The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-25
Supreme Lodge Is Now Getting
Down TO Business.
INVESTIGATING CHARGES
ONE OFFICER WILL BRING A
LIBEL SUIT.
Representative Berry OF Wisconsin
Refused Seat-Knights o. Khor-
assam Elect Officers and Will Give
Parade-Prize Drills By the UNI
form Rank-Rathbone Sisters.

Indianapolis Ind, Aug. 24.-The supreme
lodge, knights of Pythias, went into exec
utive session at o'clock this morning and
adjourned at II o'clock. Much routine
business was transacted.
The supreme lodge, Knights of Pythias.
today continued work on the charges OF
extravaganza that have been made
against the supreme officers by some or
the representatives. One of the members
of that committee announced this morn
ing that he would bring suit for libel IN
the United States court for the district OF
North Carolina, as soon as he got home.
An effort will be made TO find out the
author of the reports circulated against
the officers of the supreme lodge, and al
those who it is thought can throw any
light on the subject will be summoned pc
pointed yesterday and asked to give any
information that they may nave. Inc
committee held its first session today.
While a strong fight is being made
against the supreme officers 1t is under
stood that the present officers Will be
continued. Ninety votes have been
supreme vice chancellor and in the event
that he cannot be elected, his strength
will be thrown to some one aga lheJ
for the place by the Knights of indiana
]. F. Abbott of Massachusetts and j. A
Turner of Virginia this morning an
major general of the Uniform Rank, but
the indications are that James X. Carna-
han of Indianapolis will be elected
A seat in the supreme lodge was refused
this morning to Representative Berry OF
Wisconsin on account of the ming OF
written protest that he secured his ere
dentials in an irregular manner. He De
manded an investigation and committee
was appointed for that purpose.
Supreme Chancellor Golgrove. has APP
pointed John H. Alexander of Virginia
and William r Dale of Massachusetts
supreme tribunes. These appointments
are for six years. Representative Gale
At Camp Colgroye today the prize drills
began. Companies from Kalamazoo,
Mich. Alliance, o.. and Ottawa, his,
drilled in class A The drills took place
at Newly oval, near Camp Colgrove, in
the presence of several thousand persons
A cavalry drill was put up by the st
Joseph Mo, Hussar 500 the Go only i; troop p, en-
ton whether it will be awarded since
there were no competitors.
At the session of the Rathbone Sisters
today 26 past grand chiefs took the su-
preme temple degree:
The knights of KhOrassan elected the
following officers today: Sublime veneer
able prince ]. NJ. Stratton, Philadelphia;
imperial prince. John a. Kinney, Chicago;
imperial bashaw, James G. owen, Evans
Vile Indiana; imperial kadifia, ii. E.
Parker, jr.. Galesburg, us; imperial sec
rotary, H. W. Bedding, St. Louis; imperial
treasurer, c. \. Fraze, Garden CITY, lis;
imperial adool, ]. II. Hess, sidney, u;
imperial ifkir, J. j. Sawyer, Covlngton
KY; imperial trustees. six years, Charles
A. Poland, Columbus, o.; four years. H.
Schaffner, San Francisco
The laws of the order were amended so
as to create offices for three supreme past
imperial princes; changes were made in
the constitution providing for the election
of the alternate delegates and there IS no
requirements now that the author of the
rituals shall be a member of the order.
The great parade of the Knights of
Khorassan in full Arabic costumes to
take place tomorrow evening will be the
largest and most unique of its kind ever
attempted. About 5000 uniformed men
will be in the rank and the imperial Off
GERS will be escorted by the First regi-
ment Indiana Knights of Uniform Rank
One of the big social events of the en-
campment was the public reception given
tonight in the state capitol Governor