The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-09-03
Knights of Pythias.

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! LODGES.
MondAy-Amsrsnth, No. 2, called of; Century,
| No. % business
Tue-day-w.bster. No. Z; Excelsior No. Il; Card
tai. No. a. and Myrtle, No Is business.
! Wednesdsy-MOunt Vernon, No. s. and Equal.
| No. II. busnes.
Thursday-Franklin. No. 5. business
Professionalism No. 10 and RathbOne Supe
| Nor, No. ., business.
UNIFORM RANK
Thursday-J. T. ColdweIl Company. No. T. called
PYTHIAN SISTERS.
| Notwithstanding Temple No. O. initiation
Friday-Rsthboue Temple. No. s. initiation.
Calanthe Lodge, No. II. at its conven-
! ton Monday night, unanimously adopted
the plan of consolidation with Harmony
Lodge, No. p. Harmony Lodge having
adopted the plan several weeks ago, the
next step will be the consolidation at the
meeting Monday night, September II, at
which the grand chancellor, John B.
Dickman, will officiate. Both the lodges
have number OF members who are
known as hard workers for Pythianism in
this domain, and the coalition Of these
two lodges Is expected to make one of
the strongest lodges In the city. The
| joint consolidation committee that ar
ranged the matter Is composed OF Past
Grand Chancellor William A Kimmel.
T.,
' A. Landon, and I. II. Emmons, for Ca
lanthe Lodge, and Ben c. McQuay, Will
lam A. Thompson. William H. Boswell
Lee B. Emory and John Adams, ST., for
Harmony Lodge. The new lodge will be
known as Calanthe Lodge, No. II. which
name was retained on account OF that
being the older lodge.
Supreme Representative Mark Stear-
man was the first of the Districts delega-
ton to the Supreme Lodge convention at
| Portland, Ore, to return and reports a
| remarkable session, full Of progress and
| fraternity. Supreme Representative AL
bert Kahlert. Mrs. Kahlert, Past Supreme
Chancellor Edward Dunn and Mrs. Dunn
returned Tuesday aad state that the ses-
sion and all in connection with it made
it one Of the greatest conventions in the
orders history.
Excelsior Lodge, No. "A. at its regular
convention Tuesday night installed the
following officers to fill vacancies: T. J.
Woody, master at arms; NJ. K. Vance,
inner guard, and B. A. Drake. outer
guard. Grand Keeper OF Records and
Seal H. ]. Gasson acted as deputy grand
chancellor during the installation cere-
monies, assisted by c. w Henderson,
grand prelate and c. T winans, acting
grand master at arms The lodge notes
the application Of five members for the
rank
The committee on Dunn celebration
held meeting Thursday night. heard
reports from Supreme Representative
Stearman concerning action OF the SUI
preme lodge relating to Past Supreme
Chancellor Dunn and the celebration,
and considered features of the program
for the celebration. which is sche-
duled for next month.
Webster Lodge. No. 7, reports a num-
Der of applications for membership
received at the convention Tuesday
night, and as result the lodge ex-
poets to open up the fall work with
large list of candidates. Past Chan
cellors F E: springman and S. NJ
Banks and Knight Geiman were ex-
cused from attendance at the next
convention on account OF vacation trips
out OF the city.
Rathbone-Superior Lodge. No 20,
conferred the page rank at its last
meeting on the son of Past Chancellor
DR.. W. o. Owen, who is one of the
| best known members of the Pythian
order in this domain. Past Chancellor
! W. F. r. Phillips. who has been Wis
! several
months has returned to Charleston, s.
c.. to resume his work as a member
Of the medical faculty of a college in
that city. Keeper of Records and Seal
! Charles A COtterill has returned from
a three weeks trip in the South on a
tour of newspaper work.
1t is reported by Grand Chancellor
| Dickman that various subordinate
% aHvvfy
sistance from sister domains for one
proposition or another, none of which
/ have the Endorsement of the supreme
chancellor, nor have they the sanction
Of the grand chancellor Of this do
main. He urged all subordinate lodges
IN the District to comply with the law
on this subject
John Barrett, president of the Pam
American Union, a member of a lodge
in Oregon for twenty-five years. will
be honored by a veterans jewel from
his lodge. Supreme Representatives
Stearman and Kahlert having been
designated by the Oregon lodge to
make the presentation, which Is being
planned for an early meeting of one
| of the local lodges
John F. Pyle, a member of SYRIA
| cusians Lodge, No. 10. left yesterday
for Saranac Lake, where he hopes to
recover his health.
In preparing for an increase in mem
bership by a fall ceremonial Ascalon
| Temple, No. 81, Dramatic Order
knights of Khorassan, makes the fol-
| lowing announcement as to this branch
of the Pythian order: THE Khorassan
order, under the cloak of trollc, music
and mirth, hides to the neophyte, but
reveals with singular impressiveness to
the initiate, and in wondrous beauty,
its purposeful lesson. 1t grips the heart
with fervor and intensity that leaves
you trembling and without words.
True, also. there are music and
| mirth, fun and frolic aud laughter and,
say what you will, there is no nectar
| like that of Arabic fellowship, which
once you sip YOU will evermore desire.
! Membership is limited to knights of
1 Pythias. Its temples dot the land from
| sea to sea. Its votaries are numbered
| by the thousands.
| ut Is the particular function of the
temple to gather all Pythians under q
common roof in one happy. harmonious
family, and therein lies much of its value
and charm to the Pythians Of q given