The Washington herald., 1917-10-07

Past Grand Chancellor H, M. Wander
wort. chairman of the subcommittee
on arrangements. Is planning to make
detailed report to the ways and
means committee next Saturday night.
The work of organizing the Home
Lodge will be taken up at once. Grand
Chancellor Melick announces, and he
has appointed Past Grand ChanceI-
lor John B. Dickman, chairman of
the Booster Committee. In which all
the subordinate lodges are participant
ing with a subcommittee of three
members. The grand chancellor is in
receipt of strong letters of indorse-
ment for the Home Lodge project
from Gen. Fred e. Wheaton, suprem.
keeper Of records and seal.
Webster Lodge. No. Z, was ad-
dressed at Its convention Tuesday
night by Past Grand Chancellor Dick
man and others on Pythian subjects.
Mr.. Dickman outlined the purposes Of
the Home Lodge, and stated that the
grand chancellor would proceed at
once with its institution. G. l.
Thomas. of Akron, Ohio, a member
OF Akron Lodge. now employed at the
Navy Yard In this city, gave an in
spring talk on Pythian work in his
home State and received an enthusi-
astic reception. A. witkowski, OF
Lake Providence, La, of Providence
Lodge, No. 2S. received a royal well
come and gave a splendid message
from Louisiana.
Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 8, reports
the reception of a number Of applica-
tions for membership. with a class
iniation In view for a later date.
Reports indicate that definite plans
have been perfected for further per-
manent organization of Uniform Rank
companies in Southern States, the
Northern States having been active in
establishing this branch for several
years. In Florida eight fiourishing
companies have been organized into
the First Florida Regiment Virginia
Is now represented by five companies
with several others reported about
ready for muster. A battalion was
recently formed with Mai. w. r.
Brown. of Norfolk, as commander.
Georgia reports twelve companies or
ganized into a brigade. Kentucky has
a brigade of fifteen companies. and
Tennessee has a battalion of four
companies. The rank is reported as
having been revived in North Caro-
Ina, where II has been inactive for
several years, and Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi are reported to be active in
recruiting for membership of COM
panies already established there.
PYTHIAN SISTERS.
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nounces the following committees for
the seventh annual session Of the
Grand Temple of Virginia. and the
District OF Columbia, which will be
held in Fredericksburg, Va, COM
mencing next Wednesday morning at
$50 o'clock.
State of the order: Anna Perry, Bet
tie Herndon. Mary Boole, Emma BY
mum; law and supervision: Ethel
Daugherty. Inez Armstrong, SalHe
Creery, Elsie Vandervort; mileage and
per dian: Della Nichols, Florence
Bowqen. Elizabeth Crowder. Bessie
Helm: appeals and grievances; Car
RE Davis, Kate Smith. Rosa Silver
Laura Hicks; returns and credentials
Mary Grant, Margaret Sacrey. Carrie
DAVIS; finance and auditing: Mary
Mitchell. Sallie Durphy, Mary Grant,
Katherine Ritter; charters: Elizabeth
Crowder. Adah Kimmel, Inez Arm
strong. Mary Grant: fraternal cor.
respondence: Virginia Young, Laura
hicks; resolutions. Della Cherry, Kate
Smith, Julia Hill. Elsie Vanderyort
distribution: Lena Wood, brunette
Martin. Annie Sullivan, Katherine
Ritter; neurology: Margaret sacrey,
florence David, Katherine Ritter.
Rathbone Temple, No. & will he
represented at the grand temple ses-
sion by Past Chiefs Kate Smith, Flor
ence David and Della M NicboIs
Mrs. Mary E. Mitchell, a past Chief
OF Rathbone Temple is an officer in
the grand temple line filling the sta
con OF grand Junior. The drill team
Of Rathbone Temple has decided to
visit Norfolk, Va, on October Is.
Mrs. Nettie Crowthers, excellent
Junior OF Friendship Temple, No. .,
presided at the meeting of that
organization Wednesday night. acting
Tor Most Excellent Chief Harriet
Dyer, who was absent because of ill.,
ness. Mrs. Mary Hooper, chairman of
the ways and means committee re-
ports that plans had been made for the
1all work of the committee and that
the first entertainment feaure of the
season be a card party which would
De given on October II. Grand Chief
IDA M. Crown, who is a charter mem
Der OF Friendship Temple will be ac-
companied on her trip to the session
OF the grand temple to be held at
Fredericksburg by the following rep
TssentauVes from Friendship Temple
Mrs. Carrie Davis, Mrs. Annie Sulli-
van and Mrs Adnh Ir;--n