Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Knights Of Pythas Hall Associa-
ton will be held tomorrow evening. at
Pythian Temple. when nine directors tc
serve for the coming year and for such
other business as may properly come be
fore the board will be chosen. The pres
ent board of directors is as follows
President, W. A. kimmel; vice presi
dent, H. p Wiley: secretary H. j
Gasson, and treasurer, Thomas A. BY
mum: Albert Kahlert. J. NJ. Kline, ST.
Louis Hartig. j. F. Skidmore and {. W
Henderson.
w NJ. Williams of Syracusians Lodge
No 10. who has been confined 10 MS
home by an accident at the navy YARD
Is reported to be again able 10 resume
his duties at that place.
CAPITAL Lodge. No. -. reports that
William Sword. who has been i'll foi
quite a time at George washington nos
pital, caused by paralysis. Is greatly I'M
proved.
Grand Chancellor Sroufe and his as
sociate Grand Lodge officers paid thei1
annual visitation to Columbia Lodge, No.
26. Wednesday evening. The reports OF
the Grand Lodge officers showed the
lodge to be one of the best In the 40
main as regards financial and numerlcal
condition.
The Chancellors Association. has re-
ported that all arrangements nave Deen
completed for the observance OF memorial
day services of the order in Pythlan
Temple. June TO-
Calanthe Lodge. No. II. received two
applications for membership at It's last
convention.
Amaranth Lodge. No. 2S. meeting at
Northeast Temple, will confer the rank
Of esquire on two pages at Its convention
tomorrow evening. Union Lodge. No
20. will confer the rank of page at It's
convention Wednesday evening.
Grand Lecturer j. B. Dickman. a mem
Der of Webster Lodge, No. :, mas Just
Typographical Union. No. 1Ol, without
opposition The Pythian membership Is
still extending congratulations TO MIN.
Grand Chancellor sroufe. accompanied
by several associate Grand Lodge officers
paid an official visit to Union Lodge, NO
p, Wednesday evening, and present
ed Past Grand Chancellor George
w \ Haley of that lodge, on be-
half of the Grand Lodge, a handsome
past grand chancellor's jewel, voted to
him at the last session of the Grano
Lodge.
At the annual session of the Grand
Temple. Pythian sisters of Virginia and
the District of Columbia. held In Nor
folk last week. the following officers
were elected: Mrs. Anna Perry. Fred
ericksburg. grand chief; Mrs. Florence
Bowden, Richmond, grand senior; MRS;
Estelle G. Kahlert. Washington. grand
Junior; Mrs. Ethel Daugherty. Ports
mouth. grand manager: Miss Ida Crown,
Washington. grand protector; Mrs. Della
Cherry. Norfolk, grand outer guard mrs
Mary E. Graham of Suffolk was elected
supreme representative, succeeding Mrs.
Jennie Rice Of Portsmouth.
Norfolk Temple entertained the officers
and members of the grand temple with
reception, dinner and a trip to Ocean
View. Portsmouth Temple exemplified
the work in a manner that is said to have
won for those taking part hearty praise:
Mrs. Ida NJ Johnson, supreme chief, OF
Central City, Col, was present and ex-
pressed herself as much pleased with the
progress of the order in this section of
the country. The Washington delegation
returned Friday morning.
The Grand Temple of Virginia and the
District Of Columbia is composed of rep
resentatives from one temple in the fol-
lowing cities in Virginia: Fredericks-
burg, Suffolk. Norfolk. Portsmouth Rich
in the District of Columbia of two. name
~, Ratnbone and Friendship temples. 1t
was instituted in Richmond. Va. March
81. 1910, and has gained steadily numer-
ically and financially ever since its or
ganization.
Franklin Lodge. No. .. the oldest lodge
OF the Pythian Order in the world. will
be officially visited by Grand Chancellor
Sroufe and his associate Grand Lodge Of
ficers next Thursday evening. j. 7.
Coldwell Company, No. I. under the COM
mand of Col. r. +. Landon, Capt.
Hugh Reid and Lieut.. Emmons and Skid
more, will act rs escort to the Grand
Lodge officers.
Chancellor Commander Frank b. Lask
OF Syracusians Lodge. No 10. whose home
is In Hazelton. Pa. entertained a number
OF his fellow-townsmen here last Sunday.
when 500 Hazeltonians took advantage
of the one-day excursion to this city.
Among the visitors were number of
Pythian Knights from Mountain City
Lodge. No. II, who were escorted by
Nicholas NJ. Lask Mountain City Lodge.
1t is reported. will send about one hun
bred uniformed men to the fifteth ami
versary celebration Of the Pythian Order