The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-01
ANNUAL ELECTIONS
BY PYTHA|N GRAND
LODGES
Sessions Held in City For
Two Days Closed Today
Dinnie Grand Chancellor

The sessions Of the North Dakota
knights OF Pythias grand lodge,
which have been held in this city for
the past two days closed at 1880 today
win the election of officers. A very
harmonious meeting was held this
Year and all members were entirely
satisfied with the gathering.
The laws Of the organization were
changed so that the grand chancellor
mas the authority to appoint a state
deputy to assist in aiding weak chap
yer ana IN organizing new lodges. A
Ia" was also passed reducing the per
diem Of grand lodge members. In
stead or receiving all expenses one
day only will be allowed to each men,
per no matter how many days are TAX
en- up with work. The mileage will all
be paid as before. The matter of ex-
penses has been brought up for the
last ten years and members feel now
that it is in a much sounder basis. 1t
is estimated that the "opens account
will be reduced 700 by this law. The
financial report was the best that has
been made for the past seven years.
The new officers are:
Grand Chancellor-James A. Din.
ME. Grand Forks.
'ioHu vice
Howard. Hillsboro. n. d.
Grand Prelate-Charles s. Ego. Lis.
bon. n. D.
Grand Keeper of Records and Seals
&C. w. Wolbert. Bismarck. N. D., re-
elected.
Grand Master of Exchequer-w. ].
Evans. Cando. N. D.. reelected.
Grand Master at Arms-C. S. Dus-
tin. Clyde. N. D., Reelected.
Grand Inner Guard-Ed. c. Ander-
son. Fargo.
Grand Outer Guard--E. T. Atha,
Linton.
Grand Trustees-Aug. E. Johnson,
Washhurn No. 50, Washhurn. term en-
pires. July, 1912. reelected: G.. H.
Simpson, Wimbledon No. 46. Wimble-
don. term expires July, 1913; John A.
Wright, Casselton No S. Casselton.
term expires July. 1914.
Supreme Representatives.. L..
Hoyt. Mandan No. II. Mandan. term
Grand Forks No. 1. Grand Forks. term
expires July. 1915.
Alternate Supreme Representatives
F. l.. Goodman, Hillsboro No. so.
H%lllshoro. term expires July. 1913;
go: term expires July. 1915.
The lodge adjourned to meet al
Fargo in July. 1913. the date to be
set by the grand chancellor and the
grand keeper of records and seal.
The following is a list of the past
grand chancellor's admitted to grand
lodge rank:
w. F. Parsons. Bismarck.
o. c. Stanz, Lakota.
John a. Johnson, Hillsboro.
James Wright, Casselton.
Sam T.. Wander. Maddox.
l. \. Abbott. Paramount.
\. w. Blake. Paramount.
l.. p. Bremen. Dickinson.
c. L. MoGee, RAY.
G Olgerson. Washburn.
l.. l.. Eckman. Grand Forks.
]. NJ. Culliton. Grand Forks.
Y. H. Ningzett. Clyde.
Robert Swanlow. Milton.
c. Z. Simmons. Wimbledon.
Louis Gjere, Cando.
J. w. Hardy. Cathay.
J. T. Kiland. Hillsboro.
A. F.. Sheets, Lakota.
The Pythian Sisters have also ad-
iourned to meet in Fargo in July,
1913.
The Pythian Sisters elected the fol-
lowing officers today:
G. C.-Nellie Evarts, Bismarck.
G. S.-Ida Boristo. Clyde.
G. Emma Smith, Steele.
6. Man-Mary Farrell, Langdon.
G. NJ. r. & S,-May Day. Grand
Forks.
6. NJ. F.-Flora Allen, Steele.
G. P.-Jennie Turner. Dickinson.
G. o. G.-Elizabeth Belk, Bismarck.
G. T.-Nettie Dinnie. Grand Forks;
Lilly Miller, Steele; Jennie Moran.
Langdon.
$. S. R.-Elizabeth Wolff, Grand
Forks.
]. S. R.--Lucy NJ. Lewis. Neche.