Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-01

of the features will be a reception by
President Wilson at the White House
and another a trip to the tomb of Wash
ington at Mount Vernon.
The New Willard Hotel will be the
scene of one of the most notable func-
,, tons in the history of American frater-
nal organizations during this jubilee An
attractive souvenir giving the program
in detail is to be issued
February is Franklin Lodge. No. .. and
Mount Vernon Lodge, No. !. the two
oldest lodges of the order in the world,
will meet in joint convention in the castle
hall of Mount Vernon Lodge in Pythian
Temple, when they will be visited by the
Supreme Lodge officers in a body. 1t is
probable the convention will be presided
over by Past Supreme Chancellor Edward
Dunn. the oldest living continuous men,
Der Of the order and member of Frank
lin Lodge.
The lodges of this domain. as shown
by the reports. are working like beavers
for the golden jubilee celebration. AL
the lodges of the domain, with the excep
ton of four. are scheduled for ritualistiC
work during the coming week. anG
! Franklin. Decatur. .Amaranth. Calanthe
Myrtle. Syracusians and Capital all re-
port the proposal of new candidates
| Friday. February Il, Syracusians
Lodge, No IL, will confer the rank OF
knight ON large class An invitation
has been extended to the knight rank
team. now being formed. to he present
and confer the work.
Syracusians Lodge. Friday evening. will
confer the rank of esquire on Frank T.
Knock and Virgil NJ. Fookes, two Wash
ington business men.
Past Chancellor s. NJ. Pearson and Past
Chancellor S. A. Murdoch were visitors
to Myrtle Lodge. No. 70, Tuesday even
ing. when the lodge conferred the rank
of page. Past Chancellor E. A. Hutchin-
son, who had been elected one of the
representatives to the Grand Lodge
! rendered his resignation as such. owing
to his expected absence from the city
and Past Chancellor G. A. Johnson was
elected to fill the vacancy.
Myrtle Lodge. at its last convention. in
structed its representatives to the golden
jubilee committee to place AN order with
| the committee for fifty souvenir badges
for that lodge. This action. it is said
will be followed by other lodges to in
sure their members getting the badges
as the demand promises to exceed the
supply.
The golden jubilee committee. which
will meet again Monday evening, met al
transacted quite an amount of routine
business. Supreme Representative Broom
ing of Baltimore was present. He Is
chairman of the Supreme Lodge commits
sion, and expressed his appreciation OF
the work done by the local committee
The contract for Convention Hall for the
afternoon of February 20 has been made,
and arrangements have been perfected
for music, decorations and for illuminat-
ing the temple during the jubilee.
Franklin Lodge, No. .. in special con-
vention Saturday. accepted the invitation
of the general committee to convene In
special convention at Convention Hall
the afternoon of February 70 for the ptir-
pose of having the rank of page con-
ferred on the jubilee class by Mountain
City Lodge. No. 10, of Frederick. Md,
under the leadership of T. S. Eader The
lodge will convene on that date at ! pm
One of the most enthusiastic meetings
in connection with the golden jubilee was
held at Pythian Temple last Sunday aft
ernoon in response to a notice from
Grand Lecturer John B. Dickman for the
purpose of forming a team to confer the
rank of knight in amplitied and extended
form Immediately following the jubilee
ceremonies. Representatives from all the
tons on the team We're assigned them
Past Chancellor l.. II. Troutman was
selected as master of ceremonies and will
have charge of the formation of the
teams
1t was decided to again present the
Grecian guard drill which made big
hit on it's previous presentation a few
wears ago The matter is in the hands
of Past Capt J. II. Williams of Coldwell
Company, No. I, military department.
Ascalon Temple. No. I. u. Q. X X. met
Thursday evening. and further perfected
plans for the coming ceremonial at Con-
vention Hall the evening of February 20.
Applications for membership are said to
be coming in rapidly and indicate very
large class will cross the sands" on
that occasion. The temple meets every
Thursday until after the celebration.
Auaranth Lodge, No. os. X of p. will
confer the page rank on four candidates
tomorrow evening.