The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-20
THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
ANNUAL SESSION or THE STATE
GRAND LODGE.

Features of Interest of the Convention
Yesterday-The ORDERS Prosperity
Uniformed Bodies-Mr. Colgrovo's Eto-
quent Address-Many Prominent Men
Decentralization of Officers To-day.
The twenty-ninth annual session Of
the grand lodge, knights of Pythias,
of Connecticut, was opened in the old
Masonic Temple, 7OS Chapel street, at
1880 o'clock yesterday morning, with
Grand Chancellor Vincent M. King OF
Danbury presiding.
The report of the grand keeper of the
records and seals, Horace O. Case OF
Hartford, showed ia delegates present,
ten grand lodge officers and twelve past
grand chancellors.
The principal business of the morn
ing was the hearing and accepting Of
the report of the grand keeper of rec
ords and seals. The finances of the or
der We're shown to be in a prosperous
condition, but the increase in member
| ship has not been very great. Hard
times are given as the cause of the
slight increase. The appointment of
financier who will be wide awake and
not afraid to remind the members
when they are in arrears for dues was
urged.
The reports showed receipts amount
ing to $4,257.97; disbursements, $S,166.72;
and a balance in the treasury of $1,09l.-
25. The number of lodges at present is
SO, with total membership of 6,OS9.
The amount of cash on hand at the va
rious lodges is $40, ,044.29, an increase of
$4,000 over that of a year ago.
| In Grand Chancellor Kings report he
related the cause of the recent trouble
in America lodge No. 50 of New Haven
and the disposition of the same. There
was serious disagreement regarding
the payment of a note, and a confer
ence of several past chancellors was
held and both sides of the trouble were
heard. AS the result of the same the
lodge was ordered to pay the note by
a certain date This it failed to do and
the grand tribunal was informed of the
existing circumstances. That body has
taken no action in the matter as yet,
but 1t may be adjusted during the pres
ent session.
The report spoke of the growth of the
| Uniformed Rank during the past year,
three or four new companies having
been organized.
At the conclusion Of the business ses-
sion sixty-nine past chancellors were
\ obligated.
| The afternoon session was devoted to
an address by the supreme chancellor
of the world, Philip T. Colgrove of Has
tings, Mich. His address pertained en-
tirely to the secret part of the order,
and was listened to by many K. of P. IS
beside the delegates.
| Last night the grand lodge visited
Sheffield lodge No. 2, where the second
rank was conferred on one candidate.
After this ceremony addresses were
made by Grand Chancellor Vincent M.
King of Danbury, Supreme Represent
ative A. j. Smith of Danbury, Past
Grand Chancellor Potter of Whitman
tic. Grand Keeper of Records and Seals
H. o. Case of Hartford, Past Grand
Chancellor Frank White of Waterbury,
and Grand Vice Chancellor H. w. Ches-
son of Waterbury.
| The session this morning will be cali
ed to order at 10 o'clock. The election
of officers will take place at IL O'Clock.
| In the afternoon the officers elected VIII
be installed and reports of the past
year will be read.
| Among the prominent men of the or
der present yesterday were Supreme
| Chancellor of the World Philip I. Col
grove of Hastings, Mich, Grand Master
of the Exchequer w. l.. Morgan of New
Britain, Supreme Representatives A. j.
Smith of Danbury and G. S. Hull of
Bristol, Members of the Grand Tribunal
E. F. Durand of New Haven, G. Ii.
Welch of Torrington and G.. kendrlck
of Waterbury, Grand Trustees j. S.
Morrill, of Meriden, l.. f. Norton of New
Haven and c. r. Hart of Bethel,
The committees in charge of the con-
vention are as follows:
Chairman, A B. Sinclair, Edgewood
lodge No. IL; secretary, l.. E. Jacobs,
Sheffield lodge No. 2; John Norman,
| A. ]. Metzger, Rathbone lodge No. L;
| A. Fl. Down, Sheffield lodge No. 2; j.
w Mccormack, George Cameron, Ezel
lodge No. 9; Murdock Dingwall, A B.
| Sinclair, Edgewood lodge No. IL; w. c..
p. Burke, c. Fl. Kibbie, America lodge
No. So.
1t is thought by many that the grand
vice chancellor of this domain, F. w.
| Chesson of Waterbury, will be elected
grand chancellor. A. J. Smith of Dan
bury will no doubt be reelected SUI
nrenne representative