Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29

Excelsior Lodge, No. IA. will have
its grand visitation Tuesday. November
81, and Webster Lodge. No: z. Grand
Chancellor Dickman's home Hodge,
will close the series for the year Tues
day night, November 2s.
At the grand visitation to Hermione
Lodge Wednesday night in Georgetown
80 per cent of the lodge membership
and a large number OF visitors were
present. Grand Inner Guard Perry r.
Patrick exemplifed the unwritten
work as grand lecturer in the absence
of Roger J. Whiteford. who has re-
signed. Short talks were made by
Grand Chancellor John b. Dickman,
Past Grand Chancellor William A.
KimmeI, Supreme Representative AL
bert Kahlert, Grand Vice Chancellor
Homer Melfck, Grand Prelate Charles
w. Henderson. Grand Inner Guard
Perry p Patrick and others. A smoker
and a social hour followed.
Excelsior Lodge. No. IA, has the
knight rank scheduled for Tuesday
night Other lodges meeting In the
themselves of the benefit of the work.
The esquire rank was conferred last
Tuesday.
Capital Lodge, No "a. will join Ex-
celsior Lodge in comforting the knight
rank Tuesday evening. The officers of
both lodges will participate. as well
as ritualists from other lodges. A
Joint Initiation was held Tuesday hight.
| among the candidates were Ralph
Smith Smith, son of H. Elkton Smith.
who was advanced from page to es-
quire.
Rathbone-Superior Lodge, No. 90. in
fulfillment of it's slogan. Something
doing in the lodge every minute" Fri
day night conferred the knight rank,
considered future events and discussed
amendments to the bylaws.
Webster Lodge. No. Z. celebrated it's
fftieth anniversary Tuesday night at
Schneider's Hall. 9Th and streets
| northwest, with a banquet. music, rec
| itations and short talks. following
brief business session at the Pythian
| Temple. About 100 persons were pres
| ent. Past Supreme Chancellor Edward
| Dunn, who instituted Webster Lodge
| honor guest He was handsomely
! "caned," Grand chancellor John L.
! Dickman making the presentation.
| Maj Richard T. Whiting and A: c.
| Columbus gave recitations. Snort
| talks were made by Past Grand Chan
| celIor william A. Kimnel. Past Chan
| cellors j. c. Wilson and Edward Sax.
| ton and others. The committee in
charge included Chancellor Commander
| Kennicutt, chairman, who acted as
POSTMASTER: Fred V. Springman and
Oden 3. Gray.
Calanthe Lodge Monday night con-
! ferred the third rank upon Esquire
| Elgn. a double team being used for
! the first time. Past Chancellors Jacob
Nussbaum and Kerper of Myrtle Lodge.
| Supreme Representative Albert Kah
! lert and Past Chancellor S. NJ. Pearson
! of Syracusian Lodge, No. TO- made con-
| gratulatory addresses. The lodge by
! resolution decided to recommend to
| the other lodges the election of Past
| Grand Chancellor William A. Kimmel
! to the high Office OF supreme repre-
sentative at the coming convention of
| the Grand Lodge next February. A
| surprise is being arranged for the
meeting Monday. November 10.
! Decatur Lodge, No. ., conferred the
page rank Monday night. with Past
| Chancellor Charles Miller acting as
chancellor commander. The lantern
| slides, used for the first time. were
| operated by Past Chancellor Eugene
Roberts Past Supreme Representative
J. b. Conner acted as prelate. Among
| the visitors were Grand Chancellor
John y. Dickman, Supreme Represent
| alive Kahlert and Past Chancellor Ben
rank of esquire is scheduled for No
| vember 10.
| At the recent celebration in honor
| of Past Supreme Chancellor Edward
! Dunn, the Oldest continuous member
| Of the order. and Mrs. Dunn. at the
| Pythian Temple. Grand Chancellor
| Dicknan made the address Of welcome
| and Supreme Representative Reno s.
| Harp Of Maryland brought the felicita-
tons Of the Supreme Lodge. with
| material appreciation of Maj. Dunn's
services in the form of a purse of 5000
| in gold. Franklin Lodge, which he
! Joined in 1854, presented an arm chair
and the local committee gave the cou-
/, pie a silver service. The committee in
| charge included Frank F. Wallace,
chairman; Max T. Pines. Mrs. W. A.
Kimmel. /. e. Emmons, F. A. Meininger,
| Mrs. Ida NJ. Crown, Mrs. Harry B.
Darling, Edward Wilson. George Heis-
| ley, George e. Schaffer. F.sD. Wallace,
! e. j. Newcomb, j. l.. Motyka, j. NJ
McCauley, Jacob Nussbaum. Mark
| Stearman, Thomas A. Byaum, Albert
kahIert. John B. Dfckman and H. NJ.
| Vahdervort.