The Washington herald., 1915-11-14
Knights Of Pythias Events.


LODGES
Mouday-AmAranth. No. :. business: Century
Tu.sday-webster, No :; Excelsior, No Il; Capi
tai. No. q. and Myrtle. No. s. business.
Wednesdsy-Mount Vernon, No. 5. and Equal, No
H. business.
Ihursday-Fr.nkHn. No. :. grand visitation.
Ffidsy-syncusisns. No. 10 Page rank.
KNIGHTS OF KHoRAssAS.
Wednesday-Ascalo1 Temple No. ST. ceremonial
PYTHIAN SISTERS.
wednesdsy-Flitndship Temple No. .. initiation.
Friday-Rsthboue Temple. No. 8, initiation.
The grand visitation scheduled for the
current week on Thursday night &c
Franklin Lodge, No. 2, Is expected to
be of especial interest. because of the
fact that it is the oldest Pythian lodge
in the world and in consequence of its
many historic associations
The series of grand visitations for the
year will close on Monday night. No
vember .. when Grand Chancellor Will.
lam A. Kimmel and associate grand
lodge officers will be received by the
grand chancellor's own lodge. Calanthe
No. II, which Is planned to be a fittinl
climax TO a successful series of vista.
tons.
The committee 10 arrange for the or
ganization and institution of a lodge al
Mount Pleasant, composed of Past Grand
Chancellor Fl. NJ. Vandervort, Grand
Prelate c. W. Henderson and Grand
Keeper OF Records and Seal H. J. Gasson,
has reported progress at a meeting OF
council Of grand lodge officers.
Century Lodge. No %, will confer the
rank OF esquire tomorrow night on An
drew s. King. 4 large attendance IL
expected as Chancellor Commander W.
Ln- II In,
vitations TO the members to be present
on this occasion. There will be an en-
tertsinment among the members on Mon
day night, November ., which is expect
ed TO prove a gay affair. Many applica-
tons have been received and the de-
gree team expects TO be busy throughout
the winter.
A large assemblage greeted Grand
Chancellor Kimmel and other officers of
the grand lodge. Monday night--at the
annual visitation to Decatur Lodge. No.
9. Grand Outer Guard James n. Kline
exemplified the unwritten work IN the
absence OF Grand Lecturer Perry P.
Patrick. excused on account OF a bust
ness engagement. Calanthe Lodge was
present in a body.
Capital Lodge, No. "a. is arranging for
an evening of unlimited fun on the night
Of November 30 The entertainment fea-
lures will be under the direction Of James
s. Mccarthy.
Ascaion Temple, No. 81, Dramatic Order
Knights of Khorassan. announces the
closing ceremonial of the year. Wednes-
day night at the Pythian Temple.
Harmony Lodge, No. q, celebrated its
forty-fourth anniversary and had the an
nual grand visitation Thursday night. A
large audience was present. The reports
routine of visitation. an open meeting
was held for the anniversary exercises,
which a number of ladies attended. Past
Grand Chancellor Meekin, of Utah, made
the principal address, and a program of
music and recitations was given. A buf-
fet luncheon was served. Grand Chan
cellor Kimmel in his address on Har-
mony Lodge, said, In part: TT is pleas
ing to me, as know II Is to the other
officers OF the Grand Lodge and your own
members. that the anniversary of the
forty-fourth year OF your organization as
a lodge should be celebrated In conjunc-
ton with the annual grand visitation of
the Grand Lodge officers. I rejoice in
what you have accomplished in the past
and in the splendid work you have yet
to do. and look forward with confidence
to the years that are to come. knowing
that you will ever be found ready and
willing to help In the great work where
unto our order has been called. This is
one of the most aggressive and energetic
lodges of this grand domain. II Is known
far and wide for its good work and for
the conservation Of its membership to
Pythian ideals II is in a position to do
even greater things for good In the flu
ture than In the past. and confidently
expect to see II rise equal to every oppor-
tunity that may present itself Just as
there have been no extraordinary for
malities tonight In connection with your
forty-fourth anniversary, so It is interest
Ing to recall there were none when our
order itself was brought into existence
The story Of its beginning can be told
In simple language. The history of the
world does not present another fraternity
which in so brief time has had SO won
derful a growth. From five brothers in
1854 It has grown to 7se.o44 members. with
1850 lodges, and In this unprecedented
growth this lodge has been an important
fatcor.
Harmony Lodge was organized August
8. ISL ian offshoot from Damon Lodge.
No. 1S now extinct, in Potomac Hall,
Eleventh street and Maryland avenue