Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25
INCENTIVE TO THE PYTHIANS
Fortieth Anniversary Yields Good Re-
suits for the Order.
WILL STIMULATE MEMBERSHIP
Total cost of the Biz Celebration,
IL IL Hoped, VIII Not Go
over the Five Thousand
Dollar Mark.

Believing that the celebration OF the
fortieth anniversary OF the founding Of
Pythianism in the west will not only re-
suit in activity in the knights OF Pythias
organization, but also in renewed life In
other secret societies, the grand lodge Of
ficers look back to the successful ami
versary meeting on Monday with a feeling
Of satisfaction and pride.
Tho purpose Of the anniversary celebra-
lion was to give a boost to all secret society
work and our own organization in par
ticular, and | am sure that we accomplished
our purpose" said Grand Chancellor John
IC. Cleland at headquarters in the Loyal
hotel Tuesday morning. "The prime nature
in the meeting was to inject new life into
the order in the west, though it was also
to give proper recognition and prominence
to the honor due Omaha and Nebraska for
| organizing the first western lodge. As far
as r~evlving the lodge df it needed any that
certainly was accomplished IL the attend
ance Monday and the enthusiasm shown
/ by the thousands who came is any cri-
terion. And now l am sure that there Is
not a Knight OF Pythias living who does
not know that Nebraska had the courage
forty years ago to organize the first lodge
west of the Allegheny mountains. jumping
clear across Ohio, Illinois, Iowa and other
state out here to the then barren plains
of the remote west.
Most Certainly n Success.
The celebration was most certainly a
success from every and any standpoint"
The trustees of the grand lodge of Ne
braska and the grand lodge committee
having the anniversary celebration in
charge. the committee being composed OF
Grand Chancellor Cleland, Grand VICE
/ ThannaIInr nanny ond Grand pTAlat 70
Chase, are checking over the accounts to-
day, but are unable as yet to determine
the financial status. Mr.. Cleland said that
1t was the original hope to keep the cost
OF the celebration within the 5000 mark
The bringing of the lola team from Day
ton, o., however. cost a snug sum-, even
though the expenses only of these mel
were paid, and the expenses may be found
to have gone beyond 5000.
The lola team will leave Wednesday
morning in its special train for home, tht
member wishing to remain over n day t
view the city. This is the fourteenth city
the team has visited, but never has it beer
so far west. For this reason the men from
Ohio wanted to see what a western city
looks like. Local knights acted as guide!
and the visitors were shown the packing
industry in South Omaha, the Union Pa
: cific shops, the smelters parks and boule
= wards and other places of interest. TIL,
e lola team has visited the following cities
S Chicago, Indianapolis. Minneapolis, Colum
$ bus, Toledo, Boston, Richmond, Cleveland
t P%ittsburg, Buffalo, Hamilton, o., AM
Marion, o.
r Prizes ara Awarded.
Three prizes have already been awarded
but others can not be awarded until tn
I committee has done some figuring. Thes
s latter are prizes offered the lodges whicI
sent the largest NUMBER of candidates from
the greatest distance, the number of can
= didates to be multiplied by the number o
miles travelled, and the prizes to go to tn
r. three highest.
e The first prize for the largest number o
candidates for the third rank from an.
lodge outside of Omaha and Council Bluff
n was awarded to Triumph lodge No. 30 o
Fremont, which sent forty-eight candidates
y This prize was SIPS purse. The second prize
e $75. was awarded to Longfellow lodge. Nc
SO Of Hooper, with twenty-eight candidates
The third prize, $50, was awarded to Lin
t coin lodge, No. 10, of Lincoln. which sen
s eighteen candidates.