Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23
The Following yisitations are

The following visitations are calen-
dared for the current week by Grand
Chancellor John B. Dickman and Off
GERS of the Grand Lodge: Calanthe.
No. IL, tomorrow night, and Union, Ne.
%, Wednesday night. All members OF
| the order are invited to be present.
The ways and means committee of
the Pythian order. at it's meeting last
night, arranged details. for a euchre
| to be held Thursday night.
| Excelsior Lodge. No. IA, announces
| that the page rank will be conferred
at the convention Tuesday night. The
degree team of the lodge has a repu-
| tation for it's work.
The House military committee has
| favorably reported the Mcclellan joint
| resolution authorizing the War De-
partment to loan tents, saddles and
| brides for the use of the national en-
campment. Knights of Pythias, at
Nashville, Tenn. next August.
The first grand visitation of the
spring series by Grand Chancellor john
| 3. Dickman. and officers of the Grand
Lodge of the District was made to
Myrtle Lodge, No. %. Tuesday night
Grand Lecturer Roger J. Whiteford
exemplified the page and ESQUIRE ranks,
concluding his work with a history ON
Pythianism. an innovation for which
ne was given vote of thanks. The
principal address was made by Jason
OF the lodge, also presented Grand
Chancellor Dickman with a bouquet of
pink carnations. Grand Vice Chancel-
| LOT r. H. Melfck, who is a past chan
celior or Myrtle Lodge. was the recip-
lent of bunch of red roses, the gift
OF the lodge. Past Chancellor Marion
Z. thompson made the presentation.
Refreshments were served and the
evening closed with a smoker.
| Franklin Lodge. No. 2, the Oldest
Pythian lodge in the world. gave a cor
dial welcome to the grand chancellor
and Grand Lodge officers Thursday
night Addresses were made by Grand
Lodge officers and others. In the alb
sence of Grand Lecturer Roger T.
| w hlteford Grand Inner Guard Perry p
Patrick exemplified the unwritten work
An informal smoker was held.
Century, Lodge. No. 80. Monday night
chose the following officers to serve
Tor the remainder of the Pythian year,
the election having been made neces-
sary by the resignation of Chancellor
Commander Joseph Stein, who has re-
moved from the city: F. u. Robinson,
chancellor commander: D. b. Morgan.
prelate. and II. l.. Wilcox. master of
work.
| Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 5. which
was instituted April 16, 1866, under a
oispensation from the past chancellors
OF FRANKLIN Lodge. No. 2, celebrated its
| nft1eth anniversary Monday night in
| the auditorium of the Pythian Temple
with large attendance of members of
the order and their friends Past Grand
| Chancellor Hamlin NJ Vanderyort.
chairman of the entertainment com
mittee, had as assistants, James H
| Kline. William S. Grim, David w. Gall
and William D. Weekley. A program
OF exceptional merit included a Quartet.
| Musurgia Quartet: Introductory, Past Su-
preme Representative John NJ. Kline; So
P PIaho SOLO; Mrs. Gawler; reading. Edwin
| Sauow; address, Representative John A
Sterling OF Illinois: selections by the
| Musurg1a Quartet; reading Miss Har-
| riet Dyer; tenor solo, Richard P. Back
ing; parody. Otto E. Werner; address.
representative Charles H. Sloan of Ne
| nraska; Musurgia Quartet; reading, Ed
win Callow; contralto solo, Mrs. Reed:
America" Musurgia Quartet and au-
dfence- During the singing of the first
verse OF the last number by the quar-
tet and audience the lights were ex-
| tinguished and a spot light was turned
on large American flag in the center
OF the stage. making an effective close
10 the program. Harry Wheaton Howard
vas the pianist director for the Musurgia
4uarte1, which is composed of Mrs.
Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler, soprano. Mrs
William T. Reed, contralto: Richard p
Backing. tenor. and Edwin CalIow.
bass. Music for dancing was fur-
nished by Prof. Edwin R. Harris or
chestra.
Columbia Lodge. No. IS. will confer
the ESQUIRE rank Wednesday night to
be followed by smoker, to which the
fraternity is invited.
Equal Lodge. No II, has the esouire
rank scheduled for Wednesday, Nav 3.
A number of prominent members of
the order have been invited to take
part. Members of the order in this
and outside jurisdictions are invited to
attend. ~
Rev. E. f. Marshall who was pastor
OF the North Capitol Methodist Church
a rev years ago. and who still retains
his membership in Decatur Lodge. No
9. though having taken a pastorate in
California, recently sent a letter to the
lodge from his home in Alameda. in
which he described his experiences i'm
the golden west and referred to his
many pleasant times with the frater-
nifty in the District of Columbia.
Pythian Sisters.
LODGES.
III