Cañon City record., 1911-08-24

ARRANGING
PYTHIAN
MEET
General Burdick and
Other, Grand Lodge
Officers IA City.


dick and Colonels Edward verdeck-
berg and Nat Fallek, of Denver, are
here today to discuss arrangements
WIN representatives of Occur de
Leon Lodge No. As for the grand
lodge meeting of the Knights of Py-
thias and it's affiliated organizations,
to be held here during the last three
days of the pss7ent month. General
Burdick is at the head OF the Uni
form Rank of the knights of Pythias
in coloSdo and Colonies verdeekberg
and Falleck are associated with him
as stan officers
In referring to the matter this
morning General Burdick said that
the outlook for the forthcoming meet
ing OF the grand lodge. the Pythian
Sisters grand lodge and the Uniform
Rank encampment. was very encour-
aging and he expressed the opinion
that the interest and attendance at
- essions here would surpass any
thing OF the kind in the history OF the
Grand Domain OF Colorado THE peo-
pie OF Canon City have given US the
kSs to the community and told Us
to help ouTsslyes to everything in
sight" continued General Burdiek.
"and we have accepted their hospi-
tality on ncss own estimate" He
stated that 4, was not often that there
we're no antagoniEms TO overcome
aud the cordiaiiiy with which the en-
campment and grand lodge was being
welcomed here by the members Of
other organizations was the subject OF
unsiinted praise and compliment
Il have positive assurance" as
serted General BaTasek. -tha; seven
companies OF the Uniform Rank will
20 into encampment here. perhaps
Use will be eight or nine when the
time comes. have visited nearly ev-
cry Pythian lodge in the state and am
irsa position to know that there is an
unusual interest in the grand lodge
meeting to be held here August 2sth,
3oth and sIst- In addition have sent
out to the members OF the brother
hood two hundred and fifty letters
within the last few days and from the
replies at hand I'm confident that
the attendance of delegates and
visitorr,. .sere will be very exception.
al"
The Denver and Rio Grande has
been chosen as the official road for
the grand lodge and the encampment
and n special train will leave Denver
for Canon City at 10 O'Clock Monday
morning. August 25th. and will arrive
here at 4:3o o'clock the following
afternoon. 1t will have on board all
brigade. regimental and stan officers
OF the encampment. the officers and
representatives from the northern and
eas&rn portions OF the state to both
the Knights OF Pythias and Pythian
Sisters grand lodges and the various
military organizations that will at
tens the encampment There will be
on the special train two companies OF
the Uniform Rank and two companies
OF the Pythian Sisters from Denver,
cRS company OF each from Boulder,
two companies of each from Colorado
Springs. one company OF each from
PuehloA nd one company of each from
ylorence AS each company OF the
tnaorm Rank must contain twenty
one men In the rank and three officers
Il will be seen that there will be. at
least, one hundred and sixty-eight
men in the encampment The number
may be considerably in excess of that.
Tents for the accommodation Of the
men will bo pitched In the City park
andGt will be known as Camp VOL
bert" in honor Of former command