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has made in arranging the program for

has made in arranging the program for
the week of the golden jubilee
/ He announced that it had just been
learned that the rank team of Peter
Woodland Lodge. of Lynn. Mass. could
| not be here to exemplify the work of the
| first rank, as has been quite extensively
| advertised. Much disappointment, 1t is
| said, was manifested among the men,
bers of the local committee But when
| it was learned that an invitation had
| been extended to the team of Mountain
| City Lodge of Frederick Md, to supply
| this part Of the program and that the in
/, vitatfon had been accepted confidence
was restored that this part of the pro-
ceedings will be amply and satisfactorily
| cared for. as the Mountain City team Is
classed among the best in the country.
The beautiful and impressive work OF
| this team was commented upon by the
| knights who went from here to Balti-
| more a few years ago to see it confer
| the rank of page upon a class of about
twelve hundred. 1t is also announced
| that many additional and attractive fea-
| lures will be added to the exemp1ification
| OF the rank in Washington next Febru-
airy.
The past chiefs OF Friendship Temple.
| No. 9. Pythian Sisters. headed by Mrs.
, Lizzie Bassett. conducted the affairs of
| that temple at the meeting Wednesday
evening. 4 short musical program and
| refreshments followed. \ large delega
ton OF knights and sisters of Rathbone
| Temple, No. 8, was present. Friendship
| Temple has already commenced the or
! ganization of a large drill team for the
| purpose of assisting in eXemplifying the
degree upon a class some evening during
the golden Jubilee week. at which time it
| is expected several hundred visiting
Pythian sisters will be in the city,
Myrtle Lodge No. -. has completed
; arrangements for its entertainment
| Tuesday evening,
| There is some talk among the mem.
| beers of the class initiation committee of
attempting to organize massive third
rank team in this domain. assisted by the
| uniform rank companies.
| The new Pythan Temple OF Frederick.
| Md, which was erected at cost OF
about $45,6oo. was dedicated Tuesday. the
] services being conducted by Supreme
| Chancellor Thomas j. CARING and other
4. Supreme Lodge officers, we'll the
Grand Lodge officers of the domain of
| Maryland, In the evening 10 candidates
| were initiated into the order making
the, total membership of Mountain City
| Lodge sol.
| The rank OF page was conferred by the
famous team of that lodge in the pres
ence Of nearly one thousand visiting
| PythlanS.
| Grand Chancellor lad Interim Mark
| Stearman and his associate Grand Lodge
| officers paid their annual visitation to
Excelsior Lodge, No. II, Tuesday even
| ing. Much enthusiasm was shown over
| the approaching jubilee. 1t is said FIX
| celsior Lodge will be well in the front
! in furnishing her quota toward the large
| class to be initiated during the jubilee.
| William +. Broening of Baltimore who
| was in the city last week to attend the
meeting of the golden jubilee committee.
! is also an enthusiastic member of Ben,
| Hadad Temple, No %. D. o. X. X, of
| Baltimore He is said to be in a meas
! ure responsible for the action of the
| Imperial Palace looking toward the hold
\ ing of a monster ceremonial here Febru-
| AIRY Is. He announced that prospects
are bright for a banner event in the
| playground of Pythianism, and that
! there are indications that several promi-
| nent men will be among the class to cross
| the sands of Khorassan's desert on that
occasion
! Century Lodge. No. 30. will be Off
cially visited by Grand Chancellor Cad
| interiml Mark Stearman and his asso-
| evening. This is the home lodge of Mr.
| Stearman.
! Mount Vernon Lodge. No. ). which will
officers Wednesday evening. is the home
lodge of the present grand vice chan
| cellor. H. \. Vandervort.
Mrs. D. NJ. Nichols. most excellent chief
of Rathbone Temple. No. 3. Pythan Sis
ters. who was severely burned last week,
is reported to be Improving. slowly.
Mrs Estelle G. Kahlert. mistress of
finance of Rathhone Temple, No. $. and
one OF the officers Of the Grand Temple
of Pythian Sisters OF Virginia and the
District of Columbia, was ill at her home
the past week
Past Chancellor f. L. Boyer and Knight
Clements of Oriental Lodge, No. g. of
Alexandria. Va. were visitors to SYRIA
cusians Lodge No. 10. at their last
| convention, as also was Grand Vice
| Chancellor II. n. Vandervort.
! a ritualistic service of high literary
order, ii is said. has been prepared, and
is now in the bands of Supreme Chan
cellor CARING. 1t tells the Pythian
meaning of the blue, the yellow and the
red. copy of this service will be sent
| to each lodge in the order at an early
date. and IT is expected it will be used
in every one of the more than 1000 COM
| munitieS where the order exists.
| Indications of the great enthusiasm
and interest being taken In the golden
| jubilee celebration here next February
are found In the following action being
| taken by the several grand domains, a $
| noted in the last bulletin: Arkansas
Will give as a prize in membership
| contest now i'll progress a trip to Wash
| inStOn to the member making the best
record of applications presented on or
before February 1. Connecticut will
send the grand chancellor. grand keeper
! of records and seal and the two supreme
representatives. Grand Chancellor Sears
of Florida will head the delegation from
that state. and expects to have large
| number OF past grand chancellors to
| Grand Chancellors James W. Hunter
! j. +. Cole. b. 7. Salinger and DIR. ]. n
| Mccoy. Kansas will be represented by
| Grand Chancellor Otto II. Foelger and
! Amos Goodwin. Maryland has appoint
ed a delefa alton OF seven officially to
represent that domain. Massachusetts
Will be represented by Grand Chancellor
Ellinewood and delegation of FIVE
prominent men. Michigan will be rep
resented by Grand Chancellor Van de
Walker. Grand Keeper OF Records and
Seal Hampton and three representatives
! to be selected on competitive basis
by the grand chancellor. Grand Chan
cellor Ben H. Stein Of Mississippi will
head the delegation from that domain.
| and each of the ten Pythian districts
Of the state has been asked to name
representative. to be sent at the ex-
pense of the Grand Lodge and the dis
trict. New Hampshire has named Past
Supreme Representative Frank w.
C1ough. Past Grand Chancellor Daniel
Whitaker and Past Chancellor Herbert