Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-03

Thomas j. CARING, supreme vice chan
cellor, X. p, who officially represented
Supreme Chancellor George NJ. Hanson
at the celebration last Tuesday evening,
is a native of New York. but i'm 1872.
when but twenty years of age, he moved
to Georgia, where he has resided ever
since. When he arrived in Georgia he
was penniless boy. To quote from the
eloquent nomination speech made at Mil
waukee in the Supreme Lodge by Repre-
sentative Brannan: To-day he is a man of
independent means-a self-made mana
leader of men--a man VINO has in truth
been the architect of his own fortune.
No man in the city of Macon, Ca, his
home. is regarded higher than he. Mr..
Carvings record is before you-thirty
years member Of the order, sixteen
years service in the Supreme Lodge.
Supreme Chancellor George NJ. Hanson
of Calais, Me. who was unable to attend
the meeting Tuesday night at the Pyth-
ian Temple in honor of the prize-win-
ming Washington Company, No. 1, is en-
gagged in a hot contest for election to
Congress from the fourth district of
Maine. He has arranged to visit the
grand domain Of the District Of Column
bia at the next convention OF the Grand
Lodge.
Hermione Lodge. No. IL. meeting at I.
o. o. F. Hall, West Washington, has the
third rank scheduled for Wednesday, Sep
TENDER IA.
Germania Lodge, No. IS. will be the
second lodge visited by Grand Chancel-
Tor Wiley and associate Grand Lodge
ofhcers, Tuesday, September p.
Rathbone-SuperiorL Lodge, No. %, after
emitting three conventions during the
heated term. will resume Friday evening
b. -.
of educational sessions will be resumed.
Dickerson n. Hoover, chief printer at the
coast and geological survey, will tell how
charts are made at that bureau. An en-
pertaining musical program will be rem
dered by the lodge quartet and soloists.
William F. GUIDE. who attended Tues
day nights meeting at the Pythian Tenn
pie and welcomed the winners as presi-
dent of the Chamber of Commerce. is a
%. Among the speakers were Will.
liam E. Andrews, auditor for the Treas
ury Department, also a member Of
Amaranth Lodge: Maj. Richard Sylves-
No. 30. and Gen. George H. Harries and
Commissioner Cuno H. Rudolph, the two
last named being just as hearty in their
welcome as were the speakers who were
members of the order.
Members of both fraternities were graf
flied at the large attendance of members
of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
at the Pythian celebration. The knights
Of Pythias hope to welcome home the
winners from the Atlanta. Ga, meeting Of
the /. o. o. F. the latter part of this
month.
The Chancellors' Association, at
meeting held last evening at Grand Lodge
headquarters, took up the matter of cele-
brating the forty-seventh anniversary
Of the founding of the order of knights
of Pythias in Washington.
Fort Worth, Tex, will be the meeting
place of the next Supreme Lodge con-
vention the first Tuesday in August, 1912.
Fort Worth socials'' have arranged for
family excursion and oyster roast at
Colonial Beach. No. i and No. Z COM
panies are planning to take up practice
drills and continue them to the time OF
convention and encampment to secure
prizes.
Rathbone-remple. Pythian Sisters. will
have as guests of honor Friday evening.
October Z. Washington Company, No. 1,
Uniform Rank. and Mount Vernon Tenn
pie. Pythian Sisters of Baltimore. j. T.
Coldwell Company, No. Z, will also be
present as guests. The temple is pre-
pairing for a very active season this fall
and winter.