Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-06
SUPREME LODGE
IS IN Session
Pyihians naVe Important
Questions TO Settle 10
Denver Meeting
viii Form Legislation For
Nearly Three Quarter
niIliOO Members

S,stSss 70 III. TssTs-S
DENVER, COLO. Aug s.--Caz-zst
with liz tgtg 0. lsg.s!zc-g 10, fAs
f,z.srrxi interests o. nearly three
quz.e.x o. q zGIlso- members, LIE 81.
creme Loczs o. ihs s..gaI o.
Pyth!zx assembled .o- .1 oas--.z!
meeting aere TO-DAY and viii eoIt'--s
ia sesss5a about ter ezYs.
TIE meeting promises 10 o@ lie
ZOE. important ever hsld By ths zo'-
ernlng body Of the o.cs'. MICH ID.
,e.es. eertsrs arogld tas gs.srsA
election THURSDAY. 4, Ii conceded
ira, The yyessai supreme Vicseaza-
cei.oY, Taolzs ]. CARING o. IaIoa,
Ga rsll se e.eTz;st 10 the Office d.
sur,e.ae chancellor IL gcccssssoa 10
George VI MANSON o. Maine. The
p,sne.cal coates. will BE- Tor the o.
fee O. supreme vice chancellor, 10!
which there are Eve ea1etcatss:
BENJAMIN !. gzIiager o! Iowa, y. 2.
Young OF Ohio, william LaasE 0,
New York, Charles 8. Davis Of Colo
RADIO and John >. Brown o. Illinois.
A number o. important legislative
matters Slil come before the supreme
lodge for consideration and action
Some minor changes In the ritual
probably will DC made and action will
be taken on proposals To reduce the
age iirnl, 70. members from II ysz,s
Ito Is and TO extend the order into
foreign lands. The grand lodges o.
ontario, Manitoba and British Co!uua-
Dia have asked that the order be e.
tended To the mother county," and
1t In probable that the request will
be granted.
Another topic that will engage ths
attention OF the supreme lodge will
be 'Pythian Education" the e1tsn-
sion OF the knowledge Of Pythian
knighihoOd and it's worx. Supreme
Chancellor Hanson will speak al
length on this subject and it ID *
pec;ed tina. the body will give much
thoughtful consideration to tns plans
proposed.
The meeting will discuss prsIimi-
nary plans for the proper observance
OF the golden jubilee O! the order
two years hence. IL In proposed that
the anniversary shall be celebrated
with a great meeting OF the mem
A1sship In Washington, D. C., where
the fSs Ddge OF the order xag In
stituted FEB. 10. 1854, BY Justus n.
RathDone and about q dozen asso-
clates. From this modest beginning
the Knights OF rythias has Increased
it's membership to a total 0. Ill., 900,
distributed among 1890 local lodges
in all parts OF the United States and
Canada and In Mexico, China, Cuba,
hawaii. Panama and the Philippines.
A unique feature OF the weeks pre-.
gram will be a meeting at which rep
resentatiyeg OF three OF the great
fraternities, representing an aggre-
gate OF more than 100000 members,
will emphasize the place and power
OF fraternity in individual and nation
al life. The speakers will be John
B. Corkum OF Indianapolis, grand sire
OF the 100000 Odd Fellows and Re-
bekahs; George B. Griggs OF Hous-
ton, Texas, great incohones OF the
100000 Red Men, and Judge Hanson,
representing the IN, 900 Pythians.
All are members of the Pythian Or
der and each man belongs to the
other orders represented.
During the sessions OF the supreme
lodge the regular biennial meetings
will be held by the several organiZa-
lions affiliated with the Knights OF
Pythias. These will include the su.
preme temple of the Pythian Sisters,
representing nearly 100000 members,
OF which Mrs. Sarah !. Cotton OF
Weatherford, Texas, is supreme
chief; the association OF grand keep
ers OF records and seals, OF which
w. r. Hollowell Of Goldsboro, n. c.,
is president, and the Pythian .edi-
torial association, of which H. NJ.
Quin, speaker OF the Mississippi
house Of representatives, is president.
The program Of entertainment and
special features prepared for the
week is as follows:
Tuesday evening -ReceptIon at
Brown Palace hotel
Wednesday evening--Page rank at
Auditorium.
Thursday evening-Esquire and
knight ranks.
Friday eyening-Grand ball ana
lecture on the history OF Pythianism.
Saturday-Excursion trip to Co.
roma.
Sunday Acknowledgment lodge
memorial services.