The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-05-22
The Grand Lodge z. of P. of
South Carolina.
The Largest Assemblage Of P5 THAN
Knights Ever Eeld in the State.
The Members Of the Grand Lodge-T1e First
Session-Dusiness Transacted
From the Daily lem, Nay 81.

From the Daily Lem, Nay 81.
The vanguard Of the Grand Lodge Knigh,s
of Pythiss arrived Yesterday morning, and
every train arriving since then has brought
Knights by the score and half-hundred. The
afternoon train from Columbia brought the
delegations from Columbia and the up-coun-
try; The evening train from Florence brought
the delegates from the Pee Dee section aud
the morning trains from Columbia Charles
ton and Florence brought the remainder.
There are now in the city more than two
hundred Knights of Pythias fron all paris
of the State; many of them are not delegates
10 the Grand Lodge, out being Past Chapcel
lors are entitled TO seats in the Grand Lodge,
hence they have come over to participate in
the grandest gathering Of Pythian Knights
the Graud Lodge-,be meeting held in the
Game Cock City-will long be memorable
IN the annals Of South Carolina Pythian-
sm; and, in that this will be true, the mem
oers of Game Cock Lodge, and the city Of
Sumter, as whole, takes the greatest pride
and satisfaction.
The Knights are one Of the finest looking
bodies Of men that has ever assembled in
Samter, and they are types of al that IS
best in the manhood OF the cid Palmetto
State. They come from the mouo:ains, the
foothills, the middle section, Tie lower
couE,ry and the islands by the sea, but they
are all Knights, true and tried, South
Caro!inians, patriotic and devoted, and men,
every one. They are welcome 20 Sumter,
and the best that the city and her people can
ask is that the Knights nay b. rs favoratly
impressed with Sumter hs Sumter has been
By the Knights.
The Knights are Quarieied at the Nixon
House, the Jervey House and quite II cumber
at the homes of personal triends. Both
hotels are f,ied 10 the limit of their capa-
cities, but mine hosts Nixon and Jsrvey are
doing their utmos, TO Care for their guests in
the best style-thr Sumter style.
Although the Grand Lodge di: DOT as
sembIe uu;ii this morning AT 10 O'Clock, The
meeting IF Garle Cock Lodge last night may
BE- considered the opening event Of the Sum-
ter meeting The Lodge meet Last night to
confer the rank Of knight on Mr. H. VI. San
ders. AL visiting Knights were present and
the Castle Hall contained the largest gather
ing of knights that bias ever assembled 10
Sumter.
tQe OEduQ AUQRC dSSSuOiCO a. ~ SiOSo
with the following officers present:
Sitting Past Grand Chancellor, j. 4.
Thayer.
Grand Chancellor, Edmund Bacon.
Vice Grand Chancellor, a. F. Wilson.
Grand Prelate, w. q. Thomas
Grand Master Of Exchecuer, c. H. Berg
man.
Keeper of Records and Seals P. H. Walsh.
Master-at-Arms, A. S. OSBORNE.
Inner Gv ard, pro TEN, j. W. Orvin.
Outer Guard, T. F. White.
The Grand Lodge was opened in due form.
Mr. Barlow Walsh, K. of R. & S. Of Gaue-
cock Lodge, No II, 10 behalf of the city Of
Sumter, delivered brief and appropriate ad-
dress of welcome. Mr Washs eloquence is
of that sort tha, is more Of the heart than
the lips, aud his words Of welcome were so
expressed that the visitors were made to feel
that they were welcome indeed; welcome not
only by their brother Knights, but by the
people of Sumter
Grand Chancellor Bacon responded in
speech, few in words but expressive Of the
feeling entertained oy all that they were well
come guests.
The Commi,tee onCreden tials, consisting
of Brothers Carlisle, Kreps and Graham,
hpving reported, the roll was called and the
list of delegates entitled to vote in the Grand
Lodge Was completed 1t is as follows:
Myrtle, No 81. F. Williams.
Stonewall, No. 6-J. Raworth Smith.
Darlington, No. George Onslow, S.
Lewenthal.
Harmony, No. S-Sol I. Loeb. W. E.
Elliott.
Carolina, No. 9-Saml. Alexander, Jas.
Sarveis.
Capital, No. I'D. c. Ray,
Palmetto, No. 11-Geo. b. Mckee.
Langley, No. 12-W. j. Gunnells, j. i.
Levriett, B. K. Il. Kreps.
Damon, No. 13-John NJ. knight.
Iowa, No. Nv. R. Law, W. b. Scar
borough.
Calanthe, No. 15-Robt. a. Hodges.
Barnwell, No. 16-F. C.. Butler, William
McNab, c. J. Hay.
Game Cock, No. 17-John H. Hughson'
D. ]. Auld.
Blackville, No. 1S-C. H. Mathis, Jas.
Thompson.
Graniteville, No. 2o-John F. West. J.
NJ. Rowland, L. H. Rennie.
Nilliston, No. PIN. W. Phillips, Il.
JEFF. Harvey.