Evening journal., 1892-10-26
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS MEET.
THE ANNUAL GRAND LODGE CON-
VENES IN THIS CITY TODAY.
Representatives of Every Lodge in the
State Present-Reports OF the Grand
Chancellor and Grand Keeper of the
Seal submitted-An An-Day Session.


Seal submitted-An An-Day Session.
The Grand Lodge of Delaware,
Knights of Pythias, is in annual session
today in the X. of p. hall. All the
lodges of the state have one or more
representatives present.
The report of the grand chancellor,
William A. Mullin, was submitted. In
this report he recommends that the
Grand Lodge furnish duplicates of the
charter in place of the originals. which
were destroyed in the fire of March 10,
and which burned the hall One new lodge
Friendship, No 81, has been added to
the roll. Eleven Past Chancellors have
been commissioned and seventeen install
latiOns made. Recommendations are
made to have the Grand Lodge effects in
sured against fire.
"Various orders and societies appointed
committees to take some action as to
having parade in the city of Whining
ton on the day set apart by the governor
as Columbus Day. Among them was the
Wilmington division, No. 1. U. R.,
and also a number of the subordinate
lodges. II was rumored that the So
called cClored Knights Of Pythias was
also to take part in the parade. After
/ had fully considered il, / came to the
conclusion, that we, as Knights of Pythias
could not afford to lower our standard by
participating in parade with them
not simply because they are
colored citizens, for the Ethiopian can no
more change his color, than the leper
his spots, but because neither the Supreme
lodge, Knights of Pythias, nor the Grand
lodge have ever recognized any body Of
colored persons as a lodge. or as members
of the order of Knights of Pythias, but
on the contrary, has repeatedly and per
sistently refused to recognize any such
persons as having any connection what
ever with this order If these so-called
colored Knights of Pythias are in pos
session Of any of our rituals, pass wor ds
etc, they have been stolen or fra udu-
lently communicated to them, and it
would be unbecoming true Knights TO as.
sociate with them, or to recognize the m
as Knights Of Pythias when we know
they claim to have that which does not
rightfully belong TO them.
Grand keeper Of the seals report shows
that the lodges were never in better con.
dition. The charter was so damaged by
smoke in the fire that reduced the old
hall to ashes that a new one will have tc
be procured In response to a call for
finances with which TO refurnish the
Office of grand keeper of records and
seal, the lodges responded with $190 The
financial standing of the grand lodge is
shown in the following: Receipts
81, $685. 81; disbursements, 81 ,030.05
cash on hand, $233 92 Total member
ship of the Delaware lodges, 1929.
The meeting will be in session all oi
today and may possibly extend unit
tomorrow. The election of officers will
take place as soon as the business OF
hand is transacted.
Supreme Chancellor of the World w
w. Blackwell, of Louisville, Ky, is {
guest of Mayor Wiley. His visit was q
surprise TO lodges of this city, as he was
not expected and no one was Informed
that he would be here. His motive is
said to be that the lodges go to 50 great
an expense as he thought it best tC
| treat them with n SURPRISE