The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24
GRAND OFFICERS INSTALLED.
CONVENTION WORK COMPLETED
AND DELEGATES ADJOURN
EVENING OF PLEASURE.
JURY IN SHEPARD CASE Dls1cREE
Possibility That the Prosecution
Will Be Dropped-News of the
Mil City.

After taking short breathing spell
the Pythians got down to work again
yesterday afternoon and before 5
o'clock the business of the Grand
Lodge of the Domain of Minnesota had
been completed and the convention ad-
journed.
The amount of business transacted
by the convention has been a record
breaker, considering the tendency to
talk on the part of many of the rep
resentatives. All actual work of the
convention was done yesterday, and
| in addition, the officers were installed
with a ceremony which took consider
able time. This took place after the
regular work had been finished. The
installation was conducted by L. P.
Hunt, of Mankato, the supreme rep
representative of Minnesota The Of
ficers were Robert Stratton. Minneap-
oils. grand chancellor; C. w. Stilson,
Duluth, grand vice-chancellor; A. G.
Godfrey, Minneapolis, grand master of
the eXchequer; Fred Wheaton, Min
neapolis, grand keeper of records and
seal; A. j. Stobbart, ST. Paul, grand
master of arms; ]. b. Richards, Man
grand officers, Rev. C. c. Rollit. Red
Wing, grand prelate, and NJ. j. DAILY
Perham, grand outer guard, were not
present to take the insignia Of office,
and they will be installed at some
future date by the grand chancellor.
The business of the afternoon con-
sisted chiefly of winding up committee
reports and fixing" the various reso-
Init HHhi I'D n hn
convention. The proposition to change
the date of the annual meeting was
laid over until the next annual session.
A proposition to reduce the per capita
tax was defeated. A diSpensation was
granted to Kitch1 Gammi lodge, No.
123, West Duluth, to confer the Pythian
rank for SIS until April 80, 1897.
1t was provided that in the future all
amendments to the grand statutes must
lay over enc year. unless passed by a
tWo-thirdS vote of the majority men,
bership of the grand lodge.
The report of the committee on state
of the order, rendered it's report and it
was declared the best which has ever
been presented to the Minnesota grand
lodge. The convention unanimously
passed a vote of thanks to the COM
mittee.
TO REVISE THE STATUTES.
The grand chancellor was empower
ed to appoint a committee Of three to
revise the grand statutes in conform
ity with the supreme statutes, and also
a committee of three to compile a
history Of the order in Minnesota. The
grand chancellors salary was fixed at
$500, with $500 for travelling expenses.
A warrant of 81 800 was ordered drawn
to pay the expenses of the convention.
Immediately after the installation of
the grand officers the grand chancellor
appointed the committees on law and
fraternal correspondence.
A vote of thanks was extended to
the retiring grand chancellor, E. H.
Williams, of st. Paul, and as if to fur
ther honor him, 1t was voted to hold
the next convention in his city.
After the adjournment, most of the
representatives made ready to depart
from the city, Quite a number, how
ever, remained over, ana last evening
visited the various lodges of this city
and st. Paul which were in session
Several of the lodges made special ar
rangements to entertain the represent
atlves from the country, and their hos
pital1ty was much appreciated Several
OF the committees and officers contin-
ued to work last evening, and among
them the G. K. r. S., Fred Weaton
VINO Will be about the busiest man In
the state for the next few weeks.
Before the grand lodge adjourned it
was voted that the grand lodge sub
scribe for the Pythian Advocate and
Pen for each member Of the grand
representatives
delegation of ladies from the Rath-
bone Sisters visited the convention hall
just after adjournment and thanked the
Knights for courtesies which had been
extended to them. formal exchange
of good wishes followed, and the ladies
retired.
One of the grand chancellors first
duties will be the appointment of the
deputy grand chancellors. This will be
done Immediately.