Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-14
LAUD PYTH|AN Dead
Order Holds Its Annual Memo.
rial Services.
CEREMONY is IMPRESSIVE
Address Delivered by Representative
Sloan-Roll of Deceased
Members Called.

With ceremonies beautiful and Impress
i've. the knights OF Pythias Of the Dis
trict of Columbia held their annual me-
mortal services at Pythian Temple last
evening for those who died during the
year.
Blended with the oratory of the occa-
sion was the tribute Of music. acred and
sentimental: the official roll call, readings
from the Book of Law by the grand
prelate. roll call Of the dead. taps" the
deposit of the myrtle upon the altar and
the renewal of the pledge of fidelity to
the memory OF the dead and solemn
prayer.
Representative Charles II. Sloan of Ne
braska, himself Pythian. delivered an
address, during the course Of which he
said:
The prayer. sweet song, the hating
word. the solemn call OF roll. the sra-
cious deposit Of myrtle on the altar. sym
bolize our thoughts and betoken our trib-
utes 1t is mine to pay poor tribute
to the knights who are gone
Living Up to Obligation.
1.-The names so called were strange to
me. Their faces ! never saw nor shall
until we meet and know each other and
see and know as we are seen and known
I assume in Pythian charity that they
and each Of them were typical Pythian
knights, whose obligation. solemnly
taken, was scrupuIously observed This
being true, | venture each played on
earth manly part and so pleased an ob-
serving heaven. Food carried he to the
hungry and the cooling draught he
placed to the parched lips; clothed the
naked and administered medicine to the
sick. When occasion presented he res
cued the perishing' and in the, presence
of human extremity he cared for the dy-
ing
HE honored his father and his mother.
He loved his brother. He passed the
rich and great to aid the poor and lowiy.
Envy was cast from him. and he
wrought no mischief among his fellows.
To his manly nature was he true. yield
ing not to unlawful lust. Truth beamed
from his knightly shield and justice
CLEANED from his shining sword. HIS
voice came to hardening ears like clarl-
cymbals tinkling. you caught no brazen
sound. Confidence proclaimed itself IN
stately mien and bravery in chfvalrlc
deed. These compel our estimate to be.
true man and faithful friend To his
country ever loyal and to his fellows
always true. So walked those knights
on earth in dutys path on to their des-
tiny and down TO the tomb,
Program of Exercises.
The chancellor commander of Rath-
bone Superior Lodge. No. %. under whose
auspices the services were held. presided
at the function, which included the reg
ular opening ceremonies by the Grand
Lodge officers. invocation by the grand
prelate: Rock of Ages quartet of Mrs.
Charles B. Bayly. Mrs D. DIN Leech,
Thomas l.. Jones and Owen Penny: read
ing of the official call by the grand
keeper OF records and seal: readings from
the Book of Law by the grand preiate,
THE Beautiful Isle of Somewhere. so
prano solo. by Mrs. Bayly: calling the
roll of deceased members: prayer by
the grand prelate. closing remarks ny
Grand Chancellor Samuel Fl. Bassett, and
the benediction. by Rev. w. w. Barnes.
The members OF the order who dted
during the year. TO honor whose memory
the exercises were held We're:
Past Grand Chancellor D. Elmer WI
her. Webster Lodge, No. Z, died Decem-
Der 2s. 1910.
past Chancellors George Eckert. Ger
mania Lodge, No. Is. died July 3. 1910:
John Hayward. Excelsior Lodge: NO; H.
died January $. 1911; Henry ". Saul Ger
mania Lodge, No. i. died February x,
1911: Fred G. Atkinson. Syracusians
Lodge. No. 10, died March 3. 1911; Thorn,
as Adams. Franklin Lodge. No. :, died
March I, 1911; William NJ. kensinger. d De-
catur Lodge, No. 9. died March 10. 1917
David Pollock. Decatur Lodge. NO. y,
died March 30, 1911: Joseph T. Galliherr,
Calanthe Lodge. No. II, died May =,
1911: George F. Wells, Harmony Lodge,
No y. died May :. 1911 and Joseph VIII
Iiams. Harmony Lodge, No. IL died May
II. 1911.
Knights-A. j. Carew. Capital Lodge.
No "a died July %. 1910; p: A. Nus,
scar. Mount Vernon Lodge. No 5, died
August 81. 1910; John II, Bridewen.
Calanthe Lodge. No II. died November
6. 1910; Louis Poessell. Myrtle Lodge,
No 25, died November "a, 1910; Robert
r. Ackfeld. Equal Lodge, No. II. died
December 10. 1910: George w. Keenan,,
Capital Lodge. No. "a. died January !.
1911: John Ferber. Germania Lodge.
No Is, died February I. 1911; William
H. Flood. Harmony Lodge. No. Fl. died
February IL, 1911; Werner Koch, Ger
mania Lodge. No. Is. died March 6.
1911: J. A. Collision. Equal Lodge. No.
II. died March 10. 1911: Edward h.
Somborn. Rathbone Superior Lodge.
No 90, died March 15, 1911; George
c. Steadman. Mount Vernon Lodge. No.
5. died April IA, 1911: Jacob Neurath.
Germania Lodge. No. Is. died April 20.
1911: c. c. Hornung. Capital Lodge. No.
"a. died May Z. 1911: John Chiavan-
tonia. Columbia Lodge, No. &c. died
May :. 1911.
Page-James A. Taliaferro. Mount
Vernon Lodge, No. 5, died March l.,
1911.
Pythian Sister-Ethel Williams Rath-
bone Temple. No. s, died April %, 1911.