The Washington herald., 1916-07-02

Tuesday-webster No 7; Excelsior, No. Il; Cspi-
tai No. a, and MStle No. 3 business
wetnesday-MOunt Vernon. No. s. and Equal.
No. II, business
Thursiay-Frsnklin, No. 2, business.
FndAy-syncuSians, No. TO- business
UNIFORM RANK.
Thursdsy-J. 7. Coldwen COMPANY, No. T. monthly
assembly.
PTTHIAN SISTERS.
W-dnestsy-Fdendship Temple, No. o. installa-
Frtday-Rathbon. Temple. No. 8. installation.
The earnestness Of Washington Com
pany, No. /, Uniform Rank. to win a
prize at the international encampment
Of the rank at Nashville. Tenn, next
month IS shown in the resignation OF
the official statf and the election of
special drill corps staf Tuesday night
TO Jake part IN the competitive drill.
Capt George H. Whiting and other
officers of the company stepped aside.
voluntarily, and their places were filled
by 'the following: Fred NJ. Pelzman,
captain; George H. Whiting, first lieuten-
ant; G. G. Cressey, second lieutenant.
The appointment of Otto Sontag as
first sergeant and Percy Stein as second
sergeant Is foreshadowed. George H.
Whiting had been first lieutenant be-
fore his elevation to captain some time
ago. AS there is expected to be keen
competition for the large cash prizes Of
fered, Washington company wishes to
have veterans leading the organization.
Capt Fred NJ. Pelzman, an efficient
tacucian. who had a winning company
when in the high school cadets, led
Washington company to two victories-at
Milwaukee, Wis. and at Terrs Haute,
Ind
The following Grand Lodge officers have
been designated to convey the semi-an-
nual password to the various subordinate
lodges at the first convention in July:
Franklin Lodge, Grand Inner Guard
Perry F. Patrick; Mount Vernon Lodge,
Grand Master at Arms James n. Kline;
Webster lodge, Grand Keeper OF Rec
ords and Seal, H. J. Gasson; Decatur
Lodge, Grand Prelate Charles w. Hen
derson; Syracusians Lodge. Supreme
Representative Albert Kahlert; Calanthe
Lodge. Past Grand Chancellor William
A. Kimmel; Hermlone Lodge, Grand
Outer Guard ]. F. Skidmore; Excelsior
Lodge, Grand Keeper of Records and
Seal H. J. Gasson; Equal Lodge, Grand
Trustee John r. Haskins; Harmony
Lodge, Grand Prelate Charles w. Hen
derson: Union Lodge. Grand Master OF
Exchequer Frank B. Crown; Capital
Lodge, Grand Outer Guard ]. F. Skid
more; Myrtle Lodge, Grand Vice Chan
cellor F. H. Melick; Columbia Lodge.
Grand Vice Chancellor F. H. Melick;
Amaranth Lodge, Grand Trustee w. r.
Carver; Rathbone- Superior Lodge, Grand
Lecturer Roger ]. WhIteford; Century
Lodge, supeme Representative Mark
Stearman.
Announcement is made Of the marriage
Of Bernard Dickman, son of Grand Chan
cellor and Mrs. Dickman, Thursday, to
Miss Alvina Fl. Ruck at Wapakonet, Ohio.
where John B. Dickman and Mrs. Dick
man are visiting relatives and friends.
The newly married couple will visit Gin
cincinnati, Ohio; Charleston, w. Va, and
Atlantic City before returning to take UP
their residence in this city.
Century Lodge, No. 80 will omit the
conventions calendared for the second
this brief vacation will begin the organ
Ization Of a class of candidates for ini-
tlation.
Past Grand Chancellor G. Frank Day,
who has been i'll for several weeks, is at
Rehoboth Beach. Del, to recuperate.
The Dunn celebration committee held
a meeting Thursday night. The celebra-
ton will take place on Friday night, Oc-
tober 6, this date being the anniversary
Of the marriage of Maj. and Mrs. Dunn.
Dispensation has been granted Rath-
bone-Superior Lodge to hold no meet
ings on the fourth Friday in July and
the second in August, this being the
usual summer recess.
Past Chancellor E. C. Snyder has re-
turned from Chicago and St. Louis, and
at the last convention of the lodge gave
a brief account of the inside workings
Judge John w. Bixler who was stricken
several months ago, shows little or no
Improvement in his condition. He has
gone to Connecticut in the hope that