Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

Virginia and the District of Columbia. is
| absent from the city making official
visits to the temples Of her Jurisdiction.
Coldwel Company. No :. military de-
| partment. held special assembly last
! Thursday evening and decided to equip
| the company with the new regulation
| uniform. Notices were ordered sent to all
| members to- be present at special as
| sembly TO be held tomorrow evening. for
the purpose of being measured for the
uniforms
! The keeper of records and seal Of Cen
| fury Lodge. No. 20, reports a recent In
] crease iii the interest and attendance at
I the lodge sessions, which are held on the
first and third Mondays of each month.
!. This lodge also promises to have some
ritualistic work soon.
Calanthe Lodge No. II. conferred the
third rank in amplified form at its con-
yention Monday evening i'm the presence
of the grand chancellor and several Wis
| itors This lodge has recently reorgan-
lied IT'S ritualistic team and is consider
| ing the adv. sa billy of entering the con-
test for the Grand Lodge trophy.
Harmony Lodge. No. 81, held banner
meeting Thursday evening, when the cas-
tie hall was filled with members and
| visitors from sister domains The rank
of page was conferred by the noted de-
| gree team of the lodge. The team is
preparing for the rank of knight in the
near future and is holding frequent re-
hearsals. The grand visitation to this
lodge will occur MAY % and the, commit
tee in charge of the arrangements is
working to make the visitation Sic
cessful one. Grand Representative Fred
McC Smith made an address on Bust
ness. in the, Lodge and in Personal
Life. Mr.. Smith is Well known busi-
ness expert and his address was very
much enjoyed.
Grand Trustee r. Lodge Hill also gave
short talk. Ben c. McQuay superin-
tendent of the Pythan insurance de-
partment, spoke of that department.
Grand PreIate G. Nv Henderson gave an
illustrated lecture of his tours i'm the
far north west: He has visited many
lodges i'm the, west and gave some ANUS
ing incidents Of ibis visits. The lodge is
contemplating a past chancellor night
in the near future when the RANK of
knight will oe conferred on several can
didates. with a team composed entirely
of past chancellors of the lodge.
Mis- Virginia. Young grand mistress of
records and correspondence of the Grand :
Temple of Pythian Sisters of Virginia
sn , the .p DIST e, &C coianbia IN. was
week s s
In accordance with; the Grand Lodge at
its last convention, the Grand Cour ell. at
a meeting held hast wee apnoinssSii
cemmttee to promulea fet. rnies eSserRing
the competitive ritualistic contest 10 be !
held in the fail forsthe trophy offered !
by the Grand Lodge. J. consisted Of
Grand Vice Chancellor Mark Stearmau
Grand Master at. Arms Fl. ii. Wander
wort and Grand. Lecturer j. B. DickDlan.
Supreme chancellor T. j.. Carlins. HAS
written to Grand Chancellor. Sroufe ex-
tending congratulations on his election 4
and adding the following: Il wish You
would give as much attention as pcssi-
bic to the subordinate lodges, and hive
them organize competing teams for tins
reinstatement of suspended members, am.
the installation of new members. as 80,
build up. your domain with the very best
material possible. rememberipg alwass
that duality is the first consideration
and quantity comes afterward.'
Supreme Representative Thomas A.
Bynum has been i'll at his home for sew
efal days.