Evening star., 1911-06-04
\fISCFIY.aNFOTS

service of the lodges of the Pythian order
of the District of Columbia Tuesday
evening, June 13. at o'clock. in Pythian
Temple. under the auspices Of Rathbone-
Superior Lodge, No. -. have been COM
pleted by the Chancellors' Association,
and the program for the evening has
been announced. After the call to order
by the chancellor commander of Rath-
bone-Superior Lodge. the opening cere-
mony will be conducted by the Grand
Lodge officers and the invocation will be
pronounced by the grand prelate. There
will be a quartet, Rock of Ages" sung
by Mrs. Charles B. Bayly, soprano; Mrs.
D Olin Leech, contralto: Thomas L.
Jones. tenor, and Owen Penny. basso, fol-
lowed by the reading of the official call
by the grand keeper of records and seal:
reading of selections from the Book OF
Law. by the grand prelate. and solo.
The Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" By
Mrs. Bayly.
Then will come the calling of the roll
of the deceased members. followed by
TAPS" by Otto c. Hauschild and the
quartet. Nearer. My God, to Thee"
The address of the evening will be de-
livered by Representative Charles II.
Sloan of Nebraska. and be followed by
duet, Forever With the Lord" BY
Thomas l.. Jones and Owen Penny.
Myrtle will then be deposited upon the
altar in memory of the deceased mem.
bers and the pledge of fidelity will bs
renewed. After prayer by the grand
prelate. the quartet will sing. Crossing
the Bar; Grand Chancellor s. III. Bas.
sett will deliver the closing remarks and
the benediction will be pronounced by
Rev. w. w. Barnes. pastor of Douglas
Memorial NJ. E. Church. The music
will be under the direction OF Thomas L.
Jones and Mrs. Jones will be the pianist
of the evening
The officers and committees are as fol-
lows:
Past grand chancellor. Harry p. Wiley:
grand chancellor, Samuel II. Bassett:
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grand prelate. Charles w. Henderson:
grand keeper of records and seal. Henry
]. Gasson; grand master of exchequer.
Frank B. Crown; grand master-at-arms,
Robert w. Sroufe; grand inner guard.
Mark Stearman; grand outer guard.
Richard S Sebastian; grand lecturer.
Hamlin NJ. Vandervort.
Committee on necrology-H. j. Gasson
tchairman). John Bedell. Harry NJ Con-
rad.
Committee on music-George w. Haley
(chairman), Arthur NJ. Trivett, A. W.
Leeke.
Committee on speakers-Edgar c. Sny-
der tchairmanl. Mark w. Moore Jr..
Charles w. Henderson.
Committee on program and printing
II. NJ. Vandervort (chairmanD, w. e.
Poole, H. c. Glading.
Committee on hall and decorations
NJ. E. Crowther (chairman). George w.
Hammer, w. E. Gasson.
Committee on electrical effects-J. s.
Prescott tchalrman)
Committee on reception-A. w. Leeke
(chairnan). Lee II. Harris. John b. Hick-
man, R c. Phillips. John II. Williams.
w. A. Kimmel. w. T. Hammer. w. +.
Gasson. Charles J. Bedell Harry NJ Con-
rad Fred McC. Smith, Otto c. Haus-
child. James L. Hyde. Henry Rock. NJ. A.
D'Manna William r. Hardy. DR.. w. F.
r. Phillips, w. 4. H. Turner
The floral decorations will be made BY
George c. Shaffer.
Equal Lodge. No. IL. met in regular
convention Monday evening, with large
attendance. One application for menu
berShip was received.
Howard Pagan of Post Norris Lodge,
No. &c. of Post Norris. y. j.. was pres
ent and addressed the lodge in the inter-
est OF Pythianism.
Myrtle Lodge, No. 25. at its next meet
ing Will confer the rank Of page ana
the rank of esquire on several candidates.
An invitation to the members Of sister
lodges to be present has been extended.
Grand Chancellor s. H. Bassett granted
dispensations to Excelsior Lodge, No.
IA, and to Capital Lodge. No. ~, TO omit
their regular meetings May 80.
Franklin Lodge, No. ., at its meeting
Thursday evening appointed the following
an lat home" social TO be given in the
lodgeroom Thursday evening. June 20:
II. C. Glading. chairman; w. +. Bucher
and A. w. Leeke.
Harmony Lodge, No. 81. at its meeting
Thursday evening received from the
grand chancellor his approval OF the
amendments to the lodge bylaws.
T. T. Coldwell Company. No. z. at ft0
meeting Thursday evening received and
accented an invitation from the grand
chancellor, through the major Of the bat.
TALON, T. A. Bynum. to act as escort
TO the Grand Lodge officers and partici-
nate in the memorial exercises OF the
order to be held June 1S. It was decided
to dispense with the weekly drills DUR
ing the months OF June. July and Aus
gust.
Rathbone-Superior Lodge. No. %. con.
ferred the rank OF esquire on two can.
didates at its meeting Friday night. The
lodge quartet took q prominent part in
the exercises and responded to many
encores. The committees appointed by
this lodge to visit the various lodges In
this grand jurisdiction reported Its mem-
hers had met with a cordial reception
wherever they had been, and predicted
much good would be realized from these
fraternal visits.
Friendship Temple. No. 8. Wednesday
evening, June Z, will hold Its election %
officers for the ensuing six months.
An unusual romance comes from Hamfl.
ton, Ont. where announcement 10 made
of the wedding OF A. r. Whyte TO Mrs.
Alexander Whyte, jr., divorced wife OF
his own son. He is sixty and she 10