Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29

sociate Grand Lodge officers paid their
annual official visitation to Equal Lodge.
No. IT, Monday evening. and to Capital
Lodge, No. "a, Tuesday evening. Both
yisitations were well attended, and the
examination of the Grand Lodge officers
showed both lodges to be in excellent con-
dition. Capital Lodge is said to be one
Of the wealthiest lodges in this domain
The knight rank team of Syracusians
Lodge, No. 10, Monday evening con-
ferred the rank OF knight upon an esquire
for Decatur Lodge, No. 9, and one for
meeting in the castle hall of Calanthe
Lodge, No. II. for the purpose.
The Rathbone Bible class initiation will
be held at Pythian Temple December H.
Supreme Chancellor Brig S. Young and
Supreme Keeper of Records and Seal
Fred +. Wheaton will be here and will
assist IN the comforting of the rank of
page on that occasion. The candidates
will receive the obligation of the order
upon the Bible owned by Justus H Rath-
bone, the founder of the order. which
was presented to him by his mother on
his fifth birthday anniversary, and now
is one of the treasures of the Supreme
Lodge archives
AT a meeting of the Rathbone Bible
class committee Friday.evening it was
announced that a film company at the
request of the grand chancellor of this
domain. at the time of the Rathbone
Bible class initiation will give the
hrst production in this city, of six
reel film of the story of Damon and
Iythias. upon which the order OF
Knights of Pythias is founded. This
will be given in conjunction with the
conferrlng of the rank of page. and
VIII be for members of the order onlv.
December Is an exhibition of the film
will be given under the auspices of the
committee to officials of the govern
ment and other invited guests.
The committee has appointed Grand
Chancellor II. NJ. Vandervort. Supreme
representative T. a. Bynum. Past
Grand Chancellors II. p. Wiley and
Mark Stearman and Grand Vice Chan
cellor w. A. kimneil as the committee
on invitation for the latter event. This
film is Endorsed by the Supreme Lodge
The sending of it for this event is high
ly regarded by the membership
Friday evening Syracusians Lodge.
NO. 10, 1t is said. presented one of the
finest exemplif1cations of the knight
rank ever made in this city Those re-
ceivlng the rank Were Robert Duncan.
Haarer and French Kirby. At the con-
cluslon of the ritualistic work the
members present We're entertained by
an array of juvenile talent under thu
SUPERVISION of Miss Josephine Jarboe
and Mrs. f. e. Wightman Light ra-
freshments were served Every one
present was presented by the enter
talnment committee with a souvenir of
the occasion. The success of the enter-
oa a Is credited to committee
composed of V. NJ. Fookes, John n
Davis and S. W. Wolfsheimer
me death of Brig. Gen. David + Trr-
ner, the head of the Virginia brigade
l.
nounced last week, removes nro,at
hent Inquire from the Ptthfan ranLs
generally. The funeral. which occurre5
! ih III, at Norfolk. Va. was attended
tailed by Mai Gen. William H. Loomis
OF Grand Rapids, Mich. to renrasna.
MN on that occasion. Interment was
at portsmouth, where the general wa .
charter member of Atlantic Lodge.
Rathbone Temple. No. s, Pythian Sis
ters. held a largely attended maatjns :,
FRIDAY night. After the transaction of
ni social was held, Mrs Sara V,
Dariing heading the committee in
charge. LII
century Lodge. No. 80, will convene
IN special session tomorrow evening
for the annual visit of the grand cbor
cellor and associate Grand Lode Of
f1cers. The committee on entertainment
mas made arrangements for a pleasant
program Washington Company. No
and Coldwell Company, No. Z. of the
uniform rank of this city, and Lexing-
ton Lodge, No. 104, of Baltimore ctty
Will attend the visitation in a body.
All lodges in this domain are EXPECT
ed to be well represented
Past chiefs night was celebrated at
the regular meeting of Friendship
Temple. Pythian Sisters, Wednesday
evening, In an elaborate way. An invi-
| tation was extended to the members Of
the sister temple of this city to be
present. and the response was liberal
Immediately after the opening of the
temple the officers chairs were vacated
and turned over to the past chiefs, who
conducted the further business of the
evening, after which tables were spread
and feast enjoyed by the large at
tendance present. One new applfca-
ton was acted upon, and initiation will
be part of the program for next We'd
nesday evening. Those taking part in
the exercises were Mrs. Elsie Wander
! wort. G. F. c.; Mrs. Lizzie Bassett
chairman, and Past Chiefs Mrs. Ida
Crown, Mrs. Annie Sullivan, Mrs. Tillie
Rock, Mrs. Carrie Davis, Mrs. Nettie
Crowther, Mrs. Etoile Melick. Mrs. Ella
Garner and Mrs. Mary Hooper. Regret
was expressed because sickness pre-
vented the most excellent chief of the
temple, Mrs. Ida Roe, from being pres
ent.