The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-02-20
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president Will
MEET NAMESAKE
Woodrow Wilson, a Visiting
Pythian Knight, to Call at
White House.
BIG RECEPTION TONIGHT
Nations Executive Will Receive En-
tire Body of 6,000-Bryan
Makes Address.
BIG RECEPTION TONIGHT

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States won't be surprised this evening
during his reception to the army O
Knights OF Pythias who have taken tn,
Capital by storm. AS yet the Execu
tive is unaware Of the existence of an
other Woodrow Wilson. But there Il
one, although there seems to be no kin
between them.
outside the North Carolina delegation
few OF the knights know anything of tn,
presence of the Presidents namesake. 4
few officers OF the Supreme Lodge hav,
been taken into the secret and Supreme
Chancellor Thomas J. Carlin probably
will be called on to- make the intro
duction.
Has n Thunder-iike Voice.
Perhaps the President will stop shak.
ing hands long enough to inquire into
the other Woodrow's pedigree and the
latter will explain how modesty has kept
| him in the background 50 long There
| Is a wide difference between the two
+; types. For one thing, knight Woodrow
Wilson has voice like thunder and
when he speaks, IL he does. he will be
heard i'm the remotest corners of the
White House.
Knight Wilson is past grand chancellor
of North Carolina lodge and supreme
representative of the order in his State.
He is about the Presidents age, but
bears no resemblance to him. No doubt,
though. he is an anxious to meet his dis
tinguished namesake as the latter will be
surprised to meet him.
The President almost became a "Dokie'
yesterday afternoon, when about 100
members of the knights of Khorassan.
the Mystic Shriners of Pythianism, called
on him at the White House. The visitors
were all in full regalia of red, blue, and
yellow. They had heard that the Presi-
dent was a member OF a lodge I'm Staun-
ton, Va, which would have made him
eligible for membership with the
"DOkies." So the Knights were going to
propose him until they discovered he was
not eligible. after all.
The visitors crowded into the East
Room of the White House about 80
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and the Ex-
ecutive put aside the cares of the nation
long enough TO shake every mans hand
and welcome him to the Capital. Mr..
Wilson's smile captivated everybody.
This evening the President will receive
the whole body OF 5000 visitors.
Bryan Is Drawing Card.
knight William Jennings Bryan, Sec
rotary of State. was the big drawing
card at the Pythian meeting at the Will
lard at O'Clock yesterday. He spoke
for about an hour on Fraternity as Ex-
emplified in Pythianism." Several thou
sand men and women crowded the ball
room to hear him. and enthusiastically
applauded his speech.
Mr.. Bryan was followed by several
other speakers. among them Supreme
Chancellor Carlin, Commissioner Oliver
P. Newman. Harry p. Wiley, past grand
and chairman OF the celebra-
ton committee. who extended greetings
on behalf of Washington as the mother
domain" of Pythian Knighthood. An
other interesting feature was the intro
duction of surviving members of Wash |
ington Lodge, No. l. the first one Of the |
order, instituted February 1s. 1854, long |
since defunct; surviving members of the |
first Grand Lodge Of the District of
Columbia, instituted April s, 1864, and
May l, 1856: members who |
in the organization of the
Supreme Lodge. April II, 1858 as represen-
tatives from the Grand Lodges Of the
District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Maryland. and Delaware The
roll call of all grand domains was re-
sponded to by the grand chancellor of
each domain.
Supreme Chancellor Honored.
An embIematic diamond studded charm
md double chain was presented to Su-
1reme Chancellor CARING by Judge
Daniel c. Richardson. of Virginia. on be-
lslf of the grand chancellors of the fifty
i've domains of the order in the United
states and Canada. a gold medallion
# the jubilee souvenir badge was pre-
ented to Union b. Hunt, past grand
hancellOr of Indiana, by Gov Samuel
u Ralston, of that State. for the Indiana
delegation. Both recipients made grace
III responses.
The call of the jubilee here proved too
strong for the Grand Lodge of New Jer-
icy. Yesterday it adjourned at Trenton,
md about 900 members came to Washing
on on special train, arriving in time
or the ritualistic service, the principal
junction last night. Their coming was a
surprise.
The highest social instinct of the Pyth-
an order was typified last night when
thousands of knights, their wives and
omen friends crowded the big ballroom1
t the New Willard to attend the rituals
&c service. 1t was a special service writ {
en- for the occasion, and unlike anything
'ythians had ever witnessed before. The !
Dom was aglow with red, blue and vel ,
DIV lights and emblems of friendship. :
harity and benevoIence, the cardinal /
principles of the order, were displayed
n every side. /
Walter b. Richie. past supreme chan S
sllor of the largest Supreme Domain | I
the order at Lima, Ohio. the man who
'rote the Pythian ritual in 1885, and re- Z
rote il in 1912, was the principal speaker Z
the evening. His subject was Fra n
.rnalism.''
''Unkindness has no place anywhere !,
the world" said he. IAN unkind word | 7
worse than murder. worse than pes v
lence. worse than war, worse THIN all =
lie other evil agencies in the world COM
ned On the other hand, there is no n
NIT to the good a kind word may do"
William +. Broening Presi,ie.. :,
William +. Broening. of Baltimore. pre- I,
ded and introduced the supreme chan B
ilor, Mr. CARING, who spoke briefly. G.
hose who OBLIGATED In the rituaIistic T
rvicc were Vice Chancellor Brig s .
oung, Prelate Joseph II. Spearing, Mas %
r OF EXchequer Thomas ID. Meares
aster-at-Arms Frank A. Godsoe Rev
seph II. Spearing delivered the invoca-l
IN and benediction.
This afternoon there will be a service
Convention Hall for members only. c,
here will be several addresses, among
EN- one on The Story of Pythian A
nighthood, by Supreme Representative n
Gorge W. Penriman. chairman of the .,
mmittee on Pythtan education. lee 8
re on The Dawn" illustrated with
eTeopticon views, emphasizing the story H
Damon and PythLas and also Wash !
stoI from 1864 to 1914" will be another OF
feature this afternoon. ~
This morning at 10 O'Clock the yarious Il
partments and auXiliaries of the order ,
Ii have their chance to be heard. Mai
N. Arthur J. Stobbart, OF st. PAM.
mn, vii, speak for the military; Unicn
HUM for the instIfa nca I,,dra Ia n