The Washington herald., 1916-04-30
Knights Of Pythias.

knights Of Pythias.
LODGES.
Monday-Anasnth. No. q. business; Century.
No. 90 grand visitation.
Tuesday-wsbster. No. I, Excelsior, No. II, Capi-
tai, No. q, and Myrtle, No. 8. busnesN
Equal No. Il, work.
ThUrsdaJ-Frankliu, No. 2 rage rank.
Fridsy-Syracusiaus, No. 10. grand visitation.
| o., UNIFORM RANK.
Thursdsy-J. T. Colwen Company, No. I, monthly
| assembly.
PYTHIAN SISTERS.
wednesday-FrIendship Temple, No. ., social.
| Fnday-Rathboue Temple. No. g. initiation.
Grand visitations scheduled for the
current week by Grand Chancellor John
B. Dickman and associate grand lodge
officers to the subordinate lodges are
as follows: Century Lodge, tomorrow
night, and Syracusians Lodge, Friday
night. At the former lodge, before the
official visitation occurs, the following
officers. who were recently elected, will
be installed by Grand Chancellor Dick
man: F. d. Robinson, chancellor COM
mander; D. B. Morgan. prelate. and H.
L. Wilcox, master of work.
Equal Lodge. No. IL, expects to have
work at its meeting Wednesday night.
As announced in its circular. Rathbone-
Superior Lodge, No. o. started another
class on its travels throught the ranks
of knighthood. Friday evening, having
conferred the rank of knight on a class
on April II.
Franklin Lodge. No. ?. through Chan
cellor Comma nder c. A. Ingraham, an
nounces the page rank for the convention
of the lodge Thursday night. The lodge
is arranging a celebration in honor of
Past Supreme Chancellor Edward Dunn,
the oldest living continuous member of
the order. who was one OF the thirteen
original members of Franklin Lodge. The
occasion will be known as Edward
Dunn Day" and a committee consisting
| of Past ChanceIlors Frank Wallace and
Perry P. Patrick and Chancellor Com
mander J. A. Ingrahsm has been ap-
pointed to arrange for the affair.
| The grand visitation to CaIanthe Lodge
No. II, on Monday night. was one OF the
most successful OF those so far made
| in the spring series Grand Lecturer
Roger J. Whiteford cxemplified the page
and squire ranks, concluding with a
brief lecture of Pythian history. A pleas
ing feature OF the evening was the pre-
sentation OF a past grand chance1lor's
jewel to the junior past grand chancel-
lor. William A. Kimmel the presenta-
ton being made by Grand Chancellor
| Dickman.
Grand Chancellor John B. Dickman
and associate grand lodge officers we're
cordially welcomed at the annual vista
tion to Unicn Lodge, No. %, Wednesday
night. Grand Lecturer Roger J. White
preme Representatives Mark Stearman
and Albert Kahlert made addresses on
current Pythian topics. A social hour
and smoker closed the evenings enter
tainment
Webster Lodge. No. I. at its convention
Tuesday night, discussed the Importance
Of members attending grand visitations.
| Grand Chancellor Dickman advocated
| plans for the orders advancement. Past
| Chancellor Frank D. Wallace. of Frank
lin Lodge, No. ?, was present to advocate
celebration in honor of Past Supreme
Chancellor Edward Dunn, and asked that
committee be appointed to cooperate
with Franklin Lodge.
The April number Of the Pythian Ad-
vocate, published at minneapolis, Mimi,
contains an interesting account of an
! incident in the early PythIan career OF
Past Supreme Chancellor Edward Dunn,
of this city, the Oldest continuous mem
Der of the order. which shows a happy
result of an investigation by President
Lincoln into the purposes of the order
during the civil war.
The board of directors Of the Knights
Of Pythias Hall Association held a special
meeting last night to consider plans to
remodel the basement OF the Pythian
Temple and the installation of a bowling
alley and othet amusement features.
The last meeting of the ways and
means committee of the order of knights
of Pythas was largely attended. Addi-
tional plans were announced for the
Pythian outing to Marshall Hall July Is.
Pythisn Sisters.
Friendship Temple, No. 9. Pythian Sis
ters. after initiating candidates on
Wednesday night will entertain with its
monthly social, arrangements for which
are in charge OF Mrs. Matte Hooper, |
chairman; Mrs. Ida Crown, Mrs. Nettie |
Crowthers, Mrs. Margaret Coffin, Mrs |
Carrie Davis. John Garner, Marion Crow |
theirs and Dent Freeman.
Rathbone Temple. No. s., Pythian Sis
Friday night, when the degree will be |
conferred upon a number OF candidates. |
The meeting last Friday night was large |
ly attended by members and visitors who |
enjoyed social features which had been |
prepared by a committee composed of |
Mrs. Della Nichols, chairman; Mrs. Kate |
Smith, Mrs Bertha Williams, Mrs. Mary |
Mitchell. Mrs. Fannie Mccormick, Mrs |
Florence David. Mrs. Lola Marks. H, Elk |
ton Smith, Israel Sommers. George Bark |
man. Kelsey Saul, Harry Strathers, |
James W. Carter and Samuel VOLTS
heiner.
The Petersburg Club. of Rathbone
Temple, Is showing much interest in the |
entertaipment. THE School of BIueberry |
Corners to be given May Is under direc- |
tion of Miss Josephine Jarboe.
Loyal Order Of Moose.
Ten candidates were initiated Tuesday