The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-06
SUPREME PYTH|AN
LODGE ASSEMBLIES
Session Will Be Held for
Ten Days in Denver
Many in Attendance.
National News Association


DENVER, Colo, Aug. 6.-Charged
with the duty of legislating for the
'raternal interests of nearly three
quarters of a million members, the
Supreme Lodge of the Knights or
Pythias assembled for it's biennial
meeting here today and will continue
In session about ten days.
The meeting promises to be the
most important ever held by the gov
erning body of the order Much in
terest centers around the general cleo
ton Thursday. 1t is conceded that the
present supreme vice-chancellor,
Thomas ]. CARING of Macon, Ga, will
be elevated to the office of supreme
chancellor in succession to George H.
Hanson of Maine. The principal con-
test will be for the office of supreme
vice-chancellor, for which there are
five candidates: Benjamin l. Salinger
of Iowa, B. S. Young of Ohio, William
Ladew of New York, Charles S. Davis
of Colorado, and John j. Brown Of 1lli-
nois.
A number of important legislative
matters will come before the Supreme
Lodge for consideration and action.
Some minor changes in the ritual prob
ably will be made and action will be
taken on proposals to reduce the age
limit for members from Fl years to IS
and to extend the order into foreign
lands. The grand lodges Of Ontario,
Manitoba and British Columbit have
asked that the order be extended to
the mother country" and it is prob
able that the request will be granted.
Another topic will engage the atten-
ton of the Supreme Lodge will be
"Pythian Education" the extension of
the knowledge of Pythian knighthood
and it's work. Supreme Chancellor
Hanson will speak at length on this
subject and it is expected that the
body will give much thoughtful con-
sideration to the plans proposed.
The Golden Jubilee.
The meeting will discuss prelimin-
airy plans for the proper observance of
the golden jubilee Of the order two
years hence. 1t is proposed that the
anniversary shall be celebrated with
great meeting of the membership in
Washington, D. c., where the first
lodge of the order was instituted Feb
10, 1854, by Justus H. Rathbone and
about a dozen associates. From this
modest beginning the knights of Pyth.
las has increased it's membership to a
total of 711,00O, distributed among
1900 local lodges in all parts of the
United States and Canada and in Mex
leo, China, Cuba, Hawaii, Panama and
the Philippines.
A unique feature of the weeks pro
gram will be atmeeting at which rep
resentatives of three of the great fra
ternities, representing an aggregate OF
more than 100000 members, will en-
phasize the place and power of frater
nifty in individual and national life
The speakers will be John B. Gorkum
of Indianapolis, Grand Sire of the 1,
100000 Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
George B. Griggs of Houston, Texas
Great Incohones of the $4,000 Rec
Men, and Judge Hanson, representing
i the III, 900 Pythians. All are members
of the Pythian order and each mar
belongs to the other orders represent
ed.
During the sessions of the supreme
lodge the regular biennial meeting!
will be held by the several organiza
tons affiliated with the Knights o
Pythias. These will include the su
preme temple of the Pythian Sisters
representing nearly 100000 members
of which Mrs. Sarah /. Cotton o
Weatherford, Texas, is supreme chief
the assassination of grand keepers O
records and seals, of which w. T. Hol
lowell of Goldsboro, N. c., is presi
dent, and the Pythian editorial assc
citation, Of which H. M. Quin, speake
of the Mississippi house of representa-
tives, is president
The program of entertainment an
Especial features prepared for tn
week is as follows:
Tuesday evening-Reception a
Brown Palace Hotel
Wednesday evening-Page Rank a
Auditorium
Thursday evening-Esquire an
knight rank
Friday evening-Grand ball and LEI
ture on the history of Pythianism.
Saturday-Excursion trip to Corona
Sunday acknowledgment lodg
memorial services.