Evening star., 1909-01-17

as the Happiness maker and a graft
flying year for the chapter under her
administration is freely predicted.
| Wednesday evening the new officers
conferred the degrees of the order in a
creditable manner particularly as they
had had the benefit of but one rehearsal
with the grand lecturer Mrs. Teachum.
Members OF the O. F. S., 1t Is declared,
| will find Naomi Chapter pleasant place
| to visit during the year. and all who
come are assured of hearty welcome.
Syracusians Lodge, No. 10. conferred
the rank of knight on a class of four
Friday evening. January II.
Capital Lodge. No. "a. X, of p. con-
! ferred the rank of esquire on two candi-
dates Tuesday evening. and next Tuesday
evening will confer the rank of knight.
Mount Vernon Lodge. No. ). *. of p,
| II. NJ Vandervoort C. c.. conferred the
rank of esquire at it's convention Wed
nesday evening. The rank of knight will
be conferred in amplified form next We'd
nesday evening.
| Grand Inner Guard Samuel II. Bassett
the installing officer ut Decatur Lodge
No. .. n. of p. Tuesday evening deliv-
cred an Interesting address on the work
| Qf the general relief bureau which is sup
ported by the local lodges of this domain
Mr.. Bassett is chairman of the board. and
| after the installation of the officers of
Decatur Lodge he gave i'm detail the
work Of the past year. This lodge is
said to be noted for its support and in
terest in this part of Pythian work.
| The recent Joint installation of the
officers of FRANKLIN Lodge, Nh. =. and
! Harmony Lodge, No. ~ Knights of
Pythias, it is said. is an innovation in this
ward. accompanied by his full official
staff. conducted the installation cere-
| monies. The Grand Lodge officers and
| the retiring and newly. elected officers of
! a detail of the 1st Battalion, 1st Regi-
ment. Uniform Rank, knights of Pythias,
under command of Maj. T. A. Bynum.
| The hall was handsomely decorated
with American flags and the colors of
! the order.
An entertainment was interspersed with
the installation ceremonies, Supreme Rep
resentative D. Elmer Wfber acting as
master of ceremonies.
| During the course of the evening Mr..
Wiber presented Past Supreme Chancel-
lor Edward Dunn and Grand Chancellor
c. H. Woodward, the first and last grand
chancellors that Franklin Lodge. No. 2,
the Oldest Pythian. Lodge in the world,
had given this domain.
Grand Chancellor Woodward, in a few
we'll chosen remarks. presented Past Su-
preme Chancellor Edward Dunn hand
some Pythian charm on behalf Of Frank
TEEN and regard in which he is held on
his retirement after a service of forty
four years as an officer and in the station
of master of finance of Franklin Lodge.
AT the conclusion of the ceremonies re-
freshments were served in the armory.
The Grand. Lodge committee on the
celebration of the forty-f1fth anniversary
of the Order of knights of Pythias, at
its meeting Monday evening, adopted an
appropriate program to fittingly observe
this event in the mother domain of the
order.
Weekly meetings of the committee will
be held at Pythian Grand Lodge head
quarters Monday evenings.
No. T. Uniform Rank X. of P. were in
Quoted into office Thursday evening at the
armory at Pythian Temple, Capt. r. T.
Whiting of Washington Company, No. 1,
being the installing officer.
COldWell Company, it is said, has line
Of active and energetic officers, and it is
expected that great things will be done
by them during the coming year. AL
ready there is in existence in the com
pany an organization known as the
Milwaukee Club which was formed with
the object of providing funds to help de-
fray the expenses Of the company to
Milwaukee In August of 1910. to attend
the biennial encampment of the Uniform
Rank, at which the company expects to
enter drill team.
The company has plans on, foot to hold
an old-fashioned country dance at Pyth-
ian Temple Tuesday, February 49, 1909
A large delegation of members of the
Knights of Pythias visited Oriental Lodge
Alexandria, Va. Tuesday evening" and
assisted In conferring the first and second
party were Grand Chancellor c. H.
Woodward. Grand Vice Chancellor Albert
kahlert, Grand Inner Guard g.. H. Bas-
sett. Grand Lecturer G.. w. Haley. Past
Supreme Representatives ]. B. Conner
and G: w. Baumann. Past Chancellors
Winans, Spar. Neal and Pearson. Knights
Jarboe. Williams, Garner and Cook L. L.
kahlert and others from this domain;
Past Chancellor Scott of Massachusetts,
and knight Hearn of North Carolina. 1t
is probable the visit Will be returned in
the near future.
Excelsior Lodge. No. H. X. of P, will
confer the rank Of knight on class in
Among the candidates will be those on
whom the first and second ranks were
conferred by the Washington delegation
at Alexandria Tuesday evening, Excelsior
Lodge having been requested to confer
the rank for Oriental Lodge of that city
The weekly meeting of the general COM
mntee for the Knights of Pythias ear
nfval and festival in 1909 held at Pythian
Temple every Saturday evening is well
attended. and shows that all of the Pyth-
ian bodies have A lively interest in the
event.
All will be in readiness about the 18th
of April to make this affair one of the
most successful in the history of the
order. The object of the enterprise is
said to be one that should appeal to the
pride of every Pythian in this domain.
Federal City Lodge. No 20. I. o. o. F.,
paid IA fraternal visit to Serepta Lodge,
No. IS, at Alexandria. Va, Tuesday even
ing. and conferred the first degree. the
full team of Federal City Lodge taking
pars In the work, using the paraphernalia
of that lodge. The officers of Serepta
Lodge who greeted the visitors were as
follows: n. G.. j. c. Salyers: V. c. j. c.
Morgan: recording secretary, G. n. Rauch;
financial secretary. Z. T. Steele; treasurer
c. r. Self; chaplain, assisted by the re-
naming officers and the membership gem
orally. The visitors were given a cordial
welcome, and. after the degree work and
an exchange of courtesies and speaking
refreshments were served, the visitors re-
turning at IL 80 pm.
The following members of Federal City
delegation of thirty-tve: w. ~ G.. p.
h. Pennington; r. S. n. G., G. Lang:
l.. S. V. G.. \. S. Barger: " G.. D. c.
Cook: r. S. V. G.. A. w. Price: J.. S. V.
G.. W. F.. keene; w. II. r. Bishop; con-
ductor. f. f. lie Gros; p c. w. F..
Dement,: chaplain. d. NJ. RiddalI; l. G.,
]. A. Chisholm: X, D. V. Chisholm: Jon.
w. H. Mcconnell; D.. T A. Bynum: j.
o. J. Singleton; herald. S. n. Mallory: L..