Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-05
sumo it's meetings Friday and will
hold a rummage sale September Ii to
Is at 2018 Georgia avenue.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

| KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Excelsior Lodge will confer the
page rank. Tuesday evening.
| Syracusians Lodge tnaugurated It's
fall campaign Friday evening with
housewarming convention and con.
of members and friends greeted Chan
cellor Commander Adams. smoker
followed the ceremonial. The sched-
ule of work was announced Tor tne
page rank, first Friday; esquire rank:
second Friday. and knight rank third
Friday.
The recent session Of the Supreme
Lodge held at Minneapolis. Mimi:
adopted measures for the reduction OF
the age admission to the order to
! eighteen years as the minimum. the
flag ceremony was changed to mill
tary salute, only the ritual being
abolished. The acting chancellor COM
mander is empowered to communl-
/; cate the password. The home lodge
the suspension law was changed by
beneficial provisions. William Ladew OF
New York was elected supreme cnan-
cellor and George c. Cabell OF Nor1oiK'
Va. supreme vice chancellor:
i Chancellor Commander McGrew an
nounced that Webster Lodge: tues
day evening. will vote on applications
| and that a committee on Grand Lodge
visitation will be selected.
Conventions will be omitted oy the
| lodges tomorrow evening on account
of the Labor day holiday.
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal
H. ]. Grasson has in preparation
| cards announcing the dates for the
forthcoming visitations by the grand
| chancellor and Grand Lodge officers.
The distribution will be made this
week.
Mount Vernon Lodge Wednesday even
| ing will present the esquire rank.
MACCABEES.
A special meeting Of the Maccabees
| Of the District was held Monday eve
| ming under the auspices of National
Tent. No. 2. Deputy State Commander
w. w. Adamson. jr.. presiding, intro
duced Supreme Lieutenant Compand-
er Frye, who stated the object of his
visit to Washington was to outline
plans for the quadrennia1 convention
| of the Maccabees in Washington, D.
| C. in 1923. He stated that already
| Il, embers of the coast states were pre-
pairing for their visit to Washington
and it was the intent Of the supreme
body to make this convention the
greatest event in the history OF the
organization. A conservative est1-
| mate of the number who would at
tend the convention, he said, would
approximate over 5000 Maccabees
panied by members of their families.
A resolution was adopted that each
! tent in the District appoint a COM
mittee of five to devise ways and
means for the entertainment /of the
visitors. This joint committee VIII
meet early in October, when MT. Frye
will be present and map out the pro-
gram for the coming convention.
Mount Vernon Tent. No. 4, William b.
Severe, commander, has again been
awarded the silk banner by the Su-
preme Tent for having initiated the
largest number Of members during
the first six months Of 1920. Mount YER
non has been the banner tent OF the
District for the past four years.
W. W. Adamson, jr:: deputy state
commander for the district. IS the
proud possessor of a gold jewel en-
bIematic Of the. Maccabees. recently
presented him by the tents OF the
District
JR, O. q. A. NJ.
r., Don Counc;l SATURDAY. night