Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-24

An excellent program has been
planned at Columbia Lodge, No. 70.
Wednesday night, at the Pythian, Tenn
pie. when Grand Chancellor William A.
Kimmel and associate Grand Lodge Of
ficers visit this lodge.
Calanthe Lodge, No. II, expects to
have a large number Of candidates for
enrolment tomorrow night, to be fol-
lowed at a later date by a class initia-
ton. The report of the committee on
the organization of polo team is due
at this meeting.
Syracusians Lodge, No. 10, had a class
for the page rank Friday night AT
the convention the current week 1t will
confer the same rank. Announcements
for other work in the future is made
as follows: November s, esquire rank;
November ~, knight rank.
Rathbone- Superior Lodge, No. 20. con-
ferred the rank of page at its conven-
ton Friday night and. it is stated, ex-
poets to have work at most of its
meetings during the remainder of the
year
Past Chancellor B. w. Andrews has
returned from a several weeks So
journ In New Hampshire. where he re-
ports the lodges he visited to be pros
pering.
Webster Lodge, No. Z, held a social
session Tuesday night after the close
of the regular meeting. Grand Vice
Chancellor John b. Dickman presided
and welcomed the visitors. James S.
Mccarthy of Capital Lodge. No. "a, was
one of the guests of the evening, and
made the principal address. Short
talks were made by other members of
the order. A smoker and a social hour
followed.
The ways and means committee met
last night at the Pythian Temple and
discussed the plans for entertainment
features. A theater party will be
given at Polls Wednesday night, No
vember 3.
The board of directors of the Knights
of Pythias Hall Association held its
monthly meeting Wednesday night.
which was postponed from the previous
Monday night, grand visitation being
scheduled for the last-named date. The
the affairs of the temple.
The Chancellors Association has
amended it's bylaws to include the
Junior past chancellors in it's member
ship, and through it's president, Willett
E Dentinger, has addressed communi-
cations to the subordinate lodges with
view of getting in closer touch with
these bodies and extending the work OF
the organization.
Century Lodge, No. 80. received it's
grand visitation Monday night. 1t was
attended by a large number of visitors,
members of local lodges and ladies. an
open meeting following the. routine
exercises The reports of the grand
officers showed the lodge to be in an
excellent condition. Grand Lecturer
Perry p. Patrick was excused on ac-
count of illness. and the exemplifica-
ton of the unwritten work was omit
ted. The lodge was addressed by Past
Supreme Chancellor Edward Dunn.
Grand Vice Chancellor John B. Dick.
man and Grand Prelate Charles w.
Henderson. Supreme Representative
the entertainment which followed.
Those contributing to the program
were Turner'S Orchestra, composed Of
DR.. Thomas Featherstonehaugh. flute;
Joseph Nash and Walter SLIDER, violins:
W.. H Smith, cornet; J. A. d. Turner.
cello, and Mrs. ]. A. D. Turner. piano;
Miss Estelle Wild, vocal solo: Lem
Toome, ventriloquist; O. c. Hutterly.
rotations: NJ. Black and Miss Herr
man, musical dialogue; H. L. Ragland,
original poem. American Flag" j. T.
Bond. songs. and a. c. Greenbaum.
dialogue. Vice Chancellor Joseph Stein
presented an embiematic gold ring 10
Grand Chancellor Kimmel on behalf of
Century Lodge. Among the visitors
ere Past Grand Chancellor John Philip
Meakin of Utah, Judson Harris of
Lou s:ana, of Jennings Lodge. No. ISL;
Grand Representative E. r. Boyer of
Alexandria, Va; c. w. Ruhl of Charles
Town. w. Va. of Blue Ridge Lodge.
No. 131; Henry A. Weber Of New
Orleans. La, of Orleans Lodge. No. l.
and II. L. he st OF Greenville, Pa, of
Greenville Lodge. No. 272.
Past Chancellor Charles S. Jones of
Webster Lodge, No Z, who died October
Is, after brief illness. was buried
Monday with Pythian honors by the
officers of Webster Lodge. 1nterment
was in Glenwood cemetery. Mr.. Jones
was active in the affairs of his lodge
and the order.
John T. Herbert of Oriental Lodge
of Alexandria, Va, who is employed
in the composing room of Il local news
paper and well known to the fraternity
of the District, was a representative to
the recent session of the Grand Lodge
of Virginia, held at Charlottesville. Va.