The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-25
THE HIGH KNIGHTS HERE
UNIFORMED RANK OF PYTHIAN Or
DER TO ELECT MAJOR GENERAL.
Committees Appointed to Have
Charge of Work-Programmef for
To-Day and Night.

The committees Of the Supreme Assembly
of the Uniform Rank. knights of Pythias,
gathered at the headquarters of the order
In this city yesterday to prepare for the
meeting OF the assembly to-day and to-
morrow at the Century Club room in the
Denison House. The committees are COM
posed of the following brigadier generals
of the Uniform Rank:
Rules and Regulations and State Of the
Order-James II. Barkley. Illinois; Charles
4. McGlashan, California; Henry b. Buck
fngham. New York.
Law-William II. Loomis, Michigan;
Lauren c. Thomas, Pennsylvania; William
4. Webb. Missouri.
Revenue-Chauncey b. Hoyt. New Hamp-
shire; Harry y. Smith. Indiana; William
III. Plummer, Washington.
Appeals and Grievances-Thomas w.
Minshull, Ohio; Julien G. Manchester, Iowa;
James III. Lancaster, West Virginia.
Finance-Daniel J. Turner Virginia
Wesley G. Smith, Maine; William r. Lo-
ReportsNHenry w. Gibbons. Colorado;
William r.. Hitchcock, New Jersey; Charl-
ton ID. Isle, Wisconsin.
Mileage-Joseph II. Lyon, Kansas; Rich
ard r. Harmon, Georgia; Edwin Allen,
Massachusetts.
Printing-Fred e. Wheaton. Minnesota;
Joseph ). Stokes. Connecticut; Charlton
The meetings of the Supreme Assembly
will not be open TO outsiders, but any MEM
Der OF the UNIFORM Rank may attend. Inc
assembly will take up the recommendations
OF the committees pass on them and send
them TO the Supreme Lodge of the knights
OF Pythias for its approval. Most of the
matters discussed by the committees yes
terday were OF routine character. and the
recommendations viii tend toward stricter
rules in the business of the order. The
Supreme Assembly probably will decide to
recommend that the major general OF the
Uniform Rank be elected hereafter instead
or being appointed by the supreme chan
General
Carnahan has held his position eighteen
years. each succeeding supreme chancellor
reappointing him. He is I'm favor of amend
Ing the constitution so that election shall
take the place OF appointment.
The committee on finance went over Gen.
Carnahan's report yesterday IL shows
there is $1,000 I'm the treasury and that lis
new companies of the rank have been or
ganized within the last two years.
The members of the Supreme Assembly
will all have arrived in time for the open
ing.
THE ARRIVALS.
Among the members who had arrived
last night were Cen l.. C. Thomas, OF
Pennsylvania; Charles f. McGlashen, OF
California; Joseph II. Lyon, of Kansas;
Gen. James II. Barley. of Illinois: Gen.
w. NJ Webb. OF Missouri; Gen. Wesley c.
Smith. of Maine: Gen. Chauncey b. Hoyt
OF New Hampshire; Gen. w. II. LOOMS
of Michigan; Gen Thomas NJ. Minshel, OF
Ohio: Gen. William r. Logan. of Louisville;
Gen. III. Il. Buckingham. OF New York;
Gen. ID. j. Turner of Virginia. Supreme
Chancellor Ogden III. Fethers. of Janesvile
Wis, Will attend the deliberations of the
body. One of the important items of bust
ness 10 come up before the assembly will
be the question of establishing headquar-
tiers at the Buffalo exposition. General
Carnahan Is being urged by the managers
or the exposition 10 open camp Of the
Uniform Rank AT Buffalo and TO continue
there while the exposition is in progress.
The exposition managers offer to furnish
the ground for the camp.
IL was announced last night that the
finance committee after auditing the ac-
counts OF Major General Carnahan had
found them absolutely correct.