The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-27
THE SILVER CONVENTION
TOMORROW.
THE COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
FOR WHAT WILL BE AN IMPoR-
TANT EVENT IN THE ORDERS
HISTORY.
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ADVANCE STATISTICS
SOME
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Showing the Remarkabie Growth of
the knights Of aPythias in the
State.

Tomorrow and Wednesday of this
week the twenty-fifth annual meeting
of the Pythian grand lodge will be held
in this city at the state capitol. The
''Silver Convention will be great
event in the history of the order, and
preparations are being made for a
grand success. There will be 165 dele
gates present, representing total
state membership of about 1900. Since
the last meeting over 500 new members
have been added to the order in Min
nesota.
The st. Paul delegation will consist
of the following members: Capitol
lodge, S. S. Fenley, L. Waters, R. Ross;
Champion lodge, R. F. Malone, H. j.
Gray; Webster lodge, A. D. Blekher, A.
G. Odell; Lincoln lodge, R. F. Eldridge,
R. c. Nenenschwander; st. Paul lodge,
F. W. Baer, C. Melville; Washington
lodge, P. R. Roller; Liberty lodge, Otto
Bremen; Kenyon lodge, w. J. O'Brien;
Twin City lodge, K. 3. Hamilton.
The Minneapolis delegates to the
grand lodge are; Minneapolis Lodge
No. l, e. B Mayo, A. F. Smith, H. H.
West; Unity Lodge No. 4, c. A Green"
wood, George N. Borden, H. F. Ham;
Monitor Lodge No. 6, A w. Skog, Otto
Leffholrn; Hermion Lodge No 1S, T. w.
Davies, A. E. -Reuillard; Nora Lodge
NO. 80, William. Lantz, G.. j. Skarnes;
Nicollet Lodge No. IS, W. L. German,
W. T. Clark; Plymouth Lodge No. 79,
William Kissell
The ofticers-o of the. grand lodge are:
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grand vice chancellor, c. w. Stillson:
grand prelate, C. c. Rollitt;grand keep
er of records and seals, F. E. Wheaton;
grand master of exchequer, A. G. Cod
frey; grand master at arms, A. J. StOD-
bardt grand inner guard, J. B. Rich
ards; grand outer guard, M. J. Daily;
supreme representatives, L. P. Hunt,
]. f. Hilscher; grand trustees, John V.
I. Dodd, George F. Blossom, Charles
S. Bradt; committee on law, Grier NJ
Orr, R. B. Brewer, A. Steinhauser.
The committees appointed by Grand
Chancellor Strattion, of Minneapolis,
are as follows:
NJ. Hoban No. lO6; Fred H. Lake, No 26.
Committee on Credentials-D. c. Clinton,
No o1S6; H. T. Ham, No. 4; R. S. Farnsworth,
No 66
Committee On Mileage and Per Diem-Frank
W. Baer, No. 43; H. NJ. Weston, No. l; c. H.
CelyeF, NO. 80.
Committee on State of Order-George P.
Tawney, No. 21; Charles R. Oliver, No. 119;
w. w. Routh. No AZ
Committee on Distribution-C. G. Schroeder,
No. 20; H. j. Gray No. 49, 1. C. Davenport,
No. 20.
Committee on Warrants and Charters-Jo-
seph A. Bear, No. 54i Lindsay Waters, No. 5l;
j. E. Jackman, No. 7.
Committee Necroogy-Charles E. Pills
bury, No. 50; NJ. R. o'Neill, No. 104; E. X.
Smith, No. ~. ~ -a9 iB-.:.- a-
Committee On Law-ACTrfer NJ. Orr, No. 3S
R. B. Brewer, No&dS2i. Albert 5Ste;nhauser,
Committee on. Fraternal Correspondence
John V. l. Dodd, No. 4S; w. R. Hodges, No.
rs; w. ]. Smith No. q.
Tomorrow morning the ST. Paul
lodges will give grand reception to
the visiting members and delegates at
the Windsor hotel, after which there
will be a grand parade to the state
capitol. Gov. Clough will welcome the
delegates, and Acting Mayor Bigelow
Will give them the keys of the city.
W hile Chancellor Stratton will welcome
the visiting members on behalf of the
order.
The growth of the order in Minnesota
has been truly remarkable and almost
unprecedented. In the last few years
the membership has expanded from 175
to $500, and the financial development
has been commensurate thereto. The
appended table is most interesting as
showing cOmprehensively the growth
and development of the order in this