Evening star., 1915-01-24

The session of the Grand Lodge of the
District of Columbia to be held during
| the week OF February 10 promises to be
one of great interest to the membership
| in this domain.
| The report of the representatives to
| the Supreme Lodge, which convened at
! Winnipeg, Manitoba, last August, it is
| said, will bring forth much to be dis
| cussed, as there were several measures
proposed at that convention that were
referred back to the several grand do
| mains for action prior to the next con-
vention of the Supreme Lodge. Inter-
I est is also being manifested in the
| election of a grand outer guard to fill
| the vacancy caused by the death of
| Richard Sebastian. and also of su-
| preme representative, to succeed
! Thomas A. Bynum. whose term expires
January l. 1916 Several already have
| announced themselves as candidates for
| office at the coming convention. The
| opening session will be Friday, Feb
ruary 10, at 1880 pm.
The Rathbone Bible Class, held in this
| city recently, was the niuety-eighth h
(, class in which the historic Rathbone
| Bible has been used since it came into
the custody of the Supreme Lodge. 1t
| has since been used for class at Bir-
| mingham, Ala.
| Capital Lodge. No. "a, entertained its
| friends Tuesday at social evening
spent in the auditorium of Pythian
| the program. Refreshments were
| served.
Ascalon Temple. No. 81. will hold a
special meeting tomorrow evening to
further the plans already outlined for
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held February '16. The temple will
meet every Monday evening thereafter
| until the date of the ceremonial.
Syracusians Lodge will confer the
rank of knight at it's convention Fri
day evening. The entertainment COM
| mittee of the lodge has under con-
sideration plans for another evenings
entertainment, in which it hopes to
surpass the success of January 8.
Past Chancellor S. A. Murdoch. a
| member of Havana Lodge. Havana.
ILL.,, who died Tuesday evening, it is
said, unlike many members of the or
der of other, domains who are en-
ployed in this city, was d frequent
visitor to the several subordinate
| lodges here, and being an excellent
ritualist. he was often ASKED to Of
ficiate during the comforting of the
ranks, and was always ready and will
ing Deep regret at his death is eX-
pressed by every lodge In the domain.
| At the convention of Century Lodge,
No. 80, Monday evening, Grand Chancel-
lor H NJ. Vandervort notified the lodge
of the illness of Past Chancellor Sam
Murdoch of Havana ILL.,. and the follow
ing day sent notice of his death at Sib-
ley Hospital. Chancellor Commander w.
f. Dentinger of Century Lodge called a
special meeting Wednesday evening to
arrange for the Pythian burial services.
which took place at Gawlers undertaking
establishment Thursday afternoon. Cen
tury Lodge was assisted in the services
by a committee from Myrtle Lodge
Those who took part in the ceremony
were Chancellor Commander W. E.
Dentinger. Vice Chancellor Joseph Stein,
tPrelate H. c. Hansen and Master-at-
Arms Charles Nussbaum of Myrtle Lodge,
No. IL
The Damon Dramatic Club will meet
Thursday evening at o'clock in the
basement of the Pythian Temple Ar
rangements will be made for the club en-
tertainment to be held April 19. At
the last meeting a large number of MEM
berS were enrolled.
Tomorrow evening will be the regular
meeting Of the Dramatic Order of Knights
of Khorrassan. The committee on cere-
monies will complete arrangements for
the big night of February 16.
Rathbone Temple. No. s, Pythian Sis
ters. will have social at it's meeting
Friday night in the Pythian Temple.
Miss Elizabeth Prescott. chairman of
the committee in charge, will be assist
ed by Mrs. Sadie Barkman. Mrs Flor
ence David, Mrs. Martha Jarboe, Miss
Pearlie Leese. Mrs. Elsie Lawson. Mrs.
Mary Mitchell, Mrs. Della Nichols, Mrs
Isabelle Pollock, Miss Tillie Samuels,