The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-10-22
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
William J. Fuller of New Haven Elect
 ed Grand Vice Chancellor

Meriden, Oct. 21.-The election of of 1 ffcers occupied the morning session of the thirty-fourth annual convention of the grand lodge Knights of Pythias of Connecticut, assembled here to-day. This afternoon reports of officers were presented and there was a discussion of various matters of importance to the | order. There were 125 delegates rep | 1esenting sixty-five lodges and over 5000 members when George F. Kendall ! of Suffield, the grand cancellor, called the convention to order After discus 1 sion of routine matters the convention | proceeded to the election of officers as follows:
 Grand chancellor, Howard G. Nestor of Hartford; grand vice chancellor, Will | liam J. Fuller of New Haven: grand | prelate, Charles A. Gates of Williman- tic; grand secretary. Horace o. Chace : of Hartford; grand master at arms, W. 1 E. Thomas of Waterbury; grand inner guard, Isaac T. Turney of Bridgeport; | grand trustees. William T. Burke, Charles L. Gaylord, and George E. | Brush; supreme representative, to suc- ceed General Joseph s. Stokes of Meri- den (resigned) Colonel F.. M. Schultze of Hartford
 Grand Chancellor Kendalls report gave an account of his official acts for 1 the year, and a statement of the con- | ditions of the endowment rank. Fur ther he says: Tt must be. gratifying to the order to know that this particular branch has emerged, like the Phoenix, l from the fire, and the trouble which | seemed to envelope it a short time ago. | It will be observed that the member ship of the endowment rank at this time has reached nearly 59,000, a net gain of practically 1000 members since ] January last. It may be of interest to 1 refer here to the conditions of the en- | doWment rank as regards finances June | i, 1901 At the time of the official eX- animation of the affairs of the endow- | ment rank and about the time the spec | ial convention of the supreme lodge was called, the liabilities of the endowment rank were in rodund numbers $615O0O with a cash balance in bank to offset tIIlS SIlUI lupuS lldblhlS pl bul i,JuU l September 1, 1902, fifteen months after, | the loss remaining unpaid amounted with commissions due secretaries and all other liabilities, to approximately $260,0 To offset this there was cash in the bank amdunting to $164,61291, so that the liabilities after deducting the cash, September l, was less than $1O0,- 900 as against $6000OO fifteen months previous. Investments on hand, upon | which a fair valuation of $200,000 has | been placed are not considered in the above deduction. Soon a reserve fund | may be accumulated to meet future | losses and place the endowment rank upon a sound financial bases. Our su- preme representative report will furn- ish further detail and will accompany this report.
 The members of the branch in this state are S7O and the insurance in force $1, 406 900.
 In the report the changSs made by a revision of the constitution and statutes of the order are noted.
 The grand chancellor recommended that an appropriation be continued for the secretary to visit the lodges that particular attention be called to the | revision of the sta tutes and that a united effort be made to advance the order. The report concludes with thanks to his subordinates and plea for the betterment of the order.
 Accompanying the report of the grand chancellor is the report of General Joseph O. Stokes Of Meriden on the | Uniformed Rank. There are twenty companies in the state with member ship of 570. During the year there was a loss of S4 members, and a gain of 20, making a net loss of GA. Twelve com panies, however showed "a gain. Horace o. Cane of Hartford, grand keeper of records and seal, reports that a gain in membership shows a healthy condition. He has visited forty-one lodges during the year There are six ty-tWo lodges, no new ones having been instituted. The membership July i, 1901, was 6,436. During the year 463 were added and 462 lost making a net gain of one. The total receipts of the grand lodge were $6,272.3t, with cash on hand. There was paid out $3,647. 34, 1 leaving a balance on hand of $2,624.97.
 The statement of the financial cOndi- ton of the subordinate lodges shows balance of cash on hand July, 1902, $54,- 9O6S6, gain of $2,295,51 during the year.
 /! Reports of the grand master of the exchequer, W. N. Potter, of trustees and of supreme representatives, Colonel l.. F. Norton of New Haven and Frank
 F.. Cutler were also presented.
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