The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-11
hnfghts of Prthiaa.

The followers Of Damon and Pyt1lias
had a very busy and interesting week.
The lodges all held their stated con-
claves with good attendances and
plenty of work
CaIanthe lodge met on Monday even
ing and besides transacting a large
| amount Of miscellaneous business con-
ferred the rank of esquire on Guy
I Willis
AS usual Myrtle lodge had a fine
meeting on Tuesday evening A COM
nnittee was appointed to make ar
rangements for a complimentary liter
airy entertainment to be given on Tues
| day evening March u, by the. mem
bers of the lodge and their friends
| The programme will consist of literary
exercises, cards, refreshments, ETC.
At Monitor lodge Mo- IL, on Wednes-
| day night. the rank OF. page was con-
ferred on Messrs. Brodbent and Patten
| IN a most impressive manner and on
| Friday evening, most delightful time
! was spent at the invitation of knight
! Ben Wild and his most estimable wife,
who has now finished his contract on
| the city and county building, and is
about to return to Chicago. His de-
parture was much deplored as he made
many friends While sojournine
amongst the knights in this fair land
! OF Zion, and we wish him and his
| beautiful wife health and happiness in
! their journey through life.
The evening was spent in a social
| card party, and in miniStering to the
! needs of the inner man. SONGS and
| Rotations abounded and kind words
! We're spoken for the order of f. C. B.
I There were present: D. D. G. C. Stew
| art and wife, p. c. Hamlin, P @.
Doxey and wife, G. G. Lewis and wife.
| V. c. Ryan and wife, p Watson, ]. G..
| Austin and wife, o. G.. Hagerman and
wife, NJ w Kidd and wife, NJ. a.
| Bush. Knights Erickson Hall, Har-
rington, Smith. Burns, Page. Brod-
bent and their wives and Miss DiIIing-
| ham. All were sorry that owing ia
illness Prof. John p Meakin was OBJ
sent. A very kind letter was received
! rendering his best wishes 20 the host
! and hostess. Though on a bed of sick
ness his heart was with Pythianisn.
Brother Meakin was taken suddenly
i'll on Thursday and for several days
Was confined to bed. His many warm
friends will however, be pleased tc
learn that he is conValescent and ex-
poets to be. down al business today
Mr.. Meakin is a central figure arounf
which Pythianism clings, and in ever
few days absence he is sadly missed
The session of Rocky Mountain lodge
No. 5. Knights Of PythiaS, on Thurs
day evening, was well attended. A
number of visitors we're present 4
having been previously whispered tina
there We're two candidates for Thu
rank of page, and four for rank o.
esquire and that the Pythian goat wa.
ia excellent condition for the occasion
All expected a good time and were
not in the least disappointed Fas
Chancellor D. Frey, acting G. c., con
ferred the rank of page on P. M. NV
hauser and Jacob GruhIer in a mos
creditable manner. Also conferred TIL,
rank Of esquire on J. P. McAney, A. L
Nesbett, Antonio Peterson and JaeoJ
Gruhler Bros Ryan, Hall, Simon anC
Gfranbee are given great credit fo
their skill in the management of tn,
goat.
The supreme lodge having in con
temptation the building of a Pythiai
sanitarium, Rocky Mountain lodge ap
pointed committee to work. with com
mittees from the other lodges of tn,
city to. if possible. get the building a
Bech's hot springs Little Rock, Ar
kansas. is pulling hard to get it, bu
the Pythians of Utah, with the assist
ance of the citizens, will make a strop;
pull, ana if necessary. a long pull l
we should gain the pull, it will be
good thing for Utah
Zion lodge met on Friday evening
and instructed Brothers Orem, John 7
AXton and two others in the myster
les Of the rank of knight. Routin
business was transacted and pleas
ant and profitable time passed..