The Washington herald., 1919-04-20

Monday-Amaranth, No =, knight rank.
Tuesday-Webster No. T., work; Eacs'ior.
No. IA. Capital. No. a. Myrtle, No. Is.
Wednesday, Mount Vernon. No s. Hermione,
No II. Union. No. 2. Columbia. No. Is.
friday-syracusians. No, 10, Rathbone- Superior.
No. ..
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
SSturday-Regular meeting
PYTHIAN SISTERS.
wednesday-Fnendship TemYIe. No. o.
Friday-Rathbone Temple No. g.
Amaranth Lodge, No. q. will confer the knight
rank on candidates at its convention tomorrow
night.
Grand Chancellor Patrick has call
ed a meeting OF the grand council
for Wednesday evening to decide the
date for the golden jubilee of the
order. which will be held next month
The jubilee class promises to be a
surprise in the number of candi-
dates, 1t is stated. and will exceed,
from the present outlook, what was
expected to be accomplished.
Every lodge in the domain reports
work and new petitions still coming
in. Grand Chancellor Patrick is
working hard to bring about a re-
vival of interest in the fraternity, and
the support he is receiving is grati-
flying
Home Lodge. No. 81, at its meeting
Monday night added four names to
its roster and received a promising
report from the membership commit
tee. Supreme Representative-electJ John
B. Dickman exempiified the unwritten
work and Past Grand Chancellor r.
H. Melick and Past Chancellor r.
d. Thomas made addresses.
Webster Lodge, No. I. held an en-
thusiastic convention Tuesday night
at which many applications for mem
bership were received.
The remainder OF this month and
all of May will be devoted to initia-
tory work, 1t was announced. Lieut..
Charles Priest. OF Beatlic Lodge, No.
Z. Eureka, New, was among the
visitors.
Excelsior Lodge, No. IA, at its
meeting Tuesday night. inaugurated
a special drive for members for the
golden jubilee. Interesting remarks
were made by Mr.. Arnold. a visitor
from Arizona
Excelsior Lodge. which is one of
lnc dCNANC the AOOdt JuElS-
diction. expects great things in the
near future.
Capital Lodge. No. "a. Tuesday
evening. and Equal Lodge. No. II.
Wednesday evening, entertained
many members and visitors with an
excellent rendition of work. the for
mer in the knight rank and the lat
ter in the page rank.
Washington Company. No. /, Uni
form Rank. at a special meeting
called by Capt. R. d. Glading for
last Wednesday night. initiated ten
new members and arranged for q
special guard of twenty for Grand
Chancellor Patrick at the Jubilee
class initiation next month
The ways and means committee at
its last meeting established a new
record In the number Of members in
attendance. The officers. who were
reelected unanimously. are as fol-
lows: w. A. Kimmel. chairman; John
B. Diciman, vice chairman; Lee. B.
Emory. secretary. and Jacob Nuss-
baum, treasurer.
The drill team of Rathbone Temple,
No. g. Pythian Sisters, under the d.
rection Of II. Elkton Smith, gave a
fancy drill; Miss 2. z. Jackson rem
dered selections on the piano; Miss
Hattie Dyer recited. and Mr. Hadley.
of Texas. made an address.
Presentations OF flowers were made
to Miss Dyer and Miss Jackson by
Grand Vice Chancellor Yates and Su-
preme Representative-elect Dlckman.
respectively.
The Pythian Directory. now IN course
of compiiation under the direction Of