, 1897-09-09

New Grand ChancellCr-Nearly All
Of the Visitors Return to Their
Homes ON the Midnight Train.
The Grand Lodge OF Wyoming.
Knights of Pythias closed lis 14th an
nnil session yesteray, Supreme Chan
cellor C~olgrove, assisted by Major Cen
erll Carnahan as Grand Master at Arms,
finishing the work Of Installing the
officers at about 5 o'clock p. m.
In every respect the session was one
Of rhe successful ever held in the
state. and the membership felt highly
hCnored by the visit paid them by the
supreme chancellor and the major gen.
eral. Their council and advice will I'M
1oubteily rebound to the material bene-
fl Of Pihianism in this grand domain.
The business OF the session was not
very urge. but one or two questions OF
vital importance to the order in the
state were disposed Of. At the "a ses-
sion o' The supreme lodge radical and
sweeping changes in the fundamental
lnw Of the order were made. The strH-
rpre Of the order was so changed as to
make it conform TO the government of
he United States. The chief executive
officer. the supreme chancellor. CORE
spends with the president, the supreme
'riErnal with the supreme court and
Tho cI,nrpme lnlya with cnntrrasS Tho
supreme chancellor Is the commaner-
in-chief of the Uniform Rank. just as
he president Of he eUnite States is at
he head Of the army. although he has
in fact just as little to do with the uni
form rank rs the president has with
he army. Immediately following this
sweeping change in the constitution Of
the supreme lodge all the grand do
proceeded TO change their constitutions
50 that they would conform with the
supreme law. Many OF the smaller .iur-
isdictions. however, have discovered that
tr,e tribunal. even when composed Of
three members only, has been a luxury
TOO expensive to carry. Supreme Tri-
bune Frank II. Clark OF Cheyenne. who.
NY the way. is one of the brightest men
in the entire order, has been giving rhis
question considerable thought for some
me past and has evolved a plan which
was adopted by the Grand Lodge Of Wy
oming at its session just closed. Under
tho ngW pu- thara iS nna grand tri hilpn
IN the Wyoming domain. Judge Chas.
y. Potter OF Cheyenne being the first
gentleman appointed to the position, and
he has the power to call to his aid while
lnrs OF the order. It will be seen ut once
hat the expense of a meeting will be
reduced TO a minimum. Instead OF three
men travelling to n distant town OF the
state to hold a session OF the tribunal,
only n will now be required, it being
probable that the remaining members
OF the tribunal will always be selected
from among the past chancellors Of the
city where the trial is to be held.
Other changes in the laws were made.
hut they were not Of a nature to inter-
ast the public or the membership in
general.
The new chief executive of the order
in this state. the Hon. Carroll H. Par
malce OF Buffalo, is a man Of distin-
guished ability and the membership
looks forward to a season OF great pros
| MONTE ,plnr bis ,,rohln ,rJ ar-h,cino-
tic guidance. Mr.. Parmalee is a men,
Der OF the board of trustees of the Uni
versity OF Wyoming. and throughout the
entire state he has gained a reputation
Cor being not only a polished gentleman,
but a man OF sterling character. The
order in the state is to be congratulated.
Last night Damon Lodge No. 3 held
a special meeting for the purpose OF
officers. In the evening. however, Su-
preme Chancellor Co.grove sent word
to the lodge that he was suffering with
a severe headache and could not be pres
on. Major General C%arnahan was equal
tn the occasion and eXemplified the Sc
cret work and addressed the lodge at
length. At midnight many Of the visit
ors left for the east, among them being
the supreme chancellor, the major gen.
erll. Grand Chancellor Parmalee. Su-
prone Tribune Frank H. Clark, Past
Grand Chancellors Potter and johnson.
Ed n Millar Of Buffalo Voice. Fred c.
New III OF the Buffalo Bulletin. Grand
Mas r Of Exchequer Walter Schoon-
Thomas Carey OF Cambria, and others.
This morning Past Chancellors Briggs
and Dickinson q. Carbun lodge, Richard
WALTERS OF Rock Springs and R. r. Sea-
ton Of Evanston left for their homes.