The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14
First Grand Lodge Session To
Be Held Tomorrow.
BIG WORK IS TO Be DONE
New Headquarters for Grand
Lodge Must Be Established.
TOpekan Slated for Grand
Chancellor of State.
TOday's Program.

Registration Mt ThroOp Hotel head
quarters. all during the day
Automobile ride the city at
O'Clock. Autos furnished by business
men of Topeka.
Special session of Grand Lodge at
O'Clock at Castle Hall, Sixth and Quincy
streets.
Reception of representatives of state
lodges of knights of Pythias and Pyth-
ian Sisters at 1880 O'Clock at Memorial
hall. Address of welcome by Mrs. Mar
garet Mcconnell. of Topeka; response
by Mrs. Olive Ramsey. of Hutchinson;
musical entertainment by Miss Ona
May Miller. harpist.
Dance until midnight at kirlpatrick's
hall, Seventh and Quincy streets.
Announcement that the state head
quarters and nearly all records of the
Grand Lodge of Kansas had been de-
stroyed in a disastrous fire in the
Hustled building at Kansas City. Kan.
last week and the predicament it
leaves the lodge in, was the subject of
conversation this morning in the cor
ridors of the Throop hotel. headquar-
tiers for the Grand Lodge of the
knights of PythiaS and the Pythian
Sisters, who opened their annual con
vention in Topeka today. The Grand
Lodge will be in session today. Tues
day and Wednesday. Fully 1000 rep
resentatives of 1.-THE states lodges are
expected in Topeka by o'clock this
evening. The lodge membership in
Kansas numbers 10000.
The burning of the headquarters at
Kansas City, Kan, makes the choos-
ing of the future Kansas headquarters
at this session almost imperative and
Hutchinson, Wichita and Topeka are
buckling their belts today preparing,
for the fray. The choosing of a state
headquarters means more than the
bringing of a few clerks to the city
which draws the plum.
Build New Home.
The lodge will build a 100000 or
$4,000 home for orphans and aged
members in a short time anu that this
home will be located in the city which
is chosen as headquarters is almost 4
certainty. The selection of headquar-
tiers and decision regarding the build
ing of a home will come up at the final
session Wednesday.
Meantime, large delegations from
Hutchinson and Wichita are pulling
strings and doing everything in their
power to obtain the headqua rters To-
pekans are directing their energies in
electing Amos n. Goodman. of Tope-
ka. present grand vice-chancellor, to
the office of grand chancellor to sue
coed Frank l.. Sullivan of Meade, the
present grand chancellor. So far no
opposition has sprung up against Mr.
Goo 1mans candidacy.
Only a few of The records stored
City, Kan, were saved, according to
n. L. Hollowel1, of Kansas City, Kan,
grand keeper of records and seals
Records and reports for the year
scheduled to be read Wednesday by
Mr.. Hollowell must be recited from
memory
Patriotism of the knights of Pythias
was proven upon the arrival of Harry
Wade. of Indianapolis, president of the
insurance department. He announced
to representatives that the treasurer
of the lodge had volunteered to pur-
chase $4,000 of the war bonds to be
issued by the United States govern
ment.
Big Parade Tomorrow.
The big parade to be held at 1 80
o'clock tomorrow afternoon on Kansas
avenue, enuing with a competitive drill
on the state house grounds at 4
o clock, will be marked by a unique
feature. A member of the Kinsley
drill team has a battle SCARED flag
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