The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-06
PYTHANS
GATHER On
WEDNESDAY
Knights Will Meet in Gary
and Expect to Have Big
gest District Meeting Ever
Held in This Part of Old
Indiana.


"ficn includes Lake county besides the
various lodges of Jasper, Newton and
Porter counties. will sojourn in Cary
next Wednesday. where the annual dis
frict convention will be held. The dis
tFlcL also takes in a part OF Illinois and
the cities OF Chicago. which includes
lodges from Englewood. Windsor Park
Grand Crossing and Burnside are ex-
peote dto send large delegations.
Il IS estimated 1000 or more knights
VIII be present at the district conven-
ton and great preparations are being
MADE by the local lodge for their enter
tainment. Word has been received
from a snumber of lodges, namely. South
Bend, Fort Wayne, Mishawaka. Michi-
gan City and Warsaw, saying that thew
VIII send delegations. The convention
viii last one day only, although many
knights will be compelled to remain in
Gary until Thursday as it will be very
late Wednesday night before the pro-
gram for the entertainment viii be
finished.
Busy Preparing.
The local lodge has been very busy
Tor the past ten days In making ar
engagements for the convention. one
OF the features of the entertainment
viii consist of a trip through the steel
mills, where General Superintendeut
W. a. Gleason and Superintendent John
Kirk of the F. J. & E railroad have
graciously provided a special train to
take the visiting knights through the
mills. The crowd will gather at the
gates of the mill at o'clock Wednes
day afternoon and the trip, it is said
viii last several hours. Several guides
have been selected to look after the
safety Of the guests.
In the evening grand barbecue will
take place at the Binzenhof hall
large portion of a big steer and three
whole pigs will be roasted, which will
amply supply the appetites of the crowd
after their trip through the mills Aft
err the banquet the progam of the even
ing will commence. Mayor Thomas e.
Knots will make the address of vel
come and the balance of the evening
viii be taken up with the exemplifica-
ton Of secret work. addresses. questions
and discussions.
The degree work will be conferred by
crack Chicago team and the members
are looking forward to this part Of the /,
program.
The program is as follows:
Meeting called at Binzenhof hall at /
o'clock Address of welcome by May |
or KNOTS.
Response BY A. II. Reading. valpa-
raiso lodge. 1874.
Opening of secret session.
Calling roll of lodges.
disqualification of secret work
Address by Aria NJ Brown, grand
ancellnr.
Questions, answers and discussions.
Comforting Of page in amplifed form
by lodges from Chicago.
Good of the order.
Many Come Tomorrow.
It is thought that many Of the
knights viii arrive in Gary on Tuesday
night. as a business meeting will be
held early on Wednesday morning.
>SThe merchants of the city have been
asked to decorate their, business places.
and everything will be done to make
the visiting lodges welcome.
+. A. Shaw OF the Gary Heat. Light
and Water company is rushing the work
on the street lights and viii use every
mort to complete the work so that the
lights may be turned on Wednesday.
50 as to give the visitors chance for
The first time to see Garys great white
way
committee Of local knights confer
red with Mir. Shaw Saturday morning
and he signiied his willingness to turn
on the lights IL possible, If he could get
an order from Mayor Knots. The COM
mtttee called upon the mayor and he
willingly gave his consent