The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-02-20
OF K F. Lodges is
. Ratified.
Supreme Chancellor Starks the Guest
of Honor at a Rousing Ratifica-
tion Meeting f Lodges and
Courts at the Nations
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knights of Pythiaa3of the District
of Columbia the t4Asr has taken
on, new life in this$sity. Supreme
Chancellor 's:.IW, staFkr expressed
himself as having alEaya, been de-
sirous Of having the Grra&t order over
which he presides better represents
ed at the national Capital. This
wish has been gratified and by the
union Of the lodges and courts of
this city the Order has taken a posi-
t1on which in. itself Commands re-
4spect There are. now ten lodges
and five Courts of%Calanthe in the
city and in their n6sn bership is en-
Rnraced some of Wash ingtons most
representative smens end women. T..
- Upon the suggestion Of Supreme
Chancellor Starks and Grand Chan
cellor Watty OF Maryland, a ratifica-
ton meeting f%the lodges and
courts was arranged for and held last
night at the Cadets arlnory on Seven
tn and o street. The Uniform rank
and lodges formed at Greens hall on
Pennsylvania aventie and marched
to the armory where the ladies of
the courts were tSaiting When De-
putty Supreme chancellor j. S. johns
son called the meeting to order, the
hall was filed to its capacity.
The following program was rem.
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Grand March Pianist,
ta) Entry of Sir: Knights and La
= dies Of the Court or Calanthe (bl
Entry Of Supreme and Grand ONE
ers, escorted by. Brig. Gent Sir
Walter Prince and: Staff. (c) Meet
ing called to order by Deputy Su-
preme Chancellor Sir John S.
h., Johnson. ..% .,'i,.
Introduction of Chairman, Sir James
GLanghorn, capttol}City Lodge; No,
Opening Choras- Eatire order -
Invocation n Sir u 1fE foaputy
Supreme Chancellor. = -
P4ano Solo, Sir, Geo. r. Johnson, ,Po-
7 tomac Lodge No. 8. ',
welcome Address. Sir Jas. L. Neil,
- c, C.,'Capitol City Lodge, No. 1.
| Address-"Is Consolidation Benefic-
lal,' Sir Lewis E. Williams, P. G.
>, e., Eureka Lodge No. r, Baltimore
Solo. Sister Louise Mills, P. w. c.,
Silver Star Court, No. 20.
Paper, Consolidation, Sister Han
nah f. Deter, District Deputy
Grand Worthy Counsellor. =
Paper, Sir Frank Pendleton, Mt. Cal
vary Lodge, No. l.
| SOLO, Sir Henry Nailor, Capitol City
Lodge, No. I.
Paper, Sir Walker Rrince, Chas.
Sumner Lodge, No. 4.
ADDRESS, Sir P: R. A. Smith, P. c.,
| Syracuse Lodge, No. S.
Address, Sir Geo. w. Lee, D. D.,
LID. :, Capitol City Lodge, No. L.
Solo, Sir James Stewart, Queen Of
the East Court, No. IS.
Poem: "Pythians Of Fame" Sir J. A.
Bostic, P. c., Marion Lodge, No.
Paper, Sister Francenia THOMPSON
W. c., Silver Star Court. NO. 20.
Paper, Sister Mary l.. Davis, r. D.,
Hermeoin Court, No. Sd.
Address, Sir Richard Brooks, Y. c.,
. Metropolitan Lodge, No. 2.
Address, Sir A. H. Johnson, Md, j.
G. Ross Lodge, No. Il
Solo, Sister Mamie Pryor, w. I. x,
! Silver Star Court, No. 20.
Address, Sir G. e. Smith, K. Of r.
s., Potomac Lodge, No. g..
Address, Sir S. G.. Alexander, G.. c.,
Paul Dunbar Lodge, No. s.
Duet, Sister F.. Edwards, Silver Star
Court, No. 20, Sir G. r. Johnson,
Potomac Lodge, No. 3.
Address, Supreme Chancellor Sir S.
W. Starks, Of Charleston, W. Va.
Address, Sister Julia NJ. Layton, p.
w. c., Queen Of East Court, No.
Is.
| Address: "The Good that can be Ac-
complished through our Order, "
Grand Chancellor Sir G. A. Watty.
OF Baltimore, Md, and District Of
Columbia
Address, Sister Lilly A. Jones, Grand
Worthy Counsellor Of Baltimore
Closing Address. Sir L. B. Reid, De-
putty Grand Chancellor, Maryland
and d. G..
Closing Chorus: God be with you
til we meet A&ian."
The program. while lengthy. it be-
Ing twenty minutes after II O'Clock
when 1T was concluded was full Of
interest and was listened to with close
attention from beginning to end. The
! meeting was surely one Of ratifica-
tion and each speaker expressed his
delight with the Union~ of Py-
thianism in the District Of Columbia
and this sentiment was vigorously
| aEDlauded when ever expressed.
From the enthusiasm and interest
manifested it could not be told that
the Pythians ANA Caiantheans pres
ent had not recently been marching
under different banners.
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