Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-29
PYTH|ANS TO MEET
At DES MONIES
FORTY.SEvENTH ANNUAL CON.
VENTION CLOSES-SlSTERS
NAME LEADER.

Cedar Rapids, Aug. 2S.-The forty.
seventh annual convention OF the
knights M Pythias, domain of Iowa,
concluded it's business and adjourned
sine die late Thursday to meet at Des
Moines next year, on a date yet to be
fixed.
The principal business before the
convention was the installation of the
newly elected officers, which took
place in the afternoon. 1t was an I'M
pressive occasion.
During the morning session com,
mittee from the Pythian Sisters ap-
peared before the grand lodge and ex-
tended greetings of the sisters and
expressed the wish that the grand
lodge would always hold a session as
harmonious as this had been.
The 1916 officers are:
For grand chancellor-A. ]. Beckett,
Abba.
For grand vice chancellor-H. G..
Moore, Wellman.
For grand prelate-G. M. Van Aus
dali, New London.
For grand keeper of records and
seal-W. F. Beyering, Fairfield.
For grand master of exchequer-B.
B. Brown, North English.
For grand master-at-arms-Davld
Steele, Cincinnati.
For grand inner guard. H. Zeller,
Belle PLANE.
For grand outer guard. E. JEFF
fries, Prairie City.
For grand trustees-C. H. Kenyon,
New Hampton; j. H. Harvey, Newton.
A touching memorial service for the
late John H. Merckens, election OF
grand officers in grand temple and
grand lodge sessions and a closing
evening program by the Oskaloosa
glee club, including presentation OF
the tale of Damon and Pythias by
Justus lodge No. 253 of Central City,
completely filled Tuesday, the most
important day of the Pythian dominion
convention.
Pythian Sisters Elect.
Grand chief-Mrs. Effie Anderson,
Dayton.
Grand senior-Mrs. Mayme Frisbee,
Sheldon.
Grand junior-Mrs. Martha McAllis-
ter, Hawarden.
Grand manager-Mrs. Anna Morr1-
son, Grundy Center.
Grand mistress R. and C.-Mrs.
Belle Woodstock, Clear Lake.
Grand mistress of finance-Mrs.
Gertrude Anderson, Marion.
Grand protector-Mrs. Letitia For
ney, Cedar Rapids.
Grand guard-Mrs. Carol Kimball,
Council Bluffs.
Cedar Rapids and Marion women
were elected to grand Offices by the
grand temple of Pythian Sisters IN
session Thursday morning. Mrs. Ger
trude Anderson was reelected grand
mistress of finance and will start on
her third year in this position. Mrs.
Forney of Cedar Rapids, who was de-
feated for grand manager by Mrs.
Morrison in Wednesdays election,
Thursday morning was elected grand
protector Mrs. Carol Kimball, the
newly elected grand guard, is the
wife of Glenn Kimball, past grand
chancellor of the Knights of Pythias.
With the filling of the last three Of
fees named above the complete list
of grand offices was announced.
Name Bonded Trustees.
A new piece of legislation was put
through Thursday morning when II
was decided to name bonded trustees
to take care of the funds of the
grand temple. Heretofore the trus-
tees have been named from among the
grand officers but in the future trus-
tees will not be of1ceholders in the
grand temple The election of the
board of trustees resulted as follows:
For the six year term, Mrs. Carrie G.
Hunter, Newton, who is senior SUI
preme representative; four year term,
Mrs. Lulu Blasier, Williamsburg; two
wear term, Mrs. frankie Palmer, Des
Moines, past grand CHER.