Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-07
Onfavorable Report on the Plan to
Buy Temperance Hall.
THE PYTHIAN SUPREME LODGE SESSION
reports on Various Subjects Sub
mitted by the Committee.
REPRESENTATIVE WORKERS

. Todsy's session Of the Supreme Lodge
Knights of Pythias. was consumed mainly
In the reading Of the report Of the commit
tee on the state of the order. This showed
that the order is in q healthful way. both
as to membership and finance. 1t was
listened to attentively by the representa-
tives, of whom there was a large attend
ance. Reports from other committees were
received. The committee appointed by the
supreme chancello-. to represent the lodge
at the funeral Of Past Supreme Chancellor
George B. Shaw reported. This committee
was as follows: F. b. Haskins, d. b. Wood
run. Thomas Essex and A. p. Butterfield
The committee on the state of the order ap-
proved Of the proposition to establish
Knights Of Pythias sanitarium at Hot
Springs, Ark.
Mr.. Richard Goodhart, one of the repre-
sentatives to the Supreme Lodge from the
District Of Columbia. presented the follow
on the state Of the order:
Union Division. No. 8, U. r. X. p, Of
Washington. through strong efforts begun
last spring, secured for the encampment
now about to close Dc ssession of Marini's S
haiI, formerly Temperance Hall, the birth
place OF our glorious order, and have lately
been offered the property on very advan-
tageous terms. The burden, however, will
De too great for us as a lodge or division to
bear alone. and as the hall is so closely
ident'fe with the trials and triumphs of our
order We have thought it only right to ask
permission OF your honorable body to So
licit 1O-cent subscriptions from each of our
Dr9thers In the order throughout the world
II we can obtain this permission we are
sure that our brothers will gladly contrib
ute the modest amount asked, and we will
then have no difficulty in purchasing the
property.
If We can secure this permission we
propose to have a regular committee An
GOD Of hro
from each of the Washington lodges AMI
one sir knight from each of the divisions
to superintend the collection of the con-
tributions, and We will be glad to add to
this committee any brother selected by
your honorable body. We have already
spoken with a number Of brothers touching
the purchase Of this property, all Of whom
have been enthusiastic over the idea and
insist that our order must secure II, II not
now, at no distant day. We believe that
we can without difficulty restore the nall
In which the order was founded and the
first meeting held to its original condition
and We feel sure that this effort on our
part will meet with the most hearty re-
sponse on the part Of every brother, and
we further feel that We would not prove
ourselves true brothers II we did not use
every effort to secure this property; every
spot of which has SO much interest for our
beneficent order.
The property is on E street northwest.
betweRp 9th and 10th streets, right in the
heart Of the glorious capital Of the nation.
1t has a frontage of ~ feet on street and
depth on one side Of 49, feet 10Y inches,
and on the other of 1G1 feet and lO1a ineaes.
The Improvements cover the whole plot
of ground and are in very good state Of
preservation, though 1t will require the ex-
penditure Of sum OF money, impossible
at this time to estimate, but which will in
no event exceed 5000. to thoroughly adapt
the place to the purposes Of our order
and nit II up In manner commensurate
with our greatness
The Request Denied.
The committee to which this was referred
reported as follows: Your committee, to
whom was referred document No. 139, in
reference to this supreme body granting
privnage to Union Division, No. 8, Of Wash
ington, D. c., to solicit ten-cent subscrip-
tions from each member of the order for
the purpose of purchasing Marini's Hal,
beg leave TO report that We deem it not best
to grant the request"
The committee on the Pythian University
at Gallatin, Tenn, rendered a report. Re-
mittee on law. The committee on the en-
dowment ~ank also reported. AS prophesied
In The Star, the Supreme Lodge has refused
to recognize either the Pythian Sisters or
the Pythian Sisterhood auxiliary Pyth-
ian organizations.
The Supreme Lodge set aside the action
of the supreme chancellor and major gen.
eral of the Uniformed Rank IN dishonorably
dismissing from that rank Col. w. u.
that he had not been given a hearing.
Much interest is taken in the case in the
west. This action still leaves 1t open for
the preferment of charges.