Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02

SEMI -Annudl phSSWoTu " the SuOOTul-
nate lodges at the first convention in
July: Franklin Lodge. Grand Inner
Guard Perry p. Patrick: Mount Vernon
Lodge, Grand Master at Arms James N.
Kline; Webster Lodge. Grand Keeper
Of Records and Seal H. ]. Gasson: De-
catur Lodge. Grand Prelate Charles w.
Syracusians Lodge. Su-
preme Representative Albert Kahlert.
Calanthe Lodge, Past Grand Chancellor
William A. Kimmel; Hermione Lodge.
Grand Outer Guard J. F. Skidmore; Ex-
celsior Lodge. Grand Keeper OF Rec
ords and Seal. H. J. Gasson: Equal
Lodge, Grand Trustee John r. Has
kins; Harmony Lodge. Grand Prelate
Charles w. Henderson: Union Lodge.
Grand Master of Exchequer Frank B.
Crown; Capital Lodge, Grand Outer
Guard ]. F. Skidmore; Myrtle Lodge,
Grand Vice Chancellor F. H. Melick;
Columbia Lodge, Grand Vice Chancel-
lor F.. H. Melick; Amaranth Lodge.
Grand Trustee w. r. Carver; Rathbone-
Superior Lodge, Grand Lecturer Roger
7. Whiteford and Century Lodge, SUI
preme Representative Mark Stearman.
The earnestness Of Washington Com
pany, No. 1, Uniform Rank, to win
prize at the international encampment
of the rank at Nashville. Tenn. next
month, it is said, was shown IN the
of the official staff and the
election of a special drill corps stan
tuesday night to take part in The com
petitive drill. Capt. George II. WHIT
ing and other officers of the company
stepped aside, voluntarily, and their
places were filled by the following:
Fred NJ. Pelzman, captain; George n.
whiting, first lieutenant, and q. u.
Cressey, second lieutenant. The APP
pointment of Otto Sontag as FIRST SER
geant and Percy Stein as second ser
geant is foreshadowed. George h.
Whiting was first lieutenant at the
time ago, and his retirement. as in the
case Of the others, was at his own re-
quest, because of the keen composition
expected for the large cash prizes OF
fered and Washington Company wlsneo
to have its veterans in charge OF the
Capt. Fred M Pelzman is
reputed to be an efficient tactician. He
had a winning company when at the
District High School. He has leo
Company to two victories
Haute. Ind.
Bernard Dickman, son of Grand
and Mrs. Dickman, was
Thursday to MISS AlVina d.
Ruck, at wapakoneta. Ohio. where
John B. Dickman and Mrs. Dickman
are visiting relatives and friends. The
newly married couple. after their non
eymoon, will take up their residence
in this city.
Century Lodge. No. 80. will omit the
calendared for the second
in July and August Later IL
will begin the organization OF class
for initiation.
who has been ill for several weeks. is
at Rehoboth Beach, Del, to recuperate
The Dunn celebration committee met
Thursday night, when plans were dis
rnssed The announcement is made that
the celebration will take place FRIDAY
night. October 6. this date being the
anniversary of the marriage OF Maj.
and Mrs. Dunn.
Dispensation has been granted Rath-
bone Superior Lodge to omit meetings
on the fourth Friday in July and the
second Friday in August:
Past Chancellor E. c. Snyder has re-
turned from Chicago and St Louis, and
at the last convention of the lodge gave
4 brief account of the inside workings
Of the two great national conventions
which he attended as the representa-
tive of his newspaper.
Judge John w. Bixler has gone to
in the hope the climate
may benefit him. His address is X. r
D. IS, Sterling. Conn.
Four members of the lodge have
Joined the colors. and within Few
laws will be found with the District
troops on the Mexican border ready for
any emergency that may arise. The
lodge has placed itself at their COM
nand while they are away.
1t is announced that no convention
of Excelsior Lodge, No. IA. will be held
Tuesday. July II the lodge expects
work in the esquire rank. AT the last
among the visitors were
and Past Chancellor Dearborn of I'm
ion Lodge, No. 2, of st. Johns. New
Canada. Both made ad-
dresses, Mr.. Dearborn giving an inter-
esting history of the establishment Of
the Pythian Order in oapada.
Some of the officers Of Ascalon Tens
pie, No. 81, Dramatic Order Knights of
having moved. or contem-
plating removed, to other Jurisdictions,
it is announced that an election to fill
vacancies will be held al an zarly date.
4 feature of the convention of the
Supreme Lodge next month will be
Pythian Initiation at Camp of the
Mount Tacoma, Friday, August
IL. when CommS ncement Lodge, 40. I,
will take a class of candidates into
the order at sunrise, o'clock in the
Col. w o. Owen, L. s. A., medical
Inspector for Camp Ordway. who will
have charge of the physical eXamina-
ton of the men of the District National
Guard and who was recently restored
to the active list of the army after
having been on the retired list eleven
years. is past chancellor Of Ratbbone-
Superior Lodge. He is brother of
United States Senator owen from Okla |
homa.
Past Grand Chancellor NICK. Wood |
house of Virginia has changed his |
residence from Norfolk to Hopewell. |
Mr.. Woodhouse intends to establish
pythian lodge in Hopewell. He has
already organized a Pythian aSsocia- |
ion, from which he will select the |
charter members of the proposed lodge. |
Dr. Floyd Vernon Brooks. who died |
asst Sunday, was a member of Rath- |
,one-S Superior Lodge. He was born at |
Newark. N. j., January rs, 1856. He |
vas a member of La Fayette Lodge, |
No. 10. F. A. A. M; Mount Vernon |
Royal Arch Chapter. No. 3: Orient Com |
No. 5, Knights Templar; Kali
ipolis Grotto. Yelled Prophets, and |
Almas Temple. Mystic Shrine. He was
llso a member of the Washington Traf-
ic Club.
Pythian Sisters. |