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Show Grand Lodge Olllccrs' Visit. On Tuesday night, .lanuary 24th, Grand Chancellor Plko, accompanied by Grand K. of It. & S., II. C. Ward. )e!gh, Grand Prelate, Chus. P. Jennings nd Grand Master of Exchequer, Geo. R. Stouey and acting Grand Vico Chun-fellor.Ncsblt Chun-fellor.Ncsblt nnd noting Grand Mnstor-"Anns, Mnstor-"Anns, Robert Sheltop, olllclally visited Garden City Lodgo No. 10, Prove. After the regular order of business had been transacted, nnd tho Rank of Page beautifully conferred on a candidate, candi-date, iho loilgn was turned oyer to the prund LodgiMitlleeis. Grand Chancellor Pike addressed the Numbers In an able manner, paying he lodgn a high comp Imont on iho maimer In which thov conferred tho rank work, lie then discussed briefly Jbosuiijact of religlim In tho order, say. J"B that ho bad been alca b ti nielli' ber of the lodje whether n Mormon tould become a member of iho order? Ju reply ho w,onld euy ho could not sco "o reason why ho could not, provided "8 was h man that fulfilled tho require oeuts gf an applicant for momburship " the Order. It twiilo no difference a to what a man's religious belief was far hs becoming u Knight ol Pythias concerned tho Order did not (,ape tho creed of npy membor, wiiethqr he bo, Mormon, Catholic or any other denomination so long aa ho, tnorally and. physically a man. Ho jd, never ask an applicant for mem-PeMphh mem-PeMphh religion. 1Iu 50 spoke of recent edict lssin-d by the Popo of Home removing tho "ban" from thoj Kn'Khts of Pythias and permitting Vthollci to Jin the Order. Ho also cx-Presed cx-Presed his views upon tho mutter of jMuclng i,o olin(l r0(1(0 0X,)0llsea. f Grind Chancellor then called uppu uuelo nobort" Sholtoo, of Salt Lake WtVi one p,f thp oldest Pythlans In tho jtomatn ,Jle rcspdnded by tolling the members flr "la experiences at'TroVo 87 years 8t ?.d hw he at tht tlm? walked j O , I Hjt, n " iron. Saltke to batcity. andlwas compelled .to ford Hie river c-.rryli.ti Ills clothe? on his hem, the bridge , having hn p washed way. pile was foll-iwed by O. K. of R. & s Wardlulgh, who In speaking of tho seemingly lack of Interest by iho mem-hers mem-hers In the Dnler and how to Increase this Interest said It Was not thogenurals who won the battles In ivar, but tho "men behind the guns" wnro thp ones who did the w..xk. Ho t Wng 1(J same In tho Order of tho Knights 0f Pythias, the Supreme, the Grand or Subordinate Lodgo officers could not build up and Increase tho nttendanco nnd membership without tho assistance of .the "mon bohlud the gun" tho working members of the Order. It was for all t? put their shoulders to tho wheel and push It on nnd upward to victory. .Grand Prelate Jennings also made some very appropriate remarks, and nftcr a fow words from Uro. Nesblt, ol Eureka,' the members ndlouriud to tho Maine restaurant, wh re a sumptuous repast was served and tho Inner man's hunger appeased. It was almost one o'clock, when all departed for home, voting the members of Garden City Lodgo to bo royal entertainers and true Knights of Pythias. Western Knight, Suit Lake. |