The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-10-07
PYTHiAN GRAND BODIES CON.
cLUDE ANNUAL SESSION.
new OFFICERS ELECTED
Judge George r. MiIburn Chosen
Head Of order-Meet Next Year
at Helena.

All of the trains that departed yes
terday carried with them men and
women who had been in attendance
on the different Pythian grand bodies
that met here in annual session last
Tuesday and Wednesday. Many had
found their stay so pleasant and the
acquaintances formed proved so
happy that some of the visitors were
loath to depart and regretted that the
tiE.e for parting had arrived.
Wednesday afternoon saw the close
of the real work Of the conventions
and the knights and their ladies' pre-
pared for the grand ball that formed
a fitting climax for one of the best at
tended state gatherings the order has
had in Montana. The attendance was
large and the enjoyment derived pro-
portionate. At 9 o'clock the grand
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spacious hall and it was not until
2:30 yesterday morning that the tired
dancers concluded they had had
enough and took regretful leave from
| each other.
Grand Lodge Elects.
With the exception of Jacob Loeb
and p. III. Talcott, who were once
more reelected to their old positions,
| new men were chosen to fill the diff
ferent chairs of the grand lodge.
These were elected:
Grand chancellor, George R. Mil
burn, of Miles City; grand vice chan
cellor, Lee Dennis, of Sand Coulee;
grand prelate, A. N. Yoder, of Butte;
grand keeper of records and seal, ia
cob Loeb, of Helena; grand master
OF exchequer, E. H. Talcott, of Liv-
ingston; grand master at arms, S.
w. Soule, of Billings; grand inner
guard, A. G. Yule, of Butte; grand
outer guard, Will Cave, of Missoula.
Both Helena anf, Anaconda were
candidates for the honor of entertain.
ing the grand lodge next year. The
contest between them was spirited.
Helena won.
A change in the constitution of the
grand lodge was made by which the
Office of grand trustee was abolished.
Hereafter the grand chancellor, grand
vice chancellor and grand prelate will
perform the duties formerly per
formed by the. trustees.
Uniform Rank.
This year occurred, the quadriennial
election of the Uniform rank, of which
there is regiment numbering about
500 members in the state. The fol-
lowing officers were elected:
Colonel, j. ]. McGuinness, Ana
conda; lieutenant colonel, J. H. Mis-
kimmin, Glendive; major, ]. N. Bur-
lingame, Great Falls. The non-com-
missioned staff and other appointive
officers will be chosen by the colonel
and announced later.
Rathbone Sisters.
afhe grand temple of the Rathbone
Sisters elected officers as follows:
Grand chief, Ecis Robertson, Boze-
map grand senior, Mary P. Caddy,
Byete; grand junior, Lief Malcolm,
Great Falls; G. M. of r. & c., Esther
Clymo, Butte; G. M. of f., Lulu
Smith, Billings; grand manager, Mary
Billings, Centerville; grand protector,
jeanette Mears, Lewistown; grand
guard, Jennie Reid, Missoula.
'SS5NM Parade Sumner.
Although not so large as some that
have been seen here, the parade Tues
day evening of the Knights of Khor-
rassan was the most spectacular OF
any that ever wound through the
streets of Billings The promise of
a surprise was more than kept and
the spectators that lined the side
walks were amply repaid for the man.
ner in which they braved the ele-
ments-it was anything but an ideal
evening. First came the Billings
band in the full regalia of the Uni
form rank, followed by stylish tan
dem team drawing the men whose
titles are indicated by a yard or two
of initials. Then a float on which
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