Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-09
KNIGHTS 0f PYTH|AS
 ARE IN SESSION Annual Convention of the Order is Being Held in MiddIetoWn This
 Afternoon MAYOR TH0MS PRESIDING Two Hundred and Fifty Delegates Are in Attendance to Elect
 New Officers.

Middletown, Oct 9.-About 25O delegates attended the annual con-
 yention of the Grand lodge of the
 Knights of Pythia here to-day, most
 of the grand officers being present. The convention was called to order by Mayor w. E. Thoms of Water
 bury, the grand chancellor, and
 Mayor Fisher of this city made the
 address of welcome. After that the delegates got down to business, the
 morning session being taken up prin-
 cipally in the hearing and adoption
 of reports by the grand officers and
 committees. Grand Chancellor
 Thoms reported that during the last
 year he had visited forty lodges and
 found all in first class condition, both
 financially and in regard to member
 ship. He said that he had issued a
 warrant for one new lodge, that
 being in New Britain. In speaking
 of the institution of new lodges, MT
 Thoms said that he was not in favor of organizing new ones until 1t was
 assured that they would be success full. Mayor Thoms praised the work of the uniform rank and also spoke a good word for the endowment rank. Relative to the proposed Knights of Pythia home, he said there was lit tie new to report. but he hoped to see such an institution erected soon. The grand chancellor reported on the death oe Supreme Representative Howard G. Boston of Hartford and Past Grand Chancellor Frederick w. Chesson of Waterbury. He made several recommendations regarding appropriations.
 Howard o. Case, the grand keeper of records and seals, reported that practically every lodge in the do- main was prosperous as we'll as those in the grand domain. He had req son to believe that new lodges would be established soon in Woodbury, Norwaik. Milford. Pennington and South Manchester. MT Case criti- cized the methods of subordinate lodges in making their semi-annual reports, saying that many times they were incorrect and carelessly pre- pared. He spoke a good word for the work of the Rathbone Sisters, | the woman's auxiliary of the Knights | of Pythias. He also said that the l knights had contributed the sum of | $1 ,408.25 for the relief of San Fran l cisco sufferers, this sum being made | up within the state. At the present | time, he reported. there are n sub | ordinate lodges in the state with a | total membership of 7.417. gain of | 475 during the year. Financially, he said. that the increase in the cash | balance on hand during the year was s5.s36.s3. making the total amount 1.57s.25.
 w. NJ. Potter of Willimantic, the grand master of the exchequer, re- ported on the financial condition of the order. saying that the receipts from the subordinate lodges was ST. 7S0. including cash balance from last year of e3,221.04. The expendi- lures amounted to $4.0S3.35, Ieav- Ing balance on hand of $3,G96.65, ! net gain of $4T5.01.
 The trustees reported and also sev- sral committees. At noon the dele- gates adjourned for dinner and this Afternoon officers were elected and 
 I. P. Turney of Bridgeport was ,lected grand chancellor at the cleo ion of officers this afternon. David Miller of Waterbury was elected out ide sentinel.