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imperial prince of the international or
der, and Royal Vizier Claude A. Dobson
of Ell Medi Temple, No. l, of Peoria,
which has been a prize winner at many
meetings of the Khorassan. The drill
team of the Peoria temple, eight years
ago. won $500 in cash prizes at Colo
RADIO Springs. A like sum is being Of
fered at the Asbury Park, n. j.. con-
vention, which will open next Tuesday.
and the Peoria temple will be con-
testant
Besides the Peoria delegation on the
"Dokey" special, there will be delega-
tions from Duluth, Milwaukee. Chi
cago. Jacksonville, Fla; Dallas, Tex,
and other cities of the west and south
west.
Indications point to an attendance Of
from $4,000 to $4,000 members of the
D. o. K. K. from all parts of the
United States and Canada at the an
nual convention of the imperial palace
at Asbury Park. N. J.. beginning Tues
day. Albert Kahlert of the local tenn
pie, Oscalon, No. 81, is one of the Of
f1cial line in the imperial palace and
Max Pines is the local representative.
Capital Lodge, No. "a, has announced
the conferring of the page rank Ior
Tuesday night, with stereopticon views
incident to the work. Past Chancellor
George w. Sellers will have charge of
the presentation.
Grand Chancellor William A. Kimmel
will convey the mi-annual password
and other official communications
through the following deputy grand
chancellors, to the subordinate lodges,
al the July conventions:
To Franklin Lodge, Grand Lecturer
Perry p. Patrick; Mount Vernon. Grand
Inner Guard James N. Kline: Webster,
Grand Vice Chancellor John B. Dick
man; Decat tur, Grand Chancellor Will
/ liam A. Kimmel; Syracusians, Supreme
Representative a
the, Grand Trustee Thomas E. Landon;
Hermione. Grand Vice Chancellor John
+. Dickman; Excelsior, Grand Keeper
of Records and Seal Henry ]. Gasson;
Equal. Grand Trustee John r. Has
kins: Harmony. Grand Prelate Charles
W Henderson: Union. Grand Inner
Guard James N. Kline: Capital, Grand
Outer Guard J. F. skidmore; Myrtle,
Grand Master-at-Arms F. H. Melick;
Columbia, Grand Keeper of Records
and Seal H. J. Gasson: Amaranth. Grand
Master of Exchequer Frank B. Crown;
Rathbone-Superior, Supreme Represent
ative Thomas A. Bynum; Century, Past
Grand Chancellor H. NJ. Vandervort
Amaranthe Lodge. No. 2S, and Century
Lodge. No. 80. will omit the meetings
resume their conventions July 10, the
former lodge having announced the
knight rank for that evening.
Wednesday, July IA. is reported to be
engrossing much attention with the
membership. Washington Company
No. 1, of the Uniform Rank, has charge
OF the event.
Decatur Lodge, No. 9, held a meeting
of special interest Monday night, at
which questions of Importance to the
lodge were discussed.
The committee on Pythian education,
composed of Samuel NJ. Pearson, chair
man: Hamlin M Vandervort and E. w.
Heiss, has issued a pamphlet "a Chat
With Pythians," by John Phillips Meakin,
past grand chancellor of Utah. which the
grand chancellor announces is Endorsed
by the grand council; is worthy of con-
sideration by all who love God and believe
in the perpetufty of this great nation"
The pamphlet explains the principle Of
the order and appeals to members as well
as to non-members
The Knights of Pythias Of Indiana and
Illinois will hold get-together meeting
OF the subordinate lodges of those two
states during the encampment Of the Uni
form Rank Of the Illinois and Indiana
brigades at French Lick Springs, Ind
August Is to 81. The camp of the Uni
form Rank will be named Union B. Hunt
In honor of the late head of the insurance
branch Of the Pythian order
The May issue of the Pythian Advocate.
published at Minneapolis, Mimi, contains
an extended account of the recent pres
entation Of Supreme Lodge resolutions
! to Abraham D. Vanderveer, one of the
original members Of the order, who is now
I member Of Calanthe Lodge, No. IL. Su-
preme Keeper of Records and Seal Fred
B. Wheaton. editor of the Advocate, in
referring to the action Of the Supreme
Lodge. states that this is the only in
stance Of record where the Supreme Lodge
has performed an act of this character-
greater tribute and recognition than
conferring the honor Of past supreme
chancellor"
At the call Of Grand Chancellor William
A. Kimmel, members of the order assem-,
,, bled in the auditorium of the Pythiau
temple Thursday night and discussed the
organization Of a Pythian Club.
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