Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-20
PYTHIAN KNIGHTS.
Continued from Fifth Page.

Harry C. Cleaveland. When word
passed along the line from one Office
Of Pythisnism to another % 70
whether the citizens Of Rock Island
and adjoining cities would care for
the visitiDg Knights. word was sent
back that b -other Cieave' and aud his
committee were hard at work and
that Pythianism would never see
brighter days than she would see in
Rock Island during the grand lodge
session.
We accept the hospitality of the
city granted TO rs BY his excellency.
the mayor and I can assure him We
will not abuse it.
To al she loyal Knights Of the sub
ordinate lodges who have exercised
% much care and who have demon
strated 30 much love for our order,
We thank you with our who'e hearts.
You are the bone and sinew Of the
fraternity. and this grand lodge. Its
Representatives can never pay you
for what you have done.
This grand body Of men meet not
for gain or popularity. or to satisfy
worldly ambition. They meet that
the great work Of friendship. love
and benevolence may 60 on. The
principles We teach will help the
world and We stand not to mi IRE. but
to bless. The good already done hss
| made sunshine the whole world
round. This demonstration today
BY and through the blessed kindness
of your people will create on every
altar of Pythianism in this proud do.
main fire which will glow with
precious hope for years and years to
come.
TIE quartet then sang "Dried
Apple Pie"
Supreme ChancellOea Greeting.
Then followed greeting words
fcom p. J. Colgrove. Of Hastings.
Mich. supreme chancellor of the
United States. He paid q high trib-
ute to the Pythians and people OF
Rock Island generally for the gener.
GUS aud appreciative manner in
which they heralded the coming Of
the Pythians of Illinois, which hs
believed could not be more forcibly
expressed than in the elaborate dec.
orations which hung from the bust.
ness houses, residences and even the
telegraph poles and trolley wires.
The supreme chancellor considered
it q fitting welcome to the noble
order and its loyal members. whom
he knew would 60 away from Rock
Island with the most Kindly feelings
for the city and its people. He con.
Igrasulated the grand lodge on the
occasion of its 9th annual meeting,
and hoped that it would not only b
= successful and profitable one. bu,
enjoyable IS we'll.
The Grand Ledge In Session.
The conclusion Of Supreme Chan.
cell Co'grove's address was followed
by the formal opening OF the grand
lodge. The domain Of Illinois in Py.
thiauhood is the second largest In
the United States. having . member.
ship Of 10000, and Ohio alone OK
ceeding it, having $4,000 members.
and the present session promises to
be Of importance not only to the o..
der in the state, but in the United
States. There are two questions oil
burning interest to come up which
are attracting the attention oil
the order throughout the 81.
preme domain. Chief OF these il
chat affecting the German ritual and
which it is proposed now to settle
once and for ali. This is the oblec
of Supreme Chancellor Colgrove'l
presence. The matter grows ont o
charges filed BY Grand Chsncello
Brown against Germania lodge 2
of Chicago, which is accused of open
ing and closing its lodge cercmo q,
with German ritual. contrary to tn
fundamental laws OF Pythiauism
which provides that only the Euglisl
language shall be used. Tn
controversy has been run
ming along for throe year
and the report Of Chancellor Browl
submitted at this session contain,
the volumious correspondence ths
has passed between himself sat
Supreme Chancellor Walter Richie
and also the latter's successor
Philip T. Colgrove. 1t 10 apparen
! from the drift of the correspondence
| IuSS tuc uucStlOu nus O0cu 00otct
one, especially Is between Suprem
Chancellor Richie and Grand Chan
cellor Brown. The case has occu
pied the attention Of both the 81
preme domain and the state domain
and has even gotten iato the suPrem
court of the state. where Waldai
lodge Of Chicago now has an ap
plication for a writ compelling th
supreme lodge to restore to il tn
rights and privileges revoked Will
under the ban for trausgression Q
the stated rules ~ to the use Of tn
German language in the ritua
There are 10 to Is German lodges i
the Illinois jurisdiction and the agi
tation Of the question limited th
growth of the German represents
ton in the order.
Another case Of importance. sc,
ond only to the one mentioned. /
that Of Cosmopolitan lodge, Of Chi
|cago, VS.. Acordia lodge. also ,
ICkicsoo- in which the latter in a,