The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-05-12
FRED S. ATWOOD PUT
HEAD OF THE K. OF P.

Two hundred delegates gathered
at the u. c. T. hall, Lowry
arcade. st. Paul, yesterday. for the
thirty-ninth convention of the grand
lodge, Knights of Pythias of Mime
sofa. Mayor Keller welcomed the
members and extended the freedom
of the city.
The Pythian Sisters. about $50.
held their twentieth annual session
of the grand lodge at the Ryan
hotel
The grand lodge was opened in
the morning at 1890 by Grand
= Chancellor James A. Wharton Of
Duluth. The mayors address of
welcome was responded to by Past
Grand Chancellor F. F. Ellsworth.
Mankato.
Four Representatives Elected
Four representatives were elected
TO attend the national convention to
be held August 9 at Toledo, Ohio
Charles Neuenschwander. st. Paul;
j. II. Hiscock, A. C. Godfrey and
James Robertson of Minneapolis.
The grand imperial prince of the ma
tional grand lodge this year will be
I. II. Hineline, Minneapolis.
The grand lodge conferred rank Oh
sixty past chancellors.
The Knights last night attended
the ceremonial of the Dramatic Or
der Knights of Khorassan, in Bowl
by hall. Forty candidates were in
itiated
Blind Optimist is Elected.
The grand lodge elected the Blind
Optimist," Fred S. Atwood Of Lam
berton, grand chancellor yesterday.
Mr.. Atwood is a former Congre-
gational minister, and in late years
has become widely known by his
lectures on Happiness, the Message
of Optimism" While installing Off
GERS in the Garden City lodge not
long ago he was stricken without
warning with total blindness.
The new grand chancellor recog-
nizes his friends instantly by their
voices and does all his correspond
ence Oh an ordinary typewriter.
My philosophy of life" he said,
lis that there are no such things
as disappointments. accidents or un-
timely happenings, but all things
work together for good. I have lived
my creed since became blind, not
In the valley but above the clouds
where the sun shines left the
ministry because | found wider
sphere on the lecture platform"
List of Other Officers.
Other officers elected are: Grand
vice chancellor. J. p. Peterson of AL
bert Lea; grand prelate, A. J.
Bishop of ST. Paul: grand keeper of
records and seals, Pliny w. McAllis-
ter of Minneapolis; grand master of
exchequer, Charles W. Farwell of
Minneapolis; grand master at arms.
Clyde Z. Miller of Staples; grand
inner guard, o. J. Davidson of
Wheaton; grand outer guard, C. NJ.
Phillips of Duluth; supreme repre-
sentative, Carroll S. Bartram of st.
Paul; grand trustee, Charles S.
Bradt of st. Paul. Mayor Keller, as
grand representative from st. Paul,
gave the address of welcome to the
visiting delegates.
Finding that the plan of not pay
ing any of the officers, adopted last
year, was not entirely satisfactory,
the lodge yesterday decided to re-
store the salary of the grand chan
cellor.
Pythian Veterans Convene.
The sixteenth annual convention
of the Pythian Veterans Association
of Minnesota was held at the Hotel
Ryan last night This association is
composed of men who have been in
the order for twenty years or more.
Three men who were present and
active Pythians in 1871, when the
first lodge of the order was insti
tuted in ST. Paul, were present;
they were J. H. Heisser, Pythian
for forty-two years; J. H. Ripple
and E. A. Stevens, Pythians for
forty years.
The following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: President,
ID. S. Evans, MankatO; first vice
president, Albert Berg, Spooner;
second vice president, A. C.. God
frey, Minneapolis; third vice presi-
dent, E. III. Milham, st. Paul; necrol-
ogist, F. E. Wheaton, Minneapolis;
chaplain, G. E. Storms, Duluth; Sec
rotary, J. Fl. Heisser, Minneapolis;
historian, c. A. Greenwood; Mime
apolis; treasurer, J II. Hiscock, Min
neapolis; trustee for three years, J.
II. Ripple, Minneapolis.