Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-19
KNIGHTS In SESSION.
Installation of the officers of the
State Grand Lodge.
HONORS FOR A PITTSBURG MAN.
Standing Committees Appointed for the
Ensuing Year.
PRIZE DRILL IN SCHENLEY PARK

To economic time it was deemed expe-
dient by the Grand Lodge of the Knights OF
Pythias to hold the session and the COM
petitlve drill at the same time yesterday.
A committee representing the lodge was
appointed to attend the drill at Schenley
Park, while the other representatives.
remained in town and attended to business.
The morning session opened at O'Clock.
The report of the Advisory Committee of
the Relief Fund relative to changing its
control from the Grand Lodge to subordi-
nate lodges was presented and caused great
deal of debate After an extensive discus
sion the report was laid on the table, to be
considered at the next Grand Lodge meet
ing. 1t was not expected that any definite
action would be taken upon this, as the
delegates were not advised by their respec-
tive lodges how to vote on the matter The
report of the Committee on Elections was
completed, confirming the elections of the
deputies throughout the State. The subject
of the installation of officers was then taken
up, and the time for the ceremonies fixed
for o'clock in the afternoons session.
Bounffes for New Lodges Suggested.
A proposition was presented that the
Grand Lodge should pay fee or bounty for
the organization of new lodges, the fee being
paid to the promoters. After hot debate
this was laid upon the table
At the afternoon session the new officers
were installed. The first on the list was j.
7 Davis. Grand Chancellor. The oblga-
tion being admin istered, the Chancellor, in
n yerv brilliant speech, after referring to
The honor conferred upon him, depicted the
great industries of the city of Pittsburg.
He closed by extending a greeting IRON
the knights of Pittsburg to the knights of
Pennsylvania; from hearts as warm as our
furnaces and as true as the steel rails which
bind together the localities which they rep
resent At the conclusion OF this address
the Chancellor named the standing COM
mittees for the ensuing year as follows:
Finance and Mileage-Charles n. Rob
bins, No. ls; Daniel w. Bussinger, No 3s;
Timothy Mccarthy, No. 81; George Birken-
Law-Thom as E. Merchant, No: BAL; W. H.
Fakins, No. 80: Albion Foulds No. 81; Sam
uel NJ Pyfer, No. 153: j. c. Gerhardt. No 44
Goodwin, No. 81: Robert Carey, No. 3l2;
James A. Gear, No. ls7; Charles o. Rake, No.
1l3
Nareham No. IL: Harry Williams. No. Is
Credentials-Thomas j. Haring, No. 9;
Henry E. Davis, No. l3; Charles Z. Elliott,
Advisory Board Relief Fund-Charles
smull, No. le6; Ed II. Wagner, No. 2SS; VIM.
a Mullen, No. g.
At this point Representative John Field
ing. of Division 243, Allegheny, stepped
forward and in q neat speech presented
the retiring Grand Chancellor, George
Buckman; George Hawkes.. Grand Keeper
of Records and Seal, and Julius Mountney,
Grand Master of the E1chequer, with por-
trait of himself
Presentation TO the New Chancellor.
Grand Prelate R. H. jackson, of ALLIE
chenv, who will in two years occupy the
Grand Chancellors chair, again giving Al
legheny county that honor, advanced
toward Grand Chancellor Davis, followed
by handsome leather library chair, which
he presented to him in one OF his clever
speeches
Then followed the installation of the other
officers: Vice Chancellor, John M Stratton,
of Philadelphia; Grand Prelate, r. H.
Jackson, of Pittsburg; Grand Master at
Arms, C. G. Freed. of Philadelphia; Grand
Inner Guard, H. n. Dunnell, of Scranton,
and Grand Outer Guard, Christopher Deem,
OF Reading.
The discussion of the instructions to be
given the Supreme Lodge representatives
for their action upon certain proposed
amendments to the constitution which will
be acted upon at the Supreme Lodge meet
ing at Kansas City next week, took up the
remainder of the time until o'clock, when
the meeting adjourned to enjoy sail on the
river on the City of Pit.sburg which was
awaiting them.
Julius Monutney, Grand Master of the
Exchequer, will have all that he can do
TODAY. He will have the work of disburs-
ing Sc, 600 in small sums to delegates for
their mileage and paying other small bills
L Al o.
ney who is manager of the Philadelphia
Academv of Mnsic and q nromipent busi-