The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-13
pYTHIAN SESSION
CALLED TO ORDER
Governor Gage Unable to Deliver
Address Of Welcome.
polSE WOMAN Is H0N0RED
MRS. IDA NJ. WEAVER DELIVERS
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
BOISE WOMAN is HONORED

Gan FRANCISCO. Cal. Aug. "a
The supreme lodge. knights of Ply
- thias formally opened its biennial
session this morning at the Palace no.
TEL
About 80 supreme representa- tives
lad aszer7b led when Supreme Chancel-
tor ogden II. Fethers called the con
ventio7 ~ order. Supreme Represent
alive Walker 9. Graves of California.
on behalf Of the local executive COM
r7ittee. delivered an address of welcome
and message from Governor Gage.
regrettug his inability to be present.
was READ. Supreme Chancellor Fethers
made appropriate responses
The supreme degree was conferred on
forty-tWo supreme representa- tives
from twenty-seven states
Supreme Representative Linde of
Pennsylvania presented to the supreme
chancellor and to the supreme lodge
sayels made from parts of the platform
from which President George Washing
ton made his first Inauguration speech.
The supreme chancellor appointed J.
r Hitsrher Of Minnesota and Tullv
Scott of Colorado supreme tribunes. to
succeed those whose terms have ex-
pred.
II was decided to hold sessions at
go a. M. and $50 p. m. The after
noon session tomorrow will be omitted
on account Of the great parade of the
Uniform rank
The afternoon session was consumed
BY the reading of reports.
Supreme Chancellor Fethers. in his
annual report said that Dec. 81. 1901.
The order had $40 13S affiliated members.
To this hhould beaded at least 500
o00 who have been suspended for non
psvment of dues. or have taken with
draWsl cards. making total of more
than Io00000O. During 1901 the fig
ures were. Initiated. 55.202: reinstated.
I723, litted by card, 1871; total. co.
G6
During the same year 4s15. died. 2es
were expelled S.37s withdrew by card
and 22.S51 were suspended. The net
gain for the year was 23.194.
This marks the steady and peFmo-
nent growth OF the order. which stood
for the sacredness of the home. for the
integrity Of manhood and the purity of
womanhood.
The report of r. V. L. White. SUI
preme keeper of records and seal.
showed that the total number of SUI
bordinate lodges Dec. 81. 1901. was 1902.
the net gain during the year being 142
lodges
The net gain in 1900 and 1901 com
blned WAS 262 lodges and a.. 632 mem
hers. He said that a peF capita tax of
cents per annum viii produce suffi-
Gent revenue TO meet all requirements.
The states having over 10000 members
are As follows:
California. 1854: Illinois. 44.1e3: In
diana. 1881: Iowa. 2s,S52: Kansas. H.
S6l; Maine, 1S.101; Massachusetts. IT,
ISIS. Michigan. 134II: Missouri. q O46.
New Jersey. 1929; New York, 90. 276;
Ohio, SOILS; Pennsylvania, 42.1OS:
Texas. 1854.
The report of the board OF control.
endowment rank, showed that during
the last two fiscal years 1891 applica-
tons were considered. and 1879 death
claims, amounting to So, 0S9, 977, were
paid
Since the organization of the rank
seol death claims, aggregating 81. 6S6.-
49, have been paid.
The receipts were: 1900. $f.5s1. I7S:
1902, $l915.051. The disbursements
were: 1901, 1864, 3s7; 1902. S2.01O, 1858.
The resources. March 81. 1902. were
SlS.+ol. exclusive Of a monthly pay
ment due April 1 Of $3.50. 1913. The liza
bHties were $256254. There were I'M
paid March 81. 1902. ia claims. aggre-
eating $3.50. zoe
number of belated special trains
bearing many supreme representatives
ana visitors 10 the supreme convention
did not arrive until today.
Inc newcomers included delegat ions
from New York, Ohio. Michigan and
NeW Hampshire. The Tennessee spe-
,'al which arrived tonight. was the
last one due.
The supreme temple of Rethbone
sisters conferred the supreme degree
on twenty-seven representatives. Mrs.
Ida NJ. Weaver Of Boise. Ida. known
As the mother of the order. made an
sqaress and given the seat of honor
NIs NJ. A Fitzgerald. supreme repre-
sentative from California. presented
ta'n delegate with fac simile of the
seal n California. The temple ad-
!ourned az noon until tomorrow morn
ing.
Tonight delegates and visitors were
entertained At Mechanics pa viIion.
"nere the Battle Of Gettysburg was
produced. Competitive drills and dane
ing "ere also features of the evening
imperial Prince Clarke arrived from
H''rNt this morning and called. to or
ger tho Knights of Khoras san at Pyth-
ian castle. A brief session was held.
ne report Of the endowment rank
VIII show reduction Of the indebted
ns,S from S5oo.o00 To S250QOO.
mo contested claims have been cut
rom nfty-cight to ten. The receipts
OF the rank now aggregate $4,000, 600
per year