The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-24
IN THE PYTHIAN BOND
THOSE WHO HAVE REACHED THE
GRAND LODGE DEGREE CON-
FER HERE THIS WEEK
RATHBONE SISTERS ALSO

Their Annual Meeting VIII Be Com
tempOraneOus With That of the
X. p. session-Gossip of the LO-
cal Lodge Rooms I'm the Various
Secret Orders-Woodmen's Memo
rial Service.
The twenty-seventh annual convention
of the grand lodge Of the knights OF
Pythias of Minnesota will be held In the
hall of the house of representatives at
the state capitol In this city, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Sept. rs and 27. This body
consists of eight grand officers, two SUI
preme representatives, twelve past grand
chancellors, three grand trustees, per-
manent committee on law of three mem
bers, a like committee Of one member on
fraternal correspondence, one hundred
and fifty representatives, and the Same
number of alternates. All past chancel-
lors In good standing are also entitled TO
seats in the grand lodge, but are not en-
titled to vote or otherwise participate
in the proceedings. An alternate Is en-
titled to vote and take part in the pro-
ceedings only in the absence Of the rep
resentative for whom he was selected to
act as alternate.
The present grand officers are: West
w. Woolley, grand chancellor; Arthur j.
Stobbart, grand vice chancellor; Joseph
G. Forbes, grand prelate; Fred, b. Whea-
ton, grand keeper of records and seal;
Abner c. Godfrey, grand master of ex-
chequer; Richard ]. Angus, grand mas;
ter at arms; M. P. Philippi, grand inner
guard; George A. Presley, grand outer,
guard
The supreme representatives are: John,
F. Hilscher and Ed. H. Milham, both of
st. Paul; the grand trustees, John V. l.
Dodd ST. Paul; George F. Blossom, Min
neapolis, and Charles S. Bradt, st. Paul;
and the committee. fraternal CORE
spondence. George w. Rodgers, St. Paul.
The grand chancellor has appointed the
following committees to act during the
present convention:
Credentials, Sias E. Foreman, Claude
Kremer and George D. Hilliard; distribu-
ton, o. H. Havill, w. H. Hunt and John
E. Spooner; finance, John c. Nethaway,
George P. TaWney and Fred H Lake;
mileage and per diem, John P. McCrack-
en-, Harry T. Ham and Charles R. Fra
ger, Frank E. Barnum and George M.
Stowe; warrants and charters, James
Bennett, John B. Richards and Lindsay
Waters; neurology, A. ]. Stackpole, 8. S.
Washburn and Clyde w. Sti1son.
The following are the members of the
grand lodge from st. Paul: Grand vice
chancellor, Arthur ]. Stobbart; supreme
representatives, John F. Hilscher nd
E. H. Milham; past grand chancellor.
A 1oL,,
Dodd and Charles S. Bradt; committee
on law, Grier M. Orr; committee on
fraternal correspondence, G orge w.
Rogers. Repre sentatives: Champion
Lodge No 13, H F. Baiy and Charles
E Stubs; Webster Lodge No. %, A. D.
Bletcher and G. J. schroer; Lincoln
Lodge No SO, w. H. Hunt and L. C.
Erven; St. Paul Lodge No. 43, Siias e.
Foreman ana P. D. Godfrey; Capitol
Fenley; Twin. City Lodge No GO, w. j.
Sullivan; Silver Lake Lodge No. 81, j. G.
Earhuff; Ivy Lodge No. 1856, G. A. Sharp
and John G. Tracy.
The alternates in the same order are:
ice Fleissner, John Voerge, L. G. Hoff-
man, G. P Sandberg, r.: c. Neuen-
schwander, w. F., Hunt, James S. Kim
ball, F. w. Baer. Robert Hutton, J2En
Thirlwall, L. R. Drake, Louis Pavian
R. J. Shaw.
Following a custom Of the st. Paul
lodges the members of the grand lodge
resident in this city have formed them
selves into a general comm 'ttea- on re-
ception and enterta nment, and the fore
noon of Tuesday wi be par. y devoted 3
to carrying out the programme which
this committee has p divided. Past
Grand Chancellor w. A. Greer Is chair
I'D p
schwander is secretary of the general
committee. The chairman apo nted The
following subcommittee: Ar angements,
H. D. Bailey, A. D. Ble.caer, l.. c.
Erven. j. G.. Earhuff; music, S. S. Fen
ley, w. II. Hunt, G. E. Stubs; decora-
tons, l.. G. Hoffman, Robert Hutton,
Joseph G.. Andrews, P. D. Godfrey; w.
J. Sullivan, A. .Poupenay and R. G.
Neuenschwander were also appointed a
committee to wait upon the governor and
the mayor of ST. Paul and invite them
to deliver addresses of welcome at he
opening of the first session on Tues
day morning.
The general committee completed its
work at a meeting FIR day evening and
everything is in readiness for greeting
and entertaining all Knights who are IA
the city during the convention.
The Pythian headquarters will be at
mittee will occupy Parlor B, on the OF
fee floor, and the grand ledge officers
will occupy Parlors IS and Sc.
An invitation has been eXte nded to the
Twin City battalion of the uniform rank
of the order to attend Tuesday and as
sist in the opening exercises, and it Is
expected that the plumed Knights will
be in good force.
The members of the grand lodge ana
1ftry rrrt1I tAI
at the Windsor headquarters on Tue =
day morning and at 9 o'clock will form
In procession, headed by the band and,
the battalion Of the Uniform rank, I'M
der command of Col. E. H. Milham,
and march to the state capitol over some
of the principal streets
On assembling in the hall Of repre-
sentatives the following PR gramme will
be observed:
Introductory by the chairman Of the
general committee: address, THE State,
by his excellency. Gov. John Limo; ad-
dress, ",The City," by his honor, Mayor
a. r. kiefer address, "St Paul Lodges
by Supreme Representative ]. F. Hill
scher; address, 1.-The Uniform Rank" by
Col E. H. Milham; and q response by
Grand Chancellor West w Woolley
These exercises will be interspersed
with music by the band, and are open
10 the public, and all are cordially in
vited by the Knights to attend.
st. Paul Lodge Nc. 3 which meets at
Colorado and South Wabasha streets,
has craved and been accorded the honor
of entertaining the visiting Knights on
Tuesday evening, ct which time it will
confer the rank of Knight In arpliled
form and serve refreshments in the most
excellent manner, for which it has be-
come distinguished. No doubt enough
knights will be there to test the capac-
fly of the brothers of the lodge to enter
tain large crowds.
Tho came evening Mahrah Teunle No