The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-05-16
FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING.
The Montana Knights of Pythias Meet in
Annual Session in Bozeman.


various lodges which are: Damon, No.
!, Butte City; Pythagoras No. 2, Boze-
man Myrtle, No. 8, Helena; Crescent
No. 4, Fort Benton; Ivanhoe No. s,
Butte; Valley No. 6, Deer Lodge; Cru,
sader, No. Miles City Occident, No. 8,
Dillon; oswego, No. 8, Butte Yellow.
stone, No 10, Livingston; Laurel, No. II,
Missoula !; Montana No. 13, Anaconda;
Calanthe, No. IA, Walkerville; Ever
green, No. 16, Maryville; Bullion No. II,
Wickes; Cataract No. Is, Great Falls (;
Boulder No. 10, Boulder Mountain; No.
81, Granite.
The weather on Tuesday morning was
not the kind we expected on the day
that the Grand Lodge of knights of
Pythias were to open here, but we
earnestly hope that it will do better be-
fore the session cl ,ses.
The members of the local lodge met
the delegates at the train and con lucted
them to the various hotels and during
the time not taken up by the session
have conducted them around the city
and shown them the various sights of in
terest.
On Thursday night ball will be given
at Spieth 4 Krug's hall, to which large
number ofinvitations have been issued
The fourth annual session of the Grand
Lodge promises to be of great interest at
which a great amount of good work
beneficial to the order will be transact
ed. Pythiasm is gaining many recruits
in this territory and is now one of the
strongest if not the strongest order in
the territory.
THE LOCAL COMMITTEES.
The following are the committees ap-
pointed from the local lodge to prepare
for the Grand Lodge meeting:
Executive Committee,-A. G. Hemp
hill, w. G. Alexander, Enoch Hodson,
Ole Lundwall and ]. W. Robertson.
Committee on Finance w. a. lines,
]. N. Harder, and W.. Alexander.
Committee on Reeeption.-E. b.
Lamme, o. A. Lundwal, Geo. L. Barn
ably, A. G. Hemphill, L. W. Vreeland, J.
B. Koch, and w. w. Anderson.
Invitation and Printng.-C. A, Carson,
j. Nj. Robertson, II. H. Hodsun, Chas
Moser, E. II. Schumacher and q. F.
Goodhue.
Dec. and Uniforms.--W. G. Alexander
| John DAZZLING and W. j. fransham,
Music and Hall-Joa. Kay, II, p. Nc
Naughton and W. G. Pendelton.
Entertainment.-O. A. Lundwall, WIN.
NJ. hewitt, w, G. Alexander and w. c.
Pendelton.
The following are the names and ad.
dress of the officers of the Grand Lodge
for the year just closing-P. P. XXIV.
Past Grand Chancellor, l.. A. Walker,
Helena.
Grand Chancellor, ]. L. Richards,
Butte.
Grand Vice Chancellor, A. J. Seligman,
Helena.
Grand Prelate, Earnest Crutcher, Great
Falls.
Grand Keeper of Records aud Seal, Jno.
G. Evans, Butte.
Grand Master of Exchequer, F. W.
Vreelapd, Bozemar.
Grand Master at Arms, C. S. Whitney,
Miles City.
Grand Inner Guard, J. b. Sennett,
Wickes.
Grand Outer Guard, w. G.. Riddle,
Helena.
GRAND TRUSTEES.
L. c. Freyschlag, Butte City; W. W.
Anderson, Bozeman Lee Mantle, Butte
City.
SUPREME REPRESENTATIVES,.
W. L. Bretherton, Butte City G. X.
Cole, Helena.
PAST GRAND cHANcELLoRs.
W. L. Bretherton, Ivanhoe No. 5,
Butte City; G. X. Cole, Myrtle No. 8.
Helena: T. II. Kleinschmidt, Myrtle No.
8, Helena; Lee Mantle, Damon No. /,
L. A. Walker, Myrtle No. 9, Helena.
STANDING COMMITTEES
On Returns and CREDENTIALS E.
Barnaby, of No. 2; E. H. Talcott. of No.
10; W, L. Slater, of No. 0.
On Distribution.-John L. Sloane, of
No, Il; J. B. Koch, of No. 2; Robert
Thurburn, of No. Is.
On Finance.-. II. Kleinschmidt, of
No.3 Charles Aspling, of No. l3; Geo.
c. Fitchen, of No. l.
On Transportation and Per Diem.-
II, S. Neal, of No. IS; Chas. Hirschman,
of No. s; W. Pinkham, of MOL.
On Appeals and Grievances-C. X.
Cole, of No. 8; j. Carter Smith, of No. o;
w. L. Bretherton, of No. 5.
On Charters. and By-Laws.-W. c.
Riddle, of No. 4; J. B. Sennett, of No.
II, V. A. Cook, of No. 10.
On Laws and Supervision.--Geo. NJ.
Bourquin, of No. II; W. Ii. Roberts, of
No. s; Jacob Loeb, Of No. 8.
On State of the Order.-W. w. Alder
son, of No, 2; L. J. Wright, of No. IA; T.
H. Kleinschmidt, of Nos.
On Foreign Colrespondence.-Jos. D. |
Conard, of No. Is; A. II. Swerdfger, of
No.7; G. r. Woods, of No. 10.
On Constitutional Amendments. Lee |
Mantle, of No. ; P. j. Donahue, of No,
l6; ]. H. Owings, No. 6.
On Printing and supplies.-A. ]. Selig-
man, Helena; +. W. Vreeland, Poze-
man; Jno. G. Evans, Butt.
PERSONALS.
Jno. u. Evans, the popular Grand X.
Of R. and S., of Butte, has room at the
Wakefield House. Also Past Grand
Chancellor L. A. Walker, of Helena, and |