The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-22
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS MEET
IN ANNUAL CONVENTION
Grand Lodges of knights and Pyth-
ian Sisters Met In Fallon
Last Week.

The Grand Lodge, Knights OF
Pythias. and the Grand Temple.
PytLian Sisters. held their annual
conventions in Fallon Thursday and
Friday of last week, and as a eonse-
quence our city was somewhat en-
liyened by the influx of representa-
tives to these bodies. The dele
gates began To arrive early Wednee-
day, and by Thursday noon nor
than one hundred and fifty of the
strangers we're among u.s. Tie rep
resentatiyes came by auto aud train
and as they arrived in the city they
we're met by a reception committee
OF Knights, who saw that all gere
properly accommodated and gave
them hearty welcome This COM
mittee kept themselves busy during
the stay of the visitors in looking to
their pleasure and comfort. and they
are to be complimented fer the able
manner in which everything was
handled. This was the FIRST visit OF
many of the representative to this
locality, and many were heard 10 ex-
press their surprise at the prosper
Gus appearance of our community
and especially at the fertility of the
surrounding country. Tie Knights
and Pythian Sisters OF Fallon were
not alone in their efforts to make the
strangers feel at home, but the cit
izens of the community Joined with
them in the effort to show a hearty
welcome to all.
The Grand Lodge, Knights Of
Pythias
The Grand Lodge, Knights Of
Pythias, was called to order at II
a. N. of Thursday morning. the Il,
with the following named Grand Of
flcers in attendance.
c. A. Gardner. of Elko Grand
Chancellor; Clark J. Guild of Yer
ington. Grand Vice Chancellor; Rev.
T. L. Bellam. of SPARKS Grand Pre-
late. S. II. Roseathal, OF Reno.
Grand Keeper OF Records and Seal,
Zeno Barnes, of McGill, Grand Mas
ter-at-Arms; John @. Huntington, of
Rochester, Grand Inner Guard; A.
S. Phipps, of Yerington. Grand Out
er Guard. N. f. Wilson, Of Reno,
and Benjamin Rosenthal. Of Cold
field, Supreme Representatives and
c. II. Ashbury. Of Reno, Grand
Trustee.
George w. Perkins, Grand Master
of Exohequer, now residing IN Cali
fornia. was the only officer absent,
and A. r. Sadler OF Reno, was named
as Grand Master OF Exeheauer, pro
tenn
The first business of the session
was the consideration OF the report
Of the Committee on Credentials, and
this report showed the following
,I1Ia4 - - -. =
Carson Lodge No. &C. f. As
bury. c. L. Deadly, II. R. Menthey,
w. r. Tucker.
Amity Lodge No. s, Reno-C. H
Knox, G. Corris, n. Z. Wilson. chas
o. Gasho, Sol Levy. J O. Sessions,
w S. Dodd John Pohland s r..
Rosenthal. Ar. Sadler.
Toiyabe No. 3, Austin-Frank J.
Dyer. Bert Aeree. j. II. Trolson.
Lyon No. Il. Dayton--F. {. Tail
leur, A. NJ Tailleur. J. E. Bray,
Clark ]. Guild. j. W shute
Elko No. 15-C. A. Gardner. G. +.
Talbot
Ivanhoe No. IS. Winnemucoa-a.
H. Dobbs, F. s. Hoenstiae.
Pyramid no. 10, Sparks-W. c.
Wilson, T. L. Bellam. r " Young
hams, W. r. shaher, Thomas r..
Myrtle No. 20, Verde. G. Prov
ing. L. + Yony, e. L. Coe, r. r.
Sadler.
Aquila No p. Lovelock-B. c.
Maris
Wells No. %. wells-A. ". Goble,
e. P Stanton.
Alpine No. %, Fallon-s. II. Fort,
W. r. Kaiser, W w. Sanford. Tom
II. Sanford, John p Schneider, G.
w. Goverston.
Mizpah no. 25, Tonopah--John
Curry.
Mckinley No. 26. Goldheld-R. T.
Armstrong, j. II. Bowen, G. W.
Brown, c. p. Johnson, T. e, Jones,
Geo. e. McKinna, ]. Z. Shields, ".
d. Hatton BENZ. Rosenthal.
White Pine No. 2S. Ely-F. NJ.
Root.
Greenfield No. 80. Yerington-E
A Blanchard, L. r. Cortell, ". j.
Freeman, Neal Mcleod Geo. +.
Willis, A. s Phipps.
Seven Troughs No. 50, Seven
Troughs-Fred Eseher.
Cyprus No ss, MoGll-zeno
Barnes, J. d. Watson
Rochester No 34-Mike Timmons,
II. e. Downey, J. G. Huntington.
Charlston No. SO. Las Vegas
Harland j. Woodard.
The first days session was taken
up with the reading and referring of
the officers reports for the past year
and the consideration of proposed
amendments to the Grand Statutes
to make them conform to the Su-
preme law. Greetings We're extend
ed to and received from the Pythian
Sisters, and committees from each
body visited the other to convey the
greetings The Grand Lodge put in
busy first day in legislating on mat