Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-26
CUTTING DOWN EXPENSES.
The Knights of Pythias Supreme
Lodge in a Wrdngle.

! RESOLUTIONS PROPOSED THAT
WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE
IN THE COST OF MAINTAINING
THE ORDER-THE DISCUSSION
HAS BECOME Personal AMONG
THE MEMBERs-ELECTIoN OF
| OFFICERS POSTPONED BECAUSE
OF CHARGES NOW BEING HIVES
| TIGATED.
Indianapolis, Ind, August 25.-The
election CT officers of the Supreme
Lodge Knights of Pythias did not take
place this morning. II is usual to
eject oihcers the third day of the BIZ
| ennial session but it was objected to
because of the Investigations that are
now going on and one representative
insisted that the election be delayed
as it would not be the proper thing to
EJECT men who are under lnvesugation
There were stormy times III the
ledge room this morning and several
appropriations that usually went
| through with wnirl at former meet
lngs were either referred or voted
down end there was a serong determln-
alton on the part of those opposed to
~ present supreme officers TO track
to Pyth;an laws in everything
his morning Q resolution was in
duced that will cut the expenses of
e meeting of the Supreme Lodge in
Two and Will make this session the
| cheapest ever he'd with so many repre-
sentatives present A resolution was
adopted requiring reports from the Of
ficers as to supplies furnished and de-
claring that in the future such pur
chases must be made by competitive
bids. An inquiry was also made as to
the present condition of the claim held
by the Supreme Lodge against the City
National Bank of Fort Worth, Texas.
A resolution was introduced to abol-
ish the supreme tribunal on the score
of it's cost, but the resolution was &C.
| feated An attempt will be made to
reduce the number of members of
| t1c Supreme Assembly U1ifolnl Rank
and a warm fight is expected over it.
l. THE SENSATION
this afternoon was the report Of the
| estimate of the finance committee. The
an axe and chOpned everything in
| sight The committee recommended
| that the DIR diem of the supreme rep
| resentatives be reduced from 3 and
| five cents a mile each way to So a day
and three cents mile actually trav-
! eled The report as presented is as
| follows:
Salary of supreme chancellor, two
years, $4,000.
! Salary Of clerical force, Two years,
| $500.
Office rent at actual cost and not to
| exceed two years, $780,
Postage, telephone, kilograms, sta
| tionery, expressage, removal OF furni-
| ture from Hastings, Mich, all at ac-
| tual cost and not to exceed 1.-TWO years.
| 81 ,000.
Salary supreme K. of r. and s., two
years, $1,000.
Clerical assistance of all kinds, two
years, $4,000.
Office rent, heating, light, janitor,
! telephone, postage, package boxes,
wrapping paper and other incidentals
| at cost not to exceed $4,000.
| Travelling expenses S. X. r. and S. at
actual cost and not to exceed (two
years. $500.
Salary Of S. NJ of Elk, 1.-TWO years.
| 81 500 Travelling expenses at actual
cost and not to exceed $500.
| Expense of the Supreme Tribunal,
! two years, $1,000.
| Official record at actual cost ard not
to exceed $4,000.
| Allowance to Daughters of Founders
81, 400
Travelling expenses of The finance
| committee $500
| Supreme Chancellor's jewel, $50.
| Total, s33, SEQ.
This report has precipitated fight
| that has almost become personal among
| some of the members.
The Supreme Temple Ratlrbone Sis
| tiers discussed the question Of an insur-
ance feature and votes sufficient to
adopt the resolution creating it have
| been received.
! This afternoon the uniform rank
| companies began TO break camp at
Camp Colgrove, the entire Ohio brig
! ade leaving at o'clock Tomorrow
| nearly all uniform rank companies viii
] leave. About 1900 people witnessed
| the crack drills this afternoon. To-
| morrow morning the list CT prize drills
will be given. The judges. who are
| Captain Dausherty. Captain Black and
Lieutenant Field. the author Of Field :
tactics. all CT the regular army Will
award the prizes al con tomorrow.
The awarding Of prizes will be the only
| remaining formality connected with
| Camp ColgTove.
The parade OF the Knights OF KhO-
rsssan took place tonight. and was
| witnessed by Thousands upon thou
| sands Of people II was the greatest
4 throng Of people attracted down town
any evening during the encampment.
| The soldiers monument was again
| brilliantly Illuminated. and Wa hington
street was a blaze OF light With Eea
marching ard bands playing the scene
was an inspiring one. and proved TT
! t-g finale 70 a week Of festivity. About
2 600 Knights cf KhoTassan marched,
| CARRIED In Arabic costumes.
Tonight lafayette lodge. uniform
| rank. exempl!fed ritualistic work be-
| fore the supreme lodge Lafayette
lodge is the oldest uniform rank lodge
in the eouutry.
A CAUTIOUS OPINION.
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