The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-24
GRAND CHANCELLOR
OF PYTH|ANS BUSY
Carroll S. Bartram Announces
Division of Domain of
Minnesota


plan, has been announced by Grand Chan
cellor Carroll g. Bartram, of st. Paul.
Heretofore the division has been solely
for the purpose of holding one district
convention each year, and the deputy ap-
pointed has been charged with no other
duty than that Of experimenting the work
Of the convention. Under the division
this year, however, the district is made
permanent for the year, and the deputy,
VINO retains his position for year, is
charged with several specific duties, as
follows:
To confer with the deputies of the
lodges of the district and to secure. a
uniform rendition of the work; to evolve
plans for the furtherance of the interests
attractions Of law such as might unin-
tent1onally be made; to take steps to
organize charter lists for new lodges
within the district, and to confer with
the sentiment that a convention be held
IN the district, and, if so, arrange the
time, place and scope.
Heretofore these conventions have been
arbitrarily located and the time for hold
ing them fixed by the grand chancellor,
with the result that the times and places
lodges. participating. With few excep--
tons the various districts are permitted
under the new~plan to determine whether
or not the district shall hold conyen--
he believes the convention is a power for
good when properly conducted, yet ne
prefers to have no convention rather than
one in which the lodges take little or no
interest.
The districts are divided on new lines.
and there are twenty-nine in the domain.
The division and the deputies are:
Districts and Deputies
Deputy Grand Changellor at Large
Fred F. Wheaton. G. K. R. and S.. Min
neapolis.
Special Deputy for Field Work at
Hastings, Lake City and Wabasha-H E.
Shedd. g. o, G., Red Wing.
Division No. MINNEAPOLIS lodges;
District No 2Siodgees at Duluth. New
Duluth, West Duluth. Two Harbors and
Gloquet: convention at Duluth, James L.
District No. sELodges ICES at virginia. Hib-
bing, Eveleth, Biwabik and Grand Rapids;
no convention places suggested; Fred A.
District No. lodges at Redwood
Falls. Tracy. Lamberton. Sleepy Eye,
New Uim and Lake Benton; convention
wood Falls, Deputy. Territory includes
towns east on the Minneapolis & St. Louis
railroad to Lake Minnetopka for field
work.
Paul Park, North ST. Paul and Red Wing:
convention at ST. Paul: Percy D. Cod
Trey, 8aQl, deputy.
District No. 6-Lodges at Herman. Nor
ris Chokio and Hancock; convention at
Morris; David S. Long Morris, deputy
Territory includes Belgrade and Graceville
for field work.
District No. Lodges at Litchfield,
Delano,, Howard Lake and Waverly; How
ard Lake suggested as place for holding
convention; Dewitt c. Clinton, Howard
Lake, deputy.
willmar, Benson, Louisberg and Monte.
videe; convention at Benson; Julius Thor
District No S-Iodges at Moorhead,
Wheaton and Breckenridge; Breckenridge
suggested as place for holding convention;
District No. 1O-Lodges at Elbow Lake,
Glenwood, Barrett and Tenny; Elbow
Lake suggested at place for holding con-
yentton; w. E. Landeene. Elbow Lake,
deputy.
District No 11-Lodges at Sank Cen
ter, Alexandria and Melrose; Sauk Center
suggested as place for holding conven-
ton; j. Fred Cooper, Sauk Center, dep
district No. 12-Lodges at Brainerd.
Royaltop, Staples, Aitkin and Little Falls;
BralneTd suggested as place for holding
convention; Milton McFadden, Brainerd,
deputy.
District No. 1s-Lodges at Fergus Falls.
Ashby. Barnesville and Pelican Rapids;
Fergus Falls suggested as place for hold
ing convention; Richard J. Angus, Fergus
Falls, deputy.
District No. 14-Lodges at Wadena,
Park Rapids and Detroit; Wadena sug-
George NJ Stow Stowe, " Wadena eau deputy. p1tyes'0N'
District No. 15-Lodges at Princeton.
Anoka, Milaca and Cambridge; no sug
gestion as to place for holding conven-
ton; George l. Staples, Princeton, dep
district No 16-Lodges at saltwater,
Pine City. Taylors Falls and North
Branch; convention at Saltwater; Charles
A. hammers, Stillwat ter, deputy.
District No. 17-Lodges at Winona.
Rochester and Mantorvile; convention at
ter. Kasson, Zumbrota and Plainview for
field work. George w. Granger, Roches-
District No. 1s-Lodges at Lyle, Austin
and Lanesboro; convention at Austin; w.
w. Hommel Austin. deputy.
District No. 19-Eodges at Faribault,
Owatonna and Medford; Faribault sug-
gested as place for holding convention;
District No. 20-Lodges at Wateryille,
Waseca and Albert Lea; convention at
Albert Lea; Clement S. Edwards, Albert
Lea. deputy.
District No. 21-Lodges at Mankato. ST
Peter and Kasota; convention at Man
kato; w. N. Plymat, G. T., Mankato,
deputy.
District No. 22-Lodges at Lake Crys-
tai, Vernon Center and Garden City; con-
vention at Lake Crystal; David j. Price,
Lake Crystal, deputy.
DlStflcC NO. z5--1OdSeS at Heron Lake,
ST. James, Fairmont and Jackson; con-
vention at ST. James; H. D. Chenoweth,
ST. James, deputy.
District No 24-Lodges at Ellsworth,
Worthington, Edgerton. Adrian. Luverne
and Pipestone; convention at Ellsworth;
w George, Pipestone deputy.
District No. 25-Lodges at Mcintosh,
Cass Lake and Bemidjf; no suggestion OF
place for holding convention; L. H. Bal
ley, Bemidji, deputy.
District No. 26-Lodges at Stephen. Ar
gyle and Warren; no suggestion OF place
for holding convention; E. F. Whitney,
Warren. deputy.
District No 27-Lodges at Red Lake
Falls and Thief River Falls; no sugges-
ton of place for holding convention; John
E. King, Red Lake Falls. deputy.
District No. 2S-Lodges at Ada, Crooks
ton and Halstad; no suggestion of place
for holding convention; John E. O'Brien,
Creokston, deputy.
District No 29-Lodges at lie Sueur
and Henderson; no suggestion of place for
holding convention; A. S. Carmichael, Le
Sueur, deputy
The grand chancellor will make official
visitations during the coming week as
follows Tonight, Delano; Tuesday,
night, Waverly; Wednesday night, Litch-
field, and on Friday evening, accompanied
by the grand lodge officers, will dedicate
the new castle hall at Rochester.