Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-18

summer vacation, with the presenta-
ton of the knight rank.
The board Of directors of the Knights
of Pythias Hall Association will hold
it's monthly meeting tomorrow night
at Grand Lodge headquarters in the
Pythian Temple.
Capital Lodge, No "a, conferred the
esquire rank Tuesday night. The pres
entatton of the third rank in amp1i-
fed form Is scheduled for July q.
Calanthe Lodge, No. IL. Monday night,
discussed matters of interest to the
lodge. A number of applications for
membership were received.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lodge, No. 20, has
called off its meeting scheduled for
Friday evening.
Myrtle Lodge, No. rs. Tuesday night
installed William Lindgren vice chan
cellor to succeed Past Chancellor Hugh
Chancellor William A. Kimmel con-
Quoted the installation exercises.
The Pythians of the District have
announced Wednesday. August II, as
the date of an all-day family excur-
sion to Colonial Beach. The affair is
under the direction of the ways and
means committee of the order, which
has named a subcommittee to have
charge of the arrangements.
The Pythian organizations were well
represented at Marshall Hall Wednes-
day at the outing of the Uniform Rank
of the District. The excursionists on
the morning trip of the boat, mostly
women and children, took advantage of
the Fairgrounds and other attractions
recently added to the hall. Following
the arrival of the afternoon and even
ing boats the grown-ups held their part
of the program and the dancing pa
of the excursion gave away articles to
the holders Of numbers as follows: 164S,
J. E. Rollen: $50, Miss McClue; 6S27,
]. r. Hardy; 3SS, NJ. Johnson: 500.
Rosa Matthew'S; 931, Walter Pappaport.
The members of the arrangement
committee representing Washington
Company. No. l, We're: Lieut.. Charles
Sanford, Maj. r. T. Whiting, Lieut..
William Williams, H. c. Glading and
George Ryall. ]. T. Coldwell Company,
sheimer, j. T. Skidmore and Israel
Summers.
The ways and means committee hold
a meeting on the evening of the 10th
and consider outings which are being
planned for the summer months. The
next meeting of the committee occurs
Saturday night of the current week
The ARRANGEMENTS for the excursion of
the United Spanish War Veterans and
other organizations to Marshall Hall
yesterday were in charge of Lieut.. j.
E. Wilson of the Uniform Rank.
Knights of Pythias, a member of Har-
den camp.
The fall series of grand visitations
has been arranged to begin at SYRIA
cusians Lodge, No. 10, Friday night,
October !. This lodge is already plan.
ming for it's reception of the officers or
gram of entertainment will be under
the direction of Virgil NJ. Fookes.
Grand Chancellor Kimmel, in a cir
cular to the subordinate lodges con-
corning the affairs of the Knights of
that 10000 shares are owned by the
Pythian organizations and individuals
in the hall property. and he urges the
issue of 100000 more of stocks, to be
disposed Of to the lodges and uniform
rank companies. A meeting of the
stockholders of the association to con-
slider the question of increasing the
stock will be held at an early date.
Past Imperial Prince William D. Had
field of Peoria, ILL.,, and Royal Vizer
Claude A. Dodson of Ell Medi Temple.
No. l, of Peoria, headed a party of
more than 100 "Dokeys" who passed
through the city the first of the week
en- route to Asbury Park. N. j.. to at
tend the biennial convention of the
imperial palace. Dramatic Order
knights of Khorassan, which was held
in that city the past week. After
tour of sightseeing in the National
Capital, the party, which included dele
cations from Milwaukee, Wis; jack
sonville. Fla, and other western and
southern cities. left by special train
Monday at 1 o'clock for Asbury Park.
The Peorians have planned visits to
other eastern cities before returning
home.
Grand Vice Chancellor John B. Dick
man visited Hermione Lodge, No. II,
Wednesday night. and transacted BUSH
ness as a deputy grand chancellor.
A recent issue of the Pythian Advo-
cate of Minneapolis, Mimi, of which
Gen. Fred E. Wheaton. supreme keep
er of records and seal. is editor, con-
tanned an article on Brotherhood, or
the Star of Fraternity" by John Phil
lips Meakin, past grand chancellor Of
Utah, who has been a resident of this
city for several years.