Evening star., 1914-02-15
PYTH|AN KNIGHTS
HERE THIS WEEK
Fiftleth Anniversary of the
Founding of Order Is to
Be Celebrated.
SESSIONS ARE TO OPEN
AT WILLARD THURSDAY
Khorassan Glass Initiation and
Meetings of Pythian Sisters Are
to Be Features.

me tfteth anniversary of the tound-
bg OF the Order of the knights Of
yth1as is to be celebrated in this city
MS week under the direction OF the
supreme Lodge, which will hold sessions
here beginning Thursday morning at IL
clock in the New Willard Hotel its
headquarters during its stay In the city.
or weeks past a local committee com
posed of Past Grand Chancellor H p
Wiley. chairman; Past Supreme Repre-
tentative John NJ. Kline first vice presi-
fent: Supreme Representative Thomas A.
Bynum. second vice chairman; Supreme
Representative James W Carter. secre-
ary. and Past Grand Chancellor JEFF
crson Middleton. treasurer. with the as
distance of a small army of subcommit-
ees, all under the guidance and direction
pr the supreme Lodge committee. hsv.
been husily engaged WORKING odt the
"details OF the celebration. Actinz, in CO.
|pperation with the local committee, a
POINT conimittee OF the Pythian Sisters
Ialso has been perfectirr plans for the
reception and entertainment of visiting
nembers OF their order. which is an
|,uxiltarE Of the Knights OF frthias, and
|,f the visiting Pythians.
| For Wednesday evening the irSt big
events of the celebration are planned.
tneSe being an elaborate ceremonial ses-
sion and class initiation of the Dramatic
rider Kn4gsts of I<horassan in Con-
fcentton Hall at { o'clock. 10 be followed
Rater by q banquet at the Metropolitan
&tiotei at O'Clock; a joint convention of
Hnd reception TO the supreme officers and
ktheI visiting Pythans by Franklin
| .odge. No :. and Mount Vernon Lodge.
INo. .. the two oldest lodges in the world.
it Pythian Temple. ana at the same
hour and in another hall in Pythian
ltmpie Joint reception To the visiting
itythian Sisters by Rathbune Temple
No. 5, and Friendship Temple. Ne 9
Reception Thursday Morning.
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock will
ONE the registration and rece ptiou of
Pie accredited representatives, from other
grand jurisdictions to the golden Jubilee
convention, and 1T o'clock in the after
moon, under Supreme Chancellor Thomas
". CARING. the convention viii be for
ffnally opened. ADDRESSES of welcome will
re made on behalf of the people. of The,
|blstrlct of Columbia by District Com
|,IilsSionef Newman. and on behalf of the
|Dlstrlct Pythians ny Past Grand Cham
|cellor II. J.. Wiley os the District Grand
Lodge At this meeting two surviving
nembsrs Of the first lodge of the order.
Edward 5. kimball and Abra:n d. Van
|derveer Will be introduced and Secretary
" imam Jennings Bryan will deliver an
address.
The same evening. at S o'clock. at the
New willard. Maj. Gen. Arthur j Stob-
part OF the uniformed rank of the or
DER mon Is. Hunt of the insurance
department; Charles E. Rice. imperial
prince of the Dramatic Order Knights
|of khorassan. and Mrs. Ida NJ. Johnson
|of Colorado. supreme chief of the
PyIhian Sisters, will deliver addresses
The Friday morning meeting at the
New Willard at 10 O'Clock. will he
presided over by Past supreme chan
|cel1or W. W Blackwell Rev. F. s AT
|wood. grand chancellor OF Minnesota
Z nd others Will deliver addresses At
y clock Friday afternoon there will pe
b special convention of Franklin
Lodge, No. ., in Convention Han. for
the purpose of comforting the rank Ct
page on what is known as the Jubilee
class OF candidates, when the rituals
,ic work viii be performed by the ia
inous degree team of Mountain City
Lodge. No 29. of Frederick, Md under
the leadership of 7. 5. Eader after
which the meeting will be opened to
the Pythian Sisters and others for the
etereopticon lecture by Supreme Rep
re sentative George w. Penniman en-
Iitled. syracuse, the Home of Damon
and Pythias, and the Scene OF Their
Immortal Friendship which will be
followed by an address on "Washine.
e.
Wheaton, supreme keeper of records
and seals.
President to Receive Members.
From 8 to Z o'clock Friday evening
President Wilson will receive the visit
ing members of the order and their
ladies and the Pythian Sisters. At the
meeting at the New Willard later in
the evening w. E. Richie, author of
the Pythian ritual and Rev. Allan A.
SJocksdale of Massachusetts viii make
addresses and the choir of Ben Hadad
Temple will sing.
Saturday will be devoted to pleasure,
beginning at l6 o'clock in the morn
ing with a trip to Mount Vernon TO
the accredited representatives and
their ladies. followed at o'clock by
sightseeing trips throughout the city,
Pythian Temple. by a grand ball. given
under the auspices of Washington
Company, No. /, and ]. T. Coldwe
Company. No. :. of the uniform rank
and Rathbone Temple. No. $, and
Friendship Temple, Nc. .. Pythian
Sisters
The famous degree team of Ben Ha-
dad Temple. No. eS, of Baltimore. under
the leadership of Royal Nizier Harry
Nice. assisted by the prize ''brigand
Ohio. are TO he prominent features OF
the ceremonial session of Ascalor
Temple. Dramatic Order of Khoras-
san a. Convention Hall "Wednesday
evening. Representatives. and delega
tions from all sections of the country
are expected to be present and many
will bring initiates for the mysterie.
of 'Dokeyism," as IL Is called by the
members.
The golden anniversary cele bration va.
planned oy the supreme Lodge with tn,
assistance Of the local Grand Lodge
The supreme Lodge committee is com
posed OF William b. Broening OF Mary
land. chairman; George W. Penniman o