The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-18
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! Tie commission has arranged the
program for, a great gathering in
washington twhere the Order hat,
its origin) February 10 and 20 in
the convention halls of the New Will
lard Hotel. Supreme Chancellor
CARING will preside, and the ami
vcrsary address will be given by,
Secretary of State Hon. William
Jennings Bryan, who is Past Cham
cellor of Lincoln Lodge. Lincoln.
Nebraska. Every moment of the two
days will be fully occupied with at
tractive textures OF a. noteworthy
program, which will include a re-
ception by President Wilson in the
East Room Of the White House, FRI
day evening": the special tritualistic
service; Rill-call Of the s55 Grand
Lodges with a, response from each;
cxccplifcation of the Rank OF Page
by, Mountain City2teamlof Frederick
Md. reception ito the stwos'..originali
members" ofsthes first lodge of Feb
rury 19,isG4-Abrahama b. Van
+, Dcrveer and Edward S. 'kimball
tbot., of Washington; ana Mai. Ed
ward Dunn. u. s.!JAa. retired, the
only survivor orfthc first Supreme
Ledge session, 7August:S11.. 1865; a
presentation Of the work Of the sew:
eral departments ard auxlliaries OF
the Order; and addresses by rep
ircsentatiye Of the Dominion Of
Canada where us, lodges of the Or.
der are located Hon Walter b.
Richie, P. S. c.,8ofs Lima, Ohio, au--
thor of the ritual Of the Order; Rev.
Allen a. stockdale, D. d., Toledo,
I Ohio; Brig. S. Young, s. ". c.. Ada,
Ohio; Rev. Frederick S. Atwood,
G. c. Of Minnesota Mat-Gcn. Arthur
j. Stobbart, P. G. c., commanding
the military department. st. Paul,
Mimi; Hon. Union D. Hunt. p. G.
E;wsprssident4ofs the, zinsprane eades,
spati 1aeats Judge F.. = OF r snoid Dis.
G.. G., Portland, Me-. representing
the Supreme sribunal; Charles L.
{ Rice, Imperial Prince of Khorassan;
Mrs. Ida T. Johnson, Supreme Chief;
representing the Psthian sisters:
Hon. William E. Broehing, Is. H..
Baltimore, Md; Hon. Fred E. Whea-
ton. S. X. r. S., Minneapolis. Mimi;
Harry P. Wiley. p. C. c.. chairman
of the Washington local committees;
George w. Pcnniman. S. r., Of
Massachusetts: Justice George NJ.
Hanson. p. S. c.. Calais. Me-: Hon.
w. w. BLACKWELL P.Ss. c.. Hender-
son, Ky; United States Senators
Borah of ldalio4 and Sheppard of
Texas; Congressman Evans ofMon.
tana: and others.
Chairman Broening Of the C olden
Jubilee Commission estimates that
fully 5000 representative members
of the Order will 9participate in the
Washington demonstration.
Washington Local Committee.
The Washington local committee.
OF which p. Harry p. Wiley is
chairman, his arrang ed an attrac.
tive program supplementing that Of
the commission. Wednesday, even
ing, the 1Sth Franklin Lodge, NO:
2. the oldest lodge Of the Order, ana
Mt. Vernon. No. 5, .wiil tender a re-
ception to the Supreme Lodge of
ticers at the Pythians Temple. The
same evening the sskokiess will
have special .ceremonialr in. the
convention hall ! AMI there will be a
public reception by Rathbone Tenn
pie. No. s, and Friendship Temple.
No. 0. TO Pythian Sisters AID their
friends. in the Pythian Temple.
Thursday evening there will be an
elaborate illumination of Pythian|
Temple. displaying the Blue, Vel
low and Red lights of Pythianism.
Saturday will be devoted to sight
seeing; and in the evening there
win be d bali in r,ythiah Temple
Story of the knights Of Pythias.
The Order Of knights Of PythiasI