Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-27
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"a. and elected the following officers to
serve for the ensuing year: Marie Smith.
| honorable COMMANDERS; Emily Monroe
vice COMMANDERS; NJ. V. Chase. secre-
| chaplain; Annie Robinson. 1. G.. and Sar-
ah Young. O. G. The officers were in
stalled by w. G. Smith, assisted by A.
Slaughter and Talbert. After %he cere-
monies repast was served in the BAN
quet hall.
| Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter. No.
I, at its convOcation last night made its
| decision with reference to removing to the
| new temple. Under High Priest Claude
Allen and his efficient officers of the line,
Mount Horeb is said to be making splen-
did progress. Its proficiency in degree
! work is said to be unsurpassed in the Dis
| tr1ct, and each convOcatlOn is attended by
an unusually large number of visitors
from this and other jurisdictions.
A large delegation of Washington Lodge.
| No. 15. B. P. o. E., will take the cars at
18th and H streets northeast Monday
evening for Baltimore, to attend the out
| ing of Baltimore Lodge. No. I, at River
side Park the same evening. The exalted
ruler of Washington Lodge announces
that the roof garden on the new temple
will be open on and after June p this
| Saturday EVENING". except Sundays. to the
members and their ladies, from 1880 to
| IL 80 o'clock pm.
At the last regular meeting of Esther
Rebekah Lodge, No. s. 1. o. o. F., one ap-
pl1cation for membership was received.
The election Of officers for the ensuing six
| months was held with results as follows:
| Noble Grand. Eliza Schneider: vice grand
Laura Lennon; recording secretary,
Mary Pollock; financial secretary. Linnie
| Keiser; treasurer. Etha Quisenberry, and
degree director, Charles Sample.
| The Grand Lodge committee on Boston
clubs Knights of Pythias. to secuhe in
| formation and transmit it to the member
ship with view to the organization Of
clubs to attend the big Pythian meeting
| at Boston, have made a report, in detail,
| to Grand Chancellor c. H. Woodward. The
grand chancellor has communicated the
| report to the subordinate lodges Of the
| order. The report states that the COM
mittee on behalf of the subordinate
lodges as we'll as of two of the Uniform
| Rank companies. which have entered the
| national competitive drill. will leave for
| Boston Sunday. August ., at 8 am, STOP
ping few hours in New York city. and
| will arrive in Boston early next morning.
It adds: The Somerset Hotel will be the
| headquarters of the Supreme Lodge, and
the session of that body will be held there.
Franklin Field, the site of the Uniform
Rank camp. will afford superb accommo-
| dations. The finest camp the rank has
| ever had, is the claim made for this loca-
| ton.
| and evening. from August to August g.
! Opening of the Supreme Lodge will occur
| at 10 a m. August 4. The parade of the
| Uniform Rank is in the afternoon. The
parade of subordinate lodges and Pythian
Sisters takes place August 5. These and
other Pythfan events, with entertainment
| features and sightseeing. will. it is said
make up one of the most attractive pro-
grams ever arranged for Pythian meet
| ing OF this character. Indications point to
a very large attendance at Boston. The
| mother domain of the order it is declared
should be largely represented. Let US
make 1t So
The grand chancellor. in transmitting
| the report. says. in part: Lodges are
| urged to read this letter in open lodge
and to fully acquaint the membership
with its contents in order that all may
understand the details for the great meet
| ing at Boston, and in this manner secure
| an attendance that will be creditable to
the birthplace of our honored ORDER
The Chancellor Commanders Club.
Pythian organization for the advancement
| of the order, Is making arrangements for
an outing at Chesapeake Beach Friday,
| July II.
Hermione Lodge. No. ~. Knights of
| Pythias, is making preparations to equip
and muster in company of its members
| for the Uniform Rank, using Hermione
Lodge, No. 4. for long time the rolls
| as an active company, as a nucleus
Excelsior Lodge, No. IA. Knights of
Pythias, conferred the second rank on a
candidate Tuesday evening at the Pythan
Temple.
Harmony Lodge, No. 81, Knights of
Pythias. conferred the amplified third
rank Thursday evening before a repre-
sentative gathering of members of the
order.
Fred w Helbig, sr., an oldtime men,
Der of Germania Lodge. No. 10. knights
Washington Company No. I, L. R.. has
been reappointed lieutenant quartermas-
ter of the First Battalion. Uniform
Rank, by the major of the battalion.
Grand Inner Guard S. H. Bassett.
member Of Rathbone- Superior Lodge, No.
-. Knights of Pythias delivered an adj
dress on Pythianism before his lodge Fri
day evening.
| Decatur Lodge. No. Q. knights of
Pythias. conferred the third rank at
| Typographical Temple Tuesday evening.
| There was an excellent attendance of
members of the lodge and visitors
Webster Lodge. No. Z. knights of
| Pythias. gave an excursion to its men,
| bers and friends Thursday evening on
| the steamer jamestown.
Capital Lodge. No. "a Knights Of
| Pythias. is planning to send a delegation
| to the Boston meeting of the order the
| first week ir August.
Rathbone Temple, No. I. Pythian Sis
tiers. elected officers Friday evening for
the ensuing term of six months This
temple. it Is said. is just closing the most
prosperous six months in its existence
under the leadership of Mrs. Frank B.
Crown, most excellent chief.
Columbian Encampment No. 1. I. O.
o. F.. at it's meeting Wednesday evening
elected the following officers to serve for
| the ensuing term: Chief patriarch Alfred
II. Noakes high priest, Joseph H. An
nand: senior warden. Walter l.. Taylor;
scribe Frank D. Seiffert: treasurer, D.
| Cowell.
| At the meeting of Electa Chapter No
| 2. Order of the Eastern Star, held last
| Tuesday evening in the Masonic Hail.
| Anacostia. plans for the observance of
the fourteenth anniversary of the organi-
cation next month were gone over. The
| chapter has arranged for it's annual ex-
cursion. and the euchre recently held un-
| der it's auspices netted the organization
| routine business. social session was
held. and refreshments were served
musical program was a feature of the
| evening. those taking part being Miss
| Marie Ruby and Miss Alice Emig of
| York, Pa, who rendered selections at the
| pianos and several solos, and Mrs Ella
| RalderStOn Of the local chapter who sang