, 1897-09-08

WIG ASS E4tCL.OA q olu-
GERS Yesterday Acknowledging
Proceedings.
The Knights Of Pytlils and ladies
and friends assembled At Maennerclor
nall last evening TO do honor TO uhe vi
sfon OF the grand lodge, and to listen to
the excellent addresses by Supreme
Chancellor Phillip T. Colgrove and Ma
tor General James r. Carnlhan. Til
hall was taAstefully drapel with colCrs Of
the order. and the walls bore many en-
blems and pictures, arranged in a m5n-
ne most artistic. lending A home-like
appearance to the festive scene.
Hon. A. S. Peabody presided as mase,
OF ceremonies during M Opau'ng pro-
gram OF exercises AMI many prominent
Pythians occupied positions on thu
stage. The first number WIS ln over
fure by Prof. Me he. Mrs, D Forest an
Henry Nagel. which was greatly ap-
precsated. The supreme chancellor va
introduced first and delivered n power
full and eloquent address upon me cb-
Jects and aims OF the order of Knights
OF Pythias. It's history rom RathbAnn
to Colgrove was reviewed briefly, Rlth-
bone. the poor school teacher. re1rgd
upon the banks of Lake Michigan in The
Peninsula stare, was ordained o. G d to
perform a grand mission CT peace and
love. In the City of Washington. ul
the 10Th OF February, 1864, Justice II.
Rathbone laid his beautiful ritual b fore
q few associates they Mt once Joined with
him in the organization OF a lodge and
the greatest society on earth was born.
In numerical strength IL WIS third in
the United States. The grru order o.
Odd Fellows came first. with 4 member
ship OF 800, 900; THE Masonir fraternity
came next with something ever 200, 900,
n the knights Of PythiaS as third.
with a membership Of 500. 900. lis citi-
zen sofdiery. he uniform rank. mum
tered $4,000 loyal men, VIII, would be
willing at their counbry's call to ny
down h sword and take up he muskct.
The insurance branch OF the order. the
Endowment Rank. had almasi 10000
members. with n to1al endowment OF
nearly $95. 900, 900.
The order Of Knights Of Pythias was
The only secret society thai had ever
been issued a charter by the congress OF
the United States. The session o. TIE
supreme lodge at Kansas CITY appoint !
special committee to make application
for this priceless favor and the SPEAKER
had the honor OF being ON that commit
tee. In graphic detail the supreme chan
ceIFor related the steps taken by that
committee to secure the charter. As Mt
present constituted. the order corr =
sponded with the government Of the
United States, having three coordinate
branches. The executive head. the SUI
preHne chancellor, corresponds with he
president OF the nation. the supreme tri-
bunal corresponds with the supreme
court and the supreme lodge CORES
ponded with the law-making power, the
congress.
In passing the speaker paid high tri-
bute to the composition Of the order in
Wyoming and referred to the bright
minds Wyoming had contributed to he
supreme lodge.
Particular stress was laid upon the
fact that the order OF knights of Pythla4
was the first fraternal order tina, had
dared to challenge vice by making it \
condition OF membership 10 abstain from
engaging in the business o: selling in
toxfcahng liquors or gambling.
The address OF the supreme chancellor
was q rare treat to the Laramie men,
bers OF the order and to the members OF
the Grand Lodge OF Wyoming.
GENERAL CARNAHAN.
After the singing OF a delightful quar-
tette by Messrs. Lee. Tett. McCord and
Grass, accompanied by Mrs. Lee on the
plano, Mr.. Peabody introduced Gen raj
James R. Carnahan, the head OF The
UNIFORM Rank, II the crmmander-in-
chief IL excepted. General Carnahan
has been at the head OF the military
branch OF the order SO long that tha
members have stopped trying to remem-
Der the date when he urged its organiza-
ton and took the lead in pushing its
Development. He is every inch a mill
cary man, and that so!dierly bearing and
courtesy IL ever with him. If the MN
bere expected to hear an address upon
the uniform rank. they were dislppoint-
ed; II they expected to hear a rare ex-
poef4on OF the bright side OF Pythian-
lem, they o pleased beyond measure.
Geners1 Carnahan said that he was here
under orders. For many years he had