The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-20
KNIGHTS OF PNTiilAs.
Fourteen Thousand Members In Texas
School Of INSTRUCTION.

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Fort Worth, Texas. Npril Il, as' utn'.1
chancellor w. a. Ahey OF the hnish.S o,
1'ythias OF Texas. VINO - his' S"H'' ~.
speaking # the coming grand lodse meet
linz ut Waco, says;
THE approaching convention OF ule
grand lodge of Knights OF fytnlas' whus
viii begin AT Waco next It'esfay, Is ON
of unusual importance TO the members on
the order. IN Texas FOX several rthsons' IL
Will he ono Of the very few which has beeN
sraced by the presence Of the supreme
| chancellor, the head of the orAer UNIVERSAL
| Hon Walter r. Richie " Lima, ONO, the
| present supreme chanccilor VIII pass
! through here MondaN coming from Pen
YER to 20 to Waco for tho tweniN-tnirl
annual convection Of the grand io'ge OF
| Texas Another Important tact IS that 'ils
past year the order las been unaeH an en-
! tir,-lv new sveicnl Of jurisprU' ice anu the
r,ports on the operations nj The new LAWS
| win b. Of universal interest There VIII
hc two or three interesting ami very ~
tr!cato qucsti9rs growing out ct Appeals
that viii engage the attention 70 the grand
lodge. At Waco viii he hid un the even
ms of April II a school cf iusirHction.
,ll.tr!c, meeting as II IS tc, huieaiN called
ANA Me district this time embraces all 81
the state Al these meetings topics al IT,
tor 81 to- tho order are debated ar I ' siriic-
tt1ns given in the various ANA many details
Of lodge work the aim Noing . secure ac-
curncy ana, uniformity in the wc' kings Of
the several subordinate lodges.
what progress has been made during
the year past"
The gain numerically haR been bnt
eIit-bt. though there are today fully II, 500
KNIGHTS II pythlas tn good standing in
their various subordinate lodges. Many ot
the dronos ,rre gone Special reports made
Nc tn. lo,Iros ON the work ami condition ot
lodges since the iss Of january show all
r ,aory,- all nrc raining IN rit.mh.rship.
in tborouphness Of work an, In various
othor go7d rcsnects The balance IN the
,ar, of ;he rand master Of the oxchequor
/ * n,..r sii 0n0 and this means that the per
r,r.l,a lax now 81 p.- member per year
,an hc reduced md this is matter II
,.tial Interest TO the unfortunate loaces.
1,,,,e has haen 81 gain of about n n.r cent
, t., no, maternal worth Of tho subordinate
= loi,srs and ,he,r ne. assets now arc about
GOO 0aa rn,,,h of this prouertv being in
2 ,...t.h In Their own homes for Il ia the
t rrovine, prarticc for the lodges TO invest
! | s,,ara r,,n,le IN This manner The number
~ io1gn. 10 ahout 235 and of this sixteen.
. MINK nave been added during tht. term Of
p, ~, ,,r..so,,t rrond chancellor e r. Hollis
az r'or. worth Another question for the
o,raf,l confederation of th. grand lodge is
: 40 ,,,',.ese,,rv lngislation to establish the
-, ,.t,,s To, sbolI oyIst hetvccer
$ - ~ suf,o,dInato lo3,os In the In.
! w., -n,do h, tho latter In reol es.
+ $40 I-r,,ar wbnt con,Itions me invest.
- o,,+. ,,,,,s, no made 81 that the Question
: -, ~, iiaiii,,,. az ina ,,r,,,d Lodge in suct
=, w ''.' 80, w.. ,r,iv dcarad
i "u., ,,-,,i h., ,E.. n.A,,, 6facars for. the on
X ,,,,, ,o,,ro.,
* ~, ,,,r, tina, Is easily answered. Hon
n RI g S,,ith ~ I1iilsbnro the nrpsant prart
e ,i,a ohanca,lor y,i,l he ,,l.rtad ,,ran.l chan
col,or tror several wears uast IT has bee,
a ~ ,n,n 10 o,ec, ono To tho nosttion a
"a 80 ,,oo cbanca,or ,vbo is FUN otial,
D. ticd 70 serve MS grand chancellor for tn