The Washington herald., 1916-12-03
Knights of Pythias.
LODGES.

Monday-Amaranth. No. 2. and century. No. 30
business.
E1ceisor. No. q; CAPITAL. No d, and Myrtle No.
/ 3, business.
wednesday-Mount Vernon. No S. and Equal. No
| II, business.
| Thursday Franklin, No. = bu.iness
Fnday-syracusAns. No. 10. esquire rank: Rath
| bone -superi6t No =, business.
| UNIFORM RANK.
ThursdAJ-J. T. ColdSsll Company, No. T. monthly
assembly.
PYTHTAN SISTERS.
Wednesday-Fdsndship Temple. No. o. election a
officerA
WAYS AND MEANS CoNMITTEE
ssturday-Semi monthly meeting.
Tho closing grand visitation of the year
at Webster Lodge, No. 7, Tuesday night,
was one OF the largest In attendance
and enthusiasm OF the series. Grand
Chancellor Dickman was given a royal
reception in his own lodge. and his as
sociate grand lodge officers shared In
the hospitality. The reports Of the grand
lodge officers showed Webster Lodge to
be exceedingly prosperous. The follow
| ing informal program was rendered: :
Piano solo. W. F. Ruckert, Of Webster
Lodge; reception of Pythian sisters, who
were present in large numbers; welcome
to visitors. Grand Chancellor Dickman;
solo. James X. Morton. Of Webster
Lodge: remarks, Past Chancellor Ed
ward Saxton. who presented to the
grand chancellor. on behalf OF the lodge.
piece of cut glass. the recipient re-
spending with much feeling to the token
from his lodge; piano solo, W. F.
Ruckert.
Refreshments and a social hour fol-
lowed the exercises. Capital and
Excelsior Lodges attended the grand
visitation In a body.
| Webster Lodge has the page and
esquire ranks scheduled for Tuesday
night. and the officers extend an in
vitation to the fraternity to be present.
Thomas D. Meares of Wilmington. n.
c.. supreme master of exchequer. and W.
T. Hallowell. grand keeper OF records
and seal of North Carolina were in tbs
city recently for a brief visit, and were
| entertained by Grand Chancellor Dick
man. MIR. Meares expressed himself as
enthusiastic for the Home Lodge. as out
lined by the grand chancellor. and en-
couraged him In every way to institute
such a lodge in this jurisdiction.
| A pleasing duty was performed Monday
! by the supreme representatives from the
District-Mark Stearman and Albert Kah-
lert-in making a presentation Of a vet
eran's jewel at the request of Ivanhoe
| L,
Barrett, director general of the PAN
American Union, at his Office in this
city. When Messrs. Stearman and Kah-
lert were in attendance at the supreme
lodge session last summer in Portland
Gus c. Mosher, of Ivanhoe Lodge, su-
preme representative from Oregon, and
chairman of the committee of arrange
ments for entertaining the supreme
lodge, asked that this presentation be
! do 70 Mr IN, Of
his twenty-five years membership in the
oldest lodge in Oregon. Mr.. Barrett's re-
ply in accepting the Jewel was full Of a
! feeling OF appreciation Of the gift of
his lodge and an eloquent approval OF
the principles of the order. Mr.. Barrett
formerly was in newspaper work in
California and Oregon.
Pythian Sisters.
Friendship Temple. No. 9. announces
election of officers for its meeting
4, Wednesday night. At the meeting last
Wednesday night nomination of officers
was held and a number of candidates ini-
tiated. Past Grand Chancellor John Phil
lips Meakin, a member OF the temple, who
has been quite i'll. was reported as i'm
proving. The business session was fol-
lowed by a social hour.
pie, No. 8, Friday night will be installed
publicly at the first meeting of the temple
next month.
The Fast Chiefs Association had as its
hostess at the last meeting Mrs. Bertha
Williams. Reports from the box party
held recently showed the affair to have
been a social and financial success. Fol-
lowing the usual custom of the associa-
ton, arrangements were made to send out
Thanksgiving baskets to needy families
The distribution was in charge OF Mrs.
Bertha Prescott and Mrs. Minnie VOLTS
heimer. After the transaction of business
supper was served by the hostess. Those
present were: Mrs Carrie Davis Mrs. Ida
in. Crown, Mrs. Etoile Melick, Mrs. Flor
ence David, Mrs. Elsie Vandervort, Mrs
Margaret Coffin, Mrs. Sara v. Darling.
Mrs. Mary Hooper. Mrs. Lola Marks, Mrs
Minnie Wolfsheimer. Mrs. Roberta Pres
colt, Mrs. Lizzie Bassett, Mrs Bertha
Williams. Mrs. Addie Freeman, Mrs
Della Nichols. Mrs. Lillian Armstrong
and Mrs. Martha Jarboe. Mrs. wolfs-
heimer will entertain the association at
the meeting this month