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| Ascalon Temple, No. 81. Dramatic Or
der Knights Of Khorassan, will resume
its meetings tomorrow night after the
summer recess and plans are to be dis
cussed for the coming ceremonial.
Capital Lodge, No. "a, has the esquire
rank scheduled for Tuesday night. Last
Tuesday night Grand Chancellor Will
liam A. kimmel. Supreme Representa-
tive Albert Kahlert, Supreme Repre-
| sentative-elect Mark Stearman and
Grand Vice Chancellor John B. Dickman
paid Capital Lodge a fraternal visit
and made short addresses.
Plans are being formulated to give
new impetus to the institution of a
Pythian Lodge in Mount Pleasant.
Grand Chancellor Kimmel states
meeting will be held next month with a
view to completing the preliminary or
Abraham Van Der veer, who died
Wednesday night while he was being
! taken to Garfield Hospital from New
Hampshire avenue and Rock Creek
Church road northwest. where he had
| been run over by an automobile, was
| one of the original thirteen members
| when Washington Lodge, No. 1. was in
stituted. February 10. 1864. marking
| the birth of the order of Knights Of
Pythias. He was member of Calanthe
Lodge, No. IL, and a few months ago
| attended a convention of the lodge, at
which he was presented with a set of
engrossed resolutions, passed by the
| Supreme Lodge in recognition of his
early work for the order. He was an
| active participant in the golden jubilee
of In oil iv ochf Tnh
! ruary, 1914.
1 Mr.. Van Der Veer was seventy-eig light
years old at the time of his death and
| had been a resident of Washington
tion in the national bank redemption
agency, Treasury Department, for about
forty years, and was an employe of the
Interior Department previous to enter
ing the service of the Treasury Depart
ment. He is survived by widow and a
| brother and sister, who reside in New
Jersey. The Grand Lodge officers. at a
meeting called Thursday night by
Grand Chancellor William A. Kimmel.
took appropriate action on the death of
Mr.. Van Der Veer. Calanthe Lodge held
special convention Friday night to
make arrangements for the funeral,
which occurred yesterday at IL o'clock
am, services being held at Rock Creek
Church, Rev. Charles E. Buck, rector.
officiating. Pythian services were con-
Quoted by Calanthe Lodge at the grave.
Interment was in Rock Creek cemetery.
Past Supreme Chancellor Edward
Brigham S. Young at the funeral, and
by direction of the latter floral tribute
from the Supreme Grand Lodge was
sent by Grand Chancellor William A.
Kimmel.
The committee on arrangements of
Calanthe Lodge, No. II. report all in
readiness for the reception Of the visit
ing brethren from Quaker City Lodge
of Philadelphia. Calanthe Lodge will
convene at 1870 o'clock tomorrow night
and receive the visitors at 7:40. The
exhibition game of indoor polo by two
teams from the visiting lodge is sched-
uled to begin at $3.50 o'clock In the au.
Pythians in the city, including their
families, are invited to attend. No ad-
mission fee will be charged
The visitors from Philadelphia are
hours in sightseeing during their visit
to the National Capital. and have plan
ned to return home tomorrow night
after the polo game.
The teams from the visiting lodge.
which will contest for a silver cup, do
mated by the chancellor commander of
the lodge. will be lined up as follows:
First team, William Reid. forward
(captain): John Spencer. right quarter
back: J. Russell Winder, left quarter
goal keeper.
Second team, Frank C. Walsh, for
ward (captain); James Walker, right
quarterback: Bert Allen, left quarter
back: James Ward. fullback' Charles
Jaisen, goal keeper
Referee, Henry F. Styer; umpires.
Harry J. Dahl and Wesley Paramore;
timekeeper, Byran B. Badle.
Rathbone- Superior Lodge, No. 20. had
lr~ dor n
Friday night, the first since the sum-
mer recess. Plans were made for the
fall and winter meetings. Chancellor
Commander Talbot o. Pullizzi an
nounced that lectures, a smoker and
other forms of entertainment would be
given to add to the pleasure of the reg
ular conventions.
The fall series of grand visitatlons
will begin at Syracusians Lodge, No.
10. Friday night. October l, at an open
meeting. Rev. Dr. Walter F. Smith will
take his hearers along the Mediterra-
nian for an extensive voyage with the
aid of the stereopticon. Other features
will be added to the program
The ways and means committee, pre-
sided over oy Grand Vice Chancellor
John B. Dickman held a meeting last
ports. |
The subcommittee of the ways and
means committee to inquire into the
feasibility of a Pythian fair held
meeting Friday night and the follow
ing evening made a report to the ways
and means committee of the order. |
which took the question under advise |
ment. The fair committee is composed |
of W. E. Dentinger, w. r. Carver. j.
f. Wilson, 0. B. Gray and T. A BY
mum. |
Joshua Cooksey. whose death occurred |
recently at an advanced age, was one
of the oldest members of the order in |
the District of Columbia. the mother |
domain. He Joined Mount Vernon |
Lodge, No. 5, April %, 1866. one week i
after the lodge was instituted, and J
continued a member in good standing |
up to the time of his death.
Edward Bruce Moore, former COM
missioner of patents, who died Tuesday
morning at his apartments in the I'M
perial. after a months illness, was
member of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lodge,
No. 20.
David Ross of Bristol, Tenn, was
among the visitors to Webster Lodge,
No. Z, Tuesday night. In an address he
told Of the work of the order in the
southland.