The Washington herald., 1919-03-09
FRATERNAL NEWS
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

Monday-Ceutury- Deratur. No. u
Tuesday-Weoster. No. T. esquire rank; Ex-
celsior. No. IA, Capital. No. a, esquire rank;
Myrtle No g.
wednesdAy-Mount Vernon, No, S. Her1nione.
No. Is. Union. No. os. Columbia. No. S.
Friday ay-syrseusians. No. 10, esquire rank;
RathboneSurerios.N No. -
PYTgIAN SISTERS
w-dnesday-Friendship Temple, No ..
frdzy-Rathbone Temple. No. g.
Master of Work William Baum an
nounces that the esquire rank will
be conferred on several candidates
at the convention of Webster Lodge.
No. Z. Tuesday night. W. s. Hut
ton, of Cecilfan Lodge. No. 50. Kan
sas City, Mo-. was among the vis-
itors at the last meeting OF Web
ster Lodge.
Capital Lodge, No. 81 will also con-
Ter the esquire rank on three candi-
dates at its meeting Tuesday night,
Visitors were present last Tuesday
night from California Texas and IL
ltnois- W. B. Shriver, a member of
the lodge, who has been in Franco
for the past eight months and who
has just been discharged from the
service, was an interested witness
Of the degree work, the page rank
being conferred on four candidates.
Mount Vernon Lodge, No. ), has
appointed a committee of five with
Past Grand Chancellor James N.
Kline as chairman, to boost" the
lodge and devise ways and means
to build UP the membership. This
committee at its first meeting. which
was held Wednesday night, organized
team for degree work and made
plans for a canvas for members. The
lodge expects to have degree work
at each convention, and extends a
cordial invitation to all members Of
the order. especially soldier members,
to witness the exemplification Of the
ranks.
Past Grand Chancellor and Past
Supreme Representative John NJ.
Kline. who is now serving his forty
third year as master of finance of
Mount Vernon Lodge and his thirty
second year as secretary OF section
No. 6, insurance department. and who
has been unanimously elected by his
lodge for forty-three consecutive
years, is the father of James y.
Kline, who has just closed a most
successful term as grand chancellor
of the dom In of the District of Co.
lUmbia. TWO other sons. John NJ.
jr.. and Edwin NJ, are past chan
cellors of Mount Vernon Lodge.
Syracusians Lodge, No. 10, has work
in the ranks calendared for some
time to come. il il announced. The
esquire rank will be conferred at the
Injecting next Friday night. and the
knight rank on March 81. At the last
meeting a large attendance of MEM
bers and visitors witnessed the ex-
emplification of the page rank on
a large class by the celebrated de-
gree team of the lodge. Syracusians
Lodge has initiated ten candidates so
far this year: reinstated one and ad-
mitted one by transfer. The lodge
extends a fraternal invitation to AZ
Pythians to attend its convention each
week.
Past Grand Chancellor II. NJ. Van
dervort, who has been seriously i'll
with pneumonia is reported to be
on the road to complete recovery.
\ special meeting of the board Of
directors of the Knights OF Pythias
Hall Association was held Wednes-
day night to complete arrangements
for refunding the loan on the tenn
pie. The recommendation of the ex-
ecutive committee on the matter was
accepted by unanimous vote.
Pytbisn Sisters.
At the recent joint meeting held
by Rathbone and Friendship temples
in honor of Supreme Chief Elizabeth
s. Hutchinson. OF Woodford. Me,
other distinguished members of the
order present We're Grand Chief Mar
Z. Mitchell and Grand Outer Guard
Carrie Davis. Of the Grand Temrle
Of Virginia and the District OF %
lumbia. The degree and drill teams
Of Rathbone Temple eXemplfied the
work. The supreme chief was the
recipient OF piece of cut glass from
the teams, Supreme Representative
elect Dickman making the presenta-
tiOn.
4 special meeting OF the board Of
directors of the knights of Pythias
Hall Association. Inc, was held in
the Pythian Temple Wednesday
evening, March ., to conclude ar
rsngements for refunding the loan
on the temple. The executive com
mittee reported that they had Sc
cured a building association loan
for the Indebtedness and recon-
mended it be accepted, which was
done by unanimous vote.
The ways and means committee
held a very enthusiastic meeting at
the temple Saturday evening. Many
schemes are on for raising money.
and the committee adopted as their
slogan, "A Thousand Dollars Every
July" until the debt is Cancelled.
Pythian Sisters.
The supreme chief, Mrs. Elizabeth
Hutchinson. of woodford. Maine.
visited Rathbone Temple and
Friendship Temple at a joint meet
ing on February %. That the grand
chief might see the work done by
Rathbone Temple three candidates
were initiated. The celebrated de-
gree and drill team assisted in the
work, and acquitted themselves
most creditably.
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