The Washington herald., 1918-01-06
Knights Of Pythias.

LODGES.
Monday-Amannth, No. z5, and Rathbonesu-
perior. No 90 installation Of cticerA
TuesdEy-Webster. No. I; Excelsior. No. IL;
Capital, No. "a; and Myrtle. No .. installation
Of officers.
wednesday-Mount Vernon. No s. business.
Hermione, Nc. Il: Union, No. 2. and Colum-
bia, No. 26. installation of officers.
Friday-syracusians. No 10. business; Rath-
bone Superior. No. 2. installation Of officers.
UNIFORM, RANK.
Observation-Disclosures Company, No. l..
monthly assembly.
PYTHIAN SISTERS.
wednesday-FdsndshIp Temple. No. .. in
.tiation.
Friday-Rathbone Temple. No. 8. initiation
Ways AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Saturdays Semi monthly meeting.
Grand Chancellor Melick has sent to
all local loiges n communication con-
veying suggestions from the supreme
chancellor that every lodge in the SUI
preme domain oppoint a correspon-
dence committee whose duty it will be
to see that members of the order who
are engaged in the military service re-
ceive letters from their friends every
week during the time of their service.
Installing officers who have per-
formed their services at lodges during
the past week report that the work of
the year in the order promises good
results. Installations will continue in
the lodges on the first meeting nights
until all the officers have been in
stalled.
The Pythian service flag is constantly
receiving new stars from all branches
Of the order, it is announced. WASH
ington Company, No. !, Uniform Rank,
Wednesday night will elect a successor
to Capt. Cressy, who Joined the bal
loon service, a number of members of
the company having preceded him in
different branches of the army.
A meeting of the representatives of
the relief bureau has been called by
Grand Chancellor Melick for Wednes-
day night, January 16, at Pythian
headquarters. The immediate organi-
zation of this committee is considered
of the utmost Importance just at this
time, the grand chancellor states, and
every lodge has been requested to see
that its representative be present at
this meeting.
The ways and means committee Of
the Pythian order of the District will
hold its semi-monthly meeting Satur-
day night.
A resolution passed by Rathbone-
Superior Lodge, No. 29, several weeks
ago asking the grand chancellor to
take up with the supreme officers the
advisability of instituting a Pythian
lodge in Paris for the benefit of SOL
dier members "over there" was SUBJ
mitted to Supreme Chancellor Brown,
who has replied that the supreme Of
ficers have already had the question
under investigation and that the mat
ter will receive. their careful consid-
Grafton.
Past Grand Chancellor Dickman re-
ports that letters from "over there, e
written by knights Loeb, of Decatur
Lodge, and Hoffman, of Rathbone-
Superior Lodge, state that smokes"
are a crying needthat a good smoke is
next to impossible to get and request
the boys at home to remember that
rear comfort can De gwen by sending
some of the good American tobacco
to them.
To soldiers who are temporarily in
this city and to civilians who have
recently accepted employment in this
city it is suggested that there is a
Pythian lodge meeting at the temple
practically every night during the
week except Saturday and that a
royal welcome awaits them at any
lodge they may attend.
The male members of Friendship
Temple. No. ., as is their annual GUS
tom, furnished entertainment for the
temple Wednesday night, and after
an oyster supper each lady present
was given q box Of choice candy in