The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-20
WORK NEARLY DONE
PYThIAN GRAND LODGE WILL
LEAVE WICHITA TONIGHE

Ibis, However, VIII be the Best Day of tn
Session for Genuine Social Time-rh
Program of Entertainment Offers Man
Inducements to visitors--Omcers Elect
ed for Both the Grand Lodge and tn
Temple - Fort Scott Selected for tn
Next Place of Aeetine-Graud LodG
Thanks the People of Wichita.
This will be the last day OF the session
of the grand lodge knights of Pythia:
OF Kansas, in the city. and ali regre
that such a splendid lot Of ladies and
gentlemen could not remain several days
longer. They have felt at home here al
the time and they, too, are sorry thai
they could not remain longer. 1t wa.
not hard for them to get acquainted
with the good people of Wichita, nor was
IL hard for the latter to &c acquainted
with the visitors. If a single lady OF
gentleman is going home with any griev.
ance against Wichita no reporter of this
paper has heard of il.
The grand lodge will hold its next an
nual meeting at Fort Scott and there
will doubtless be a splendid time there
The people of that city are broad mind
ed and hospitable and will give their
knightly visitors a warm welcome next
year. Nearly all the boys, however, said
last night that they would sooner by
far come 70 Wichita then any other town
in the state and they regretted that the
great lodge could not very consistently
meet here every year.
The program today will be one of en-
tertainment almost exclusively. II will
embrace the following features:
a. m. Grand lodge session a. Garfield
hall.
a. m. Grand temple session at 1. o.
o. F. hall.
Between and p. m. an exhibition
run will be made by the Wichita fire
department on Douglas avenue and
Main street. and all persons with horses
or carriages viii please keep off these
streets al that time.
p. m. Farewell reception, novelty
exhibition drill and ball, will be given
al the Auditorium. All knights in full
uniform and their ladies will be admit
ted free. Admission 10 the balcony 15c;
70 the lower floor, soc; ladies with escort
free. Tickets for admission can only be
obtained from the committee having the
entertainment in charge. Music by
Shaw's full orchestra.
The above is the printed program, but
Al is unnecessary to say that il includes
ali the means Of entertainment visitors
can find. The promises held out 10 the
visitors at the start still hold good. eff
you don't see what you want. ask for
t."
The principal. and il might be said the
only business of the grand lodge yester-
day, was the election of officers and the
selection Of the next place of meeting.
The latter went to Fort Scott. and the
time Will be the third week in May, 1898.
The officers elected are as follows:
Grand Chancellor-W. A. S. Bird, To-
peka.
Grand Vice Chancellor-J. W. Swart-
EEL Parsons.
Grand Prelate-J. A. Alton, Kingman.
Grand Master OF Exchequers-A. c.
jones, Nlcnlta.
Grand Master OF Arms-J. T. Creigh-
ton. Leavenworth.
Grand Keeper of Records and Seals
Cues Neubert. Kansas City, Kan.
Grand Inner Guard-W. ]. Duval of
Hutchinson.
Outside Guard-G. D. Keefer. Abilene.
Representative to the Grand Lodge
L. NJ Hallowell, Wichita.
There was a hot contest. but friendly.
Of course. between several candidates for
several places. but defeat in each in
stance was accepted with the utmost
philosophy.
Before adjourning last night the grand
lodge passed the following resolution:
Resolved. That the grand lodge
Knights of Pythias of the domain OF
Kansas. hereby extends its hearty and
unanimous vote of thanks TO the sub
ordinate lodges of the city Of Wichita,
the members of Wichita Division of the
uniform rank K. Of P, the Temple Of
Rathbone Sisters, the board of trade,
business men and citizens of Wichita
generally. for the solicitous care and
kindly interest In our welfare during the
stay Of this grand lodge, and other Wis
i:ors and their ladies'"
one Of the executive committee was
Is donate a ten dollar bill 10 Mr.. Plum
mer, janitcr of Garfield hall. as a token
Of ;heir appreciation of his efficiency in
taxing care Of the hai. and seeing to the
comforts Of the members Of the grand
lodge
THE PARADE.
Il was somewhat after the hour set
for the parade that everything Was in
readiness. The different divisions gath
cred from all over the city. and this took
up soma-time. Il was by no means late
however. when the Gordon Of police de-
tailed 10 head the parade started down
Fourth avenue.
Chief OF Police Campbell walked with
his men in the csnter. and the solid line
of the blue coa.s made a very fine ap-
pearance. large stalwart fellows that
they are. and many were the remarks Of
praise heard upon all sides as TO their
appearance.
Following the Gordon OF police came
the Guthrie band. who presented fine
appearance in their dress suits Briga-
der General Lyon followed. mounted up-
on a fine black horse. who carried him
self proudly. Following came Colonel
Egerton, % the majcr generals staff.
followed by his own staff. Colonel John
son. also a member Of the major sener-
ais staff. came next in ortier With his
s.aff. and following came the, staff %
Avafdah