Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-13
OFFICERS ELECT { D.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs HOLDING
ANNUAL CONVENTION IN
= WATERLOO. -
w. w. Epps Chosen Trustee = Patrl:
archs Militant Have Big Parade
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News Of tho Lodges.

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| News Of the Lodges.
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From Thursdays Daily.
I AT the meeting of the grand lodge Of
Iowa, Knights of Pythias, at Water
loo yesterday afternoon, w. w. Epps
of Wapello Lodge No. IL of this city,
GERS were elected as follows:
Grand chancellor - T. S. Waud, No.
291, Germania.
Grand vice chancellor = G. w. Lep-
pc, No. l, Libertyville.
Grand prelate - D. G.. Lineweaver,
No. 1913, Brooklin.
Grand keeper of records and seal =
H. D. Walker, No. s, Mt. Pleasant.
Grand master exchequer - H. G.
Schultz, No. 80, Waterloo.
Grand Master at arms - A. E. Pol
lard. No. 23s, Montezuma.
Grand Inner guard = v. S. Delay,
No. 200, Odebolt.
Grand outer guard Geo. W. Will
son, No. 81, Rock Rapids.
Trustee, short time, fill vacancy =
Justus Lamberson. No. 1877, Nora
Springs.
Trustee, long term - c. w. Major;
No. 100, Anita.
Father of Pythianism.
H. D. Walker who was elected grand
keeper Of records and seals, is known
in Pythian circles as dad" Walker
and has attended every grand lodge
convention for the past 80 years. His
record for punctuality has been unusu
al. He has the distinction Of being the
Pythian in Iowa who has never missed
a session since being elected to the
, grand lodge in 1872. Dad has also a
!, lifetime Office. that of grand keeper OF
records and seal. Although the office
cannot be bestowed permanently he is
, given the position yularly each year
Dad joined the hts of Pythias
lodge on May 20, 1870 and was elected
grand representative from Mt. Pleas
ant in 1872 and has attended every
grand lodge session since that time
On February 10, 1874 Mr.. Walker was
elected grand keeper of records and
seal, and has been regularly elected
every succeeding year since. Fol
many years no candidate for the of
fee has appeared against him and he
is considered to have lifelong lease
Dad has hundreds of friends scattered
throughout the state, is a pleasant
man to meet and has faculty of max
!, ing friends easily.
! Lodge is Prospecting.
! The report of the Grand Chancellor
e F. M. Molesberry was in part as fol
4 lows:
+ Like the several grand chancellor
;. who have preceded me, | had hopet
: that the first day of January, 1901
l. would see our ambitions to increase
the membership in this DOMAIN to go
900 realized and place Iowa in a pc
sition to be represented at suprem
useless for me to speculate on tn
number Of members initiated sine
the first day of January and upon tn
= probable membership at the presen
time The only accurate figures
il have are those taken from the report
and which show what the membershi
was on the first day Of January. TIL
grand keeper of records and seal il
u forms me that the membership o
e that date was 29132 net increase c
s TIC members during the year. Will
IS it is not a phenomenal growth it il
e. dicates healthy condition and
ID should inspire us to put forth specis
g. efforts during the coming year to il
r, crease the membership to the &c
Or 900 mark.
Of Patriarchs Militant.
It Regarding the parade of the Patr
IN archs Militant now holding their a
nual encampment near Waterloo, tt
Courier Of that city gives the follo7
:, ing account:
4 About 800 Patriarchs were in liz
= and the marching column looked vel
Z beautiful. 1t was headed by the mel
y bers of the Waterloo police fore
Y eight men strong, including Chi
3 Sim,nerling. Following the membe
er of "the finest" came the Waterloo M
e itary band, SO men strong and they
he turn were followed by the officers
the Patriarchs Militant in their han
some uniforms and carrying the sit
re arms with the grace of seasoned We
p. Grams of many wars Then came Il
gu Shell Rock band. an organization
which Waterloo is proud next to h
own and they were followed by tt
delegations of Patriarchs from tt
various cities of Iowa represented
the encampment.
/, The line of march included all tt
4! principal streets on both sides of t
i; river. and thousands of spectators Ii
ed the sidewalks and gazed wi
pleasure upon the splendidly unifor
ed body of men. the flower Of o.
Fellowship in this state.
TVS was the first opportunity t
peop/ in the city had to see the Pat
arcEs. as they have kept close to the
headquarters in the woods.
ottumwa Hive, L. o. r. NJ.
Ottumwa Hive No. %, Ladies Of Il
Maccabees, gave very Enjoyable pi
mic dinner Friday, July 80, which w
one of the most successful events ev
held under the auspices of the orde
The next regular review of the Hi
will be Friday evening, August -.
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