Evening star., 1921-02-27
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

The Grand Lodge. knights of
Pythias. met tn annual convention
Monday evening with representatives
from all the lodges in attendance.
Grand Lodge to order. Committee re-
ports and reports OF officers were re-
Ierred to committees. Supreme Vice
Cnencellor George c. Cabeli of Nor
Iolk. Va, was presented by Supreme
representatives kalert and Dickman.
ana In his capacity of deputy supreme
chancellor delivered a message from
tne supreme Lodge that the order
was gaining new members in large
NUMBERS. many state domains report
ing gains in thousands.
The Grand Lodge rank was con-
ferred on the following past chan
cellors: ID. Waldo Brown. Franklin
nodge; Emil r. Jaehnke and Leonard
n. Fowler. Mount Vernon Lodge: John
r., r: McGrew. W. T. Baum. J. X Morton.
Syracusians Lodge: Alfred Etting and
robert F. Jouscher. Elcelsior Lodge:
John D. Bragunier Union Lodge:
David Wiener. Capital Lodge: w y.
Payne. Amaranth Lodge: Charles NJ
spencer. J. b Bailey. Home Lodge.
Lodge No. 4cs: c. W. Fridley OF Pal
metto Lodge. No. 5l3-both from do
main Of Ohio.
The second session. held wednesday
evening. was occupied by legislation
and elections. Officers elected were:
Q. B. Gray. grand chancellor: Jacob
Nusshaum. grand vice chancellor;
Charles W. Henderson. grand prelate:
William A kimmel. grand keeper OF
records and seal, A. L. Garham, grand
master-at arms: w. Girardi. grand
inner guard: J. +. Skidmore. grand
outer guard: +. 3. Crown. grand mas
ter of eNchequer: Myron II. Adams.
grand lecturer: grand trustees. J. f.
Wilson. Thomas f. Landon and W. Il.
Hardy: supreme representative. Perry
p. Patrick. Past Supreme Representa-
tive John NJ. Kline, sr.. officiated as
installing officer. Past Grand Chancel-
lors Perry Patrick and J. y. Kline as
sisting as grand prelate and grand
master-at-arrns. respectively. Grand
Chancellor Gray addressed the Grand
Lodge. expressing thanks for the
honor conferred and requested the
support of the officers and represent
atives. a motion to adjourn prevailed
and the fifty-seventh session passed
into history.
Calanthe Lodge members have been
supplied with blank record cards by
Keeper of Records and Seal Ben {.
McQuay. with the request to write
the date Of birth. place Of birth and
occupation. All lodges are required
by the new law to have these data
on a separate card for each mem
Der so that they may have COM
plete record of their membership.
Calanthe Lodge will have a surprise
for its members at the meeting to-
morrow evening and all are urged TO
be in attendance.
During the coming week the
Pythian Bowling League has games
scheduled. as follows: Monday even
ing. Capital and Century-Decatur:
Thursday evening. Calanthe and
Franklin: Friday evening. Columbia
and Webster Lodge teams. The
league is becoming popular under
the able leadership of Capt. George
W. Sellers.
The debate on Americas Greatest
Hero" brought out record attend
ance in Webster Lodge Tuesday even
ing. and was participated in by the
members in general, each presenting
his hero.
Capital Lodge. No. "a. will confer
the page rank on several candidates
Tuesday evening. Thomas II. Town
of St Francisville, La. lodge was re.
ported sick. and placed under care OF
the visiting committee.
Franklin Lodge. No. 2, will confer
the esquire rank on a class OF candi-
dates Tuesday. March s. The mem.
bership campaign committee viii
have a program for the social hour
on that evening.
The class initiation held by Syra-
cusians Lodge Friday evening was a
success The page rank was conferred
on a large class of candidates. the
ceremonial being rendered in impress
sive manner. Mr.. Thomas 7. Con-
nelly, supreme representative, de-
livered the address of the evening.
Mr.. Connolly is a representative In
Congress from the state of Texas.
Edward c. Plummer. supreme repre-
sentative from Maine. and Rev. NC
CIain of this city. also addressed the
meeting. r. w. Gaylor, grand prel-
ate of the domain of Indiana, was