Evening star., 1913-03-09

The Chancellors' Association Of the
Knights of Pyth.as met recently, with
Grand Chancellor Sroufe in the chair. The
| following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Vice chairman, L. n.
Bergman, Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 5;
secretary, NJ. n. Konigsberg, Capital
Lodge, No. "a, and treasurer. A. w.
Felka. Union Lodge. No. %.
The retiring chairman, Past Grand
Chancellor George w. Haley, expressed
his appreciation of the support accord
ed him during last year. and urged the
| members to give their earnest efforts
to the support of Grand Chancellor
Robert Sroufe
At the meeting of Rathbone Temple,
No s. Pythian Sisters, Friday evening,
! representatives of the Grand Temple Of
Virginia and the District OF Columbia
were chosen as follows: Mrs. f. A.
David, Mrs. Mollie Mitchell, Miss Mary
Mitchell, Miss Mary Steiner, Mrs. Ella
Carter. Alternates, Mrs. Martha Jarboe.
Mrs. J. H. Williams and Mrs. 8. w.
Wolfsheimer, jr.
Franklin Lodge, No. .. conferred the
| rank Of knight upon j. B. Jones at its
convention Thursday evening, and also
Pby transfer card. Among the visitors
present who assisted in comforting the
rank We're Past Grand Chancellor Albert
Kahlert, Grand Master of ExcheQuer
Frank B. Crown. Past Chancellors ). IA
Pearson of Syracusians Lodge, No. 10;
]. n. Kline of Mount Vernon Lodge, No
| 5; H r. Tucker Of Capital Lodge. No "a
I. A Emmons of Calanthe Lodge, NO. II
8. A. Murdoch of Havana, ILL.,; Joseph
Barauch of Amaranth Lodge, No. ., and
others
Calanthe Lodge, No. II, will confer the
| rank of esquire at its convention toInor-
row evening.
Capital Lodge, No. "a, will devote the
evening, after it's business session Tues
| day. to the rehearsal of its ritualistie
| team.
| Myrtle Lodge, No. 25, is holding re-
hearsals of its rttuaiistic team under the
direction of Frank B. Crown OF that
lodge.
| Grand Chancellor Sroufe has addressed
| q letter to the several subordinate lodges
| looking to the holding Of portion OF
| the grand visitations in the spring ano
!! the balance in the fall, instead OF hold
| ing all of them in the fall as heretofore
The idea is said to be meeting with the
hearty approval of the majority OF the
lodges.
The action taken by the Grand Lodge
at it's last convention in the matter OF
holding competitive rituansuc CONFESS
successful team has spurred the lodges
in this domain to renewed interest IN this
work. Almost every lodge has organized
a team and is holding weekly rehearsais
for the purpose OF entering this contest.
The degree team of Ascalon Temple.
No 81, Dramatic Order knights OF
Khorassan, Friday evening held an en-
thusiastic rehearsal in preparation Tor
the ceremonial session Monday night at
Pythian Temple. at which time there was
a large attendance. The prospects indi-
cate the divan Of the temple Will outqo
all previous PRESENTATIONS OF ne
| monial notice has been sent to the MEM
bership by the secretary announcing the
| fact.
syracusians Lodge. No. 10. at it's last
convention had as visitors Past Cham
| cellor Reeves Aylemore of Seattle Lodge.
! No 81, Seattle, Wash; knight .. p:
Norris Of Oriental Lodge. NO. 8. OF
| Alexandria, Va. and Past Chancellor J.
II. Clarke OF Great Western Lodge, No.
345, of Pittsburgh. Pa.
Past Chancellor Ernest r. Boyer OF
| Oriental Lodge, No. 6, Of Alexandra,
Va. chairman of the fiftieth anniversary
| committees of the Grand Lodge of Vir-
xinia, is confined to his home in this
city by sickness.
| Rathbone Temple, No. 5. Pythian
| sisters is completing arrangements for
| a euchre to be held at Pythian Temple
| March 2S
! Washington Company, No l. will hold
| a regular business assembly Wednesday
evening.
| J. T. Coldwell Company. NO. =, mas
| completed arrangements for moonlight
| excursion during the early summer
| This company will hold a special as
seml,ly Thursday evening for the pur-
| pose of taking active steps toward the
! re-equipment of the company In the
| new regulation uniform
! De Profundis.