The Washington herald., 1916-11-05
Knights of Pythias.
LODGES.

LODGES.
Monday-Anaranth, No. q. and Century. No -.
TussdAy-webstsr. No. :. and Excelsior, No. Il.
business; Capital. No y called OF; Myrtle No.
wednesday-Mount vernon No. s; H.rmione. No.
Z: Union. No. =, and Columbia, No. ., business
Fnd1y-syraeusianS. No. 10. esquire rank; Rath-
UNIFORM RANK.
Wed1eSday-WAshinston Company. No. l. monthly
PYrHIAN SISTERS.
Wsdnssday-Friendship Temple, No ., initiation.
Fndsy-Rathbone Temple No. O. initiation.
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
saturday-semtmOnthlJ meeting.
Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 5, held
its regular meeting on Wednesday
night, Notwithstanding that some of
its members have gone to the States
to vote, among that number, Mr.. H
NJ Vandervoit, past grand chancellor,
has gone to his home In Illinois; Past
Grand Chancellor W. P. Wiley has
gone to his home in Ohio, while the
chancellor commander, d. W. Gall,
will go later to his home in West vir-
yinia to vote.
The next grand visitation will be on
Tuesday, November %, to Excelsior
Lodge. No. Il.
The regular semi-monthly meeting Of
the ways and means committee of the
Pythian order will be held next Saturday
night
Excelsior Lodge. No. II has finished
the comforting OF the ranks Of Knight
hood on a large number of candidates,
and will have short business session
Tuesday night
Syracusians Lodge. No. 10, has the
esquire rank scheduled for Friday night
Chancellor Commander Nicholson extends
cordial Invitation to the fraternity to
attend.
The committee on ways and means Of
the Pythian order held a special meeting
at the temple last night and considered
events planned for an early date for the
benefit Of the order In this domain
Capital Lodge, No. "a. wilhonit its con-
vention originally calendared for Tuesday
night on account OF the election, a dis
pensation having been granted to this
effect
notices for an important meeting to be
held Tuesday night.
An unusual amount Of interest seems
to be manifested in the coming grand
lodge election. A number Of aspirants
are mentioned for the various offices,
among the latest being Dr. Fred Yates,
the present chancellor commander OF Ex-
celsior Lodge, No. Il. for the office OF
grand inner guard, Roger J. whiteford,
grand lecturer. who was in line, having
resigned from that office.
Capital Lodge, No. a, and Excelsior
Lodge, No. Il. Jointly conferred the
knight rank Tuesday evening on a class
Of nve. Ralph Smith, one of the initiates,
was presented with q pin. the gift OF
his mother. Mrs. Elkton Smith, on re-
eeiving the knight rank, in the castle
hall OF Capital Lodge. Among those
in attendance were Supreme Represent
alive Albert Kahlert and Past Grand
Chancellor William A. RimmeL
A movement has been started By Grand
Chancellor John B. Dickman which
promises to awaken interest among nom
AFFILIATED members Of the order.
Century Lodge, No 80, does not ex-
pect work tomorrow night. Officers
OF the lodge. acting in the several
stations. performed the burial service
"Wednesday for Past Chancellor J. M
Thompson, who passed away last Sum
day, after an illness of two months.
He was outer guard of Century
Lodge, following his service as chan
eellor commander. The following
named oriciated in the iodge services
at the late residence, s22 Eleventh
street, northeast: Frank d. Robinson,
ehanceilor commander: Samuel s.
Price. vice chancellor; Max T. Pines,
preiate, and Winfield s. Hern. MASTER
alarms.
Rathbone-superior lodge. No. 20, at
It's last convention. adopted number
Of amendments to its bylaws. and
postponed the proposition to arrange