Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05

meeting Monday night because the
convention calendared for tomorrow
ments were made for the annual wish
tation to be held Monday night, Octo-
Der Is. The committee in charge of
the arrangements for the visitation is
composed Of Mark stearman. chair
man: M. T. Pines, Joseph Stein, W. A.
H. Turner and Frank Robinson. Ar
rangements were made at this con-
vention to organize a third rank team.
rehearsals to be held regularly here
were received.
Vice Chancellor Joseph Stein presid-
ed at the meetings of the lodge dur
| ing August in the absence of the chan
cellor commander, w. E. Dentinger.
Century Lodge has adopted the new
bylaws recently approved by the Grand
| Lodge.
Past Chancellor George B. Tallnan Of
Century Lodge, No. 80, who has been i'll
for some time Is reported to be slightly
improved.
Past Chancellor Jordan Of Decatur
Lodge. No. 9, suffered an injury to one
of his eyes few days ago while oper-
bindery Of the government printing
office.
Capt. George H: whiting of Wash
ington Company, No. l. Uniform Rank,
with his family. is spending a two-week
| vacation at Blackstone, Md
means committee the question of hold
Ing weekly dances on Saturday night
was discussed and committee ap-
pointed to take the matter under con-
| sideration. Messrs. Wilson. Kahlert
and Cuthbert were appointed a COM
! mittee to have the matter in charge. A
theater committee. composed Of Messrs.
Pritchard, Kimmel and Gray. was select
ed. with the idea of having a benefit
performance at Polls Theater at an
early date.
Supreme Representative Henry A.
Heinrichs Of New Jersey, was in the
city last week on business trip.
In answer to the letter Of sympathy
sent to Mount Sterling. Ohio. recently by
letter Of acknowledgement has been
received from William schuchardt
grand chancellor of Ohio, on behalf Of
Talmade Lodge. No. 1874. as follows:
Your kind letter of sympathy from
District of Columbia. through you and
for yourself. expressing sorrow at the
death of members of Talmadge Lodge,
No. 1874. of Mount Sterling, Ohio. and
their families. through railroad ac-
member of said lodge and by the en-
tire membership Of Ohio and myself
Such acts surely bind US more closely
than ever in the great bond Of Pythian
friendship"
The Pythians Of the District are or
ganized to give relief to transients.
and the method is thus described by
Past Chancellor 8. M. Pearson, secre-
tary of the local board:
THE general relief bureau of the or
der Of the knights Of Pythias of the
District Of Columbia is composed of
one representative from each of the
subordinate lodges and was formed for
the purpose of granting immediate as
| sistance to worthy and needy members
of the order who were not members in
this domain. thus relieving the subor-
dinate lodges Of burden. 1t is sup
ported by donations from the several
subordinate lodges, and by means of a
Pythian cipher code can get in imme-
diate communication with any lodge in
short time. 1t has aided numerous
brothers in the past and has advanced
means for them to reach their own
been returned to the bureau by the
lodge to which the brother belongs.
"The present relief bureau Is composed
of the following representatives.:
Nau. Mount Vernon. No. 8; J. c. Wilson.
No. 9; S. M. Pearson. syracusians. No.
10; $. H. Jacobson, Calanthe, No. Il;
F: H. Martin. Hermione. No. IL: H. 8.
Nichols. Excelsior. No. IA; D. F. Brown,
Equal. No. IT: c. w. Henderson, Har-
mony. No. 81: ]. w. Carter. Capital. No.
"a; w. P. Lucas. Myrtle. No 25: E. ].
Thompson, Columbia, No. rs; ]. c. Yost.
Amaranth. No. %; w. o. Owen. Rath-
bone-Superior. No. 20, and S. S. Price,
Century. No. 80. The officers of the bu-
reau are ]. C. Wilson. president: S.
M. Pearson. secretary: J. c. Yost, treas
urer.
1.-THE regular meetings of the bureau
are held on the second Saturday of
each month, although a member of the
bureau is at headquarters in the
Pythian Temple every evening of the
week"