Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-26
KNIGHTS OF PYTH1AS.

The Grand Lodge, Knights of Pyth-
las, met in annual convention on Mon
day evening and concluded its bust
ness. including the election OF officers.
| Tuesday evening. Considerable new
legislation was enacted. 1t is announc-
ed, and altogether the session was an
important one. Every lodge In the
domain was represented and much in
terest was displayed.
Supreme Chancellor William Ladew
sent as his representative Clarance
MacGregor as deputy supreme chan
cellor. Mr.. MacGregor is 4 supreme
| representative. member OF the SUI
preme Lodge and representative IN
Congress from the state Of New York.
structive. The keynote was the mes
says Of the supreme chancellor. "obey
| the Law" He was given an ovation
on concluding his address.
Past Supreme Representative John
NJ. Kline Installed the newly elected
| cellor James n. Kline. as grand mas
jter-at-arms, and DR.. G. Frank Day, as
grand prelate.
They are as follows: Grand cham
cellor Jacob Nussbaum; grand vice
chancellor E. W. Heiss; grand prelate
of records and seal, William A. Kim
mel: grand master of exchequer, F. B.
Crown; grand master-at-arms, A. e.
Gorham; grand inner guard. Writ B.
Furr: grand outer guard. James F.
Skidmore: grand lecturer. George F..
! Gray; trustees. Thomas E. Landon,
three years: William X. Hardy, two
years. and James E. Wilson. one year.
The appointment Of George W. Haley
| as member Of the Grand Tribune
The COMMITTEES assirnmants fol,ov.
Judiciary. Edgar c. Snyder. Roger A.
Reeves. H. J. Gasson. ]. T. Cuthbert
| and James N. Kline; grievance, Leo
B. Emery. D. N. Freeman and Charles
| cult, David weiner and George W.
haley; credentials. j. NJ. Ramsay.
Frank Kerper. and Samuel Pearson:
reports, William A. Wilding, James
N. Kline and N. Girardi: state Of the
order, Harry P. Wiley. Eiiery W.
ing, Leo B. Emery. E. w. Morcock and
w. A. Kimmel: warrants and char
tiers, Albert Kahlert, W. E. Poole and
c. Coromole: rules, Perry P. Patrick,
DR.. Fred Yates and Joseph L. Metyka:
Grey, George B. Heisley and Aaron
Loeb: military department, Thomas
e. Landon. Henry ]. Gasson and r.
H. l.. Thomas: insurance department..
John NJ. Kline. Henry G. Wagner and
Hardy D. Wad nse spU%S a M Ian
bot O. Pullissi: Pythian education.
Samuel s. Price, Nathan Cowsil and
w. H. Ushau; subdivision and refer
ence, H. NJ. Vandervort. I. A. EN-
mons ard r. T. Whiting: publicity.
ter. w. o. Owen. James E. Wilson. AL
fred H. Et,ing, Harry B. Brown, c. B.
Palmer and Emil Jaehnke.
Following the installation. Past
Supreme Representative Kline pre-
scented past grand chancellor's Jewel
B. Gray. Past Supreme Chancellor
Edward Dunn was reported as I'M
able to attend the convention on ac-
count of illness. Mr.. Dunn has at
tended every convention Of the Grand
Lodge heretofore since 1t was insti-
tuted. A resolution regretting his
I absence and offering best wishes for
his recovery was adopted.
Washington Company. Uniform
Rank, tomorrow evening will con-
coming national encampment. Sew
eral candidates will be presented for
initiation.
Chancellor Commander r. e. L.
Smith Of Rathbone-Superior Lodge
welcomed q big turnout Of members
given .rousing reception on his
election to the office Of grand vice
chancellor.
Calanthe Lodge will hold an ami.
versary celebration OF the order to-
morrow evening at o'clock. The
meeting will be open to the public.
4 committee consisting Of Robert
Smith, Hazel Mcleod, George Leo,
William Herfurth. Frank Bennedetto
and Philip Appel will have charge Of
the entertainment. Refreshments will
be served.
webster Lodge will confer the
Knight rank Tuesday evening. Mr..
Kennicutt is organising social club.
to which members OF all subordinate
lodges are eligible to membership
Fifty members Of Webster Lodge viii
form the nucleus for the club. The
plan received the Endorsement of the
Grand Lodge Tuesday evening.
A play was given by Triumph
Council. No. 3, Daughters OF America,
for the benefit Of Rathbone Tenn.
pie, No. 8, Pythian Sisters. The kitch.
en- band assisted. The drill team met
at the home Of the M. r. c., Kath-
crime Baum. Thursday evening. FRI
day a colonial social was held. Past
Chief Nellie Elting, chairman of the
ways and means, made very salts
factory report for February.
syracusfans Lodge, No. 10, Friday
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