Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-26

The big event in Pythian circles dur
ing the current week will be the mi
ttal grand visitation of the fall series
by Grand Chancellor Kimmel and as
sociate Grand Lodge officers to Syracu'
slams Lodge, No. 10. Friday night. Ihe
routine exercises of the visitation VIII
be brief, as the meeting Will De an
open one, with a program, when VIII
include an illustrated lecture on Vari-
GUS cities in Europe by the Kew. WI
liam F. Smith; short talks by prom
nent members of the order ana other
features. Mrs. Cora NJ. Davis OF Union
Ore, supreme chief of the Pythian SIS
tiers, who is in the city, is expected u
be present and make an address Inc
members of the subordinate lodges
Uniform Rank. Knights of Pythias. ana
Pythian Sisters. and friends of the or
der are expected to be present in large
numbers
the rank of knight for tomorrow night
IT is stated an effort viii be maze 10
for polo team andto secure the CO.
operation of the other lodges IN organ
izing q league to play the game TINS
winter Chancellor Commander McCo-
mas has urged large attendance.
The Chancellors Commanders Asso-
citation met Thursday night, when an
nouncement was made that plans are
being arranged for banquet TO pc
held early in October. The officers OF
the association, Willett Dentlnger.
C. j. Peckham. secretary, have request
ed a large attendance at the special
meeting to be held Thursday night of
the current week.
Capital Lodge, No. "a, will omit it's
convention Tuesday night on account
of the exercises of the Grand Army en-
campment
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal H.
!. Casson, acting deputy grand
chancellor. at Columbia Lodge, No. 26.
Wednesday night installed l.. d. Bat
ella inner guard. Grand Vice Chan
cellor John B. Dickman acted as grand
master at-arms Work was conferred
also in the esquire and knight ranks
on 4 number of candidates. Announce
ment was made that number of can
didates were in waiting to receive the
ranks at a later date.
Amaranth Lodge. No. 2S, conferred
the rank of esquire Monday night All
the officers were present and there was
large attendance of members and
visitors. At the next meeting, October
:. the rank Of knight will be con-
ferred.
At the meeting of Century Lodge. No.
30. Monday night the committee on
tative-elect Mark Stearman is chair
man, reported progress on the arrange
ment of the program for the annual
grand visitation Monday night. October
has some surprises" in store for the
evening the exact nature of which has
not yet been divulged.
Webster Lodge. No. Z. had a number
OF visitors at its convention Tuesday
night. including Past Grand Chancel-
1ors H. p. Wiley and Hamlin NJ. Van
dervort. who made short talks on mat
tiers relating to the Pythian order.
Rathbone-Superior Lodge No. 90. had
class for the rank of page Friday
night. The work was conferred by the
lodge team. under the direction of the
master OF work, Past Chancellor Z. w.
Heiss.
Chancellor Commander Pulizzi an
nounced that Grand Representative Edgar
c. SNYDER. one of the lodges gifted speak
ers. will deliver an original lecture on
the evening of October s. and asked a
large attendance to greet him on that
occasion.
Past Chancellor Dr. W. f r. Phillips,
who spent his summer vacation in
Washington. resting from his labors in
the medical college at Mobile. Ala. was
visitor at n number of the conven-
lions of Rathbone-Superior Lodge.
The board of directors of the Knights
Of Pythias Hall Association held its
monthly meeting Monday night, and
discussed plans for the Improvement of
the hall property. The meeting of the
stockholders of the association to con-
slider the proposition to increase the
capital stock will be held Monday
night, October IL.
Past Chancellor Edward H. Sparshott
of Union Lodge, No. %, who died Sep
TENDER IS. was buried Monday with Py-
THAN honors. He was one of the old
est members of the lodge.
The ways and means committee held
its semi-monthly meeting last night
heard committee reports and discussed
plans to advance the interests of the
order.
Information WAS received by Grand
Keeper of Records and Seal II. J. Gas
son on. the 18th instant, from CONSOLE
dation Lodge. No. 90, of BufYaIo N v
that the remains of Sergt Francis NJ
Fritts of Bayard Lodge, No A., of Port
land. Me, a member of the United
states Hospital Corps whose death oc-
Cured at Buffalo as a result of an oper-
alton, would arrive in Washington at
$40 o'clock last Sunday morning AS
requested hunper OF INthianS-tirand
Lodge offitficffiers and Il committee from
Syracuseians Lodge-met the remains
and the family of the deceased at the
Union station, looked after the details
of the funeral, and arranged for the
comfort of the widow and her family.
The interment was at Arlington Mon
day morning at IL o'clock. the funeral
being military one. The services
were conducted by the Rev. c. c. Nc
Lean, pastor of Douglas Memorial
Church. 18th and II streets northeast, a
member of the order. Relatives of the
deceased were present from North
Carolina, Maryland, New York, Iowa.
and this city. Sergt.. Fritts had been
stationed in Buffalo but a short time.
His death was due to an operation for
Inastoiditis.
IN R-IH1