The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-07
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
only the Dnslish Language to be
Used In the Rituals
TIE GERMAN QUESTION DECIDED
af.er a Warm pOba.O-rho Majority
Report of the Committee Adopted.
A Patriotic Document = Saloon.
KoeperS, Gamblers aud Bar.Kocpers
Barred from Membership tn tho
order Hereafter.

wAsu,soros, D. O., Sept. e.-The
much rnooted German question was
decided by the supreme lodge OF the
knights Of pythias to-day by decisive
yO,c against permitting the use OF tho
rI.ual in other than tho English Ian
cuage. Two votes wero taken. the first
op,he substitution OF tho minority re-
nor. to give the German lodges FIVE
resrs Of grace in which TO adopt the
Ippllsh ritual, rosultIng74 TO Al against
tho minority report, Then the ma.
iOrity report was adopted by vote OF
1910 49,
The gsSt Of tho majority report is
found In tho following rccommonda-
lion: "That tho supreme lodge roam.
nouuco and rcalIirm tho declaration
mado at the Kansas City session, that
honcoIorth and toreverInore the ritual
uTed in this and all other English
speaking nations shall be printed in the
English language only, and that when
The standard Of our order shall bo
planted In any country speaking an
other than tho English Language tho
rituals therein used ehall DO printed
and all concerns over ahich this body
has control should DO conducted only
In the language Of such government, 70
the end that II may DO known to all
mon aud TO oil nations that around our
affairs Pythian knights are taught, as
one OF tho cardinal principles OF our
order, undylng loyalty and devotion 10
The government TO which thoy owe
their allegiance, whether II DO tho land
Of their birth or the country Of their
adoption"
Il also commended tho supreme chan.
cellor for his action In unfolding the
lawn this matter and was siRned by
four members OF the committee, stan
ton L. Carter, Thomas D. Menros, l. z.
Hunt and Aaron Myers.
John II. Russe, OF Indiana, was tho
author oil the minority report, which
recommended that lodges which have
rOluaIned loyal to tho supreme lodge
and were working with rituals In other
than tho English language when the
last ritual was promulgated be furnish.
ID with rituals in tho language they
were previously using for a period Of
1--WE years, after which they should sur
render them and $50 only tho English.
Three hours Of warm debate were had
over the question. The principal
speech for the minority was made by
Representative Feathorstone, Of Wis
consln, and for tho majority by Repre-
sentative Carter, OF California. Il was
argued against the minority PROPOSE
;!on that II five years were granted the
German lodges, thoy would apply for
another extension Of timo at tho eud OF
that period and the whole question
would have to be fought over.
Sitting in committee at tho whole the
lodge has approved tho unanimous 70:
port of the committee on tho state OF
tho order recommending that saloon.
keepers, bartendors and professional
gamblers be declared Ineligible to mem
bOrship, but not eGecttng those who
have already become members. The
question has not been acted upon by
tho supreme lodge proper.
The same committee recommends
that the supreme lodge proclaim against
the uso Of tho name OF Pythianism in
connection with side ranks.
A request has been tosegraphed TO
the supreme lodge TO institute q search
for 3. +. Franks, Of Belle Plaine, Iowa,
who came to Washington to attend the
encampment and has not returned 10
hts home. His friends wiro that ono
Of hia children ia ut tho point Of death.