Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-08

Grand visitations the current week
will be made to two Of the largest
lodges in this Jurisdiction.
Tuesday night Capital Lodge. No. "a,
will be visited at Sis o'clock. The
program will be Of an informal char
acter, and will include short talks by
Grand Lodge officers and others. fol-
lowed by a smoker and a social hour
This lodge is the home lodge OF
Grand Outer Guard ]. F. Skidmore, an
active and enthusiastic member of the
order.
Rathbone-Superior Lodge, No. 20, will
receive a visit from Grand Chancellor
Dickman and the Grand Lodge officers
Friday night. A committee on vista
ton. appointed at the last convention
Of the lodge, is preparing entertain
ment, to consist of short talks by two
widely travelled Pythians. music, reci-
tations and other features: A smoker
will close the evening. Grand Lee
turer Roger J. Whiteford Is a member
of this lodge. Work In the knight
rank and other affairs of the lodge,
originally scheduled for Friday, have
been deferred until the following con-
vention. in order that the entire even-
ing may be given to the visitation and
the entertainment incident thereto.
Excelsior Lodge, No. IA, has the es.
quire rank scheduled for Tuesday night.
The page rank also may be conferred.
AT the last convention, before a large
assemblage, with Past Supreme Repre-
sentative Conner as chancellor COM
mander and Supreme Representative
kahlert as master-at-armS, the page
rank was conferred. The knight rank
is to be given to large class soon.
Syracusians Lodge, No. 10, will have
the esquire rank Friday night.
Rev. Charles c. Mclean, pastor of
the Douglas Memorial NJ. E. Church,
was the principal speaker at the grand
visitation to Amaranth Lodge, No. rs,
Monday night. His theme was Fra
ternity." The Grand Lodge officers and
others spoke briefly. Many members of
Amaranth Lodge and visitors from
other lodges were present. The reports
of the officers are said to have shown
the lodge to be in good condition. The
lodgeroom was decorated with flowers
and palms.
Equal Lodge. No. II, was visited in
the Pythian Temple Wednesday night
by Grand Chancellor Dickman and the
Grand Lodge officers. Following the
business of the visitation short talks
were made by Past Supreme Chancellor
Edward Dunn, Supreme Representative
Albert kahlert, Past Grand Chancellors
Vandervort and Kimmel, Grand Prelate
Charles W. Henderson and Past Chan
cellor E. J. Newcomb of Equal Lodge.
Mark L. Burns of Onward Lodge, No.
l06. of Oak Park, Sacramento, Cal,
spoke of Pythian affairs and other
subjects of interest on the Pacific coast.
Mr.. Burns. it is said. expects to be ad-
mitted to practice before the Supreme
Court of the United States during his
stay in the city.
Century Lodge, No. 80. Monday night
conferred the page and esquire ranks
and had d roll call meeting, with
large turnout of members. Supreme
Representative Mark Stearman spoke
on the legislation of the recent con-
vention Of the Supreme Lodge and told
of incidents of his trip to Portland,
ore. where the session was held. The
knight rank will be given by Century
Lodge October 16.
Washington Company, No. 1, Uniform
Rank. will meet Wednesday night. I'M
portant business relating to the uni
form rank, it is said, Is TO be consid-
cred.