Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-14
The K. ,. GRAND LODGE
Thirty-seventh Annual Conven-
ton of knights of Pythias
at Iowa City
TO BE A NOTABLE GATHERING
Local Committee at tho University is
Making Ample Preparations for the
Entertainment of the Visiting
knishts-A Review Of Features of
the Program.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, July 14.-The thirty sew
enth annual convention of the grand
lodge knights of Pythias, domain Oh
Iowa, and the fifteenth annual session
of the grand temple of the Rathbone
Sisters of Iowa will be held at Iowa
City August and ., 1906.
The board of regents of the State
University has granted the use of the
splendid new gymnasium and armcry
to the grand lodge for the session, a
perfect building quite beyond criticism
in the points of lighting and ventila-
ton, with convenient committee rooms
and all modern appointments. The
handsome auditorium of the new liber-
al arts building is assigned TO the
grand temple; this room has seating
capacity of over 500 with committee
rooms at hand and everything requisite
for a place of meeting. These build
ings assure ample, convenient ana
easily accessible places of meeting
admirably adapted for the transaction
of the business of the grand bodies.
No former places Of meeting have been
favored with rooms so we'll suited TO
the purpose.
The exercises connected with the
conventions will open on Tuesday af-
ternoon, August with the grand
lodge and grand temple schools of iE-
struction. These schools are each
tper ,f fol value and in
terest and the instruction on this ou-
casion will be unusually full and in
teresting.
On Tuesday evening the work of the
third rank will be exemplifed by De-
ia Lodge, No. So, of Newton, compris-
ing forty knights whose perfect rendl-
ton of the work, with fine costuming
and dramatic presentation, have gained
for them the honorable distinction OF
having no superiors among western
lodges The rank work will be given
in the university armory, where the
great floor space furnishes opportuni-
ty beyond the capacity of any lodge
room for effective drill and movement.
The work will be given in it's entirety
with opening and closing.
Athens Temple No. 81, of Iowa City,
will present the work of the RatEoone
Sisters on the same evening in Majes-
tic Hall. This large room gives every
facility for the degree work and the
seating of representatives
and visitors.
On Wednesday evening a reception
will be given for the grand lodge,
grand temple, and visitors.
The opening joint public session of
the grand lodge and grand temple will
be held at the university armory, on
Wednesday morning. August s, at
O'Clock, with the following program:
Invocation.
Vocal music.
Address of welcome on behalf Of
Iowa City-Hon. George w. Ball, may
or.
Invitation to visit university build
ings and museums, by Professor Frel-
erick r. Bolton.
Address of welcome on behalf of
Corinth Lodge. by Charles NJ. butcher.
Response for Grand Lodge-Grand
Chancellor James w. Hunter.
Response for Grand Temple-Grand
Chief Miss Mary S. Horner.
Vocal music.
AT 10 o'clock, Immediately follow
ing the public session, the convention
of the grand lodge will be called to Or
der, and the regular business sessions
opened AT this first session the grand
lodge rank will be conferred on all rep
resentatives and past chancellors in
a attendance to receive it, on the floor OF
the grand lodge. The business of the
grand lodge will be greatly facilitated
if those requiring the rank are present
at the opening session.
Supreme Chancellor Charles e.
shiveley has promised to be in attend
ance on Wednesday, August s, and will
have with him the original plates of
the ulrwritten work.
The headquarters of the grand lodge
will be at the Burnley Imperia.
Hotel, two blocks from the armory
where the grand chancellor. grand
keeper of records and seal. the commits
tee on credentials and other commit
tees will be located.
Representatives must. Immediately
upon arrival, report with their repre-
and past chancellor's Gre
dentials, to the committee on creden-
tials.
The grand chief of the Rathbone Sis
tiers has announced the following pro-
gram:
Tuesday. August =
ignrc:ling CT delegates at headquar-
ters.
10000 a. m.-Convening of grand
temple at Liberal Arts building.
IN. On m "A diOurnment
1920 to 10 m.-Committee work.
9 o. m.-School of instruction at Ma
iestic hail. comforting of grand tenn
pie degree.
s D. m.-Exempiificatio of initiatory
work at Majestic hall.
Wednesday, August g.
A m.-Jcint convention of knights
,s Pythias and Rathbone Sisters.
10: 90 a. m-Grand temple session.
1880 %. m-Grand temple session.
y. m.-Memo, ial hour.
8 D. m.-Reception for Knights of
Pvthias and Rathbone Sisters.
Thursday August q
9 a. m.-Grand temple session.
9 n. m.-Grand temple session.
CITY CLOSES POOL HALL.