Evening star., 1914-04-19

webster Lodge, No. .. has APPOINTED
committee to arrange for the visitation
OF the Grand Lodge officers to that lodge
May 3. A rehearsal of the newly form
ed knight rank team will take place at
Its convention Tuesday evening.
Capital Lodge, No. "a, will confer the
rank of knight at it's convention Tuesday
evening. The lodge has appointed David
Weiner. one of its latest recruits as
press correspondent, to assist the Grand
Lodge. committee on publicity in sccur-
ing complete Pythian news
Frederick Company. No Is Military
department. composed of members of
Mountain City Lodge. No. %. of Fred
er'ck' Md was mustered into the Army
OF the Lily by John F. Kreh Friday even
ing. wit" forty members, all equipped
with the new regulation full dress uni
form After the ceremonies a BANQUET
was held at the New City motel. II is
sald the new company expects to be able
10 enter the competitive drill at the bien-
MAJ encampment of the Military De
pal.fnenl at Ierre Haute. Ind. in July
At a recent meeting of the presenta-
yves from the several lodges, appointed
by the grand chancellor to consider the
matter OF a Rathbone Bible class for
tnis i CONAN, the committee was organ
ized by the election of the following on
GERS: chairman, w. A. Kimmel; vice
CHAIRMAN. Mark Stearman: secretary. r.
D Williams: treasurer, 7. E. Landon.
The following committees were on
pointed by Chairman kinmeI. Finance
n. +. Wiley. NJ. f. Crowter and NJ. r
FINES; class initiation J. B. Dickman.
i, ,i.i1,, ~ w,liaams WIZ and Mark stearman: pub
nclty and printing. c. f. McAIlister
b; E. Harrison and f. ]. Newcombe
1t was decided to hold the class Decen,-
ber 4, and that entries should date FROM,
April To- 1911 - o'i'
Rathbone Bible Class is so called fro,,
the fact that members of that class viii
be obligated on the same Bible unon
which Justus Henry Rathbone obligated
the original members of the order It
was presented to him on his fifth birth
keeping of the Supreme Lodge. II will
be brought here for the purpose stated
and. members say. will be a fitting eli
max 10 what has every indication of
being one Of the best years the Pythian
| order has had in this domain.
The spring series of visitations to the
subordinate lodges of this domain by
Grand Chancellor II. NJ Vanderynrt and
ms associate Grand Lodge officers was
inaugurated last Monday evening. when
they visited Calanthe Lodge. No. II. the
home lodge of Grand Vice Chancellor w
a. kimmel
The castle hall was filed to overflow,ne.
and after the official portion of the visi-
tatlon was concluded. the doors were
thrown open and friends and visitors filed
the hall and were entertained by a pleas
ing literary and musical program after
which refreshments were served.
The lodge presented to Grand Chan
cellor Vandervort handsome Pythian
| ring. :he presentation being made by Col.
T. E. Landon, and Grand Vice Chancellor
kimmel was presented with a handsome
| fountain pen. the presentation being made
| by s. II. Jacobsen.
The pngram rendered was as follows
| Selection. by eight members of w, ].
Oates Orchestral School: address on the
| state of the order, by Grand Chancellor
Vandervort; piano solo. by the youngest
member of Calanthe Lodge. Brother Will
liams; recitation. Irish Wit. by Miss Hat
| tie Dyer: address. by Mr.. w. F. Andrews
of Amaranth Lodge. No. %; presentation
to the grand chancellor, Col T. E. Lam
| don; music. by w. J. Oates Orchestral
SCHOOL, presentation to grand vice chan
| cellor. by S. H. Jacobsen: music, by W. ].
Oates. Orchestral School: remarks by
| Past Supreme Chancellor Edward Dunn;