Evening star., 1916-12-10

! rrluay-RathbOne Temple, No. 8, fnitia- |
ton |
I The Pythian custom of nominating
| ohcers at the next to the last conven-
ton in December and to hold the cleo
ton at the last meeting night in that
month will be followed by the sub
ordinate lodges. except some which
nave been granted dispensations to
transact this business on other dates.
carrying out this plan Decatur Lodge,
NO. y, and Calanthe Lodge. No. II, will
| nominate and elect officers tomorrow
night. Capital Lodge, No. "a. has been
granted a dispensation to nominate and
| elect officers December 49,
| Grand Chancellor John b. Dickman
reports that increased interest is shown
lodge, to be known as Home Lodge. He
| is sending out communications to the
| various subordinate lodges, giving in
detail the plan of organization, those
VINO are eligible to membership and
other information relative to the insti-
tuition, which he expects to perfect by
the first of the year. The grand chan
cellor. it Is said, has received much en-
couragement from active and promi
nent Pythians of the supreme domain
and the local Jurisdiction.
| Syracusians Lodge. No. 10, will con-
fer the rank of knight on class Fri
day evening and also will perfect
| plans to begin the work of the ranks
on another class.
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal H.
j. GasSon reports that the bylaws re-
Gently adopted by Rathbone-Superior
| Lodge have been approved.
| Equal Lodge. No. II. Wednesday
night discussed plans for the better
| ment of the lodge.
Past Chancellor ]. L. Motyka for the
office of grand lecturer.
| Excelsior Lodge, No. IA, expects work
| in the ranks before the close of the
year. The lodge is reported to have
| had successful year in accessions
| to membership by initiation and trans
fer. A committee of Excelsior Lodge
Wednesday attended the funeral at the
Soldiers Home of Jesse Scroggins. at
the request of Phoenix Lodge, San
Francisco. of which the deceased was a
| member.
| Webster Lodge. No I. had work Tues
day night in the page and esquire
ranks. A delegation from Excelsior
Lodge was present. Prominent among
the visitors was Robert B. Bennett of
Decatur. ILL.,, who has recently received
| a civil service appointment in the War
| Department.
| At the last meeting of Calanthe
Lodge, No. Il. a member of a Pennsyl-
vania lodge announced that he was so
pleased with the consolidation of Ca
lanthe and Harmony lodges that he
! would transfer his membership to
Calanthe Lodge after Christmas. AS
the second lodge meeting of the month
| falls Christmas night dispensa-
ton has been asked for to call off.
The nomination and election of officers
will therefore, be held tomorrow night.
AS the chancellor commander is out of
I the city. and the vice chancellor has
resigned. for business reasons. Past
Grand Chancellor William A. Kimmel
will act as chancellor commander at
the convention. The entertainment
committee is arranging for meeting
the last of January, when all candi-
dates for Grand Lodge office will be
present and tell why" This will be
nterspersed with music, singing and
cigars. Past Grand Chancellor Kim
mel will preside.
! Deputy Imperial Prince Samuel NJ.
| Pearson of Ascalon Temple. No 81.
Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan.
acting under instructions received
! from Imperial Prince George F.. Eu
banks OF Atlanta, ga. mas called a
special meeting of the local temple at
the Pythian Temple, at pm, Decem-
| ber Is, to awaken interest in Ascalon
Temple, which at one time was one of
the largest and most successful in the
supreme domain. 1t is proposed to in
fuse new life into the organization.
Funeral services were held Thursday
afternoon for John Phillip Meakin.
member of Calanthe- Myrtle Lodge. No
| !. of Salt Lake City. Utah, and a past
! grand chancellor of that state. He
was an employe of the United State
! Senate and a frequent visitor to local
| lodges during his residence in this
F.! city. Mr.. Meakin, who died Tuesday
morning after a brief illness, a
writer of prose and verse relating to
| fraternal topics, and was considered
an eloquent and impressive spea ker.
He made many friends during his resi-
! dence in Washington. The Rev. Pat
rick Murphy, rector of st. Michaels and
been associated with Mr.. Meakin thirty
/ wears ago in the west. conducted the
| services, which were attended by many
| fraters of the local jurisdiction and
Utah residents now living in Washing
| ton. Mr.. Meakin was a member of
| Friendship Temple, Pythian Sisters,
| which also was largely represented at
! the funeral. He was also a member of
a number of other fraternal orders
| The remains were taken to Salt Lake
| City for interment accompanied by the
eldest son, Fred Meakin of that city,
and by the widow. Four other sons
| survive the deceased.
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