The Washington herald., 1917-01-28
Knights Of Pythias.
LODGES.


ruesday-webeter No. Z; Myrtle, No. 25 Ind Ex-
celsior. No A. business; Capital, No. a. esquire
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wednesday-Mount Vernon. No. s. business.
Thursday-Fanklin No. 2, business.
UNIFORM RANK.
Thursday|. T. Coldwen Company. No. I. monthly
Assembly. ~
t-r PYTHIAN SISTERS. ,-...
Wednesday, Friendship Temple. No .. initiation.
Friday-Rsthbone Temple. No. s. initiation.
The Home Lodge project, Grand Chan
cellor Dickman reports, is progressing
favorably toward organization, and its
completion is expected next month.
Reports covering every phase of Pyttdan
activity in this domain are being COM
piled by Grand Keeper of Records and
Seal r. H. Gassop for presentation, to
the Grand Lodge convention, which opens
Monday night, Febraury 10.
Webster Lodge, No. I. was visited Tues
day night by Samuel B. Montgomery, of
Kingwood, W. Va, grand keeper Of rec
ords and seal of West Virginia. e..
The Pythian Relief Bureau has re-
elected the following officers: ]. C. Will
son, president: Samuel NJ Pearson, secre-
tary, and John c. Yost, treasurer.
MOUNT vernon LOQge, NO. D, COIIerTeQ
the knight rank in amplified form We'd
nesday evening.
Syracusians Lodge, No. 10, presented
the page rank Friday night, and has
the esquire rank scheduled for next Fri
day night. :.
Excelsior Lodge, NO. "A, held another
popular "talkfest" at its convention
Tuesday night. Past Chancellor Grant,
OF Banner Lodge, No. 2l9, Chicago. dis
cussed Preparedness"
Capital Lodge, No. "a, had the page rank
Tuesday night. The members of the team
included s. Nj. Pearson, c. H. Atherton,
Charles H. Fletcher, E. L. Young, F. A.
Meininger. William ]. Clements, and ].
w. Cherry. The lodge was addressed by
Samuel B. Montgomery, of Kingwood.
w. Va; H. Papkin, of Portland, Me. 4;
c. L. Ryan, of Norfolk, Va: Col. A. G..
Houriet. of the insurance branch: Past
Chancellor Grant, of Chicago: Past Su-
preme Representative Conner, Past Grand
Chancellor Vapdervort. Chancellor Com
mander George p. Smith, samuel NJ.
Pearson, Charles W. Henry and others.
Caanthe Lodge, No. IL, had the page
rank at its convention last Monday night.
The fraternal visits of the ways and
means committee of the Pythian order
to subordinate lodges have been an
nounced as. follows: Tuesday night,
Webster Lodge, No. :; Monday night
February 5, Amaranth Lodge, No. 8, and
Wednesday night, February IA, Union
Lodge, No. ..
Col A. G. Houriet, superintendent OF
the insurance branch. has been in the
city for the past three weeks, visiting
the subordinate lodges in the interest OF
that department.
Past Grand Chancellor William A
Kimmel chairman OF the committee or
ways and means, announces that fund
of 5000 is required for the work OF
making improvements in the Pythiar
+, Temple and that plans are maturing to
! secure that amount by subscription from
! the members of the order.
! The recent announcement of STANDING
committees Of the Supreme Lodge con.
tains the name of Past Supreme Chan.
I cellor Edward Dunn as a member of the
committee on neurology; Supreme Rep
resentative Mark Stearman, committee
! on judiciary, and Supreme Representa-.
tive Albert Kahlert, committee on state
! of the order and committee on unwritter
work.