The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-17
PYTHIANS MEET.
Salaries Of High officials
Cut Down Yesterday
at Trenton.
Especial to ''The Jersey city News."l

LSpecialto THE Jersey City News.
TRENTON, Feb. II, 1s99.-After a two
days session the Grand Lodge of the
knights of Pythias wound up their business
about five o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
now storm and the resultant delay in rail
road travel had the effect of keeping down
the attendance, but there were many more
delegates present yesterday than on the day
previous. In all ~ninety-three out of the one
hundred and forty-two lodges in the State
had Representatives present.
AT the morning session yesterday Past
Grand Chancellor Moses F. Badgley, Of
Newark, assisted by other Past Grand Chan
~cellors, installed the officers elected on We'd
nesday evening, for the ensuing year, as fol-
lows:-
Grand Chancellor, Sommer T. Champion,
Atlantic Highlands; Vice Grand Chancellor,
Assemblyman John p. Dexheimer, Orange;
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal, George
E. Pierson, Woodbury. Grand Master of the
Exchequer, John Patrick, Rutherford;
Grand Prelate, John H. Conger, South
River; Grand Master at Arms, p. Hall
0OaDA1Sht, luAcI ouo10s l. .
F. Stanley, Jersey City; Grand Outer
Guard, John w. Laws, Jersey City.
The contest for the election Of representa-
tive to the Supreme Lodge to be held in
Minneapolis next July, resulted in the cleo
ton of Past Grand Chancellor Walter =.
Hayhurst, of Lambertvilie, and Past Grand
Chancellor William H. Mccullough, of
Swedesboro, who were chosen for a term of
four years each.
The Lodge approved the recommendations
of Grand Chancellor Dewitt G.. Cobb, of
Trenton. relating to the setting aside of an
annualm memorial day in October and a State
Home for Pythians. The recommendation
referring to the Pythian Home is to be left
to a committee to be appointed by the
Grand Chancellor, to secure data from
other homes and report at next years ses-
sion. 1t is expected that Mr.. Cobb will be a
member OF that committee.
Joseph R. Woodruff, of Orange, was ap-
pointed a member of the Grand Tribune for
three years.
The Committee on Obituary reported
forty-fve deaths of Past Chancellors dur
ing the year. None of them were local
men. Before the adoption of this report
Past Grand Chancellor James R. Rutan
delivered an impressive eulogy on the
orders deceased members.
A resolution was adopted rendering to the
retiring Grand Chancellor, Rev. Mr.. Cobb,
a rising vote of thanks for the efficient and
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painstaking manner in which he performed
tie duties of the office he had just vacated.
The afternoon session was taken up with
the consideration of aproposition to retrench
the expenses of the Grand Lodge. A resolu-
tion was adopted reducing the salaries Of the
officials of the order. The salary of the
Grand Chancellor was reduced from $1,000
to $500, with an appropriation Of $500 for
travelling expenses. The Grand Keeper of
Records and Seals had his salary reduced
from $500 to $500, and his office appropriation
cut from $500 to $3.50. The stipend of the
Grand Master of the Exchequer was reduced
form $50 to $10o.
The Grand Lodge also reduced the per
capita tax to be levied for its support from
forty cents to t~hirty-fve cents. There has
been a great clamor among the members of
the order for q reduction in the per capita