, 1907-09-10
TWENTY-FoURTH ANNUAL MEET
ING OF THE GRAND LODGE OF
WYOMING IN CASTLE HALL
OF DAMON LODGE.
Grand Chancellor Butler Presiding,
With Grand Vice Chancellor
WhippIe, Supreme Representatives
schnitser and Chaplin and All
Grand OFFICERS but Two at Opening
session-openina Proceedings.

The twenty-fourth annual session of
the grand lodge of wyoming, Knights
of Pythias, convened in the castle hall
of Damon lodge No. 3 at 10 o'clock
this morning, with Grand Chancellor
T. H. Butler presiding and Vice Grand
Chancellor w. l.. Whipple of Cheyenne
lodge also present. There was a fairly
good attendance of representatives and
members of the grand lodge, the
lodges at Cheyenne, Laramie, Rock
Springs, Lander, Cambria, Diamond
vile, Hanna, Rawlins, Newcastle, Dietz
and Moorcroft being represented. The
following grand officers were present:
Grand oMcers.
Grand CHANCELLOR. H. Butler of
Rathbone lodge.
Grand Vice Chancellor-W. L. Whip
pie of Cheyenne lodge.
Grand Prelate-Harry Upton of
Cambria lodge.
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal
c. S. Greenbaum Of Damon lodge.
Grand Master-at-Arms-E. A. II. Car
ter of Damon lodge.
Grand Inner Guard-A. l.. Putnam
of Pythagoras lodge.
The grand master Of the exchequer,
w. L. Elswick, Of Sheridan lodge, and
the grand outer guard, J. Frank Head.
of Sheridan lodge, we're absent. Geo.
c. Huling Of Sweetwater lodge was
appointed to the vacancy in the office
Of grand outer guard.
Supreme Representatives.
Supreme Representative William R.
Schnitger Of Cheyenne lodge and Su-
preme Representative William E.
Chaplin of Damon lodge were also
present.
The morning session was devoted
to the call of the roll of officers and
the appointments to the vacant places
in the official roll n standing COM
mittees, and the reference of the rolls
to the committee on credentials. The
rolls of representatives and members
of the grand lodge were reported back
from the committee at the short after
noon session.
Reports Read and Referred.
The reports of the grand chancellor
and grand keeper of records and seal
were read and referred to the appro-
pirate committees. The report of
Grand Chancellor Butler related to his
official visits, he having in the course
Of the past Pythian year visited each
lodge in the grand domain. He also
noted the decisions rendered by him
upon questions of the government of
the domain submitted during the year.
The grand chancellor made also rec
concentrations and spoke quite fiat
teringly of the condition of the order
generally.
Report Of Grand OFFICIAL.
c. S. Greenbaum, grand keeper OF
records and seal, submitted his an.
nual report at the morning session. II
is quite complete, embracing a roster
of the lodges. a list Of members emit.
tied to seats in the grand lodge, a ia,
BILE Of the finances and affairs of the
subordinate lodges and much informa
ton pertaining to his own Office. The
salient features of the report are as
follows:
Grand Lodge Cards.
During the year there have been is
sued the following grand lodge cards:
o. ]. Gramley of Embar lodge No. 8, A
H. Elan of Evanston lodge No. 8, ant
IA. E. Louks of Evanston lodge No. 8.
Membership.
The following table shows the gair
and loss in membership during the
year:
initiated .
Admitted by card.
Reinstated . .................11-13.
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