Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-01
for membership. thus establishing a new
record in the temple.

for membership. thus establishing a new
record in the temple.
At the regular convention of Decatur
Lodge, No. ., at its castle hall in Typo
graphical Temple Charles Miller of Will
liam Mckinley Lodge, No. I, of Manila,
P. l.. was elected to membership by trans
fer card. Chancellor Commander Pol
loo Of this lodge will spend the month
of August in the domain Of Georgia.
Webster Lodge. No. 4, Knights OF
Pythias. will give a moonlight excursion
on the steamer jamestown August ii.
The LIST Regiment, Uniform Rank.
knights of Pythias of Virginia, will ar
rive here Sunday morning at 4 O'Clock by
way of the Norfolk ann Washington
Steamboat Company. en- route to the bien-
NAL conclave of the Uniform Rank at
here at am. over the B. and o. railroad
for New York. where they take the Fall
River line to Boston.
vention of the Supreme Lodge and con-
clave of the Uniform Rank of Knights of
Pythias will leave here Sunday morning
at 8 o'clock over the B. and o. railroad for
New York. where they will take the
steamer Harvard Of the Metropolitan line
for Boston. They are due to arrive there
Monday morning, August s.
OWING 10 the lndDluty or dranu Cnan-
cellor G. II. Woodward to accompany the
delegation. he has deputized Grand Vice
Chancellor Albert kahlert to act in the
capacity of grand chancellor during con-
yention week. The Washington contingent
Of the order will be represented in the Su-
preme Lodge convention by Past Supreme
Chancellor Edward Dunn. who. by reason
Of his rank, is entitled to voice i'm the
proceedings. He was initiated into the
order April r. 1884. and is at the pres
ent time the second oldest living Pythian
in continuous membership. Mr.. Dunn is
highly respected member of Franklin
Lodge, No. ,. of this city, and has been
for years its master of finance. He was
created a past supreme chancellor Nav 9,
1862 for meritorious service. He became
grand chancellor of the District of CO.
lumbia in 1857 serving full term Dur
ing the years 1870 and 1871 he represented
the Grand Lodge of the District of Co
lumba in the Supreme Lodge as supreme
representative. The others who will rep
resent the Grand Lodge of the District
of Columbia are Past Grand Chancellor
D. Elmer Wiber and Past Grand Chan
cellor 7. A. Bynum. who are the elected
supreme representatives. Both are we'll
known in the fraternal circles and Mr.
Wiber has been supreme representative
from the District of Columbia for the
last two years Mr.. Bynum succeeded
Past Grand Chancellor G. w. Baumann
in the office of supreme representative
MI byHuil Is dt present prominently
identified with all branches of Pythian
work. being a member of the board of
directors of the Knights of Pythias Hall
Association, major of the LIST Battalion,
Uniform Rank. and member of the
committee on publicity. as we'll as other
committees Of the Grand Lodge.
The Uniform Rank of the domain of
the District of Columbia will be repre-
sented for the first time in its history in
the competitive drills of the rank by
Washington Company. No. 1. and j. T.
Coldwell Company. No. Z. both Of whom
are entered in these events.
The forthcoming convention of the Su-
preme Lodge and Encampment OF the
Uniform Rank promises to be the most
largely attended and enjoyable of any in
the history OF the order. Every week
sees increased enthusiasm and interest
The good times promised by the Boston
brethren. added to the natural interest in
that city and its surroundings, will at
tract thousands of Pythisns and their
families. and in all parts Of thu supreme
domain arrangements ara being made to
take record breaking delegations. Maj
Gen. Stobbart. commanding the Uniform
Rank. has assurances of spl ndid show
ing of that branch of the order. The
military parade will be one of tie features