The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-19
AN IMPORTANT SESSION
z. of P. Grand Lodge Convenes
This Morning.
THE ORDER A STRONG ONE
An Interesting Talk With Thomas G
Sample, Supreme Grand Chancellor
OF the World - Loyalty to
the Flag.

The grand lodge of the Knights of
Pythias will convene in annual session
at 10 o'clock this morning in Miners
Union hall, Grand Chancellor j. w.
Stanton of Butte in the chair, with Vice
Chancellor s. A. Baillett at his right
1t is expected that a large representa-
ton of the several lodges of the state
will be in attendance. 1t promises to
be an important session. The forenoon
will be devoted to business, and at l
o'clock, or shortly after. there will be
street parade. In the evening the
Knights of Khorassan will hold forth
and do things on the order of the ter
rible.
The grand lodge is honored by the
presence of Hon. Thomas q. Sample,
supreme grand chancellor of the world.
The head of the order is from Allie
gheny, Pa, and is the guest of honor of
the grand lodge of Montana. He is
staying at the McDermott, and last
night many delegates called upon him
He was the central figure in the large
lobby of the hotel. He is veteran of
the civil war, a six-footer, robust and
of pleasing address and manners. This
is Mr.. Samples first visit to Montana.
"On the first of this year said the
supreme grand chancellor, the records
of the order showed 100000 members in
good standing, and the lodge was Or
ganized So years ago. am of the opin-
ion that to-day the lodge numbers
500, 900. The order is also strong in
Canada, Mexico and the Hawaiian ISL
ands. A petition containing ia names
was recently received from Havana
asking that a charter be granted to an
organization, there.
'"The principal features of the order
and those worthy of especial mention
are the uniform rank, with member
ship of $4,000, Major General Strana-
han at the head, and the endowment
rank, with a membership of $1,000.
Since the organization of the latter
branch it has paid out in life insurance
$13 900, 900. 1t now carries insurance in
the aggregate of $110, 900 and paying
out every quarter on an average of
$2SS, 000 The sick benefits are entirely
under the control of the various grand
lodges, and millions are expended an
nually in this channel
Mr.. Sample maintains that the great
principal of the order is loyalty to the
flag of the nation. The gentleman Is a,
member of the G.. A. r. and served in
the 25th and 127th Pennsylvania regi-
ments. At one time he was connected
with the Pittsburg Dispatch. He said
last night I0dI ne was 1nucn pledSeu
with all that he had seen in Butte, and
expressed desire to see more of it and
it's famous mines-and mills. An enter
tainment was given in his honor last
night by the lodge of South Butte in
the hall of the latter place, which was
attended by most of the visiting dele
gates and many local members of the
several lodges. The uniform rank, pre-
ceded by the Alice band, marched down
Main and Broadway to the hotel and
escorted the guests of honor to South
Butte.
The Dramatic order, knights OF
Khorassan, the jolly annex of the
lodge, has just issued the following
edict, which would indicate that the
boys propose to run Butte according to
their own ideas and pleasure. The ad-
dress is unique as it is poetical. and
this is the language of the royal vizier:
Your royal highness We salute!
Salaam!
Salaam,
Salaam!!!
Calla-Ga-Zute.
We have a request to make of you,
We sincerely trust you'll grant it, too.
On the nineteenth day of this Septem-
All of us Arabs will go on bender"
Wen have brass bands and plenty of
red fire.
And Dewey's cannons if them we can
hire.
Wen have a parade and that sort of
thing,
Wen jolly the town and bells they will
ring,
Go up in a balloon and try for to sing,
Drop down on the town, take possession
of it,
And never let loose till you holler
quit"
Wen arrest all the coppers and throw
them in jail,
And won't let them loose till you go
their bail.
Wen tear up the stones that now lie in
the street.
All this we will do, and more anon,
If you'll grant us the privilege or your