The Washington herald., 1914-01-25

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The meetings OF the general committee
for the golden jubilee celebrAtlon, VIII
bs held in the armory OF Pythidu Temple
every Monday. The increased attend
ancs at the meetings and ne gre9 en-
thusiasm prevailing nscssdtAtes ne COM
mittes seeking larger euartsrs Ter its
High OAcial to De 0uest sf Lecal
Supreme Representative ". r. Broen-
ing. chairman OF the Supreme Lodge COM
mission for the golden jubilee ceiebra-
tion, will be present at the meeting OF
the local committee on Monday even
Ing.
Oldest Pythian Ledge to Confer
Franklin Lodge, No. 2 the oldest
Pythian lodge in the world. has been re-
ouested by the golden jubilee committee
to meet In special convention on Febru-
a y II.
ferring the rank of knight on the jubilee
class
The convention will be at Convention
Hall and the ritualistic work will be
conferred by Mountain City team, of
Frederick. Nd. one of the finest teams
In the country.
Mountain City Team Popular.
The page rank team of Mountain City
Lodge. No. .. of Frederick, Nd. con-
ferred the rank of page on a class of
ninety for Thurmont Lodge on last Tues
day evening.
Order Mourns Loss of Past Supreme
Chancellor Barnes. I
The order learns with deep regret OF
the death of Past Supreme Chancellor
Barnes. which occurred last week in
England.
Events of Pythian sisters.
The Pythian Sisters Of this domain will
hold a reception at Pythian Temple to
visiting members Of the order on the
evening OF February IS
Rathbone Temple, No. s. Pythian Sis
ters, held q largely attended and enthu-
siastic meeting Friday night. with the
new officers flling the several stations
The temple officers are holding weekly
reheareals in preparation for the golden
jubilee celebration next month. and the
members believe the work will be put on
in a most creditable manner by Most
Excellent Chief Emma Motyka and her
associate officers
Ascalon Temple Holds Big Meeting.
Ascalon Temple. No. 81. Dramatic Order.
Knights Of Khorassan. the playground
Of Pythianism." held largely attended
and enthusiastic meeting at Pythian
Temple last Thursday evening. when
plans were perfected for the ceremonial
TO be held at Convention Hall on Feb
ruary IL i
Past Imperial Prince Thomas H. Hine-
line, of tie Imperial Palace, ID. o. X. n.
answered the call OF death at his home in
Minneapolis last week.
Special Team to he Formed.
Grand Lecturer John B. Dickman has
called a meeting of members OF the or
pie at 2:3o O'Clock for the purpose of FORM
ing a team to confer the rank Of knight
during Jubilee week.
New willard to he Head1aarters.
The New Willard Hotel has been desig-
mated as Official Headquarters for the
Knights of Pythias during the golden
jubilee.
Metropolitan. Hotel Headquarters
for "Dokays."
The Dramatic Order knights of Khor-
assam. through Past Imperial Prince ID.
F. Summey and Imperial Representa-
tive W. D. c. Marlborough. the imperial
palace committee of the golden jubilee
ceremonial, has designated the Metropoli-
tan Hotel as headquarters for that or
ganizatlon during the jubilee.
Joint session by Syracusians and
Rathbone-superior Lodges.
Syracusians Lodge. No. 10. and Rath-
bone-Superior Lodge. No. g, Joined on
Friday evening in initiating a class Of
FIVE in the rank OF page. An unusually
large attendance witnessed the magnifi-
cent rendition Of the ritualistic work Of
the team of Rathbone-Superior lodge.
syraclstans Lodge Receives Many
Applications.
Syracusians Lodge, NO. ~ announces
the receipt Of two more applications on
last Friday evening. On next Friday
they will confer the rank of page on
two candidates and the rank Of esquire
on three. This lodge will have ritual
istic work at every convention for some
time to come.
Oldest Coutinuous Member fs Past
Supreme Chancellor Dunn.
Past supreme Chancellor Edward
Dunn. tha oldest continuous member of
the order. was an interested spectator at
the exemplification of the page rank at
Rathbone- Superior Lodge. No. 2. on
Friday eyeninR