Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-25

of Fredericksburg, Va: grand ch1ef, Mrs.
Elsie Vandervort of Washington y. -
burg, Va; grand junior. Florence Bowen
of Richmond, Va; grand mistress OF
records and correspondence. Virginia
Young of Fredericksburg, Va; grand mis-
tress of finance, Laura Hicks or Lyncn-
burg, Va; grand protector, Mrs. Estelie
G. kahlert of Washington. d. c.: grand
guard Ethel Dougherty of Portsmouth
Va: supreme representatives, Mrs. Emma
d. Bynum of Washington. ID. G.. and
Jennie Rice of Portsmouth. Va; the rep
resentatives of the several subordinate
temples are as follows: Virginia, No. 1,
at Fredericksburg, Clara Armstrong and
Lizzie Harris: Tidewater Temple, No. 2.
Suffolk, Va, Mary Graham. past grand
Temple. No. 3. Petersburg. Va. Elizabeth
Crowder and Bessie Johnson. Ports
mouth Temple, No. 4, Portsmouth, Va.
Mary Draughton. Virginia Gordson, Mary
Grant and Jessie Draughton; Richmond
Temple. No. 5. Richmond, Va, Virginia
NJ. Leake, Julia Hill, Sallie Creery. past
grand chief and Margaret NJ. Jet; Nor
folk Temple, No. &. Norfolk, Va, Lille
Peterborough: Lynchburg Temple. No. &.
Lynchburg, Va. Annie Foster and Sallie
Durphey, past grand chief.
Mrs EleanOre Smith entertained the
Past Chiefs Association. Pythian Sisters
of the District, at the monthly meeting
Monday night. Refreshments were served
regular business. The following members
of the association were present: Mrs.
Estelle G. kahlert. Mrs. Elsie Z. Van
dervort. Mrs. Martha Jarboe. Mrs. Mar
garet Coffin, Mrs. Carrie Davis. Mrs.
Edna Miller, Mrs. Bertha Williams. Mrs.
Roberta Prescott, Mrs Ida Crown. Mrs.
Eleanore Smith, Mrs. Mary Mitchell. Mrs.
Emma D. Bynum and Miss Mary r.
Steiner.
Dot nhSorvad the
twenty-third anniversary of the institu-
ton of the temple Friday night and
initiated a class. There was large at
tendance of members and visitors, and a
program of music and recitatons was
given Refreshments We're served by a
committee headed by Mrs Roberta Pres
colt. Mrs. Martha Jarboe and Mrs. Bertha
Williams.
Grand Chancellor Robert Sroufe and
his associate Grand Lodge officers paid
their annual visitation to Harmony Lodge,
No 21 the Pythian home of Grand Prel-
ate c. W. Henderson. ThuiSday evening.
A detachment of J. L. CodweH Company,
No. I Military Department. under COM
mand of Capt. Hugh Reid acted as the
escort All the Grand Lodge officers were
present except Grand Lecturer ]. b.
hickman, who had been called to Ohio
by the death of his father. Past Grand
Chancellors Kahlert, Gasson. Wiley and
Haley and Col. Thomas +. Landon were
also present. Grand Master-at-A VAN
deryoort officiated in the rendition of the
unwritten work of the three ranks. An
enthusia site address that was warmly ap
plauded was delivered by Representative
Sisson of Mississippi, who is member
of the order.
Capital Lodge, No. "a. conferred the
rank of knight upon two esquires at
its convention Tuesday evening.
Monday evening Equal Lodge, No. II.
conferred the rank OF knight in am
olified form, j. T. Coldwell Company,
No Z. Military Department., taking the
,arts of guards and attendants. The
ork is said to have been one Of the
inest exempi.fications of this rank ever
seen in this domain.
The next visitation of Grand Chan