Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-22
Supreme Lodge, K. Of p
Aug. 6-15, in Denver.
New England VIII Have Proml-
nent Part In Program.
Hon. Geo. M. Hanson OF Calais Is
The Supreme Chancellor.

Boston, July 21-The Supreme
Lodge, knights of Pythias, represent
ing 7l1,0OO men, the third largest
purely fraternal society on the West
ern Hemisphere, will hold its 9th
convention in Denver, Aug. els.
New England will have prominent
part in the proceedings of the body.
The presiding officer will be Hon.
George NJ Hanson of Calais, Me, a
justice of the supreme court of Maine,
and for the past two years supreme
chancellor of the order. The admin
istration of Judge Hanson has been
one of the most successful in the
history Of the order, and he will re-
port a substantial gain in members
and an advance in all departments of
the orders work. His successor will
be Hon. Thomas j. CARING of Macon,
Ca, one of the leading men of the
South and one of the best loved men
in the order
Each of the New England Grand
Lodges will be represented by some
of its best known members. The del
egation from these states is as fol-
lows:
Maine e. C. Reynolds. Portland; e.
G. PlpInmer, Bath; John II. Maxwell,
Livermore Falls.
New Hampshire-Judge f, M. Beck
ford, Laconia; C. M. Corson, Dover
Vermont-John T. Remington, Ben
nington. Urbin w. Brown. Orleaps.
Massachusetts-Dr. b. S. Wood
worth, Fitchburg; j. S. b. Clarke.
Fall River; John Ballantyne. Bos-
tor; George w. Penniman. Malta
pan.
Rhode Island-John f. Bowen, Prov
idence; Fred e. Phillips, Central
Falls.
Connecticut-W. j. Fuller and l.. Err
win Jacobs, New Haven.
Supreme Chancellor Hanson has APP
pointed the committees for the ses-
sion New England has four of the
224 chairmanships. and Massachusetts,
two of these. Judge E. c. Reynolds of
Maine is chairman of the finance COM
mittee; DIR. S. S. Woodwork of the
committee on ways and means; George
w. Penniman on Pythian publicity,
and John e. Bowen on warrants and
charters. Additional New England com
mittee memberships are: DR.. Wood
worth, Insurance.; John Ballantyne.
judiciary: ]. S. b. Clarke. state of the
order George w. Penniman. Pythian
education; Judge Beckford. judiciary;
C. NJ. Corson. written work; Fred T..
Phillips, state of the order; Judge
Reynolds, good of the order; f. c.
Plummer, insurance, rules; John II.
Maxwell, military; ]. T. Remington.
mileage, warrants and charters and
review; U. w. Brown. neurology.
One of the features of the week in
Denver will be the illustrated lecture.
The Story of Pythian Knighthood,"
by Supreme Representative Penniman
of Massachusetts. This will be under
the auspices of the Grand Lodge OF
Colorado.
The New England delegation to the
New England representatives to the
Supreme Temple. Pythian Sisters.
which will be in session at the same
time as the Supreme Lodge. will leave
Boston, Friday afternoon, Aug. 2, in
special cars attached to the "Wolver
inc Limited" via Albany and Detroit,
and from Chicago will be attached to
the Denver Special of the North
western Union Pacific lines, arriving
in Denver for dinner, Sunday evening.
The headquarters will be at the Brown
Palace hotel. The party will be under
the direction of New England COM
mittee of which DR. ID. s. Woodwork
of Fitchburg is chairman; George W.
Penniman. secretary, and j. S. b.
Clarke, treasurer.