Meetings were held on Thursday evenings and followed a prescribed format. Each committee presented its report, then candidates for membership were voted on by a quorum of members. The minute book has 500 numbered pages, only three pages of which are not filled. There are no entries for November 1905 through January 1906, December 1906, or August 1907 through September 1908. Entries were made by the Keeper of Records and Seal, who with the other officers, was elected every six months.
Entries vary in style and legibility.
Some are written in ink, while others are in pencil. This collection should be of use to those interested in the infrastructure and activities of fraternal organizations in the Hattiesburg area, as well as their affiliation with state and national organizations. Included in the entries are descriptions of attendance at community events by members and notations of members' deaths. Names and locations of various building in Hattiesburg, as well as names of local doctors, lawyers, clergy, and businessmen are also included. In addition, the notes contain information concerning expulsion of members for violation of the organization's code, plus details of efforts to establish a local Temple of Pythian Sisters in Hattiesburg.