Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-01-29
K. P. INSTALLATION
Officers for Ensuing Year are H.
ducted Into Office.

The chief order of business this
week at the Castle Hall of the local
lodge OF knights OF Pythias was the
installation OF officers tor the year
1915. After n short business session
Chancellor Commander. J. r. Pratt.
vacated the chair and Past Chan.
cellor Commander w. H. Wilson as
Deputy Grand Chancellor called the
lodge to order and the installation
ceremony commenced with Past Chan
celor Chris Hendricks acting rs
deputy Grand Prelate and Past Cham
ceIlor w. Harley as deputy Master at
Arms.
The following officers having been
duly elected were then installed In
their respective offices: v. G.
Rowett. Chancellor Commander; Frank
Hendricks. Vice Chancellor; Crew A
l. Wood. Prelate: A. Nelson. Master
of Finance; A. White, Keeper Of
Records and Seals; Elmer Bennett.
Master at Arms: C. A. Carlson. Outer
Guard The following being absent
will be installed at the nezt meeting
OF the lodge: ed johnson. Master of
Exchequer and hilbert Englehart. In
ner Guard. Past Chancellor J. r.
Pratt assumed his new position as
Master OF Works.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
the new officers were called upon
Individually for speech and in re-
sponse each one paid high tribute to
the excellent work OF Past Chancellor
J. n. Pratt. A rising vote Of thanks
was extended by the lodge to the
Past Chancellor and tda officers for
the splendid record OF the adminiStya-
tioa during the year 1915. Many
compliments were paid to the Past
Chancellor for bis unttrdng energy and
devotion to all matters concerning the
welfare Of the Mountain Home lodge.
ln reply Mr.. Pratt assured those
present that he would Loyalty sup
port the new officers and do every.
thing within hik oower to build up
the work OF the order in Mountain
Home. particularly. he Eaid. Il AIN
Interested fn the hsaiMtng scheme.
whereby We may have O home Of
cur own and O place where every
@amber Of this lodge may meet and
enjoy the comfort. which, to q de-
gree In not ours at the present time
Mr.. Pratt lis chairman OF a committee
which IN looking into the possibilities
OF building q Pythian Home In our
city and together with +. e. Austin.
whose original idea and scheme this
is. The Mountain Home lodge expects
In the very near future to obtain the
necessary pledges to assure the build
!nE OF a Castle Hall which win be q
credit to the order and m object Of
pride to the city Of Mountain Home.
Chancellor Commander. v. G. Row
ett briefly outlined his policy for the
future and appointed Frank Hobbs,
]. d. Whdtson and J. w. Briggs as
auditing committee, A. L. Wood. J.
r. Pratt and Elmer Bennett as publ |
clty committee: w. Harley, e. Lau- |
more and G.. Hdckok as finance COM |
mittee tor the ensuing year.
The Mountain Homo lodge Is one
af the most progressive in the do
main Of Idaho. In the year 1914 1t
topped ths list with the largest gain
On membership. In the year 1915 1t
obtained the District Convention,
which was said by all who attended.
70 have bean the very best ever
sald In the district and In addition to
hat the dria team OF that year
won the Challenge Trophy under the
ahls management OF Past Chancellor
w. II. Wilson who was then Master
II Works. 1916 commenced with
our applications Tor membership and
he newly installed officers have
pledged themselves to do their ut
most to make the year a record one
4 such be poGsible.
The annual meetaAg OF the State
IAft ~ r. oil