The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-29


Laid Over.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 2S.-The morn
Ing session of the grand lodge knights
OF Pythias was entirely taken up with
the election Of officers. Following IS
the list
Lake. grand vice chancellor Arthur J. Stob-
bart st. Paul; grand prelate, Joseph G.
Forbes, Lake Benton; grand keeper Of records
and seal, Fred E. Wheaton Minneapolis;
grand master eXchequer. A. E. Godfrey, Min
ncapolis, grand master at arms. Richard J.
Angus. FeI Gu5 Falls; grand inside guard, NJ.
Phillippi, barnsville; grand outside guard
George y. Presley, Mnaca; grand trustee,
George +. Blossom, Minneapolis.
The afternoon session was principally
given up to the reading and adoption
of reports, chief among which were
those Of the grand chancellor and the
grand keeper of records and seal. Rep
resentatiVes to the convention at Min
neapolis, j. T. Hilscher and E. H. Mil
nam, presented most complete ana
satisfactory report of the proceedings
of that meeting. All the reports were
unanimously adopted Supreme Vice
Chancellor Ogden H. Fethers, of James.
Vile. Wis, gave an excellent address
upon general topics connected with the
welfare Of the order, and was heartily
received.
The afternoon session was entirely
devoted to legislation. The grand trus-
tee was directed to procure fidelity
bonds for the grand officers. Charters
We're granted to three lodges instituted
during the year, viz: MantorviIle
Lodge No. 14S, at Mantorville; Waverly
Lodge No. 149 at WaYerly; Little Falls
Lodge No. $50, at Little Falls.
The legislative department of grand
government was increased by the addi
ton of all past grand chancellors
whether they have attained said honor
by actual service or otherwise. The
purpose of this amendment is to get
all past grand chancellors to particI-
pate in the grand lodge body and re-
ceive per diem and recognition the
same as delegates.
The committee on fraternal cOrre-
spOndence was reduced from three
members to one and added to the grand
government. The necessary number of
pages of official record was ordered ser
aside for the publication of a roll OF
honor, giving the name and enlistment
of each Knight Of Pythias who enlist1
ed or participated in the recent Amer
iCan-Spanish war
Memorial pages in the official record
We're set aside to be devoted to the
memory of the dead. The committee
on law was directed to prepare a draft
of bylaws for the government of sub
ordinate ladges.
George P. Tawney, of Winona, chair
man of the committee on state Of the
order, submitted a report showing the
order generally to be in a f1ourishins
and sati 'ctOry condition. The report
was adopted by a rising vote of the
lodge. Tie grand lge laws were
amended to provide ldat sixty days
delinquency of subordinate lodges in
the sending in of their semi-annual re-
ports should deprive them Of repre-
sentation in annual convention.
The proposition to change the time
of holding the annual convention was
laid over until the next meeting, fall
ing to receive the necessary two-thirds
vote to carry the amendment. After
completing the work of legislation the
newly elected grand officers were in
stalled by Supreme Representative }.
O. Hnscher, of st. Paul, and the TWEEN
ty-sixth annual convention OF the
Knights of Pythias Of Minnesota was
at an end.
RATHBONE SISTERS.
The closing session of the Rathbone
Sisters convention was purely a busi-
ness meeting, and numerous amend
ments and resolutions affecting the
government of subordinate temples
We're adopted.
The resignation or MISS daCCle D.
Godfrey, as grand trustee, was accept
ed AS a testimonial Of their efficient
services during the past year the grand
temple made the following presenta-
tons: To Sister Mary T. Earhuff,
grand chief beautiful pearl ring; to
Sister NJ ]. fcks, grand mistress Of
records and correspondence, garnet ana
pearl ring; to Sister Addie L. Upright,
grand mistress Of finance, garnet ring.
The following officers were elected:
G. c.. Emma j. Wicks. Duluth; G. s., En-
ma H. Hardin, Minneapolis; G. j., Lulu M.
Stanton. Appleton; G. M, Flora scheen'
Princeton; G. NJ. R. c., Emma Hoag, ST.
Paul: G. NJ. F., Addie L. Upright, Rush City;
G. p. J. Cheney, Minneapolis; g. G., Helen
Sloggy ST. Paul Grand trustees, Flora
Weatherby. Elna Sheldrup, Josephine Lucher,
Minneapolis.