The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06
SHAVED THEIR SALARIES
PYTHIAN GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
TO STAND SLIGHT REDUCTION.
State Organization Decides to Get Out
of the Present Castle Hail
Organization.

me second and last days session or the
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pytnias
was held yesterday at Odd Fellows Hall.
The installation of the newly elected Off
GERS and the adoption of a resolution re-
ducing by trifling amount the salaries of
the Grand Lodge officers, which occurred
during the afternoon, were among the prin-
cipal features of yesterdays convention.
Aside from the few minutes of usual rou-
tine work, the entire morning was passed
in the discussion of matters pertaining to
the Castle Hall Association. Resolutions
were passed approving the action of the
trustees and finance committee in bringing
suit against the Castle Hall Association.
The suit referred to asked for the appoint
ment of receiver for and dissolution of
the association, which is a local private
corporation and in which the Grand Lodge
is stakeholder for large amount. The
discussions ended in the appointment of a
committee. which is to give the matter its
attention and look after the Grand Lodges
investment in the association.
During the afternoon session considerable
routine work was accomplished During the
entire convention delegates seemed disposed
toward a policy of retrenchment, and man
aged to clip the salaries of officers without
Following the same policy toward their own
pay This economical policy, which cropped
out against nearly all matters brought be-
fore the convention, caused much debate
and consumed considerable time. 1t finally
ended without any more contention than
naturally follows when such questions are
introduced, and wound up without any dis
play of i'll feeling on the part of those in
VOWED. The only reduction Of salaries was
made on the pay Of the salaried officers of
the Grand Lodge. The salary of the grand
chancellor, which was formerly $125 a
month, was reduced to Sis a month; that
of the grand keeper of records and seal
was reduced from 500 a month to $3.50 a
month"; this amount also covering his ex-
penses, and the salary of the grand master
of exchequer, which was formerly 500 a
year, was reduced to $75 year. Each del
egate receives 81 a day while the Grand
Lodge is in session, and is allowed cents
mileage A resolution was introduced to re-
duce the mileage to cents mile, but as
II came late in the afternoon large num-
Der of the delegates had already drawn
their mileage allowance and therefore would
not nave been affected by the reduction,
s atlu IL was not thought fair to impose
new rate upon those who had not yet drawn
their allowance. Owing to these circum-
stances the reduction was not adopted, for
legislation of this sort which does not af-
feet the present delegates cannot be passed
and imposed by them upon the delegates
VINO are TO be IL attendance at the next
A resolution was passed approving dis
trlct meetings and directing that they be
continued. One of the representatives
handed in resolution, the purport of which
was that in case any officer of the Grand
Lodge accepted nomination for or was
elected to state or national political Of
nee ne was to forfeit his Office in the Grand
Lodge. Although the sentiment of the
Grand Lodge was in favor of such action,
EXPRESSIONS t,Sp showed 1t did not care to med
Gle in politics in this way, considering that
such acceptance or rejection of political Of
fce was a personal privilege upon which it
had no desire to place restrictions, and the
resolution was not adopted Representa-
tives from Arkansas were given the privi-
Iege Of the floor for the presentation of a
Pythlan enterprise which proved to be the
contemplated establishment of a sanitarium
for members of the order at Hot Springs
they appealed to the Grand Lodge to lend
financial support to the project. and the
matter was referred to the financial COM
mittee, which is to investigate and report
at the next national convention. A COM
mittee, which has not yet been announced,
was appointed to revise the statutes of the
Grand Lodge. The ceremony of installation
of officers was the last action of the conven-
ton before adjournment at o'clock. After
the adjournment an hour was taken up in
distributing and cashing vouchers for the
delegates. The expense for the Grand
h hssris $780, s9e the two days sessions will be
OF the charge made that the Grand Lodge
Indianapolis Knights in regard to the Castle
Hall matter, one Grand Lodge member said
last night THE sentiment of the Grand
Lodge is that Castle Hall ought. at some
time, to be erected al Indianapolis, and no
other place in the State, but that it was the
universal sentiment of the Grand Lodge and
nearly forty thousand members of the order
in the State that no building could be erect
ed as the association was at present organ
lied. For this reason it was thought best
to take such action as would bring about
the dissolution of the association and enable
the Grand Lodge and other stockholders to
get their money. There was only one vote
against the resolution"
The following committees were appointed
for the Grand Lodge:
Credentials-Chas. B. Ellis, No. 70; ], S.
Award, No. IA; S. S. Kirkpatrick, No. 2SS.
Judiciary-F1 ank 3. Posey. No 80; VIM.
Grievances-M. NJ. See, No. 1866; Jonce
Monyhan, No. 21s; Reader Smith No. 101.
Finance-Chas. s. Hernly No. 80: G. S.
F. Neal, No. 45; Daniel w. Simms, No. Iii.
Mileage and Per Diem-Frank Duncan,
No. 1874; VIM Roberts, No. $50; Andy Henry,
No; 81; Richard Burrill. No. GO.
State of the Order-R. A. Creigmile No.
262; Ed Dunlap, No. SO; w. H. Eichorn,
By-iaws-o. w. Christie, No. 1923; E. H..
Chadwick, No 1923: Geo. W. Powell, No. Z.
F'raternal Correspondence-Geo. L. Rob-
erts, No. 14S; Joseph Blase, No. $50; Ele
Stansbury, No. 202.
History of the Order-Walter M. Jones,
No 1886; John j. Jones, No. 3O7; 0. M. Cock
rum No. 1873.
Uniform Rank-Jas. Ross, No. Is; John
Warner, No. 1884, Geo. Gouser, No. 81.
Grand Instructor-Jas. E. Watson.