Evening star., 1916-03-19

Frids y i;ni ihbone- superior. "" ~.
week Syracusians. No. 10. business
The plans outlined by Grand Chan
cellor Dickinan to facilitate the WORK
of the officers aud committees. lnsur-
ing beneficial results to the order. II 's
said include conferences from time I"
time OF officers of the subordinate and
grand lodges and committees from the
lodges and grand body. Recently
conference of masters Of finance was
held at Grand Lodge headquarters with
the grand chancellor for the purpose OF
outlining plans for the work of that
office in the various lodges. The chan
celIor commanders met Wednesdsy
night for the same purpose. ana last
night the committee on military de
partment held a similar conference.
At the last meeting of the ways and
means committee John Il. Dickman re
signed the Craftsmanship because OF ms
many duties grand chancellor. ana
Past Grand Chancellor William A
Kimmel was elected to fill the vacancy.
Mr.. Dickman was given a rising vote
of thanks on retiring from the ONCE
Syracusians Lodge No. 10. is prepar-
ing an entertainment for next month.
and the committee of arrangements.
man: John H. Davis. S. W. woIfsheim-
err r. A Meininger and V. y. Haarar.
reported progress Friday night.
Past Chancellor Ii. A. Rau of Syra-
cusians Lodge. who several weeks ago
suffered stroke of paralysis. Is re-
ported to be convalescent and able to
attend the louge.
The Ora nd Lodge has designated H: r
Wiley. chairman: H. |. Gasson and q
E. McAllister committee to file bound
volumes of the grand statutes of the
order of the District in the Library of
Congress. This committee will deposit
an extensive collection of manuscripts
and reports of Pythian work in the
library.
Columbia Lodge. No. e6. has the page
and esauire ranks scheduled for
Wednesday night. At the last conSen-
tion Grand Chancellor Dickman paid
the lodge a fraternal visit. The esquire
rank was conferred. and il was an
nounced many candidates are awaiting
initiation. thus assuring work for some
time to come.
Excelsior Lodge. No. IA. Tuesday
nj ght received the report of is master
of finance. william A. Wilding. on the
conference recently held by the mas
ters of finance of the several lodges.
The lodge expressed determine tion
to aid the ways and means committee
in it's plans to assist the order. Sew
eral applications are said 20 be assured
| for the near future.
A committee was authorized at the re-
cent session of the Grand Lodge to ,e-
port on plan to increase interest in the
Uniform Rank. This committee. com
prising three members of the rank and
three non members. is as follows: Capt.
George II. Whiting. Capt. 4. T. Tucker.
Otto {. Hauschiid. Lee II. Harris, J. q.
Roberts and Edward Saxton.
Washington Company. No. l. Uniform
ID
to be held at Nashville. Tenn. August
q to September >. inclusive. Capt. Whit
ing has ordered weekly practice drills.
Plans are being made also for the Uni
form Rank outing at Marshall Hall We'd
Eesday. July II.
1t is reported that plans have been
made TO build an up-to-date Pythian
Sl5o.00e.- Harry w. Nice. grand chan
cellor: Richard Lee Laws. Henry Fl.
Mskindiess and DR.. {: NJ; Reinhardt.
committee mi are we'll known in this % city,
The new building will be located AT
the northwest corner OF Charles and
Preston streets.
Frank l.. Yarick. who lost his life by
fall from a building in this city
Gently while engaged at his trade as
an ironworker. was reported to Ca
lanthe Lodge Monday night as "A mem
her of Comet Lodge. No. so, of Medina.
ohio. Funeral services We're held
Wednesday afternoon and the rena ins
We're placed in vault at Glenwood
cemetery. 10 await instructions from
relatives of the deceased.
The Pythians of the Sixth District
Association made up of nine lodges in
New York city. is preparing to dedi-
cate new temple early in May.
Webster I.od-e. No. :. wiil confer IN.
esquire rank Tuesday night. AT its
convention last week the lodge con-
ferred the page rank. Grand Chancel-
Tor John b. Dickn,an. at this meeting.
installed J. {. Wilson as preIate with
Past Chancellor Edward Saxton OFF
ciating AS grand prelate and Mai. II. T.
whiting acting as grand master-at-
arms. William Snyder. one of the aged
members of Webster. Lodge. who has
been on the sick list for some weeks.
was reported improved.
Webster Lodge heard additional re-
ports Tuesday night on its smoker ar
ranged for Tuesday night. April 4.
The lodge was assured of AN attractive
evenings entertainment. Among the
visitors was Edward Ingersoil Ripley
of Marion Lodge. No. /. indianapolis
Ind. who spoke on the Pythians Of the
middle vest.
Capital Lodge. No. "A. having received
several applications at its convention
Tuesday night, is preparing for a class
Chancellor Dickman was visitor.
Decatur Lodge No. {? at its last con-
vention. received reports from the rep
resentatives to the Grand Lodge and
from the ways and means committee.
Among the visitors We're Grand Cham
cellor Dickmau. Grand Prelate e. ".
Henderson and f. J. Ripley of Marion
Lodge, No. !. of Indiana polls. Ind, each
of whom made addresses.
Equal Lodge. No. u. conferred the
rank of page Wednesday night Sew
eral visitors participated as acting off,
GERS. as follows: Chancellor commanos..
Past Supreme Representative j. B. C....-
ner: vice chancellor. Graud Chanceiior
j. b. Dickman, and prelate. jefferson
Young, grand lecturer. grand domain
of Virginia.