The Washington herald., 1919-02-23
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

The Grand Lodge OF the Domain
of the District OF Columbia con-
vened at the Pythian Temple. We'd
nesday evening, at 7:3O.
The order was founded in this
city. February 10. 1864. hence the
reason for that date. The advance
reports of officers and committees
show wonderful advancement and
success for the year ended. The
grand ChanCellor's report shows the
local lodges in excellent condition
numerically and otherwise: a splen-
cid feeling prevails and the lodges
are vieing with each other in the
quest for membership.
The finance committees report
shows a substantial gain. so much
so that they recommend a reduction
in the per capita. the first time
in the history of the grand lodge
that it has been reduced. The re-
port of the committee on state OF
the order" is most gratifying. a
birds eye view of the supreme
domain is most encouraging and
perity, progress and success is in
the wake of the order universally
The board of directors of the
knights OF Pythias Hall Association
met last Monday evening and tn
executive committee was directed to
refund the loan on the temple that
will be due next month. Many bills,
having in view the refurnishing OF
several parts of the building. were
rassed, so that by spring it Will
have on its summer appearance.
Calanthe Lodge invites all So
journing Pythians to attend it's reg
uIar convention next Monday even
ing, it being the fifty-fifth ami
versary of the institution of the
lodge. The convention will be in
teresting, as a prominent member
of Congress from Lima, Ohio. will
address the lodge; program of
music and mirth is also promised
by the entertainment committee, Of
which Brother Hayward Beall is
chairman.
Calanthe Lodge. No. II, X. P. of
this grand domain. claims to have
the oldest outer guard within the su-
preme domain in the person of Past
Chancellor Brother Joseph Mace. who
was elected to that position July l.
1897. and has served continuously ever
since. He has been on guard at every
convention of the ledge since that
date with two exceptions. 1t is need
less to say that he was excused for
his absence on both occasions by
unanimous vote of his brothers.
Brother Mace was a charter member
of Friendship Lodge, that was char
tered January 6. 1868. and retained his
membership in it until it surrendered
its charter November "a. 1884 when he
and eighteen others became members
of Calanthe Lodge, No. II. He is the
only brother living who signed the
charter of Friendship Lodge, and tho
only one living of the eighteen who
Joined Calanthe Lodge in 1884. Brother
Mace's genial and loving disposition
and pleasing manner so endeared him
to his brothers of Calanthe Lodge
that he was elected to the lowest Of
flee in the progressive line. and was
advanced regularly until he became
past chancellor. When he was elected
outer guard in 1897 he had filled every
office within the gift of his lodge.
Brother Mace has also been active In
the military branch of the order. He
became a member of Washington
Company No. |. Uniform Rank, or
this city in 1888, and in 1898 trans.
ferred his membership to J. T. Cald-
well Company No. I, Uniform Rank,
of this city. During his thirtyfour
years of continuous membership he
participated in every triennial drill.
against the best companies within the
supreme domain, and on numerou,
occasions his company was the sue
cessful one. winning the trophy ana
the everlasting gratitude of the stay
at-home members, who are always
ready to cheer the victor.
Brother Mace is the presiding officer
of Mace's Express, and is at the COM
pany's Office every day from 6 O'Clock
in the morning to in the evening. en-
Joys splendid health. and is blessed