Evening star., 1916-12-24

The Grand Council. composed of Grand
night, for the detail of installing Of
ficers and other business relating to
Pythian work.
Elections of officers in those subor-
dinate lodges which have not already
selected officers, will occur at the con-
ventions this week. and installations
will take place at the first meetings in
January.
Ascalon Temple, No. 81. Dramatic Or
der knights of Khorassan, has post
poned the meeting scheduled for last
Monday night until future date, soon
to be announced.
Webster Lodge. Tuesday night, ap-
pointed committee of three to for
ward the work of organizing the new
lodge. Joint lodge meetings ami class
limitations We're discussed. and a roll
call or general get-togcther meeting
to be held next month was considered.
Interest in the institution of the
Home Lodge is reported to be increas-
ing. and Grand Chancellor Dickman,
who started the movement, and con-
tinueS active in promoting it, has sent
Il letter containing information con-
corning it to the entire membership in
the District.
The lodge is intended for formerly ac-
tive members, who have allowed their
membership to lapse. and are now over
fifty years of age and therefore unable
to gain membership in large with bene-
fetal features, and who desire the priyi-
leSe of attending meetings of lodges in
this domain.
1t is to be known as Home Lodge,
Knights of Pythias.
nartc hoy
been promulgated to govern until the
next session of the Grand Lodge. Ap-
plicants must deposit suspension GER
tihcates and withdrawal cards issued
by local lodge. Members of local con-
solidated or 'defunct lodges must de-
posit Grand Lodge cards. Members of
defunct lodges of sister domains must
deposit cards issued by their Grand
Lodge. Withdrawal and transfer cards
from foreign domains will be received
The installation Of officers in the
Uniform Rank companies will take
place as follows: Washington Com
Dany, No. !, the second Wednesday
night In January, and J. T. Coldwell
Company, No. I. the second Thursday
night Of January.
Subordinate lodges reporting the
election of officers during the past
week were as follows:
Equal Lodge, No. 17-E. C. Culp.
chancellor is ,tins commander; William Min
VI. V,
prelate; J. w Roberts. maste. of
work; J. NJ McCauley. keeper of r.
ords and seals; Charles j. Peckham.
master of finaIce; l.. J. Newcomb, mas
ter of exchequer; A. G.. Graves, master
alarms: +. j. Stearns, inner gua I'd
j. r. Haskins, outer guard; represe A.
tatives to Grand Lodge, E. j. New
comb. A. G. Graves, Charles J. Peck
ham. j. NJ McCauley and +. J. Stearns;
J. w Roberts, representative to relief
bureau
Past Grand Chancellor H. NJ. Wander
wort was present as visitor and act
ed as teller during the election. The
announcement was made that Past
Lodge would be presented for the Of
fee of grand inner guard at the. con-
vention of the grand body in February.
Amaranth Lodge, No 2S-R. E. L.
Thomas. chancellor commander: D. NJ
Freeman, vice chancellor: J. NJ. Harr
prelate; J. r. S. Dickens. keeper of
records and seal; w. r. Carver mas
Of eXchaquer: J. L. Tyler. master-at-
arms: w. &. Furr inner guard: H r.
Rinker. outer guard; u. 7. Jenkins, J.
p. Hawkins and w. 3. Hardy, trus-
tees; representatives to Grand Lodge
J. c. Yost. ]. r. s. Dickens. W. r. Car
YER w. r. Hardy and Nathan Cowsill:
representative to relief bureau. John
c. YoSt.
Century Lodge. No. 3O-Jesse w
Tull, chancellor commander: II. l.. Will
cox, vice chancellor; Thomas G.. Minor
prelate: Samuel 5. Price. master of
work; Frank Robertson, keeper of
records and seal: Max 7. Pines MAS
ter of finance; w. J. Thorn, master OF
exchcquer: A. d. Schaeffer. master-at-
arms: Dr. G. Frank Day, inner guard:
c. ]. Brantley. outer guard: DIR. James
II. Stone, trustee (three years.: repre-
Price; representatives to Grand Lodge
Mark Stearman, G. Frank Day, Max r.
Pines, Jesse w. Tull and James H.
Stone.