Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-02

Excelsior. No. "a. business.
Capital. No. "a. business.
Myrtle, No. p. business.
March 5-Mount Vernon. No ). business.
Union. No. %. business.
March 6-Franklin. No. Q. business
March 7-Syracusians, Ne. 10, rank or
page.
PYTHIAN SISTERS
March 3-Friendship Temple, No. Q, bust
March 7-Rathbone Temple. No. s. bust
MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
March 5-Washngton Co.. No. I. business
March CD. Il. COldwell Co., No. 4, busi-
The Grand Lodge of the domain Of the
District of Columbia concluded its annual
convention Monday evening. with the in
stallation of the newly elected officers.
The amendment to the grand statutes
relating to the legislative portion OF the
Grand Lodge. as introduced at the last
session by Webster Lodge. No. Z, was
defeated, but the legislative body was
changed by eliminating the past grand
chancellors from vote in the delibera-
tons of the Grand Lodge unless they
come as duly accredited representatives
from their respective lodges.
An appropriation of $40 was made for
the benefit of the Grand Temple of Pyth-
ian Sisters of the domains of Virginia and
the District of Columbia. with which the
two temples in this city. Rathbone, No.
s, and Friendship No. 3. are affiliated.
A committee was appointed to arrange
for competitive work by ritualistfc teams.
and an appropriation made to procure a
suitable trophy 10 be awarded the sue
cessful team.
The newly elected officers were installed
by Past Grand Chancellor Harry p. VIII
ley, assisted by Past Supreme Represen-
tatives John NJ. Kline. ST.. and Joseph b.
Conner. Stirring addresses We're made.
the new officers pledging their best efforts
toward making this the banner year in
Pythian history in this domain.
Grand Chancellor Robert Sroufe nomi-
mated Past Grand Chancellor Henry G.
Wagner Of Hermione Lodge, No. IL. as
grand tribune for a term of five years.
which nomination was unanimously con-
firmed by the Grand Lodge.
The grand chancellor announced the
following standing and special commit
tees for the Grand Lodge for the coming
year:
Judiciary-O. A. Booth. chairman. Equal
Lodge, No. IL: Edward Dunn, Franklin
Lodge. No. .; J. w. Bixler, Rathbone-
Superior Lodge s No; %; ,s ,. F p Rowan Man
:smahan Harm nonge Lodge e No. 81 t' ~
Grievance-Julius Viedt, chairman.
Capitol Lodge, No. "a: J. NJ. McCauley,
Equal Lodge, No. Il; I. J. Hartford, Her.
mione Lodge, No. l..
State of the order-J. r. s.. Dickens.
y. Kline, Mount Vernon Lodge. No. D;
Z. w. Yount Calanthe Lodge, No. II.
Military Experimentation Reid. chair
man, Myrtle Lodge, No. %: X. T. Whit
ing, Webster Lodge, No. Z: p. p. Patrick,
Franklin Lodge, No. >.
F'inance-E. Lodge Hill. chairman. Har-
mony Lodge, No. II: Edward SaNton.
Webster Lodge, No. 4: I. c. Ellis, Rath-
bone-Superior Lodge, No. ~.
Printing G. B. Tallman, chairman. Cen
Union Lodge, No. ~; ii. ]. Gasson, EN-
celsor Lodge, No. a.
Insurance Departmental. T. Roderick,
chairman. Union Lodge. No. ID; Jesse F..
Grant, Centurys Lodge. No. 30: Ben {.
McQuay, Harmony Lodge. No. p.
Allister. chairman. Decatur Lodge. No. 3:
S. Nj. Pearson, Syracusians Lodge, No.
10: A. w. Leeke. Franklin Lodge. No. =.
Credentials-W. A. Wilding, chairman,
Excelsior Lodge, No. IA: w. Il. Carver.
Amaranth Lodge, No. IS; W. Z. Poole,
Hermione Lodge, No. l..
Reports-G. w. Hall. chairman. Calan-
the Lodge. No. II; Lee Harris, Mount
Vernon Lodge. No. ); w. j. q. Rein
muth. Hermione Lodge, No. il.
Rules-H. J. Laubach. chairman Ger
lumbia Lodge, No. 26.
Warrants and charters-C. Cerimele,
chairman. Columbia Lodge. No. 10; A. l.
Jarboe. Syracusians Lodge. No. 10; j. c.
Roberts, Decatur Lodge, No. 3.
Necrology-C. S. Jones. chairman. Web
ster Lodge, No. 4; Mitchell Hanson. De-
catur Lodge. No. 8; J. r. Haskine. Equal
Lodge, No. Il.
Subdivision and reference-John NJ.
Kline, ST.. chairman. Mount Vernon. No.
MI I ode M
H. l.. Thompson. Rathbone-Superior
Lodge. No. -.
Pythian education-W f. Owen. chair
man, Rathbone-Superior Lodge, No. 20;
J. c. Bell, Franklin Lodge, No. -; c. S.
Tucker, Equal Lodge. No. Il.
Publicity-S. NJ. Pearson. chairman, Sy-
racusians Lodge, No. 10; F. H. Melick.
Myrtle Lodge. No. %: w. S. Hardy
Amaranth Lodge, No. 2s.
Fiftieth anniversary-H. p. Wiley,
chairman. Mount Vernon Lodge, No. .;
r. A. Bynum. Rathbone-Superior Lodge,
No. %: John NJ. Kline. ST., Mount YER
non Lodge, No. ): Jefferson Middleton,
Webster Lodge. No. Z; J. w. Carter.
Capitol Lodge, No. "a.
Joint committe of the several subordi
nate lodges to the tiftieth anniversary
P. Patrick. Franklin Lodge.
No =; III. NJ. Vandervort, Mount Yer
non Lodge, No. 8; NJ. A. Leese, Webster
Lodge, No. :: c. E. McAllister. Decatur
Lodge, NO. y, A. hanleft SyracuSlanS
Lodge, No. 10; W. A. Kimmell, Calanthe
Lodge, No. II: w. E. Poole. Hermione
Lodge, No. Il; c. T. Winans, Excelsior
Lodge. No. II: j. G.. Angermann Ger
mania Lodge. No. 10; o. A. Booth. Equal
Lodge, No. IL: Fred McC. Smith, Har-
lnony Lodge. No. 21: T. J. Cason. Union
Lodge. No. 30; ]. L. Hyde. Capitol Lodge,
No. "A; r. H. Melick. Myrtle Lodge, No.
p; Ben Tarantino, Columbia Lodge, No
20; w. B. Hardy, Amaranth Lodge, No.
2S; II. l.. Thompson, Rathbone-Superor
Lodge, No. %: Max Pines, Century
Lodge, No. 80.
Mount Vernon Lodge, No. ;. was in
,tituted April Is, 1866, and a committee
has been appointed by that lodge to make
he necessary arrangements to fittingly
celebrate the anniversary of the event by
IN entertainment in the auditorium of
oythian Temple.
Pythian Temple will be the headquar-
ers of some of the Massa chusetts troops
Turing the Inauguration.
Grand Chancellor Robert Sroufe an
lounces that no authority has been grant
ID for the Order of knights of Pythias of
he District of Columbia, founded in this
.ity February 10, 1864, by Justus H.
1athbone. to participate in the inaugural
parade, despite press notices to the con-
rary.