Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-28

The grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias
held their ninth annual session yesterday.
The brotherhood met in the ball of Cham
pion Lodge No. IS, at No. East Third
street, and the deliberations of the assembly
we're presided over by Grand Chancellor
John 7. West, of Minneapolis.
Business was commenced at 10 o'clock A.
NJ, and though conducted in secret, the fol-
lowing important features and transactions
were courteously given for publication by
Mr.. Ed. A. Stevens, grand keeper of records
and seal:
At roll call all the officers, as published in
Yesterdays GLOBE, answered to their names,
excepting Past Grand Chancellor A.
Fredericks, of Saltwater.
The following were appointed committee
on credentials:
A. J. Brown, NJ. Harlin, E. F. Upheber
The committee reported the following en-
titled to seats as representatives:
Minneapolis Lodge, No. George s. West
John H. Mcconnell
Germania Lodge, No. Julius Crosse.
Damon Lodge No. 5-Jacob II. Heisser, p.
G.. G Byron Sutherland.
Scandal Lodge, No. 6-Andrew Walstad, II
J. Harlin.
Saltwater Lodge, No. Nv. Il. Caine, B. q
Merry, P. G. G.
Minnesota Lodge, No. S-H. E. Lepper, o.
ID. Nash.
Hobah Lodge, No 1O-E F. Upheber
North Star Lodge, No. l2-Lovering Holgate
Henry Galley.
Champion Lodge, No. 13-W. H. Mclean, G.
A. Vandersiuis.
Faribault Lodge, No. 16-Chas. L. Lowell
N. r. Hurd.
Laurel Lodge, No. 10. Whitman, A. j.
| Robertson.
Hermion Lodge, No. 18-Alonzo ]. Brown,
Josiah Town.
Following the admission of representa-
| tives, past chancellors were admitted and
instructed in Grand lodge rank, such as had
not previously taken it.
THE GRAND CHANCELLoR's REPORT.
Next in order Grand Chancellor John T
West submitted bis annual report. 1t waS
an exhaustive exposition of the condition OF
the lodges of the order in the State, which
were represented to be in a healthy and
prosperous condition. The report was ons
commencing itself to the brotherhood, and
showed flattering growth of the order
While no new lodges had been instituted, the
old ones ha increased in numbers, and the
charitable and fraternal usefulness of the
order had been greatly enlarged
In his report, Grand Chancellor West men
toned that he had appointed the following
as district deputies during the year, aDd
from whom he had received uniform and
jealous support:
District No. l. minneapolis The GRAND
Chancellor, e1 CficiO.
District NJ. 2. (St. Paul -Charles Weber.
District No. 8. saltwater -Rudolph Leh-
micke.
District No. 4. (Anoka)-D. O. Durham.
District No. 5. lie Sueur)-Ernest f. Up
neber.
District No. g. (Eik River)-George Scher-
merhOrn.
District No. I. (Faribault) edward Barnu m
District No. 8. (Red Wing)--The Grand Vice
Chancellor, er oftc;o.
The rest of the report was of particular
and encouraging interest to the order.
THE GRAND KEEPER OF THE RECORDS.
Following this, Grand Keeper of Records
and Seal Ed. A. Stevens submitted his re-
port 1t was an extended and elaborate one
dealing with all details of the order and
various lodges the State. The following
statistics are quoted
There are at date hereof twelve subordinate
lodges under the Jurisdiction of this grand
lodge, with total membership of rs, as fol-
lows: