Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-20

Dan Francisco, Aug. lO.-NOlWllu-
standing the delay in the arrival OF
trains the opening session of the SUI
preme Lodge. order of knights of Py-
thias. in the American dining room of
the Palace Hotel yesterday was well
attended, about 100 of the total men,
bership OF l5i answering the roll call.
General Ogden Hoffman Fethers, Su-
preme Chancellor of the Order, presid-
ed. and there were also present all the
officers of the Supreme Lodge, as fol-
lows: Tracy r. Bangs, vice chancellor,
Grand Forks, n. d.; c. +. Easley. Su-
preme Prelate. Santa Fe, n. NJ: X. l..
G. White, Supreme Keeper of Records
and Seal. Nashville, Tenn; Thomas d.
Meares, Supreme Master of EXchequer.
Wilmington. n. c.; william Simmons.
Del; Fred Emery Beane, Supreme In
ner Guard, Hallowell. Me-; John w.
Thompson. Supreme Outer Guard.
Washington. d. c.; c. F. S. Neal, presi-
dent of the board OF control of the En-
dowment Rank. Chicago. ILL.,, and Ma
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Uniform Rank, Indianapolis, Ind.
Before the formal opening OF the
lodge w. c. Graves, on behalf of the
executive committee, delivered an ad-
dress of welcome. to which an appro-
pirate response was made by the SUI
preme chancellor. The Supreme Lodge
then went into secret session with due
form and ceremony. The first business
was the adoption of the report OF the
committee on credentials. Then the
supreme rank was conferred on forty
two past grand chancellors represent
ing twenty-seven different domains, as
follows:
Alabama. J. B. Wadsworth and W. II,
Wilder: Arizona. J. A. Knobloch, Har'
ry A. Draehmau and Fred Fleishman:
Arkansas, J. J. Doyne; British Column
bis, J. +. Evans; California, w. ii
Bodfish, George d. Zatzenstein. James
Ross. Louis p. Mccarthy. l.. s. Calkins
and william T. Jeter; Colorado, CLYDE
lC. Dawson: Connecticut, Frank L. Cut
Ter: Indiana, Daniel r. Storms; Mary
land. Abraham C. Strife; Minnesota
Arthur J. Stabbart: Nebraska, w. W
Young; Nevada, J. d. Toreyson, L. L
Winfrey and C. d. Ziegler; New
Hampshire, d. NJ. Currier; New Jer
sey, De Witt c. Cobb and j. Champion
New York. Charles w. Hinson; Nortl
Carolina, Thomas S. Franklin: Norti
Dakota, w. T. Sprake and II. d. ALERT
Ohio, Joseph Catrow and l.. w. Ellen
wood; Oklahoma, T. J. Leahy; Oregon
William NJ. Cake; South Carolina, VII
liam Goldsmith Jr.; Texas. Horace w
Zwinck: Utah, +. w. Gardiner, J. Z
Meakin and w. b. Widell; Vermont, 4
II. George; Washington, l.. Weldon
Young, and Wyoming, William C
Moss.
At this point an exceedingly happ!
function stopped the regular business
of the lodge. Supreme Representative
C. F. Linde of Philadelphia, Pa, pre-
scented the lodge with two gavels mad
from wood of the platform upon which
President George Washington stood a
the time OF his Inauguration in tn
City Of BrOtherly Love. Representa-
tive Lindsay, in a few well-chosel
words, explained that one OF the gavel
chancellor. while the other was for tn
lodge to be passed down from vice
chancellor. The supreme chancello
replied on behalf of the lodge and him
self, expressing his qualification at re
ceiving such exceedingly historic an
handsome gifts. Next in order was tn
announcement OF the standing commit
tees.
Supreme Chancellor Fethers, In hi
annual report, said that December 81
1901, the order had 5i0l3S affiliate
members. To this should be added a
least 100000 who have been suspende
for non-payment OF dues or have take
withdrawal cards, making total Q
more than 100000. During 1861 III
figures We're: Initiated 55,2O2; rein
total, 70,6l6. During the same yea
1915 died, PCS were expelled, 1878 witt
drew Ly card and 32,S57 were suspend
ed The net gain for the year was %
l9i. This marks the steady and pei
II anent growth Of the order, whic
stood for the sacrelness OF the hum
the integrity of manhood and the pug
~ of womanhoOl.
The report of X. C. l.. White, 81
preme keeper OF records and seal
showed that the total number of sui
ordinate lodges December 81, 1901, W,
1902, the net gain during the year ~
iEg li2 lodges. The net gain in l9i
and 1901 combined was 262 lodges an
: 1852 members. He said that a D,
capita tax OF 6 cents per annum wi
produce sufficient revenue to meet q
requirements, The States having ov,
10000 members are as follows: CalifO
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