The Washington herald., 1916-05-14
Knights Of Pythias.

LODGES.
Monday-Amarantb, No. ., and Century, No. 20,
business
Tuesday-webstsr. No. 7; Excelsior. No. a; Capi-
tai. No. "a, and Myrtle. No. Q. business.
Wednesday-Mount Vernon. No. 5. business; Equal
No. H. page rank.
Thursday-FrankIin, No. 2 work.
Friday-SyracIsans. No. TO- business
PYTHIAN SISTERS.
Wednesday-Friendship Temple. No. 9, initiation.
Thusday-Past Chiefs Association, monthly met
ing.
Fiday-Rathbone Temple. No s. initiation.
Equal Lodge. No. II, at it's convention
Wednesday night. will confer the rank
of page on James II. Shumate Chancel-
lOr Commander J. w. Robbins desires a
large attendance of the membership on
this occasion to assist in the work and
to extend a fraternal welcome to large
number OF visiting brothers who have
expressed a desire to participate in the
work
The spring series OF grand visitations
will close Thursday. May 25 with the
visit to Harmony Lodge, No. 81 This
is the home lodge of Grand Prelate
Charles W. Henderson, which numbers
among its membership many other active
Pythians.
D6GdNlI LOuett NJ. = W StS NASlt0u 4hOll-
day night by Grand Chancellor Dickman
and other officers OF the grand lodge,
the occasion being the official visitation
The feature Of the visitation is said to
have been the eXemplifiCation OF the
unwrtten work of Grand Lecturer Roger
]. Whiteford and his remarks on the
beauties of the Pythian ritual The MEM
bership present were entertained by short
talks by Past Supreme Chancellor Ed
Ill,
lam A. Kimmel. Grand Vice Chancellor
Homer MeliCk, Supreme Representative
Albert kahlert, Grand Prelate Charles
w. Henderson, Grand Chancellor Dick
man, and others.
At the grand visitation to Syracusians
Lodge, No. TO- following the presentation
Of veterans jewels to Past ChancellOrs
j. s. Ourand and II. A. Rau. vocal solos
were given by Miss Ruth Bailey. Miss
Rosabene Russell and Past Chancellor
Boyer. of Oriental Lodge. Alexandra,
Va. Past Chancellor William NJ. Will
Jams made presentation to Grand Chan
cellor DtcKman. on behalf OF the lodge,
and the grand chancellor. acting for
SyraCusians Lodge, also made a presenta-
ton to Supreme Representative Kahlert
The principal address was by Represent
ative c. b Timberlake, of Sterling, Nebr,
a member of Sterling Lodge Of that
State.
The annual grand visitation to Co
lumbia Lodge. No. 26, is reported to
have been the most successful in point
Of attendance of the lodge membership.
80 per cent having been present Grand
Chancellor Dickman and his associate
officers of the Grand Lodge were given
royal reception. The program included
a Dyrtb oHI h,y PanrnSnnta q tive
Charles b. Timberlake, OF Nebraska, and
impressive remarks by Supreme Repre-
sentative Mark Stearman, Grand Chan
Cellor DCkman, Grand Prelate Hender-
son, and others. An orchestra furnished
selections throughout the evening
Excelsior Lodge, No. "A. was visited
Tuesday night by Past Grand Chancellor
Hamlin NJ. Vandervort of Mount Vernon
Lodge, No. ); Vice Chancellor Loeb, of
Decatur Lodge, No. ., and Vice Chancel-
Tor \. E. Gorham, of Capital Lodge,
No. "a
Webster Lodge, No. 7, at the business
session Tuesday night considered the
questions of suspended members and the
securing OF applications.
An interesting meeting OF the ways and
means committee was held last night at
the Pythian Temple, when reports OF
various committees were made.
Washington Company, No. !. OF the
Uniform Rank, has about completed ar
rangements to attend the national en-
campment of the rank at Nashville,
Tenn, August y to September !, for
which valuable cash prizes are offered
to drill teams, and the local company is
hard at work with practice drills get
ting in trim for a victory, having won
two large prizes at previous encamp-
ments.