The Washington herald., 1911-02-12


dab, at their meeting Friday night at
62S Louisiana avenue northwest enter
taincd visitors from Potomac Council, of
Harpers Ferry, w. Va, and Good VIII
and Empire Councils of the District of
Columbia.
The regular business of the council
was followed by the initiation of several
candidates and addresses by the visiting
members. Worthy Chief John E. Rhodes
| presided.
| Minnehaha Lodge, No. 1, International
Order of Good Templars. met in Pythian
| Temple, Tuesday evening. 1. l. Corby,
past grand templar, presided Mrs Car
rie Smith. pianist, conducted the song
service. Jesse c. Suter, deputy grand
templar, gave an address on lodge eco
nomics, and S. W. Russell, past chief
| templar, read a paper setting forth the
claim that the principles and practices
of Good Templary, applied universally,
| would work a complete and happy solu-
ton Of the vexed problem which now
engages the joint activities of the local
Associated Charities and the Citizens
Relief Association The leading features
of a valentine party programme for the
next meeting were discussed. The com
mittee on arrangements for valentine
night includes Mrs. Olive Dinwiddie, Mrs
Carrie Smith. Mrs. Sara Mcmillan, Miss
Katherine Whitcomb. and the Misses
Laura and Ellen Church.
Perseverance Lodge, No. ., I. o. G. T,
| at its recent session in Smiths Hall,
Ninth street, was presided over by Louis
Grave, chief templar; Mrs. a. Wilkinson,
! pianist, leading in a service of song. The
| initiatory degree was conferred on one
candidate and one proposition for mem
bership was received. The offcers-elect
were installed, Clarence Corby, deputy
grand templar, officiating. A social ses-
| sion was followed by a discussion of
\ ways and means for increasing lodge ac-
tivities, as proposed by a club of younger
members. These included an entertainment
| in Typographical Temple in the near
| future, and a social, to be held at the
| home of the chief tempIar, 461 Florida
avenue northwest on Monday evening.
February 20
The Short Story Club met on Wednes-
day evening last at SD Sixth street north
west. with William Tyler Page, president,
in the chair, and Mrs. Mira NJ. MetcaIt,
secretary, in charge Of the programme
A piano solo, ''PoIonaise'' CMacDoweID
was played by Miss Kate Alderman with
great expression. The mastery fiction
>.
T. S. Young, the vice president, in her
story OF "A Telepathic Courtship; or. the
Romance of a Government Clerk
Mrs. Blanche Sanborn's sketch, THE
Little President of Kingsberry," was a
charming tale of college life Arthur B.
White, an artist in oral Interpretation,
gave with fine effect THE Seven Ages of
Man. and as an encore The Search for
Happiness" In place of the scheduled
note, in her contribution of Some
Howlers.''
Miss Lillian Chenoweth delighted with
her vocal solos, Whisper and 1 Shall
Hear" PiccolominD, and "Ah, Let Me
Dream CTaylor), accompanied on the
piano by Mrs. Leonard H. Wilder. A
"Pirouette" (Chaminarde) was Interpreted
by Miss Kate Alderman, and the pro-
gramme was brought TO close by talk
by Mr.. Page.
Washington Aerie No. rs. FraternaI
Order of Eagles, met Thursday night at
an adjourned session to hear a report of
the committee on the celebration of the
tenth anniversary to be held March Il
Members OF the committee who made ad-
dresses included John Doyle Carmody,
Rosa F. Downing. Myer Fisher, Hugh F.
Harvey, T. F. Carr, and Ward Savage
J. S. Warmbath, Alaskan explorer, who
is a member of Washington Aerie, made a
short address. He was accompanied by
Edward f. Schmid. who is past officer
Of the aerie.
The report of the committee was adopt
ed and the arrangements for the anni-
versary include reception and banquet
for the members and their ladies. Invita-
tions will be sent to high officials of the
order and to Congressman and Senators
who are members. The committee is
planning to make the affair the most
elaborate Of any celebration ever held
by the organization.
Harmony Lodge. No. p. knights of
Pythias, at meeting Thursday night at
Pythian Temple. conferred the rank OF
page upon W. L Yates Visiting MEM
bers incnded Past Grand Chancellor Al
bert II. Kahlert, Grand Trustee E. Lodge
Hill. Past Grand Chancellor Frank Day,
OF the District, and Past Chancellor
George Boyer, of Oriental Lodge, of Alex
andria. Va. The visitors made short ad-
dresses on the arrangements for the cele-
bration OF The forty-seventh anniversary
OF the founding of the knights of Pythias
to be held February IS.
The order was founded in this city and
many prominent members and supreme
officers OF the organisation win attend the
ceremonies. The committee On the circus