Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-17
PYTH|ANS' BIG DAY
To Observe Forty-Seventh
Birthday of the Order.
HIGH OFFICIALS COMING

The forty-seventh anniversary o. the
founding of the Pythian order will lie
commemorated at the Pythian temple TO-
morrow evening Supreme Chancellor OF
the Order George NJ. Hanson of Calais,
Me, together with Thomas j. CARING,
supreme vice chancellor: Supreme Keeper
of Records and Seal Fred r. Wheaton of
Minneapolis, Mimi; Gen. Arthur j. Stob-
bart, commanding the Inform Rank,
knights of Pythias, of st. Paul, Mimi,
Supreme Repress NATIVE Rrigad1er ).
Young of Ada, Ohio; Supreme Represent
alive ". @. Edens OF Chicago. Ill, and
other prominent Pythans will be present.
The Grand LoCge of the Knights OF
Iythias OF the District of Columbia is
known to the order the "motheT do
main of Pythianism. for it was in this
city that the order was founded. Febru-
AIRY H. 1851 by Justus III. Rathbone and
twelve associates. The domain is COM
posed of eighteen subordinate lodges. with
two companies Of the Uniform Rank OF
Company. No l. was awarded the first
prize of $500, in class B, at the national
competitive drills of the order at Mil
waukee, Wis. in August. 1910
The Grand Lodge of the District of CO.
lumbia was organized April \. 1864. 1t
Was then composed of the past officers of
Washington Lodge. No. l. and three rep
resentatives from that lodge, which was
then the only lodge of the order. While
the Grand Lodge apparently came into
existence of its own accord its authority
over the affairs of the order was rec
ognized 1t granted a dispe lsation, as 1t
was then called. for Franklin Lodge, No.
=. which was instituted April l.. 1864.
under and by virtue of such dispensation.
Reorganized in 1866.
From June Il. 1865. to May /, 1885, it
ceased meeting. but on the latter date
Franklin Lodge and Mount Vernon Lodge
No. }, other lodges having become de-
funct. reorganized the Grand Lodge. with
Justus II. Rathbone as grand chancellor.
1t regularly met. exercising the functions
of provi onal supreme lodge. up to
August II, 1865, when the Supreme Lodge
was organized Today it is said the
Pythian tricolor of red, blue and gold
floats over 5000 castle halls of the order
and more than 1oo.COJ members.
The Grand Lodge of the District now
meets annually February -. except
when that date falls on Saturday or Sun
Jay 1t will convene this year next Mon
day.
uland Lodge officers for 1911 are as
follows: Harry P. Wiley. grand chan
cellor, Samuel H. Bassett. grand vice
chancellor; Charles w. Henderson, grand
prelate: Henry j. Gasson. grand keeper
of records and seal: Frank B. Crown,
grand master of exchequer; George w.
Haley. grand master-at-arms; Robert
Sroufe. grand inner guard: Richard S.
Sebastian. grand outer guard; Mark
Stearman, grand lecturer; Thomas +.
Landon. j. F. Skidmore and E. Lodge
Hill. grand trustees. Edward Dunn, past
supreme chancellor. Claude H. Wood
ward, \. j. Cunning. John L. Moling,
Jefferson Middleton, James G. Mcqueen,
ID L.
Ames f. Iedford. George W. Bauman.
j. w. Carter. John c. Yost, Thomas 4.
Bynum. g. Frank Day. and Albert kahl-
ert, past grand chancellors.
Grand Representatives Of Lodges.
The grand representatives are:
Franklin Lodge, No. 2-George Ryal,
Charles T. Neal. Perry P. Patrick. DR.. J.
c Tappan and ]. c. Bell.
Mount Vernon Lodge. No. 5-Hugh b.
Armstrong. Burton T. Doyle. James H.
Galleher. John NJ. Kline, sr.. and Hamlin
M. Eandervort.
Webster Lodge. No Martin A. Leese.
E. V. Springman. Charles Boyd. George
II. Whiting and George f. Gartrell
Decatur Lodge. No. 9ICharles +. Nc
Allister r. l.. Graves E. W. Morecock,
j. A. Gottsman and NJ. Hanson.
Syracusians Lodge. No. los. NJ. Pear
son. "A. j. sherwood, w. large. H. n.
Rau and l.. B. Nye.
Calanthe odge. No. lit. E. Landon.
G. W. Hall. +. w. Yount, David l.. Bur-
nett and John r. Gerhold.
Hermione Lodge. No. 12-Thomas j.
Hartford. w. +. Phillips. E. S. Walmer,
Edward Journey and w. f. Poole.
Excelsior Lodge. No. III. Bonacorsy.
c. W. Jones. c. T. Winans. w. A. Wild
ing and +. T. Scott.
Germania Lodge. No. 13-J. G. Anger
man, F. W. Helbig. II. A. Nau. Charles
j. Bedell and II. j. Lauback
Equal Lodge, No. 11-Charles NJ. NC
Caulry Charles Tucker. John r. Hasklns,
Frank J. Henning and o. A. Booth.
Harmony Lodge. No. 2l-Benj. G. NC
Quay. William a. Thompson, James Is.
Railey. John Prescott and G. Milton
Thomas.
Union Lodge. No. 22-Dr. j. NJ. Ramsey.
T. ]. Cason. w NJ Muckelston, j. F.
McCulloch and c. T. Roderick
Capital Lodge. No BIB. Z. Harrison.
A. a Rock, G. l.. Saur. julius Neidt and
II. Il. Tucker.
Myrtle Lodge. No. I'll. T. Adams.
Jacob Nussbaum. II. f. Smith, NJ Z.
Thompson and II. W. Marks.
Columbia Lodge, No. 26-B. Tarantino;
A J. David, G. Ceremile, a. Parello and
I. Saks.
Amaranth Lodge, No. 2s-W r. Carver.
w T. Bradley, j. +. 5. Dickens, }. u
Rowen. 81, and Wilson Harvey.
Rathbone-Superior Lodge. No: 2.eH. Il.
rhor1nson ". c. Deane. Edgar {.
SNYDER. b. f. Harrah and ]. ". Bixler
century Lodge. No :0-Mark Stearman
Max T. Pines Jesse r. Grand, George
r Tal!man and George W. Boynton.