The Washington herald., 1914-02-01

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DOB XXX.
February J-AscaIon Temple. No. 81. business.
GOLDEN JUBILEE COMMITTEE.
February Injecting Of the general committee.
Two Oldest Lodges to Hold Joint
Session.
On February Is Franklin Lodge. No. 2,
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, and will be visited by the Su-
preme Lodge officers in body. 1t is
probable that the convention will be pre-
sided over by Past Supreme Chancellor
Edward Dunn. the Oldest living continu-
Gus member of the order and a member of
Franklin Lodge.
New Candidates in Every Lodge.
The lodges of this domain have risen to
the occasion. as will be seen by the re-
ports from the several lodges, relative to
the admission of new members. All of
the lodges of the domain. with the excep-
ton of four. are scheduled for ritualistic
work during the coming week, and
Franklin. Decatur, Amaranth. Calanthe,
Myrtle, Syracusians and Capital all re-
being received.
large Class to Enter Syracusians
Lodge.
On Friday, February 13, Syracusians
Lodge, No. 10, will confer the rank OF
knight on a large class, and an invitation
has been extended to the knight rank
team, now being formed, to be present
and confer the work.
On Friday, February S. Syracusians
Lodge will confer the rank OF esquire on
Mr.. Frank T. Knock and Mr.. Virgil M.
Fookes, two of Washington's business
men.
Myrtle Lodge Receives Visitors.
Past Chancellor S. NJ Pearson and
Past Chant ellor S. A. Murdock were
visitors to Myrtle Lodge, No. ., last
Tuesday evening when that lodge con-
ferred the rank Of page. Past Chancellor
E.s A. Hutchinson of that lodge, who
had been elected as one of the represent
atives TO the Grand Lodge, rendered his
resignation as such, owing to his expected
absence from the city, and Past Chancel-
lor c. A. johnson was elected to fill the
vacancy.
Myrtle Lodge at its last convention in
structed its representative to the golden
Jubilee committee to place an order with
the committee for fifty souvenir badges
for that lodge
This is a matter that might well be fol- |
lowed by other lodges in order to insure |
their members getting the badges as the |
demand promises to exceed the supply.
Golden Jubilee Committee Meets.
The golden Jubilee committee met at |
Pythian Temple on last Monday evening |
and transacted quite an amount Of
routine business.
Supreme Representative Brooning, Of
Baltimore. was present, he being the /
chairman of the Supreme Lodge commits
sion, and expressed his appreciation of
the work being done by the local COM
mittee.
The contract for Conventional Hail for
the afternoon of the 10th of February
was made and arrangements made for
the furnishing of music and decorations
and for Illuminating the temple during
the occasion.
Franklin Lodge Holds Special Con-
vention.
Franklin Lodge, No. ., met in special
convention on last Saturday to consider
the invitation extended. by the general
committee to convene in special conven-
ito at Conventional Hall on the afternoon
of February 20, for the purpose of having
the rank of page conferred on the
jubilee class by Mountain City Lodge
No. %, of Frederick, Md. under the
leadership Of T. S. Eader. The invitation
was accepted and the lodge will convene
on that date at p. m. for that purpose.
Grecian Guard Drill to Be Presented
One of the most enthusiastic meetings
in connection with the golden jubilee
was the one held at Pythian Temple on
last Sunday afternoon, in response to
a notice fsom Grand Lecturer John B.
Dickman for the purpose of forming a
team to confer the rank of knight in
amplified and extended form Immediate