The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-27

Pythian Monument for Mount Holly
/ AT the session of the grand lodge
Knights of Pythias, held in Trenton las
week, there was business transacted that
will be of interest to the people of Mount
Holly.
The subject was presented and adopted
of erecting suitable monument to per
petuate the memory of the late Samuel
Read, the founder of the ORDER and to
that end the retiring Grand Chancellor
Commander, Walter F. Hayhurst. of Lam
bertyille, appointed the following com
mittee to carry the work to successful
issue: John Clark, No. 5. Jersey City
C. V. N. Wilson, No. SO, Long Branch
Howard Sweet, No 20, Newark /; William
H. Mitchell, No. 7, Salem J. Fred Kiner
No. l, Mount Holly.
In all probability the monument will
be erected over the grave of Mr.. Read in
st. Andrews cemetery. It is to be erect
ed somewhere in Mount Holly, and no
more suitable site could be select ted than
this.
The monument is to be triangular in
shape. "a feet high, 9 feet at the base. and
will represent temple of three columns,
the center shaft being also triangular in
shape There will be- three stones at the
base representing the three degrees of
the order There will also be emblem
attic stones at the top, on which will rest
an open Bible and sword. On the front
will be placed suitable inscription and
also bronzed bust of Mr.. Read, over
whose head will appear thirteen stars,
representing the number of grand lodges
which he has organized in the different
states. The monument will be construct
ed of granite and in every piece will be
recognized some portion of the orders
work. 1t is to cost from $1,000 to $4,000,
and will be unveiled probably on Memo
rial Day, 1896, with appropriate ceremony.
There will be nothing in the monument
foreign to the order and the interest of
every lodge in the country will be Sc
ment will probably be endowed with
fund to keep it in proper condition, and
its care placed in charge of New Jersey
Lodge of this town. Several hundred
dollars have already been subscribed,
and an effort will also be made to secure
a handsome gift from the supreme lodge
of the world of which Mr.. Read was the
first supreme chancellor, and which meets
at Washington next August. Pictures of
the monument are to be printed and sold
among the members throughout the
country.
The project of this enterprise was first
started by John Clark, of Woodland
Lodge, No 5, OF Jersey City. who recent
ly said "If there is anything on the
face of this earth that love, outside of
my wife and family, it is my recollection
of Samuel Read. and my object in having
this monument erected is to perpetuate
the memory of one of the greatest Pyth-
ian Knights the world ever knew"
Mr.. Read devoted great portion of his
time to establishing lodges, and there is
no one better known or more dearly be-
loved in the order to-day than he.
MIR. Read instituted New Jersey Lodge
No. l, of Mount Holly the grand lodge
of New Jersey and the supreme lodge of
the world
In the castle hall of New Jersey Lodge,
No. l, of Mount Holly, is handsomely en-
cased the sword and belt worn by Mr.
Read. The sword is a valuable one 1t
is made of gold and is studded with dia
monds, and was presented to him, togeth-
er with beautiful diamond badge, by the
grand lodge of San Francisco. The badge
is now in possession of ]. Fred Laumas-
ter, of Mount Holly.