Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-28
EDENsAT THE HEAD
GaIesburg Man in Line for Grand
Chancellor of illinois
Pythians.
HERE NEXT MONTE
Local Arrangement Committee Had
Another Meeting Yes
terday.

| Another meeting of the committee
in charge of the arrangements for
next months meeting of the Illinois
grand lodge Knights of Pythias was
held yesterday at the Harper house
to discuss further plans for the en-
| tertainment of the visitors.
w. Grant Edens, n member of Col
lege City lodge, Galesburg, is in line
for election as grand chancellor of
the state. He is at present the es-
teemed chancellor, and in accordance
with the established rules and usages
of the order he will be chosen to
stand at the head of the Pythianism
in Illinois for the coming year.
As yet there has been no announce
ment of any great question to be
brought before the meeting. OF course
| there viii be the consideration of the
usual matters pertaining to the good
of the order and the best means of
extending it in Il material way. The
much discussed question of the Or
phans' Home will, of course, be
| brought up, but those who are well
versed in the situation state that no
definite action will be taken on it.
At Springfield two years ago the
matter received marked attention.
but the appeals for aid in that line
have been so extremely few that the
aid asked for has been voted out of
the treasury of the grand lodge.
y resolution will also be presented
from the Pythian Sanitarium at Hot
Springs asking for the Endorsement
of the grand lodge of Illinois as the
official home for incurables. This same
matter has been before Il number of
the grand lodges in the United States
and the interest and feeling on the
Endorsement by the grand lodge of IL
linois is divided. There will also be
an effort made to start fund for an
Old Folks Home IN Illinois.
MIR. Eden's Plans.
Mr.. Edens, the prospective grand
chancellor, has already been in a
brown study over the manner in
which he shall conduct himself in the
office the coming year. In conversa-
ton a short time ago with prom-
nent member of the order from Gales
burg, he outlined his policy on the
subject. He purposes to have intro
duced into the grand lodge meeting a
resolution giving the grand command
er the power to appoint special meet
ing places throughout the state in the
winter mCnths. Heretofore special
grand lodge sessions have been held
at infrequent periods in different
parts of the state, and the grand lodge
degrees conferred ON any past chan
cellors who presented themselves for
the same. The resolution will give
Mr.. Edens the power to name the
dates when these meetings will be
held throughout the state, and by the
new arrangement each district will
have a certain time and the members
may look forward to it and the rank
and file Will be able to derive the spe-
cial benefit from it as well as have
the degree conferred if such is de
sired.
Harry p. Caldwell, of Chicago, is
the grand secretary, and his report
to the grand lodge will show steady
growth in Pythianism during the
past year. Thirteen new lodges have
been formed. four of which were in
Chicago. There will be more mem
bers in the grand lodge than at any
previous session, and the interest is
as good as ever.
For the meeting place in 1904 there
will be several bids put in. East st.
Louis is after it hot and heavy, as
also are Peoria, Springfield and Joliet
The committee entrusted with the
work of securing lodgings for the del
cgates would like to hear from all
parties in the city having rooms they
could let out during the convention.
Those interested should address S. K.
Wright. city.