Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09
MANY PYTHIANS ARE COMING
Hundreds Of the Knights Are Already in
Waiting for Grand Lodge.
CELEBRATION AT EXPOSITION TODAY
Plans Laid for n Lodge of Instruction
to BE Followed by n Grand Day
at the Transmissis-
sippi Fair.

Delegates to the Iowa grand lodge, Knights
of Pythias, the opening session of which will
be held tomorrow morning arrived on every
train yesterday and by evening several hun
dred were in the city. II this large number
already on the ground a day in advance OF
the meeting OF the grand lodge is any cri-
terion, this years session promises to be
one of the most largely attended in the
history of the order in this state. The dele
gates on arriving were met at the depots
by members of the local reception COM
mittee and were at once escorted to the
hotel, where they registered and were as
signed quarters. o. NJ. Gillett of Independ-
ence and w. A.. Cunningham of Anamosa
two of the candidates for the office of grand
chancellor, are here. The contest for the
head of the order in the state Is proving
a warm one and the four candidates and
their supporters are doing some tall cam
p~aigning and will continue to do so until
the ballots are cast. There is much interest
this year conferred in the election of a
grand chancellor and this accounts to a
great extent for the large attendance of
knights in advance of the grand lodge meet
ing. Much local interest is centered in the
candidacy OF DR.. Frank w. Porterfield of
| Atlantic as many of the knights in this
district feel that it is about time that a
BIduu CndnCellOT WAS eleCleu lrOm lnlS sec
ton of the state. Although the contest is
a most spirited one, it is being carried on
| with the very best of feeling.
Already on the Ground.
Among the arrivals yesterday were: I. l..
Stuart of Hampton, Ia, editor Of the Frank
lin County Review: E. F. Tucker Of the
Denison Review; Captain ]. F. Merry of
Manchester, assistant general passenger
- II.-.- C--.- --r Ga.
Senator Carpenter of Columbus Junction;
R. L. Tilton of Ottumwa, who has the dis
tinction of being grand master workman
of the Ancient Order of United Workmen
of the state, and w. d. Sheean of Anamosa,
representative at the last legislature from
Jones county. Those who registered at the
Headquarters yesterday we're: w. T. Davis,
Hamburg; E. f. Tucker, Denison; r. l..
Tilton, Ottumwa; S. d. Robb, Clinton; w.
Z. Harris, John Merkins, o. Flower, Fair
field; j. VIII Campbell, Fort Madison; B. 1.
Salinger, Carroll; M. J. Tobin, NJ. d. Smock,
Vinton; W.. ]. Trial, Garrison; Ed TRACER,
Clinton; Z. T. Raster, Shenandoah; c.. A.
Carpenter, Columbus Junction; Gid. B. Nc
Fall, Oskaloosa; O. M. Gillett, H. G. Chap
pell, R. E.. Leach, Independence; e. L. Rich
ards, Sheldon; l.. l.. Tilder, Atlantic; c. f.
Irish, ]. G. Hamilton, R. G.. Suneth, Des
Moines; Gus Roffauf, Independence; G. o
Bowers, Malcom; Guy M. Brandt, l.. e
Boon, C. S. Vance, J. S. McQuiston, Des
Moines; A. p. Norton, Marengo; s. P. Ayres
r. E.. Lee, C. w. Needles, Atlantic; w. H
Leckey, Hampton; ]. A. Moore, Dunlap
j. A. White, Centerville; w. A. Cunning
ham, w. D. Sheean, E.. Mcbride, Anamosa;
d. S. Keller, J. w. Hawkins, Salem; W..
O'Connell, Audubon; A. Block, Atlantic
Fred A. Bennett, Manning; ]. w. Eels, Mus.
catine; E.. e. Setback, Parkersburg; NJ. T
Allison, Des Moines; E. II. McCutcheon, H
G.. Kranz, Holstein; Rice H. Bell, Keokuk
e. ]. Dawson, Des Moines; E. w. Harris
Sibley; T. A. Cunningham, j. E. Muhoney
I John L~aufsweiler, Fort Dodge.