East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-23

Unless something UNFORESEEN should
develop the knights of Pythias grand
lodge session and also the session or
the grand temple, Pythian Sisters, will
close this evening. At this time the
ing year, the reports have been re-
ceived and acted upon and consider
able legislation disposed Of
For the knights OF Pythias the fol-
lowing have been chosen as officers
for the next year;
grand chancellor; Darwin f. Yoran, of
Eugene, grand vice chancellor; George
Schulmerich of Hillsboro, grand pre-
late; l.. r. Stinson of Salem, G.. X. r.
s.; ]. w. Maloney, Pendleton. G. NJ.
E.; F. II. Rosenberg. of Cottage Grove,
grand master at arms; George w.
Knight of Hubbard, grand inner
guard; F. NJ. White, of Klamath
Falls, grand outer guard. Gns c..
Moser, retiring grand chancellor was
chosen as trustee and l.. NJ Curl,
past grand chancellor. was chosen as
supreme representative to fill The va
cancy caused by the expiration of the
term of w. NJ. Cook.
The next session of the grand lodge
will be held in Portland. However the
grand lodge voted down a resolution
providing that the grand lodge meet
permanently In that city.
4 pleasant feature of the session this
forenoon was a visit from a commit
tee representing the Pythian Sisters
In behalf of that auxiliary order Mrs
Cora NJ. Davis. Mrs. George Hoch-
stedler and Mrs. c. |. Hooghkirk
called upon the grand lodge during
the forenoon. Brief and appropriate
talks were made by the ladies and
responses were made by Ed -. Curtis,
w NJ. Cake and Marion F. Davis.
Grand Chancellor Moser also respond
ed in behalf of the grand lodge.
During the forenoon many resolu
tions were passed by the grand lodge.
One expressed thanks to the o. r. &
n. and Southern Pacific railroad COM
panies and to William McMurray, gem
eral passenger agent John NJ Scott.
assistant passenger agent, ]. II. O'Neill,
travelling passenger agent. and e. f.
Schuyler local agent, for the courte-
sizes shown the grand lodge. This res
olution was introduced by G.. w. Jett
and w. l.. Bradshaw. Another resolu-
tion expressed thanks to Damon lodge
No. of this city for courtesies ex-
tended during the grand lodge ses-
sion while another resolution was de-
voted to thanking the press of the city
and state for kindnesses shown the
order. BY resolution passed just be-
fore the noon adjournment today 1t
was ordered that henceforth each
lodge maintain a correspondent Tor
the Senator, the official organ of the
order for oregon, Washington and
Idaho.
1t was announced this morning that
Stevens lodge of Weston won first
prize for the largest percentage at
tendance in the parade last night and
that Pythian lodge of Athena had won
second place. The first prize was
beautiful silver cup while the second
prize given was large portrar OF
Grand Chancellor Moser.
For This Evening.
In the Eagles s-Woodman hall this
evening a general session for ali
knights of Pythlas, grand lodge men,
bers and non members will be held.
1t will be the closing affair of the
grand lodge session and 1t is the in
tention to have a demonstration of
work in the third rank.
'PythIan Father HonOred.
One of the finest addresses ever de-
liveredgi in a grand lodge session was
the euogy for the late D. e. Buchan-
an, first grand chancellor of Oregon,
It was delivered by Ed d. Curtis, Of
Portland, the senior past grand
chancellor of the state.
Pythian Sisters.
The session of the Pythian Sisters !