The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-02
PYTHIANS OPEN
| SIXTIETH Grand
LODGE FARLEY
1900 State Delegates Halt
Convention Today to
Visit Lafayette.

Business of the Grand Lodge of
Indiana of the knights of Pythian
was suspended this afternoon when
$500 members and delegates jour
neyed to the Pythian Home at La
fayette, Ind, by special train.
The home under the direction of
William B. Gray, superintendent,
welcomed visitors. Lafayette civic
and fraternal groups aided in the
celebration Of the Grand Lodge visit.
The sixtieth annual convention
opened in Indianapolis this morn
ing in the grand lodge hall at the
Pythian Bldg, with routine business
and reports of officers.
First Night Session
The first night session in many
years will be held tonight in the
Grand Lodge hall for members and
their friends. Alva M. Lumpkin,
Columbia, S. c., supreme chancellor
of the United States, will be the
principal speaker. Levi Hooker,
grand master-at-arms; Charles S.
10y, grand prelate; Samuel L.
Trabue, grand vice chancellor, will
speak.
Leona Burket, grand chief of the
Pythian Sisters, will be one of the
speakers. Carl r. Mitchell, grand
keeper of records and seals, will call
the roll of members who have died
in the last year. Prominent mem
bers will pay tribute to individual
leaders who have died.
Election will mark the closing
day of the convention Wednesday.
A contest will be staged for the
offices of grand outer guard and
grand inner guard. Edwin r.
Thomas, F't. Wayne, and ]. Bur-
cette Little, indianapolis, are can
didates for grand inner guard snd
A. G. Duddleston, Terre Haute;
Harry G. Sullivan, Vevay, and Wal
ter Domer, Elkhart, are candidates
for grand outer guard.
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John H. Frank, Lebanon, and
Henry s. Bailey, Peru, are con-
testing for the position Of trustee.
Trabue will become grand chan
cellor, replacing Dolph E. Farr, who
will become past grand chancellor.
Hooker will move from grand prel-
ate to grand vice chancellor, and
DR.. Colon v. Dunbar, grand inner
guard, will advance to grand pre-
late.
Mitchell and Henry Kammerer,
Logansport, grand keeper of the
exchequer, will be reelected.
Levi Hooker was elected brigadier
general of the Indiana Brigade AS
sembly of uniform rank, Monday,
replacing William B. Gray, who re-
signed after seventeen years service.
Uniform Rank Officers
Other officers named:
G. C. Ritter, indianapolis, Colonel of
the first regiment; Leo Stanley, Indian
apoAs, major CT the second battalion; c.
A. Phelps, Newcastle, colonel of the third
regiment; John w. Garrett Wilkinson,
major of the second battalion; It. P.
Mathies, New Albany, colonel of the fourth
regiment; G. T. Bartlett, Seymour, lieu
tenant of the fourth regiment.
w. B. Thorley, Jacksonville, major OF
the fourth regiment; Charles L. Keifner,
Terre Haute. colonel of the sixth regi-
hent; Lee Ellis, Sullivan, lieutenant colonel
Of the sixth regiment; Horace g. Man
ming. Logansport, lieutenant colonel of
the eighth regiment; H. w. Heine, Lafay-
cite, major of the second battalion.
Shambah Temple of Dokkies en-
tertained members Of the uniform
rank Monday night at Castle Hall,
230 E. Ohio ST., at a ceremonial.
The two-day convention of the
grand temple of Pythian Sisters
will open Thursday.