Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-23
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

The Rev. w. W. Barnes pastor OF
Douglass NJ. E. Church, 18th and II
streets northeast, member of Amarantf
Lodge, No %. win hold a special PythiaT
service at the church this evening, at
O clock, in commemoration of the forty
ninth anniversary of the birth of the
Pythian order, at which all members are
urged to be present.
Ascalon Temple, No. 81. L. o. +. *.
will hold a monster ceremonial session a,
Pythian Temple on the evening of March
10, at which time a large class of tyres
will cross the sands of KhOra SSan's
desert.
The Grand Lodge, knights of Pythia
Of the domain of the District of Columbia
held it's annual convention at PythiaI
Temple. with Grand Chancellor George
There was an unusually large attendance
of representatives.
Fifteen past chancellors were admitted
and the Grand Lodge rank conferred
upon them.
| The reports of the Grand Lodge officers
showed that while the order had sustain
ed a slight loss numerically it is finan-
| cially stronger thar for several years
| Reports were received from the commit
| tees on subdivision and reference. creden-
tlalS, printing. HItletl anniversary,
ternal correspondence and finance. all o1
which showed the order in general to be
on the upward trend Supreme Repre-
sentative T.. c. Plummer of Maine was
a visitor and addressed the Grand
Lodge.
The Grand Lodge, at late hour. took
a recess until Thursday evening at 81
o'clock when there was present Supreme
Representative Richardson of Maryland
delegated by the supreme chancellor,
Thomas j. CARING. to represent him Of
ficially at the session.
Representative Richardson addressed
the representatives at some length and
reiterated the slogan of the supreme
chancellor for lone million members by
1914" the year of the fiftieth anniversary
of the birth of the order.
The principal business of Thursday
nights session was the election of Of
ficers for the ensuing year, which re-
suited as follows: Grand chancellor,
Robert Sroufe of Equal Lodge, No. II;
grand vice chancellor, Mark Stearman
of Century Lodge. No: 30; grand prelate.
c. w. Henderson of Harmony Lodge, No.
81. reelected: grand keeper of records
and seal II. J. Gasson of Excelsior
Lodge, No. II. reelected grand master
of exchequer. Frank B. Crown of Myrtle
Lodge, No p. reelected; grand master
alarms. H. NJ. Vanderwort of Mount
Vernon Lodge. No. 3; grand inner guard,
w A Kimmel of Calanthe Lodge, No.
II; grand outer guard, Richard Sebastian
of Decatur Lodge, No. 8: grand lecturer.
John b. Dickman of Webster Lodge, No.
I: grand trustees. Z. Lodge Hill of Har-
mony Lodge. No. y. reelected: ]. F..
Skidmore of Capital Lodge. No. ~. re-
elected, and Thomas E. Landon of Ca
lanthe Lodge, No. IL, reelected; supreme
representative for four years. from jan
uary I. 1914. Past Grand Chancellor AL
bert Kanlert of Syracusians' Lodge. No.
10, and alternate supreme representative,
Past Grand Chancellor II. +. Wiley OF
Mount Vernon Lodge, No. D.
The newly elected supreme representa-
tive, Albert kahlert. has been an earnest,
energetic worker in Pythan circles ever
since his admission into the order some
twenty-three years ago. He is member
of Syracusians Lodge. No. 10 one of
the Oldest lodges in the domain, and by
reason of services in the chairs of that
lodge entered the Grand Lodge as past
chancellor in 1902. He has been the
master of eXchcquer of Syracusians
Lodge for a number of years, and one of
the mainstays of the lodge. His services
i'm the Grand Lodge We're of such charac-
ter. it is said, by reason Of his work OH
the several committees. that he was sue
cessively advanced through the chairs,