The Washington herald., 1916-05-21
ID GOSSIP IN WASHINGTON FRATERNAL CIRCLES

pected to present the work in a praise
worthy manner.
The council of Grand Lodge officers
was held at Pythian Temple Wednes-
day night to arrange for memorial
services to be held on Tuesday night,
June IS. in the auditorium of Pythian
Temple. Webster Lodge will be in spe-
cial convention for these services. and
the stations will be occupied by the
Grand Lodge officers.
Rev. Patrick Murphy, rector of St
MichaePs and All Angels Episcopal
Church, Twenty-second and Virginia
avenue northwest, has invited mem
bers of the Pythian order to attend
services at his church next Sunday
night at o'clock.
The proposed Dunn Day,G which
has been inaugurated by Franklin
Lodge. No. 2, in honor of Past Su-
preme Chancellor Edward Dunn. a
charter member of that lodge, is meet
ing with great favor among the Py-
thians of this, the mother domain.
The committee in charge will hold a
meeting in a few days to discuss rea-
lures of the event, which will be held
in the fall.
Franklin Lodge presented the work
in the esquire rank Thursday night,
with Past Supreme Representative Jo-
seph B. Conner taking an important
part. Chancellor Commander J. A. In
graham presided.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Knights of Pythias
Hall Association will be held at Py-
THAN Temple Monday night. June s.
at 1880 o'clock. Secretary H. J. Gas
son states that representatives from
the lodges should have proper creden-
tials in writing to vote at the annual
election for nine directors of the
board.
Webster Lodge, No 7. conferred the
esquire rank on H. A Hartwig for
Panama Lodge, No. l, Tuesday night.
The Panama lodge had conferred the
page rank and before Mr.. Hartwig
could proceed farther he was trans
ferred to Brooklyn, N. Y. where he
had applied to have the work confer
red, but was again shifted, this time
to Washington, being an employe Of
the Postoffice Department 1t is stated
that the knight rank will be confer
red in the near future.
EQUAL Lodge, No II. conferred the
rank of knight Wednesday evening.
Syracusians Lodge, No. 10. attended in
a body and members of the team par
ticipated in the work. Others taking
part included Supreme Representative
Albert Kahlert, Grand Vice Chancellor
Melick, and Grand Keeper of Records
and Seal Gasson. The members OF
Equal Lodge are enthusiastically at
work in an endeavor to secure the prize
offered by Mr.. Kahlert to the member
OF any lodge securing the most mem
bers by December /. 1915.
Union Lodge, No. %. will meet in reg
ular convention Wednesday night. Past
surprise" is in store for the mem
bership of the lodge. and that 1t may
be sprung at an early date.
Rathbone Temple, No. 8, Pythian Sis
ters, will celebrate the twenty-fifth an
niversary of it's institution Friday
night. May 26. for which the following
committee has been appointed: Mrs.
Daisy Wightman, chairman; Mrs. Min
ME wolfsheimer, Mrs. Kate Smith, Mrs.
Lola Marks. Mrs. Elizabeth Turner,
Mrs. Olivia Atherton. Mrs. Mary Mitch
ell. Mrs. Blanche Sommers, Mrs. Bertha
williams. Mrs. Florence David, Mrs.
Johns Mrs. Hooper, Miss Josephine
! Jarboe, Miss Demarest Simpson, and H.
Elkton Smith George Barkman. Israel
Sommers, John Geiman. Samuel VOLTS
heimer and John Prescott.
Friendship Temple. No 9. Pythian
Sisters, Wednesday night celebrated
the birthdays Of Mrs. Ida Crown and
Mrs. Elsie Vandervort and the twenty
seventh wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. Marion Crowthers. Mrs.
Crown and Mrs. Vandervort were the
recipients of handsome cut-glass dishes
and Mrs. Crowthers received bouquet
of beautiful pink roses, the gifts being
from the temple. The men members
surprised the women members of the
temple with an elaborate supper.
The School at Blueberry Corners"
which was presented by the Peters
burg Club Of Rathbone Temple Monday
night in the auditorium of Pythian
Temple. was one Of the most success
full affairs ever given by members of
the Pythian Sisters order in this do
main Miss Josephine Jarboe directed
the rehearsals of the club.