Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-21

OF
THE VISITORS
Two Meetings To Day. Banquet
for Guests at X. of T.. Hall
This Evening.

The session Of the Grand Lodge Of
the Knights Of Pythias Of New Mexico
began this morning at 10 o'clock In
the local X. of p. hall.
The convention pronisc to be one
of the most largely attended in the
history of the order in New Mexico.
Yesterday afternoons trains brought
large delegations. More came In on No
s this morning, and No. l from the
north, and No. 2 from the south this
afternoon. both brought members.
The Pythians are bing cordially re.
ceived and Hospitality treated by II
members OF the local lodge. Sever
al side trips end entertainments are
planned, notably banquet at the hal
this evening. A pleasant feature OF
the morning was the comforting of
the Grand Lodge rank upon several
past chancellors. Following are the
officers and representatives who were
Fresent at the opening OF the lodge
ti1fs morning;
Officers: Grand chancellor. p. B.
Heather, Silver City: grand prelate,
Julius Uhlfelder, Elizabethtown;
grand keeper of record and seal. c.
e. Perry, Las Vegas; grand master
OF exchequer. f. w. Clapp, Lords
burg grand master at arms. l.. A.
Carr San Marcial. grand inner guard,
G, y Petty, Deming; supreme repre-.
sentatives. b F. Adams. Albuquerque
r. l.. Browne, Las Vegas
Grand representatives. o. @. Schae.
fer, N J. Dillon, Las Vegas, ]. s.
Candelario, Santa Fe; w. Hill, Anton
Mayer Socorro; L. H. Chamberlain.
j Il. Elder. L. w. Gales, Albuouer
que Charles Rohr Christopher vogt.
Ration; b. J. Jackson, Elizabethtown.
j. +. White, Theo w. Carter, s II
McAnnich, Silver City; c. c. Clark
Magdalena: Chas Gunton, f. c. Mat.
teson, Tucumcari; L. A. Carr Otto
Smith, II. II. Williams. Deming: A
X. O'Quinn, Carlsbad; NJ. G. keenan,.
l.. h. Reynolds, Springer; Il, c. Belt
and II. j. McGrath, Lordsburg.
Past supreme representatives. C.
+. Easley, Of Santa Fe, and J. J. Lee
son, of Socorro and Col. VIM. Berger.
OF Belen, were also present.
The grand lodge rank was confer.
red on the following past chancellcrs:
Il. G. Belt and II. ]. McGrath, Lords. |
burg; j s. Candelario, Santa Fe: N.
Dillon, Las Vegas; C.. O. Gunton.
'Fucnmcari; b. F. Jackson, Elizabeth. |
town; G. W. Kinney. Las Vegas: Max
II. kar!sruher, Springer; Harper
Sproull and Christopher voght. Ration /
f. L. Browne, on behalf of the Com. /
mercial Club extended to the visiting
members the use Of the club rooms
ana invited them to make use OF the
quarters for committee work and "a
a general meeting place. The offer
was accepted and vote OF thanks was
rendered to the club.
The meeting adjourned tin .
o'clock this afternoon.
Many Las Vegans have friends
among the visiting Pythians. and
many private courtesies are being
shown.
The visitors are a good looking in.
elligent body of men. and all are on.
husieFtic regarding their excellent or.
ler The growth of the Knights of
'ythias lodges In the territory during
ne past year has been marked. and
numerically and financially the order
D tue territory is stronger than ever
ne local lodge has been doing good
Missionary work during the last few
months 1t has added a number ~
2" members Adequate arrange
ients have been made to insure as
luch pleasure 10 the guests as can
Idiciously be combined with the busi. $
ess In hand 4,