The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-13

&c. w. Reynolds; prelate. j. II. Galliher;
master of work, III. NJ. Vandervort: keep
re of records and seal. II. p Wiley; mas
ter Of finance. ]. NJ Kline, ST.; master Of
exchequer, w. 8. Beacham; master at
arms. Warren Robey: inner guard. W. d.
Weekley; outer guard, G. G. Campbell
| The anniversary celebration will be held
in the auditorium of Pythian Temple next
Friday evening. and invitations have been
extended to every Pythian family in the
| city to attend.
| Addresses will be made by prominent
men who are members of the order and
the following programme will be present.
| ed, after which dancing will be INDUCED
| in: Introductory address. historical John
NJ. Kline, ST.; soprano solo, Miss Mabel
!. Galliher; elocution, Mr.. Percy G. Bowen;
address, Hon. William A. Ashbrook. Con-
gresham from Ohio: barytone solo,
James NJ. Cooper; violin solo, William
Hart: address, Hon John L. Burnett,
Congressman from Alabama; soprano
solo, Mrs. Laura Ackenbaugh; ledger
main, W. S. Whitman; duet. Misses
| Franc and Mabel Galliher; address, Hon.
John A. M. Adair. Congressman from
Indiana; trio, the Misses Galliher.
| Addresses will also be delivered by
Representatives Russell and Ruby of
| Missouri, and others.
Supreme Representatives William F.
man, of Massachusetts,; Frank NJ. Sum-
merkamp. of Georgia; Edward A Horton.
| of St. Thomas, Canada, and j. W. Carter.
| of the District of Columbia, composing
the Supreme Lodge committee on celebrat-
ing the f1ftieth anniversary of the found
| ing of the order of Knights Of Pythias.
to be held in this city on February 49,
1914 held meeting in this city Thursday.
and were introduced to Secretary OF State
William j. Bryan by Past Grand Chan
cellor Harry P. Wiley, Of this city.
They afterward met with the local COM
mittee in charge of the celebration and
the tentative plans outlined proVSe
for a three days celebration commsncA z
on February 19, 1914, with a reception
in the morning to the representatives
from the several grand domains in the
Supreme Domain, and their families. and
in the evening a public meeting, to be
presided over by Supreme Chancellor
Thomas j. CARING, at which addresses
in keeping with the occasion will be de-
livered by prominent persons The sec
ond day in the morning is planned for an
exemplifcation of the rank of page by
one of the noted teams of the country,
with an executive session in the after
noon, to which only Pythians are eligible,
when the new ritualistic work will be ex-
emplified by Past Supreme Chancellor
Walter b. Richey, of Ohio, and Supreme
Keeper of Records and Seal Fred E
Wheaton. and in the evening a grand
exemplifcation Of the rank Of knight by
one of the famous teams of the country
The third day will be devoted to sight
seeing. with grand banquet In the even
ing. Reservations have already been made
for headquarters at the New Willard
Hotel, where the sessions will be held
and where the banquet will be served
Indications are that representatives
from each Of the subordinate lodges in
the Supreme Domain will be present
The Domain of Connecticut has al
ready voted to send their grand chancel-
Tor, grand keeper of records and seal and
supreme representatives here for the oc-
casion at the expense of the Grand
Lodge.
Harmony Lodge, No 81, conferred the
rank of knight at it's convention on
Thursday evening.
Acknowledgment Lodge. No. %, has
received an application for reinstatement
from Edward s. Kimball. who was one
of the original five members who consti-
tuted the first lodge of the order.
Grand Chancellor Sroufe has received
from the supreme chancellor call for
aid for the members of the order in the
devastated section of the Middle West,
and the same has been transmitted to the
several subordinate lodges, with the re-
suit that quite a large amount has been
donated and sent to Supreme Master of
the ExcheQuer Meares for the relief OF
suffering Pythians in the hood-stricken
district