White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-13
K. P. Grand
Lodge in Ely
MINSTREL SHOW, KHORASsAN
CEREMONIAL. AND TRIPS TO
POINTS OF INTEREST ARE At
FRACTIONS FOR VISITORS.

Knights of Pythias from all por-
tions of Nevada will gather in Ely
next Thursday for the forty-second
meeting of the grand lodge. For the
first time In its history the county
seat of White Pine will entertain a
statewide gathering of any of the
fraternai organizations 1t is anti
cipated that at least two hundred
members of the order will be present
at the business session, and other
social events incidental to the big
conclave.
The majority of the delegates will
arrive Wednesday afternoon by
train. although a large number will
make the trip across country from
Tonopah and GoIdfield The repre-
seutatives from Wells lodge will
make the trip in machines.
The Knights of Pythias minstreIs
will give a performance at the lodge
building on Aultman street for the
benefit of the visitors. Their efforts
on past occasions have proved fasci-
mating to the residents of this thriv-
ing commonwealth. and there is no
doubt that the theatrical troupe will
be enthusiastically received by the
large throng of visitors.
With an entirely new program, the
popular performers are expected to
draw great crowds, as they have
triumphed on their FIVE appearances
before the calcium. The members of
the. cast have promised TO deiiver up
to their usual standard. and that In
itself will be sufficient to insure that
it will be a theatrical success.
There will be a ceremonial session
of the D. o. X. X. Thursday nights
when large class of fiedglings will
be escorted across the burning sands
and the dreadful secrets of the
Kohrassan will be disclosed to them.
Business sessions of the lodge will
be held Thursday and Friday morn
ings about 1890 o'clock.
The Pythian Sisters will convene
at the same time in the Odd Fellows
hall on Lyons avenue, and the enter
tainment of the delegates will devolve
upon the members of Damon Tenn
pie. No. te.
Previous 10 the opening of busi-
ness session, the delegates will be
shown all points of interest in the
district. They will be afforded an
opportunity to witness steam shove;
operations at Copper Flat Thursday
morning. and on the day 'ollowin {.
tney will be escorted through the big
smelling plant at McGlI.
The committee on decorations has
not been idle the last week. and have
induced all the business houses In
Ely to cooperate with the Knights in
having the colors. flags and escut-
cbeoDs of the order represented.
Festivities viii. close Friday night
with a grand ball. which will be opeu
10 the general public. Admission has
been placed at one dollar. with tn
members of the grand lodge as guests
Of honor. The committee in charge
of the social event desires a large at
tendance in order that everybody
may have an onportunity to meet the
visitors so that they might leave this
locality with pleasant reeollections of
their brief stay.
The grand lodge comes to Ely Of
ficially as the guest of Cyprus Lodge
No. 33 of McGill. but the members of
White Pine Lodge No. IS in Ely are
laboring in complete harmony with
the Knights from the smelter town in
order that the occasion in the future
may be worth yof remembrance.