The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-27
Grand Lodge Z. of P.

OF cock the grand lodge or ooutn
Carolina, Knights Of Pgthlas, went
into session in the Catawba Rifles
armory, with Grand Chancellor II. +.
! Wilson O; Sumter 10 the chair aod
With all the other grand officers present
We cannot yet speak of the work OF
the day. but there was some work upon
revising the grand constitution which
is The important work Of the session.
The officers of the grand lodge for the
ensuing year 40 were elected are as
! follows:
P. G.C-H. F. Wilson, Sumter.
G. CIV. H. Thomas, Charleston.
G. Y. CD. G. Hayward, Walter
boro
G. P.-Wm. Goldsmith, Jr E, Greeo-
Vile.
G. NJ. of &c. H. Bergman,
! Charleston.
* Of R. and SD J. Aud,
Sumter.
The other officers being appointed
and not elected they will not be an
ncuooed until the cpd of the session
The grand lodge adjourned for the
day at I o'clock.
10 the evening the Pythians and
large number of citizens assembled 10
the spacious auditorium of the Presby-
terian high school aud partook # the
banquet giyeo by the local lodge and
the citizens of Rock Hill The hall
vas profusely decorated 10 blue yellow
and red bunti6g and the long tables
were in covers of the same emblematic
colors and we're lighted by numerous
candles Covers were laid for 325.
The banquest was served by the
Kings Daughters and too much caDnot
be said of the manner 10 which they
did it. 1t is to their tasteful arrange
meuts and deft hands that we owe the
success of the entertainment. The
tables were waited upon by three score
and ten of the prettiest iris in the
country. aud when, after grace had
been said, they marched down The cen
trail aisle two by two, bearing the
walters of coffee and lea aod separating
at the end wound themselves deity
around the tables. many Of the good
.bro,bers" los: their heads entirely
In now one handsome Knight from
down about O. who was supposed
to be tasting pickle when the maids
came 10, but who afterwards was unable
to tell bis neighbor whether it was
sweet pickle or sour pickle
The ,oasts of the evening we're as
follows
Our Visitors-Rev. H B. Browne.
The Grand Lodge Of South Carolina
Grand Chancellor Wilson.
Our Sister Lodges-Claude Sawyer.
Our Women-Rev. j. H. Thorn
veil, ID.
The PytdiaO Goat-C. c. Feather
tone.
Winthrop College-Presideu' D 5.
johnson, and replied to by Grand
Chancellor elect Tho1,as.
The Bachelors-W. J Cherry, Esq
A very strange feature of all the ad-
dresses was that each Of the gentlemen
announced himself as he ooly, 'bach-
elor" 10 the grand lodge and they all
very 6,tingIy paid tribute to the wo
.ueo-in fact every map who sat iowo
TO the banquet seemed to have MS
thoughts directed to woman. lovely
woman" and he muoched with a zcst
the cold sliced tongue which was served
With the peaceful .hve-queen olive
The State.
Rock HILL, May 21.-The Grand
Lodge Of South Caro- "a, Knights Of
Pythias. reassembled in the armory of
the Ca,awba Rifles yesterday at ~
o clock aud went dowu TO work with a
zest not TO be overcome by the weather
or the attentions Of tie local brethren
aud citizens.
The work for the most part was rou-
tine. Outside Of that there was the
work of the revision Of the Constltu-
ion This wss big undertaking in
Itself
Ia regard to this change it can be
laid that the government is ao~ di-
vided into three departments. namely;
The legislative, the judicia! aud the
executive.
The lodge went into secret session
yesterday and ''exempllfed the work"
"a very important matter.
At 4:45 the lodge adjourned for
recess. to accept the hospitality Of the
Winthrop Normal and lodustrial COL
lege
At $3.50 the knights were sivena
reception in the spacious parlors and
halls of the college. | should be un-
der,akiog task beyond me to attempt
description of the decorations and