The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-01

tWcnty-thlrd annual session Grand
Lodge Knights of Pythias of North
and South America, Europe, Asia,
Africa, Australia, jurisdiction Of Iowa
and the fourth annual grand session
of its auxiliary the Iowa Grand Court
o. o. Calanthe in session at Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa, July %, 90 and "a. K. Of p.
grand sessions were held in X. Of p.
hall on First avenue. The Grand Court
sessions order Of Calanthe were held in
the Odd Fellows hall on Second avenue,
Tuesday, July % at 10 a. m. Iowa
grand court opened. Mrs. Eva Owens
g. w. G. Of Des Moines and grand
court officers were guests of Cedar
Court No. 10, Cedar Rapids Mrs. Ada
Green, w. g.; Mrs. Flora Lavell, pre-
siding at the piano. The grand court
officers were received with honor and
invited with words Of cordial welcome
and greeting by w. c., Mrs. Ada Green
Of Cedar Rapids, and her court officers
after which she presented the gavel
to G. W. G., Mrs. Eva Owens, Des
Moines, proceeded to open the G. G. AL
grand officers present in their station
appointing Of committees Especially time
and rule: chr. Flora Lavell, Cedar Rap
ids, Francis Hicks, Ottumwa; Mary
Miles, Buxton.
Credentials and return Chairman
sallie Drinks, Buxton; Louise Baker,
Centerville, Ia; Naomi Smith, Des
Moines; Lizzie Washington, Abba.
These committees were excused to
committee rooms and prepared said re-
ports during the time while said COM
mittees were arranging their report a
devotion exercise was being conducted
in the grand court room. Committees
out fifteen minutes returned with re-
port for time and rule and partial re-
port Of credentials finding nine sub
courts and two juvenile courts report
ed and nineteen members recommended
for the p. w. G. degree. The G. w. G.
declared constitutional number pres
Eent and proceeded 30 open the grand
courts in regular yitualist fdrm, g. w.
he. then ask g. w. Ink Della Bryant
to come to the east to preside at the
opening. Mrs. Saphonna Bates, G. w.
orator led song, He is the One,n and
offered fervent prayer which was soul
stirring. The Lord has blessed us to
meet face to facean this, another year.
The g. w. G. then resumed her station
and began the actual duties of her
Office. Grand officers absent two: The
stations were filed by Mrs. Florence
Houston as G.. condtress, Des Moines,
Mrs. Alberta Graham, G. p. of OF
tumwa. G. w. G. expressed pleasure
greetings and good wishes for bust
ness and harmonious session. Mrs. s.
Bates, assisted by Maude M. Wilkinson
and Laura Rhodes conferred the p W..
c. degree on nineteen. Members Of
which the G. w. G. appointed the COM
mittee and charters, neurology, appeals
and grievances, foreign correspondence,
state Of order, finance, law and super
vision, mileage and board, juvenile
court, special committee, fraternal
greetings, resolutions and recommen-
dations and kilograms. Tuesday after
noon the report Of G. w. G. and other
grand officers and routine Of business.
Tuesday $3.50 p. m. grand public re-
ception and opening jointly at the K:
Of P. hall. Master Of ceremonies, Sir
M. w. Scott, Cedar Rapids; opening
anthem by the X. Of P. and Calanthian
choir, Mrs. Flora Lavell at the piano.
Invocation by Rev. Woodland of Mt.
Zion Baptist Church. Welcome on be-
half Of city, Mayor Rail absence.
Judge Patterson made the welcome adj
dress. Response, Sir Harrison Gould,
g. c., Des Moines; vocal solo, Mrs Min
ME Gray; welcome on behalf of Cedar
court, No. 10, o. O. G. Mrs. Ada Green,
". c.; response, Mrs. Della Brynt, Des
Moines; vocal solo, Mrs. Julia MCGEE;
welcome on behalf Of X. of p, Sir a.
r Joyce, G. c.; response by Sir Tracy
Blackburn, Des Moines; solo Sir Fred
I n. Gresham; remarks by Mrs. Helena
Downey, Ottumwa; remarks by Attor-
ney George Woodson, Buxton; an
nouncements, after program, refresh
ments were served