Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-12
GRAND CHANCELLOR BEXTEN
Omaha Man Chosen Chief Officer Of Nebraska
Knights Of Pythias.
CLOSE OF THE GRAND LODGE MEETING
rinances of the order Are shown 60
he in Excellent Condition-Ncxt
ConcIave VIII Nc Held
In Lincoln.

LINCOLN, Oct -(Speclal.)-The
thirty second annual conclave of the Ne
braska grand lodge OF the Knights OF Pythias
closed here this afternoon with the election
OF the following cfficers
John H. Bexten, Omaha, grand chancellor:
r. j. Sloan, Geneva grand vice chancellor;
Joseph Nickolls, Madison, grand prelate;
John b. Wright, Lincoln, grand master OF
the exchequer; VIII II. Love, Lincoln,
grand keeper OF records and seals; George
Wolfe, Fremont grand master Of cere-
monies; Peter Campbell Weston, grand in
ner guard; Robert Lynn, Warsa, grand
outer guard; Richard oNeill Lincoln, su-
preme representative; David Rees, Norfolk,
grand trustee.
The hext annual meeting of the grand
lodge will be held in this city. There was
no competition for the location of the con-
clave and Lincoln was the unanimous choice.
The newly elected officers were installed
before the grand lodge finally adjourned
VIII Love, grand keeper of the records
and seals reported the finances OF the lodge
in good condition, showing s3,5S243 on
hand, an increase over last year of 2,l06,5l
The number of members of subordinate
lodges June 30 was $500; number initiated
during the year, Ss5; number reinstated 1872;
total 1880. Deducting the number suspend
ed withdrawn and deceased the total mem
bership is left at 6,667, or a net increase for
the year OF 707. This was mentioned as
better showing OF increase than any grand
lodge in the United States or Canada has
made for the past year.
The financial statement is given fol-
lows for the subordinate lodges: Cash on
hand June 30, 1898, slS,937.47; rank fees,
si1.4Ss.9O; dues, s21, 1862. S.; other sources,
sl3.3S6.65; total, s65, 5,125.6s. The disbu~oe.
la, IL,
s4,4o46S; grand lodge tax, s6.SS9.s5; current
expenses, s35, ass Al; total, s46,250.94 balance
on hand, June 3O 1899, slS,S7474; value OF
property and investments, S7S,00256; total
cash on hand and invested, $91, ,S77.30.
The Rathbone Sisters, a woman's auxiliary
to the knights of Pythias, have organized a
grand temple with the following officers:
Past grand chief, Mrs. w. e. Smith, Fre-
mont; grand chief, Mrs. Woods, Lincoln
grand senior Mrs. Slime, Omaha; grand
junior Mrs. Addie Cooper, Crawford; grand
manager of the temple, Mrs. Cradle, Spring
field; grand mistress Of the records and cor
respondence, Miss Anna Spirk, Wilber;
grand mistress of finance, Anna Dodson,
WILDER; grand protector of the temple, Mrs.
Blackwell, Springfield; grand outer guard,
Laura Law son, Fremont; supreme repre-
sentatives. Mrs. ]. A. Collins, Fremont, and
Mrs. Emily CLANCY, Lincoln
Takes His own Life.
Edward S. Greusel. master mechanic of
the Burlington locomotive shops at Have
lock- committed suicide at his home in
Havelock last night by sending a bullet
through his brain. Previous to the suicide
there had been nothing in either his de-
meapor or his conversation to indicate that
anything was preying upon his mind
is thought the man killed himself because
of domestic troubles. The coroner's jury
this afternoon returned a, verdict to the
effect that he came to his death by suicide,
Greusel had been in the employ Of the
Burlington many years and was considered
a good workman. He leaves a widow and
several children.