Arizona republican., 1905-05-12
FINAL BUSINESS SESSIONS
Closing of the Annual Pythian cOn-
 ventiOns Yesterday.

The final business sessions of the Pythian grand lodge and grand temple were held yesterday. Last night the purely social program began and will continue until this evening when a large number of the visitors will de- part. The festivities of last night oc- cured at the Hardwick theater and adjoining grounds. more extended mention of which is made elsewhere. Today's diversions will be mainly the incidents attending a long drive and picnic. The members of the order are invited to meet at headquarters at g o'clock and as soon thereafter as pos sible all will take carriages and be driven to the Indian school, orange or chards and various places of interest, different parties no doubt going in diff ferent directions but all meeting at midday at Clayson's Homeside ranch and hotel about five miles east of Phoenix where a picnic dinner will be enjoyed.
 The grand lodge and grand temple yesterday decided to hold their next annual convention at Douglas. The legislation begun the day before, and which is of interest only to the mem bers and is not a subject for general publication, was disposed of in regu- lar order. The principal thing there fore that is of general interest was the election and installation of officers for the ensuing year.
 The grand lodge selected as repre- sentative to the supreme lodge MT. J. NJ. Aitken of this city and the grand temple elected to a similar office, that of representative to the supreme tenn pie, Mrs. Georgia W. Aitken. The fact that the supreme representatives hap pen to be man and wife is an assurance that both will attend unless something bigger than an earthquake should up- set their plans.
 The officers chosen by the grand lodge are as follows: Joseph H. Cox of Clifton. grand chancellor; George J. McCabe of Bisbee. grand vice chancel- Tor; J. E. Storey of MOrenci. grand prelate; J. D. Loper of Mesa City, re- elected grand keeper of records and seal; Jacob Salzman of Williams, grand master of the exchequer; c. C.. Dyer of Yuma, grand master at arms; E. s. Jones of Congress. grand inside guard; J, E. Newberry of Clifton, H. P. Merrill of Jerome, trustees.
 There were in attendance f1fty-six officers and delegates of the grand lodge beside many members of the or der both from Phoenix and from the other cities in the jurisdiction. who have been former officers or delegates and therefore fully entitled to seats in the grand body.
 The grand temple of the Rathbone Sisters closed its final session yester- day afternoon after the election and in- stallation of the following officers for the ensuing year: Mrs. Emeline Ros- enstern of Tucson. grand chief; Mrs Louise Fitch of Douglas, grand senior; Mrs. Percy Du Bois of Williams, grand junior, Mrs. Marian Wright of Clifton. grand manager; Mrs. Honora Parker Of Tucson, grand mistress of records and correspondence; Mrs. Mamie Will son, Solomonville, grand mistress of fin ance; Mrs. Ida Moore of Phoenix, grand protector; Mrs. Roscoe of Nor enci, grand outer guard Mrs. Thal- heimer of Phoenix. Mrs. Nellie Olney of Solomonville and Mrs. LeRoy of Clifton, trustees.
 That the grand temple might find easy sailing on the financial sea the grand lodge during the day contributed hundred dollars as a nest egg for its treasury. which pleasing bit of news was carried to the grand temple shortly before it's final adjournment.