The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-20
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
Festivities of the Grand Lodge
Meeting at Fairhaven.
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Gov. Ferry Says the Violinist Must
Pay His Own "Geologists."
A NOTED YAKIMA MAN DEAD.
The Rights of Hudson Bay Ofhcials Re-
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Wslla Military Court-A woman's
Attempt at Suicide.

FAIRHAvES, May 10. Especial - The
eighth annual session of the Grand Lodge,
Knights of Pythias, of the state of WASH
ington, convened here this forenoon with
10 delegates in attendance, representing
nearly all the lodges in its jurisdiction,
which includes also the panhandle of
Idaho. About seventy knights arrived
yesterday, among them several officers of
the Grand Lodge. AT $50 this morning
the City of Seattle steamed up to the
Ocean dock, and the Seattle delegation, IN
Guiding District No. 1. Uniformed Rank,
attended by the First Regiment band. dis
embarked and were met by the members
of the Fairhaven lodge and bands in wait
ing. All formed in line and marched up
Harris street to the Fairhaven hotel. At
10 o'clock the Grand Lodge held short
session, and at IL the grand parade was
formed, led by Colonel w. H. Hawkes. as
marshal, aided by Colonel III. A. Bigelow,
of Seattle; Captain L. III. Smith and c. A.
McLennan, of Fairhaven, and A. Z. Wool
ard and J. ]. Veisenberger, of Whatcom.
The First Regiment band of Seattle,
headed the procession, followed in the
order named by the Seattle Division No. l.,
Uniform Rank; No. Division, Uniform
Rank, preceded by Carpenters band; Fair
haven Lodge, No. 56, headed by the Ward
ner Hose Company band; Fairhaven
Lodge, No. 1874, B. P. o. E.; Fairhaven
Lodge, No. "a. ]. o. 0. F., and the city
council, county commissioners and citi-
zens in carriages.
The procession paraded the principal
business streets. passing under grand
evergreen arch spanning Harris avenue at
Eleventh street, the keystone of which
bears the motto, "Welcome, Knights" and
beneath this is suspended banner in
sc-ibed, Eighth Annual Session of the
Grand Lodge of the State of Washington,
1901" The parade ended at the knights
of Pythias pavilion, a solid two-story
frame structure on Donovan avenue,
erected entirely since last Wednesday,
where short addresses were delivered by
Past Grand Chancellor w. ID. jenkins,
mayor of Whatcom; Grand Vice-Chancel-
lor Richard Osborn, of Seattle, and Hon.
III. Y. Thompson, acting for Mayor Will
son, who was unavoidably absent.
At 1:30 the Grand Lodge assembled for
short business session and conferred the
Grand Lodge degree upon fifty-eight past
chancellors. This afternoon the several
lodges went to Whatcom. where they had
grand parade through the principal
streets to the Twin City BAH park, where
an exhibition game was played between
Tacoma and the Bellingham Bay team
of the Amateur League. This evening a
grand ball is taking place at the pavilion.
considerable number OF belated knights
arrived this evening on the $50 train,
among them Colonel J. c. Haines, of Seat
tie. Tomorrow morning at 9:30 the Grand
Lodge viii again convene in business
session.
The day was beautiful and highly en-
joyed by the hundreds of knights and Wis
itors in attendance, who are delighted
with Fairhaven and the reception ac-
corded them. The election of officers will
probably take place Thursday. The pres
ent officers are as follows: P c., c. o.
Hall, of Colfax; G. c., NJ. d. Smith, of
Spokane; V. c., Judge Richard Osborn,
of Seattle; grand prelate, F. A. Gatz, of
Dayton; grand master of the exchequer,
Mitchell Harris, of Olympia; keeper of
records and seal, A. Beamer, of Sprague;
@. NJ. a., Charles Dorr, of Dayton; grand
inner guard, f. Llewellyn, of Moscow;
grand outer guard, John Mcknight, Of
Newcastle