Evening star., 1915-04-11


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canital Lodge, No. "a, has announced
an important meeting Tor luesuas
night, when amendments to the pS
laws are to be discussed and actioh
taken thereon.
Ascalon Temple, No. 81, Knights OF
khorassan, at it's meeting tomorrow
night at the Pythian Temple will dis
cuss plans for the spring ceremonial
Webster Lodge. No. I, will hold it's
convention in the auditorium OF the
Pythan Temple, Tuesday night. 10 re-
ceiye Grand Chancellor William a.
Kimmel and associate Grand Lodge OF
ficers for the first grand visitation OF
the spring series The lodge will open
at 1870 o'clock for a short business
| chancellor and other Grand Lodge Oh
ficers at SIS o'clock. After the routine
business the doors will be thrown open
| for the admission of invited guests
among whom will be Rathbone ana
Friendship temples of the Py..an SIS
ters. The uniform rank-WashinSton
and Coldwell companies-is planning
| to turn out in large numbers in honor
of Maj Gen. William H. Loomis of
Grand Rapids Mich, who is the head OF
the military department. He will de-
| liver an address on the progress OF
the Pythian order. The Rev e. X.
Hardin, pastor of the Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Episcopal Church
South, who recently joined Franklin
| Lodge, No 2, by transfer card. will also
deliver an address, and the lodges
committee on visitation announces an
attractive program of musical and ut
erary features for the entertainment OF
the large assemblage of Pythians and
| friends which is expected. A feature
| of the program will be the presenta-
| ton of the quarrel scene" from Julius
| ~. r1
| Talbot o. Pulizzi.
An unusual event is announced for
Calanthe Lodge. No. II, tomorrow
| night. Past Chancellor Abram d. Van
der Veer. a charter member of the first
| Pythian Lodge, when the order was
| instituted February 10, 1864. will be
present to receive the resolutions
adopted by the last session of the Su-
preme Lodge, recognizing the work of
Mr. Van der Veer as a pioneer mem
ber of the Pythian order. Supreme Rep
| resentative Thomas A. Bynum has
been delegated by the officers of the
| Supreme Lodge to present the en-
supreme body. Maj. Gen. William H.
| Loomis, who will arrive in the city to-
| morrow from Grand Rapids. Mich. is
expected to attend the convention of
Calanthe Lodge tomorrow night. The
| lodge has the knight rank scheduled
and it will be conferred. it is stated
| if time can be spared, in addition to
the program announced.
An invitation has been extended to
various Pythian bodies by Grand Chan
cellor kimmel to attend divine serv
ice at Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Episcopal Church South. sunday. April
25, at pm Rev. DR.. E. K. Hardin, a
member of Franklin Lodge, invited the
order through Chancellor Commander
| Frank D. Wallace of that lodge to at
| tend service at his church. The grand
chancellor states that prompt accept
ances are coming in from the con-
stituent bodies, who will assemble at
the Pythian Temple at 1880 and march
in a body to the church at o'clock.
The first acceptance came from Rath-
bone Temple of the Pythian Sisters, and
| the indications point to a large at
tendance of members of the Pythian
order.
Webster Lodge, No 7, conferred the
esquire and knight ranks Tuesday
night. in the presence of large as
semblage. The committee in charge of
the work of enrolling candidates re-
ported enthusiasm among the member
ship and that there was plenty of
work ahead.
Coldwell Company, No. Z, reports it's
last assembly to have been unusually
successful, in point of attendance and
enthusiasm A number of names were
enrolled as recruits. and at the next
assembly II Is Planned TO initiate
large number of new members
At the home of Past Supreme Repre-
sentative James w. Carter, Wednesday
night. his daughter. Miss Edith S, was
married to Irving H. Emmons, captain
of Coldwen Company. No. 7. of the
Uniform Rank Miss Margaret Hanna
of Baltimore was the brides maid and
George A. Emmons, brother of the
groom. was best man. The ceremony
| was performed at 1880 o'clock by Rev.
L. Morgan Chambers. pastor Of Nc
Kendree NJ. E Church. reception
followed the ceremony. After a short
wedding journey, Capt. and Mrs. EN-
mons will be at home at $50 D street
southeast.