The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-18

The ENDowHENr PLAN OF THE PYTH1AN
ORDER.-In pursuance of resolution first
adopted by Jefferson Lodge, No. 23, Knights
OF Pythias, convention of delegates was
assembled In Odd-Fellows' Hall, In this city,
in June last, to consider the propriety OF
establishing an endowment fund for the
benefit OF the families of deceased Pythians
In this convention the following lodges were
represented viz, Virginia, No. 9; Old Do
mnion, No. 4; Syracuse, No. s.; Damon,
No. Z; Marshall, No. 12; Richmond, No.
IA; Hines, No. IT; Jefferson, No. 23; and
Myrtle, No. 25 and after full interchange
Of opinions plan was adopted and recon-
mended to the various lodges In this city
and Manchester for their adoption, which in
substance is as follows:
| That a Board. called the Richmond Dis
trict Benefit Board of Knights Of Pythias,
No. /, shall be formed, consisting OF three
members from each Lodge of the district as
hereafter defined, who shall be elected each
year.
That upon the death of benefit member
of any Lodge in this district the chancellor
commander of such Lodge shall certify the
fact to the said District Benefit Board, who,
through the treasurer of said Board, shall
forthwith issue his order upon the several
Lodges of the district for sum equal 10
fifty cents per head for each member, accord
ing to their last quarterly reports, and shall
pay over the sum total thus received to the
widow or other persons entitled to receive
the funeral benefits. according to the bylaws
of the Lodge to which the deceased brother
belonged.
All Lodges in the city of Richmond and
Manchester, which shall accept and adopt
this plan, shall constitute the district referred
to iu this report, aud said Lodges, by adopt
ing this report, shall be considered Us thereby
substituting the funeral benefits hereby Sc
cured to its members in lieu of those proyi-
ded for in their bylaws, except so far as
they may severally otherwise determine, aud
that they are thereby pledged to pay over to
the proper officer of the District Benefit
Board, upon the death of benefit member
within this district, sum of money equal to
fifty cents per head for each member OF the
Lodge, according to the last quarterly report
Of the same. AS soon as any Lodge shall
adopt this report and thereby accept the
plan recommended. such Lodge shall, at the
same meeting or as soon after as practicable,
appoint three discreet and worthy Knights
as members of the District Benefit Board,
and all the members who have been thus ap-
pointed shall assemble in Pythian Hall and
organize said Board by electing a president,
two vice.preSidents, secretary and treasu.
rer, and such other officers as they shall de-
termine, and these shall constitute the first
Richmond District Benefit Board of knights
of Pythas.
The District Benefit Board, as soon as or
ganized, shall adopt laws for their own gov.
ernment, and recommend to the several
lodges of the district such regulations they
shall deem expedient for the prompt and
faithful payment of the benefits hereby in
tended to be secured to the families of de-
ceased Py ythans.
A copy of the report was sent to each
lodge in this city and Manchester, and
committee OF five members from the Conven-
ton was appointed to attend the lodges to
present snd explain the plan.
Marshall Lodge, No. II, has appointed
Messrs. John C.. Teller, w. FL. Baiie, and
C. V. Clark to be members of the District
Benefit Board, and when all the lodges have
appointed members OF the board they will
assemble in the Pythian Hall and organize
the board according to the plan adopted.