The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-02-08
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ton of the front of the Pythian Temple
and the same were adopted.
Commissioner Newman TO Welcems
Delegates.
Grand Chancellor ad Interim Mari
Stearman, was appointed as a commit
tee to wait upon the Commissioners Of
the District and invite them to deliver
an address Of welcome at the openint
session of the celebration at the Wuiarc
Hotel.
The golden Jubilee committee met In
adjourned session at Pythian Temple or
Tuesday evening to consider the program
presented by the committee on reception
and entertainment.
Grand Chancellor ad Interim Mark
Stearman, reported that he had visited
the Commissioners and that Hon. o. p,
Newman would deliver the address OF
welcome on behalf of the citizens OF the
city at the opening session on Thursday,
February 1e. at the Willard Hotel
Electrical IIIumination at Pythian
Temple.
II was decided that the temple should
be illuminated each evening and arrange
ments were made for reception oy the
Pythian Sisters to visit members OF that
organization at Pythian Temple on the
afternoon of February 30, at Pythian
Temple.
President Wilson Will Receive
- Pythians.
On Thursday morning. Supreme Rep
resentative W. F. Broening. chairpan OF
the Supreme Lodge Commission; II. T..
Wiley, chairman of the local committee;
Grand Chancellor ad Interim Mark Stear-
man, Grand Vice Chancellor h. M van.
dervort, were introduced to President
Wilson at the White House by Hon.
Thomas L. Ruby, member of Congress
from Missouri, and a past grand chan
celIor of that domain, and arrangements
completed for a reception to be rendered
the members of the order at the White
House by President Wilson on the even
ing of February 20, from to o'clock.
washington Company to Have In.
spection.
Washington Company, No. ]. Military
Department, will be inspected by Col.
Thomas +. Landon, and its officers for
the ensuing year will be installed at their
assembly on next Wednesday evening.
CoIdveu Company to Assist at
Initiation.
CoIdwell Company, No. Z, Military De-
partment held a very interesting meet
ing at their armory last Thursday even
ing, when a request was received from
the chairman of the class initiation COM
mittee for the appointment of three men,
haro of ba N
with a like number from Washington
Company, No. /, in taking up the pass
word at Convention Hall, on the aft
ernoon of February 20.
Capt l. A Emmons appointed Sergts.
S. N. Pearson, I. Sommers. and G. W.
Wolfsheimer, jr., and the entire company
was ordered TO attend in full uniform
to assist the committee as ushers.
Large Gathering at syraeusian.
Lodge.
One of the largest gatherings of the
membership of this domain was present
at the meeting of Syracusians Lodge,
No. 10, on Friday evening, to witness the
comforting of the rank of page upon
three candidates, and the rank of esquire
upon five. The work was admirably per-
formed and was rendered in a very i'm
pressive manner.
New Team to Confer Rank.
On February 10 Syracusians Lodge, No.
10 will confer the rank of knight upon
a class of eight, and the work for the
occasion will be rendered by selected
team, which will be composed Of men,
bers who will compose the knight rank
team now being formed in this domain.
Those taking part will be: King, James
d. Rowen; first senator, J. b. Conner;
second senator, B. H. Harrison: third
senator, Edward Saxton; fourth senator.
Albert Kahlert; fifth senator, o. A.
Booth; sixth senator, r. 7. Whiting:
seventh senator, W. NJ. Williams; eighth
senator, G. F. Day; ninth senator, c. A.
johnson; tenth senator, A l. Jarboe;
monitor, S. A. Murdoch; pythagros, ]. n.
Kline; herald, NJ. T. Pines; chancellor
commander, Mark Stearman; vice chan
ceIlor H NJ. Vandervort: master-st-
arms, NJ. H. Adams; inner guard, w. A.
Kimmel, and prelate. s. M. Pearson
A.caIon Temple to Hold Session.
= Ascalon Temple. No. 81. D. o. X. h,
will hold its regular monthly meeting
at Pythian Temple on Monday evening.
at which time final plans will be per-
fected for the coming ceremonial to be
held at Convention Hall on the evening
of February IS. 1t is urged that men,
bers of the temple having applications to
present will do so that evening.
General Committee Meets.
The general committee of the golden
Jubilee celebration will hold its regu-
lar meeting on Monday evening, at which
time the official badges are expected to
be ready for distribution.
All Lodges Busy Comforting Ranks.
Almost all OF the lodges of the domain
report the comforting of ranks during the
past week. |
Call Issued for Convention OF
Grand Lodge.
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal II. |
J. Gasson has issued the call for the |
convention of the Grand Lodge of the |
District of Columbia at Pythian Temple |
on the evening Of February 10 at 7:So
o'clock.
Pythian Sisters to Entertain.
Rathbone Temple, No. s, Pythian Sis
tiers, held largely attended meeting FRI
day night, with Mrs Emma Motyka, |
most excellent chief, presiding. Ittwas
announced that the joint committee rep
resenting the two temples OF Pythian