The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-18
Big Gathering of knights
From Racine in Kenosf1a
Wednesday Night.
NEW OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED
Many Well Known Members of the Or
der Speak Following Banquet at
Which Covers Were Laid for More
Than 200 Guests.

Members of the knights of Pythias
IN Racine, Kenosha and other cities of
the southern part of the state had a
great celebration in Kenosha on We'd
nesday evening when an army of
knights came to the city to take part
IN the work of installing the new Of
tc1als OF the Kenosha lodge and in
cidentally to sit down at banquet
rendered by the Kenosha lodge in honor
OF the members of the Racine lodge. A
year ago the two lodges had a joint
meeting in Racine and at that time it
was decided that membership con-
test should be waged with dinner as
a wager. Racine won the contest by
initiating more than hundred mem
tiers during the year and the Kenosha
men paid the forfeit in a manner that
showed no envy of the successful COM
petitor.
Two carloads Of Racine Pythians,
more than a hundred in all, came to
Kenosha for the dinner and when the
meeting was called at Castle Hall more
than 200 of the members of the order
in the two cities were in attendance.
The earlier part of the evening was
given over to the ritualistic work of in
stalling the officers for the new year.
Eric Herth acted as installing officer
and he had as his assistants members of
the grand lodge from Racine and Ken
osha.
After the work of installation was
over the members of the two lodges
retired to Carpenters hall, where the
banquet was served. The long tables
were charmingly decorated in the col
ors of the order and covers were laid
for more than 200. At the conclusion
of the feasting Albert Fransway, the
new chancellor commander of the Ken
oshs lodge, was introduced as toast
master and he extended welcome to
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the visitors and declared that it was
great pleasure for the members of
the Kenosha lodge to pay the forfeit
in the membership contest and that
Kenosha Pythians were glad to rejoice
with the Racine lodge on it's great in
crease in membership during Che year.
Joseph Schroeder of Racine, the SUI
prenle representative of Wisconsin, was
the first of the visitors to speak and
he responded for the Racine lodge, de-
claring that the Racine lodge was
ready to make a new wager and that
if Racine should lose Kenosha Pyth-
ians would be given just as cordial a
welcome to Racine next year.
Other short addresses were made by
Past Chancellor Commander F. l..
Wright, Chancellor Commander John
Eager, J. w. Jones, Thomas Trumbill
and A. N. Fratt, Of the Racine lodge.
Harry L. Parr, of Whitewater, in
charge of the insurance feature of the
Pythians in Wisconsin, spoke of this
line of work and w. A. Kennedy, of
Madison, responded for the Madison
lodge.
Tha Kenosha speakers included Chas.
Fl. Ernst, w. B. Smith and s. M.
Jones, while Siegel Conley delighted
the visiting Pythians with vaudeville
stunt. It was midnight when the fes-
tivities were over and the visitors left
for their homes. The following is the
full list of officers Of the lodge for the
new year:
Chancellor commander, Albert Frans-
way; vice chancellor, Joseph G. Clark
son; prelate, Charles Jensen; master of
work, Frank Hubbard; master at arms,
Thomas Stacey; master of finance,
Eric Herth; master of exchequer, G.
H. Ernest; keeper of records and seals,
10. t. McElwain; inner guard, Harry
Gallup; quarter guard, A. FL. Rambo;
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