Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-11
PREFER NAME OF
PYTHIAN SISTERS
GRAND TEMPLE OF RATHBoNE
SISTERS EXPRESSES
SENTIMENTS NO
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Reports shoN saeloos Ass-usand Mem
bers in Iowa-Mrs. frankie Palmer
Of Des Moines Is Elected Grand
chief-Pythian Home for Poor.

Iowa City, Aug. 1o.-(speciaD
Change the name of our order to
Pythian Sisters" This was the state
ment of the Rathbone Sisters of Iowa,
of the grand temple, at its fifteenth an
nual convention, which adjourned to.
day.
The grand temple instructed its su-
preme representatives, Mrs. Alice M
I. Robinson, of Oelwein, to confer with
the supreme representatives of the
grand lodge of Knights of Pythias in
reference to laying this matter before
the supreme lodge at its next meeting.
The Pythian grand lodge recognizes
the fact that the proposed name Is
more suggestive Of the auxiliary rela-
tion of the Rathbones to the K. Of P.
brotherhood, and the Iowa supreme
representatives agreed to take the
question up when the supreme lodge
meets.
Order Prosperinq.
An additional report was made to-
day on the state Of the order. 1t
showed that the Rathbones now have
about 5000 members, including 5000
brothers. The membership is growing
constantly, and there are now LAG tenn
pies in Iowa. Enthusiasm, interest
and financial conditions were declared
to be ne plus ultra.
The Rathbone Sisters elected the
following officers for the ensuing year
by acclamation, except as noted other
wise:
Grand chief-Mrs. frankie Palmre
Des Moines
Grand senior-Mrs. Mary e. John
son, Boone.
Grand junior-Mrs. George F
O'Brien, Iowa City.
i Grand manager-Mrs. Effle Maxson
Edgewood. Defeated Miss Mae
Sickle, Battle Creek).
! Grand mistress of records and cor
! respondence-Mrs. Effle Parsons, Ma
sion.
I Grand mistress Of finance-Mrs
Mary J. Winter, Cedar Rapids (de
: feated Miss Margaret France, Tipton)
Grand protector-Mrs. Matte Var
ney, Seymour.
Grand outer guard-Miss Mae Stick
: lie, Battle Creek.
State organizer and inspector-Mis
| DlduSuO 11SaIy, N1ulOu.
Supreme resentative-Mrs. Re
becca l. Robinson, Oelwein.
) Alternate supreme representative
) Miss Myrtle Johnson, Ft. Madison.
: Home for Poor.
The Pythian grand lodge decided t
establish home for the poor and su
. .. perannuated brothers and their vic
.. ows. A report will be made by CON
mittee duly appointed to consider thi
problem during the coming year. l
!. will be submitted in 1907. To aid tn
. Uniform Rank and to permit 1t to hol
!. conventions alone, the lodge decide
!, to appropriate $1,000 and $500 annua
: ly hereafter. The purpose of this les
islation is to enable certain Iowa cite
to entertain the grand lodge, alone
:, when the task would be too great
: both bodies met together. The Un
: form Rank does not sacrifice its COZ
> nection with the grand lodge, howeve,
The delegates refused to rescind tn
action taken in Davenport in 1905. an
will not admit candidates under 2.
;. The grand chancellor's term OF ofic
: will not be extended to two years a
!, there are too many prominent knight
awaiting the honor.
Cedar Rapids or Council Bluffs wi
. be the next meeting place, if eithe
y submits a formal invitation the con
ing year. Otherwise the grand coul
Gil, as by the constitution provided
will select Des Moines as the ne1
meeting place.