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Knights of Columbus.

The final meeting of the family re-
union and field day committee was held
last Saturday evening. The committee
in charge reported that the affair
promises to be a success in every way.
The athletic committee, under the direc-
ton of c. 7. L. Moran. has arranged
long list of athletic events. for which
a number of handsome prizes will be
distrio The Beach Bugle the pa
per edited by DR.. A. D. Wilkinson,
which has been sent to the entire mem
bership of the order exploiting the field
day, contains many interesting and
humorous articles. At the beach on
tield day. July II, souvenir program
viii be distributed under the direction
of Edward J. Cunningham, chairma n
Of the publicity committee.
The next meeting of Washington
Council will be held on July 25. there
being but one meeting during the
month of July. Lectures F. J. Krieg
has promised an attractive social en-
tertainment for the evening.
The anniversary of Potomac Council.
| recently celebrated. was voted one of
the most successful ever given by this
council. ractically the entire member
ship of the order attended Frank L.,
Hewitt, past grand knight of Potomac
Council. is now on his way to the Mexi
can border being a lieutenant in the
Maryland National Guard.
The committee appointed by Grand
knight Kidd to arrange memorial serv-
ices for the deceased members of Car
roll Council is perfecting the plans and
expects to announce the date for the
service in the near future.
The Fourth of July was the most sue
cessful day of the season at the Column
bus Country Club The finals in the
tennis tournament resulted in vic
tory for b. S. Lawns. who defeated
George A. Daddy in the straight sets.
Sc. "a. In the afternoon the mar
ried men opposed the single men in a
game of base ball, which resulted in a
victory for the single men. In the
evening "a fireworks celebration was
held
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Patriotic Order of Americans.

Camp No. l Wednesday evening re-
ceived several applications for mem
bership and the degree team conferred
the initiatory work on two candidates
After the regular business District
President Mrs. Buell. installed the fol-
lowing officers: Past president. Mrs
Weber: assistant past president Will
liam Buell. president. Mrs. Crowley;
assistant president, Edward Skinner;
vice president, Mrs. Coakley; assistant
vice president, Mrs. Huntington; con-
ductor. Mrs. Schoenberger: assistant
conductor, Mrs. Sangston: guard. Miss
Conner; sentinel. Mrs. Nansciver'
cha plain Mrs. O. Donohue. and trustee.
Mrs Howe. Mrs. Buell. presented Mrs.
Weber with a ring, token from her
friends, Mrs. Weber presented Mrs.
Schoenberger with cut glass fern
dish, Mrs Coakley with a cut glass
bonbon dish and Mrs. Buell. with a
token of remembrance, and Mrs.
Schoenberger gave Mrs. Weber a
hand painted dish. Visitors were pres
ent from Camp No. 10. Camp No. l
will give its annual excursion to Mar
shall Hall July IS.
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Modern Woodmen of America

A. r. Talbot Camp, No. 1872. exempli-
fed the dramatic form of adoption
Thursday evening and initiated J. E.
Raughman. Logan Presler and ]. T
Skinner Four new applications for
adoption were received. DR.. j. X. Dun
can reported progress by the commit
tee for the excursion to be given at
Chesapeake Beach, August l. William
Mccartney, jr. who has returned for the
summer from Asheville, n. c.. where
he is employed as athletic director. was
present State Lecturer Daniel Webster
was visitor and made an address.
Deputy William A. McCaffrey, District
Deputy H. H. Willard, B. q. Cowles. J.
E. Baughman, L. Presler and J. T. Skin
ner.
Talbot Camp will hold an open meet
ing Thursday evening. The guest of
honor will be Head Banker John d.
Volz of Indianapolis, who will make an
address. Entertainment and refresh
ments will be provided by the enter
tainment committee, composed of J. K.
Duncan, A. F. Dobrowolski. c. E. Mil
Ter. George Dixon and c. S. Thomas
Milton F. Barrett of Talbot Camp has
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Irdvelette
Portsmouth.

An old New England sea town is
Portsmouth with the tang OF sait IN
the air and fragrant wraiths of the OLD
West Indies trade still lowering around
the wharyes-wraiths that smell OF
rich tar and spices and molasses. and
PERSIST in spite of that sulky little
roadster, that is suffering bad Ian
guage and blue smoke through Its
shaking exhaust pipe.
In Portsmouth it is easy to recon
struct the vanished past.aimost "a
tally easy, as everything that has been
written about the old town shows. To
the most unima ginative people the
gambrel-roofcd houses suggest GAL
lants in knee breeches ana ruined
wrists and demure damsels In swelling
skirts This is rather obvious imagining
More elusive. yet much more real and
significant. is the relation that the old
bears to the new-the modern once
building and the pre-revolutionary
mansion that seem to regard each other
in mutual misunderstanding. the new
houses sheltered behind the old. old
elmS.
The human mind, however is so con-
stituted that the past has a far strong
er hold upon it than the present. That
is doubtlessly why you see the visitors
to Portsmouth strolling and peering
along the waterfront where old men
:
little waves lap around the old piles
that are rotting to pieces under their
century-long caresses. There are
chairs that Washington sat in. too. and
tales and mementoes of Paul Revere.
and of a dozen other oid-time notables.
but somehow the men of the past who
have left their stamp on Portsmouth
clearest are the nameless and forgot
ten ones whose vessels piled the bay.
The sea is a jealous mistress. and when
she lays her finger on city. the I'm
print of her ways remains so long as
the old wharves stand.
Being New England town, Ports
ssouth, of course, has her literary
lebrity. In this case it is Thomas
Bailey Aldrich, whose old home still
stands, converted into memorial mu-
scum. Everything in the house has
been restored to the some condition in
which Aldrich knew it. and the visitor
who takes the authors work for a
guide book finds still another Ports
mouth living again before his eyes
the staid and decorous old city that the
kindly poet knew.
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Jr. O. u. A. M.

Mount Vernon Council. No. 10,
Wednesday night received two candi-
dates. one by card and the other by mi
tiation. The newly elected officers
were installed and the following com
mittees were appointed: Good of the
order, James T. Conner, George A. Co
hill, Charles C. Sanderson. Edward d.
Schwenk. ]. C. Grinder, J. w. Work
man and A. c. Columbus; delinquent
committee. William T. Carter, J. T.
Conner. Frank F. kress, f. d. Schwenk
and John f. Smallwood: degree master.
Smallwood. Junior Past Councillor AL
bert L. Kirk was presented with past
officers emblem, the presentation adj
dress being made by Deputy National
Councillor James A. Frazier.
Edward J. Ross Council. No %.
Wednesday evening received the re-
port of it's auditing committee for the
quarter ending June 80. The report, it
is said showed the receipts to have
been s1,6S5.53 and the expenses s1,521,
10. an excess of receipts of s163.S0. eX-
elusive of $24751 in the hands of the
treasurer, which. with $4,000 invested
and an appraised valuation of other
property as s457.50. make the total as
sets S3,66S.S1. During the term four
teen members were added to the rolls,
making a total membership of 315.
The newly elected officers were in
stalled by Past State Councillor g. W.
Swift.
Andrew Jackson Council. No. s. in its
new hall. at 5th and G streets north
west, Tuesday evening, with a large
attendance. celebrated independence
day George w. Hall. after few re-
marks. called on Chaplain Elliott for
the invocation. and the audience.
standing. sang America" The speak
er of the evening was Mr.. Ball of
Hartford. Conn. who spoke on The
Duty We Owe Our Flag" A duet was
sung by Messrs. Price and Bradshaw,
My Country's Flag" was given by
T. E. Skinner and a song by Gus Sla-
gle. The benediction was pronounced
by the chaplain. After the program
refreshments were served by the COM
mittee. The council is making prepa-
rations for class initiation Tuesday
evening. The work will be placed on
the floor by Mount Vernon Council. No.
10. The newly elected officers will be
installed.
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Daughters of America.

American Flag Council. No 5, Monday
night installed the following officers:
Counselor. Mary E. Correll Herr; junior
past counselor, Edna Watts; vice coun-
selor. Gertrude Prender; warden, Eva
Price; conductor, Ruth Holland; asso-
ciate counselor. Mrs. Jefferis; junior
past associate counselor, Mrs Magill;
treasurer. Charles Magill; financial sec
rotary, Minnie Van Solver; recording
secretary. M. c. Sweeny: outside senti-
mel. Hannah Patterson; inside sentinel,
Mrs. Crawford: associate vice counselor.
Mary Prender. Deputy Mamie Stoves
Reagan addressed the new officers.
Tomorrow night. it was announced. a
class initiation will be held All sis
ter councils have been requested to be
present and to wear white Refresh
ments were served. Delegates to the
State Council are Mrs. Shryer, Mrs Cal
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81 lAibhalA'1'a''''" IH1H Nrss
: IT,, The :Searchli8ht ; ;:sss:s
, Boy Babies Weaker Than Girls.

In view of the number of men killed
by the war. the result of a study now
being made by an English physician
is rather pessimistic as regards the
future masculine supremacy of the
race. For a period covering nearly
five years his study indicates that the
mortality of boys under a year of age
has been from % to l25, as compared
with 100 for girl babies. Notwith-
standing the fact that at birth bows
have the advantage of four to five
ounces of weisht<over the average girl
baby, they have less resistant power
and are therefore less able TO throw
off disease The reports upon babies
born since the war are incomplete but
they indicate that while the number
of boys born is considerably in excess
of the girls. the number who survive
their first year is so much less that
there is 10 hope of the men of the
next generation equaling the number
of women.
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Maccabees.

The Joint excursion committee will
meet at the hall of Mount Vernon Tent
Tuesday night to complete the plans
for the Maccabees outing at Chesa-
peake Beach August Is.
Alexandria Tent, No. 2. of Alexandria.
Va, has organized a band. under the
leadership of DR.. r. L. wilkins.
National Tent, No. I, Monday night.
initiated one new member.
John NJ c. Cox of District Tent, No.
s, has retired as record keeper of his
own volition, and Sidney Haas. has
been installed in the position.
Metropolitan Tent, No II, has given
nm its hall at 5th and G streets, and
now meets at 81 John Marshall place
northwest Wednesday evening instead
of Tuesday evening. Thomas L. Smith
is record keeper.
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Pythian Sisters.

Friendship Temple No 0. has called
off the meeting calendared for the cur
rent week because of the excursion of
Washington Company. No. l. Uniform
Rank, to Marshall Hall Wednesday,
Last Wednesday night the following
officers were installed by Mrs. Augusta
Thode. assisted by Mrs. Carrie Davis,
as grand senior, and Mrs. Nettie Crow
theirs, grand manager: Mrs. Ada Kim
mel. most excellent chief: Mrs Helen
kennicutt. excellent senior; Mrs. Cora
Nussbaum, excellent junior; Miss Har-
riet Dyer, manager; Mrs. Annie Sulli-
van, mistress of records and CORE
spondence; Mrs. Ida May Crown.
mistress of finance; Mrs Alvira Price.
protector. and Mrs Sarah Meakin, outer
guard. A social session followed the
business meeting, and refreshments
were served. The retiring most excel
lent chief. Mrs. Sophy Roderick, was
the recipient of past chiefs pin, the
gift of the temple. Mrs. Thode making
the presentation. Mrs. Kimmel, the
now most excellent chief. also made an
address which aroused enthusiasm.
Rathbone Temple. No. S, Friday
night held an open meeting to allow
the friends of the temple to witness
the installation of officers. The prin-
cipal decoration used in the lodgeroom
was the elaborate display of the Amer
lean flag. A short program of music
and recitations was followed by re-
freshments. The following officers
were installed, with Past Chief Lola
Marks in charge of the ceremonies:
Mrs. Kate Smith. most excellent chief;
Miss Josephine Jarboe. excellent senior:
Mrs. Daisy Whitman. excellent junior:
Mrs, Marian Geiman. manager; Mrs.
Mary f. Mitchell, mistress of records
and correspondence: Miss Mary Rose
Steiner. mistress of finance; Miss Dem
Arrest Simpson. protector. and Miss
Pearlie Leese, outer guard. Mrs. Sara
Darling was presented with a past
chiefs pin by Past Supreme Chancellor
Edward Dunn. gift from the temple,
and Mrs. Christina Dunn was presented
with a past chiefs pin. a gift from
friends in the temple. Miss Josephine
Jarboe making the address. The report
Of the auditing committee. Mrs. Kate
Smith. Mrs Della Nichols and Mrs EN-
ma Motyka. showed the temple to be in
a fiourishing condition. numerically and
financially. The following were in
evening; Mrs. Roberta Prescott. Miss
Josephine Jarboe. Mrs. Kate Smith,
Mrs. Florence David, Mrs. Della Nichols,
Mrs. Lola Marks. Mrs. Blanch Sommers,
Mrs. Johns. Miss Demarest Simpson,
" oIISnelmer. MRS. Matte
Hooper. Mrs. Mary E. Mitchell. Miss
Elizabeth Prescott, Israel Sommers, H.
Elkton Smith. Charles Hooper John
Prescott William Williams and Sam
uel Wolfsheimer.
Mrs. Blanch Sommers. a member of
Rathbone Temple. broke her wrist
while on picnic to Glen Echo Tues
day. DIR. Frederick Yates also mem
Der of Rathbone Temple, who recently
underwent minor operation at George
Washington University Hospital, has
returned to his home and is reported
much improved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09

The joint excursion committee for the
benefit of Odd Fellows Home held it's
last meeting Saturday evening. Past
Grand w. F. Dement,, representing the
Grand Lodge, the chairman, stated that
arrangements had been completed with
the railroad to furnish ample accom-
mediation to avoid crowding The
chairman of the program committee
Grand Herald II. l.. Andersen. submit
ted the Anal draft of the program
which was unanimously adopted by the
committee. Chairman Andersen an
nounced that he had received over
fifty prizes for the winners of the
races. consisting of cut glass. silk UNI
brellas. fishing rod and outfit, etc
Events will be open to all corners
! Grand Master w. J. Hope. assisted by
the officers of the Grand Lodge, will in
stall the officers of Federal City Lodge
No. 20. Wednesday evening. Degree
work for the evening has been sus-
pended in order to give more time to
the program.
A Joint meeting of Eastern Lodge, No
7. and Harmony Lodge was held
Wednesday evening, when Past Grand
~
grands from Mount Pleasant Lodge, in
stalled the officers of both lodges. Re
marks were made by Past Grands Ar
mentrout and Fits. Degree work is
announced for the next meeting OF
Eastern Lodge.
Excelsior Lodge. No. II, will hold a
short session Thursday evening to re-
ceive the reports due on applications
for membership. Noble Grand Free
man. accompanied by all the officers
and members. will attend the joint ex-
| cursion July 13, but will return In
| time to preside over the meeting OF
the lodge. The reports show, it is sa id
| an increase in membership during the
| past term and a large number of APP
| plications awaiting action by the
| lodge.
| The officers of Golden Rule Lodge
| No. 81. Will he installed Tuesday nigh,
| by Past Grand +. l.. Dunn. who will be
! assisted by corps of officers from
| Harmony Lodge, No. 9.
1 The entertainment committee pro-
poses to have something on hand ir
| the nature of spread" All member.
A, of the order who can make 1t conve.
nient are invited to be present.
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Bearded Soldiers.

From the London Chronicle.
No anxiety about shaving is felt by the
French conscript when he joins the
army. For he is encouraged by the
authorities to grow a beard, and, in
deed it is from this fact that he has
obtained his nickname of "poilu," the
French equivalent for Tommy Atkins,
which literally means shaggy or hairy
The beard was favored in the English
army during the Crimean war for the
protection it gave from the intense cold
of the trenches before Sebastopol, and
the apparition of so many bearded men
in England after the war made boards
for long time fashionable in this
country.
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Order of Eastern Star.

OF the chapters originally scheduled
to meet during the week, the following
have called off. Temple. No. 10: Column
hia. No Is: Electa, No. .: Bethlehem,
No. I: Naomi No 3 Brookland No IL:
Takoma. No. u, Cathedral, No. IA; Will
liam +. Hunt. No. 16. and st. Johns
Lodge. No. Is.
Worthy Matron Minnie e. Stricken
and Worthy Patron Charles w. Ash
ford of William +. Hunt, Chapter, No.
l6. have announced that the meetings
scheduled for July and August have
been called off.
Tomorrow evening, at $500 Georgia
avenue northwest, the chapt Will hold
a lawn party, to which members of the
| fraternity and their friends are invited
| In case of rain. the party will be post
poned until Tuesday evening.
| The chapter recently made visit to
| the Masonic and Eastern Star Home.
| presenting program of entertainment,
| with refreshments, followed by dane
| ing Those who took part were Mrs.
Elsie II. Britt. Mrs. Ethel Richards,
Mrs Morcock. Miss Susie V. Jost John
| Proctor and others. The chapter Will
| give its annual excursion to Marshall
| Hall Saturday. July Is.
| Worthy Matron Nellie f. Fletcher has
announced degree work for Friendship
Chapter. No. II, Tuesday evening Mrs.
Nettie II. Giles will have charge of the
| program The chapter will visit the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home In a
| body Wednesday
Takoma Chapter. No. II, which has
| called off it's meeting for Friday even
! ing, will hold it's regular meeting July
IS, and then, Worthy Matron Edith
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Independent Order Jonadabs

Hope Council, No. !. will confer the
degrees tomorrow evening and also
have music and refreshments. Grand
Secretary Elmore Sanderson installed
the following new officers last Monday
evening: Worthy chief. w. c. Jones:
vice chief, r. E. Major: chaplain. James
Spellman; past chief William H.
Thorne; organist william H. Blensing-
err; herald. J. w. Curry; assistant her
aid. George Edwards; guard. John Man
gum; sentinel Walter Baseman; treas
urer, w. p. Johnson; financial secre-
tary, George Nail; recording secretary.
c. F.. Rupertus Sam De Nedrey pre-
sided under good of the order.
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vert and Mrs. McEvee; alternate. Ada

Fidelity Council. No. 4, had its
Fourth Of July picnic, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas E. Ferguson.
Among the events were a ball game
between the married and single peo-
pie, which the latter won: potato races,
the first of which was won by Mrs
Bickers. the second by Mr.. West and
the third by Mrs. Swan: sack races. of
which the first was won by Miss Skin
ner and the second by Mr.. Caslege. A
trip around the reservoir was enjoyed.
The long tables were spread on the
lawn, and lanterns after dark made a
soft light. by which the folks danced
No: were Mrs. Church: No. 8. Mrs
Mtlsted. Mr.. and Mrs Swan. Mr. and
Mrs. Burdett and daughter: No. 4, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas E. Ferguson. Mr.. and
Mrs LIE Roy Ferguson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howell. Mr.. and Mrs Delano and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs Stowe, Mr.. and
Mrs Busey and son. Miss Lefty Bushy.
Mrs vessey. Mrs Cora Jones and
Brumagin, Mrs. S. P. Nelson. Mr.. Cas-
lege, William George and William
Huntington. Mrs. Woodward and son.
MIS- johnson and daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs Long and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Laughton; No. S. Mr. and Mrs Herbert:
No. s. Mrs. Arma Hill; No. II, Mr.. and
Mrs West and son: No. ~. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. Kerper, O. B.
Hopkins and Miss Jones.
Mount Vernon Council No. Is. met
Monday night and installed the newly
elected officers. Reports of the Off
GERS were submitted for the quarter.
State counselor Mrs Floda NJ. Reagan
announced an excursion-to Chesapeake
Beach.
Progressive Council met Thursday
evening at 314 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast.
The newly elected officers were in
stalled by Deputy State Councillor Mrs.
Swenck. Mrs. Dawson, the new coun-
cilor. announced the new committee.
The council will visit Esther Council
Thursday evening in a body.
The moonlight excursion takes place
Monday. July "a.
Members will receive notice from the
council of the date of the meeting of
the 'Golconda" Club.
Initiatory services will be held August
2, and the amplified forms will be used.
Mrs. Maize White. chairman of good
of the order, will select dates for Pro-
gressive Councils rummage sale. and
the "Golconda" Club will make ar
rangements for the ANNUAL ball in
September at the New Ebbitt.
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Sons of Jonadab.

Pioneer Council, No. l. Friday night
decided to have an open meeting next
Friday night, July IA, when the Off
GERS elected a few weeks ago will be
installed Several prominent speakers
have been invited to address the meet
ing Horace l.. r. Atkson will be
the guest of honor and will deliver the
chief address of the evening after the
installation ceremonies. Sovereign
Secretary Charles F. Sudwarth will act
as chairman and will call the meeting
to order at pm. The council cham
Der is located at 623 Louisiana avenue.
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The Pythian order generally Is TAX
ing vacation from active lodge work.
and has two outings scheduled for the
| current week. Washington Company,
No. 1, Uniform Rank, which is prepar-
ing a drill team for the international
| encampment of the rank at Nashville,
Tenn. for the week beginning August
81, will give an excursion to Marshall
Hall Wednesday, in which various
Pythian organizations are planning to
| take part.
the order will give family outing
Saturday to Marshall Hall. This is an
event which is usually attended by the
families of members in large numbers
in the afternoon, the men following on
| the evening boat. Impromptu gamer
will be featured at both these events
Franklin Lodge. No. .. at its conven-
| ton Thursday night discussed plans
for the Dunn celebration. which will
be held at the Pythian Temple Octob-
| er 6.
Columbia Lodge, No. Is. has called off
| it's convention scheduled for wednes-
day night.
All lodges calendared for last Tues
day night were called off on account of
the holiday Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 5.
and equal Lodge, No. IT, held conven-
tions Wednesday night and transacted
routine business.
Imperial Representative Max T.
Pines of Ascalon Temple, No. 81
Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan
states that after the summer vacation
period,the temple contemplates resum-
ing session, with a ceremonial in sight
for the early winter months.
Past Chancellor George w. Sellers
of Capital Lodge. No. rs, is said to be
rehearsing a number of new stories, to
! be released at an early meeting of the
lodge under good Of the order"
Maj. Harry Coope Of Rathbone- Supe-
rior Lodge. No. %. and J. B. Jones Of
Franklin Lodge, No. 2, are among the
members of the Pythian order in the
mobilization camp of the District Ma
tional Guard.
Grand Chancellor John B. Dickman
who, with Mrs. Dickman, attended the
wedding of their son at apakoneta,
Ohio, June 20. will return in few
days. The duties of the grand chancel-
lor have been performed during Mr.
Dickman's absence by Grand Vice
Chancellor F. H. Melick.