Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-01
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

Grand Chancellor II. P. Wiley and as
| soclate Grand Lodge officers at the an
| nual visitation. Grand Keeper of Rec
! ords and Seal H. J. Gasson made a re-
port on the records of the lodge and
| Grand Keeper Of Exchequer F. B. Crown
| on its finances, which showed the lodge
| to be In prosperous condition. Grand
| Lecturer Mark Stearman eXemplified the
| work.
| After the routine work of the vista
ton addresses were made by Past Chan
cellor B. F. Harrah Of Rathbone- Superior
| Lodge, No. %, and Past Supreme Rep
resentative John NJ. Kline of Mount
Vernon Lodge, No. ). Refreshments and
cigars followed. The visitation COM
| mittee of the lodge was as follows: Hem
ry Winter. chairman; George A. Swain
| and Otto Slater.
The officers of Germania Lodge led by
Chancellor Commander G. W. Mullican,
| are reported as endeavoring to advance
the interests Of the lodge at ali times.
| and good results are promised by the
| end Of the year.
| Franklin Lodge. No. 2. entertained
Grand Chancellor H. P. Wiley and as
sociate Grand Lodge officers Thursday
evening. after the routine work of the
visitation was finished. A large assem-
blage of the fraternity was present to en-
Joy the hospitality OF the oldest Pythian
lodge in the world. The reports of the Of
| ficers indicated a sound financial condi-
| ton for the lodge. with the prospects for
gain In membership before the close Of
the year.
Chancellor Commander II. c. Gladinr,
who has presided over the destinies Of
Franklin Lodge during the past year, well
coined the visitors, and suitable responses
were made. Supreme Representative
William F.. Broening of Baltimore. in his
| address fuf ri
GERS of the order in Franklin Lodge, and
the loyalty and devotion Of the old lodge
Short talks were made by Past Supreme
Representative J. B. Conner. Past Su-
preme Chancellor Edward Dunn and
Grand Lecturer Mark Stearman. Supreme
| Representative Thomas A. Bynum spoke
on the Age Of Chivalry and Fraternity"
The program was provided by the COM
H. c. Glading. Refreshments and cirars
were served after the close of the enter
tainment. Washington Company, No. 1,
acted as an escort.
spoke for his company and thanked the
membership for the cordial reception
Amaranth Lodge. No. g. will be visited
by Grand Chancellor H. P. Wiley and
associate Grand Lodge officers at North
east Temple Monday evening An inter
estinE program Is promised, under the
| direction OF Past Supreme Representative
John c. Yost, chairman of committee
Union Lodge. No. %. will receive the
| grand chancellor and associate Grand
Lodge Off csrs Wednesday evening at he
Pythian Temple, when an entertaining
meeting Is arranged for by a committee
composed of c. T. Roderick, Otto c.
Hauschild and c. H. Spar.
! Excelsior Lodge. No H. has announced
the page rank for Tuesday evening at the
| Pythian Temple.
! Webster Lodge, No. Z. is preparing a
| unique event for date the first week in
December. The entertainment is desig-
mated IAN Old Home Coming" and the
to work out the details: Past Supreme
Representative D. f. Wiber. Past Or md
| Chancellor Jefferson Middleton and Past
Chancellor Charles Boyd In this con-
| nection a Boosters Club" is to be or
ganized to aid in advancing the project
The Dramatic Order knights of khoras-
san of Washington is preparing for a
lively wind-up Of the year. A meeting
of the membership committee of Ascalon
! Temple, No 81. D o. h. X, was held at
Pythian Temple Tuesday evening. A
number of applications for a ceremonial
| to be held Tuesday evening. October II. in
| the armory were received. 1t Is planned
| W ilOiu ciNOtncI CcTeuuOLl1l III november
and to give entertainment for the
| ladies early in December. The D. o. X
| X. represents the social side-the play
ground Of Pythianism-and. added to the
| dramatic features presented. the members
| believe, is an attractive field for fun
loving members of the Knights of Pythias
who compose, exclusively, the membership
of the d. o. X. X.
| Capital Lodge, No. 81, at it's meeting
| Tuesday evening. had as a guest ]. c.
Congdon Of Brainard, Mimi. a veteran OF
| the civil war. who was visiting in the
| city. Mr.. Congdon was on his way home
| from the reunion Of the G. A. r., at At
lantic City. 1t was his first visit to the
city since 1864. when he was here on
provost guard duty as a member of the
47th New York Infantry. In talk to the
lodge he said he recalled that the order
was organized while he was here as a SOL
der and remembered distinctly the in
stitution of the mother lodge OF the order.
Washington Lodge, No. 1. Mr.. Congdon
did not join the order at that time, but
did so few years later, and has been
an enthusiastic worker ever since.
Webster. Excelsior and Capital lodges
during the past week completed arrange
ments for the formation of a degree
team composed Of members of the three
lodges. which meet at Pythian Tenn
pie Tuesday night. The purpose Of the
team is to put on the work at q class
initiation to be held by these lodges in
November.
Rathbone Temple. Pythian Sisters, will
entertain 200 guests Friday evening, Oc-
toher with a rroRram of music and