Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1902-04-12
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
ORGANIZE IN T0N0PAH.
Mizpah Lodge, No. Is, Installed With
forty'One Members...A Banquet
and Good Cheer Prevail.

anu uOOu SuceT TTeNdil.
The institution of a lodge of Knights
of Pythias in Tonopah, which was
first suggested several months ago,
was finally contaminated with com
plete success during the past week.
On Tuesday night G. A. Macpher-
son of Pyramid Lodge No. 10, of
Wadsworth, and Grand Chancellor of
the State of Nevada, arrived in To
nopah and on the following day the
work of instituting the new lodge
began. This was no small undertake
ing owing to the large number who
were on the list as charter members,
but after several long sessions the
work was finally completed on Thurs
day night-or rather early Friday
morning, and Mizpah Lodge No. %,
X. p. of Tonopah, was added to the
roster.
In the work of instituting the new
lodge Grand Chancellor Macpherson
was ably assisted by the following
visiting member of other lodges: T.
w. Wilkerson, p. C. of Owyhee No
IA, Tuscarora, acting Chancellor
Commander; C. A. Jameson, p. c.,
of Nelson Lodge No. %, of Nelson,
B. c., acting Prelate; L. l.. Blumen-
thai. z. c., of Alaska No /, of
Juneau, acting Vice Chancellor Com
mander; Al c. Boyne, p c.. Conf
dence No. IS, Sacramento, Cal, act
ing Master at Arms; p. c. Kelly, p.
c., of Toyabe No. IS, acting as Inner
Guard, and J. J. Moss, Owyhee No
IA, Tuscarora, acting as Outer
Guard.
The charter list was closed with
forty-one members, and three ranks
were conferred upon twenty-four can
didates. The following officers were
elected to serve for the first term
W. ]. Sinclair, C. c.; H. c. Cutting,
V. c. c.; Clay Peters, Prelate J.
W. Stewart, M. of W; H. p. Kan
tiers, X. of R. Il s.; E. r. Kean, NJ.
of f., S. ID. Forman, NJ. of E.. w. w.
Booth, NJ at A.; A. H. Barlow, l. G..
W. d. Michigan, O. G. The Grand
Chancellor commissioned ]. r. DUFF
field as d. G. c.
A banquet was served in the lodge
room on Wednesday night TO over
sixty of the charter and visiting
members of the order. The matter
of providing the banquet was left
entirely in the hands of Harding d
Kennedy of the Chloride restaurant,
and as usual with their undertakings
in this line, was voted a complete
success
The new lodge, which was named
the Mizpah, No. %, starts off with a
large membership of good men, and
its future outlook is very bright.
Following is complete list of Wis
iting X. P's who witnessed and took
more or less active part in the in
stallation;
AL F. Boyne, p. c., of Confidence
No. IS, Sacramento; p, C. Kelly,
Toiyabe No. 8, Austin; James ]. Moss,
H. f. Aldermen, John Pullock, John
Cameron, l.. r. Barnot and f. W.
Wilkerson of Owyhee No IA, Tusca.
rora J. W. Handy, p. c., H. p. Mel
ligan, p. c., and F. Callsen of Bishop
No. 2O6, Bishop; A. Mathewson of
Mono No, SO, Bodie; Geo f. Money,
J. J. McQuilan and John Nancy of
Esmeralda No Is, Hawthorne; ]. T.
Watson of Coultervile No. POI, Coul-
terville, Cal; H. b. White, Couer de
Alene No. u, Colfax; H. H. Hand
and D. H. Dutfin of Abe Lincoln No.
q, De Lamar; l.. l.. Blumenthal,
Alaska No. |, juneau; c. A. Des-
mond, Carriers No. 22l, Carriers, Cal;
W. w Gilbert, 1vanhoe No. Is, New
ada; C. A. Jameson, Nelson No, %,
Nelson, b. c.; J. L. Towley, Resolute
No, Is, Mercur, Utah G. W. Mac
pherson, Pyramid No. 10, Wads-
worth; s. X. Morrison of Golden
West No 81, Lawton ILL.,, and W. J.
Preday, p. c., Mono No SO, Bodie.