Evening star., 1915-06-13

The annual joint memorial services
Of the subordinate lodges of Knights of
Pythias of the District will be held
Tuesday night In the auditorium of the
Pythian Temple, under the auspices of
Calanthe Lodge, No. II, in special con-
vention, at 8:15 o'clock. The order of
exercises will be as follows: Call to
order, chancellor commander, Calanthe
Lodge. No. IL; opening ceremony, Grand
Lodge officers: invocation by the grand
prelate; quartet. "one sweetly Solemn
Thought" by Ambrose. Mrs. Helen
T. Reed, contralto. Richard P. Backing.
tenor, and Edwin CaIlow bass; reading
official call, by grand keeper Of records
and seal: tenor solo. Lead. Kindly
Light" by Hawley, Richard 2. Backing:
reading selections from the book of
law. by the grand prelate; soprano solo,
Plains of Peace" by Barnard. Mrs.
Helen Donohue De Yo: calling the roll
of deceased members. by the grand
keeper of records and seal; taps, by
22 quartet. Peace, Perfect Peace"
(anon); address, Rev DIR. Charles c. Nc
Lean; contralto solo, Face to Face" by
Johnson. Mrs: William T. Reed; DE
posting Myrtle on the Altar. Renewing
the Pledge of Fidelity to the Memory OF
Our Dead" march by Willett f. Dent
niger of Century Lodge, No. 80; prayer,
by the grand prelate: quartet. Gross
ing the Bar" Protheroe: closing, Grand
Chancellor William A. Kimmel; bene-
Vernon Place NJ. E. Church South.
Music by the Musurgia Quartet, Harry
Wheaton Howard, director and accom-
panist.
Committees appointed by the grand
chancellor for the services:
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kins, ]. F. Skidmore. Hall and decora-
tions-Perry P. Patrick, Hugh Reid,
Thomas E. Landon. Program and print
ing-James N. Kline. Albert Kahlert,
Vandervort. J. B. Dickman. F. H. Me-
lick. Necrology-Harry J. Gasson,
Charles w. Henderson, T. A. Bynum
Electrical effects-John S. Prescott Re-
ception-George A. McComas chairman;
Frank D. Wallace. William D. weekley.
II. Atherton. Thomas ]. Hartford, John
B. Burgess, Charles j. Peckham. Lee
B. Emery, Harry B. Brown, ]. L. Moty-
ka. M. E. o'Brien. Frank Marascio,
JoSeph Baruch. Talbot o. Pulissi and
Willett e. Dentinger.
The grand chancellor has urged the
membership to be present at the serv-
ices In honor of the dead, and the wild
ows and families of deceased members
have all been invited to be present
past year include: Past Grand Chancel-
lor Benjamin F. Evans, Excelsior
Lodge; Grand Outer Guard Richard S.
Sebastian, Decatur Lodge; Past Chan
celiors samuel c: Palmer, Hermione
Lodge: w. H. Muckelson, Union Lodge;
F. B. wilkins. Webster Lodge; o. A.
Booth. Equal Lodge; Eugene Shekel,
Webster Lodge; H. Y. Brooke, Franklin
Lodge; Charles H. Spar, Union Lodge;
DAVID ). Coumpf. Amaranth Lodge;
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James Lohr. Capital Lodge; Robert w
Blair, Amaranth Lodge; William H.
wood. Excelsior Lodge; w. H. Wunder,
Rathbone. Superior Lodge: Henry M. Nor
rls. Excelsior Lodge; William D. Hill,
Webster Lodge; R. A. Golden, Harmony
Lodge; Julian Higdon. Capitol Lodge;
John Walter. Hermione Lodge; ]. V.
McLain. Capital Lodge; Herman C.
Hansen, Century Lodge, J. F. Rock,
Capital Lodge
Calanthe Lodge, No II. will confer
the knight rank in amplified form at
ITS convention tomorrow night. Chan
cellor Commander George A. McComas
lodge membership and extends an in
vitation to all Pythians to be present
The committee on ways and means. of
which John B. Dickman. grand vice
chancellor, is chairman, and George A.
McComas, chancellor commander of
Calanthe Lodge. is secretary, will give
theater party at Polls tomorrow
night. The subcommittee in direct
charge of the event is composed Of P.
w. Pritchett (chairman), w A Kim
mel, grand chancellor, and o. B. Gray.
The committee On ways and means
held a meeting last night and consid
cred reports OF committees.
Amaranth Lodge, No. %, is planning
smoker and entertainment to be
given at an early date. At the con-
vention Monday night the esquire rank
was presented.
Many Pythians are expected to go to
Marshall Hall July IA. that date hav-
as "Pythian day" for the rank and its
friends.
At the last assembly of Washington
Company, No. l, Joseph ". Beloher.
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