Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-24
PYTHIANS ADJOURN.
Grand Lodge Of Colored Knights
Closes It's Convention.

Grand Lodge Of Colored knights
Closes It's Convention.
THE GRAND BALL At TURNER HALL
New Omcers Installed and Standing
Committees Appointed-Des NIoincs
Selected as tho Meeting Place
for Next Annual Convention.
The fifth annual session OF the grand
lodge of the colored knights of Py-
thias of Iowa, supreme jurisdiction OF
North and South America, Europe,
Asia and Africa, which convened for a
two days session IN this city Tuesday,
closed last evening with grand ban
Duet and ball at Turner opera house.
The meeting this year was one of the
best in the history of the society and
each of the several sessions We're
lengthy and important. Among the
important changes OF the constitution
OF the order was that of slIspending
the insurance department, made neces-
sary by the revised statutes of Iowa
regulating this kind of secret order in
surance. The 1900 session of the grand
lodge will be held at Des Moines. with
Polk county lodge, No. 10. the fourth
Tuesday and Wednesday in July. The
grand lodge officers were elected and
installed at the closing session last ev-
ening. extra work preventing a public
Installation as had been anticipated.
Hon. George e. Taylor, who for the
past four years has served as grand
chancellor of the order in the state,
was reelected to that office. When Mr..
Taylor was called upon to take the Of
nee four years ago the society in the
state OF Iowa was practically defunct.
He was appointed to see what could
be done in the way of building up the
order in the state. So successful have
his efforts been that today there are
eleven lodges in good standing in
Iowa. with an aggregate membership
OF 1856. His efforts in this direction
have been increasingly carried on and
today there are six new lodges soon
to be founded, in addition to the ones
already organized.
The closing meeting of the grand
lodge convened yesterday at $3.50 and
adjourned at 9:40 last night. Among
the important features of this session
was memorial service of two hours
lduration held yesterday afternoon, in
memory of The following deceased
| members: w. T. Chapman, G. ". c., of
Colon; o. f. Allen. G. ]. c., Burlington;
William Anderson, Burlington; Sir
Green, Des Moines; Sir Jones, Burling-
ton. The ceremonies We're carried out
according to the ritual of the order
and were very impressive.
Before adjourninr last evening, the
grand lodge adopted number of reso-
| buttons, among which was one thank
| ing the Courier for the courteous treat
ment and attention shown the dele
gates and their sittings. There were
also resolutions thanking the citizens
and business men of the city in gen
eral for the many favors extended, and
the officers and members of Ottumwa
lodge, who so generously entertained
the grand lodge while in the city. A
| special resolution of Communications was
adopted certifying the appreciation
of the grand lodge for the services and
attention extended by the Pythian
Sisters of Ottumwa lodge-N No. 1. Grand
Chancellor George +. Taylor closed the
session by delivering his annual adj
dress and charge to the officers-elect.
Newly Installed Officers.
The following are the newly INSTALL
ed grand officers:
Grand, Chancellor-George L. Taylor.
Oskaloosa
Grand Vice Chancellor. w. Mack
ay, Burlington.
Grand Prelate-J W. Smith, Burl-
ington.
Grand Master of Work-C. r. Gooch,
Ottumwa.
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal
j. Il. Woods, Ottumwa
Grand Master of Finance Calvin
Rice. Fraser.
Grand Master of Exchequer-C. c..
Jenkins, Fraser.
Grand Master at Arms-William Bail
| ey, 0ttumwa.
Grand Inner Guard-E. W. Pearson,
Boone.
Grand Outer Guard-Abe Windbush,
Des Moines.
Grand Marshall. A. Bates. Keb.
Grand Lecturer. H. Purry, Burl-
ington.
Supreme Lodge Representative
George E. Taylor, Oskaloosa.
Alternate-C. c. Jenkins, Fraser.
Standing Committees.
The following standing committees
were appointed for the ensuing year:
Returns and credentials-E W. Pear
son, Boone; Charles H. Wilson, Ottum-
wa; Harry Owens, Ottumwa.
State of the order-C. L. Gooch, OF
tumwa; A. .Windbush, Des Moines; Cal
Rice. Fraser.
John c. Greer, ottumwa:
i. A. Rates, Keb; J. W. Smith, Burling-
ton.
Law and supervision C. Jenkins,
Fraser;C. w. Mackay, Burlington;
Charles Murray, Keb.
Printing and ssnpplies--G. +. Taylor,
Oskaloosa; c. II. Gooch, Ottumwa; u.
H. Purry, Burlington.
Appeals and grievances w. NJ. Bail
ey, Ottumwa; Abe Windbush, Des
Moines; u. NJ. Hindsman, Keb.
Foreign correspondence-C L. Wash
ington. Keb; w. W. Mattison, Ottum-
wa; Il. w. Pearson, Boone.
Obituary.. y. Wood, Ottumwa: C.