The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-06-21
guard, M. N. Farmer, Blackfoot, grand

guard, M. N. Farmer, Blackfoot, grand
outer guard, Henry Hite, Rupert;
grand tribune, Alex. Boas, Boise, and
trustees, ]. A. Atkinson, Lewiston,
E. A. Bowler, Shoshone, and Q. M.
Fox, Pocatello; supreme representa-
tive, Frank E. Smith, Weiser.
Pythian Sisters-past grand chief,
Verna Coakly, Weiser; grand chief,
Olive Wilson, Mountain Home; grand
senior, Ollie Grice, Nampa; grand
junior, Myrtle Mitchell, Nez Perce;
grand manager, Leila Jain, Genesee,
grand M. r. & c., Grace Cook, Occur
d'Alene; grand M. of F., Ethel Hoffer,
Lewiston; grand protector, Matilda
Markle, Craigmont, grand outer
guard, Martha Wells, Rupert; grand
press correspondent, May Burk, Gull
desac
Confer Degrees
Two candidates were given the paige
and esquire ranks this morning at a
special session of the local lodge call
ed at eight o'clock. The work of in
itiation was given by picked teams
from visiting grand lodge delegates.
The visitors were this afternoon TAX
en- in autos through the adjacent grain
fields, and down the state highway to
Lewiston, where a picnic supper 1s
being served by the Lewiston temple.
The return trip will be made in the
early evening and a competitive mi
tiation in the third rank will be com
fered on two candidates by two teams,
representing the north and south part
of the state, in contest for the grand
lodge cup. Later in the year, indi-
state winning the cup, will contest
for ownership of the trophy.
To Serve Unexpired Term
WI T. Stafford from Gooding, was
elected during the morning session of
the grand lodge, to serve as grand
chancellor for the unexpired term,
due to the inability of the grand chan
cellOr to be present at the convention.
The only other business taken up was
the appointment of committees, and
the hearing of reports of officers and
delegates.
Among the out of state visitors
present at the session this morning
were George w. Thompson, grand
chancellor of Washington from Ia
coma, Fl. M. Love, grand keeper of
records and seals of Washington, and
F. N. Soucmerkamp of Georgia and
c. S. Caulkins, of Sacramento, Cali
fornia, representing the insurance de-
partment of the order.
A Closeup of Some Of EN-
]. r. Hall, of Wallace, Idaho, here
for the grand lodge sessions of the
of Pythias, was one of the
L. L, TOD f0dn
June 81, 1892, helped institute the
first grand lodge of the state of Idaho,
knights of Pythias. Mr.. Hall states
that there is certainly marked
growth of the order since that time,
when the total membership numbered
out 538, while the number is now well
above the five thousand mark. Mr..
Hall has been X. of P. for the past
.hirty-seven years, and is past grand
c. w. Culp, grand treasurer, is in
at the sessions of the
grand lodge from Rathdrum. He at
ended the meeting of the grand lodge
n Moscow nine years ago, and is i'm
PRESSED with the marked improvement
n the appearance of Moscow and the
plant since that time Mr..
yulp has been engaged in the news
'aper business at Rathdrum for many
ears, publishing the Rathdrum Trib-
ne, which was established in 1895 by
ohm F. Yost of this city.
Frank" P. McDaniels, F.@J. jack
on, R. G. Spaulding, and Doc C. S.
lien, of Boise, who motored to the
arriving here Monday, re-
ort that the country Is not nearly so
ry as the weatherman and friend
'olstead claim. They ought to know.
Members Of the northern delega-
ON are quite incensed over the act
ms of Charles Culp, of Rathdrum,
,ho at the last minute deserted a
arty Of knights motoring to Mos
wv, and came In by himself over the
P. chaperoned by half dozen
ythfan Sisters. Rumor has it that
> will go back under heavy guard.