The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-30
ADOPT NEW CONSTITUTION.
Rathbone Sisters Provide for Board
of Executive officers.


The closing hours of the grand tenn
pie Of the Rathbone Sisters, yesterday
afternoon. partook largely of the ma
ture of a social session, commingled
with giftlnaking. congratulatory
speeches and warm sisterly feeling.
In addition to the present received
Tuesday from the Minneapolis temple,
the retiring grand chief, Mrs. Sarah ].
Hill, was the recipient yesterday Of a
souvenir spoon from Gate City temple,
Of Duluth, and silver soap case from
her friends in Unity and Myrtle tenn
pies, of st. Paul. Past Grand Chief
Hattie R. Godfrey was presented with
an atomizer, and Mrs. Addie Upright,
the grand mistress of finance, was
given a gold pen and case, both gifts
souvenir spoon from Gate City temple,
coming from the ST. Paul temples. The
presentation speeches were made by
Mrs. Clara M. Bailey.
The ladies' accomplished a great deal
of work yesterday, among which was
the adoption of a new constitution and
bylaws, and a recommendation to the
supreme temple. There is very little
change of any Importance from the
former regulations, but these go into
detail more. The new constitution pro-
vides for a board of executive officers,
consisting of the grand chancellor,
grand mistress of records and cores
pondence, the grand mistress Of
finance, and three trustees. The OBJ
ject Of this board is to exercise gen.
eral supervision over the order. The
grand chief is authorized to appoint
the heads of the various standing COM
mittees.
The officers elect were installed by
the supreme representative, Mrs Sarah
J. Hill, assisted by Deputy Supreme
Manager Flora Wetherbee and Past
Grand Chief Alice Schrack.
Mrs. Hattie r. Godfrey, for the past
five years grand mistress of records
past grand chief, and was elected as
alternate to the supreme temple.
l., For the first time in the history Of
| the order in this state. a committee
from the grand lodge, knights of Py-
thias, paid a formal visit to the grand
! temple of Rathbone Sisters, and ex-
tended greetings and congratulations.
The committee was composed of A. q.
! Cdell, George Arbury and Rev. c. c.
RolIit
In addition to the greeting of the
| grand lodge the committe carried with
| it special message from Grand Chan
cellor Stratton, stating that while the
! laws of the Pythian order did not at
| present allow the formal recognition of
the Rathbone Sisters as an auxiliary
of the order, they were gradually work.
! ing toward that end, and he expressed
| the hone that the time was not far
distant when this would be done.
Mrs. Hill, the grand chief, in brief
address, extended a cordial welcome
to the committee, and each of the three
members responded briefly, expressing
a wish for the welfare Of the order.
Mrs. Hill presented each member of
the committee with badge of the
Rathbone Sisters and also returned by
them a badge for each officer of the
grand lodge. The officers all wore them
and it is the first time in the history
OF the order where the badges of the
Rathbone Sisters have been worn at a
grand lodge session by the officers OF
members of the grand lodge.
A vote of thanks was extended Gov
Clough and Game Warden Fullerton fol
courtesies received.
The newly elected grand chief, Mrs
Mary T. Earhuff presided at yester-
days session and the secret work OF
the order was exemplified. The meet
ing closed with singing of the Dox-
ology.