The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-02
Report Of Executive Meetings
and Special Features Plan
ned By Local Entertainment
Committee For Enjoyment of
the Delegates.

day was largely taken up with rOn-
tine business, the reports OF the diff
ferent committees being received.
In the election OF offers for the
ensuing year the only contests were
for supreme representative and grand
outer guard. the latter place being
more eagerly sought for on account
OF policy OF rotation In office In vogue
in the order. meaning that the one
elected TO the place would finally be
made grand chancellor OF the state.
J. W. Carter. grand keeper OF rec
ords and seal. and Mr julie Plummer.
grand keeper of exohequer. were re-
elected. no other names being sug-
gsted for the places.
The Session.
c. NJ. Holder. manager OF the in
surance department OF the order In
the state presented lengthy state
ment OF the finances OF the depart
ment. Men OF long and successful
insurance experience have been add
ed to the working force In this depart
ment.
At 1890 the lodge adjourned for
lunch and will meet again at 2:3O|
when the committee on the endow-
ment rank viii be heard and plans
discussed for the government OF the
Widows and Orphans Home at Lex
ington. which will soon be ready for
occupancy.
The lodge will finish its work this
afternoon and final adjournment
will be taken.
The next meeting OF the grand
lodge will be IN Lexington, at which
time the Widows aud Orphans home
viii be dedicated BY the order.
The name of Al Il. Young was pre-
sented as Padueah's candidate forl
grand outer guard and although the
announcement that he would be in
the race was only made two days
prior to the grand lodge meeting. Mr..
Young received Gathering vote.
other officers elected were:
supreme Representatives.
p. G.. c.. W. r. sehuerman Car
rollton.
p. C. C., 7. b. Mathews. Peters
burg.
p. G. c.. Jouett Henry. Hopkins
willie.
Grand Tribunal.
n. II. Elllston. chief Tribune. Will
Jamestown.
J. J. Howe. associate Tribune. Lex
lngton.
J. l.. Earlywlne, associate tribune,
Paris.
Wade sheltman. recorder. Louis
Vile.
Board Of Directors widows and Or
phans' Home.
Emmett Orr. president. 10i owen
ton.
McHenry Rhodes. vice-president,
10. owensboro.
W. c. @. Hobbs. secretary. 25. Lex
ington.
Lucian H. Davis, 3S. Hopkinsville.
X. NJ. Hunter, 1903, Nieholasville.
Last Evening.
At yesterdays session OF the grand
lodge OF the Knights OF Pythias a
OF three was appointed to
confer with the grand lodge Of the
Kentucky Odd Fellows and Masons In
regard to the maintenance OF the de-
pendent ones OF deceased members.
who belonged to two or more OF the
orders. The intention OF the mo-
ment is to have all the lodges Z,
which deceased members may hayel
belonged TO contribute their pro rata
to the support of their widows and
orphans no matter which home is Sc
lected by the family.
A committee OF seven was APP
pointed TO devise ways and means FOL
the continuation of the publication OIL
the Kentucky Pythian. Sir Knight
George c. carter, of Latonia, who has
been editing the paper asked that an
other editor be appointed.
A uniform rank convention was
urged by the uniform rank commit
tee, which also urged that the work
Of organizing uniform ranks be
pushed more extensively.
The reports of the grand keeper of
records and the keeper of excheque,
we're filed in pamphlet form and
showed the past year to have been
The most successful IN the history oil
The fraternity in the state.
After the business session adjourn
ed the visiting knights were taken
over the city for a trolley ride and
asst night were rendered an informal
and smoker at Wallace
park casino. Colonel Jouett Henry. OIL
presided as toastmaster
and toasts were responded to and
talks made by many OF,