The Washington herald., 1918-03-10

Monday-Deeatur. No. .. busnsss; oshnths,
No. II, business.
Tuesday-webster, No. :. and E1celta. Soint
meeting. initiation; Capitol. No. q, business
wednesday-Mount Vernon. No. 8. buaness
Hemione, No. II business: Union. No. 2. bId-
ness; Columbia, No. %. business.
Fnday-Sracusians. No. 10. business.
At q special meeting OF the Grand
Lodge officials on Wednesday night
important matters = affecting the
work of the coming year, were dis
cussed and arranged. The program
Of official visitations Is now in the
hands OF the committee and an an
nouncement regarding this will be
given out within q few weeks.
The grand chancellor has an
nounced the following committees
for the coming year:
Judiciary-Mark Stearman. No
20. chairman: Harry P. Wiley. No
5; Edward Dunn, No. 2; H. G. Wag-
ner. No. IL; John C. Yost,, No. 2S.
Grievance-C. F. Girardi. No. 20
chairman: S. Steiner. No. %; II. c,
Glading. No. 2.
Finance-w. NJ. williams. No. 10
chairman; w. A. kimmel. No. IL
W. B. Hardy. No. 2S
CredentiaIs-w. A Leeke. No. 2
chairman: o. B. Gray, No. Z; w. II
omhau, No. 22.
Reports-F. H. MelIek. No. IS
chairman: W. z. Poole. No. L.; J. w
Robbins. No. II.
State of order-J. W. Carter. No
"a, chairman; F. V. Springmann. No
Z; ]. n. McCauley. No. II.
Printing-W. r. Carver. No. IS
chairman; H. ]. Gasson. No. II; E
w. Morecock, No. 3.
Warrants and Charters-W. A
wilding. No. II. chairman: ]. r
Haskins, No. II; I. Sommers. No. IL
Rules. NJ. Ramsey. No. -
chairman; z. C. Snyder. No. 20; II
E. Smith, No. 25.
Fraternal correspondence-c. z
McAllister. No. 9. chairman: w. d
Weekley, No. s; Albert Kahlert, No
10.
Military department-T. e. Ian.
don. No. IL, chairman; r. T. Whit
ing. No. Z; c. L Saur. No. 20.
Insurance Departmental. F. Day
No. 80. chairman; P. p. Patrick
No. .. F. Marascio, No. IS.
Necrology-E ]. Newcomb. No. II
chairman; S. w. Wolfsheimer. No
10: F. Frazzano. No. 26.
Pythian Education-J. B. Dick
man, No. 7. chairman; T. J. Hartford
No. 12: w. ]. Thorn. No. 80.
Subdivision and reference-H. n
Vandervort. No. 5, chairman; r. S
Williams, No. IA; H. ]. Laubach
No. 2.
Publicity-A. B. Foster. chairman
No. %; S. NJ. Pearson. No. 10; A. E
Gorham, No. "a: P. C. Phillips, No
9: s. S. Price. No. so; II. c. Thomp'
son. No. 25.
Committee on membership-Al
Grand Lodge officers, A. W. Leeke
No. q: H. NJ. Vandervort. No. 6: ]
B. Dickman. No. Z; C. Miller, No
8: w. M. Williams. No. 10; w. A
Kimmel. No. IL; E. Journey. No
IL: H. S. Nichols. No. II; J. w
Robbins. No. IT; T. ]. Cason, No
%: r. A. Reeves, No. -; F. r
MeIick, No. 25;. B. Tarantino, No. IS
r. E. L Thomas. No. 2S; T. o. Pull
lizzi. No. %; w. ]. Thorn. No. so.
At the meeting of Decatur Lodg'
tomorrow night, important busines,
! matters are coming UP for consid.
Grafton, including the matter ol
| amendment Of the bylaws, in ac'
| ordance with one OF the plans in
troduced at the last melting.
The degree team OF Capitol Lodge
( in charge Of Master of Work Mo-
tyka, conferred the rank OF knight
on a number of esquires on Tuesday
a -. 1,a~
is expected that a new class OF can
didates is to be started through the
ranks at an early meeting.
! webster Lodge will. Jointly with
Excelsior, start a class initiation at
their next convention on Tuesday
evening of this week. 1t Is reported
that work isvnow on hand for this
lodge for about sixnweeks.
AT the last meeting. of Webster
new applications for membership
were read and will be voted upon al
an early meeting.
At the meeting of Excelsior Lodge
last Tuesday. at which an unusually
large attendance was present, q
number Of new applications fol
membership were read and referreo
to the committee. These. will be
voted on at the next meeting. A
committee was appointed to arrange
for q social evening for the men,
bers Of the order in this city. The
lodge further voted to present each
new knight with the new Pythisn
button. T.
At the meeting of the ways and
means committee last night the
! matter Of excursions was consid.
iered. The usual excursion to Mar
shall Hall may have to be foregons
this year. practically all 9 the river
boats being commandeered+ by the
government, but it is now assured
that an excursion to some Other
NEARBY point will be. substituted.
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