The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-17
GRAND LODGE MEETING
The Knights of Pythias Are Be.
+ ginning to Arrive.
IT WILL BEGIN TUESDAY
The Most Noteworthy Assembly OF
Pythians Ever Held in the State.
1t Will Be the fifteenth
Annual Session.

Tonight the Pythians from all over
Montana will begin arriving for the
grand lodge meeting, which will begin
in Butte on Tuesday. 1t is expected
that the gathering will be the most
noteworthy assemblage of Pythians
ever held in the state, inasmuch as
the supreme chancellor of the order,
Thomas G. Sample, will be present. Mr.
Sample will arrive tomorrow The or
der has a membership of 4S0, 900 in the
United States. OF these 2,40O are in
Montana and these will be represented
by about 100 delegates in Butte this
week. j. W. Stanton of this city is
grand chancellor of the Montana grand
lodge
1t will be the 18th annual session of
the Montana Pythians and they will be
in session two days, beginning on Tues
day The sessions will be held in Miu-
ers' Union hall. There will be a grand
| Pythian parade on Tuesday afternoon.
| The column will form at Miners Union
| hall, with the Alice band in the lead.
| After the parade the grand lodge ses-
| sion will be opened. On Tuesday even
| ing the dramatic order of knights of
| khoraSsan VIII assemble at the Audi
| torium. The royal decree is as follows:
| "Hearken. you children of the Desert;
to you, the chosen ones, comes greet
ing:
1t is decreed by Allah and the
| prophets that we, the votaries of Al
| Hoosayn temple No. so, ID. o. X. X, of
| the oasis of Butte, plain of Silver Bow,
| desert of Montana, shall on the thir-
| te-enth day of JAMAL UL AWWAL
Fifth Month, All 1917, which means,
as spoken by the vulgar and unregen-
| Grated, the 10th day Of September,
| eighteen hundred and ninety-nine,
| gather at the temple to guide across
the wild and dreary desert numerous
| brave and Knightly Tyros that they
may pay their respects to me, Your
August Sovereign. They promise to
speak truly, and if they do not speak,
| by the Khoran / swear right shall pre-
| vail.
| Remember-know thyself-for have
spoken. CARL GALIGER,
Royal Vizier.
Me Too. You Royal Cabot,
| ARTHUR B. AYERS, Scribler.'
| 1t is expected that a class of 40 or so
tyros will be initiated, including some
| of Butte's most prominent citizens.
| After the initiation ceremonies the
knights of Khorassan will have ban
| quet. On Wednesday evening there will
| be a dance at Renshaw hall given in
honor of visiting Pythians. 3
| The parade will form at Miners I'm
| ion hall on Tuesday at O'Clock sharp
| as follows:
! Alice Band.
+ Unifornis Rank Knights of Pythias.
| Gull dress uniformly <t
| Supreme Chancellor, +. G. Sample.
Grand Chancellor, John w. Stanton.
J. G. Evans, p. S. r.; l.. Walker, p. S.
r.; c. S. Whitney, S. r.: j.. S.
| Hammond, p. 6. c.; Hon. j.
| H. Leyson, in carriages.
Grand Lodge officers.
| Grand lodge representatives will form
west of Main, on the north side of
| Quartz, facing east.
Visiting Knights.
Damon Lodge No. !, X. p.
Ivanhoe Lodge No. 5, X, p.
Oswego lodge No. g., X. p, will form
| west of Main street. on the south side
| of Quartz, facing east.
| Calanthe Lodge No. 40. X. P.
Silver Bow Lodge No. Al, X. P.
Line of march: South on Main 10
| Broadway, east on Broadway to
| wyoming, south on Wyoming to Park,
west on Park to Montana and counter
march on Park street east to Main,
north on Main to Miners Union hall
| ard dsband.
A. G. Elrick, grand marshal; aides,
Frank Walker and C. E. Redman.