The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05
The Guest at Gala Company's
Installation.
Pythians Secure Red uced Rail-
road Rates for May z.

The members Of Capital City tent.
q. K o. T NJ, take considerable pride
in the fact that their drill team car
ried off the prize OF $50 awarded to the
best disciplined team in the state COM
peting at the state encampment or the
Maccabees al Wichita on February 70
and q. The Topeka team expects TO go
to the Worlds fair at St. Louis this
summer under the leadership Of Cap
tain George Adamson and to carry of
prizes there. The winning Of the state
prize IS a matter in which the Topeka
tent takes almost as much pleasure as
the reelection of H. T. March TO the
position Of state commander The next
state meeting will be held in Holton.
At the meeting Of the Ladies of the
Macca bees, which was held in Wichita
at the same time, Mrs. Lizzie Fisher of
Kansas City. kan, was elected state
representative to the grand lodge.
There were about 500 delegates at the
two meetings. D. P Marley of Port
Huron, Mich, supreme commander q
the Maccabee Mrs. Lillian NJ. Hollis
ter Of Flint, Mich, supreme commander
Of the Ladies, and Miss Bina NJ. West,
of Port Huron, supreme record keeper
of the Ladies, were present at the
meetings a reception was given them
on the opening evening Following IS
an account Of the closing sessions OF
the nesting of AIaccabees taken from
the Wichita Eagle:
which fully 500 members were present,
the Knights of the Maccabees elected
the following state officers: State COM
mander, H. T. March, OF Topeka; state
record keeper, Jesse L Leland. Wichi-
Ia. state representative, C. L Carton,
Of Alma; past commander, William
Gfilis. of Parsons; Lieutenant comnan-
der: J. z. Curran, Of Pittsburgh state
financial keeper, H. s. Mueller of Sedg-
wick; state physician. DR.. Miller, of ga
lima; state chaplain, Guy J. LoOmiss of
Blue Rapids: state sargent, W. NJ.
Woodford, OF Atchis0n-
There was an unusual amount of
competition this year. and each officer
winning the election feels that he has
gained q victory as well as an honor
The convention was called yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock and over 400 del
egates and members were present
The meeting was opened by an ad-
dress Of welcome by Jesse L Leland
TO the visitors. to which W. E Atcht-
son, of Topeka, responded. The re-
ports Of the various committees were
then given, after which the session ad-
Journed until 80 in the afternoon.
After the election of officers, which
occupied the greater part of the after
noon. an interesting and eloquent ad-
dress was given by D. P Markley, the
supreme commander of Port Huron,
Mich He spoke of the condition of the
order throughout the entire jurisdiction
and other topics that were of great in
terest to the members Of the order.
Mr.. Markley's address was most en-
Enthusiastically received
Addresses were also delivered by J.
2. Curran, Pittsburg; William Winship,
Kansas City, kas-: ". E Atchison,
Topeka; c. Z. Carroll, Alma, and Prof.
kemmeyer, Of Manhattan.
On the occasion of the installation of
the new officers Of Gala company No s,
Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias, last
Tuesday night, Col Sam Garrett of Leav-
enworth was present and conducted the
erenon1es-AnOther guest was Past Grand
Chancellor William Duval of Hutchinson
Refreshments were served during the ev-
eulng and an unusually good time result
ed from the gathering. The new officers
OF the company are Captain w A
PATTERSON; lieutenant, James Pinkerton;
herald, Bert Andrews recorder. =. W.
spillmani treasurer, J. NJ Wehe.
A new Rebekah lodge will soon be insti-
tuted at PotWin, Kan It will be called
Evergreen lodge and VIII be instituted by
Mrs. Elizabeth Clark Of E Dorado.
Logan Lodge No. 5s2 7. o. o. F. will
be instituted at Logan, Kan, on March
Il by D. E Nicholson Of Athena It will
have A members, enough to start it of
IN good shape.
Grand Secretary W. H. Kemper of tbs
ODD Fellows IS in receipt of a letter from
Isaileyvllle camp notifying him that il
has a class ready to receive the encamp-
Inent degree and inviting him to put or
the degree with Horton encampmeni
team.
The regular meeting of Capitol Temple
No IS Rathbone Sisters on February 2
was very well attended. The next meet
ing will be held Wednesday evening
March 9.
The Western Passenger association has
announced a rate Of one and one-tairc
fares for the round trip for the big initia-
ton which is to be put on in the Audito-
rum here BY the Knights OF Pythias or
May q a communicat ton has been sem
TO the Rock Island railroad asking 70,
rates for special train large enough tc
carry 90 people from Wichita and inter.
vening points It looks as though the
imitation were to assume really consider.
able proportions.
The American Benevolent association
initiated % new members at its neetins
last Monday night. The order is havir1s
considerable success throughout this stat
and wrote 800 applications during ths
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