Evening star., 1918-02-17

The Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias
of the District of Columbia, will hold
its annual convention this week, begin
ming Tuesday night, and continuing
through Thursday evening. The ses-
sions will be held at the Pythian Tenn
pie Among the distinguished guests
expected to be present is Supreme Vice
Chancellor Charles S. Davis. who. it is
opening session. Excelsior Lodge has
called of its convention calendared
for Tuesday night, and Franklin Lodge
it's convention of Thursday night, be-
cause of the grand body occupying the
lodgerooms on those evenings.
The subordinate lodges have chosen
the following representa- tives to the
convention of the Grand Lodge: Frank
lin. No. 2. r. S. Bailey. H. c. Glading.
Fl. j. Laubach, A. w. Leeke and Perry
2. Patrick; Mount Vernon, No. 5.
James N Kline. John NJ. Kline. sr.. H.
NJ. Vandervort. William D. Weekley
and Fl. P. Wiley: Webster, No. Z, 8. NJ.
Banks. John B. Dickman. o. B. Gray,
F. v. Springmann and R. T. Whiting;
Decatur. No. 2, NJ. c. Harmon. Charles
Miller. c. E. McAllister, E. w. Morcock
and p. c. Phillips; Syracusians. No. 10;
A. ]. Jarboe. A. Kahlert, S. NJ. Pearson,
w. NJ. Williams and S. w. Wolfsheimer;
Henderson, w. A. Kimmel, Thomas E.
Landon and Israel Sommers; Her
mione. No. ~, F. c. Barber, Thomas ].
Hartford. E. Journey, w. f. Poole and
H. G. Wagner; Excelsior. No. "A, H. ].
Gasson. H. S. Nichols, W. A. Wilding,
Equal. No. IT. T. K. Armstrong, J. r.
Haskins. J. H. McCauley. E. J. New
combe and J. W. Robbins; Union, No.
%. J. J. Cason. w. w. kimmel, J. M.
Ramsay. S. Steiner and w. H. Umhau;
Capital. No. "a. J. W. Carter. r. A.
Reeves, c. L. Sauer. ]. F. Skidmore and
J. Neidt: Myrtle, No. 25. F. B. Crown,
F. H. Melick. J. Nussbaum, H. E. Smith
and M. c. Thompson; Columbia, No. &c,
C. Cerimele, c. F.. Girardi. F. Frazzone,
F. Masini and F. Marascio; Amaranth,
No. %. w. r. Carver, N. Cowsi1l, J. r.
S. Dickens. W. B. Hardy and ]. c. Yost;
Rathbone-Superior. No. 90. A. B. Foster.
and E. c. Snyder: Century. No. 80, G.
F. Day, S. S. Price, w. J. Thorn. ]. W.
Tull and Mark Stearman.
Supreme Keeper of Records and Seal
Fred H. Wheaton has notified Grand
Chancellor Melick of the action of the
Pythian war relief commission, as fol-
lows: AT the first meeting of the
Pythian war relief commission the sug-
gestion was made that war medal be
provided for presentation to each
Pythian soldier. After due considera-
ton the appended resolution was
unanimously adopted, Resolved, That
the supreme keeper of records and seal,
be. and he hereby is. instructed to de-
sign and furnish an appropriate Euro
pean war medal for presentation to
each knight of Pythias in the armies
and navies and other branches of serv-
ice of the allied countries prosecuting
= H. f~ <1o y
manity.'
This medal has been provided and
will be furnished to grand domains free
of charge Lodges with members in the
service will have the medals engraved
with the name of the soldier, name and
number of lodge and of grand domain
and present or forward the medals.
Local lodges desiring medals for their
members in the service are requested
to communicate the number required to
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal H.
J. Gasson. Orders should be placed at
once. it is stated. SO that the medals
can be presented before the boys "go
across
Past Chancellor Ben Tarantino of Co
lumbia Lodge reports interesting let
ters from his son, also a member of the
order, who is with the United States
Army somewhere in France"
The board of directors of the Pythian
Hall Association will meet tomorrow
night.
Oriental degree for tomorrow night.
All PythianS are invited to be present.
S. S. Price and w. J. Thorn of Cen
tury Lodge have been elected repre-
sentatives to the Grand Lodge in place
of Max Pines and j. H. Stone.
Excelsior Lodge. No. IA. in the pres
ence of many visitors and members.
The lodge also appropriated it's pro
rata to the war relief fund.
Webster Lodge. No. {. will confer
night, when the candidates will in
clude one for the latter rank for Ex-
celsior Lodge.
calanthe Lodge. No. II Monday
night made a liberal donation to the
relief bureau to assist that organi-
zation in carrying on its work. At this
meeting Past Grand Chancellor Kim
mel installed Past Chancellor w. Roger
Thompson as master of work and
Charles Fl. Beall master-at-arm
He was assisted in the installation
ceremonies by Grand Prelate C. w.
Henderson and Past Chancellors Sam
uel II. Jacobson and Irving A. En-
mons. as grand master-at-arms and
grand chancellor respectively A COM
mittee of three was appointed to ar
range for the celebration of the fiftieth
anniversary of the lodge March IL
Among those who addressed the as
semblage were A. G. Houriet. superin-
tendent insurance department.; Col.
Thomas E. Landon and Past Chancellor
S. NJ. Pearson OF Syracusians Lodge.
syracusians Lodge, No. 10, inaugu-
rated the years work Friday night by
comforting the 'page rank. The lodge
has unanimously indorsed the candi-
dacy of Past Chancellor S. NJ. Pearson
for the Office of grand lecturer at the
coming convention of the Grand Lodge.
Mr. Pearson has been prominently iden-
titled with Pythian work for long
time, having served his own lodge as
keeper of records and seal for the
past eleven years. He is also secre-
tary of the relief bureau.
The ways and means committee of the
Pythian order of the District at it's last
meeting decided to hold card party
March and appointed committee of
six members of the two Pythian Sister
temples 20 have charge of the arrange
ments. 1t was also decided to play an
inter-city base ball game during the
summer and to give an excursion in
present suitable resolutions on the
death of Past Supreme Representative
Thomas A. Bynum, a member of the
committee. Grand Chancellor Melick
made an address.
Pythian Sisters.