Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-29

on in regular and special trains, to their
headquarters. Monday afternoon Camp
Perry-Payne was formally dedicated
with imposing ceremonies.
The reports of the officers of the
grand lodge show remarkable growth
and development of the order. That of
Supreme Chancellor Walter B. Richie
was listened to with special interest and
was praised for its patriotic utterances
on the Americanism OF the order.
In his report, Thomas G. Sample, SUI
preme master of the eXchequer, con-
graduated the order upon the healthy
condition of finances. The receipts for
the biennial term ending March 81, 1896,
including a balance of $29,O50, were
$1S3,600 and the expenditures $147,703,
leaving balance of S35, ,s97.
The report of Maj. Gen. James r. Car
nahan, commanding the uniform rank,
showed that the revenues had been
sufficient to meet all the expenses of
the management. The income for the
biennial term was $1s,935 and the out
lay $7,s93.
The action of the Knights of Pythias
convention, which opens to-day, with
, regard to the German ritual. is awaited
, with great interest by the knights as
sembled. Charges will be preferred
against the chancellors of three lodges
that use the German ritual in violation
of the rules laid down by the supreme
lodge some time ago. The bulk of
opinion sustains the supreme lodge. 1t
is said that the German lodges will
fight hard and some have threatened to
go to any extreme.
Referring to this subject in his an
nual address, Supreme Chancellor
Richie reports that most of the better
class of German-American members
have remained true to the order, in
spite of the decision of the supreme
lodge that all lodge work must be con-
Quoted in the English language. OF
those who have seeded on this ground
| and of those who, sympathizing with
| them, have attacked the order, the
| chancellor eloquently declares:
1.-THE statement has been made that our
order was opposed to foreigners. This
resented with all the force at my COM
mand. Our order Is American 1t stands
| for country and for order, but believes in
| loyalty to flag and tongue. 1t welcomes
| those who come to us from foreign shores
| desiring to be Americans, knowing our
| language, observing our laws and aiding
in the prosperity of our country. And in
| using the word country / do not limit 1t
at all to what is commonly called the
| United States Our order stands for Amer
| icanism. 1t says to those coming to our
country not caring to know our language,
not caring to observe our laws, not caring
| FOR our customs, thrice welcome will be
| the ship that will bear you back to the
| land whence you came. This order in this
country desires no man for member who
| does not wish to know its tongue and does
| not care to familiarize himself with its
| laws, and has not proper regard for its
customs and it's institutions. Fully 95 per
| cent. of the foreign membership of our
| order prior to the adoption of the new ritual
our country is better off without those who
! care not for it's tongue, its laws, and its
customs"
The sessions of the Imperial Palace of
| the knights of Khorassan opened Mon
day morning in Jan Ben ia Temple, and
will continue until Thursday. This
| lranch is to the Pythians what the
| Mystic Shriners are TO masonry, and it
will introduce an innovation OH previ-
| GUS encampments in the form of weird
midnight parade in uniform, something
on the order of the Mardi Gras in New
| Orleans. The tents of the Khorassans
have been pitched on Payne avenue, di
rectly opposite those of the uniform
rank.
Most Worthy and Illustrious Imperial
Prince of the Universe John A. Hinsey
of Chicago, and his sacred dromedary OF
the Knights of Korassan were much in
evidence Monday. He was escorted
through the streets by 500 knights in
! glittering Arabic costume. Nothing OF
moment was transacted at the morning
session. The order has increased from
1900 to 1000 since last December.