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| or the officer, The Order OF the Knights ol
Pythias deserves more from its Executive than
| this exhibit. ard universally have heard the
| opinion that tile report was the weakest effort
ever yet ca,a'atilt:: from tint office. The a,-
nual report II tho Supreme Chancellor oE an
! Order 80 Influential as that OF the Knights OF
Pythias Should be All exhaustive documcnt,-one
! calculated to educate the membership and yicfi
them fund Of information. As any mat.ers
! at all worthy OF notice in his report come up
afterwards In the legislation, pass from the
consideration Of this to that OF the
SUPREME Z. OF Il. AND S. JOSEPH DoWDALL.
The report Of this officer is Just what might
| be expected from SO capable and efficient = SER
yant OF the body; While. full and comprehen-
sire yet 1t Is concise aud instructive, and bears
| the impress of that long cxpcricnce which
Brother Dowdall brings to the discharge Of his
| important duties. Brother Dowdall is naturally
scribe, and the conduct OF his Office in this Us
| in the performance of similar duty for other
societies, evidences the wisdom Of the choice OF
| the Supreme Lodge.
From his report notice the delinquency OF
several States in regard to tho full payment Of
the special assessment made in 1874 Tor the pay
| hardly wonder at tho balances that exist in
| many instances when l notice that, though the
greater portion OF the jurisdictions have paid
| in full, and many Of them largc percentage
on the assessment, that the "great State
of Pennsylvania" has hardly paia any,
! the Supreme Body in the sum Of S6,592.
At the Pittsourg session in 1874 the Body was
practically forced into giving to that State III
increased representation by the pledge Of their
| Kepreseutatfves that PENNSYLVANIA would come
| to the rescue, but the eyidcnces In this report
| show this to have heen A sad dclusiop, and In
| this direction many poor States made a better
and more honorable record; and while am glad
| to notice the boldncss With which Brother
Dow1lall deals with this question, vet
IL can hardly hope for much from
the smaller jurisdictions that are delinquent so
! loue as Pennsylvania carries the banner fur de-
reelection il, this particular.
The subject :of less frequent sessions Of the
Supreme BODY is also handled with fearless
| D.n. and the errors OF the system OF revenue
pointed uut in words that bear no miscoustrue-
lion: T.. -~~ ,-t~ r.
The reinstating of the .tsShicld'' as a
nonne ri rarcnrc with certain restrictions. is
aIsn Am oht f6rffhty In the nDffce of thc Body,
at,d n,sa cnrnnt hnt ,rn1i,er IN yiatv If tbc
strai{ene cirs,;nstanSes of the smnrcne Lodge,
tint for tina nj jeast. they adoutcd
-, er;.;5,1 - .,,o3tcv os: oh61ishSnr It's
1'se IN tb;s rcnnrt AS in The Suprcuc
Chaneel1or,s. several other matters are brought
~ Al arr mentioned suhscouentIr in no-
tirIner tho lcrisIatlon. I cannot leave tnis re-
.nort 1ctthn,,t nnticfn1 enrne features Of
e''s Tnr r,s. Viii. sT.TrMEsr.
n fb5s erh;ht ind that nnt,yiLhstanf1inr that
:durtpg the entire tiscai wear the revenue has
hecn IN thr 1nrrcasc. vet the Suprcme Chanccl-
ior annears chsrgell WITH hayior drnwn S2.1W.
r.. ~ 4ps"aa pat~ 49, 10 ar.aars anarerod MIR
90 nG ~: .sS 80 ~ L.; ,.a,,1,tnne,
oo3 ,, ~ - ~ ',!,. tota, ~ thra raar
~ e.; s,z - +bo tirst sc,r roors ~ the er;st.
cnre If The R,,dy wcrc necessarily attended With
ee+ ~ ~ 1,nr d raotar ros,,it 1,rns,,me tat
n.t ~ n;ssn u n 'c ainw a ud
~ ~ M, 81; ,:,ars rx fnn nxnen1;trrns
sn1e -, ~ ss ~ s3 ~, ot,,,t s ~ SS"h sastSe
70 ne Fcsqt q TnG
Jurisdictio.,s, and the increase Of mem
bcrship from nero hundful to an
army Of l00,000 This year the result achieved
is a loss of membership Of over 5000.
cannot. therefore, in the light OF the results,
do otherwise than compliment the predecessors
Of the present incumbent on tile amount OF
good accomplished upon the small expenditures
made, and must still continue to wonder what
compeosatipg rood has been obtained in the
last three wears in return for the enormous
cost. Tnc future may be prolific Of effects, and
! can only hope that it is as bread cast upon the
waters, If the flour was iligh-priced.
Many subjects OF i routine noture we're pre-
senred at the session, but have been eliminated
Oh account Of space, and place given only to the
more important matters which were presented
and acted upon br the Body.
REPORTS
On tie recommendation of the Committee on
state Of The Order. The following WIS adopted:
p.<oyo.1 ,rs.+ ,be snnrnrnc Eccner nf Records
and Seal be, and he is hereby, instructed to fur
nieh Frontier Lodge, No. !. OF St. John. n. B..
with full &C: Of Supplies, such as are furnished
to new lodges, free of charge.
The Committee on State Of the Order report
cd fayorabiy on the resolution to appoint q spc-
cal committee of three to prepare written and
unwritten work for 3 new or uniform - rank.
The report vas adopted. and Representatives
W Bryce Thompson OF Tennessee. J. ". MavI-
tr of Kentucky and John H. Mecch of New
York. were appointed as that Committee, to
which r .1,,st~~e n pa+hho"n, ~''>~~
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of ali, AVID ~ r;ew RI t{,a ,nno;ntn,cnt nf th;s
SnerIa1 Cnrom;,tae 1T the for1ncr session. e.
saonos nm o-.nhlo tbot M daen;to oct;on .ras
fa-an e'At A''o'e 'ta0' ~ "e''0''s 1e'4oA "'47
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- ss ~ ..en IN, u .'la'lea ~ tAentaeA,' !
- dppolsIteu spse44i oot!l.4ittee oh In1"M
~ taene A1susascn' anu on 'ot'4n LIZ .. ~ 2. Y.
~. :; n. OF +. anu D. anu >. III OF Z. were |
aaaeu 70 tne Iou.fnfstee.
on tnls Wouta say, move slowly. inls prof.
ect Is one not to De TOO lightly considered. ana
IS sailing IN an unknown sea, where others have
oeen wrecked before |
foAH1GS COUNTRIES.
Inc committee on state ot the 0rucr. to |
"nom was referred that porI1on OF tue report
Of the supreme Chancellor as related to the IN
trouuction Oh Inc oioef INTO iorcisn countries,
reported IN 1aFOr oi tile PROJECT, lnclldlhg