The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Knights Of Pythias.

no. IL, called on; capital, NO. a. and Myrtle,
No. 3. business
wsdnssday-Mount Vernon. No. S. and Equal.
No. II, business
Thursiay-Fnnklin, No. called of.
Friday-Syacusians. No. 10. and Rsthbone-
Superior, No. .. business
HALL ASSOCIATION.
MOnday-RegulAr meeting board Of directOn-
PYTHIAN SISTERS.
wednesday-Fdendship Temple. No. .. bust
nesI
Thursday-Past Chiefs Association.
FrIdsy-Rathbons Temple. No. 9, masquerade
ball and exhibition drill by degree team
The Grand Lodge, knights of
bia will hold it's annual convention
this week, beginning Tuesday
night and continuing through
Thursday evening.
The sessions will be held at the
Pythian Temple and among the dis
tinguished guests expected to be
lor Charles S. Davis, who, 1t is an
nounced, will be in attendance at
the opening session.
Excelsior Lodge has called or its
convention calendared for Tuesday
ms III anu Il It's COn-
vention of Thursday night because
Of the grand body occupying their
lodge rooms on those respective
evenings.
The subordinate lodges have
chosen the following representa-
tives to the convention of the
grand lodge: Franklin. No. 2. R. S.
Bailey, II. C. Glading, H. ]. Laubach,
A. W. Leeke. Perry P. Patrick;
Mount Vernon, No. 5. James N.
Kline. John NJ. Kline, ST, NJ. N.
Yandervoort, William D. weekley, T.
P. Wiley; Webster. No. z. S. NJ.
Banks, John B. Dickman, o. B.
Gray. F. v. Springmann. r. T.
Whiting; Decatur. No. 8, NJ. C. Har-
mon, Charles Miller. C. E. McAllis-
ter. E. w. Morcock, P. C. Phillips;
syracusians, No. 10. A j. Jarboe,
A. Kahlert, s. NJ. Pearson, w. NJ.
Williams. s. W. wolfsheimer; Ca
lanthe. No. II, @. W. Hall; c. W. Hen
derson, w. A Kimmel. Thomas E.
Landon, Israel Sommers; Hermione
No. Il. F. C. Barber. Thomas J. Har-
ford. E. Journey. W. E. Poole, H. C.
Wagner; Excelsior, No. a. H. ).
Gasson, H. s. Nichols, W. A. Wild
4AAsf 49, Oa " 4lAlelAl4oB LII rTtu dIeS,
Equal, No. II, T. K. Armstrong, ]. r.
Haskins. J. NJ. McCauley, E. J. New
combe, J. W. Robbins; Union, No. @,
F. J. Cason, W. w. Kimmel. ]. NJ.
Ramsay, 8. Steiner, W. H. Umhau;
Capital, No. "a. ]. W. Carter, r. A.
Reeves, c. l. Sauer, ]. F. Skidmore,
J. Veidt: Myrtle, No. Is, F. B. Crown,
F. H. Melick, J. Nussbaum, H. z.
Smith NJ
No. IS. c. Cerimele. c.. E. Girardi, F.
Frazzone, F. Masini. F. MarascIo;
Amaranth. No. 2S, W. R. Carver, N.
Cowsill, J. R. s. Dickens, w. B.
Hardy, J. c. Yost; Rathbone- Superior
H. Hovey, W. o. Owen, E. C. Snyder;
Century, No. 30, G. F. Day, S. S.
Price, w. Thorn, J. W. Tull, Mark
Stearman.
Supreme Keeper Of Records and
Seal Fred H. Wheaton has notified
Great Chancellor Melick, of the ac-
tion Of the Pythian war relief COM
mission. as follows: "At the first
meeting of the Pythian war relief
commission the suggestion was
made that a war medal be provided
for presentation to each Pythian
soldier.
"After due consideration the ap-
pended resolution was unanimously
adopted; Resolved, that the su-
preme keeper of records and seal
be, and he hereby is instructed, to
design and furnish an appropriate
European war medal for presenta-
tion to each Knight of Pythias in
the armies and navies, and other
branches of service OF the allied
rountries prosecuting the great war
or democracy and humanity
This medal has been provided
end 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 same.
Local lodges desiring medals for
their members in the service are
requested to communicate the num-
Der required to Grand Keeper of
Records and Seal H. ]. 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
Columbia Lodge, reports interesting
letters 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 hold
their regular meeting tomorrow
night
Century Lodge. No. 80, announces
the Oriental" degree for tomorrow
night. All Pythians are invited to
attend and enjoy the presentation
of this degree. S. s. Price and w.
]. Thorn, of Century Lodge, have
been elected representatives to the
grand lodge in place of Max Pines
and j. H. Stone.
Excelsior Lodge, No. II, IN the
presence of many visitors and mem
bers conferred the page rank at
the convention last Tuesday night.
The lodge also appropriated it's pro
rata to the war relief fund.
Webster Lodge, No. Z. will con-
fer the page and esquire ranks
Tuesday night when the candidates
will include one for the latter rank
for Excelsior Lodge.
calanthe Lodge. No. II, Monday
night made q liberal donation to