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10 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1894—TWELVE PAGES, smallest of a, bd eS has been one = the og “¥t# duties have been examine all as that the; have been propel Minor: “ ecutive committee, by ation, approved by chal Proper subcommittee and of the executive committee. amined and approved a eount. tary, ald -be-d st.dhe treasurer. rawn ezain: The chairman of the auditing committee ts colleagues Mr. Jona Joy Edson, and hi Messrs. E. Southard Parker and George C. Henning. , Mr. John Joy Edson, chairman. of the auditing committee, was borm-in Ohio in 1846 and_ educated ty in the Buckeye state a: NeW" 'Yoraettys He enlisted fn a volunteer. in 1861 and fought for two years ixty-first New York infantry. After his muster out he was ap- pointed to a position in the Treasury De- Partment and graduated from the Columbia Mr. John Joy Edson. Law School in 1869. He became conspicu- ‘us in connection with several building as- ; ape enterprises, which finally resulted his organization of the Equitable Build- ing Association. Mr. Edson was most active in the organization of the Washington Loan and Trust Company, and served as vice president of that company until the re- cent retirement of Mr. Warner frem the Presidency of the company, when Mr. Ed- fon was elected “president. - Mr. Edson is also prominently identified with the Co- lumbia National Bank, Corcoran Fire In- svrance Company and the Lincoln Fire In- surance Company. His executive ability is generally recognized by his fellow towns- men. He was chairman of the committee that arranged for and managed the great G. A. R. Encampment of 1802. AW Representative Co The committee on grand stands has falth- dully carried out the business for which it was created and has let the contracts for ting up the stands to be used by the sident and cabinet and by the Supreme Lodge and the reviewing officers of the Uniform Rank. These stands are to be high examples of -he carpenter's art, and all the skill of the decorator will be lavish- ed on them. The committee consists 0: Representative C. G. Conn, chairmai . Paul Smith. secretary; O. G. Staples, Jos. Bailey, W. T. Gallihe: c. C. Duncanson, R. M. Evans, Samuel Ross, Thomas W. Smith, H. 8. Reeside, W. C. Duvall, Frank T. Rawlings and Thomas King. Mr. Conn, the chairman, represents in the House of Representatives the thirteenth dis- trict of Indiana. In addition to his interest im the city as a legislator, he is the princi- pal owner of the Washington Times. He is one of the few iness men in Congress, and he fs fnterested largely in manufac- tures in Indiana. He has taken an active pert in the work of the committee, and both personally and as the proprietor of a newspaper he has given his influence to- ward making all the arrangements a com- plete success. Mr. John B. Wight. ‘The committee on hall for the Supreme Lodge has been charged with the prepara- tion of Builders’ Exchange Hall, which was selected by Supreme Keeper of Record and Seal White. In this hall the Supreme Lodge will hold its convention. These ses- sions will be secret, and wilt probably last twelve days. The decoration of the hall is now in progress. The names of the com- mittee follow: John B. Wight, chairman; J. B. Conner, secretary; Richard Good- hart, A. F. Medford. Mr. John B. Wight, chairman of the committee, is the secretary of the board of trade of this city and is identified with the Teal estate and insurance business. He was born in this city and his father, O. C. Wight, was for forty years, as the head of the Rittenhouse Academy, one of the lead- ing educators of the city, but is now re- tired from active work. Mr. Wight was the secretary of the committee that ar- ranged for the meeting of the Presbyterian General Assembly in this city a little over & year ago. Mr. Samuel Ross. The committee on privileges and advertis- ing has had a task which only those who have seen service on a committee of this kind know how to appreciate. But the gentlemen have come out of the scramble for favors and privileges unscathed, and on this they merit the congratulations of the community. It is a small committee, but it has done large work. These are the ames of the members: Samuel Ross, chair- man; A. B. Dent, secretary; O. G. Staples, Richard Emmons, C. C. Loeffler, Is: Chas. B. Pearson, R. Gold- G. Shafer, E. Forrest Jones. Ross, as the chairman of the com- mittee on privileges and advertising, gave the committee the benefit of the experience which he has gained as a successful and enterprising business man. He is at the head of one of the largest business estab- lshments of the city, and finds time to look after other interests, which a man of his energy is apt to be identified with. He is a young mang. but hes a wide and varied ex- perience in the business world in this city, and is always ready to lend a helping hand to advance the interests of the city. ne — Mr. James W. Somerville. James W. Somerville is a valuable mem- ber of ¢ . and has che given to the work his time and at As a resident of Mount Pleasant, he is {identified with tt 1 of the city. He is actively interested in the Citizens’ Asso- the ex- or by appropri- of the the chafrman vhen so ex- check, properly igned by the ctigirmall and secre- clation of that place, and was secretary of the Citizens’ Central which did such efficient work last winter. le is a member of the firm of Thomas merville & Sons, and is cne of the repre- sentative men among the younger business men of the city. He is always ready to aid any enterprise which is of publie interest and which is recognized as likely to result in a public advantage. Mr. Christian Heurich. Mr. Christian Heurich is a son of the Fatherland, and despite his trong Ameri- canism, cherishes fondly memories of his olden home. He is primarily a self-made man. He utilized his small facilities to the best advantage as a young man, learned the trade of a brewer, and traveled in the va- rious countries of Europe in quest of ex- perience in the matter of his chosen oc- cupation. He settled in Kansas and had, as he expresses #, the honor of voting for Gen. Grant as President. He came to Washington a good many years ago, and is now the proprietor of one of the best known breweries in the land. He has been one of the active workers cn the committee and has lent his mental and finance! aid in an unstinted and loyal way. Mr. Notley Audersot Mr. Notley Anderson is a prominent building contractor and a native of Wash- ington. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias and of the Masons. During the various meetings of the committee he has won considerable reputation by reason of his fluent and energetic eloquence, and is entitled to much credit for the plans and laying out of the camp grounds. He is regular in his attendance at meetings and has never shirked any duty, no matter how arduous, which has been imposed upon him, ray. J. J. Murray entered Calanthe Lodge, No. 11, In 1869, and rapidly passed through the various chairs, Upon the formation of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia he was chosen grand representative from his lodge. Mr. Murray was mainly instru- mental in the organization of Myrtle Lodge, No. 25, in April, 18, and is now its rep- resentative in the Grand Lodge. He also brought about the organization of section 2109 of the Endowment Rank. —_—_——_—_ THE NEXT ENCAMPMENT. Several Cities WiN Actively Contest for That Honor. Where is the next Pythian encampment to be held? That is a question, and it is already being agitated. The partisans of the contesting cities are active, though quiet. Very little neise is being made by the representatives of the various cities which are applicants for the honor of entertaining the Supreme Lodge and the Uniform Rank two years hence, but their hustling is of the sup- pressed, intense variety. Louisville is after the plum again. The story of the defeat of that delightful southern town is told in another part of The Star, and now she has carried the war Into Washington. At Kan- sas City she sent a delegation of citizens to urge the claims of their city, but they did not prevail against the welghtier claims of the political metropolis of the western world, and now ‘t is thought that a committee of citizens will open campaign headquarters here. If they do, the hospitality of the blue grass state will be made manifest. The chances of Louisville are better than those of any other contestant in the field, and if she presses her case with any degree of ardor she will win. Louisville has hosts of friends, and they remember how ruthlessly she was knocked out in 1892. The brimming cup of victory was dashed from her lips by Washington just as she was preparing to fill herself up to the neck with draughts of triumph. The next most zealous applicant for the convention is Minneapolis, and it is also stated that St. Paul, the other twin, wants it, too, and is willing to put up the required cash. The Commercial Club is understood to have sent on a good-sized sum of money to be used in legitimate channels as soap. The Pythian press in the northwest are backing one or the other of the twin cities, Then, Denver is not strongly averse to being the next meeting place of the Pyth- jans. A few months ago she was in the field to a much greater extent than she is now. Because of the local troubles in Qolo- rado and the fact that the Pythian press have been molding Pythian opinion against Denver because of her distance from the Pythian center of population, she has al- most dropped out of sight, but still she will be perfectly willing to get a big en- tertainment for the knights of the yellow, blue and red should things come Rer way. Boston is also in the fight, through her representatives in the Supreme Lodge, and it is hinted at that toward the last she will develop great strength. It is said that she is keeping out of sight just now to fee! the muscles of her antagonist, and that when St. Paul, Minneapolis and Louis- ville are winded and weary she will step in at the eleventh hour and claim the prize. There is some talk of Cincinnati and Co- lumbus, Ohio, as the next meeting place, but this talk is very vague as yet. It is also understood that Indianapolis, the home of Major General Carnahan, ts prepared to did high. There has been some talk of St. Louis and Chicaga, but it seems to have been confined to the representatives from Illinois and Missouri. Pennsyivania, which with Ohio is the stronghold of the Order of Pythias, has been mentioned, but not in decided tenes. From all indications things h a Kentucky flavor, and it is perfectly P to offer odds on Loulsville and to play Minneapolis for a pl: —_.__ The New Tariff Bill Indorsed. At a meeting of the Interstate Democratic fon Saturday night a resolution was ted indorsing the new tariff bill as the best possible under the circum- es. A resolution was also adopted mmending the appointing powers to in- trust the administration of democratic laws to the hands of those who are true to demo- cratic princigles and policy. Relief Committee; OUR LOCAL KNIGHTS The Uniform Rank in the District ‘of Columbia. A REGIMENT OF WELI-DRILLED MEN Well-Known Citizens Who Wear the Pythian Uniform. THE SEVERAL DIVISIONS -The strength of the Uniform Rank, K. P., in the District of Columbia is measured by one regiment of nine divisions or companies and one separate troop of cavalry. The officers of the regiment are: Harry Coggins, colonel commanding; Otto L.. Sues: Heutenant colons Martin F, Hoyberger, captain and adjutant; W. F. Guindon, cap- tain and quartermaster; Dr. Leon L. Fred- ericks, major and surgeon; Dr. Fred W. Reh, captain and assistant surgeon; Joseph A. Dempf, captain and commissary; John Adams, color sergeant; George Smith, quar- termaster sergeant; Gtorge Nelson, commis- sary sergeant; Walter O. Davis, hospital steward, First battalion—Lemuel Fugitt, major commanding; J. K. Mangum, first leuten- ant and adjutant; Thomas Hall, sergeant major. Washington Division, No. 1: Ed. W. Woltz, captain commanding; Ed. Wilson, first Meutenant; George Linkins, second Meutenant. Nelson Division, No. 2: John H. Mills, ceptain commanding; John W. Hardell, first Heutenant; Frank McCathran, second Heutenant. Columbia Division, No. 3: William @. Lown, captain commanding; C. N, Davis, first lieutenant; John Macbeth, second Meutenant. Hermione Division, No. 4: Henry G. Wagner, captain commanding; J. T. Glad- mon, first leutenant; John Adams, second Meutenant. Second battalion—B, W. Beebe, major commanding; Chas. E. Swigart, first leu- tenant and adjutant; Chas. Leonhart, ser- geant major. Concordia Division, No. 5—John Enders, captain commanding; John Schombert, first lieutenant; J. H. Lauback, second leuten- ant. Franklin Division, No. 6—Samuel W. Gil- lingham, captain commanding; S. Gardner, first Heutenant; John W. Palmer, second Heutenant. J. T. Caldwell Division, No. 7—A. C. Co- lumbus, captain commanding; Thomas E. Lawson, first lieutenant; Chas. L. Sauers, second lieutenant. Union Division, No. 8—-E. C. Gill, captain commanding; Louis Hartig, first Heutenant; W. W. Kimmell, second lieutenant. First separate division (cavalry).—Arling- ton Division, No. 9—-George J. Bessler, captain commanding; Fred. W. Helbig, first Heutenant; E. K. Plant, second lieutenant. Col. Harry Coggins. Col. Harry Coggins is a Marylander by birth, having been born at Baltimore in 1841, Immediately upon the outbreak of the war of the rebellion Col. Coggins be- came conspicuous by his activity in the or- genization of troops for the defense of the Union. Without solicitation, either from him or his friends, he was commissioned by the governor of Maryland in 1862 as first lieu- tenant of company F, sixth Maryland regi- ment. He was wounded in the service, re- ceived promotion to a captaincy and was mustered out on January 12, 1865. The close of the war did not quench his military am- bition and he became prominently con- nected with the Maryland mifttia, serving variously as captain, major, lieutenant col- cnel_ and colonel of the tenth regiment of the National Guard. At Towsontown, early in the history of,the order, he was initiated as a page, and rapidly passing through the several chairs, was elected a representative to the Grand Lodge of Maryland. [t was in 1872 that he became identified with the Knights of Pythias of this jurisdiction as a member of Excelsior Lodge. When Wash- ington Division, No. 1, Uniform Rank, K. P., was organized in 1856, Col. Coggins be- came its captain, and on September 23, 1893, when a regimental organization was effected, he was elected colonel. The di- visions comprising the regiment then were as follows: Washington Division, No. Nelson Division, No. 2; Columbia ‘Division, No. 3; Hermione Division, No, 4; Concordia Division, No. 5; Franklin Division, No. 6. Since 1893 there have been added to the regiment three divisions. Lieut. Col. Suess. The lieutenant colonel, Otto L. Suess, is also a native cf Marylard and was born at Baltimore in 1863, but removed to Wash- ington with his parents when he was quite achild. At the age of rineteen he enlisted in troop E, fourth U. 8. cavalry, and served with this command in !ts campaign against Chatto, the Mexican mutineers in Lower California and against the Apache renegade Geronimo. In 1886 he was discharged as sergeant for reason of disabilities incurred in the service. He has been active in local military affairs and at regent is major of the fifth battalion, N. GD. C. In 1800 he became a member of Weshington Division, No. 1, U. R. K. P., and upon tke organiza- tion of the regiment in 1893 was made lieu- tenant colonel, Adjt. Hoyberger. The adjutant of the first regiment is Capt. Martin F. Hoyberger, who is a Washing- tonian, native and to the manzer born. He entered the world in 1857 an“ became a member of the iehts of Pythias in 1888, He ts a member of atur Lodge, No. 9, = < charter member of Caldwell Division, jo. eas Quartermaster Guindon. Quartermaster W. F, Guindon 1s a native of Montreal, Canada, but settled in Michi- gan with his parents at an early age. He came to Washington in 1884 and since 1836 has been the proprietor of the Guindon House. In Michigan he was identified with the national guard and was a member of the “Pininsulas” for nine years. For five years he was a member of the Washington Light Infantry. He entered the order of the Knights of Pythias through Harmony Lodge in 1890, and at present is connected with Equat Ledge. After considerable ser- vice in Caldwell division he was commis- sioned quartermaster in 1893, Capt. Joseph A. Dempf. Capt. Joseph A. Dempf, commissary of the first regiment, is a native of the Dis- trict of Columbia and was educated at St. Aloysius School. From 1874 till 1884 he saw service in the United States navy and in 1886 became a member of Decatur Lodge. After notable service he was elected a rep- resentative to the Grand Lodge. He ts a charter member of Columbia Division, No. Maj. Lemuel Fugitt was born in Southeast Washington and served for twelve years as @ field musician in the marine corps and was one of the marine guard of the Brandywine when that vessel was destroyed in 1864. He was on the Powhatan at Havana, Cuba, when the war closed. From 1870 to 1874 he did duty at the Naval Academy and at the same time attended St. John’s College at Annapolis, and from 1874 to 1877 studied medicine at Georgetown University. In 1879 he entered the National Law School, re- cetved the degree, of, LL.B. in 1881 and a year later that of LL.M. In 1881 he was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the District and in 1894 to practice before the Court of Appeals. He is a member of John A. Rawlins Post, No. 1, G. A. R.;, Columbia Lodge, *. A. A. M.; Ameriea Castle, No. 3, K. G. E.; Franklin Lodge, No. 2, K. of P., and the endowment and the uniform rank of the same order, Maj. B. W. Beebo. Major B. W. Beebe was born at Racine, Wis. in 1843, and lved with his parents on the home farm until he was sixteen years eld. During the winters he attended the rural school, and wound up his scholastic career at Plattville Academy in 1857. He engaged in the grecery business at Janes- ville, Wis., In which business he continued until the outbreak of the war, when he en- listed in company E, second regiment, Wis- consin volunteers, one of the regiments of the Iron Brigade, and was present in all the engagements in which his command participated, unt! at the battle of South Mountain he was grievously wounded by a shell, and remained for seven months in a hospital at Middletown and Frederick, Md. After his discharge he was appointed ‘clerk in the provost marshal’s office at Janes- ville, and resigned to accept a position in the War Department, where he continued for three years. He was appointed postmaster at Brod- head, Wis., by President Hayes, reappointed by President Arthur, and ‘removed by President Cleveland during the latter's first term, In 18%) he was appointed to the cen- sus office. He was elected major of the second battalion in September, 1893. Adjutant J, K. Mangum was born in Maryland in 1859, and has been a resident. of Washington since 1880, He is grand lecturer of this jurisdiction, and past chan- cellor of Harmony Lodge, and the treasurer vf Columbia Division, No. 8. He was elected adjutant of the first battalion in November, 1803. Capt. Geo. J. Bessler. One of the interesting features of the con- tingent which the District of Columbia furnishes to the great encampment of the Uniform Rank of the Knights of Pythias ts Arlington Mounted Diviston, No. 9. This is one of the youngest, though one of the ablest and handsomest and best drilled Givisions in the District. The application for charter was made lost winter and the installation exercic+s took place in Febru- ary. It was organized through the active agercy of Benjainin M Mundell, George J. essier and W. FP. Weber. It was early in the fall when these gentlemen hft upon the excellent plan of having a mounted division to help represent the District in the en- campment which is now upor us. Meetings 4 and a personal canvass among the Knights of Pythias begun, with the re- sult as stated. 5 e elected as fol- lows: Captain, Geo. J. ; lieutenant, F. W. Helbig; herald, C: er, Benjamin M. Mu: Kneessi; guard, H.J.W: Horne: bugler, F. V changes have 0: tion of the trcop, all of which, it is said, have been successful and have tended to- ward the improvement of the standard and the discipline of the troop treasurer, G. A. HOME OF THE ORDER How Pythianism Originated in This City in 1864, A HARD STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE Franklin Lodge, No. |, the Pioneer of Them All. HOW THE OTHERS GREW Washington is the home of Pythianism. This fact has been so frequently stated that it is apt to become almost as wearisome as it is true. The original meeting, when the work of the order of the Knights of Pythias was first read, took place at a private resi- dence on F street. 1t was at a meeting of the Arion Glee Club, and the following were present: Justus H. Rathbone, R. A. Cham- pion, HB. & Kimball, B. L. Burnett, W. H. Burnett, Mr. Roberts and Mr. Driver, Each of these gentlemen was obligated, as the saying is in Pythian phrase, by Mr. Rath- bone. They afterward resolved themselves into individual committees for the purpose of obtaining the names of eligible persons for the formation of tke first lodge. Tais meeting took place on Monday evening, February 15, 1864, and on the morning of Wednesday, February 17, Mr. Rathbone no- tied J. T. K. Plant of the results and solicited him to join the order. Mr. Rath- bone had, however, read the ritual to Mr. R. A, Champion previously. The ritual was written by Mr, J. H. Rathbone tin the town of Eagle Harbor, Houghton (now Keewe- naw) county, Michigan, during the winter of 1840 and 18#1.. The first lodge organized was Washington, No. 1, and the first recor] appearing on the bouks of this iodge is as follow: ‘The First Record. “Washington, D. C., February 19, 1804. “At Temperance hall, “Friday Evening. “Upon agreement, a number of gentlemen met, and after some conversation upon the subject, they were called to order, and upon motion of Mr, J. H. Rathbone a chairman of the meeting was proposed, and Mr. J. 'P. K. Plant was unanimously called to the chair, and D. L. Burnett nominated as sec- retary. After organizing as above, the ob- ject of the meeting was stated by Mr. Rath- bone to be the organization or foundation of a seciety, its business and operations to be of a secret character, having for its ulti- mate object friendship, benevolence an? charity. Before proceeding firther, th present were requested to subscribe to oath laid down afterward in the initiat All present having signified their willu. ness to do so, the same was administered . them, by reading the same, by J. H. Rath- bone. After the taking of the oath, on mo- tion, it was resolved that this order be styled the Knights of Pythias.” it was resolved to appoint a committee for the preparation of a ritual of the open- ing and the closing of the lodge and of in- itiation. J. H, Rathbone was assigned to this duty, and the result of his labor, on being read, was approved. Following’ the adoption of the ritual the election of offi- cers was held, with this result: J. H. Rath- W. Cc. R. Woodruff, V. C.; J. T. 'B.; R. A, Champion, A. B.; George R.' Covert, A. 8. The following ap- pointive cfficers were named at the instance of the worthy chancellor: N. H. Van Der Veer, worthy guide; A. Roderigue, inside steward, and Messrs, Kimball, Roberts, D. L. Burnett and W. H. Burnett, choral knights. A committee for the preparation of a ritual for the first degree was appoint- ed as follows: Kimball, Champion, Plant, Rathbone and W. H. Burnett. The first degree is now the second degree. This com- mittee also prepared the signs, etc. Com- mittees were then appointed to procure re- galia and appliances. A committee was ap- pointed to procure a seal, and at the next meeting various applications for member- ship were received. At a subsequent mie: ing the lodge elected officers, and in addi tion, Messrs. Woodruff, Van Der Veer and Rodrigue were elected as representatives to the Grand Lodge, which was organized on April 8, 1864, by the members of this pioneer lodge, The First Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge thus organized had for its grand chancellor, J. T. K. Plant, aud for its grand scribe, A. Van Der Veer. These gentlemen set about forming lodges elsewhere, and, as Pythian history records it, “provdienttally succeeded in orgunizin; on the Navy Yard, Franklin Lodge, No. This ledge was duly instituted on April 12, 1864, at the old Anacostia engine house, by the officers of the Grand Lodge. The engine house still stands. The charter members cf Franklin Lodge, No. 2, were Rovert L. Mid- dleton, venerable patriarch; Daniel Carri- gan, worthy chancellor; Edward Fox, vice chancellor; Clarence Barton, be James Gill, banker; Nicholas Wayson, guide; Joseph H. Lawrence, inner steward Hudson Pettit, outer steward; war Dunn, James W. Kelly, Jasper Scott, George Norton and J. H. Wheeler. To quote an official Pythian publication, the history of Franklin Lodge is the history of the order, which it saved from destruction after her sister lodges had ceased to exist. Its members from the first were determin- ed that Franklin Lodge should become the excelsior lodge of the order. For eight months it struggled alone; its members met with rebuffs and sarcasms, and, worse than this, the sting of ingratitude from the hands of one who had solemnly sworn at the altar of his order to maintain, defend and bat*ie for the perpetuation of its principles. On May 19, 1864, the Grand Lodge organized Columbia Lodge, N« , which was located in Temperance Hall, now Marint’s Hall; on June 2, Potomac Lodge, No. 4, was organ- ized at Temperance Hall, and afterward lo- cated at Island Hall, in South Washgton; on February 1, 1865, Alexandria Lodge, No. 1, of Virginia, was organized throuzi the efforts of John H. King of Franklin Lodge, who was then engaged in the United States naval service near Alexandria, and who, in acknowledgment of services rendered, was appointed deputy grand chancellor of the state of Virginia. A Dark Period. This was the dark age of the order. The last session of the Grand Lodge was held on June 13, 1865. Washington Lodge ceas- cd its meetings in the following month and sent a petition to Frankiin Lodge asking that such of its members as were in good standing might be received into the latter lodge. The petition was granted. Frank- lin Lodge, No. 4 upon the ist of August, 1865, was the only lodge in the order, the Grand Lodge having become defunct. Franklin Lodge continued to flourish, and at the close of 1865 had a membership of sixty, and a treasury Balance of $200. They had sustained a loss during the year of $255.55 through an irregularity of their banker. When the year of 1866 opened, efforts were made to revive the old lodges, and at the regular meeting in April a com- mittee, consisting of Messrs. Hamilton, Lawson, Cogk, King and Schlief, was ap- pointed to canvass Washington for the purpose of organizing a new lodge, and on the 18th of April a charter was granted te Mt. Vernon Lodge, No. 5. ‘The Grand Lodge Reorganized. In May, 1866, Past Chancellors Rathbone, Barton, Dunn, King, Cook and Beech of Franklin Lodge, and Downs and Strom- berger of Mt. Vernon Lodge, pursuant to an agreement, met for the purpose of effect- ing a reorganization of the Grand Lodge, which had lain either @ormant or in utter suspension since June, 1865. The offices of grand marshal, herald, prelate and inner and outer guardians were dispensed with, and officers were elected as follows: J. H. Rathbone, grand chancellor; Edward Dunn, vice grand chancellor; Clarence M. Barton, grand recording scribe; John I. Downs, grand financial scribe; John H. King, grand banker; Thomas W. Cook, grand guide; Levi Beech, grand inner steward; John W. Cross, grand outer steward. The quarterly report of Philadelphia Lodge, No. 1, proved that the principles of the order had taken root as if by magic in distant soil. The simplicity of the work and the lessons of practicable utility taught by the ritual promised a glorious future for the order. Thus, the pioneer lodge of the order is Franklin Lodge of Washington. The sec- ond oldest is Mount Vernon, also of Wash. ington, instituted on April 16, 1866, under a dispensaticn from the past chancellor of Franklin Lodge. At the first meeting the degrees of the order were conferred on the following: Albert Anderson, John Bauman, Wm. A. Cooper, Wm. L. Childs, John B. Daughton, John I. Downs, George R. Dyer B. C. Daughton, John J. Griggs, Thos. Gosnell, Samuel C. Johnson, Geo, Langley, rdner, ‘Thos. B. Lynch, John M. Mitchell, Henry L. Oliver, chard T. Sears, Geo. Ri Schultz, Jno. H. Simm White. Of the the following are still members of Mount Vernon : Albert lerson, B. C. Mitchell. "John abouts of the others are unknown, The officers, who, after election, were in- stalled by the past officers of 1 gon as oe oa I. Downs, enerable patriarch; Wm. L. Childs, worthy chancellor; John B. Daughton, vice chancel- jor; John J. Griggs, worthy banker; Rich- ard T. Sears, financial _scril George Schultz, recording scribe; Wm. Cooper, guide; Chas. Gardner, Inner steward; John a —_ ae lount Vernon Lodge is sometimes ‘lea the savior lodge of the order. ys ent officers are Louis W. Simons, chancellor commander; Henry Yenney, prelate; Robert D. Crupper, master of the work; Henry F. Barnard, keeper of recoris and seal; John M. Kline, master of finance; James Frank, master of exchequer; Willard S. Robbins, master-at-arms; ——, inner guard; E. O. Gunson, outer guard. The grand chancellor of ihe Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia is Henry G. Wagner, whose term of office dates from February, "04, to FebMary, ‘95. He has contributed much to the progress of the or- der. He was born in Georgetown, forty-six jeonnd ago, and has been in the jewelry usiness in that city since 1861. He be- came a member of Hermione Lodge, No. to ft eon lor. cytes ive m of pas cellor ani ative to the Grand He has received the egg as representativé annually. In 187) John M. Kline. Past Grand Chancellor John M. Kline was born at Milroy, Pa., July 29, 1847, and received a public school education. When sixteen years old he enlisted in company A, forty-ninth Pennsylvania infantry; serv- ed with hts command through all its en- gagements; was captured at Cold Mar- bor, Va., confined at Andersonville, and 4 rolled at Vicksburg, April 21, 1865. He served a term of enlistment in the regular army from 1966 to 1869, and was honorably discharged as a sergeant at Camp Gaston, Col., in 1869. Since October, 1869, he has been employed in the Treasury Depart- ment. He entered Mount Vernon Lodge in 1870, became chancellor commander in 1874, and has served as master of finance for eighteen years. In 1875 he was elected as representative to the Grand Lodge, and was elected to the grand chancellorship in 1$84. He {8 secretary of section No. 6, Endow- ment Rank, and is the father of the order of Pythian Sisters in this jurisdiction. He is a member of Kit Carson Post, No. 2, and of St. John’s Lodge, No. 11, F. A. A. M. Junior Past Grand Chancellor J, B. Con- nor was born in Washington in 1847, and educated in the public schools and at Gon- zaga College. He has & member of the Knights of Pythias since 1871, having entered Excelsior Lodge in that year. He was elected grand lecturer in 1891, and grand vice chancellor in 1893. Later he was elected to the office of grand chancel- Jor. He is a charter member of Washing- ton Division, Ne. 1, U. R., K. P.; a mem- ber of section 6, Endowment Rank, and a member of the board of directors of the vo Hall Association. He is a member of Federal City Lodge, No. 20, I. O. O. F. Washington Lodge, No. 15, Order of Eli Potomac Commandery, Knights of Golden Cross, and Rathbone Temple, Pyth- fan Sisters. mry Yenney. Grand Prelate Henry Yenney was born in Switzerland fifty years ago; moved with bis parents to Raleigh, N. J., and came to Washington twenty-nine years ago. He en- tered Mount Vernon Lodge in 1879, was glected a representative to the Grand Lodge 1885, and has served as grand ee for every term excepting two since Past Grand Chancellor A. J. Gunning was born in Nova Scotia in 18) He landed at Boston, Mass., with his parents in the same year. At Weymouth, Mass., he entered the the thirty-fifth Massachusetts volunteer fantry, and lost an arm at Fredericksburg. He has been employed in the government service since 1865. He became a member of Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 5, in 1806, having passed through all the chairs. Grand Vice Chaneellor John W. was born in land and came country in 1871. He has heen a Pythian twenty-two years ani is a leading ku! in Equal Lodge, No. 17. He is first ant of Nelson Division, No. 2, U. R., 254 nas been elected forthe jw, ten year a8 @ representative to the (rand . Grand Master-at-Arms J. W. Palmer Virginian, being born in the old in 1858. He joined Ortental Lodge, No. at Alexandria, and entered Excelsior No. . Washington in 1889. “s Grand Inner Guard M. C. Thompson p born in Washington in 1858, and is a ter member of Anacostia Lodge, No. was elected master of finance in 1890. was chosen past chancellor in 1802, elected to his present position in 1804 is a member of Harmony Lodge, No. ® Ip aatdmanp hate 2 otted No, 20, F. A Grand Trustee John T. Clark was born Maryland in 1836 and moved to Wi in 1837. He entered Friendship 1871, and later joined Unton knight treasurer of Union Grand Trustee Charles W. Steers born in Virginia in 1852, and has it Washington for twenty-four years. past chancellor of Capital Lodge, ard is a representative to the Grand also served as grand John Humphrey. John Humphrey was born in 1833 and settled in Washington in } entered Syracusan Lodge in 1878, master of exchequer for seven years,