The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-09-21
IDAHO PYTHIANS HERE
Representatives of the Order in Annual
Session Tuesday and Wednesday,
EIGHTH SESSION K. OF P.
Reports of the Grand Lodge Officers Rendered and Much
Interest Was Manifested at
the Meetings.

The eighth annual session of the
Grand Lodge of Idaho knights of
P> thias opened in the Odd Fellows
hall in this city Monday morning,
and the following named delegates
and grand lodge officers were present
at roll call:
DELEGATES
Idaho No /, w f Wallace, Moscow;
Exec sior No 2, Harry Lydnn. John E
Atkins Lewiston; Ivanho No B, w Ii
athcart. b e; Mountain Gem No 4. Il
Il Strohecker. Ca dwell; Star No 5 w r
C,o Geness e.; Fort Hall No q, Rev p
Murphy, Pocate o; Kootenai No Z. 5
smith, oeur d'Alene City; ldanha No s.
J f OK Connor, Montpelier; Wallace No 8,
Geo S Warren, las w Hu,cnins. Wa lace;
Vo mar No IL, J Peterson Troy; Galena
No u. Jas n Matheson, Wardner; Pan
haude No 13. J G Davis Rathdrum;
Post FATS No IA, Sam euro, Post Falls;
Acme No 10. Geo II A bert, Bonners
Ferry; M"untainhome No Is, II @ Hub
bell Mountainhome; Margaret No 70 no
representation; Damon No %, L } Lam
der. Murray; Central No % Jos S VIM
cent; Keniirck Eureka No "a, B l.
French II II Potter, Julietia; Sivrr City.
John Crete. jr. Silver City; Myrtle No
26. Frank Harris, n lson E Kimbaii,
Weiser; Idaho Fal N" 27, B f Jones,
Idaho Falls; Delos n 20, r Nj McNull' m,
Shoshone; DeLamar No 30. Jas Rodda
DeLamar; Buffalo Hump No 80, john
O'Neil, Grangevillr; Orc Fino No 81,
Ghas s Moody. Orc Fino.
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
o G Otterson, Rep. Wallace; NJ b
Gwin. p C. Caldwell; Arch Cunning
ham, G @, l,oise; Geo Err, G V O.
I.ewiston E Gyde, G p, Wardner; Jas
II Hare, G X r :. Coeurd 'Alenr Clty;
w Pos, & Nj f, Ralhdrum; 0 ID Jones,
G NJ at A, Wallace; e G Gallei, G | Il,
Pocutello: A II Shane. G o G.. Idaho
Falls; G g Hedum, CIR Trustee, Silver
CITY: Nj b Crews, CIR Tribune. Kendrick
J G Bistine, CIR Tribune, Pocatello.
J. H. McKibben, editor of the
Senator, the Portland Pythian paper
which is the official organ of Oregon
and Idaho Pythians; w. S. Ronald,
suspreme representative from Wash
inc and general organizer of the Uni
form Rank, and past chancellor ii II
Baker of Huntington, were also pre-
sent at the sessions.
At the beginning the Grand Lodge
held an informal meeting, at which al
address of welcome was delivered h,
Mayor Galloway of Weiser, whlcl
was filed with many good words TO
the Order and kindly sentiment AM
good will to the men who represen
an organization whose foundatlo
,r nciples are friendship, charity an
benevolence, who came for shol
} soiourn in our city His words wer
well chosen aad he was loudly az
plauded bv the Knights.
After the address of welcome ha
been given, the grand lodge went IN
, to secret session, and when the ro
of delegates had been called, I'll
meeting proceeded to business.
+ Tie annual reports of Grand Char
cellor Cunningham, of Grand Keel
or of Records & Seal Harte and
Grand Master of Exchequer Po'
were read and adopted.
The report of the Grand Chance
lor shows that there were 20 subo
dinate lodges with membership
D. 1888 in the state, up to june o.
- 1899 Two new lodges, one at Dell
mar and one at Grangeville, were II
s,ituted during the official year, al
r. one since the report was closed, Aui
26 at OroFino, with a memoersh
o. of 20. making the membership 1z'
in the grand jurisdiction to that oa.
- That really makes an increase OF l
members in the state since the la
annual report, with total now OF
= subordinate lodges.
= The report further shows that tne
M has been a healthy growth In the
dowment and Uniform Ranks oil l
Order during the last Pythian perio
In his report the Grand Chance''
smoke feelingly and affectlonateiy
the Pythian soldiers who were IN
q. recent war. and especially OF Eowa
NoConville. who was lieutenant
nd the Uniform Rank of Idaho, and "
he fell in battle in the Philippines.
.he Cunningham recommended that
los I;st of their soldier dead he compi
~. and published in the regular proce'
mos of this session, which VIII
done. ch.no
ida The report OF the o>raho
,or shows a membership in the !
dowment Rank Gnsurance) Oh =
Irst oorrv;no insurance TO the amount
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