Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-08
Porteriied's Charges Create Sen,
sation But Slate Will Prove
lnvincible
OPPOSITION FAILED TO UNITE
Retiring Chancellor Scores Candidates
for Using Political Pressure to Sc
cure Office Charges That Ring Ex-
lists and Otherwise strs Up the AMI
mails While Discoursins Statistics.
Special to Times Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. 8.-The grand lodge
Knights of Pythias, met in session to-
|day, with the usual prelimiaaries. The
statements of Chancellor Porterfield IN
regard to those who have sought otfice
by alleging that ring controls the
lodge created a sensation. 1t is an
nounced that all efforts TO combine the
opposition to the regular slate have
have failed and Gillett, OF Independence.
will be elected almost unanimously.
The annual report of Frank Porter
| field, grand chancellor of the domain of
Iowa, contained a gratifying statement
as to the growth of Pythianism in Iowa,
made number of radical recommen-
dations and reported on vast amount
of work done during the year. Chan
cellor Porterfield said he had hoped
when he took the Office to be able to re-
port membership of 10000. On. Jan.
l last the membership actually report
ed was 27560, and reports of increase
up to July indicate that at that time
the membership was 1920. Since July
three lodges have been organized and
another instituted, so that it is certain
the membership is now actually more
than 10000. In the thirty years of the
existence of the grand lodge there has
not been a year but that there has been
a gain in membership. There were con-
solicitations of lodges in several cities
during the year and the chancellor rec
ommends that not more than two lOdg-
es be permitted in any city. In order to
secure efficient officers he would reward
them, as for instance, creating a keeper
OF records and seals a past chancellor
after five years of service in that of
flee.
In regard to sick benefits, Chancellor
Porterfield urged that they be eliminat-
ed entirely, as they cause more trouble
than any other thing in the Pythian
lodges. Some drastic legislation is need
ed in regard to defunct lodges and the
law governing the same. He recon-
mends that the grand lodge be incor-
property be vested in that lodge and
loaned to the subordinate lodges and
some one be required to report it.
lHCT0 nave UccIl AO dppSttlS lOI per
mission to circulate petitions for aid
during the year The growth OF the or
der has made it necessary that special
deputies be appointed more freely than
usual, and during the year the follow
ing past chancellors were so commits
stoned: H. G. Pittinger, Emmetsburg;
r. A. Pettibone. Lehigh: A. G. Cook,
Ottumwa; c. A. Tibbits Council Bluffs;
f. B. fainter, Carroll; +. A. Welch.
Otto; c. S. Hopkins, Lake City; Ed
Mills, Red Oak; w. NJ. CLARK. Marshall
town, and Peter Stepfany, Manning.
The uniform rank of the order, under
the management of j. c. Manchester. Of
Ottumwa, has Increased to thirty-one
companies, with 695 men. The endow-
ment rank is now in good financial con-
dition.
The Rathbone Sisters was organized
in 1891 with eight temples. and there
are now 100 temples with five not re-
porting, and several others in prospect.
In his recommendations to the grand
lodge of Iowa, Chancellor Porterf1eld