Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-07

Of Forest Oak Lodge. No. 123. or Cal
thersburg. Md. have visited nearly every
lodge in Washington during the past rev
days. and have extended an invitation
| to the various lodges to pay them fra
ternal visit during the week OF the cor
ner stone laying. Nearly every lodge In
the domain has accepted the invitation,
and will go the evening of May Il, leav-
ing Washington at pm.
Amaranth Lodge, No. IS. met Monday
night. Grand Prelate c. W. Henderson
and Grand Keeper of Records and Seal
| II. J. Gasson We're visitors and addressed
the meeting. Monday evening, May 10,
Amaranth Lodge will have open SEES
sion for the benefit of Pythians and their
friends. W. H. H. Smith. chief OF the
Department. will talk on the voyage of
the American fleet from Hampton roads
| to the Golden Gate.
There were a large number of the mem
bers of Equal Ledge. No. Il. at its meet
| ing Monday night. One application Tor
| membership was received and more prom
| Uses in the near future
Past Grand Chancellors T. y. Bynum,
| Albert Kahlert and H. =. Wiley were
present and addressed the lodge. Charles
S Tuscon and John r. Haskins spoke
under the good of the order.
| Grand Chancellor S. II. Bassett. H. L.
| Thompson of Rathbone-Superior, No. -.
and j. Frank Trazzare and Claude w
Owen OF Forest Oak Lodge, No. 123,
Gaithersburg. Md. were visitors at EX-
ceIsior Lodge, No. IA. Tuesday night
There was a large attendance. and the
relief committee reported Past Grand
| Chancellor Benjamin f Evans no better
The grand chancellor presented to Grand
| Keeper of Records and Seal II. ]. GasSon
who had the rank of past grand chancel-
| Ior conferred on him at the convention OF
the Supreme Lodge, past grand chan-
| ceilorS jewel.
! Myrtle Lodge, No. -. received an ap-
plication for membership at its meeting
Tuesday night, making six candidates IN
all who will receive the ranks at sub
! sequent meetings.
| Wednesday night the grand chancellor
will present to Past Grand Chancellor Fl.
| 2. Wiley the past grand chancellor S
| Jewel authorized by the last Grand Lodge
convention.
Franklin Lodge. No .. was visited by
7. r. Compton of Waverly Lodge. NO
| 1l3, of Dayton. Ohio, Thursday evening
! Mr.. Compton delivered an interesting ad-
dress on the growth and influence OF
Pythianism west of the Ohio river.
| Harmony Lodge. No 81, had its usual
! large attendance of members at its meet
| ing Thursday night. Grand Lecturer II
! NJ. Nandervort of Mount Vernon Lodge
No. >. was present and spoke at some
| length on the necessity of more uni
| form observance of the secret work OF
| the order as eXemplified III the various
| lodges in this domain.
| Many PythianS witnessed the comforting
| of the ranks on large class at the meet
| ing of Syracusians Lodge. No. 10, FRIDAY
night Their work is said to nave been
we'll done and to speak well for the EN-
cient management Chancellor Commander
| John c. Williams IS rendering the lodge
during his present term.
Joseph W. Galliher. who died a Chevy
Chase Thursday. was an old and non
ored member of Calanthe Lodge, No. IL.
Friendship Temple. No. Q, Pythian Sis
tiers met Wednesday night. with large
attendance of members. Much interest
was shown in the general discussion con-
corning plans considered and adopted for
the future welfare of the temple.
The date of convention Of the Grand
| Temple of Virginia. to be he'd in this
city, has been changed from May 20 10
| Tuesday, May %.
Rathbone Temple, Pythian Sisters, mi
tiated several candidates FRIDAY evening
and acted on a number Of applications.
| Williams, appointed committees to ar
ment of the officers and members of the
Grand Temple, which will meet here
May %.