Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-07
Knights of Pythias.

Century Lodge. No. 30. at its meeting
Monday night, conferred the rank of
knight in the amplified form. large
attendance, including a number from
Caianthe Lodge, No. IL, was present.
| On the 10th instant the first rank will
be conferred by Century Lodge.
Capital Lodge. No. "a. last Monday aft
ernoon attended the funeral OF one OF
its charter members, Perry q. Arnaud,
aged eishfy-two years.
! Webster Lodge, No. Z, has appointed a
conmlttee composed Of John Il. Harver
| NJ. A. Leese and Charles Boyd to make
| arrangements for class initiation, to Le
| pie in June, to confer the work on a
large class.
| Mrs. Clara G. Wiley, wife Of Grand
Chancellor II. Z. Wiley, died Wednesday
night at 1l:sO O'Clock. after long i'll
funeral was held at 2:3O o'clock
this afternoon. Interment was at
| Glenwood cemetery, where the funeral
| service of the Pythian Sisters was given.
officer Of Rathbone Temple, Pythian sis
tiers. in 1909. which the membership re-
! CARDS as one OF its most prosperous
| periods
Lieut. Charles L. Saur. adjutant Of the
| LIST Battalion of the Uniform Rank, by
| direction of the major, has called .
| meeting Of the officers of the battalion
for Tuesday evening in the armory of
the Pythian Temple at Z O'Clock to dis
cuss affairs of the rank and plan for the
| trip to Milwaukee. 1t is expected that
| some inter esting news will be read from
Maj. Gen. Stobbart relative to the en-
campment at Milwaukee in August.
! Grand Chancellor H. P Wiley has
chancellor 10 the following: Past
Grand Chancellor Albert kahlert. to in
stall Past Chancellor John f. Gerholt
as master OF exchequer. and Pas
Chancellor E. w. YOunt as master OF
work of Calanthe Lodge, which service
was performed Monday evening. and
to Grand Vice Chancellor S. H. Bassetr
to install p. l.. Weinstein. inner guard
OF Franklin Lodge. No. 2, which wa:
done Thursday evening.
The biennial convention OF the Su
preme Lodge. Knights of Pythias. anC
the encampment of the Uniform Rank
is already attracting the attention OF
the membership. as indicated by activi-
ties in the local Jurisdiction. While
are now maturing among the District
Pythians to attend the great meeting
| Of the fraternity at Milwaukee, Wis.
August l to 10.
| The two uniform rank companies
from Washington will enter the drill
contests of the encampment, which
promises to attract from 10000 to IL ,O0t
men from various parts Of the United
States and Canada. The order i'm Wis
| consin and the city of Milwaukee il
raising a fund Of $4,000 to entertain
the visitors and devote to prizes fol
drill teams
| The National Capital is to be wei
represented, according to plans out
lined, from the subordinate lodges, the
Uniform Rank and the Pythian Sisters
The Supreme Temple of the latter or
eanization meets in Milwaukee al
the same time Plans are maturing Il
make this meeting the greatest in the
history of the order. and Milwaukee
IT is said, promises to do her share tC
make it SO. Milwaukee has a park site
said to be a perfect camp location. and
a new auditorium especially adapted to
the needs Of the Supreme Lodge and
.he Pythian Sisters. The citys well
known hospitality. together with TIE
| attractions for visitors, has aroused an
interest in the east that indicates a
large attendance from this section OF
the country.
Rathbone Superior Lodge. No. %. will
confer the page rank on class at Pyth-
| ian Temple next Friday even NJ, eXempli-
fying the lesson OF Friendship, with
the work under the direction of H. L.
THOMPSON, master of work.