The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-18
PYTHIANS WILL
STAGE ANNUAL
C0NCLAVE HERE
Sixty-Fifth Session to Be
Marked by Business
and Parade.

Tenth floor Of the K. of P. build
ing.
Due to failure Of the lodge TO
hold a session in 1882, the business
meeting. with which the convention
will be opened, will be devoted to
presentation of business matters
over the two-year period.
Included will be reports of the
grand chancellor. the grand keep
er Of records and seal, the grand
master of the exchequer, the grand
lodge trustees and the directors Of
the Indiana Pythian Home Of
Lafayette.
Officers to Be Named
At the election. which will be held
Wednesday, prior to adjournment,
Harry c. Sullivan of Vevay will
become grand chancellor. Raymond
r. fash Of Salem will advance to
grand vice-chancellor. Judge Joe
w. Todd of Hammond, present
grand master at arms, will be
named grand prelate: Harvey T
Walker of Montpelier will succeed
to the post left vacant by Todd's
advancement.
Russell B. Dalrymple of Knights
town is unopposed for election as
grand inner guard.
William F. Qualls, South Bend,
and Harvey T. OFT, Wolf Lake, are
candidates for the Office of grand
outer guard. Unopposed for re-
election are Carl r. Mitchell of In
dianapolis, grand keeper of records
and seal; Harry Kammerer, Logans-
port, grand master of exchequer,
and Charles A. Phelps, Newcastle,
grand trustee.
Seek Trustee Post
William B. Gray of Lafayette and
Walter v. Mccullough Of Washing
ton are candidates for a three year
term as grand lodge trustee. Dr.
G. V. Dunbar, Indianapolis, and
General Levi Hooker, Evansville,
will be elected supreme representa-
tiveS by reclamation.
Memorial services will be held for
two former officers of the grand
lodge, Harry Wade, Indianapolis,
who served as grand keeper of
records and seal from 1903 to 1915
and was afterward a supreme repre-
sentative. and Judge Dore B. Erwin,
Decatur, who was grand chancellor
in 1924 and 1925, who also later was
a supreme representative. These
services also will pay tribute to
about sixteen hundred members Of
the Indiana lodges whose deaths
have occurred during the two years.
Instead Of going to Lafayette by
special train for an inspection of the
Pythian Home on Tuesday after
noon as in former years, a business
session will be held at that hour,
which probably will be made an
open forum.
Military Order Here
Annual convention of the Indiana
Brigade Uniform Rank, or military
department of the order, will be
held Oct. 2, under command of
Brigadier- General Levi Hooker of
Evansville. Formal ceremonies of
initiation of that department are
scheduled for Monday night at
Castle Hall Of Indianapolis Lodge
No. IS at 119 East Ohio street in
charge of Centennial Company No.
So of Martinsville, commanded by
Captain Charles w. Conway. These
ceremonies will be supervised by
Colonel Albert TouSey of Martins
vile.
A street parade is planned for
Tuesday night, Oct. 3, in which
there will be participation by all
auxiliarieS and departments of the
knights of Pythias. including the
Uniform Rank, Pythian Sisters,
D. o. K. K. and Sunshine Girls.
Units and organizations expected
to participate are: The thirty-two-
piece boys and girls band from the
lPythian home at Lafayette, L. B.
Elmore. director: Uniform Rank
companies from Indianapolis, Mar
tinsville and Seymour, commanded
by General Hooker; Drum and
Bugle corps Of Shambah Temple
No. 139, Dramatic Order knights of
, KhoraSSan, Joseph H. Foley, di-
rector; degree staff and drill teams
from Pythian Sisters Temples and
Sunshine Girls Councils of Indian
apolis and vicinity; the Indianapolis
knights Of PythiaS band, George
Williams, director; floats, drill
teams and marching delegations
from subordinate lodges.
Auxiliary Session Set
The convention Of the Grand
Lodge will be followed Oct. 5 and 6
by the annual convention OF the
Grand Temple Pythian Sisters,
auxiliary TO the order.
Mrs. Ida Penny Of Auburn, grand
chief. will preside over the session,
assisted by the following officers:
Grand senior. Mrs. Ocia Jelison,
South Bend; grand mistress of rec
ords and correspondence. Miss Mag
dalena Fred of McCordSville; grand
mistress of finance, Mrs. Luetta
Foster Of Carmel; grand manager,
Mrs. Clara Gilmour Of Clinton:
grand inner guard, Mrs. Fern Beber
of Fort Wayne; grand protector,
Mrs. Rachel Jones of East Chicago.
The convention program of the
Pythian Sisters will get under way
Wednesday night with a banquet at
the Lincoln and will include a din
Hper for the Past Grand Chiefs and
exemplizcation Of the ritualiStic