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Show KFC1GHTS OF PYTHIAS CI ANNUAL SESSION Delegates from tha twenty seven lodges of the state ara in attendance at tha annual convention of tha grand lodge of tha Grand Domain of Knights of Pythias of Utah, which opened at 10 o'clock thia morning in the castle hall at the Linden hotel. Thia morning's aesaion waa devoted to routine buaineaa, eommittaM reports and discussions, which are being, continued this afternoon. after-noon. Owing to press of legal business E. O. Leataarwoedr graad chancellor, waa unable to attend thia morning 'a meeting, meet-ing, and the presiding officer 'a chair waa occupied by Dr. C. I. Douglaa, past jrrand chancellor. Delegate reports from tto subordinate lodges of tba stats show a satisfactory growth during1 the. year, and tha order generally is in. enera raging eon dittos. Annual erection of officers will be held tomorrow morning, followed by installation installa-tion in the afternoon. It is an on writ-; ten rule of the order that the officers progress from year to year, and no eon-testa eon-testa or changes , are anticipated this Jrear. Two delegates to the supreme odge convention at Fort.Wortb, Tex., will also be elected. Tbe entertainment committee , will have the visiting delegates as their fueats at. tha Orpheura tonight and re-reshments re-reshments will Se served later. Competitive Com-petitive degree team drills will be held ! tomorrow night as a close to the con-! con-! vention. i . Present officers of the grand lodge are: . O. Leatherwood, Salt Lake, grand, chancellor; H. O. Bluroenthal, Provo. grand vice chancellor; Thomas Hobday. Salt Lake, grand prelate; H. C. Wardleigh, Ogdea, grand keener of records and seals; L. N. Meid. Ogden, grand master of exchequer; Mark Bead-all, Bead-all, bait Lake, grand master at arms. |