Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-15
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

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Equal Lodge. No. II. was visited by
Grand Chancellor II. P. Wiley and as
sociate Grand Lodge officers Monday
evening at Pythian Temple. The annual
visitation brought out a large attendance.
and the exercises were said to be inter-
esting and instructive. The reports showed
Equal Lodge to be in excellent financial
| condition and to be in fair way to show
a gain in membership by the close Of the
| year.
Acting Chancellor Commander John r.
| visiting Grand Lodge officers, and the
grand chancellor responded. closing the
! visitation with cheering words for the
! lodge. 49,
The assemblage was entertained by
piano solos by Vice Chancellor Gustav
Conrad of Equal Lodge. The selection,
The Knights OF Pythias March" proved
SO popular as to call for repetition. Brig
| S. Young of Ada. Ohio, representative
| in the Supreme Lodge from that state.
delivered an eloquent Pythian address
Others who addressed the lodge were the
| representatives to the Supreme Lodge
from the District. James w. Carter and
| Thomas A. Bynum. Refreshments and
| cigars were served.
Hermione Lodge. No. II. at /. 0. o. F.
Hall. West Washington. received Grand
! Chancellor II. p. Wiley and associate
| Grand Lodge officers Wednesday evening.
J. r. COldwell Company acted as escort.
| The greater part of the evening was
| taken up In discussion Of the benefits of
! Uniform Rank companies, led by Capt.
John Fl. Williams of Coldwell Company.
The reports on the condition of the
lodge showed Hermione to be one of the
! leaders Of the District. financially.
Short talks were made by the Grand
Lodge officers. the grand chancellor
! and close attention to the duties of their
offices, closing with compliments to the
lodge on its sound financial condition.
| Among the visitors were Edward Harris
of San Francisco and Frank Dull of
Southport n. c. Interest was revived in the
organization Of Uniform Rank company,
with Hermione members as a nucleus. A
smoker followed the visitation, at which
stories and jokes contributed to pleas
ant hour.
Myrtle Lodge, No. % at 316 Pennsyl-
| vania avenue southeast is scheduled for
its grand visitation Tuesday evening, the
only one scheduled for the week
of more applications for its class initia-
ton announced for Thursday evening,
November 10. The lodge is enjoying a
season of active work. and the indication
are that the class now being arranged for
will number at least twenty
Rathbone Superior Lodge, No %, con-
| ferred the first rank at it's meeting last
evening and plans to confer the second
rank the evening of October %. Mem
| beTs of the lodge We're enthusiastic last
night in their talk Of their. late grand
visitation. -..
Columbia Lodge. No. 26. conferred the
rank of knight on candidate Wednes-
! day evening at Pythian Temple. This
lodge is quitting plans for active work in
the rank during the fall and. winter
months.
| Excelsior Lodge. No. II, conferred the
page rank Tuesday evening and has an
| nounced work in the esquire rank for
next Tuesday evening. The conventions
! OF this lodge are largely attended and an
interesting convention is expected at the
next meeting.
Calanthe Lodge. No. II. Monday even
ing received in its line officers one OF the
! Old-time members of the Uniform Rank
| when James Z. Holmes was installed as
vice chancellor to fill a vacancy caused
| by the advancement of George Hammer.
ir.. to fill the office of chancellor COM
mander. Grand Chancellor Wiley was
| the installing officer. assisted by L. e.
| Nye as acting grand vice chancellor.
Israel Summers as acting grand prelate
and II. NJ. Vandervort as grand master
I alarms. Calanthe Lodge paid a frater-
| Brig s. Young of Ada, Ohio. was a well
! come visitor in Pythian circles Monday.
| Mr.. Young is one Of the five representa-
tives of the Supreme Lodge; from Ohio.
which has 81 600 members in the order
| of Knights Of Pythias He has served as
| chairman of the france committee of the
/ supreme bedy for several years. He stop
ped over on his return from business
] trip in New York. Mr.. Young's speech at
! Equal Lodge Monday evening is regard
! ed as one OF the most interesting and en-
PERTAINING ever delivered at a visitation.
Lieut.. David .Weinstein of Washington
Company. No. l. made great hit Fri
day evening at Rathbone Temple, Pythian
Sisters entertainment with his ragtime
| songs
Capt. Fred NJ. rPelzman of Washington
Company. NO. /. as master of work of
team for some effective rank work from
now OH until the close of the year. a
revival Of interest is shown In the work
of the lodge.
Ascaion Temple No. 81, D. Q. X K. is
preparing for a big ceremonial In No
vember The applications being received
Indicate that il will be one of the most
successful in the history of the temple.
The officers and members of the temple
paid a fraternal visit to Equal Lodge
Monday evening.
Rathbone Temple, Pythan Sisters. iu.-
tiated a class Of fifteen members Friday
Ievening at Pythian Temple, and acted on
a number Of applications.
l. Mount Vernon Lodge. No. >, at lis con-
Ivention Wednesday evening instructed
the entertainment committee to prepare
la program of music and speeches, with