Evening star., 1916-01-02

The reception given by Grand 0han-
cellor William A. kimmel and Mrs
Kimmel at their home, 1903 Columbia
road northwest, assisted by the officers
of Friendship Temple. No. 9. Pythian
Sisters. yesterday afternoon and even
ing, was largely attended. The recep-
ton was of social and semi-offcial
character, many officers and members
of Pythian bodies being present. In
the evening Past Grand Chancellor
Mark Stearman. who succeeded Thomas
A. Bynum in the Office Of supreme rep
January l, 1916, for four years, was
presented by the retiring official with
the jewel of his office.
w A. H. Turner-who was capaci-
tated from work at the government
printing Office. December %. as the re-
suit of an attack of pneumonia. which
commander and a past chancellor OF
Century Lodge. No. 80. performed eff
fcient service for that lodge. as well
as in the office of master of finance
Assignments for the installation of Of
ficers for 1916 in the subordinate
lodges, at the first convention during
the current month. have been made as
follows: Franklin, No. >, Grand Chan
cellor William A. Kimmel; Mount Ner-
non, No. 5, Grand Master Of Excheauer
Frank g. Crown: Webster. No. ..
Grand Chancellor William A Kimmel:
Decatur. No. 9. Grand Prelate Charles
w. Henderson: Syracusians. No. 10.
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal H.
j. Gasson; Calanthe. No. IL. Grand Vice
mione, No IL. Grand Vice Chancellor
John B. Dickman; Excelsior. No. a..
Grand Master-at- r. II. Melick:
Equal, No. II, Past Grand Chancellor
H. NJ. Nandervort: Harmony: No: q.
Grand Master of Exchequer Frank b.
Crown; Union, No. %. Grand Outer
Guard J. F. Skidmore: Capital. No. "a,
Grand Lecturer Perry p. Patrick: Myr-
tie, No. 25, Grand Prelate Charles w.
Henderson: Columbia. No. rs. Grand
son; Amaranth, No. 2S. Grand Chan
cellor William A. Kimmel: Rathbone-
Superior. No. 20. Grand Vice Chancellor
John b. Dickman. and Century. No. 80.
Grand Inner Guard James N. Kline.
Decatur Lodge, No. 3, after omitting
it's conventions during the holiday
period, will resume Monday night,
January 10 asnTsrson %hsm GranG nsta pTelaae o
GERS for the ensuing year.
Harmony Lodge. No 81: suffered a
loss Dy Ine OcdtH ol 1dSt oHdHCSilof
John E. Wagner December a. He was
the last surviving charter member of
the lodge. The funeral took place
Monday from Masonic Hail. George
town, and in.erment was at Oak Hill
cemetery. Potomac Lodge. No. ). F. A
A. NJ, conducted the services The pail
bearers were from Harmony Lodge,
No. 81, knights of Pythias; Potomac
Lodge, No. 5. F. A. A. NJ. Potomac
Cha apter, No. s. Royal Arch Masons, and
Potomac Commandery. No. 3. knights
Templar Past Chancellor G. Milton
Thomas and Grand Representative Ben
c. McQuay represented Harmony Lodge
as pallbearers. The Rev. Luther Hess
Waring of the Georgetown Lutheran
Church was in charge of the religious
John E. Wagner was born September
1. 1852, and became a member of old
Damon Lodge. No. 13. in 1869. In 1871
he. with a number of others, withdrew
from Damon Lodge, and August 3,
1871, they instituted Harmony Lodge,
No. q, where Mr.. Wagner passed
through the chairs. He was a member
of the Grand Lodge, knights of
Pythias. for a number of years. He
was known as a kind-hearted and con-
sistent Pythian.
Elections Of officers for the ensuing
year have been reported by subordinate
lodges rs follows:
Webster. No. &c. Kennicutt, chancel-