Evening star., 1915-11-21


and the Grand Lodge officers will make
an official visit to Calanthe Lodge. No.
II. at the Pythian Temple tomorrow
night. This will be the closing vista
ton of the year. and. as 1t Is to be to
the grand chancellor's own lodge. a
large attendapce Is expected. with in
teresting exercises and varied pro-
gram. The routine part of the conven-
ton is planned to close at o'clock, to
be followed by an open meeting, to
which members OF the order, their
friends and ladies have been invited.
The committee Of arrangements for the
visitation is composed Of Past Chan
cellors Israel Sommers. Samuel H. ia
cobson and Irving A Emmons.
The ranks Of page and esquire will
be conferred at the convention Of Rath-
bone-Superior Lodge. No. 20. Friday
night At the last convention the rank
Of page was conferred upon Messrs.
Ward and Clark. Chancellor Com
mander Pulizzi has officially announced
the death of Truman A. Wickersham.
who has been a member of the lodge
for q number OF years. He was well
known in the social and business life
Of Washington and popular among a
large circle Of friends.
Grand Chancellor William A. Kimmel
has extended a general invitation to all
Pythians to mass meeting and smoker
of members of the order and prospec-
tive members which Will be held at the
Masonic Hall, 14th and Kenyon streets
northwest, Tuesday night. There will
be music and addresses by prominent
speakers. 1t is planned to take steps
at this meeting to institute Pythian
lodge in Mount Pleasant, and the grand
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Past Grand Chancellor H. M. Wander
wort Is chairman of the committee on
organization, representing the council
of Grand Lodge officers, which includes
also H. J. Gasson, grand keeper Of
records and seal, and Charles w. Hen
derson, grand prelate.
Grand Chancellor Kimmel has ar
ranged a fraternal visit of the Grand
Lodge officers to Hermione Lodge. No.
with the view Of encouraging the lodge
in building up its membership. Some
time ago the lodge announced its desire
to secure class for initiation before
the close Of the year but for various
reasons, 1t is stated. the work has not
progressed as rapidly as 1t was hoped
1t is the grand chancellor's plan to
aid the lodge in every way possible 10
Insure a large accession to Its rolls,
as well as to benefit 1t generally. To
cellor Kimmel has announced the fol-
lowing committee of Grand Lodge Of
ficers: Grand Master at Arms F. H.
Melick, Grand Inner Guard James N.
Kline and Grand Vice Chancellor John
b. Dickman.
Century Lodge, No. 80, at its conven-
tion Monday night had goodly num-
Der of members and visitors in attend
ance, among them Past Grand Chancel-
lor John Philip Meakin of Utah, Grand
Prelate Charles w. Henderson. Messrs
Heiss of Rathbone-Superior Lodge,
Grahe of Amaranth Lodge. Lucas OF
Myrtle Lodge, and Konigsberg OF Cap
ttal Lodge, each of whom made short
talks on subjects Of interest to the fra
ternity.
Franklin Lodge, No. 2. the Oldest
Pythian lodge in the world. gave Grand
Chancellor Kimmel and his associate
Grand Lodge officers a royal greeting
Thursday night. when a large attend
ance listened to spirited addresses by
Grand Lodge officers and other mem
bers of the order.
Grand Keeper Of Records and Seal
H. J, Gasson, as acting grand chan
cellor, installed the following omcers
to ali vacancies Wednesday night at
Equal Lodge: j. w. Robbins, vice
chancellor, and Edwin Kulp. master
alarms.
A committee from Century Lodge. NO.
80 composed of Chancellor Commander
W. e. Dentinger, Past Chancellors Max
T. Pines and Samuel F. Price and w.
J. Thorn, paid Webster Lodge, No. Z.
q fraternal visit Tuesday night and
were given a warm reception.