Arizona republican., 1910-11-06
MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DECEASED PyTH|ANS TRIBUTE TO MEMORY OF MEM BERS WHO DIED PAST YEAR. Annual Sessions of Grand Lodge and Grand Temple Opens Here
 Tomorrow.

l As a tribute to the memory of all Py- | thians who have died in the past year, | memorial services will be held this evening in the Knights of Pythias hall, at which addresses will be made by Governor Richard E. Sloan. F.. N. Phil 1 lips of the Christian church. Grand Chancellor J. F. Cleaveland, and Hon w G. Gilmore of Tombstone, grand outer guard. "Fraternalism" will be | the general topic of the addresses and
 the meeting will be open to all Pythians t'and Pythian Sisters as well as all friends of the order, whether members
 or not Music during the memorial services will be furnished by the Besse | orchestra and there will be vocal solos by Miss Anna Luke and Christine l Thiers, accompanied by Miss Thomas. The memorial service is held at this | time as it is expected that there will be present in Phoenix today large num-
 Der of Knights and Pythian Sisters, brought here by reason of the twenty seventh annual session of the grand | lodge of Arizona, which cOnvenes here at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. It is estimated that at least seventy-five representatives of Pythianism from all over the territory will be in attendance at the grand lodge sessions and elab-' orate preparations are being made for their reception. There are twenty-siX lodges in the jurisdiction. among which Phoenix is in the foremost ranks, hay ingtoday a membership of over 150. This membership will be increased to over 200 at the meeting of Monday evening, when over fifty new members. secured under a dispensatiOn, will be | initiated by the grand lodge officers, who will confer the first rank work. The grand lodge will be in session three morning for the transaction of routine business and the election of of ficers. During the week special enter | tainment will be provided, the Dokeys putting on a program one night which | is expected to be particularly interest ing A banquet is also planned, togeth- CT with a theater party. and one day it | is expected that the entire Pythian body will attend the territorial fair. The grand lodge officers who are | numbered among those expected to be present during the sessions are as fol | lows:
 | J. r. NledNtidiNs llotHlh, Si anu | chancellor; John H. Campbell, Tucson. grand vice chancellor; pr. l.. A. W Burtch, Clifton. grand prelate; John D. | Loper, Phoenix. grand keeper of rec | ords and seal; l.. D. Redfield, Benson. grand master of excheuuer; Robert J. | Kidd, Flagstaff. grand master r-at-arms;
 J. F. Ross, Douglas, grand inner guard; w. G. Gilmore. Tombstone, grand outer | guard; A J. Matthews, Tempe; B. | Huttich, Tombstone. and J. Hamilton.
 Kingman. grand trustees; John Nj. | Aitken, Prescott, and J. P. Dillon, Pres
 colt, supreme representatives
 | Concurrent with the sessions of the l grand lodge. the grand temple. Pythian
 Sisters, will convene The business I meetings of the Temple will be held to- | morrow and Tuesday. On Tuesday
 evening the members of the Pythian Sisters will attend the Majestic theater l in a body and will attend banquet at
 the Ford hotel following the theater party All Pythian Sisters and Knights who are identified with the lodge of the Pythian Sisters will be invited to
 attend the theater and the banquet
 During the sessions of the grand tenn
 pie several interesting addresses will be
 made and election of officers for the
 ensuing year will be held. Following is
 q list of the grand temple officers:
 Nellie Olney. Stafford, grand chief;
 Telia Mckee, Phoenix. grand enior;
 Mary McMullen, Tucson, G. M. R. M C.: Dora Ingalls,. Phoenix, G. M. of F.;
 Fannie Harrington, Bisbee. G. J.: Lula Terrell, Clifton, G. M; Annie Barrett Douglas. G P; Lizzie Martin. Globe G. o. G.; Ida Moore, Phoenix. pas chief; Hattie White. Yuma. and Ida Moore, Phoenix. supreme representa-. tives.