People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-03-24
Knights of Pythias Convention.
Daily Jnurnal. WednesdaH.

The Knights Of Pythias are with us.
Today representatives from nearly
every lodge within a radius of 100
miles are in the city attending the
first annual convention of the Elev-
enth district, composed Of Sumner,
Harper, Sedgwick and Cowley coun-
ties. The Out-of-town visitors this
morning numbered about l25.
These district ctcOnventiOns are a new
thing. They are In reality distric:
grand lodge sessions. They were ere.
ated by the grand lodge at its session
at Wichita last year. This is the
fifth district to comply with the order
to hold conventions. These cOnven-
tiOnS hope to soon be vested with
much of the power contained by the
grand lodge of the state. That mat
ter was taken up by the convention
at its session this morning, and this
district in conjunction with the sew
eral other districts, will ask the grand
lodge Of the state for authority to con-
fer the grand lodge rank and trans
act other business Of Importance to
the order at large.
A public reception was given the
grand officers and advance guard of
the delegations at the auditorium
last night. There was good attend
ance. A delightful program was rem
dered. Ansells concert band-the
best band in the state-Opened the en-
tertainment with a march, the "Yel-
low Fellow" The visiting Knights
affirmed right away that the band
was without a superior. Rev. II. A.
Doughty offered a prayer and Past
Grand Chancellor 9. Everest Elliott
of this city, delivered an address Of
welcome. Mr.. ElliOtt's talk was in
tensely interesting. He voiced the
sentiments Of the community as well
as the local lodge in extending a most
cordial welcome to the visiting
knights. The bard rendered an
overture and Grand Prelate John
A. Alton of Kingman responded
to the address of Mr.. Elliott in the
place OF Grand Chancellor W. A. S,
Bird of Topeka, who arrived late.
Harry L. Woods rendered fine vocal
solo and was encOred. Prof. j. ]. An
sell rendered a cOrnet solo, the "Blue
Bells Of Scotland" 1t was superb.
Hon. Otto Eckstein of Wichita, deliv-
cred fine address on "Pythianism,"
setting forth the grand principles and
teachings Of this order. His address
Was spoken of by the knights as one
Of the finest talks they had ever heard.
Mrs. |. |. Scott and Miss Mary Share
gave an instrumental duet and we're
encOred. "Rathbone SisterhOod" was
the subject Of an address by Mrs.
Name E. Hollcraft Of Topeka, grand
chief of the RathbOne Sisters in Kan
SaS. She is we'll fitted to speak on this
subject, having long been identified
with the work OF the Sisterhood. Mrs.
HJllcraft's address was pleasing and
instructive. The band gave descrip-
tive medley, From Dawn TO Twi-
light" aud General Joseph II. Lyons
of LeavenwOrth, closed the program
with an exhaustive address on the
merits Of the Uniform Rank.
At 10 o'clock this morning the con-
vention was called to order by ]. S.
Forsyth, chancellor commander Of
Anchor Lodge No. 9 Of this city. The
lodge was opened in special session
aud turned over TO the convention.
Grand Chancellor W. A. S. Bird as
sumed the chair and Fred L. Naugle
was elected secretary. The business
Of the convention was then taken up.
Several committees were appointed
to suggest improvements in the var
iOus departments Of theorder and make
reports to the convention this after
noon. The convention will ratify
these reports, which will be conveyed
10 the grand lodge Of the state as an
expression from the members of the
order Of this district concerning ques.
tiOns OF interest to the fraternity.
The committees appointed are as fol-
lows:
Uniform Rank-Earl Blake OF
Wichita, Fl. L. Clayton of Wellington,
John Luallen OF Medicine Lodge, J.
X. Hastie Of Wellington, and ]. L.
Hutchinson Of Bluff City.
Endowment Rank-C. Everest FL
lott Of Wellington, A. c. Jobes of
Wichita, j. B. Gano Of Medicine
Lodge, Will Ayers, of Wichita, and
John AitOn Of Kingman.
Propagation Of the Order-E. B.
ROser of this city, A. Ward OF Medi-
cine Lodge, Guy B. Reynolds OF We'll
lingtOn, and G. T. Neubert OF Arkan-