The Washington herald., 1918-06-09

their convention on Tuesday evening.
Great interest IL being manifested
in the contest arranged for the In
crease Of membership in this domain.
and the grand chancellor has offered
valuable cash prizes to the lodges
showing the greatest numerical gain
in ratio to their membership.
The committee on membership has
also arranged for Individual prizes to
those bringing in the largest number
of candidates, the conditions being
that all candidates must receive all
three ranks before December 81.
Past Supreme Chancellor Tracy r.
Bangs, of Grand Forks, N. Oak, has
been appointed a member Of the
Knights of Pythias War Relief Com
mission, by Supreme Chancellor John
]. Brown. to, I'LL the vacancy caused
by the death of Past Supreme Chan
celor William Worth Blackwell.
At meeting Of the commission held
recently in New York City some def
mite plans Of action were adopted and
reports indicated that the fund was
growing in most Of the Grand Do
main.
Louis A. Wiweke, for many years
one of the devoted members of the or
der in Iowa, has been appointed su-
preme representative by Grand Chan
cellor Rail. to fill a. vacancy caused
! by the death of Supreme Representa-
tive Bernard Murphy.
! The Imperial Palace, D. o. X. K,
has purchased $25.OOO worth of liberty
| bonds.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Knights of Pythias Hall
Association was held at Pythian Tenn
pie on last Monday evening and the
report Of the officers showed the asso-
citation to be In first-class condition.
The election of a board of directors
to serve the coming year resulted as
follows: w. A. Kimmell, H. J. Gasson,
! Louis Hartig. Albert Kahlert. ]. F.
: Skidmore. C. W. Henderson, ]. B.
Dickman. ]. E. Wilson and Mark
Stearman. OF these W. A. Kimmel,
H. ]. Gasson, Louis Hartig, Albert
! Kahlert and J. F. Skidmore have been
members of the board for a great
number OF years. The newly elected
board met and elected officers and ap-
pointed committees as follows: Presi-
dent, w. A. Kimmel; vice president, J..
! B. Dickman: secretary. H. ]. Gasson;
treasurer. Louis Hartig. Executive
committee; W. A. Kimmel, H. ]. Gas
son. Louis Hartlg. House committee:
J. W. Wilson. H. J. Gasson and J. B..
Dickman. Auditing committee: Mark
stearman' Albert Kahlert and J.
| Skidmore.
! The ways and means committee,
through the chairman Of the excur-
sion committee. ]. w. Cherry, report
that all plans have been completed
for the annual outing of the order
at Chesapeake Beach on July 16, and
tickets can be secured from any of
the members OF that committee or
from the subordinate lodges.
Century Lodge. No. 30. and Amar-
anth Lodge. No. 2S, both conferred
/ ranks at their conventions Of last
! Monday evening.
Franklin Lodge, No. 2, the Oldest
! lodge in the world. installed a new
inner guard at their convention on
! Thursday evening.
Equal Lodge held a very interest
ing meeting on Wednesday evening,
and the prospects are bright for rank
work in the near future.
Capital Lodge has asked for dis
pensation to meet semi-monthIy dur
ing the summer months.
Rathbone-Superior Lodge will con-
slider amendments to their bylaws
at their coming convention.
The choir Of the Church Of the Cow
enant will furnish the music for the
! memorial services and the address
will be made by a prominent men,
Der Of the order.