Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-04-30

Pythias order at the ancient city OF
Syracuse, special drills and musica
features, and secret work of the order.
The team will give three performances
in the new armory here, on July 6 anc
Z, and one on July for Pythians only
Pythian week at the Alaska Yunkon
Pacific Exposition is July 5-12, and the
local reception committee expects rs,
600 members of the lodge as visitors
during that period.
The cost of bringing the lola Team,
with its carloads of scenery and electri-
cal effects, to the coast will be SIS. 600,
which the Knights of Pythias will raise
by the sale of tickets to their own
members throughout the west. Grand
Chancellor Otto A Case, of Washing
ton, has already received orders
amounting to $1,000, and states that
there will be no trouble in raiaing the
entire sum. There will also be $1,000
in cash prizes for a competitive drill of
Uniform Rank companies from all parts
of the west, which will be held on the
Exposition grounds.
Excursions by special trains will run
to Seattle from many parts of the west
during Phythian week at the fair. One
from Montana, another from California
and third from the Yakima Valley
have already been arranged. Others
will come from Spokane, Portland,
Ballingham and other large cities in
the Northwest. The Wenatchee
Galley will probably send an excursion
also.
Supreme Chancellor Henry P Browne
of Cleburne, Texas, will attend the
gathering of Pythians in Seattle, and
has promised to make the Independence
Day address at the Exposition grounds.
Mr.. Browne is an orator of national re-
putation, and will deliver his famous
address entitled 1.-The American Flag
The Supreme Chancellor and other high
officials of the order will be taken on
several roles around the Puget Sound
country at the close of the ceremonies
here, and the gathering, while largely
western, will take on a national i'm
portance. No special event during the
whole period of the A Y P Exposition
will be more attractive than the per-
formances of the lola Team, and the
new armory, seating 5000 people, will
properly accumulate the attraction.
The Exposition officials and the Pythian
committee are working hand in hand,
for the big gathering of lodgemen will
help the fair, and the Exposition will
be big attraction for the Pythians,
AS result of letter received by
Director of Exploitation, James A.
Wood, of the Alaska Yunkon-Pacific
from George Putnam,
editor of the Medford Tribune and
president of the Oregon Editorial asso-
citation, the Exposition directors, |
Chamber of commerce and the officers
of the Seattle Press club will shortly
hold JOINT meeting to discuss the en- /
of the members of the |
Oregon association when they come to
Seattle to the fair.
President Putnam's letter announced |
that the association would make the
trip in body and would either come
in pullman special, which could be
used as quarters, or rely upon the local
lotels
In his reply, director Wood advised
hat the pullman scheme be carried out,
ior the reason that it may be difficult to
make reservations at the hotels SO far
n advance and that during the summer
months, it is very probable the hotel
.apacity of the city will be severely
axed
The national editorial association
meets at the Exposition on July 19 and
t is understood that the Oregon associ-
tion desires to be here at that time.
Pending further advices from Oregon,
Director Wood will take the matter up
With the local hotel mems association
o see if their hard and fast rules as to
cannot be suspended in
avor. of the visiting newspapermen.
1t is very likely that the Washington
tate Editorial association will declare
! with the Chamber of Commerce and
ress club in the matter of entertain
tent as President Albert johnson. of '
nat organization, is vice-president of |
ne local press club and it is known !
rat he has been planning an elaborate
scepuon program for visiting brethren. G
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