The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-03
THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Encouraging Reports Of the Orders Con-
dition Made to the Grand Lodge.
Grand officers Elected After an Exciting Con-
test-Preparations for the Uniformed
Ranks Demonstration this Afternoon.

Thisis to be memorable week in the annals Of
the Knights Of Pythias of Indiana. Never in
the history of the order has any single twelve
months shown the advance noted in the past
year, and never has the outlook for material
growth in numbers and influence been so bright
as to-day. The Grand Lodge of Indiana met in
its seventeenth annual session yesterday, in
Castle Hail, 100 lodges being represented. VIM
L. Dunlap, of Franklin, the grand chancellor,
reported that in the past year there has been
an increase of six in the number of lodges, and
net gain in the membership of 3d. New
lodges have been established at Noblesville;
Maxwell, Hancock county; Rochester. Fulton
county; Ligonier, Noble county; Thorntown.
Boone county; and Portland. Jay county. The
report recommended an amendment to the gen.
eral law, so that when brother had been tried
for an offense, found guilty and no punishment
inflicted he should be suspended Tor six months;
and that something be done toward strengthen
ing the existing law requiring all correspondence
with the subordinate lodges with the grand
officers to be authenticated with and by the seal
of the lodge
The grand keeper of records and seals, Mr..
d. B. Shideler, made the following showing
Lodges, last report, 103; instituted SINCE s. re-
suscitated 1; total now effective 100. Number
of members last report, $500; admitted by ini
tiation, LOLA; by card, &c. reinstated, 49, total,
7,743 Withdrawn by card, 100; suspended, 44S
deceased Al; present membership, 7.142-net
gain, $50. The receipts for the year were as
follows: Percapita tax from lodges, $3,277.25;
charters, rituals etc, $l9S 70; cards and ravel
ing Shields 500 10; official receipts $40: miscella-
neous, $l44 60; total, So, 765 20, which, in addi
ton to the balance on hand at last report
and other receipts, amounts to $5,87l98 Or
exchequer for $3,207 8S, leaving balance
on hand amounting to 1864 TO- The total
assets of the grand lodge are s., $50. 30,
and outstanding liabilities 1874. S. The following
Petersburg and Worthington The recon
mendaton was made that committee should be
appointed to revise the general laws, and have a
sufficient number printed for general use. The
report concludes: 1.-THE receipts of the Grand
Lodge this year are larger, and we have larger
sum OF money in our exchequer than in any
previous year."
The grand master of the exchequer, George
Webster, of Marion, gave a detailed report of
the finances of the order. w. l.. Heiskell, of
Indiana, grand lecturer, made report He
thought fruitful cause of inaceuracy which he
found in the work is accounted for in the loose
manner in which some of the lodges are organ
lied, proper care not being taken to have compe-
tent officers.
A fine portrait of the late grand rrelate. R. E.
Curran, was presented, on behalf OF Decatur
Lodge D. B. Shideler making the presentation
speech.
The election of officers took place in the after
n0On and was exceedingly exciting it being no
small honor to hold high place in this prosperous
order. The election resulted as follows:
Grand Chanceor-Harry H. Francis, Michigan
Grand vice-chancellor- Shively. Cambridge
Grand prelate-J. H. Russo, Lawrenceburg
Grand Keeper OF Records and Seals-D. B. Shideler,
Indianapolis
Grand Master of the Exchequer-George Webster
Marion.
Trustees of the Grand Lodge-Wam Short. In
danapolis; George w. Powell, Indianapolis S. p.
Oyler Franklin.
These officers will be installed this evening
The Grand Lodge then adjourned to meet this
morning at 9 o'clock There was no session last
night. but Lodge No. 7, of this city, initiated
three candidates, showing the work in the am
plifed third degree, which was witnessed by
large number of Grand Lodge members who
expressed themselves much pleased with the
work
The Order Of Knights Of Pythias was founded
twenty-one years ago, on the 10Th of February,
by j. FL. Rathbone of Washington, D. g., who
is expected to arrive here to-day. 1t now has
and the Sandwich Islands, with a total member
ship of over 100 O00
The Uniform Rank bears the same relation to
the order as the Knights Tempars do to the F.
and A. Masons 1t was organized in 1878, when
the Grand Lodge of the World was held in this
city, and the first division established was in
Columbus, o., in the December following, and
two weeks later one was established at Lafayette.
Ind There are now 425 divisions, with total
membership of over 20, 900. OF these twenty one
ty Jpdi oil ora
j. R. Carnahan. of this city. is at the head of the
entire rank ranking as major general.
Twenty one divisions from Indiana will take
part, to-day, in the procession of the Uniformed
Rank, which takes place at p NJ The process
sion last year-smaller in numbers than that to
take place to-day-is remembered as the hand
soonest procession, for its size, that ever took
place in this city. To-day's showing is conf
IDENTIFY expected to excel it.
The following is the line of march: South on
west side of Circle to Meridian, thence to Mary
land, west to Tennessee. north to Washington,
east to East street, countermarch to Pennsyl-
vana, north to New York, west to Meridian,
thence north. The column will be reviewed at
tho corner of Vermont and Meridian streets
by the major general and the supreme officers.
Judges of the parade, to decide on the best
military appearance and the largest number in
any division, for which special prizes are offered,
will review the column from the Grand Hotel
balcony.
At o'clock this evening grand dress parade
and inspection of all the divisions at the Expo
sition grounds will occur. after which a grand
band concert will be given.
On Thursday. beginning at 10 A. NJ, the prize
drills will take place at the Exposition grounds,
and in the evening, at o'clock, general dress
parade of all military and divisions of Uniform
Rank win be the feature. Following this, prizes
of 5000 foi the first and 5000 for the second both
in gold, will be awarded in class A. in which not
less than three divisions are to enter and in
class B, in which not less than four divisions
will enter, as follows: One hundred and twenty
five dollars for the first, $50 for the second and
$50 for the third. al. in gold. There is list of
special prizes offered by citizens.