Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-22
CLOSING DAY OF rnE coxvsxrros.

Peoria Selected - the Piece OF Next
| Years Grand Lodge.
The closing day o: the grand lodge
Opened this morning with the visit
to Rock Island arsenal, postponed
from yesterday afternoon because Of
the rush OF business before the con-
vention. GA the converting of the
business session the election Of the
trustee completed the list OF officers.
The selection Of the place Of next
ears meeting then came mp. There
were two contestipg cities. Peoria
and Springfield. and OF the i6I votes
cast. Peoria received $50. The
salary of the retiring grand chsncel-
} lor, j. j. Brown. Wa fixed NJ $1,000
} for the past year, while that of the
keeper of records and seal was made
81 900 for the ensuing year. The
finance com mi,tee submitted its
report showing the receipts dur
ing the year to have been
t3i.c5s 90. the expenditures $50
s92.c2 The total assets are e5l7.-
1881. Various bills were presented
and allowed. The committee on
judiciary reported proposed
i " luC Jaw VI -ht Iouu
lodge relating to transfer cards
which was adopted. and the effect of
which is to make IL lawful TO trans
fer an applicant from one lodge TO
any other in the domain OF Illinois
provided the applicant keeps his dues
paid to the lodge issuing the card.
The ommitt-e presented resolutions.
wni h were adopted. expressing
thanks to the local Knights of Pyth-
las, the citizen. Of Rock Island aud
he press of Rock Island for cour-
tests during the grand lodge meeting
here.
IT, view Of the action OF yesterday
in determining TO close the grand
lodge today. and thus saving tn. ~
pense of si.0)) Tor another days ses-
SION. the trolley ride and visit t.
n, Tower. planned for thi. after
noor. was abandoned. aud the grand
lodge is d.voting itself to routine
business this afternoon tn be fol-
o~cd by tie installation Of new OH
GERS. All the remaining work will
be crowded through today II IL take.
until midnight.
1 s"o s~os~
knights and their Ia dies and
fricods INDUCED in the pleasure Of
rerp-ich1re 1t the Industrial Home
last evening. The hall wa. tasteful :
lv decorated in the colnrs Of the or
der. From the ceiling were sus-
pended tire. large streamers Of
bunting of red. yellow and blue.
forming large angle. while on the
: walls aud in the windows there wer.
designs symbolic of Pythiauhood.
The attendance filled the hall. many
Of the visiting Knights taking si-
vantage of the occasion arranged FOR
Their entertainment by the Rock Isl.
and brethren.
Bleuer's orchestra provided de
lightful music, and the small hoar-
OF another day had dawn.d ere tn.
fes' ivities were concluded. The af-
: fair was success in all respects.
The committees in charge were:
Arrangements. Samuel Arndt. S. X
: Wright. Lee Pau; reception. e. "
Negus. Herman De,jeus. W. W
Bowlby. William =. Wins, A. ID.
Huesiug. +. W. Thompson, Eli Mos
enfslder. j. +. Wagner. DIR. J. =.
Myers, John w. Ward, John ". Pot
ter, Louis GlockhoG. +. W. Hurst.
N IL Sexton. j. T. Kenworthy. Dr.
; j. K. Hollowbush. Charles McHugh.
) l.. Affairs. II. e. Cleveland, T.. r.
Aldrich; floor. Capt. %. +. Mckinley.
Michael Higgins. William Hair.
James Darnell, r. J. Donahue. j. r.
: Connolly, William Hartz. William
Lamont. William Stewart. James
O'Connor.
Supper was served in the dining
hsll of the building By the Crown
Restaurant Jmpany.
Opsn secrets.
j. F. Murphy. representative Of
Princeton lodge. 46i. Chicago. who
Is also CO otain OF Company T.. seventh
, rtgimen., 1. y. e.. is a Jolly mem Der
OF the Chicago delegation ut the con-
, vention.
Prominent am ng the delegates Is
A L. Rodewald, Of Rushyilie. clerk
OF Schuyler county, who in the days
OF the old Eleventh congressional dis
trict was prominent IN the councils
oil the democratic party in the dis
trict.
As q rule the Pythian visitors have
avoided political discussion. but tn.
silver sen'iTelt cropped out
several times last night In the cor
ridor OF the hsrper in little gather
ings OF the Knights. and there wer.
quitsa number % good paturtd de-
n e, during the course Of the even
lag.
Al ARGUS representative who
'banced sc''d-niaily to get isto q
'o' m Mt the HARPER la.i evening
her number Of the past gr,nd
? cnancel!ors had Assem- bled. was rnsce
tie victim OF the working uf the
, orienih." A. toe out..; the pres
msn declared he would publish
the entire ceremony. but when 10 va.
over be concluded be would not. Toe
,nni'io"si sho doe cot wear . cat
7.