The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-21
K. OF P. GRAND LODGE
Sixteenth Convention of the Utah
Jurisdiction.
A FULL REPRESENTATION
STANDING COMMITTEES AP-
POINTED AND WORK BEGUN.
Distinguished Visitor From Wash
ington Present-Grand Lodge
Rank Conferred Upon Several
Mem bers-Discussion of Initia-
ton and Reinstatement Fees.

ton and Reinstatement Fees.
The sixteenth annual convention Of
the grand lodge, knights of Pythias OF
Utah, is now in session in Castle hal
in this city. When Grand Chancellor
! Pike called the first session of the con-
vention to order promptly at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning, the following grand
officers were in their places ready for
work:
Fred w. Gardner, grand vice chan
! cellor; c. p Jennings. grand prelate;
| H. c. Wardleigh, grand keeper of rec
ords and seal; George r. Storey, grand
| master of the eXchequer; Richard
Baker, grand master-at-arms; Thomas
j. Lamph, grand inner guard; Robert
Shelton, grand outer guard.
On motion of Supreme Representative
Ed W. Duncan, w. o. Bridgman was
appointed minute clerk for the conven-
| ton, and a. S. Thomson, press reporter.
Grand Chancellor Pike then an
nounced the following standing COM
mittees:
On credentials-H n. Standish, F.
7. Grinnell.
On judiciary-George Osmond, e. A.
Mcdaniel, C. w. Barnes.
On ways and means-L. NJ. Meid, H.
w. futile, T. NJ. Patton.
On grievances-J. o. White, William
Husbands, F. c. Lucknow.
On finance-Ed w. Duncan, ]. d.
Fausett, C. n. Culstead
On mileage and per demo. S.
Thomson, H G. Blumenthal, John
Horn.
On state of order-C. I. Douglas, S. A.
Harrison, c. W. Reese.
On printing-H. s. Wardleigh, ]. o.
White, w. B. Wedell.
On warrants and charters-H. y.
Standish, B. j. Camp, ]. B. Griffin
On rules-F. I. Grinnen, Sig Simon,
w. D. Watson.
On review-N. w. Sonnedecker, VIII
liam Husbands. Ed w. Duncan.
Visitor From Washington.
Past Grand Chancellor w. G. Ronald
time by Grand Chancellor Pike, and
enlivened the proceedings with neat
and appropriate little speech, and at its
close the committee on credentials re-
ported the following past chancellors
entitled to receive the grand lodge
rank: c. H. Bodle, Zero Barnes, No. l;
John Brownlee, No. =; L. c. Van VoOr-
hees, No. 8; w. ID. Watson and II. W.
Thomas, No. 4; George West, No. 6; c.
No. 8; c. W. Barnes, No. 10; H. H. Pet
erson, No. IL; o. S. Thomson and c. 1.
Douglas, No. u; J. o. Fawsett, No. 10;
F. c. Locknour and D. L. Underwood,
No. 16; j. K. w. Bracken, No. II.
A rollcall showed a quorum of lodges
and representatives present.
A committee from Monitor lodge, No.
II, presented a petition in regard to
the per capita tax due the grand lodge,
and on motion the petition was granted.
A communication from the Western
Knight was read and referred to the
finance committee.
The report of the supreme represent
atives was presented and referred to a
special committee-William Husbands.
n. w. Sonnedecker and w. B. Wedell,
after which the convention adjourned
to meet at O'Clock.
Afternoon Session.
When the convention was called to
order for the afternoon session and the
roll called, the committee on credentials
reported on the application of J. E.
Funk, and on motion the matter was
referred back to the committee.
The report of the committee on rules
was adopted without dissent. The re-
port of the committee on distribution
was adopted.
The report OF the special committee
on report of supreme representatives
was adopted.
A proposition was introduced provid-
ing for an enactment by the grand
lodge, by which provision was made /
for codifying all the laws enacted by /
the grand lodge. The matter was re-
ferred to a committee-N. w. Some !
decker and Ed w. Duncan. Their re-
port was referred to the committee on |
judiciary, that committee reported IA /
and the report was adopted, as |
was also the recommendation in regard /
to the report of the master of the ex-
chequer to the grand keeper of the rec
0rds and seal.
The committee on credentials report
I'd unfavorably on the application of |
J. E. Funk for grand lodge rank, as it
confiicted with the supreme statutes.
The grand lodge rank was then con-
'erred on the other two candidates.
The report of the committee ON print
ng recommended that $3.50 be appro-
1riated for the use of the committee on
printing. This was referred to the
nance committee.
The proposition of the judiciary COM
nittee that the fee for reinstatement
,e the amount of .one years dues, was
aid on the table.
Initiation Fee