The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-28
MINNESOTA KNIGHTS
TW ANNUAL SESSION
OF THE GRAND LODGE OF
PYTHIANS
RATHBONE SISTERS SESSION

Both Organizations Have Prosper
Ous Year-The knights Have
ury-Grand Chancellor StrattOn
Finds Fault With Order for Re
fnsing to Garry Risks of Soldiers.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 27.-The TWEEN
ty-sixth annual session of the grand
lodge, knights of Pythias. were ad-
dressed by Mayor Pratt and eX-Mayor
Eusts. The keeper of records and
seals, f. e. Wheaton. showed the gains
for the year by initiation to be $40, by
card 167. by reinstatement 81. The
total receipts for the year were So, 766 SO.
balance on hand at the close of the
fiscal year 1897 was $2,64465, making
the total fund for the year $S,411.03
The expenses for the fiscal year closing
Aug. 81. 1898, are given at $62645s
The report of Grand Chancellor
Stratton takes issue with the ruling OF
the supreme lodge upon the question of
carrying the risks of brothers who
volunteered in the war with Spain. He
says:
tuSal to carry these risks was both I'M
wise and unpatriotic Knights of
PyJhias are prOVerbially loyal and pa
triGtic, and any suspicion that members
OF the endowment rank would not glad
u carry and pay for the increased risk
on our brave knights who volunteered
in the American army and navy, for
the defense of the honor OF our country
and its flag, is an unjust imputation
upon our brothers"
The annual inspection of the Mime
apolis Mounted Commandery knights
Templars occurred this afternoon. The
members of the COmmandery met at
their asylum, NicolIet avenue and Thir-
ty-irst street shortly after l o'clock,
and at O'Clock formed in parade line
with a detachment of mounted police,
a band, 100 knights on horseback and
100 in carriages. The procession pro-
Coeded to the West hotel where, at 8
o'clock, q reception was rendered Right
Eminent Grand Commander w. z.
Richardson and his staff, consisting Of
Past Grand Commanders B. f. Farmer,
John Schlener, J. w. Nash, Thomas
Montgomery, Henry Whitney, NJ. E.
Powell.
\ pleasing incident or the reception
was the presentation to the command
cry, by the WOmen's auxiliary, Of a
handsome banner.
At / o'clock the parade again formed
and proceeded down Hennepin avenue
II Third street, to NicOllet avenue 70
Seventh street, to Seventh avenue
south, to Park avenue. to Lake street
and to Relief hall, Lake street near
Stevens avenue, where the command
cry passed in review before the right
eminent grand commander and his
staff. At the conclusion Of the inspec-
ton banquet was partaken Of in Re-
lief hall.
In the evening the inspection of the
Commandery took place. and the degree
of the temple was conferred upon
George S. Works to demonstrate the
manner in which the work was done.
Following this a social session was
held. concluding late in the evening.
THE RATHBONE SISTERS.
The Rathbone Sisters, in session to-
day. transacted considerable business
OF Importance, listening to and adopt
ing the reports of the grand officers
and much miscellaneous work. From
The report of grand chief, Mrs. Mary T.
EIlhuff the following is cleaned: The
order has now in good standing twenty
one temples, with a membership of $780,
OF whom 3S4 are sisters and 305 knights.
The report further shows that the or
der is in a hOurishing and prosperous
condition, and has made a net gain Of
n.rety-twO members during the fiscal
y ar just closed
At the morning session the address
OF welcome was delivered by Sister
Lettie Godfrey.
IT response Sister Lulu NJ. Stanton,
OF Appleton, spoke.
A very graceful and pleasing part Of
the mornings work was the presenta-
ton Of a beautiful bouquet of roses
from Godfrey Temple No. and North
Star Temple No. y, and a beautiful
-cut glass inkstand from Weaver Temple
No. l to Grand Chief Sister Mary I.
Earhuff
The afternoon meeting was princi-
p2lly given UP to the reading and adop-
ton of reports. chief among which
We're those Of the grand chancellor and
the grand keeper Of records and seal,
extracts from which are given else
where. Supreme representatives to SUI
preme convention at Indianapolis, J. 7.
Hnscher and z. Fl. Milham, presented
a most complete and satisfactory re-
port of the proceedings of that conven-
ton. All reports We're unanimously
adopted.
Supreme Vice Chancellor Ogden H.
Fethers, Of GAINESVILLE, Wis, gave a
most excellent address upon general
topics connected with the welfare Of
the order, and was most heartily re-
ceived.
The grand officers of the Rathbone
Sisters rested from the duties of the
convention last evening to tender a re-
CeptiOn to the members of the order
and their friends. The parlors Of the
West hotel were the handsome meeting
place of seventy five women who re-
ceived the greetings of the officers. The
decorations were in large palms and
flags for draperies and the parlOr suite
in the east end of the corridor pre-
scnted a most attractive appearance
The occasion was quite Informal and
designed only to bring those in at
tendance on the convention together
in a social way.
The convention today will receive the
supreme officers from Kansas City.
1lrs. Janet Neubert, supreme chief;
0<rs. NJ. D. Wood, supreme mistress of
records and correspondence No for
NAL social courtesies will be extended
them, owing to the tardy knowIedee Of
their coming.