The Washington herald., 1916-06-11

FREQUENT meetings viii be held by the
Dunn celebration committee at the Pyth-
Ian Temple. Interest already shown IN
the proposed celebration indicates that 1t
Will be the big Pythian event of the year.
The officers of the committee are: Frank
d. Wallace, Max T. Pines. and B. K
Saul. The committee also includes three
| representatives from each subordinate
lodge. syracusians Lodge announces its
committee on celebration as supreme
Representative Albert Kahlert, Past
Chancellor Samuel NJ Pearson and
Knight F. A. Meininger.
guests. Tuesday night, the drill team
Of Rathbone Temple, No s. Pythian Sis
ters. There was a large attendance of
members of Rathbone and Friendship
Temples, Pythian Sisters, and the sub
| ordinate lodges of the Knights of Pyth-
las The team, under the direction Of
H. Elkton Smith. put on drill.
| The ways and means committee of the
knights of Pythias, at its meeting last
| night. arranged details and distributed
tickets for the Pythian outing at Mar
shall Hall, Saturday, July Is. Past Grand
Chancellor William A. Kimmel is chair
man and A. Loeb secretary of the ways
| and means committee.
Equal Lodge, No. II. at well attended
convention Wednesday night elected the
| following officers: J. NJ. McCauley,
keeper OF records and seal; C. ]. Peck
] ham, master of arms; John r. Haskins,
master of work. and ]. H. Shumate. inner
guard.
Excelsior Lodge, No. H. conferred the
page rank Tuesday night.
Ar the last convention Of Franklin
| Lodge, No. 2, talks were made by Vice
| Chancellor Loeb, OF Decatur Lodge; W.
| c. Sandles, of Ashland Lodge. No. "a.
New York City; ]. G. Spengler, OF Lin
den Lodge, No. 412 Dayton, Ohio, and
others. Grand Chancellor Dickrnan paid
a fraternal visit.
At the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the knights of Pythias Hall As
| ISOLATION at the Pythian Temple Monday
night. the following were elected direc-
| tors: Thomas A Bynum. John B. Dick
man, Henry ]. Gasson, Louis Hartig.
Charles W. Henderson. Albert Kahlert,
William A. Kimmel, ]. F. skidmore, and
J. z. Wilson. The board organized by
selecting William A. Kimmel. president;
John B. Dickman. vice president; Henry
]. Gasson, secretary, and Thomas A. By
mum. treasurer.
/ Pythian Sisters.
Members and visitors greeted Grand
| Chief Ethel Daugherty Wednesday night,
/ the occasion being the annual visitation
I to Friendship Temple, No. 9. Pythian
! Sisters. The committee on arrangements
was composed of Mrs. Matte Hooper.
Mrs. Sophy Roderick, Mrs. Ella Garner.
Mrs. Helen Kennicutt, Mrs. Kerper, Mrs.
! Addie Freeman, Mrs. Elsie Vandervort.
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Mrs. Nettie Crowthers; Messrs. Cleveland
and Kennicutt, William Kimmel and
Charles Hooper. A feature of the even
ing was a linen shower for the Emer-
gency Home for Orphans.
| Thursday, Grand Chief Daugherty was
! the guest of Mrs. Matte Hooper on a
sightseeing trip, and Friday afternoon
Mrs. Daugherty was entertained at a
theater party by Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
A. Bynum.
Rathbone Temple. No. 8. Pythian Sisters
Friday night received Grand Chief
Daugherty and conferred the degree upon
candidates A pound party was also CIV
en- for the benefit of the Emergency
! Home for Orphans. at Bancroft, Va. A
program of entertainment was given,
which consisted OF vocal solos by Mr.
Lois Booth. and a recitation by Mrs Mat
tie Hooper. Miss Josephine Jarboe after
depressing the love and admiration of the
members for Mrs. Dougherty presented
1.-THE grand chief with handsome piece
of cut glass The committee was COM
posed of Miss Josephine Jarboe. chair
man; Mrs. Roberta Prescott, Mrs. Effie
Lawson, Mrs Minnie Wolfshemer. Mrs.
Olivia Atherton. Mrs. Daisy Wightman.
Mrs. Kate Smith. Mrs. Blanch Sommers.
Mrs. Della Nichols. Mrs. Florence David.
Mrs. Bertha Williams. Mrs. Martha Jar
Doe, Mrs. E. Cook. Messrs. Israel Som
mers, H. Elkton Smith. John Prescott.
George w. Barkman. Jr., and Samuel
IWolfsheimer.
Rathbone Temple elected the following
officers forNthe ensuing term: Mrs. Kate
Smith. most excellent chief; Miss Jose
phine Jarboe. excellent senior, Miss Daisy
Wightman, excellent Junior; Mrs. Marian
IGeiman. manager of temple; Mrs. E. Nit
chell. mistress of records and correspond
ence; Miss Mary r. Steiner, mistress of
finance: Miss Demarest Simpson, protec-
tor and Miss Pearlie Leese. outer guard.
officer and Miss Katherine Emmons,
trustee.