The Washington herald., 1916-11-19
Knights Of Pythias.
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business
Tuesday-webster. No. Z. esquire rank. E1osssa:
M',.,i No; ~ grand visitation; Cspttol. No. u snd
Wednesday-Mount vernon, No. 8; Heruioos. No
II Union, No. z and Columbia. No .. buEtnes-
sl y-syacusians. No 10 page rank; Rathhoos-
Superior, No .. business.
PYrHIAN SISTERS.
Mednesday-Fnsndship Temple. No. .. initiation
Ingrsday-Past Chiefs Association. monthly
frday-Rathbone Temple. No. ., reo-pdon.
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Medneday-E -Entertsinmeut. ''Hulda's Parin' Bee. -
auditorium Pythisn Temple
eatuosy-semi monthly meeting.
Chancellor Commander Frederick Yates
announces that the ofrciaI visitation Of
the grand lodge officers to Excelsior
night.
Calanthe Lodge No. II met Monday
night. Amendments were adopted chang
! ing the death benefit to 800 and the meet
ing hour to O'Clock throughout the
year. Chancellor Commander Van Bus
kirk stated that he had accepted a posi-
ton in Cleveland. Ohio, and he was ex-
tcused for the balance of the term.
Excelsior Lodge No. IL on Tuesday
with the rank Of knight
Century Lodge No. 90 at its convention
tomorrow night, will consider the revision
of its bylaws.
syracusians Lodge No. 10. having fin
ished the rank of knighthood on a class,
Friday night. is now planning another
class TO begin at an early date and fin
ish with the knight rank on the evening
of December s.
Capital Lodge No. "a has received an
invitation from Rathbone Temple No. g.
Pythian Sisters, to visit the temple FRI
day night, when this temple will enter
tain the Pthian fraternity Of the Dis
trict.
Capt Fred N. Pelzman, past chancel-
| lor or Capital Lodge, will be a candidate
for the office of grand lecturer at the
coming session OF the grand lodge.
EQUAL Lodge No. II. at its convention
Wednesday night considered amend
ments to its bylaws.
Columbia Lodge No. Is expects work
at its convention Wednesday night.
The grand council. composed of officers
OF the grand lodge, held a meeting
Wednesday night and indorsed the plan
of Grand Chancellor Dickman for organ
tzing State lodge in the District Of
Columbia. 1t is proposed to enroll In
this lodge members who have become
non n-afiiliated because of defunt grand
lodges. or who may have become In
eligible.
Charles S. Davis, Of Denver, Col. re-
Gently elected supreme vice chancellor
has been given many notable receptions
In the West since his elevation to that
high ONCE.
Maj. Gen. Loomis. Of Grand RAPIDS,
Mich. commanding oficer Of the Uniform
rank. has issued a ringing "caI to arms %
The report Of a recent trip through the
Middle West and West by Imperial Sec
retary A. L. Frey, of Columbus, Ohio,
shows that the Dramatic Order of
knights Of Khorassan is active and max
ing substantial progress in all sections
of the United States.
Decatur Lodge, No. 9, conferred the
esquire rank Monday night The team
from Syracusians Lodge, No. 10, con-
ferred the work OF the rank of knight
on the candidate for Decatur Lodge Fri
, NdS evening.
Grand Chief Ida NJ. Crown has an
nounced the appointment Of Past Su-
preme Representative Emma D. Bynum,
OF this city, as chairman Of the publicity
committee of the grand temple Of Vir-
ginia and the District of Columbia.
Friendship Temple, No. 9. at its busi-
ness session Wednesday night, received
number OF applications for membership
and balloted upon a number Of peti-
tions. 1t received by transfer Mrs
Foster. of Lynchburg. Va.
The Pythian Sisters of the District
having in charge the entertainment
'Hulda's Parin' Bee" to be given in
the auditorium of the Pythian Temple
wednesday night, announce that all
details have been completed.
The Past Chiefs Association will be
entertained at its monthly meeting
Thursday night by Mrs. Bertha Will
Jams.
The grand lodge and subordinate
lodges Knights of Pythias, of the Dis
trict. and Friendship and Rathbone
temples, Pythian Sisters, will be
honor guests of Mrs. Kate Smith, most
excellent chief of Rathbone Temple,
Friday night at the Pythian Temple.
Rathbone Temple, No. s, at its meet
ing last Friday night initiated FIVE
candidates, among them being Ralph
Smith, the son of Most Excellent Chief
Kate Smith, and the drill master of
the temple, H. Elkton Smith.