Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-26
GRAND LODGE KNIGHTS pYrH1As

Tenth dnnual Sesston--Reports of Officers.
The tenth annual meeting of the Grand
Lodge knights of Pythias convened yesterday
at Pythias hall, with the following officers
present:
Past Grand Chancelor-John 7. West, Min
neapolis.
Grand Chancellor-Prof. o. Whitman. Red
Wing.
Grand Vice Chancellor-Prof. E. ". B. Har-
vey, Elk River.
Grand Prelate-N R. Hurd. Faribault.
Grand Keeper of Records and SeHl-Ed. A.
| Stevens, Minneapolis.
| Grand Master of Exchequer-Dr D. c. Dun
! ham, Anoka.
Grand Master at Arms-Geo. schemmer-
| horn, Dayton.
Grand Inner Guard-H. E. Lepper, Anoka.
Grand Outer Guard-H. Galley, pro tenn,
| Elk River.
| Grand Trustees-Henry A. Hopper, Mime
| apolis; Chas. Weber, st. Paul.
| Supreme Representatives-Dr. A. A. Ames,
| John T. West, Minneapolis.
Two representatives were present from each
of the subordinate lodges in the State. The
! grand lodge degree was conferred on thirty
| past chancellors. The grand chancellor, o.
| Whitman, presented his report, which con-
tanned several important suggestions. The
| following is brief abstract of the same.
During the year most of the subordinate
| lodges have been visited, and the order Is now
| in fourishing condition; but some of the
ones visited are asleep; they must be galyan-
lied to active life and many more lodges or
ganized if the growth OF the order in this
| jurisdiction be kept up. This cannot be done
without directed personal efforts, and few viii
spend their time and money without compen-
sation. Let this matter be placed in the hands
| of the incoming grand chancellor with power
| to draw from the exchequer such sums as he
may deem necessary to spread the order through
this jurisdiction.
The annual reports of Knights of Pythias
show the same tendency. The money comes
| in now to make sinking fund to meet liabili-
| ties which are away off in the future; but,
failing to realize this, and having more money
than is needed for current expenses, may
| lodges are lavish and are now spending every
year their whole current income. fear that
all societies whose principal feature Is pecuni-
airy aid or relief, though very popular now,
may sometime come to grief.
J, Shall stand be taken such as will tend to
make our society grand power or not?
The practical working of the district deputy
system is a noted failure. Would 1t not be
better to divide the State into three districts,
grand vice chancellor, or grand prelate, the
grand chancellor, as at present, to have gen.
eral charge of the whole? If this were done,
| it is possible that these officers might submit
annual reports to the grand chancellor, prior
to the annual sessions of the grand lodge, a
provision of the law which district deputies
| thus far have seldom paid any attention to.
| As to the character and standing of lodges
the Importance of selecting men who are most
capable for officers, and not those who, be.
cause they are in direct line of promotion, may
deserve the place.
The report was referred to the proper CON-
mittee.
The report of the grand keeper of records
and seals, Ed. A. Stevens, was carefully pre-
pared and minute report, showing the stand
| ing and number of members of each subord-
mate lodge in the Jurisdiction.
The report of the grand masteY OF ex-
chequer, D. c. Durham, showed $3.50 25 re-
| ceived during the year, which, with the bal
| ance on hand at the last annual meeting, made
| a total of 81 ,566<61. The disbursement during
| the wear amounted to S917.40 leaving bal
ance in the treasury of $649 81.
The afternoon session was taken up by the
| discussion and consideration of the revised
| constitution.
IN the evening public reception, followed
| by grand ball, was held at the hall In honor
of the visiting delegates,