The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-17
Duluth Man Made Grand
Chancellor *. Of p.
w. N. pLYMAT Is REELECTED
State Council Held Very Busy Session
I'm st. Paul: Matters That Were
Considered Today.

| ST. Paul, May l5.-At the grand lodge
meeting OF the Knights of Pythias, the
following officers were elected:
Grand hancellor-Frank l.. Young,
Duluth; grand vice hancellor-FOrrest
Ward, Fairmont; grand prelate-T. f..
Grae, Biwabik; grand keeper of records
and seals-Fred E. Wheaton, Minneapo-
lis; grand master of exchequer-C Charles
w. Farwell, Minneapolis; grand master
at arms--ThOmas +. Scheen, Princeton;
grand inner guard-Joseph Kahn, Fari-
bault; grand outer guard-O. w. Ran
dali, Hibbing; grand trustee-William Y.
Plymat, Mankato; George p. Tawney of
Winona was chosen supreme representa-
tive, with c. S. Bartram and James Rob-
ertsOn as alternates.
A part of the afternoon was devoted
to the comforting of the grand lodge rank
on former grand chancellors,. among
whom was Mayor Haynes of Mnneapo-
lis, Zeno NJ. Host, former insurance com
missioner of Wisconsin and now general
manager of the insurance department of
the ORDER Grand Chancellor +. G. Nc
Arthur and Past Supreme Representa-
tive John T. Huggard, both of Wmni-
peg, were guests of honor. Chairman
j. c. Nethaway of the committee on
Pythian education reported splendid prog
ress and the report was received with
much enthusiasm. Fraternal greetings
We're received from Grand Chancellor j.
Fl. Black of South Dakota and A. G.
Godfrey, grand master of the exchequer
of Winnipeg.
The report of the uniform rank COM
mittee, of which c. A. Greenwood is
chairman, will be printed in pamphlet
form on motion of NJ. J. StObbard and
distributed among the lodges of the
ing instruction to read the report to his
lodge.
The grand recording secretary was di
rected to prepare a synopsis OF the pres
ent convention as soon as possible. Con
eratulatory resolutions were extended to
Judge Grier NJ. Orr of the district court,
who Yesterday celebrated his fifty-first
birthday and the twenty fourth ami
versary of his life as a Knight
The committee on laws reported on
propositions to amend several statutes
of the grand lodge. With the exception
of two proposals, which were laid on the
table until today, they were. enacted by
the grand lodge.
Today the grand lodge took mp sew
eral matters of legislation, including
new legislation on membership, which
provides that no person known as a pro-
fessiOnal gambler or dealer in liquors
of any kind shall be admitted te"the or
der. Another proposal is that the duty
of caring for the distressed in the do
main of Minnesota be transferred partly
from the subordinate lodges to the grand
lodge.
The Pythian Veteran Association of
Minnesota held its twelfth annual con-
vention at the parlors of the Ryan hotel
last evening and leeislated for the good
of the association, which is composed of
all those who have been members of the
order for two years or more. There was
a good attendance and new members
were added to the roster. Reports OF the
secretary, treasurer and trustees were
received and adopted, Only one death
was reported by the necroogist, that OF
ID. p. Delamater of Minneapolis. The Oh
ficers elected for the coming year are as
follows: George Storms, Duluth, presi-
dent; P. w. McAllister, Minneapolis, first
vice president; Grier NJ. Orr, st. Paul,
second vice president; Frank Neumath,
Minneapolis, third vice president; sec
rotary and historian, J. II. Heisser, Min
neapolis: treasurer, j. H. Hiscock, Min
neapolis; necroloeist, f, L. Wheaton,
Minneapolis; chaplain, Joseph Kahn,
Faribault trustees, F. b. Shepherd, j. ii.
Ripe, Minneapolis; J. F. Cromwell, Du-
mth