Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-18
LONG BEACH
Ofics - Locust ave.
Phone Home eco.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
MEET AT LONG BEACH
GREAT PREPARATIONS MADE
FOR GRAND LODGE
Town Is Profusely Decorated, and At
Tendance of Delegates Is Expected
to Eclipse All Previous
Records

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, May 1.-THE grand
lodge of the Knights of Pythias will
convene here tomorrow and continue
its sessions throughout Friday. This
will be the first session of the grand
lodge In Southern California for more
than twenty years, and the attendance
is expected to be larger than that at
any similar gathering in the history of
the lodge in California. About $50
delegates and large number of vis-
itors will attend. The town has been
appropriately decorated in honor of
the event, the pier having been be-
decked with flags and pennants hav-
ing been strung across Pine avenue. A
huge "K. p. Welcome" sign in incan-
descent lights surmounts the audi
torium.
The official program Is as follows:
Monday, 2:3O D. m.-Prelimnary organiza-
ton of grand lodge and conference of COM
mittees.
Evening-Recepton of grand lodge; music by
the band; Introduction by Chancellor Command
er w. T. Barton of Past Grand Chancellor D..
K Trask OF Los Angeles, who will preside;
opening ode; welcome to grand lodge, Mayor
NJ. Windham; music by the band; response
for grand lodge Grand Chancellor NJ. L. Short:
response for Pythian Sisters, Grand Chief
Julia F Day; response for uniform rank,
Major General MacGlashan of Truckee; re-
sponse for past chiefs. Mrs Mary j. Downing;
response for past chancellors. Robert F. Burns.
Tuesday, $3.50 a. m. and 1880 y. m.-Grand
lodge session.
o'clock p. m.-Gauntlet lodge Of Los Ange-
les will confer the page rank in the Audi
torfum. disqualification of degree work by
the grand officers of Pythian Sisters at L. o.
o. F. hall. Business session OF California bril-
gade. U. R. K. p. Elks' hall.
Wednesday, $3.50 a. nj. and 1880 p. m.-Grand
lodge sessions
I o'clock p m.-Amplifed initiation in the
uniform rank at l. o. o. F. hnll. o'clock
u AAI AffN ftY1ev
In grand march must be in uniform.
Thursday, $3.50 m.-First call, K. P. and
subordinate lodges for parade. 10 a. m, pa
rade, forming on Cedar avenue. All knights
in parade will be served luncheon on lower
deck at Auditorium.
2 p. m.-Compettive drill on high school
campus
p. m.-Dramatic portrayal Of the D. Q. *.
K. at Auditorium: reception OF Pythian Sisters
at I. o. 0. F. hall.
Friday, $3.50 a. m. and ! 80 p. m.-Grand lodge
sessions $3.50 p. M, grand ball.
The following are the grand lodge officials:
NJ L. Short. Hanford, grand chancellor; w D..
Wagner, San Bernai dino, grand vice chancei-
lor; r. c. Hart. Sacramento, grand prelate:
Herman Schaffner. San Francisco. grand
keeper of records and seal; ]. r. Sloan, Oak
land, grand master Of exchequer; NJ. c. Num-,
San Francisco, grand master at arms; c. Yer
mason Perris, grand inner guard; 1. H. John
ston, Sacramento, grand outer guard; A. M.
Smith. Oroville; H. c. Fry. San Luis Obispo.
and ]. C. Lohmeyer, San Francisco, grand
trustees.
The charmen of the Long Beach committees,
which have prepared for and will be in charge
OF various features Of the lodge, are as fol-
lows:
W. T. Barton, general chairman; F. NJ
Gates. reception; A. C. Walker, hotel; II. b.
Root. decorations; Edgar McFadyn, Audi
torium; Max Morlock, U. r. K P. ball; N. G..
Miller, grand ball
The general local committee of the Pythian
Sisters in charge of the auxiliary lodges part
In the convention, is composed Of Mrs W. B.
JOY, Mrs. J. E. Shrewsbury. Mrs. ]. H. Tor
rey. Mrs. s.. C. Pauley and Mrs. c. c. Craw.
The Hotel Virginia will be the general head
quarters of the grand lodge. The Kennebeo
hotel will be the headquarters OF number of
the officers and others. and the Yale will be
the Pythian Sisters headquarters.