Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29

Lodge No. 20 since it was first competed
for several years ago. was returned to the
grand master by Past Grand G.. T. Prev
lit. and the Rebekah banner was returned
by Mrs. Henrietta Werner, p n. G. of
Ruth Rebekah Lodge The grand master
then presented the subordinate lodge BAN
ner again to Federal City Lodge and the
Rebekah banner to Dorcas Rebekah
Lodge. these two lodges having made the
best ratings in the recent contests. They
were received by Homer T. Booth and
Mrs. Abbie Gates, noble grands of those
bodies
The ratings OF the competing lodges
were follows: Federal City Lodge.
10: Eastern Lodge. 1864: Dorcas Re
bekah Lodge, 9775; Esther Rebekah
Lodge. 97.69.
1he following committees have been APP
pointed for the ensuing year by Grand
Chancellor Claude II. Woodward of the
Grand Lodge knights of Pythias: Jul
dietary. j; Middleton, e. Dunn. G. f.
Wells, G. w. Bauman II. A Rau; griev-
ances. J. r. Haskins. III. E. Smith and Y.
J. Hartford; state of the order, Henry T.
Adams. H. A. Nau and ]. c. Yost; mill
tafy. Harry Coggins, j. F. Skidmore and
Lee Mockbee; finance. E. Lodge Hill, J.
Il. Common and c. T. Neal; reports, w. r.
Carver. Fl. w. Boteler and G. w. Boyn-
ton; printing. E. w. Morcock. NJ. A. Leese
ana II. J. GaSSOn; insurance department
II G. Smithy. b. c. McQuay and J. F..
Grant: fraternal correspondence j. L..
w. H. Muckelston and ID. L.
burnett: credentials. III. r. Armstrong.
W. A. Wilding and w. j. Coffin: rules, r
f. Landon. F. j. Henning and H. L..
thompson; neurology, J. G. Mcqueen. r.
l.. Graves and II. NJ. Vanderwort; Pyth-
ian education, p P. Patrick, r. Scroufe,
II. j. Laubach, S. II. jacobson and w H.
Umhau: revision of grand constitution
and statutes. d. E. Wiber. j. NJ. Kline
and G. w. Bauman: publicity. +. III. Hos
ford. f. Saxton and S. NJ. Pearson, eeIe-
bration of forty-fifth anniversary. ]. Mid
dleton. f; Dunn; d l.. Burnett. J. w.
Garter and T. A. Bynum: Boston clubs h.
Dunn. H. b. Armstrong. g. II. Whiting.
E. w. Morcock. J. c. Mcqueen. T. r.
Landon. E. S. Walmer. G. w. Jones. II.
]. Laubach. ]. w. Hardell, B. c. Nc
Quay. G: w: Haley, c. L. saur. =. a.
j. Coffin. G. w. Boynton and q. w. Haley.
The grand chancellor has called a meet
Ing of the Chancellor Commanders Club
for Friday. March g. at headquarters.
Union Lodge, No. 22. knights of
Pythias. held nopen meeting at Pythian
Temple Wednesday evening, and enter
tanned Its friends with musical and
literary program. which was highly ap-
preciated by all present.
Refreshments were served after the
program was finished. Among those par
ticipating in the evenings entertainment
were the Raymond Orchestra. the Misses
Raymond. Miss Wright. Mr.. Garrett.
the Misses Pretty, Miss Tegler. Miss
Thompson and others. The affair was in
charge. of the entertainment committee
of the lodge. of which H. G. Smithy is
chairman. Among the visitors present
were Grand Chancellor Woodward Grand
Vice Chancellor Kahlert. Grand Master of
Exchequer Crown. Grand Inner Guard
Bassett and Grand Keeper of Records
and Seal Gasson.
Tuesday evening last Capitol Lodge.
No. "a, knights of Pythias held unique
social session after the transaction of
routine guests. 1t had as guests the
members of Excelsior Lodge, No A. A
number of felicitous talks and amusing
stories were heard Grand Chancellor
Woodward made an interesting address.
and Grand Inner Guard Rassett delivered
an earnest appeal for the advancement
or the order Among those who contrib
uted to the evenings entertainment We're
knights Shellabarger of Manila. p. l.;
Huss of Birmingham. Ala, and Past
Grand Chancellors Common. Mockabee
Baumann and Carter of this domain.
Also knights Winans, Yates, Doney, Sell
lers and others.
Columbia Lodge No. 26. knights of
Pythias. conferred the rank of page upon
two candidates Wednesday evening.
Among the visitors were Grand Vice
Chancellor Albert Kahlert. Past Chan
cellors Winans of Excelsior Lodge and
s. M. Pearson and Thomas Kuhnert of
SyracusianS Lodge.
Ascalon Temple, No. 81. Dramatic Or
der Knights of Khorassan. the social fea-
ture of the knights of Pythias enter
tanned gathering of its friends at an
and euchre party Monday
evening.
The official journal of the transactions
of the recent biennial session of the ST.
preme Council of Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite Masons for the Southern
Jurisdiction of the United States was is
sued at the House of the Temple i'm this
city this week. 1t contains much valu-
able information. some of which was not
made public at the time OF the session
Among the interesting features is a
Genealogical Tree of the Supreme Coun-
ellis showing them to be outgrowths of
the Southern Supreme Council. founded in
1901, and by virtue of its antiquity and
the number of its descendants, now
known as the Mother Supreme Coun-
tering of the various existing supreme
by the southern supreme body
are as follows: France, 1904: Northern
Supreme Council. 1913: Ireland, 1924:
Colon (Cuba) 1859: Mexico 1860 The
supreme council of France in its turn
tically all the existing councils OF Latin
American nations. excepting Mexico Cuba,
Chile and the Dominican Republic. The
Northern Supreme Council is the direct
ancestor of the supreme councils of Eng
land and Wales and Canada. This gene
illogical tree was prepared by a member
Of the Supreme Council last year and is
now published for the first time.
The journal of transa ctionS contains the
of the following appoint
ments of deputy inspectors-general by
Grand Commander James d.
Alaska. Irving E. Pratt: Hawaii. Henry
E. Cooper: Florida. Otis S. Wright; New
Mexico, Max Frost: Philippines, w.
Frank Pierce: Porto Rico, George F.
Moore.
deputies for the District of Columbia and
the adjacent states on the work done by
their Scottish Rite bodies for the two
years elapSing since the preceding ses-
sion of the Supreme Council: District of
Ninety received the thirty-sec-
ond and 15S the fourteenth degree of the
rite. There are now Goa Perfect Elus in
the District of Columbia. which is about
one to every twelve York Rite Masons. a
very good showing for our limited juris-
diction, and we expect to still further in
crease the percentage" an expectation
that was fully realized. Maryland-.The
rite. is more prosperous during the past
year than at any time in its history. All
bodies have had work and the net in
crease Is larger than any former year.
We have had nothing of boom, but reg
ular. steady increase of work and in
terest, and there is every indication of
continued prosperity Virginia-"The
Scottish Rite bodies are gradually in
their numbers. but the material
is good. Most of the officers of the va