The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-23
DULUTH NAN GETS
HIGH K. P. OFFICE
KNIGHTS dispd Lodge and
Rathbone Sisters viii Finish
Their Deliberations Today.

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The Grand Lodge, Knights of Pyth-
las, or the grand domain of Minnesota,
began its annual session yesterday
morning and with a short intermission
for lunch continued in session all day.
Line. meeting was presided over by
Carrol ). Bartram,Y of ST. Paul, and was
opened by an address of welcome by
Gov. Van SAINT, who spoke of the good
done by fraternal societies in making
good citizens and arousing the better
side of men, Corporation Attorney
James c. Michaelss welcomed the con-
vention to st. Paul on behalf of Mayor
Smith, who was unable to be present.
Judge E. A. Jaggard, of the district
court, then delivered the principal adj
dress of the session on the object and
work of fraternal organizations, dwell
ing particularly on the idea of combi-
nation between men Of different types
and minds towards a common object.
This idea of combination, he said, was
the keynote of the Anglo Saxon sue
cess in history, and was powerful
factor even now in attaining high pur-
poses and training men to the best
ideas of right and honor, not only in
public but in private life. Judge Jag
gard was loudly 7applauded when he
finished and the session proceeded to
the regular business before it.
OTOSF tfleFf0SpSrOuS SOnOlCtOn.
The annuaIac reports of the grand
| chancellor, the! grand keeper Of the
| records and seals and the grand keeper
of the eXchequer' were received and
approved, ali of the reports showing
the order inlthis state to be in the most
fiourishing 5condition in it's history,
! with an INCREASED membership over
last year of more than a hundred and
| an increased in receipts which more
than offset the heavier expenditures
incurred. @sE5 ~
The specific questions raised by the
report of the grand chancellor regard
ing the more stringent regulations re-
garding the admission of liquor dealers
and bartenders to the order, and the
insurance feature, win come up for ac-
ton at the session today, the saloon
keeper restrjeti6ns being referred to a
special committee of three who will re-
port on some plan to carry out the
suggestions of the report.
Other questions which will be dis
cuSsed today are Semi-annual reports
of the subordinate lodges to the grand
lodge officers, semi annual payment of
| dues by the subordinate lodges and the
change of the convention time of the
grand lodge to March of each year.
In the course of the morning session
a delegation from the Rathbone Sis
ters, in session in. BoWlby hall, was
received and the visitors invited to
| address the Knights. Supreme Chief
Mrs Quinlan appealed for recognition
of the Rathbone Sisters as an auxiliary
to the Knights of Pythias, and was
seconded by Mrs. JIG. Mccall and Mrs.
Earhuff. While no action was taken
ON the proposed recognition of the
Sisters, the sentiment of the Mime
sofa grand lodge is strongly in favor
of such action and it will give it's sup
port to the movement.
Duluth Man Wins Highest Office.
The afternoon meeting was devoted
to the election of officers for the COM
ing year, and lively contest took
place over the selection of the grand
chancellor. Might before last there
were four candidates in the field
James L. Cromwell, of Duluth; ]. G.
Nethaway, of Saltwater; William
Mallgren, of st. Peter, and Carl S.
Bartram, of st. Paul. The Duluth dele
cation did some hard work for their
candidate, and by the time the dele
gates got together yesterday afternoon
William Mallgren had Withdrawn from
the race for the grand chancellorship,
and was made compromise candidate
for grand prelate, to which Office he
was elected with but little opposition.
The balloting for the other three
candidates was close, but when the
James L. Cromwell, of Duluth, was the
winner by small majority. st. Paul,
however, was rewarded with two of
the other offices, that of Grand Master
alarms L. G. Schackford and Grand
Outer Guard Thomas Sullivan.
The other offices were filed with lit
tie difficulty, the successful candidates
being: Grand vice chancellor, DR.. j. H.
Adair, of Owatonna; grand keeper of
records and seals, f. E. Wheaton, of
Minneapolis {re-elected) grand mas
ter of the exchequer, Charles w. Far
well, of Minneapolis; grand inner
guard, H. c. Olsen, Of Morris; grand
trustee for three years, w. r. Hodges,
of Sleepy Eye, and supreme repre-
sentative, G. p, Tawney, of Winona.
These officers will be formally INSTALL
ed at the meeting this morning.
In the evening there was parade
of the uniformed rank through the
streets of lower town, accompanied by
the grand lodge officers and represent
atives in carriages. After the parade
the delegates either attended the init
atory ceremonies of the Dramatic Or
| der of KhorasSan, social branch OF
the knights of Pythias, at Mozart hall,
or the initiation of the Rathbone Sis
ters which was held in Bowlby hall,
where in addition to the initiation by
Weaver Temple No. 2 of Minneapolis,
of a large class, the Myrtle Temple No.
| 2, of St. Paul. held it's annual memorial
| exercises, the memorial address being
delivered by Grand Senior Mrs. j. c..
| Mccall, of this city.
Both Conventions Will End Tonight.
The Rathbone Sisters were in ses-
sion all day at~BoWlby hall, where the
meeting was opened by an address of
welcome by Gov. Van SAINT and let
ter read from Mayor Smith to the dele
gates. The report of the supreme chief
of the recordss1showed the order to
be in prosperous condition, having
nearly LOCO members and a comfort
able balance IN. the treasury. Mrs.
Quinlan, the supreme chief of the or
der, made a cpngratulatory address in
which she said that it had heretofore
been the impression that Minnesota
was one of the weaker lodges, but that
this, her first visit, had proved to her
that this was a mistake. The spirit
and general condition of the lodge, she
declared, might. serve as examples to
| those lodges which prided themselves
on being strong9
The Rathbone Sisters today will
elect officers and consider some
changes of a minor character proposed
in their laws and regulations.
The sessions of both the Knights of
Pythias and the Rathbone Sisters will
close this evening with a reception
given by st. Paul Lodge No. 2 to the
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