Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-17
Maine PYTH|ANS
Again Assemble in Grand
Lodge at Portland.
Willis B. Hall Of Caribou Elect
ed Grand Chancellor.
Ralhb0Ee Sisters Also eet---Eastern Star
Convention al HouIion.

| Portland, Me, May 16.--Cirand Chan
! called 10 order the Grand Lodge of The
| Grand Domain of Maine. Knights Of
| Pythias, in City hall at 10 A. NJ. today
Tho attendance Of grand representa-
| tivrs and permanent members was te-
peCially large. The convention began
| with the reading of reports, comforting
| the Grand Lodge rank on past chan
| CellnrS and routine business of an i'm
| portant nature Not as much mtCt cat
| as usual was manifested in the elcc-
| ton Of grand officers. The advance
! mcnt of Grand Vice Chancellor Willis
| f. Iiall Of Caribou to the head of the
| Grand Domain was expected and there
we've Two or three candidates each for
the offices Of grand chancellor. grand
prclatc aud outer guard.
| Grand Chancellor kimball in his re
port stated that Maine stands llth in
| number of PythianS, although 30th i'll
population among the States.
| Grand Keeper of Records and Seal w
f. Kicker of this city reported a total
membership Of 13,J35. a gain of 265 over
| the previous year. Tho membership
| includes 1884 past chancolors and -
past grand clancelIors. There are ~
active lodges. The financial statement
showed 4 prosperous condition. Tie
receipts Of subordinate lodges We're
$40, Olo. The su Inof $3o.939 was, paid
| for relief and $66. 1871 for current OK
pcnscs. The assets are as follows:
I 4
Sl5959o: real estate. $1l5442: paraphcr-
malta, Fiji ,2?6; total, $fo9,563.
| Th" sum of $l163 WAS subscribed hy
subordinate lodges and forwarded to
| the supreme Lodge for The san Fran
| cisco rClifc fund.
| The Grand lodge rank was conferred
| upon 81 past chtncoIIors About 100
| grand representatives had Reported to
| III, committees on credentials at noon
| Che" ings were received from IT," I;aiiI-
| bone Sisters. who's" Grand Temple .f
| Main" 3ls" was in session hero and the
Grand Assembly If rythian s'ist"rhood
! L "u1nmilt"" WAX appointed to respond
| t" The communications
| Will" T.. Van ~ t:tt il,uu W.as rI"rtJ.,
| grand ,ht}I' 'i'"' and T.. e. Plrrnm"r of
ii:th ..TtilL vice chanc"ll',r
! I'll" election "f officer, ,c4ulte,l ~
| in" rhri"C Of the following.
/ GrrnI ,llpr""ll.r. Will. Il. IinU.
| i'.'rIis"I: grand Viz" chancellor. III
W'i.i =. I'innrir i. Bath, strand rrcl"t".
| Jane. j.. I1iJt. ii-lluWclI. rr:'nd 1o.u-
CT rf t','"''tla and zeal. Wilfr"l +. kic',-
~. Portland: grand n!l@tcr ~ "xcii"p-
| Yer. Edwin G. Mlli;cu. rorIE,il
grnnh master AZ arms, Clatrucr a.
Richards, WatI"hnr"; grand inner
| guard. \. II. thnmd'r. cnluml.iI Fails:
grand outer guard, Fred l.. Hut hins.
| Portland.
| Til" officers were installed hy Past
| Grand Chancellor WyCr Greene Of
| Portland. \ proposition to amend tI''
| grand STATUTES 81 that I'll" past gronti
chanCcllnrS, past grand vice chanc"ll"r:i
| ami laSt grand prclat"% should have Il
| mileage allowance f"r attending the
| annu.il meetings III" sam" aa d" thu,
| representatives was defeated hy Il
larg" majority. Tic convention was ad-
| journci.