The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-30
THE X. OPP. GRAND LODGE
1T WILL BE IN SESSION HERE TO-
MORROW AND WEDNESDAY,.
Probably the Largest Gathering of
the Kind Held i'm This City-The
Election of Officers.

An advance guard of the Grand Lodge,
knights Of Pythias, which is to meet in
Masonic Hall tomorrow and Wednesday,
arrived in the city yesterday. Most of the
Representatives registered at the Denison
Hotel. The arrivals at that hostelry last
night were: Daniel f. Storms, of Lafay-
cite. grand chancellor; Merrill +. Wilson,
Goshen, grand master at arms; Jonce
Monyhan. of Orleans. grand instructor:
John w. Gather, deputy grand chancellor:
James e. Hemenway, a member of the
grand tribunal; A. c. Hawkins, of Evans
vile, supreme representative; Union B.
Hunt, supreme representative. At the
Grand Hotel Otto Kolb, of Evansville, q
past grand chancellor, was registered.
The meeting tomorrow and Wednesday
will. it is declared, be one of the largest
of the kind ever held in this city. The
Grand Lodge is made up of representatives
from subordinate lodges and past chan
cellors. The representatives, of whom
alone there are $50. are elected according to
the membership of the local lodges, each
one hundred members emitting a lodge to- a
representative. OF past chancellors there
are 5000 in Indiana. and between 500 and
LOCO are expected here tomorrow and
Wednesday.
The Grand Lodge of Indiana has prop
erty To the value of 81. 100, 900. and there are
over $1,000 knights in the State.
1t was learned that at the election Of
officers Wednesday Charles A. Bookwalter,
present vice chancellor, will succeed Daniel
+. Storms as grand chancellor and that the
other officers, will be promoted. DR.. c. A.
Tindall. of ShelbyVille, grand p~relate, be-
ing advanced TO the position OF grand VIE
chancellor; Merrill T.. Wilson, present
grand master at arms, being promote 20
grand prelate; George w. Powell, grand in
ner guard, becoming grand master at arms,
and Frank j. Dunten, of Lagrange, grand
outer guard, moving up TO the position OF
grand inner guard. This will leave q va
cancy in the office of grand outer guard.
and the only name thus far mentioned for
the place is that of JOnce Monyhan.
Frank Bowers. of this city. who has been
grand keeper OF records and seal for the
past sixteen years, will. 1t is thought. be
chosen again without protest. Otto ko!b
was spoken of for the place, but announced
last night that he was not a candidate. "A.
r. Peterson. OF Darlington. has also been
mentioned for this position, but Mr.. Peter
son had not arrived last night, and his po-
sition on the subject could not be learned;
Messrs. Storms and Hunt said that the
coming session OF the Grand Lodge will BE
an unusually important one. I'VE are go
and new Grand Lodge statutes, said Mr..
Storms. These were presented TO the
Grand Lodge a year ago, but under the law
such business must lie over "a year before
II can be finally acted upon. The finances
of the Grand Lodge are I'm excellent condt-
ton. The lodge has had a very prosperous
year. The net increase in membership is
An effort was made to verify reports Of
dissension i'm the Grand Lodge. but each of
the member approached declared that the
coming session bids fair 10 be the most
harmonious session ever held.
The members of the Grand Lodge are be-
ing presented by Mr.. Bowers with hand
some membership buttons. carrying a color
rounded by a mourning border in memory
of the late President Mckinley.