Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-09-18
GRAND LODGE
IS CLOSED
Delightful Reception Was rendered the Visit
ing knights Last Evening at the Local f
Castle Hall.
A SATISFACTORY SESS|0.,
The Newly Elected Officers Were Installed This Mora
Ing and Much Necessary Legislation Was Enacted
Many Of the Prominent Members
Were Present.


The session of the Grand Lodge o
= KNIGHTS of Pythias of New Mexico
which convened here yesterday lore
noon, closed this afternoon at 5 O'Clock
The, meetings have been very harmon
|ious and much enthusiasm has existed
Throughout the session. Considerable
Legislation of interest to the order wa:
enacted and withal the convention has
been a very satisfactory one to the
I knights in attendance
The Grand Lodge officers elected 1ol
the ensuing year are: Grand chancei-
llor B. F. Adams Albuquerque; grand
lyice chancellor, P. B. Heather, Silver
City; grand prelate, w. w. Risdon'
IGallup; grand keeper of records ana
lseal c. E. Perry East Las Vegas;
lgrand master of exchequer, y. W.
|Clapp; grand master at arms, julius
lUhlfelder, Eizabethtown grand inner
guard, l.. A. Carr, San Marcial; grand
outer guard, G. N. Pettey, Deming.
The following grand representatives
were present: Ell Dorado lodge No
II, East Las Vegas, o. G. Schaeffer and
L. r. Allen; Santa Fe lodge No. 2,
Santa Fe, David M. White and John X.
Stauffer; Rio Grande lodge No 3, So
zorro, Anton Mayer and w. II. Hill;
Mineral lodge No. 4, Albuquerque, B.
Ruppe and D. e. Philipps; Harmony
lodge No. 6, Ration, j. S. Bowdry and
IT. F. Murphy; Alamogordo lodge NO.
Z, Alamogordo, w. H. jackson and q.
Richardson; Sierra lodge No. 8, Hills
boro, J. M. Webster and Thomas Muir
ply; Baxter lodge No. 9, White Oaks
Thomas H. Walsh; Montezuma lodge
No. 10, Elizabethtown, B. M. Blackwell;
Cloverdale lodge No. II, Clarkville, w.
H. Bayne and H. L. Newton; Silver
City lodge No 12, Silver City, Jackson
Agee and c. w. Bayne; Gallup lodge
No. 13, Gallup John Sharp and Joseph
Kuhn; Carthage lodge No. IA, Madrid,
J. r. Williams and Gus I. Johnson;
Damon lodge No. Is, Roswell, Clarence
Ullery and A. J. Nisbee; Triangle lodge
No. 49, Clayton, j. H. Dame and George
H. Fell; J. H. Rathbone lodge No. II,
San Marcial, L. A. Carr and Joseph
Harrison; Magdalena lodge No. Is,
Kelly, H. B. Connolly and c. C. Clark;
Myrtle lodge No. 10, Captain, A. L.
Cummins and Ira Sanger; Deming |
lodge No. 20, Demlng, H. H. Williams |
and G. N. Petty; Eddy lodge No. 21, |
Carlsbad, A. r. Oquinn and ",John T. |
Bolton; Santa Fe Trail lodge No %,
Springer, L. r. Reynolds and j. T..
Hutchinson; Pyramid lodge No. 23,
William Blackburn and |
Peter Chaachem; Chama lodge No. "a,
Chama, c. A. Daggett and c. w. Bat
ters; Mckinley lodge No. 25, Nogal, |
Con Whitted; r. E. Cowen lodge No.
26, Blossburg, Thomas Dove and Frank
Hefferly
The following past chancellors are
From lodge No. /, r. c. Ran
kin; lodge No. 2, J. M. Anaya and AL
exander Read; lodge No. 4, w. F.
Switzer; lodge No. s, Abraham ].
lodge No. 10, G. J. Kammerer
and ]. A. Zwergel; lodge No. 49, M. J.
Glied; lodge No. IA, James Rolands and
Eli Perrell; lodge No. Is, B. F. Moon;
lodge No. 81, J. J. Roscoe; lodge No. %,
J. A. Kremis; lodge No. "a, Alexander
Deans; lodge No. 25, J. H. Lightfoot,
W. e. McIvers and M. D. Gaylord;
lodge No. 26, Thomas Smart and Sam
lel Buchanan.
Last evening the Capital City Band
gave complimentary concert to the
visiting and local knights, which was
greatly enjoyed not only by the =
knights, but by many outsiders as
veil. Immediately following the band
concert the local lodge rendered the
listing knights reception in the hall.
There was music, both instrumental
Ind vocal, and quite a number of toasts
we're listened to with pleasure by the
arge number present. General Bart
ett filled the important position Of
postmaster with his usual happy tact
md appropriate humor. Grand Chan
,ellor William Fitzpatrick gave toast
m the Grand Lodge, which was respon-
led to by Grand Chancellor Elect B. F.
Adams; T. J. Helm gave a toast in be-
lalf of the Citizens of Santa Fe; w. 8.
Iopewell on the part Of the Territory;
=. R. Allen and w. M. Berger spoke
or the Press, and G. e. Perry, grand
Keeper of records and SEAL and several
,thers made appropriate impromptu
addresses. At the banquet table were
o be found all of the tempting viands
Ind delicacies of the season There
we're $50 present
This forenoon the installation of Off
ers was the main business before the
,ody. Some minor legislation and reg
liar routine business was transacted,
lfter which the session adjourned to
meet at 2 o'clock. This afternoons {
Meeting closed the session. Is
Lynvhsd by Miners.
Marshfeld, Ogn., Sept. 1s.--Alonzo