Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

/ Washington Company, No. I. military
department. met Wednesday evening anO
elected officers for the coming year as
follows: Captain, Fred NJ Pelzman. re.
elected; first lieutenant, @. III. Whiting,
reelected: second lieutenant III. &. Glad
ing: recorder. Perry p. Patrick. re-elect-
ed: treasurer, Roger \. Reeves. re-elect-
ed; chaplain, George Ryall. and trustee
for three years. George Ryall. The new
~ elected officers will be installed and
the company inspected the second We'd
nesday evening in January. when an en-
tertainment and Dutch supper" will be
given, to which j. I. Coldwell Company,
No and the Grand Lodge officers have
been invited.
Ascalon Temple, No. S, Dramatic Or
der knights of Khorassan the play
ground of Pythianisin, met Monday even
ing and discussed the arrangements for
the monster ceremonial session to be held
during jubilee week. Reports from the
temples all over the country, il is said.
indicate an attendance of upward Of 3.00u
Dokeys at the golden jubilee. The follow
ing We're elected as officers of the temple
for the coming year: Royal vizior. Fred
II. Pelznlan; grand emir. Fred Yates.
shiek. 5. \. Murdoch; mahedi, +. w.
Heiss secretary, NJ, III. Kongsberg
treasurer, Albert Kahlert: sat-ap. j. :.
Prescott; sahib. Stephen konicka, and
trustee. II. j. Gasson.
Royal Prince a. J. David. who has
served Ascalon Temple for many years
as its secretary. declined reelection.
At the semi-monthly meeting OF the
golden jubilee committee Monday evening
encouraging reports We're received from
the several subcommittee. a letter from
Mai. Gen. \. J. Stobbert, addressed to
Mai. 7. \. Bynum. and referred to the
general committee, suggested the adj
disability of holding a class imitation of
the military department during jubilee
week, with the major general presiding.
The matter was referred To Il special
committee composed of Past Capt. X. L.
Whiting Nal 7. \. Bynum. Capt.-eiect
J. A. Emmons and knights Albert
kahiert and NJ. T. Pines. 1t is reported
that the Dominion of Canada viii send
one of its noted officials here during jubi-
lice week to be Il member Of the class to
he initiated. Several members Of Con-
gress also are expected to be members
Of the class.
Lodge No. ~, report the receipt Of sew
erai applic:iti TONS for the Jubilee class.
Imperial Aim Albert kahlcit who is
a member % Ascalon Temple No -. of
this city. and Past Imperial Prince l.; =.
SUNNY attended the meeting OF Ben
Hadad Temple. No. -. Dramatic . der
Knights OF khorassan of Baltimore, Md,
Wednesday evening, when q class Ct
SeNenty-.iNe was led across TIE NOT SInd>
o. khora ssan's desert. In the class Were
delega tons from Altoona, Pa, aud Viii
mington, Del.
An attendance q over 700 members Of
the Dokeys witnNed the work % the
rituaistic team of Ben Hadad Temple.
Reports received at that meeting indi
cate that Ben Hadsd Temple viii send
about io9 members ard class % nifty
initiates for the big juhiee ceremonial.
Altoona expects to send 10 members u
witness the work and WiImin TO about
the same number, with q large number of
candidates.
Grand Chancellor Mark Stearman will
close the series OF fan yis'tations tomor-
row evening, when he visits Equal Lodge
No !, Of which the late Grand Chancellor
Robert Sroufe was member The ledge
has completed arrangements for a pub
lie installation of its officers The first
Monday in January. when a portrait of
the late Grand Chancellor Robert Sroufe
viii be unveiled.
Mrs. Della Nichols, most excellent chief
of Rathbone Temple, No. :. Pythian sis
tiers. is reported to he recovering from
the burns received on her hands and arms
several weeks ago. During the absence
OF Mrs. Nichols from the temple her po-
sition as presiding officer has been filled
by Mrs. Emma Motyka. the excellent
senior of the temple. Past Chief Mary
L. Mitchell was chosen a trustee at the