The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-15
knights of Pxthias.

Last week was quite an active cne
among the Knights OF Pythias, and
the members were strictly in the
swim.
On Monday evening Calanthe
lodge had a we'll ATTENDED meeting
In the midst of the ceremonies an
alarm was heard at the .oUt door
of the castle. A herald was sent to
ascertain the cause, and 1t was speed
lily learned that the members of Ivy
Temple were waiting outside with
baskets laden with good things, and
that they had come with intent to
surprise the members. The secret
symbols were quickly put aside, and
the ladies admitted. The balance of
the evening was spent in social amen
tiles, and a guessing contest as to
how many raisins were contained in
a cake, resulted in a net gain Of
g11.40, which will be applied on the
purchase of Pythian banner.
A committee of three from the lodge
was appointed to confer with like
committees from the other lodges in
the matter of the reception to be ten
dered to grand chancellor in August.
Myrtle lodge had a we'll attended
meeting on Tuesday evening. In the
absence of Chancellor Daily and Vice
Husbands was elected to the chair.
Routine business and matters pertain
ing to THE caring for the sick We're
attended to, after which the castle
hall was surrendered TO the Rathbone
Sisters for the purpose of fnstMut1ng
the new temple, Justus r., an ac-
count of which appeared in The Her
aid of Wednesday.
Monitor lodge had a good meeting
on Wednesday. Routine work was
the order of the evening.
At the meeting of Rocky I1ountain
lodge on Thursday the chief business
was the installation Of officers. The
work was done in excellent style with
District Deputy W. W. Phillips as
installing officer Reports received
showed the lodge to ibe in excellent
condition and it's prospects bright.
Zion lodge met on Friday evening
and nearly every seat was occupied.
The rank of page was con-
ferred on Brother Grips and
the rank of esquire on Brothers
]. K. Crane and Grips me ne
new officers took their places and did
the work very creditably. w. w. Wis
comb makes a fine chancellor COM
mander and H. ". Early fills the vice
chancellor's chair with credit.
The Pythian board of relief met on
Sunday morning. The board is COM
posed of the chancellor commanders
of all the lodges in the city. The re
firing board made their final report
and turned over the books to their
successors. The old board has done
good work in affording succor and as
sistance to needy and transient
brethren. The retiring board is en-
titled to great credit for the excellent
work performed.
For several months past a movement
has been on foot looking to the forma-
ton of a uniform Pythian band and
it looks now as if the project would
soon be contaminated. The band will
be composed of twenty-four pieces and
will be an important adjunct to the
order.
Eagle lodge No. -. of Castle Gate
is progressing very satisfactorily and
is now about to build a new castle
hall
Past Chancellor David Wilkins was
in this city on Saturday and made final
arrangements and let the contract fol-
the new building to Past Chancellor
U. E. Stewart. The structure is to be
completed by September 10.
A new lodge will be instituted al
Scofield, Carbon county, on Saturday
July q. A special Rio Grande Western
train will run for the occasion from
this city. The fare for the round trip
will be $3.50. Grand Chancellor Meakin
and the grand officers will go Town tc
perform the institution ceremonies
and members of the subordinate lodges
are invited to Join in the trip. Past
Chancellor John Weber, of Scofield
was chiefly instrumental in the forma.
ton of the new lodge which starts out
with thirty-Six members.