The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-06-28
VOL. XXXvIH. No ID.
GRAND LODGE X. OF ?.
THE TWENTY-FOURFH ANNUAL
SESSION OPENS
In Castle Hall of Damon. Lodge
Grand Chancellor Ebert's Report
Report ofG. X of II. & S

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From Daily Sentinel, June POI
The tweuty-fourth annual session
Of the Grand Lodge, knights of Py-
thias, Of North Carolina, convened IN
Castle Hall of Damon Lodge at ten
O'Clock this morning.
a beautiful address of welcome was
delivered by A. ]. Hauser, Of Dimon
Lodge No. IL. Responses were made
by Messrs. Thos D. Meares, OF Will
mlngton; P A. Cummings, of Ashc-
vile; w. S. Cook, of Fayetteville, and
Mr. Watts, of Statesville.
All Of the representatives were ad-
mitted. The morning session was
taken up by the reading of the re-
ports Of the officers. These were re-
ferred to the regular committees.
GRAND CHANCELLoR EBERT's REPORT.
The following extracts are made
from a lengthy but interesting report
made to the Grand Lodge By Grand
Chancellor Ebert:
Every one is familiar with the un
precedented financial depression in
ali business pursuits which has most
signally marked this as one of the
most remarkable years in our his ory
as a nation. In this general depres-
sion our own beloved State has been
compelled to bear her own proportion
ate part, but even in the face OF this
we have been enabled to add mGre
lodges to the number already attained
than has ever before been done iii any
one year since the organization OF this
grand body. The increase has reached
the very gratifying number OF thirteen
new lodges. giving now forty-Hve
where we had reported at our last ses'
sion thirty-tWo, Madison. No. 81, be-
ing at that time the youngest sister
III our bright constellation.
The increase of members in these
thirteen new lodges as per charter
lists, amounts to $50, to this number
has been added since their organi-
zatiOn about TO more, making net
gain in the Lew lodges Instituted this
year of about 320 thegain in all, both
old and new, for the year reaches
900, giving US total membership IN
the State at this time Of 5000. The
material which has been obtained has
been among the very best in their re-
Spective communities.
WIDOWS AND ORPHANS FUND.
This is matter that l think does
not receive either the attention or the
support which it deserves. Each sub
ordinate lodge, with cOmmenda BILE
zeal, provides 20 some extent iUr their
widows and orphans, but l think the
Grand Lodge Fund accommodating for
this purpose is sometimes for the time
being lost sight of, and does not accu-
mulate as rapidly as 1t should, or as
much as we would like to see it.
Damon Lodge, No. Al, with the en-
thusiastic and willing assistance of
Salem Lodge, No. 56, and Blue Ridge,
No. A, have recently inaugurated a
scheme whereby they hope to very
materially aid this Grand Lodge Wild
ows and Orphans Fund. They have
fitted up and will as closing feature
| to this Grand Lodge Session, dedicate
and thereby open up, annual picnic
grounds upon selected sight Of beau
| tiful location in Mt. Airy. They have
secured a long lease upon these
grounds, which have been fenced in
| and otherwise arranged for our pur-
| poses, and it is proposed to run an
| nual excursions to this point, holding
| a picnic there, conducted somewhat
| similar to the manner in which the
| Masonic fraternity conducts theirs at
| Mocksyille every year for the benefit
| of the Oxford Orphan Asylum.
1t is proposed to donate all the prof
| It's or the enterprise accrulng from
gate receipts to the grounds, the din
| ner, and refreshment proceeds, to-
gether with the profit made upon the
excursion, to the Fund before men
| toned, and while we feel that the first
year or two will not be bonanza in
the way of receipts, we feel fully as
sured that with the interest in the
| enterprise which is now being
manifested, it cannot fail of ulti-
mate success financially, and be
a day Of anticipated and realized
| pleasure from year to year. This eff
| fort thus becomes one in which every
| Pythian in North Carolina should be
deeplp interested, and to which each
one should render every possible as
| sis tance and encouragement to insure
| success.