The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-08-19
DISTINGUISHED PYTHTAN.

An event of much interest to the To- cal Knights of Pythias, says the Hart
 rord Times, was the reception Monday evening at the regular meeting of
 washington lodge, No. 15, of Hartford. to Supreme Vice-ChanceIlor Judge charles A. Barnes, of Jacksonville, Ill.
 The meeting was held at Pythian hall. central row, and there was a reception for the guest from eight to nine o'clock. After the reception an address was made by Judge Barnes and other prominent Pythians. Invitations to be present Were sent to Supreme Repre- sentatiyes Colonel Lucius F. Norton of New Haven and George F. Kendall of
 Sufheld, Brigadier General Joseph s. Stokes of Meriden, Grand Chancellor Charles A. Gates of Willinantic, and to other grand lodge officers and past grand chancellors. All members of the order in Hartford and vicinity were in- Vited to bs present.
 Judge Barnes has been spending sev- eral days in the east, coming to Watch Hill, where Mrs. Barnes and their two children have been two onths, and with his family is a ss1est of Mrs. N. H. Barnes, of No. 55 Windsor avenue, pri- or to the return home. The judge is fine specimen of the western man, six feet tall and weighing about two hun dred pounds. He is judge of the cir cult court of the state of Illinois, there being three judges for each circuit. He is an enthusiastic Pythian, and spoke in an interesting manner of the order. He. said:
 "The order of the Knights of Pythias Is in more flourishing condition at the present time than ever before in its history. The reports, ending January l, 1905, give membership of six hun dred and twenty-seven thousand, and the figures for the half year ending July 1, 1905, will show greater gain than for any preceding half year.''
 Judge Barnes stated that the states with the largest membership We're Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois in the order named. The membership for Illi- nois is about sixty-six thousand. The order has grown not only numerically, but in the moral and intellectual stand- ing of the members.
 The order is mourning the death of Brigadier- James D. Carnahan of Indianapolis, who for many years has been at the head of the uniform rank, and gave the best years of his life to building up the uniform rank, which has done so much to present the order of the Knights of Pythias before the public" said Judge Barnes.
 Judge Barnes is much pleased with meeting the Pythians of New England, and has visited lodges in Providence and Westerly, R. l., witnessing work in the various ranks. He stated that Su- preme Chancellor Charles F. shively of Richmond, Ind, would be guest at the annual convention at Waterbury October 17.
 "The order has had a phenomenal growth, considering it's age" said Judge Barnes, land is composed largely of young and active men who are alive to it's advantages in all ways"
 udga Barnes is much pleased with Hartford. He has been about the city and has ssen many of it's points of in- terest. He said that Hartford had wide reputation in the west for it's vast insurance interests
 The judge was born in Illinois and has always lived in the state. All the judges of the circuit, appellate and su- preme courts are elected for terms of six years. In the course of an interest ing talk the judge spoke of the various courts and legislative methods of Illi- nois, and in reply to questions by the reporter, said the legislature held bien- nial sessions, beginning the second in January of the odd year, the same as in Connecticut. The mam- bership of the two bodies is composed of one senator and three representa- tivss from each district and the mem- bers are elected for two years Each senator and representative gets sala- ry of one thousand dollars, and the ses- siCns last on an average about ninety days.
 Esther-Wasn't Stella a perfect dear?