Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-12
KNIGHTS O PYID|AS
Grand Lodge and Uniform Rank
Encampment In Cedar Rap.
ids This Week.
Lively Fight Tor the Office Of
Grand Chancellor Will
Be Made.
Que stions Of Permanent Location
and Change Of Date to
Come Up.

Walker, Of Mt. Pleasant. For twenty
seven years Mr.. Walker has held this
office. AT the majority Of the sessions
OF the grand lodge he has had no OPP
position. AT other sessions there has
been another candidate, but Mr.. Walker
has always been reelected. He has a
head full of facts and figures concerning
Pythianism.
Strange as it may seem, there was
time during the recent republican state
convention for one prominent Pythian
to run his headquarters in the interest
of his candidacy for the grand chancel-
lorship. And he had visitors, too. All
during the great gathering of republic
cans, Frank Smith of Davenport, other
wise known as Vinegar Smith (be-
cause of his business, not his DISPOSE
tion), was mingling with the politicians
and working alternately for Cummins
and Smith. The machine in Pythian
circles is similar to the machine in other
kinds and varieties of politics. 1t repre-
sents the "ins." Mr.. Smith is the leader
of the outs" Here Is the list Of the
'ins:',
P. G. CD. I. Salinger, Carroll.
g. ". C.-Charles A. Higgins. Gris-
void.
TT. T. Swift, State Center.
G. K. of r. and S.-H. D. Walker, Mt.
Pleasant
G. NJ. of E-Frank Cook, Marengo
G. NJ. at Al. D. Corning, Cedar
Falls.
G. /. &C. A. Russell, Anita.
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SUPREME REPRESENTATIVES,.
C. e. Pickett, Waterloo, term expires
Jan. 1, 1902.
I. B. Hanley. Upton. term expires
Jan. i, 1902.
Carl F. Kuehnle. Denison, term ex-
pires Jan. 1, 1904.
Jan. 1, 1904
GRAND LODGE TRUsTEEs-FOR
ONE YEAR.
w. NJ. Clark, Marshalltown; ]. O.
Langan, Clinton.
GRAND LODGE TRUSTEES-FOR
TWO YEARS.
w. A.Henderson. Clarinda; A. L.
Kinkead. Knoxville.
GRAND LODGE TRUsTEEs-FoR
THREE YEARS.
/ b.. b.
w. Beebe, Hampton.
GRAND TRIBUNEs.
j. F. Rail, chief, Cedar Rapids; John
Springer, Iowa City; F. w. Porterfield.
Atlantic; j. B. White, Abel; p. W..
Weeks, Guthrie Center.
DIR. F. W. Porterfield, a practicing
physician of Atlantic, is the opponent Of
Mr.. Smith in the contest for the grand
CHARACTERISTIC. Those who are quail
| fled to speak say that DR.. Porterfeld ds
the more popular Of the two candidates
and that he has the best chance OF Win
ming. Both the candidates are expected
here tomorrow.
1 Aside from the regular work OF the
grand lodge, there are two matters OF
special Importance to be taken up this
| year when the grand lodge meets. The
| first is that of a permanent place OF
meeting for the grand lodge. subject
which has already received some dis
,cussion both among the members OF the
order and in the columns of the press.
and which will probably be the subject
of considerable attention at the grand
I lodge. The lodges turnout the state have
already been asked to express their sem
timept in this matter and should their
lopinion be favorable to the selection Of a
permanent location it is probable that
the matter will be definitely settled at
| the coming convention.
For the past three years there has
been a committee OF i've seeking to
solve the problem, ana their services
4 have cost the order about $500 annually,
| it is said. Now 1t Is desired to bring
4 the matter to q climax. 1t is reported
that the lodges which have reported
4 show a majority in favor of the perma-
nent location proposition, but large
| number Of them have not reported so
/ that no prediction can be made of the
outcome. There are several candidates
/ for the permanent location, If it IS de-
cided upon. Des Moines want 1t; SO does
Marshalltown. Cedar Rapids would not
4 be averse to accepting 1t, but will make
no big fight for 1t.
4 There are many opponents to the per-
manent location plan and they will be
heard when the time comes. They be-
lieve that the grand lodge can do bet
ter by moving around every year
Greater concessions will be made, they
think. How well the republican state
convention Jared at Cedar Rapids this
4 year." they exclaim. How would II
have Jared at Des Moines. supposing II
had never been held in any other city.
Another matter that has not been SC
generally discussed Is that of changing
the date of meeting or the grand lodge
/, the month of August having been found
to have many disadvantages, especially
in the years of the meeting of the su.
preme lodge, which convenes biennial
ly.
The probabilities are that the month
i of May will be deemed the most deslr-
able because the business year of the
I grand lodge closes December 81. The
time from then until May is needed t.
check up the accounts and prepare the
reports so as to properly present then
at the convention. In other states BY
liar the larger n,linhSrs az grand lodges
are held In the month OF Nay, thus indi.
eating that the experience of othel
states, has been In favor OF that month
II change were made from Aug. t.
May 1t would divorce the encampmen
of the Uniform Rank from the grant
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