the part that the
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No. 1. and J. T. Coldwell. No. took i'm
the encampment. parade and drills. The
rank is well represented in Germania
Lodge. F. w. Helbig, ST.. being the quar-
termaster of the battalion. a position he
has held for many years. Other men,
bers are active in the ranks. Light re-
freshments and cigars We're served. The
officers of Germania Lodge are as fol-
lows: Master of work. II. II. Helbig:
chancellor commander. James NJ. Walk
err; vice chancellor. George A. Swain;
finance. William Escher; master OF ex-
chequer, r. w. Helbig. ST.: keeper OF
recvds and seal. H. J. Laubach: master
at arms. Theodore r.. Mullican: inner
guard. Charles Bedell. jr.: outer guard,
G. s. Groener: trustees. ]. G.. .Auserman.
William Martin and August Getz.
Equal Lodge. No. Ii. knights of Ply
thias. conferred the rank of knight in
amplified form Monday night at the
Pythian Temple.
Capital Lodge, No. ~. conferred the
rank OF esquire on a class of three last
Tuesday evening at the Pythian Tenn
pie.
Kathbone Temple. No. /. Pythian Sis
tiers. will celebrate the anniversary of
the institution of this f1ourishing auxiliary
OF the Knights Of Pythias. Friday evening.
October %. with social event, at the
Pytllian Temple.
Grand Chancellor Woodward and his as
sociate Grand Lodge officers visited Har-
mony Lodge. No. u. knights of Pythias,
Thursday evening, at the Pythian Temple.
The lodge was found to be in good con-
ditiOn. An address was delivered by
Grand Master farms H. P. Wiley. The
grand chancellor and Grand Lodge officers
will visit Amaranth Lodge. No IS. at
Northeast Temple. Monday evening, at
which time the speaker of the evening WIN
the War Department. Wednesday even
ing Of next week they will visit Union
Lodge. No. %. I'm Hythian Temple, at
which time the address of the evening will
be delivered by Supreme Representative
D. Elmer Wiber-
AS the date originally set for the vista
ton of the Grand Lodge officers To Cen
fury Lodge. No. 30. knights of Pythias.
falls the evening before election. and
many of their officers and members would
be out of the city, the visitation will oc-
cur Friday evening, October 80. at Ply
THAN Temple.
Enthusiasm continues una bated in the
coming jubilee or class inf iation to be
held by the knights of Pythias, at the
Pythian Temple, December 3. All the
members of the order are working earn
estly to make this the premier event in
Pythianism in this domain. The Uniform
Rank companies are drilling weekly in re-
hearsal of the drills and those who have
been cast to portray the story Of Damon
and Pythias from which the order IS
founded are rehearsing weekly under the
direction of S. Percy. Oliver.
Plans hains red z, l,nr-