Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-21

Adoption of Rathbone Sisters Official Auxi1-
larry Fayored-Proposed Orphans
Home is Discussed.

Election of officers was taken up
at this afternoons meeting of the
Pythian grand lodge. at the Illinois
theatre. At $3.50 o'clock the follow
ing had been chosen:
Grand Chancellor - William Grant
Edens, Galesburg.
Vice Grand Chancellor - James
Graves Whiting, Canton.
Grand Prefate Frank Charles
Smith, East st. Louis.
Grand Master at Arms - Levin ID.
Gass, Dapville.
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal
Henry Palmer Caldwell, Chicago ire
elcctedD.
Yesterday Afternoons Proceedings.
The morning session was taken up
almost entirely with the reports of
the committees ON judiciary, state of
the order and warrants and charters.
These finished, the knights listened to
eloquent addresses on the good
of the order by Merrill Z. Wilson, of
Elkhart, grand chancellor of Indiana,
and Judge c. \. Barnes, of Jackson
dalia.
Recognition of the Rathbone Sisters
was voted at the opening session of
the grand lodge yesterday afternoon
at the Illinois theatre, the knights
adopting a resolution instructing the
delegates to the supreme lodge to be
held at Louisville, Ky, to exert. their
influence towards the recognition of
the sisters by the entire jurisdiction.
The question of the establishment
of an orphans home was brought up
and discussed pro and con. but action
was deferred until 10 o'clock Thurs
day morning. when it is to be made Il
special order of business.
The grand lodge was called to order
by Grand Chancellor j. ii. Barkley.
Grand Master-at-Arms Frank C. Smit h
appointed the following as his assist
ants during the conventions: j. +.
Vaughn. Elcn w. Darling, f. NJ Der
by, George W. Ridgeley. Oscar 4.
I,ohrer Charles S Flatt Philip Ortb,
O. Perry .McNair and John NJ. Stark
Is.
The report of the committee on
rules, recommending slight changes,
was adopted after several amend
ments were offered and defeated.
The report of the committee on ere
dentiaIS showed 525 delegates in at
tendance
The grand chancellor commenced
reading his annual report. when a
motion was offered and adopted that
the further reading be dispensed with
and the reports of grand officers. as
printed, be referred to the committee
on analysis and distribution.
Greetings were exchanged with the
grand lodges of Missouri and Connect
icut. both of which are in session.
The kilograms sent from here were
prepared by II. p. Caldwell. grand
keeper of records and seal, and were
as follows:
To John H. Holmes. grand keeper
of records and seal, Jefferson City.
No: On the wings of the morning
Illinois watts its ferveHt prayer that
heavens richest blessings rest on our
sister domain. Missouri"
''To H. o. Case. New Britain Conn:
Illinois, from the west, greets the do
main of Connecticut in the east, and
trusts her deliberations may be har-
monious and beneficial"
The following was received from
the Missouri lodge: THE grand lodge
of Missouri. in friendship. charity and
benevolence. sends greetings to the
grand lodge of Illinois and hopes to
meet you on the worlds fair grounds
in st. Louis in 1904
The grand lodge degree was confer
red on $50 past grand 'ehancellors of
subordinate lodges, the candidates in
Guiding w. H. Lamont, G. w. McCask-
rim and NJ. j. Mulcahy, of Rock Island.
The Rathbone Sisters were notified