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Show KNIGHTS VISITED BY GRAND OFFICERS MOST SUCCESSFUL GATHERING OF KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS EVER HELD IN THIS CITY BU I LDI N G COMMITTEE REPORTS THAT CASTLE HALL HAS BEEN Fl N ANCED CONSTRUCTION STARTS IMMEDIATELY. Ogden lodge No 2. Knights of I Pythias gave an elaborate banquet in its Castle hali last evening. It was one- of the largest and most successful success-ful eathering of Knights ever held in this city The occasion was the official visit of the srand lodge officers to the local lo-cal lodge. A letter was sent to the 200 local knights, asking them to be present Members began to collect in the club rooms early in the evening and by the time lodge opene.l at 8 o'clock, the halls and club rooms were filled to overflow ing Man of the most prominent bus!-nest bus!-nest men of the city were present, Grand Chancellor Thomas Hobdaj iat-d It was the most successful of I all the v isits he had made. Grand Keeper of Records and Seal H C Wardlelgh, gave a summary of' i the membership work, receipts, expenditure.; ex-penditure.; and real estate holdings oi all the lodc. s In the statrv In point of finances, It was shown that ! the local lodge is the banner K of P lodge In I'tah Another reason why so many attended at-tended last night's meeting was to I ! learn what the building committee wap doing toward the erection of a 'Pvthian Castl? This building committee com-mittee consisting of J M Forrlstall I X Meid and H C. Tavlor, reported: report-ed: That the architect had drawn plans and specifications for a tbree-Btorj building to ho erected on the K. of P property on Grant avenue, north of the postoffice. The building will be ',u in fec-t with a full basement. 1 The basement lirst and second floors will be used for commercial purposes aud have been rented. The third storv Will be 0C( upled ex. i lusively by the K. of P lodge This floor will have lodge room, dining room, kitchen, clubroom, parlor and library The committee reported that the i proposed huildlnc had been financed j and that, work of construction will I hoe-in in a few days |