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Woodmen of the World

In addition to the Woodmen Of
the World camps composed Of men.
and the auxiliary body called the
woodmen circle. composed Of both
men and women, the District Of CO.
lumbia has a Juvenile camp COM
posed of children. This last is des-
ignated as Camp No. Is. Insurance
tor woodmen's children is a new
feature Of the W. o. W. fraternity.
The field for the activities OF the
officers school OF instruction is TO
be broadened and its usefulness en-
hanced under the direction Of Sow
ereign Albert J. Whitworth. The
school of instruction is for the
training of officers OF camps in the
ritualistic practices and is a mobile
committee under the jurisdiction OF
the Boosters club. Sovereign Whit
worth will select members OF his
committee from the best rituslists
of the several camps. The follow
ing sovereigns are named: X. W.
Tippett. Old Glory camp; VIM. A.
Riley. Elm camp; George Rupert.
Mount Vernon camp: d. W. Thayer.
Alpha camp; Jos. Rabbit, National
camp; David 5. Dawson, Fraser
camp.
Max Schwarz has been elected
escort of Elm camp. Sovereign
Pilsbury was elected watchmsn to
succeed Sovereign Schwsrz when
the latter was promoted. Adviser
Lieut.. T. n. Mcpherson now holds
a permanent place on the Boosters
club degree team. Sovereigns George
Powell and J. S. Bonini will assist
in the reorganization OF Company c
Of Elm camp.
The w. o. W. baseball team de-
feated the Macabees Tuesday and
are in second place in the fraternal
league.
state Manager r. +. Clark made
an address before the convention Of
Alpha camp last Friday night
II is practically assured that the
sovereign camp, which convenes in
New York on July Z for a two
weeks session. will authorize the
immediate erection of a national
sanitorium for aged. decrepid and
tubercular woodmen.
The staff of the lo3d regiment.
uniform rank. will hold a sitting on
the NTH Thursday Of this month a.
Elm camps hall
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Knights of Pythias

Grand Chancellor Gray. in compli-
ance with the invitation received
from the Elks to attend the public
exemplification of the ritual of "Tri-
butte to the Flag" at Sis Sunday
afternoon. June IL, at the Sylvan
theater. has requested all the sub
ordinate lodges to participate in the
ceremony. Former service men OF
the Pythian order are requested TO
meet at Pythian Temple at AIS this
afternoon in their service uniforms
and join the parade to the services.
All members are urged to meet
promptly at the appointed hour and
place to form the line of march.
Members of Washington COM
pany, No. l, uniform rank, are re-
quested to report at Pythian Tenn
pie at 4:3O this afternoon in uni
form. Rank Knights of Pythias
dress uniform By order of Capt.
+. F. Beck.
The annual Pytkian memorial
services will be held under the au-
spices Of Webster lodge on Tuesday
evening in the main hall Of Pythia n
Temple. The officers Of the grand
lodge will take charge of the meet
ing at $3.50.
Some specially invited guests to
the services are: President Warren
C. Harding, George B. Christian, jr.,
Brig. Gen. c. T. Sawyer, U. S. A,
Representatives Tom Connally, of
Texas; Everett Sanders, of Indiana
z o. Leatherwood. Of Utah; c. Bas-
com Slemp, of Virginia; Clarence
MacGregor. of New York; Charles ]
Thompson. of Ohio; Frank Murphy,
of Ohio; c. B. Timberlake, of Col
orado; W. s. Greene, of Massachu-
setts; S. D. Fess. of Ohio; Sam Rey-
burn. of Texas; Haitian W. Sum-
mers, of Texas; c. c. Dowell, Of
Iowa: Thomas U. Sisson, of Miss
issippi; Louis w. Fairfield, Of In
diana; John y. Tillmsn. of Arkan-
sas: Brig. S. Young, of Ohio; James
f. Watson, of Indiana, and Rev. c,
X. Ray. of Mount Pleasant NJ. E
church.
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l. o. o. F.

Brightwood lodge. No. 80, I. O.
o. F.. the newly instituted lodge of
the Jurisdiction, will. at its next
session. at Stansbury temple
Brightwood. exemplify the initia-
tory degree on a large class of can
didates. The degree will be con-
ferred under the direction of Gen.
eral Degree Director wilfred E.
Lawson, who will choose a cast
from the different lodges Of the
Jurisdiction.
Eastern and Harmony lodges con-
ferred the first degree at their last
sessions. At its next session East
ern VIII confer the initiatory de-
gree and Harmony the second de-
gree. Next Thursday evening Co
lumbia lodge will visit Phoenix
lodge and will confer the second de-
gree for that lodge.
Mont Nebo encampment will ex-
emplify degree work on a class of
candidates at its session on Mon
day evening.
Dorcas lodge held its final enter
taiufnent OF the term last Saturday
evening at the home of Noble Grand
Miriam Barlow, which was well at
tended. At its last session degree
work was conferred on a class of
candidates.
The ladies' auxiliary Of Canton
Washington, No. /, will meet at the
home of Annie z. Grigsby next
Tuesday evening.
Mithras sanctorium, No. 100. o.
o. II. and p, held a special meet
ing on last Saturday evening. June
25 a visit will be paid to Johaza
sanctorium of Baltimore and 1t Is
expected that 100 members and can
didates will make the pilgrimage.
Several members of Eastern lodge.
including the deputy grand master
Harry l. Anderson. made a pilgrim
age to Philadelphia during the past
week.
Federal City lodge, at a special
meeting. conferred the second and
third degrees on a large class OF
candidates.
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Catholic Fraternity

Capitol Assembly, No. 6. Catholic
fraternity met in st. Peters hall, 3le
E street southeast on Friday eve
ming, President Francis A McCann
in the chair Following the meet
ing there was a dance. Many MEM
bers from st. Rita's assembly were
present, including President Mrs.
Norman ]. Volkman.
Members of the Catholic Fra
ternity went to Marshall Hall on
Tuesday evening, with the excur-
sionists from st. Aloysius church.
This morningiat 10 o'clock 80 mem
bers will make a trip to Cabin
Johns Bridge, where they will re-
main during the day, returning late
this evening.
St Rita's Assembly, No. s. will
meet in their hall on Friday eve
ming. Mrs. Norman J. Volkman pre-
siding.
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Pythian Sisters.

Rathbone temple, No. 8. Pythian
Sisters, celebrated their thirtieth
anniversary, giving the sisters and
brothers Of the Virginia domain a
S''r"ris"e Refreshments were served.
Remarks by the different represent
atIves OF the District who spoke
upon the marvellous growth of the
order and the beautiful lessons
taught thereby, followed a musical.
rhe distinguished guests of the even
ing were Past Grand Supreme Chan
cellor Young. Past Grand Chancellor
Shafer and Grand Chancellor Grey.
Representative Leatherworth's Pc
tition was voted upon and accepted
to take the degree the. following
meeting.
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ENxs viii Honor
Flag Today When
Exercises are Held

The annual exercises in honor OF
the American nag will be held By
Washington lodge No. Is at Sylvan
thester. south of the Washington
monument. at 5:1s .. m today. All
subordinate lodges hold these Iexer-
cises each year. and the committee,
Of which ID. r. Nihion is chairman.
has completed elaborate plans
which will have the effect of max
ing this, years services both ma
tionai and municipal in their
character and scope. John w.
Langley, N. C, chairman of the
committee on buildings and grounds.
will serve as honorary chairman.
and will introduce as the speaker
of the day the Rep. William A
Rodenberg, of Illinois. who will
take as his subject: The Flag and
What II Stands For" The flag
ritual will be exemplifed by the
oficers of the lodge. with the ex-
alted ruler presiding. Music will be
provided by the Epiphany church
choir and the Elks' band of SO
pieces. The exercises viii be open
TO the public and invitations have
been especially extended TO all fra
ternal and patriotic organizations
to attend as bodies
During the months Of June, July.
August and September. the lodge
meets only on the nrst and third
Wednesdays
The Elks' baseball club Of the
Fraternal league Is leading the
league.
The Los Angeles club. 40 strong
will leave for the coast at 1850 p.
m, Saturday. July 2, 1921.
The EIks' band last Friday
evening opened the roof garden
and the oficers of the band have
had a number OF requests to give
another concert and dance in the
near future. The dancing OF MIS-
Ora Hemling Douglas and MISS
Audrey witcomb was a feature
Bernard Fitzgerald sang.
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Red Men

Great Sachem Strobel has ap-
pointed the following as raising
officers to the various tribes and
councils, of the degree of Poca-
hontas in the District of Column
bia; Usage No. 6. P. G. s., Charles
F. Fuller: Logan No. s. Past Sachem
A. A. Grimes; Seneca No. IL, Past
Sachem D. A. Harvey; Idaho No. Is,
Past. Sachem r. A. Humphries;
Mineola No. IA. Past Great Sachem
Charles J. Benner; White Eagle No
II, Past Sachem A. H. Dyer; Sioux
No. IS, Past Great Sachem r. w.
Thompson: Osceola No. 10, Past
Sachem r. F. Martin: Red Wing No.
20, Past Sachem William McKim:
Idaho council, Great Junior Saga
more T. D. Seiffert, and the follow
ing staff: Mrs. Van Sciever, Mrs.
Herbert and Mrs. williams. White
Eagle. the great staff and the fol-
lowing staff: Mrs. Green, Mrs. Dem
mis- and Mrs. Boarman. Waneta No.
s. Great Senior Sycamore Lee B.
Emory and following staff: Mrs.
Plaskett, Mrs. Sabin and Mrs. Wilk-
inson.
Idaho No. Is at their last meet
ing conferred degree work on sew
eral candidates. The committee in
charge for the next meeting are
w. B. Kolb, George Vaughn and
]. d. Bragunier.
Seneca No. IL at it's last meeting
conferred the work on a class.
Sioux No. Is held one of their
special meetings at it's last session.
Arrangements were made for the
institution of Sioux council No. z,
degree of Pocahontas, which will
take place on Wednesday, June %,
and a formal request for a charter
has been submitted to the great
sachem. Arrangements were also
made for a ceremonial to be held
the first part of July at which time
a class of 100 win receive the de-
gree of the order. A supper will
follow the tribal degree work after
which special convocation of the
Hayloft will be held.
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Woodmen of America.

Washington Camp No. 11,464 will
hold memorial services for the de-
ceased members at Centennial Bap-
tist church, Seventh and X streets
northeast, on Sunday. June ls. 1921,
az p. m. The pastor OF the church,
Rev. E. Hez Sven, will preach the
sermon. Members of the camp will
meet at the church at 1880 p. m.
. At the meeting of Washington
Camp at Old Masonic temple Friday
evening. Harry II. r. Helwig was
installed consul. Richard A. Narkle
adviser, and Roy Taylor banker, to
fill unexpired terms. II was an
nounced that the annual excursion
to Marshall Hall will be given Au-
gust L. the boat having been char
tered for the day.
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Eastern Star

Mrs. E. Nancy Clarkson. mstron
of Areme chapter No. 10. announces
that there will be work at the
meeting next Wednesday evening.
to be followed by a moving picture
entertainment. This will close the
work of the chapter until fall.
Areme was represented lin large
numbers at its visitation to the
Masonic and Eastern Star home last
Monday evening at which time its
members provide5 an entertainment
for the residents of the home. and
this was followed by Refreshments
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Moose.

Columbia lodge No. l2s. Loyal
Order of Moose, will hold a spe-
cial meeting on June 2l, 1891. Dur
ing the months Of June, July and
August the lodge will meet the
first and third Tuesdays of each
month. Tine lodge officers will
journey to Alexandria, Va. the
third Monday of the month to visit
Alexandria lodge No. 1876.
Manager Wentz, manager Of 1.-THE
basebaN team, would like to see
many more Moose rooters out at
the Fraternl league games. Fiji
teenth and II streets northeast. to
urge the boys on TO victory.
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U. S. r. E. M. A.

The United States Retired Enlist
ed Mems association held an old
fashioned get-together meeting last
Saturday evening at the Pythian
''-"''c 1912 Ninth street northwest.
The association went on record as
..., adoption of May 80 as
Memorial day by all veteran organ
izations with the G. A. r. in full
charge as long as their society ex-
lists. The new button insignia was
adopted and purchased by the mem
bers present. Vice Commander Sill
yerman was authorized to purchase
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Maccabees

Local leaders Of the Maccabees
are looking forward with much in
terest to the coming visit of Ed
ward l. Young. great commander of
Ohio. to this Jurisdiction
Mr.. Young is at present mem
Der OF the supreme board Of trus-
tees and is chairman of the field
commission of the Maccabees OF the
World. and is perhaps the most
widely known officer of this inter-
national brotherhood. He has been
for 80 years an officer of the su-
preme tent of the Maccabees and
was for IS years the supreme editor
OF the association. Since 1892 he
has been the leader of the order in
Ohio His state now ranks first IN
new business and as the most pro-
Eressive organization among the so
jurisdictions Of the Maccabees.
The program for the entertain
ment Of Mr.. Young will be an old
time experience meeting on Tues
day evening, June II. at 1880 o'clock
at Northeast Masonic temple under
the joint auspices of Mount Vernon.
Georgetown and National tents. The
committee having the AFFAIR in
charge are william B. Severe,
chairman: Frank Hannah, Marion
wlcks, Sydney Haas, William B.
Severe, jr., Mount Vernon tent; H.
f. Crouch. a. F. Shaumberg. of Ma
tionaI tent: W. H. Fletcher, Davio
Grams, H. o. Degenhardt, w. w.
Bush and A. w. Michaels, of
Georgetown tent.
Wednesday evening, June Is. a
reception will be rendered Sir
knight Young at the willard hotel
to which all the Maccabees in the
District of Columbia have been in
vited.
woman's Benefit Association.
At the meeting OF National Re-
view No. l last Friday evening a
class of candidates was initiated
and several applicants were bal
loted- Mrs. Lula s. Hammond, rec
ord keeper. entertained the ladies
last week in honor of Miss Helen
Walters. who will become the bride
OF Mr.. Lepping next Wednesday.
Columbia No. entertained at a
card party last night.
The state rally will be held at
the Raleigh hotel June 80. at which
time Mrs. Minnie Keppinger. deputy
supreme commander. Chicago. Ill.
will be the guest Of honor. The
D. C. Union guard team will assist
the following officers exemplifying
the floor work: Chairman. Miss
Anna l. Singles. state deputy; rally
commander. Mrs. Fannie Walters;
lieutenant commander, Miss Edith
Van Ness; past commander. Mrs.
Mary Cochran: record keeper, Mrs.
Martha Dean: collector, Mrs. Ella
Weeks; chaplain, Mrs. Mary Kill
leen; lady-at-arms, Mrs. Annie Ian
ford; sergeant. Mrs. Anna B. Gin
gell; sentinel, Mrs. Lula Mack, and
picket. Mrs. Matte Gregory, picket
of Liberty Union No. s.
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the colors for the association and
have them on exhibition at the next
regular meeting. Saturday. July 2.
The next meeting will be at Py-
THAN Temple. 1912 Ninth street
northwest, p. m. SATURDAY. July ..
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Takoma Post.

Thursday night. June 9, the Ia
koma Post. Veterans of Foreign
Wars, held an open meeting to
: 'rm ladies auxiliary. The MEM
bers came out Of their dugout in
the basement Of the Parish hall and
for this event held their meeting
in the spacious hall above. An
entertainment and supper followed.
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Each Of the several tribes u ~
caEgv has In own dialect
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floor. dropped his nat beside n, And
kept his eye On the knife.
A pale fire burned away back In
the Wild Mans vacant eyes, and his
beard writhed with the culver OF his
features. He even raised his hands
and ran them over the Pearihunter's
face, as a blind man might I'm search
ing for some recognizable feature.
Apparently he did not find t. The
pale fires died out OF his eyes; his
face quivered; his breast seemed 10
collapse; the tense silence shivered
with a groan- The thrush OF strength
that had seemed to DOVER his vast
frame with Irresistible force fell
from him as a mantle. He tottered
as the girl led him, Hike n tired child,
back TO his chair.
Her father! The daughter OF the
Wild Mani
He stepped aside out Of the open
sioOr and let the sun In 1t streaked
across the floor and caught her
where she stopped over the old mans
chair.
She seemed for the moment to have
forgotten his presence. He glanced
around the cabin II was really four
cabins-foul rOoms-underl one roof.
The door by which they had entered
faced south. He stood I'm the center
room, or center cabin. A curtalned
opening led 10 another SOON on the
west; a similar opening. with the cur
tain lOOped back and tied with a bit
of ribbon, disclosed a room on the
east. A closed door gave entrance to
the third room, probably the kitch-
EN-, logged a little to allow for a win
dow near the northwest corner of the
center room.
His gaze travelled TO the FIRE place.
A revolver very dependable look
ing six-gun-lay upon the mantel.
sAbOve II, arranged across a draped
American flag, hung silk sash, a
tasseled cord. pair OF silver spurs,
and a sword. LoOped in the sword
hilt were two strands OF ribbon. one
purple, the OIher gold. There came
n dim remembrance that he had once
heard somewhere these were the col
Ors of a famous regiment that great
ly distinguished itself an The Indian
wars.
The hal minSte OF more ne had
spent looking over The room had Civ
en- him time TO recover his calm, and
now his glance came back TO the ruin
in the chair.
The Wild Man was whettinE his
knife against his palm, mumbIlng and
muttering. He seemed to glOat over
the glitter of it-and the girl within
easy reach OF his hand. The Pearl
hunter stiffened; gathered himself to
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CHAPTER IV-continued.


Il don't know that It's splendid"
he said. "Tm going to buy some
books; and then"
lie hesitated. The girl dropped her
eyes and stood toying with the bonnet
stringB around her arm. She did not
mention that the storekeeper had told
her the tragedy of the grave at Fallen
Rock; OF the mother who had died
the very evening Of success; whose
eyes had not been permitted to rest
on the faultleSs sheen of the jewel for
which she, too had searched a life-
time.
"And then she repeated, when 1t
seemed he was not going on.
A tiny breeze fell into the woods
through the gap cut by the road, and
stirred the leaves There is death as
well as life In the woods. Death al
ways; even In June. The breeze
found a dead leaf among the living
ened to Right on the girls bright hair.
but fiuttered down past her face and
fell ut her feet.
The breeze; the falling leaf-the
woods, her woods, had whispered; and
she heard.
"Daddy!" she cried suddenly. "Tve
= left him too long"
Her voice had grown serious. She
held out her hand for the basket. The
Pearihunter passed it over and she
turned away.
II was an awkward parting and the
Pesglhunter felt II, but he was man
Of stow speech. His words had to be
clipped by hand out Of the rough, one
at a time. as men OF old fashioned
their arrowheads.
"wild Rosei"
She turned. The name had brought
the dimples back.
"May / walk along with your
The words were past recall before
ne knew It.
1.-The woods are as much yours as
mine" was her smiling answer.
He never could remember Just how
the basket managed to get from her
arm TO his as he walked away with
her, the sole recollection that stood
est in his memory being the fact that
tie path seemed to fly up and hit his
feet before he quite had time to set
q em down.
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spring. She happened TO look up,
caught his eye, and shook her head.
Seemingly unconscious Of any danger,
she came to the door, picked up her
basket and his hat and put them on
the table beside the vase of wild roses
you're not afraid7' asked the Peart-
hunter.
"He wouldn't harm q ny."
But the knifeT"
HE plays with Il by the hour.
That knife" as II weighing the
Taught II raised. HE keeps 1t with
him night and day. I fear death will
sometime come OF that knIfeT
HIS eyes urged her to 20 on.
Seven years he's been as you see
him. Up to that time he was the most
wonderful father a girl ever had. He
wasn't gray until then, and he dlAa't
wear beard. Those who knew him
then wouldn't know him now. II was
seven years ago this Jme--tIae TWEEN
tieth. l remember it because it was
my birthday was twelve That eve
ming i heard n groaR at the kitchen
door. ran out, and there was Dad
dy, holding TO the door post to keep
from falling, his hands covered with
blood, and blood all over his face and
hair. helped him In. washed on the
blood and discovered Il came from
wound In his head bound II up the
best l could and ran 60 the village for
the doctor.
when he came, ne said Daddy had
been shot. There was tong scar
like a groove-that the doctor said
was made by the bullet IL had caused
concussion of tie brain. Since that
he has been Iike--this The knife he
must have taken from the person that
shot him, for he had none of his own.
II was clutched tight In MS hand when
| found him-the knife. and this"
She beckoEed him across the roon
to the book case. II was the frst car
pet the Pearl Hunter had ever walked
over. He set his feet down lkke a uaan
crossing thin ice
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CHAPTER v.
cabin o. IN. rnre. cables.


Tor some distRnre back from the
river the Earthpeker scrambled the
Tlstwoods. Scrambled--that's exact
iy what seems TO have happened to
strip along the north bank. A maze
of g1lch and cliff. of gully and bluff {;
all bearded thick with trees and dense
r1pderbrush; all alive with the teasing
mystery OF growing things
The path the girl Travelled wound
itself, or rather unwound itself, right
through the heart Of the hills deep
lnto the mystery of the thick woods,
Until II turned sharply and led up the
east bank Of Wolf run. the little
stream in which the Pearlhunter had
,wssiied the elecampane roots.
A short distance above the pool. so
,ncgr that the Pearlhunter wondered
no had not seen It before. three
igabse.i, one-story log cabin snugged
Rurk against the BLUFFS just where they
legt the bank OF the stream and curved
70 the east. A step farther. small
r1ot OF creek bottom had been cleared
and fenced--whnt the Flatwoods called
y searden patch" Back of the gar
ccu, a stable Rugged the bluff. but II
YES half hidden b. rank weeds.
The cabin was built OF hewn logs,
eatcI,cd artIstically at The corners.
e-he roof protected we'll beyond the
~ahs the ~l'rposys we're Of red brick !;
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THE REQ MASK.

Synopsls.-Never having known
his father, and living with ais
mother on a houseboat on the Wa
bash river, Pearlhunter-the only
name he bas-learns from her a
part OF the story of her sad life.
The recital is interrupted by a
fearful fit of coughing and he hur-
ries ashore to seek root that af-
fords relief. He meets a young
girl whom he mentally christens
the Wild Rose. She eludes him be-
fore he can make her acquaint-
ance. A vacant cabin on the shore
has attracted the attention of the
alling woman, and they move into
II. Their first meal is interrupted
by the Man-in-the-Fa ncy-Ves
Pearlhunter strikes him. Gunplay
threatens. The mother dramati-
cslly drives the intruder away
She says he Is the "Other Man"
whom she has not seen for 20
years. They find red mask
dropped by the Other Man. That
night Pearlhunter finds The Blue
Moon, a great freshwater pearl
His mother dies without revealing
his fathers name. Pearlhunter
and the Other Man meet in the
village: a pistol fight is narrowly
averted. Pearlhunter believes him
to be the Red Mask criminal. Pearl
hunter rescues Wild Rose from the
Other Man and meets Wild Man,
her father.