The Washington herald., 1913-09-28
WITH THE SECRET AND FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
KNIGHTS OF PYTIIAS CALENDAR.

LODGES.
| SepfembeF 9-Equal Lodge, No. u, business
Amaranth Lodge. No. .. business Century Lodge.
No. 30, business.
september oO-EzoelsioE- LodEc. No. Il. buSinsss;
Webster Lodge. No Z, business; Capital Lodge NO.
| October Mount Vernon Lodge, No. ., Dusaness'
Union Lodge. No. 2 business.
October z-Franklin Lodge. No. 2. business
October 3-syraclsisns Lodge. No. 10. roll call
rally. -,
| October l-Friendship Temple No. .. degree work
| October 3-Rathbone Temple. No. 8. degree work.
| MILITARY DEPARTMENT..
October ~. T. CoIdven Company. No. ], busi-
ness.
Mark Stearman, grand chancellor, ad
interim, who assumed the ONCE by virtue
OF being the grand vice chancellor OF
this domain, upon the death OF the late
| Robert Sroufe, was elected as grand
lecturer of the domain at the convention
of the Grand Lodge in 1910. He became
grand inner guard in February OF lSlI,
grand master at arms IN February lslZ'
and was elected as grand vice chancellor
| al the convention OF 1918. He is one OF
the cfty's prominent young lawyers. He
| Is a past chancellor of Century Lodge,
No %. He will inaugurate the series OF
fall visitations, accompanied by the other
| Grand Lodge officers, oil wednesday
evening, October p, when they will visit
Hermione Lodge, No. Il, in Georgetown.
There being a vacancy in the ONCE OF
grand vice chancellor, owing to the in
cumbent of that office becoming grand
chancellor, the grand master Of arms, H.
NJ. Vandervort. has been appointed TO
the office of grand vice chancellor by
grand chancellor, ad interim, Mark Stear-
man.
Harmony Lodge, No. u, had a very
largely attended convection last Thurs
day evening, when the rank Of knight
was conferred upon two applicants for
that rank.
| Syracusians Lodge, No. 10. will hold its
first roll call rally day at its convention
next Friday night, when the address Of
the evening will be delivered by the Hon.
w. E. Andrews, Auditor for the Treas
ury, who is a member Of Amaranth
Lodge, No. 2s, of this city.
Former Gov. Charles n. Herried Of
South Dakota, has been elected as a rep
resentative to the Supreme Lodge from
the Dominion OF South Dakota.
The new Pythian Temple at Frederick.
Md, will be dedicated on November IL
and Is Supreme Chancellor I. J. CARING
will be present, and also Supreme Keeper
OF Records and Seal Fred S. Wheaton.
The latter will officiste in the Initiation
of a bible class" using the historic
Bible upon which the first obligation Of
the order was taken by Rathbone and his
associates.
The Grand Lodge Of Pennsylvania has
voted to send a delegation OF ten. con-
| sisting of p. G. c, J. w. Hutchinson,
G. c: David 2. Reese, G. V. C.: Benjamin
Moore, G. P: G. A. Mentzell, supreme
representative; II. o. Cline and ]. A.
Steese, &. NJ. A; II. w. Fox, G. l. G.;
Louis Jacobs and Past ChanCellors Wat
kins and Foltz to represent that domain
at the Golden Jubilee Celebration to be
held in this city in February, 1914
| Grand Chancellor T. , CARING has
commissioned Grand Chancellor Fred s.
| Atwood, of Minnesota. who is now spend
ing his vacation in ENGLAND as special
deputy supreme chancellor, with authority
TO institute a lodge or lodges of the order
in England in accordance with the laws
OF the Supreme Lodge.
The local committee on celebration of
| the Golden Jubilee held a very enthusi-
astic meeting at Pythian headquarters on
Chancellor II. p. Wiley. chairman, pre-
siding Reports from the late meeting
Of the Supreme Lodge committee held in
Baltimore were made and the chairman
appointed subcommittee to take up the
work in this domain as follows:
Finance-H. N. Vandervort, o. A.
Booth. and NJ. A. Leese.
Publicity-Fred McC. Smith and S. NJ
! Pearson.
Glass Initiation-W. A. Kimmell.
Registration-F. II. Melick.
Printing and Badges-T. A. Bynum.
The next meeting OF the committee will
be held on October s at Pythian Temple.
The fiftieth anniversary of the institu-
| ton of the first lodge of the order of
Knights of Pythias is ThJFsday, Febru-
ary l9, 1914 Several OF the Grand Do
mains are already making preparations