The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-24
Eighteen Thousand Pythians In Line
at Indianapolis.
TWENTY-FIVE BRIGADES
$4,000 THOUSAND VISITORS IN
ATTENDANCE
Sensational Charges Made Against
Officers of the Supreme Lodge and
An Investigation Ordered-Talk
% Prosecuting the faper5 That
Printed the Charges.

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug 23.-The bien-
NAL encampment of the Knights Of
Pythias, in point of attendance. is sue
cessful beyond expectations. Careful es-
/ Inmates secured from all railroad officials
show that since Saturday, 5000 people
have been brought to the city.
The most Important feature. of today S
programme was the big parade, partici-
pated in by all the uniform rank and sub
ordinate lodges. Careful estimates place
the number of men in line at $500, of
whom 1000 were members of the uniform
rank, led by Major General Carnahan.
7 twenty-five states were represented in
the pageant by brigadeS.
The supreme lodge, knights of Pythias.
| began its biennial session in the hall OF
the house of representatives al the state
capitol this morning. The supreme Off
GERS were escorted from headquarters at
the DenlSon by the supreme representa-
tlyeS and special guard of honor from
the uniform rank. ne rooms We're beau
TRULY decorated with the Pythlan colorS
and emblemS of the order and the gal
leries We're crowded with the wealth and
fashion of the city.
Caleb ). Denny, eX-mayOr OF Indlanap
oils. chairman of the citizens executive
committee called the meeting TO order.
Mayor TaggaFt and Governor James \.
Mount welcomed the ledge and on behalf
of the grand lodge of Sdiana. Grand
Chancellor Union b. Hun, made an adj
dress of welcome. Supreme Chancellor
ColSroVe replied in a speech OF about ten
At II o'clock the supreme lodge settled
down to business, after the galleries had
been cleared.
SENSATIONAL CHARGES.
In the executive session. Supreme Keep
er of Records and Seals r. l.. White
asked for a hearing on the grounds of
personal privilege. He said that the of
ficers of the supreme lodge had been at
tackled and charges made against them
which should be investigated. If these
charges were true. then the TBen holding
office were not fit for their positions III
the charges were not true. then the man
or men who had made them were not fit
to be PythianS or members of the su-
preme lodge.
Mr. White was followed by others on
this subject. a committee was appointed
today to investigate, and pending a re-
port no officers will be elected.
The supreme lodge is in poor financial
condition, having less than $4,000 on hand.
This fact caused some of the members
to severely criticize the present supreme
officers and Some of the charges found
their way into the public press. causing
great sensation. The supreme Bdge ap-
pointed the investigating committee 10
ascertain VINO furnished the charges to
the papers, and it is the intention TO ex-
pei the offending member. not only from
the supreme lodge, but from the order.
and there is talk of suits against the
papers that printed the charges.
The condition of affairs has caused a
determination on the part of the supreme
lodge TO change the manner of raising
revenues. II is the intention to have
passed at the beginning of each supreme
lodge meeting an appropriation bill SINH
lar to the bills passed by CONGRESS and
the state legislatures, and to saise this
money a tax will be levied 'In each men,
Der of the order. There is considerable
to this plan and hot fight is
The officers of the supreme lodge will
be elected Thursday morning. hard
fight is being made against the present
but it is thought they will
be reelected, except that Charles z.
Shively of Richmond, Ind. is leading for
the position of vice chancellor.
During the business session the reports
of officers were distributed.
The Rathbone Sisters held their first
business session today. with a full at
and the reports of officers were
received.
This evening a reception was given at
Hotel English by Supreme Chief Ida NJ I
Weaver.
During the day there Tas competitive /
exemplification of ritualistic work.