Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

versary Of its institution (April IL,
lse4) Franklin Lodge: No; 2. will give
! Pythian Temple for the benefit of It's
members. theri families and friends.
A committee. composed of j. A. lngra-
| nam. j. Bennett Jones and Roy J.
"eigley, is arranging an appropriate
program for the occasion
/, The board of directors of the Pyth-
ian Hall Association will hold its
monthly meeting tomorrow night. when
proposed improvements in the temple
will be considered.
Webster Lodge, No. !. at its meeting
| to revise its bylaws and heard a report
| from the committee on entertainment
w. P. Borland resigned as prelate on
! account of being out of the city a great
| part of his time.
| At their last meeting representatives
! from the subordinate lodges adopted
I the name of Knights Of Pyahias ways
and means committee. The committee
| included in it's membership the nine
members Of the board Of directors OF
! the hall association. Semi monthly
! meetings of the ways and means COM
mittee will be held. with the object OF
advancing the interests of the order
! generally and the financial and bust
ness affairs of the temple in particu-
| lar.
| Washington Company, No. /. Uniform
Rank, Is holding practice drills in
| preparation for the Nashville encamp-
| ment. where the company will enter
competition for prize in class A. AT
| a largely attended meeting Wednesday
night the excursion, July 16. was dis
cussed and a committee appointed to
arrange for a summer outing in camp
At the recent convention of the SUI
90
| Of establishing a national sanatorium
| for the treatment of the members af-
| ficted with tuberculosis was referred
to the great domains for instructions
to the supreme representatives. Favor
able reports. 1t is announced, have been
received from various parts of the
country. The local Grand Lodge voted
to leave the working out of a plan to
the Supreme Lodge.
At the convention of Excelsior Lodge
No. IA. Tuesday night. W. P Angle re-
signed as inner guard and Charles +.
Anderson was elected to fill the va
cancy. William NJ Mckay was elected to
membership by card
The proceedings of the recent session
or the District Grand Lodge which are
now being distributed, contain a re-
view of the events of the past year by
the then grand chancellor, H. NJ Van
derVort, which show splendid progress
with an increase in membership for the
nrst time in recent years; a comprehen-
slVe report of the affairs of his office
by Grand Keeper of Records and Seal
~ j. Gasson and reports of committees
The extended report of the local com
mlttee on the fiftieth anniversary in
the mother domain is an interesting
historical document The embossed
features of the cover. with the colors OF
the order on a shield. add to the an
pearance of the journal. which will nc
DOUBT prove valuable souvenir of a
notable year in the orders history.
The news of the serious illness OF
President Union B. Hunt of the Insur-
ance department was received from
headquarters at indianapolis several
days ago. and the latest announcement
| indicates no Improvement.
Herndon (Va) Lodge. No. 81, Thurs.
day evening celebrated the twentieth
anniversary of it's organization, the
event being public. Ernest r. Bower
address. dwelling upon the special cal
for unity and brotherly love that ex.
listed when Pythianism was started by
Justus H. Rathbone in 1864. a time
when the nation was divided and the
country flowing with blood from the
manhood of north and south.
DIR. Charles F. Russell gave the his
tory of the lodge at Herndon, starting
with membership of twenty-three and
steadily increasing to it's present num-
Der and usefulness.
H. E. Hanes also made a brief ad-
dress. Music was rendered by the
Herndon band. Miss Sara Kidwell and
Mrs. Guy N. Church sang a duet.
Songs by Miss Pauline Whitaker OF
Washington were encored again and
again.
Rev. John c. Kerr gave the invoca
ton. The closing ode of the Pythians'
was sung, Mrs. Clarence NJ Walker
playing the accompaniment. A poem
entitled Fraternity" written by
Chancellor William f. Garrett, who was
too i'll to be present, was read by DR.
Russell