Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-09
Illness Compels His Withdraw
al From the K. P. Grand
Chancellorship Contest
MANY KNIGHTS At WATERLOO
Or. T. s. Maud, of eermania, Judge
Belle Opponent in the Race, Offers
Medical Services and Attendance, to
His Friend-Grand Business and
Ceremonial Meeting This Evening.
Special to Times-Republican

Waterloo, Aug. Q. = Hundreds OF
knights of Pythias are In Waterloo to.
day to attend the grand lodge session:
which begin here today Renewed in
terest is taken in the contest for the
grand CHARACTERISTIC because OF tn.
elimination from the race of judge
Rice II. Bell, of Keokuls. who was 81
candidate and who came here to attend
the sessions and look after his inter
ests. Shortly after his arrival he was
taken sick and physician was at
once called to attend him. He was
found to be suffering with the fever
and on the advice Of his physician was
returned to his home in FSeokuk atten-
ded by trained nurse and members
OF the order. He had not been feeling
well for some time, but felt that his
duty to the order demanded his atten-
dance. He came hoping he would be
able to remain during the entire three
days and enjoy the occasion with the
rest Of the Knights. His temperature
was very high this morning and
Il Is feared that he will have long
siege OF the fever.
Mr.. Bell was prominent candidate
for the Office of grand chancellor and
his friends claim had good chance of
being extended the honor. He was OPP
posed by DR.. T. S. Waud of Germania,
Iowa, whose election to the position Is
now generally conceded. DR.. Waud
offered his services as soon as he learn
ed of Mr.. Bells Illness and would have
gladly accompanied him to his home
and rendered every service within his
power to restore him to health. This,
however, Mr.. Bell would not listen to
as he believed 1t would interfere with
the plans of DR.. Waud ami he was too
devoted a friend to permit of his at
fiction interfering with brothers
pleasures, especially when they We're
rivals for the highest Office within the
power of the Knights OF the state To
bestow.
The recent announcement OF the
Star Lodge, No. 5. Il. CT T., Keokuh.
places the rafae OF Past Chancellof
Rice II. Bell In nomination for the
position of Grand Chancellor OF the
domain OF Iowa
Many Are Present.
The city belongs to the disciples of
Damon and Pythias this week and
Waterloo is already filed with repre-
eentatives from all parts of the state
to the Grand Lodge K. of p. the D. Q.
*. K. and the Rathbone Sisters con-
ventions. all three OF which are to be
held here this week. In consequence
the hotels, restaurants. cafes and hun
nf tAy.iy ia M
the utmost to provide iccofamoda-
tons for the people. The streets In
the down town district are lavishly
decorated in lodge colors of blue. red
yellow and white, presenting a very
patriotic Pythian appearance and
eliciting comments from all auarterx
The decorations We're late In arriving
but the committee has not allowed
time to slip by without doing some
thing to enliven the occasion in the
way of handsome and artistic decora
tons.
The Dramatic knights of khorassan
open the convention this afternoon
and this evening grand business and
ceremonial meeting will be held In
Browns opera house. which will close
with one of the most sumptuous ban
Quets ever held on q similar occasion.
The afternoon Is being spent in getting
acquainted and is framed UP for good
time with the Tyros. holding an in
formal reception in honor of
imperial and grand temple officers
at the opera house. The business SEES
sion opened at p. m. and occupied
the rest of the afternoon. This even
ing at 1880 a grand parade Ut all mem
bers and officers of the D. @. K. 4. will
be had along the principal streets of
the city headed by the Waterloo band.
with the police force and members OF
the other orders in the city as escorts.
The parade will terminate at the opera
house where the business ceremonial
will be held, commencing a. p. M,
and closing with banquet at II o'clock
which will practically close the con-
yention of the order Of the y. o. X. X.
Knights of Pythiaa.
The knights will open their conven-
ton in the morning and 1t IL probable
that hundreds of members of the or
der will arrive in time to participate In
the program and make merry In the
thirty-sixth anniversary Of the order.
There will be something doing every
minute from tomorrow morning as fol-
lows:
Tuesday, August ..
a. m.-Reception and registration of
delegates at Logan house.
$50 D. m-School of instruction,
Knights of Pythias, at Masonic temple.
2:3o p. m.-School Of instruction.
Rattbone Sisters. at X. OF y. hall.
400 o. m.-Band concert at Irving
and Logan hotels.
500 .. m.-Exemplificatio OF third
degree, X. of p. at Masonic temple, by
Alpine lodge, No. T. Iowa Falls.
500 D. m.-Exemplification OF work,
Rathbone Sisters, Waterloo temple, No.
70, at X. Of p. hall.
900 p. m.--Band concert and orches-
ira at Douglass Park Inn and Sans
Souci Park hotel.
Wednesday, August 10.
$3.50 a. m.--Band concert at irving
and Logan hotels.
$3.50 O. m.-Joint convention K. OF F.
and Rathbone Sisters, at opera house.
This joint convention is open to the
public. All are invited.
11:0O a. m.-Regular grand lodge ses-
sion, at opera house.
1900 a. m.-Regular grand temple