The Washington herald., 1915-09-12

begin at $50 O'Clock in the auditorium or
Pythian Temple. All Pythians in the
city, including their families, are invited
to attend the game. for which no admis-
sion fee will be charged.
The visitors from Philadelphia are ex-
pected to occupy about forty-eicht hours
of sightseeing during their visit to the
National Capital. and have planned to
return home tomorrow night after the
polo game.
The two teams from Quaker City
Lodge. which will contest for silver
cup donated by the chancellor command
er of the lodge. will be lined up as fol-
lows:
First team-Willian Reid. forward
captain: John Spencer, right quarter
back; j. Russell Winder. left rIarter-
back; Hard Neal. fullbsck; A. shinsle.
goal keeper.
Second team-Frank c. Welsh. forward
(captain); James Walker right quarter
back: Bert Allen. left quarterback:
James Ward, fullback; Charles Jaixen.
goal keeper.
Referee. Henry F. styer urnpires.
Harry ]. Dahl and Wesley Paramore;
timekeeper. Bryan B. Badle.
Rathbonc-Superior Resumes Sessions
Rathbone-S Superior Lodge, No. %. held
a largely attended convention Friday
night. the first since the summer recess.
Plans were made for the fall and winter
meetings and Chancellor Commander
Talbot o. Pulzzi announced that lee
lures. a smoker and other forms Of en-
tertainment would be given to add to the
pleasure of the regular conventions.
Pythians Mourn Loss of Original
Member.
The members OF the Pythian fraternity
of the District. as we'll as the order
throughout the supreme domain. we're
shocked to learn of the death of Ab-a-
! ham Van Ter Veer, who passed away
Wednesday night while he was being
taken to Garfield Hospital from New
Hampshire avenue and Rock Creek
Church road northwest, where ha had
been run over bv an automobile.
Mr.. Van Der Veer was one of the
original thirteen members of the order.
when Washington Lodge, No. /. was in
! stituted. February 10. 1864. marking the
, birth of the order of knights of Pythias.
He was a member OF Calinthe Lodge,
| Nc. II. and a few months ago attended A
| convention. of the lodge at which a set
| of engrossed resolutions. passed by the
| supreme lodge in recognition of his early
. him. He was an active participant in
| the golden jubilee of the order held in
. Washington. February. 1914
Mr. Van Der Veer was 1S years old at
| the time of his death, and had been a
: resident of Washington fifty-two years.
| He had held g position in the national
bank REDEMPTION agency. Treasury De-
partment. for about forty years, and was
an employe of the Interior Department
Nf u.
| Treasury Department. He is survived
! by widow. and brother and sister.
| who reside in New Jersey.
! The Grand Lodge officers. at meeting
\ called for Thursday night by Grand
| Chancellor William 4: Kunmel, took ap-
I propriate action on the death of their
| brother, Abraham Z Van Der Neer.
! Calanthe Lodge held a special conven-
! ton Friday night to make arrangements
] for the funeral. which ACQUIRED yester-
day at II o'clock p. m. services being
| held at Rock Creek Church, the Rev.
| Charles F.. Buck. rector. officiating.
| Pythian services were conducted by
| Calanthe Lodge at the grave. Interment
\ was in Rock Creek Cemetery.
| One of Oldest Members Mourned.
Joshua Cooksey whose death occurred
\ recently at an advanced age, was one OF
| the oldest members of the order in the
District of Columbia. of the mother do
| main. He Joined Mount vernon Lorge,
| No. >, on April p. 1866, one week after
| the lodge was instituted, and continued 4
member in good standing UP to the time
of his death g
| well-known Pythian Passes Away.
Edward Bruce Moore. who died Tues
1 at arartpnSnfs in the
| Imperial after a months illness. was A
| member of Rathhone-Superior Lodge.
No. g. and a former commissioner Of
patents. The funeral occurred Thurs
| day at 1870 a. m, and was private.
! David Ross Visits Webster Lodge.
| David Ross. of Bristol. Tenn. was
\ among the visitors at Webster Lodge.
| No. 4. Tuesday night. and in his remarks
told of the work OF the order in-the
Southland.
Notes of Pythian sfsters.
Rathbone Temple had large attend
ance of members and visitors at its
Injecting Friday night in the Pythian
| Temple. It was decided to have the an
| nual roll call Of the temple at the last
\ meeting this month. and the following
(! committee was appointed to have charge
Of the affair Mrs. Roberta Prescott,
! Mrs. Kate Smith. Nrs. Blanch Summers.
Mrs. Martha Jarhoe. Mrs.. Mary Nit
chell, Mrs. Emma Motyka. Airs. Della
i Nichols and H. E!kton smith, George
| Barkman. Israel So-r,mers- John Pres
cot, and Virgil Fookes. The most ex-
cellent chief, Mrs. Lola Marks, announe-
| ed the appointment of Mrs. Mary E.
! Mitchell ss press representative.
i =
The Past Chiefs Association. Pythian
Sisters. headed by the president, Mrs.
Mary z. Mitchell. visited tne emersencs :
home for orrahns at Earcroft. Va. and
served 4 treat to the little ones. The
home Is Of particular interest to the as
] soctation owing to the fact that II.
/ founder. the Rev. Patrick Murphy. rec
tor Of St. Nichaeis and All AnKeis' Pro
] testant Episcopal Church. belongs 70 TIE