The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-08-04
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PYTHIAN KNIGHTS RALLY.
A Big Gathering Looked for at the scran
ton Convention.

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There will be a memorable gathering of
the Knights of Pythias in Scranton during
the week beginning August Is. On that day
the uniformed rank of the order in Penn
sylvania will go into camp in Laurel Hill
Park, and on the following day the annual
sessions Of the Grand Lodge of the State will
begin in the county court house. The lodge
will be in session on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday. and possibly on Friday, as a
great deal Of business is to come before it for
consideration. The Grand Lodge will be
made up of one representative from each of
the 457 subordinate lodges of the state
There are fifteen past grand chancellors, who
are entitled to a voice and vote in the pro-
eeedings of the Grand Lodge and all Of them
are likely to be present.
This will be the twenty-ninth meeting of
the Grand Lodge, and its deliberations will
he presided over by Grand Chancellor Dun
nell. Extensive arrangements are being
made by the local lodges Of the order to
entertain their visiting brothers, and to that
end an entertainment fund of over $1,000 is
being raised. On the first day the delegates
to the Grand Lodge meeting will be well
coined to the city by Mayor James g. Bailey.
The responses will be made by District At
torney John A. Jones, of Wilkesbarre who is
member of the order Wednesday afternoon
there will be a monster parade, in which the
members of the uniformed rank in camp
and the members Of air ef-the lode 4
the Knights of Pythias in that part Of tbe
state will participate. The procession Il il
expected, will be the most imposing seen in
Scranton for some time. On Wednesday
night she Dramatic Order Of the Knights of
Korassan, social branch of the Knights of
| Pythias, will have a fantastic parade, aud
afterward will conduct initiation ceremonies.
A banquet will complete the evenings
| pleasure. Thursday the visitors will be
taken over the Moosic Mountain to Farview
by the famed Delaware & Hudson gravity
railroad.
The encampement of the uniformed rank
will be in charge of Brigadier General
Walter II. Storbird, of Pittsburg, who is com
mander of the six regiments in this state.
/ The encampment will be under strict mill
tary rules Arrangements have been made
with Adjutant General Stewart, by which
sufficient numbcro of state tents to accOmmO-
date the campers will b, Obtained On Wednes-
day morning there will be contests among
the members, companies and regiments of
the uniformed rank for prizes aggregatng
$1,000 which are offered by the local knights.
The Knights of Pythias are strong in
Pennsylvania. The money in the subordi-
nate lodges of the state aggregates 81, 600, 600
and each year S225, 600 are paid out to w-oOws
and orphans,
The officers of the Grand Lodge aro
DIR. H. N. Dunnell, of Scranton. Grand
Chancellor; Charles f. Linde, of Phila-
delphia Grand Chancellor; George
Hawkes., Of Philadelphia, Grand Keeper of
Records and Seal; Julius Mountuey, of
Philadelphia, Grand Master of the Ex-
chequeT John S. Graham, of Lancaster.
Grand Prelate Scott Debert of Pittsburg,
Grand Master-at-Arms; Charles G. Thomp-
son, of Philadelphia, Grand Inner Guard; q.
NJ. Deem, of Reading, Grand Outer Guard;
William b Hart, Of Germantown; John w.
Beebe, of Philadelphia, and William Michel,
of Philadelphia Grand Trustees.