The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-28
PYTH|ANS ELECT OFFICERS,
WORK OF SUPREME LODGE AT
INDIANAPOLIS.
Election of Mr.. Hinsey's Successor
Postponed-Nebraska Represent
ative Loaded With Resolutions.

Indianapolis. Aug. 27.-The supreme
lodge, Knights CT Pythias, is about all
that remains Of the biennial encamp-
E1ent All of the uniform rank and
subordinate lodge companies have left
the city, and Camp Colgrove is de-
serted.
The Rathbone Sisters and Knights
of Khorassan held their final sessions
today.
The report of John A. Hinsey, treas
urer ce the endowment rank of the
Knights Of Pythias was referred by
the supreme lodge this morning to the
committee on endowment rank, and the
election of Mr.. Hinsey or his successor
was postponed until the committee
makes its report on Hinsey's report.
In addition to the officers elected yes
terday, the supreme lodge elected the
| following:
James Moulson, ST. Johns, n. B., su-
preme 3relate: r. L. c. White, Nash
vile, Tenn, supreme keeper of records
and seal: Thomas .. MearS. Whining
ton, N. c., supreme master of exche-
quer; II. NJ. Bigelow of Seattle, Wash,
supreme master-at- arms: William
Simmons. Wilmington, Del, supreme
inner guard: John w. Thompson
Washington, D. c., supreme outer
guard
The investigating committee appoint
ed by the supreme lodge is still holding
meetings, but will probably not report
at this meeting. The supreme lodge
has much business to consider yet, and
may he in session a week longer.
Representative w. L. Scisin of Ne
braska. who has been fighting the Of
ficers Of the supreme lodge vigorously
for several months, and is reported to
have made charges of excessive ex-
pense accounts. has introduced num-
Der Of resolutions and documents at
this session. all having a tendency to
restrict the officers. One resolution,
aimed at the supreme keeper of records
and seals, says he shall keep an accur-
ate account, showing the exact financial
condition of the'' supreme lodge at all
times, keep the accounts of the grand
lodges and of the deputy supreme chan
cellors. ard shall not draw any orders
on the supreme master of the eXche-
quer until the bill for the particular
service shall have been approved by the
committee on finance.
Another resolution. directed at the
supreme mastered the eXchequer states
that he shall keep an account in de-
tailed form of all receipts and dis
bursements and shall. each quarter,
DI epare a detailed report showing the
date of each remittance from the SUI
pren1e keeper of records and seals, and
the amounts ofAmoney paid out, to-
gether with the name of Payee. These
reports are to be sent to the supreme
and -rand lodge officers and to the
Pythian papers.
In another document Representative
Scism asked that the supreme master
of the eXchequer attend every meeting
of the SUPREME lodge, ;tld come pre-
pared to turn over all funds to his sue
ceSsor; also bring with him an itemiZed
report showing the expenditures and
receipts during the two years.
\ fourth resolution asks that the
chairman of the committee on printing
be instructed to advertise for bids on
all printing in at least one leading
daily paper, in not less than three Of
the leading cities of the country, and
in all Pythian papers, the daily journal
of the supreme lodge and secret work
being omitted. 1t provides that the
committee IS also to invite bids from
the leading printers throughout the
country. Sealed bids are To be received
and not opened unless the chairman of
the committee and at least three men,
bers Of the committee are present. The
committee IS to submit a printed re-
port. showing the cost of all printed
matter durin= the time it was in
power. together with the number of
bids received for each job and the
amounts of the bids