The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-05
K. P'S. INITIATE
AT BLACKDUCK
Twenty-Five Members Of Be-
midi Lodge Assist in Con
ferring Degrees.

Blackjack, May 5. A Knights
of Pythias lodge was instituted
at Blackjack, last Thursday
night, being the elimination of
several weeks of labor on the
part of several old members Of
the order who reside at Black
duck, assisted by T. J. Miller,
chancellor commander of the Be.
midi K. P. lodge and other mem
bers of the order IN Bemidji.
Preparations for the installa-
tion had been going on for several
days prior to the night of meet
ing, with the result that Carol
S. Bartram, of st. Paul, grand
chancellor of the order, and Fred
K. Wheaton, of Minneapolis,
grand keeper of records and seal,
we're secured to institute the
lodge, they to be assisted by the
Bemidji lodge in comforting the
degrees and exemplifying the
work.
Mem bers of the Bemidji lodge,
25 strong, went to Blackjack,
where every preparation had
been made to give the visiting K.
P. brethren hearty reception
and a good time. The Blackjack
people submitted a list of q
names to form the charter mem
bership of the lodge, six being
old members who desired to affili.
ate with the new lodge through
card, and 81 being candidates for
the degrees.
Grand Chancellor Bartram
convened the provisional grand
lodge: with the members of the
Bemidji lodge as his assistants,
The work of comforting the de.
grees and electing and installing
the new officers took from 8
o'clock in the evening until 4:30
Friday morning, and the session
was adjourned with hearty good
will and thanks from the newly
made K. P's. to the visiting
brethren who had made the lodge
possible. pr )
During the night a fine lunch
was served in the city hall. The
new lodge starts out with a nice
cash balance in the treasury and
with the following officers: P.
G.. c., Mr.. Murray; G. c., A.
Mccormick; V. c., w. J. Whit
ney; Prelate, Herbert VanVlet;
M. w., Jesse E. Dade; K. R. S.,
Devere G. Wiefoug;; NJ. b,
Eugene N. Smith; M. A, John G.
Koch; l. G., John G. Parker; o.
G., Henry G. Ficlk. There is
great interest being taken in the
order by the Blackjack mem.
bers, and their lodge is second
only to the recently organized
Chisholm lodge in point of char
ter members for the year in the
domain of Minnesota.
During the evening, it was an
nounced that the grand chancel-
lor, Mr.. Bartram, had resigned
his position as head of the grand
lodge, the resignation to take
effect at 6 p. NJ, Friday evening.
Mr.. Bartram took this action in
order that Thos. H. Hineline, of
Minneapolis, vice grand chancel-
lor, might serve four remaining
days of the term as grand chan
cellor and then be subject to the
position of past grand chancellor,
a position which Mr.. Bartram
has already previously attained
During his seven months term
Mr.. Bartram' has installed IL
new lodges, which is the best
showing of any domain in the
United States. Mr.. Bartram is
beloved by every K. P. in the
state. By his many acts of kind
ness and devotion to the order
he has made a host of friends
who hope that he will again fill
the position of grand chancellor.
The work of the Bemidji de-
gree team at Blackjack received
much praise from the grand
officers. Chancellor Commander
Miller was heartily commended
for his labors in behalf of the
new lodge, as we're the rest of
the Bemidji brethren. It was
for two or three