Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-08

Pelzman. Z. \ Johnson. T. t'ahr.z .. }.
u. Rowen T. ". iIeiss and : :. rlicc.
The program To he observed IS rs fol-
lows:
Equal Lodge No Ia: opening ceremony.
grand lodge officers: Invocation. grand
prelate: quartet. Rock Of Ages. Miss
Mabel Gallehrr. Miss France 1;alieher. II
T. Backing and j. Walter Humphrey
reading official call. grand keeper Of
records and seal soprano solo. Come
nto Me" Miss Mabel Gslleher. calling
roll Of deceased members. srand keeper oi
records and seal. taps. otto &. liaus-
child: quartet Lead. Kindly Light. Miss
IS Catcher and Messrs. Backing and
Humphrey: address Representative J. /.
Burnett of Alabama. duet. crhetfN
MeSsrs Backing and Humphrey; deposit
ing myrtle ON the altar and rrlie +" NJ
iledse OF fidelity in the memory o. the
dead. prayer hy the grand prelate. adj
dress. Jason Waterman of Myrtle Lodge.
No. -: closing. Grand Chancellor Rob
ert SioGfc htnediction. Rev. " v
Barnes.
At the annual meeting ii the STOCK
holders OF the Knights of Pythias lIsll
Association Monday evening reports of
the officers al the board If directors,
which We're read and adopted, showed the
association to hi. in a noarfShiuc ron1i-
ton. and that during the last Year over
Shn rad been expended for decorations
and repairs To the building and furniture
The receipts of the association for the
past year were IS Ioa and quite "A de-
crease on the Indebtedness If the build
ing Was reported.
The election of nine directors for the
ensuing year resulted in the reelection
Of w A. Kmmel, II T. WILEY. H. j.
Gassen, T. A. Bynum, j. NJ Kline. sr.. Al
bert kahlert. ]. +. Skidmore. { W
Henderson and Louis Hartis. The direc-
tors afterward held meeting and re-
elected the following officers, President
w. \. kiinmel. vice president. H. T.
Wiley. secretary, III. j GaSsen. and
treasurer. T. \. Bynum.
Mai. Gen. Arthur Stobbart. command
ing the Uniform Rank OF the order, Is
expected In this city in the near future.
at which time an election viii he held
for major of the District battalion.
Franklin Lodge No. >. the oldest lodge
of the Pythian order in the world. was
officially visited by Grand Chancellor Rob
ert Sroufe and his associate Grand Lodge
officers Thursday evening, escorted by
Coldwell Company. No. 4. under command
of Col 7. +. l.andon. Capt. Hugh Reid.
Leuts. F,nmonS and Sk!dmore. The cas-
tie hall was beautifully decorated for the
occasion and there was i large attendance
of the membership.
Past Grand Chancellor Harry Peyton of
Mississippi delivered stirring address.
Past Supreme Chancellor Edward Dunn,
who had been confined to his home by
sickness. was present a: the visitation.
He is member of Franklin Lodge.
Ascalon Temple No. 81. Dramatic order
Knights OF khorassan. will hold a cere-
| monial session at Pythian Temple ;omor-
row evening.
Frank Il. Lask. chanceior commander
of Syracusians Lodge. No. Ia, has just
completed his examinations in the law
school Of GEORGETOWN University and will
graduate with high honors tomorrow
| evening.
| The next visit of the grand chancellor
and his associate Grand Lodge officers
will be made the evening of June ~ to
/ Syracusians Lodge. No IL This will be
/ the last visitation of the spring series.
! Both local temples Of Pythian Sisters
| received reports from their representa-
tives To the Grand Temple session
week which showed the subordi-
nate temples Of Virginia and the
District 10 be Yin a hourishing condi-
ton numerically and financially and
that altriistic w0gk was receiving large
share of the attention Of the member
p
ton Were Mrs. Mary l. Mitchell. Mrs.
4 Ella NJ. Carter. Mrs. Bertha Williams and
Miss Mary r. Steiner from Rathbone
! Temple. and Mrs. Ida NJ Crown. Mrs.
Carrie Davis and Mrs Netti" crowthers
1 from Friendship TerRre Mrs. Este!e -.
kahlert OF RathhonA Temple. No. :. was
i advanced to the offace II grand junior
i and Mrs. Ida NJ. cfo@n Of Friendship
Temple. No. - was selected as grand
/ protector, both elections being unaui-
/ nous.
One of the pleasing events OF the meet
/ ing OF the Grand Temple was the pres
entations Of liberal checks to that body
as gifts of the Grand Lodge. Knights OF
J Pythas. of the District and the Grand
Lodge. Knights of Pythias. OF Virginia
respectively. The members of the Grand
i Temple. il is said. feel that much OF the
success which has attended the orga MIA
/ ton since its Institution is due to the
moral and financial support which il has
received from the Pythians OF these two
/ domains
Among the appointments already an
nounced by the grand chief. Mrs. Anna
! Perry of Fredericksburg. are those of
! Emma ID. Bynum. the former as a mem
as chairman of the press committee of
! the Grand Temple
! Mrs. Ida NJ. Johnson. supreme chief.
/ Pythian Sisters. was In attendance at
| the annual session OF the Grand Temple
| of Maryland held in Brunswick Monda Y
and Tuesday OF the past Week.