The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25


reaved has made the order of the Knights
hearts of many thousands of families.
Utah has three sections of this rank, with
membership of 81, representing SlS4,-
600 endowments. The department of the
order known as the Uniform rank is
very important one. In its character it
is essentially military. The drill has been
so revised as to bring it into perfect har-
mony with the tactics of the United States
army, thus eminently fitting its members
for national defense should the necessity
for their aid arise The judges at the COM
petitive drills of the order are officers
of the United States army. The
rank has 800 active divisions,
consisting of an army OF 30 900 enthusiastic
Pythlans whose time, money and energies
are fully and freely given for the advance
ment OF the order. 1t runs hand in hand
with the other ranks of the order and is the
pride of every subordinate lodge. There
are in Utah three active divisions of the
Uniform rank.
In the Utah jurisdiction there are at
present twelve subordinate lodges with
membership of l, 100, and good prospect
for the formation of four new lodges IN the
near future. The existing lodges are as
follows:
Myrtle No. l, Salt Lake, instituted N ovember
s, 1873. j. P. Meakin, G. C.
Ogden No 2, Ogden, instituted May, %, 1881.
J. c. Corlew, c C.
Rocky Mountain No. g. Salt Lake, instituted
September ~, 1881. Daniel Frey, c. c.
PARK Lodge No. 4, Park City, instituted o.
tober l6, 1882. j. j. jenkins c c.
Calanthe No. 5, Salt La stituted July 2,
1888 H. f. Clark @. G.
Damon No. s, Terrace, instituted November
6, 1899. L. Pchart, C. C.
Queen City No. Z, Ogden, instituted August g.
1890. F. ". Lewis, c. c.
Godiva No. g. Eureka, instituted December s,
1891. c. f. Rathbone, c. c.
These eight lodges are in the territory of
Titan. The other four, making twelve in all,
are in Utah Jurisdiction, but lot in the
territory. They are:
Ivanhoe, No. 2, Boise City; instituted
Nov. 81, 1887.
Mountain Gem, No. 8, CaldwelI insti-
tuted April 9, 1888.
Fort Hall, No. 4, Pocatello; instituted
February II, 1889.
Idanha, No. 5, Montpelier; instituted
July 20, 1890.
The grand lodge was instituted March 81,
1884. Justus Witherell was the first grand
chancellor and L. w. Rivers first grand
keeper of records and seals. The following
are the present officers:
Past Grand Chancellor-----L. H. Farnsworth
Grand Chancellor Husbands
/ Grand Vice Chancellor L. Osborne
! Grand Prelate ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Swain Beatty
/ Grand Master of Exchequer. 80 John S. Corlew
/ Grand &. OF f. and S. -----------.-R.H u. GeigeI
Grand Master-at- Arms NJ. Browr
/ Grand Inner Guard .-------- 49,. James Slime
Grand Outer Guard Robert Shelton
Grand Trustee Huse
Brother T. c. Armstrong was the first
past grand chancellor Mr.. Armstrong is
one of the Oldest and best Pythians. He
was born in London Nov. %, 1912. He
came to Salt Lake City in 1856. In 1876 he
embarked in the seed and grain business in
this city, in which he is still engaged. BY
industry and good management he Quilt W
an excellent trade, and is well fixed in this
worlds goods. His Pythiau record com
meuced on June %, 1880, when he was mi
tiated into Myrtle lodge. He held most Of
the subordinate offices in the order, anC
in 1882 at the opening of the new Pythiar
Castle, in the Walker Opera House. wa:
made chancellor commander and was
trustee of Myrtle Lodge for several years
He also has held the Offices Of deputy
supreme chancellor, grand chancellor anC
supreme representative, all of which office.
he filed with honor to himself and tht
order. He also was a leading spirit in The
uniform rank and held the Offices of captain
and colonel.
The present grand chancellor, VIM. Hus-
bands, has been one of the most faithful
and successful workers for Pythianism il
this Jurisdiction, both in the subordinate
and grand lodges. Like Brother Arm
strong he, too, is an Euglishman by birth
He settled in Salt Lake in 1861, joining tn,
Pythian order in 1850. In 1881 he was on,
of the charter members of Wasatch divis
ion of the Uniform rank. For three year
in succession, 1888, 1889, and 1890, he wa
elected grand representative from Myrtl
y
vice chancellor and now holds the higl
Office of grand chancellor of Utah iurisdic
ton. AS business man, Brother Hus
bands has been very successful. AT tn
present time he holds the Office of U. s
guager for Salt Lake City.
The present chancellor commander o
Myrtle lodge, Brother John P. Meakin
also claims old England as his birthplace
He came to Salt Lake in 1869 and has ma
his own way to make in the world Hi
early life in Utah was a hard struggle, bu
by perseverance and pluck he made posi-
} ton for himself and his family.
He Joined the ranks of the knights o
Pythias in April, 1880, and has been
: faithful worker for the good of the orde
!; ever since.
He is gifted elecutionist and vocalist
, His abilities and those of his talented wifi
have been ever ready at any call for tn