Evening star., 1914-05-03
GENERAL RELIEF BUREAU.
fay 9-Monthly meeting Of bureau.

their official visit to Webster Lodge, No
| Z, Tuesday evening. at Pythian Temple
It Is expected there will be a large at
| tendance at this visitation. for Webster
| Lodge is said to be one of the strongest
| lodges in the domain. and it is the home
lodge of Grand Master-at-Arms John B.
Dickman.
| Myrtle Lodge. No % which meets at
5lo Pennsylvania avenue southeast Tues
day evenings. was visited by the grand
! chancellor and associate Grand Lodge
| officers Tuesday evening. This is the
home lodge Of Grand Master of the Ex-
cheauer Frank B. Crown and Grand In
ner Guard F. H. Melick.
The reports of the Grand Lodge officers
are said to have shown the lodge to be
| in a fiourishing condition.
Quite number of members of the
order went to Alexandra. Va, Tuesday
evening to witness. in Oriental Lodge,
No 8. of that place. the comforting of the
| rank of page on a class of thirty EIGHT
candidates. Those who attended report
cordial reception by the Virginia breth-
| rem and an enjoyable evening
The Knight Rank team of Syracusians
Lodge. No. TO- conferred the rank of
knight upon a class for Decatur Lodge.
No. g. Monday evening. Tuesday even
of members of that lodge and visiting
members. the team went to Laurel, Md,
and conferred the rank Of knight for
that lodge.
Among those who made the trip to Lau-
rel were Past Grand Chancellor Albert
Kahlerf and Past Chancellors S. NJ. Pear
son. J. H. Williams. A. I. Jarboe, w.
Dargle. H. A. Rau. Chancellor Com
mander w. M. Williams. Vice Chancellor
c. H. Atherton Master-at-Arms NJ H.
day a~1 and
]. NJ. Mcqueen. G. F. Murray, H. E. Bos-
well. c. E. Nicholson. ]. H. Davis, L. c.
Murnan. l.. B. Washington. J. F. Rooney.
F. c. Wightman of Syracusians Lodge,
No. 10: Past Chancellor r. T. Whiting
and G. F. Wheelock of Webster Lodge.
No. Z: Past Chancellors George Erb and
C. F. Staowski and knight E. w. Hard
esty Of Equal Lodge. No. II.
The work was conferred in record time,
it is said. and comment was made upon
it's excellent rendition by the members
of Laurel lodge. Refreshments were
served and the visitors returned on the
last car, arriving in the city at l o'clock.
The committee of the Grand Lodge.
Knights of Pythias. with representatives
Of the Masonic fraternity, having in
charge the erection of a suitable monu-
ment to the memory of the late Grand
Chancellor Frank H. Hosford. whose re-
mains were reinterred in Glenwood ceme-
evening. The contract for the monument
was awarded. 1t will be unveiled proba-
bly, May 80 with appropriate exercises
Past Chancellor Hugh Reid of Myrtle
Lodge, No. 25, who was for many years
superintendent Of the insurance depart
ment of the order in this domain, has
again been appointed to that position.
Capital Lodge, No. "a, met Tuesday
fn ha hS,-
laws of the lodge were proposed, upon
which final action will be taken at the
last meeting in May. This lodge will
celebrate is tWenty-ffth anniversary De-
outlined plans for the event. A report
will be made at the convention Tuesday
evening. The lodge will confer the rank
of page at its next convention.
Century Lodge No. 80. tomorrow even
ing will confer the rank of page in full
amplified form. w. E. Dentinger. who
has been appointed musical director of
the lodge, has been drilling the choir,
and a rich treat Is promised those who
attend.
Knights of Columbus.
At the monthly meeting Of Washington
Chapter, held Friday evening, George F.
McAvoy, chairman. presiding. arrange
ments were made for the annual COM
munion service of the combined councils
of this jurisdiction. The communion
service will be held at ST. Stephens
Church at s O'Clock Sunday morning
May 10.
The committee of arrangements for the
seventeenth anniversary celebration of
Washington Council. under the direction
OF the lecturer. John F. Luitich, deserves
commendation for the success attendant
upon their efforts. The celebration was
held April % at Rauscher's, and was
largely attended by the members of the
order and woman guests. The state Of
hcers and the grand knights Of the sister
councils were present as the guests Of
honor of the council. Grand knight Leo
a. Rover delivered the address of well
come, in which he briefly sketched the
history of the council since its incep-
the ladies who were present as the
guests of Washington Council. A musi-
cal and literary program of unusual
merit was rendered, after which ad-
journment was made to the lower halls,
where an elaborate supper was served
Dancing until midnight to the music of
the Marine Band concluded one of the
most successful affairs in the recent his
tory of the parent council in this juris-
dction
The affection and esteem in which Neil
O'Brien Is held by the Washington
knights of Columbus was evidenced
Sunday evening by the large attendance
of members. who were present at the
reception which was given at the hall in
his honor. The exercises were under the
direction of Washington Chapter Dis
trict Deputy William p. Normoyle serv
ing as master of ceremonies. Admission
to the reception was confined to members
of the councils. due to the limited capac
ity of the hall. Several entertaining
numbers were given by members of Mr..
O'Brien's company and by members of
the order concluding with several num-
bers by the veteran entertainer himself.
Mr.. O'Brien and the members of his COM
of the order at a supper given at the
Hotel Continental.
Monday evening the regular meeting of
Potomac Council was held. presided over
hv Grand knight Frank L. Hewitt
The hall was crowded Tuesday even
ing at the meeting of Washington Coun-
Gil. 1t being the occasion Of the second of
the past grand knights meetings which
have been arranged by the present grand
knight. Leo A. Rover. Mr.. Rover presid-
ed over the business meeting, at the con-
clusion of which the gavel was turned
over to Clement S. Ucker, the second
grand knight of Washington Council,
who had come over from Baltimore for
the occasion. Mr.. ticker was one of the
most active members of the council in