Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-01


W. Bennett; l.. S. to n. G., Marshall III.
Andrews; R. S. to V. G.. j. N. Cunning
ham; l.. S. to VIC. Max Weinstein; out
side guardian. Charles j. Ziegler; inside
guardian. Edward V. Bell It's representa-
tives to the Grand Lodge are: +. w.
Bradford, Joseph r. Fague. j. n. Cum
ningham. William j. La Varre and Chas.
]. Ziegler.
Federal City Lodge. No. 20. l. o. 0. F.,
at Northeast Temple, 12ths and ii streets
northeast, "Wednesday evening conferred
the initiatory degree before a large as
sembage. The team was under the lead
ership of Past Grand +. +. Rankin as de-
gree director, and embraced the follow
ing: p. e., Harry O'DonnelI; r. S.. j. D..
Crenshaw; l.. s.. w. NJ. Johnson: y. c..
John H. Wood; r. s.. G. 7. Prewitt l.. s..
W r s. Rollins W e. snaT Hesr Garr Mis
Ter; r. S. S.. J. T. Cam: l.. S. S., F. Z. lie
eros; l. c., P. X. Pennington: o. C., y. c.
Cook; W., ". f. Dement,; |. G.. F. A.
Royse; T. B., George Grubbs and A. I.
Belts: P. B.. George II. Eakle. H. r.
Bishop, Samuel Wright and j. S. Sheets.
Musicians. II. w. Weber. conductor: c. j.
Weber. III. T. Booth and Clyde Felter.
Tableaux. d. V. Chisholm, Q. A. Booth,
E. B. Russ, S. n Mallory, Frank Kicker,
George F. Gregory and Emil Heming-
heifer
The degree was presented in the contest
for the prize banner offered by the Grand
Lodge of this jurisdiction for the best rem
dition of the ritualistic work of the order
by a subordinate lodge Federal City
Lodge No. 20, has won the banner on four
previous occasions. The judges. Grand
Master Easterling. Past Grand Master
Stansbury of the jurisdiction of Virginia
and Grand Warden DCgan, will announce
their decision after other contestants have
rendered the work. Two features of Fed
eral City's degree team were especially
prominent-the work of the drill team and
that of the musicians, under the direc-
tion of II. w. Weber
After the work of the degree Grand
Master Easter,ing. Past Grand Master
Bradford. Past Grand Master John II.
Wood. Past Grand Master Stansbury of
Virginia Grand Warden Dugan and Grand
Marshal Gates addressed the lodge.
The funeral of the late 9. L. Gardner
sr.. a charter member and past chancellor
of Capital Lodge. No. "A. knights of
Pythias. occurred Tuesday afternoon.
| There was a large representation of the
members of Pythians and American
Mechanics in attendance and Washington
| and Coldwell companies of the uniform
/ rank of tie knights Of Pythias We're
present The deceased had always taken
and served for several terms as a rep
| resentative to the Grand Lodge. Inter
ment was at Congressional cemetery
| bone Superior Lodge. No. 80. knights of
| Pythias the session was devoted largely
! to the consideration Of a proposition for
! the amendment OF the bylaws. The re
mainder of the evening was given over 70
discussion under the head of good of the
order The new chancellor commander.
| B. w. Andrews. and his associate officers
were in their several stations for the first
| time. 1t is expected that the rank of
| page will be conferred at the regular
/ Nri6
| Camp No. > Patriotic Order of Ameri-
| cans had the following officers installed
at its last regular meeting: Past presi-
! dent Mrs. S. Watson: assistant past
| president, Mrs. Ellis Jennings: president,
Mrs. r. Putnam: assistant president. Miss
! Lola Ellis; vice president Mrs. S. Chez:
assistant vice president, james Mckeown;
recording secretary, John II. Lipphard;
| assistant recording secretary Mrs. }. ii.
Lipphard financial secretary. Mrs. r.
Garner: treasurer. Mrs. +. Skillman;
conductor, Mrs. A. Snelings; assistant
conductor, Karl Cussler: guard, Mrs. L.
| Halblebb sentinel. Mrs. S, Kershaw;
| chaplain, Mrs. Kate Jones; orator, Mrs
| E. Abernithy; colorbearers. Mrs. d. Lipp-
| hard, Mrs. A. Bell. Miss Mamie Garner
1 Miss Rae Garner. The installation cere-
| mcny was conducted by District president
! Mrs. Katie ID. Boyd.
! Rathbone- Superior Lodge, No. 30,
knights of Pythias. gave a ladies' night
| at its castle hall i'm Pythian Temple last
evening Many members of Rathbone-
Superior and sister lodges were present
and a large number of mothers wives.
sisters, daughters and sweethearts of
members participated in the celebration.
The committee of arrangements, headed
| by Past Chancellors Fl. l.. Thompson and
Warren j. Coffin, gave an interesting and
attractive program for the evening lit
erary and musical in character largely by
1 t,Ia ha
and the families of members. The pro-
gram was as follows: Prof RAJ haeI Koes-
ters Musical Trio. songs by w. Tyler
| Page. with Mrs. Lynn III. Troutman ac-
companying: chalk talk by Mr. Baker
song by Miss Carolyn S. Smith. accom-
panied by Mrs. George Baxter; recita-
ton by Talbot !. Pulizz, song by Charles
Roberts. with. Mrs. Lynn II. Troutman
| accompanying; piano solo by Warren j.
| Coffin jr After the conclusion of the
program Chancellor Commander Burt W.