The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-02
B00KWALTER is ELECTED
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GRAND
LODGE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
Reports of the Grand Officers submit
ed-Grand Lodge News-Rath-
bone Sisters.

Members of. the Knights Of Pythias
Grand Lodge Of Indiana to the number of
about seven hundred gathered yesterday
at Masonic Hall in annual session to con-
slider the business of the state organiza-
ton. The business began with the seating
Of delegates from the subordinate lodges
and the comforting Of Grand Lodge de-
grees. The reports of the committees and
officers were next in order.
The first was that of Grand Chancellor
Daniel F. Storms. of Lafayette. He said
that while the membership of the order
had increased during the year about 1850.
there were thousands of men who are not
now members who should join. He said
the need for new lodges was about ex-
hausted, but that there was plenty of work
in charging the membership of existing
lodges. Only three new lodges were in
stalled during the year. They were at
hirklin, Seelyville and Morocco. Allusion
was made in the grand chancellor's re-
port TO the death of w. l.. Dunlap, of
Franklin, who was a member of the Grand
Lodge and whose place was taken by A. C.
Hawkins, Of Evansville, and to the death
of Hollie d. Simons, who was murdered at
Rockport in December last. A number of
lodges subscribed S401. 25 for the education
of his child and the grand chancellor re-
fused to allow the petition to be further
circulated because there did not appear
to be urgent reasons for it. In alluding
TO the property of the lodge at Pennsyl-
Vania street and Massachusetts avenue he
said the income would allow 5000 TO be
applied each year upon the mortgage debt
and when this was discharged the rentals
would pay about one-tifth of the expenses
OF the Grand Lodge. The report OF the
Dull0lnR committees WAS a Slrnr1Sp IL had
been allowed $1,000 for the erection of tenn
porary storerooms on the property. Its re-
port showed $4,000 had been expended.
With Its report came a statement of the
income, which was so much more than had
been anticipated that the action of the
in exceeding the allowance made
was Endorsed. He urged careful conSidera-
ton of questions pertaining to a revision
of the statutes as they were called for
discussion. The proposed changes were as
required by the rules of the order sub
mitted last year to be voted upon at this
session. The changes are important. but
nothing in them is of "a radical nature,
the main object being TO correct several
Inconsistencies.
The report of Frank Bowers. grand
keeper of records and seal, showing that in
1900 there were 456 lodges within the State
and that twelve new ones have since been
installed. The total membership is AZ, 937, in
which is included 2374 who became mem
bers of the order during the year. The re-
ceipts during the year were 1916, 1925 and
the total expenditures were: Sick benefit,
$40. 34S. 40; relief, Sill ,0S4.47 The balance on
hand. including the balance from last year.
is S503. 524. Sc. OF which $91 243.9 80 is invested
in bonds and other securities. The total
assets of the order amount to &.0l4, 73C. -.
The Grand Lodge receipts during the
year were 81, 564. 43. and the expenditures
S23, 1863. IL. The assets Of the Grand Lodge
are $50, S1S.O3 and the liabilities SOL, S67. Il.
The election of officers did not occur un-
til late in the afternoon. n great deal of
interest was manifested, but the reports
which were circulated TO the effect that OPP
position would be offered to Charles A.
BoOkwalter's succession TO the grand cnan-
cellOrship by his political enemies proved
entirely groundless, Mr.. Bookwalter being
unanimously elected Grand Chancellor of
the Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge of In
diana. The other officers elected are as
follows: Grand vice chancellor. G.. a. Tin
dali, Shelbyville; grand prelate, Merrill r..
Wilson, Elkhart; grand m-aster-at-arms,
George w. Powell, Indianapolis; grand
master of exchequer, w. A. Morris, Frank
fort; grand keeper of records, Frank A.
Bowers, Indianapolis; grand inner guard,
Frank A. Dunten, Lagrange: grand outer
guard. Joncey Monaghan. Orleans; trustee,
John a. Frank; representatives Supreme
Council, A. G. Hawkins. Evansville. and
Union b. Hunt, Indianapolis.