The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-25
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
4 GREAT ORDER md GREAT
GATHERING IN WAsHINGION,
Many Rlchmonders VIII Attend the su-
preme Lodge Meeting, Beginning
Next Monday.

one Of the greatest orders in the Unltel
states IS the Knights Of Pythias, and
the greatest gathering they have ever
had will be the supreme lodge meeting
I'm Washington commencing next Mon
day and lasting until September LIST.
The Hines Memorial Committee VIII
run a low rate excursion 10 Washington
Monday night over the Chesapeake and
ohio railway. and they expect ~ carry
a large crowd.
The order is very strong and very
popular In Richmond. They nave ten
lodges here, numbering eleven hundred
members They also have uniform
rank. one OF the most nourshing in the
order. There are four thousand i've hun
dred pythians I'm Virginia. and fifty
thousand in the United States. The order
is growing At the rate Of one thousand
a week. It's popularity and strength is
largely due 10 the fact that IL IS strict
Is American order, and the greatest con
test in the coming supr me lodge meet
ing viii be- ln defence oil It's Ameilcdhislh.
IN ENGLAND ONLY.
There are a large number Of Germans
I'm the western states who belong 70 the
order. and their charters. cJn-t tutions,
and other literature was previous 70 .asI
year printed I'm The German language
but at the meeting Of the supreme
I.olgc ~ Kansas cry last year a new
constitution Was adopted with a clause
providing that il should only be printed
i'm Eugll-h.
John ". Alexander Of Leesburg, Va.
is IL member 81 the commission Wuo
formulated the new constitution.
biz fight viii be made against this
clause by the German clement IN the
meeting. and the matter will be made
an issue ina the election OF the vice-sl-
pTeue chancellor. 80
James n. Lyon. General In the Unit
form Of Kansas. is the candidate OF tno ,,e
who want the German ritual and PM. !;
Colgroye. the supreme representative OF
Michigan. is the candidate Of the oppos-
ing side. Therefore the election OF TINS
officer viii virtually be a test vote on
the ritual question. Walter Il. Ritcnle,
Of Lima. Ohio. will no doubt be elected
supreme chancellor for the ensuing two
years
THE AMERICAN IDEA.
". ". blackwell the present supreme
Chancellor. is a great advocate OF inc
American idea, and since the last meet
ing Of tn supreme Lodge mas N.Slle
forty-dve district lodges ont or ABOUT
Gnv comprising the supreme Lodge, al
vocating strictly Engl sn ritlal, ana
number OF lodges who instructed tae
delegates 20 vote for the GcTinlu Il.Lal
changed their nstru lions after his Visit.
The new constitution Is strictly Amtrl-
can in constitution. since H. PROVIDES lot
, 5nv.~rrr.nt as near Ike that II the
United States as 1T can be appAel 10
rms is intensified by the addition Of
judicial DEPARTMENT 10 the executive ana
legislative. and the judiciary are hell-
mated Iv The executive and confirmed D.
This judiciary will form a court Of last
resort and an cases from the bIdHI
lodges and from subordinate LODGES thdl
have come up through regular chahheiS
viii be settled therin - -.
The new constitution provides TOT the
Uniform rank. now numb ring fofty-NNe
thousand. and one of the questions 10 o.
determined is a new niu'l tor thlS ram
An effort viii be- made 70 make t.e
uniform rank the highest IN the order
since "a member has 20 be- knight, now
thr highest rank. before he can JOIN the
uniform rank.
TIE ENDOWMENT RANK.
Tho endowment rank will also have 10
Doe provided for with insurance OF various
sums. There are already two sections 81
thr endowment rank IN Richmohd anu
others are forming. ,
There are already two lady ranks, YIN
ian Sisters and Pythian Sisterhood' pIt
SD far neither have been recuBhlAeu Dy
the supreme Lodge ~
I'm addition % the constitution tlc
supreme Lodge VIII adopt code Of avs
FOR The government of the order Whl.h
nu greatly simplify present ruIihts.
The matter OF greatest interest 10 the
Richmond Pythian is She Hines Memorial
fini for .he purpose of building a cisue
ian i'm this city. = general SUBSCRIPTION
~ 5000 ,yas made 20 this cause anu
fIrn4l over 10 the supreme hAcheguer
,yith the understanding that wden a INK
.rnouut Is raised by t1e Nlr-inid fYth-
hans the sum should bee turned over -
them for the purpose name j. Inc
amount named was deposited by supreme
FNchequer Willie in Washingt D., bela-
ware. Bank, along with <'o"p other
funds of the order. ard the bank iaI-
ed The supreme Lodse is mp, ctta 10
make the amount good. as IL had
rond,d officer i'm charge of the funds.
me limit for raising the amount OK
s,.o5 by the vlrsinia Pythians eN a,in.
t,ith the date Of this supreme meeting.
oqyirg to the financial depression LOT
the past two years only about si'iV ,S ot
S,I,rena Lodge viii bee asked u extend
tbe time another two years. me eN-
oursion 10 WASHINGTON is in me interest
of mi. cause and every lythian Us 'N,
nectcl 10 go The traio returnins WI
iaqvc Washington at midnight Iuesday'
the @Nth.