The Washington herald., 1919-01-05

E%lIAl. NO. IL
Thursday January s-Franklin, No .
Friday January 10 -Syraclsian
Saturday, January ll-Wsys and Means Com.
mittee.
Mr.. a. B. CornweIl a West Vir-
ginian Pythian, from PhiIippi, West
Virginia, who has been here, en-
gagged in war work in the War De-
partment. went to his home for the
Christmas holidays and decided to
remain at his West Virginia home.
having accepted a position as as
slstant cashier in the First National
Bank of that place He will be
missed in Pythian circles in this
city. He is a past chancellor of
his home lodge.
At the meeting of the ways and
means committee on the 2Sth plans
were perfected for the distribution
or the tickets for the dance sched-
uled for the 2lst of January, the
arrangements have all been COM
pleted and the outlook is for the
most successful undertaking OF the
committee in long time. The sec
retary OF the ways and means COM
mittee has been added to the COM
mittee on arrangements, who is and
has been the faithful secretary of
the committee, Mr.. Lee B. Emery.
In this connection the lodges are
requested to appoint new commit
tees or urge the former appointed
committees to get busy.
Calanthe Lodge had a large at
tendance last Monday night and
the election of officers was held.
The grand chancellor, Mr.. ]. NJ.
Kline, was present and was given
a rousing welcome, as he always is.
when visiting this lodge.
Before the close of the meeting
Past Grand Chancellor w. A. KIM
mel announced, his candidacy for
supreme representative. after which
an impromptu reception was ten
dered him.
The auditing committee of Mount
Vernon Lodge. No. 5. met on January
l. at the home of Mr.. II. B. Wiley.
and audited the financial affairs of
the lodge for the year and found
everything in first-class condition.
Mr.. Wiley gave the committee a
New Year greeting.
News matter for the Pythian col
umn. in the Sunday papers. should
bt III lit ildlilS VI -Of
the publicity committee. Mr.. D. w.
Gall, at his residence, 2o5 East Capt.
tol street, by Wednesday evening OF
eaer week. or left in the offices at
Pythian Temple before night of that
day
The soldier boys that have added
much to the interest OF the meetings,
in the several lodges. are being dis
oh j.
they are being missed. as they added
greatly to the interest In the meet
inss.
There has been recently instituted
in this city, what is known as the
Home Lodge" which is composed
of the old members from the States,
who have secured a dispensation and
instituted. under the leadership of
Mr.. ]. B. Dickman, this lodge, which
will afford a means of brother meet
ing brother from the different states
in the Union.
There is meeting of some lodge
of the Pythian order, every night in
the week. 1912 Ninth street, with
grand chancellors' offices on second
floor. where a welcome isNalways
given to strangers or out-of-town
brethren.
Franklin. grand chancellor. ]. NJ.
Kline; Mt. VerpSf, grand vice chan
cellor. PerryP Patrick: Webster,
Excelsior and Home lodges. joint
public installation by Grand Chancei-
lor ], NJ. Kline; Syracusian. grand
master-at-arms, DIR. Fred Yates: Ca
lantha, grand inner guard, E. w
Heiss; Hermoene. past grand chan
cellor, F. III. Melick: Equal, grand
outer guard, j. +. Skidmore; Union
grand lecturer. o. B. Gray: Myrtle,
grand vice chancellor. Perry p Pat
rick; Columbia. grand keeper of rec
ords and seals. II. j. Gasson: ANA
ranth. grand prelate, c. w. Hender.
son; Rathbone-Superior, grand mas
ter Of excheQuer, +. b. Crown