Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-23
PYTHiAN GRAND LODGE
IN ANNUAL CONVENTION
Reports Of Officers and Committees
at the Initial Session-Large
Attendance.

The forty-sixth annual convention of
the Grand Lodge Knights Of Pythias.
convened Monday evening at Pythian
Temple, 1912 9th street northwest, and
was called TO order at 7:3O o'clock by
Grand Chancellor Albert Kahlert.
The following officers of the Grand
Lodge were present: Past Grand Chan
celIor c. III. Woodward, Grand Chancellor
Albert Kahlert, Grand Vice Chancellor III.
p. Wiley, Grand Prelate c. w. Hender-
son. Grand Keeper of Records and Seal
II. j. Gasson, Grand Master of Elk
chequer r. b. Crown, Grand Master at
Arms S. III. Bassett, Grand Inner Guard
c. W. Haley. Grand Outer Guard r. S.
Sebastian Grand Lecturer Robert Sroufe,
Grand Trustee T. f. Landon. Grand
Trustee Z. Lodge Hill, Supreme Repre-
sentative L. A. Bynum, Supreme Repre-
sentative ]. W. Carter.
Large Attendance Noted.
The attendance at the opening session
was one of the largest in the history of
the Grand Lodge, nearly every repre-
sentative from the subordinate lodges be-
ing present.
Besides the Grand Lodge officers, and
the eighteen subordinate lodges in the
domain. the following. who by the recent
enactment of the grand statutes are en-
titled to a voice and vote In the legisla-
Supreme Chancellor Edward Dunn and
Past Grand Chancellors b. +. Evans. G..
w. Baumann, ID. Elmer Wiber. c. FL.
Woodward, J. NJ Kline, ST., Jefferson
Middleton and g. Frank Day.
The committee on credentials reported
during members
of the order from other domains had
transferred their membership to this
domain and among those were the fol-
lowing. who were entitled TO admission
to the Grand Lodge: Past Chancellor A.
). David, formerly of the domain OF
Pennsylvania. but now affiliated with
Columbia Lodge. No. 70: Past Chancellor
b. F. Harrah. formerly Of Illinois. but
Lodge. No. 20. and ]. l.. Briner. former
~ of North Carolina, but now connected
with Webster Lodge, No. {.
Entitled to Admission.
The committee also reported that the
following had become entitled to adj
mission to the Grand Lodge. by reason
Of service as chancellor commander in
their subordinate lodges. and the Grand
Lodge rank was conferred upon them as
follows: Franklin Lodge. No. ,. J. c. Bell
and ]. c. Tappan; Webster Lodge. No. Z.
J. L. Briner and Charles Boyd: Decatur
Lodge, No. 8, Mitchell Hanson; SYRIA
Gusians Lodge. No. IL. William Dargie;
Calanthe Lodge, No. II, &. A. Hays and
J. F. Gerhold: Excelsior Lodge No. IL.
John Bonnacorsy Germania Lodge, No.
10. George a. Swain: Equal Lodge. No.
IL. o. A. Booth and Charles s. Tucker:
Harmony Lodge, No. Il. s. Percy Oliver;
Union Lodge. No. 90. J. NJ. Ramsey;
Capital Lodge. No. "a. A. L. Elmore:
Myrtle Lodge. No. Is. FL. w. Marks:
Columbia Lodge. No 20. Isadore Saks;
Amaranth Lodge. No. IS, ]. ID. Rowen
and j. y. Hawkins: Rathbone-Superior
Lodge. No. -. J. w. Bixler; Century
Lodge. No. 80. George B. Tallman.
Reception Of Reports-
The reports of the grand chancellor.
grand keeper OF records and seal and
grand master OF exchequer showed the
order to be in a splendid condition in
this domain. Considerable routine bust
ness in the matter OF receiving reports Of