The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-05-18


session of their grand lodge. Hence
the opening day found the work well
done and everything in readiness
save few lesser details. The town
was a.futter with colors, the stores
all decorated with the emblems, two
uniformed bands began PLAYING
early in the morning and kept
everybody dancing all day. The
fifty white tents scattered over the
green of the park, each with its ban
ner at the peak, for the Uniform
Rank who arrived in the afternoon.
Every detail had been cared for, and
committees of business men de-
voiced all their time to seeing that no
hitch occurred aud that the visitors
wanted for nothing.
GRAND LODGE BUSINESS.
The Grand Lodge held daily sessions
Monday; Tuesday and Wednesday,
below lie given brief resume of the
more important business transacted,
ex.grand chancellor f. II. .Letton, of
Pomeroy, having kindly stated the
points as he remembered them.
On Monday evening the delegates
met in grand lodge session and some
200 delegates were given the grand
lodge degree. On Tuesday morning
the first regular session of the Grand
Lodge was held and miscellaneous
business was attended, to, among
other things being the selection of
Kansas City, Kansas, as the place of
next years. meeting.
In the evening a public reception
was rendered the visitors at the opera
house. 1t was a characteristic well
coming. Mayor Mcclure in neat and
appropriate manner present the visit.
ing Knights with the keys of the
town. Brigadier General Joseph
Lyon, on behalf of the Uniform Rank,
assured the Mayor and the citizens
that his command appreciated and
would long hold in remembrance the
hearty welcome received here.
Brother &. \. savage, in his char
acteristic, happy, eloquent manner
assured the visitipg Knights that
Neosho Lodge, No 43, would leave
nothing undone that would in any
manner add to the pleasure or COM
fort of its guests and babe them ask
for anything they wanted that they
could not find and it would be gladly
furnished them. Grand Chancellor
John w. Aten, on behalf of the
Knights, responded assuring lola and
the Lodge that the visiting brothers
fully appreciated the hearty welcome
tina; had been so generously accorded.
The popular Pythian song entitled "a
Brave Deedn was sung by Bro C.. 4.
savage who was heartily eucored.
Hon. fully Scott, of OberIn, then
spoke on Pythianism giviuga scholar.
ly address which was well received
by all present.
On Wednesday morning the lodge
took up the financial question, 1t
was decided to increase from SO TO SO
the monthly allowance made by the
crippled orphan whom the lodge has
adopted and is educating. II was
decided TO cut the mileage allowed
delegates from six to four cents and
the per diem from % to = 80, by
which an annual saving of some
81 800 will be made. The lodge voted
TO donate to che RathbOue Grand
Lodge $500 from the general grand
lodge fund, a very handsome gifc and
highly appreciated by the ladies'.
Reports were received showing that
the outlook for the Uniform Rank is
very bright and that after The enroll
ment has dwiudled from Nwenty-toul
to twenty companies the order will
probably climb back to los former
popularity and importance, and the
lodge agreed that every encourage
meut should be given 10 accomplish
this. A repor, was made that where
as the government had offered TO the
national lodge % site at Hot Springs
Ark, for n sanitarium, provided the
order would erect a 100000 building
and whereas the supreme Lodge had
voted to take no action and the sit'
would bs offered soon TO other Willing
orders the delegation from this State
to the supreme Lodge is instructed t
urge the acceptance of the govern
ment's offer.
Supreme Representative w, 5. Bird
of Topeka on behalf of the CRANE
lodge presented to Gus Neibert
handsome gold watch as mement,
of his twenty-fifth reelection to tn
office of Keeper of Records and Seals
The X. P. grand lodge in session