The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-21
HE SEEKS TO BAR
LIQUOR DEALERS
Grand Chancellor of K. of P.
Urges Grand Lodge to En-
act Stringent Law.

In his annual report, which will be
presented to the Minnesota grand
lodge, Knights of Pythias. which will
Deg1n its annual session in this. city,
tomorrow morning, Grand Chancellor
James Robertson deals vigorously
with the question which has heretofore
| been agitated in the order, of allowing
saloonkeepers, bartenders, and profess
S1onal gamblers to be admitted to
membership, or allowing them to re-
main in the order when taking up any
such lines of occupation Twenty
eight lodges. he says, report an aggre
gate of sixty members who are in these
prohibited. businesses, and he recon-
mends that the nresent law be changed
so as to give the grand lodge jurisdic
ton in the matter instead of leaving it
to the subordinate lodges to suspend
the offenders. for a definite or indef1-
mite period, - as is now the law, which
provision he characterizes as absurd
and Ineffective.
Is Opposed to Endowment Rank.
The grand chancellor also strongly
disapproyes the. endowment rank of
the order, as tending to put it on the
level with what he calls '.the cheap
fraternal- insurance orders and sug-
gests that this insurance feature be
separated from the regular business of
The restTof his report is optimistic
IN tone and reports. that all of the ac-
tive lodges in the state are in -four
iShing condition.
The report of the grand keeper of
the records shows that the member
ship has increased by 1872 during the
year and that three new lodges have
been established. The expenditures
have been S8sA79.S0 and receipts, S.
502.77, and the balance to the credit
of the grand lodge is $4,456.57 or an
increase over last year of over $4O0
There viii be sessions of the grand
lodge tonlaff9w morning and after
noon. In tile evening there will be
parade of all of the local lodges and
those of Minneapolis. On Wednesday
there Will be a final session of the
lodge, at which the election of officers
for the coming year will take place.
The Rathbone Sisters grand lodge
VIII be in session on the same days,
the grand lodge meeting in Elks' hall,
and the Rathbone Sisters in Bowlby
hall. The latter will also give recep-
ton to all the visiting officers of the
grand lodge this evening at the Wind
sor hotel l.
VIII Parade Tuesday Evening.
The formation of the parade and
line of march will be-
Platoon Mounted Police.
Lieut.. Budy Commanding
Brig. Gen. Fred E. Wheaton.
Brigade Staff.
Col. John A. Hagman and staff
Col, E. II. Milham and staff
%. u r. K P. Band.
Maj Charles "A. Greenwood. =
Capt. K. b. Hamilton ss7Jsl
1Do1 go Capt, B. p. Holmes.
Co. 12-Capt- G.. j. Skarnes.
Co. Capt. E. c. Schroeder.
Carriage Section.
Grand Lodge1Oficers
Supreme Representa- tives.
Past Grand Chancellors.
-..s Grand Trustees.
- asg.,t Second Division. -
Marshal D: H. Bradley, Commanding.
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, Minneapolis Lodges. - T.
I Police will form on ST Peter street, at
ntersectienhof Fifth street, right toward
Sixth street. r-er7s.
street, right resting on Fifth.
Carriage section and grand lodge MEM
bers will form on Fifth street, right rest
ing on st. Peter street:
st. Paul Lodge No. 2 will assemble at
K. p. hall, Sixth and Robert, at o'clock
p. m. sharp; will leave at 7:15 and repair
to Market street (via. Sixth, and take
position with right of column resting on
Fifth street.
Minneapolis lodges will form on Market
street. on left of st. Paul Lodge No. q
Column will move promptly at 1880 p. m
and will traverse st. Peter street to Sew
enth, to Sibley, to Sixth. to St. Peter.
Uniform Rank will repair Immediately to
ElksT hail. Other bodies participating will
disband at Windsor hotel.
S. E. Foreman will be chief marshal.