The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-06-23
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
A Pleasant and Profitable Time at
the Grand Lodge.

The knights who came in Friday
from the K. of P. Grand Lodge, at
| Wilmington, were Rev. c. w. Robin
son, F. G. Meinung, w. G.. Crist, O.
B. Eaton, E. A. Ebert and Joe Rosen-
bacher. The first named returned to his
home at North Wilkesboro Saturday
Rev. E. S. Grassland, of Bethania
Lodge, will come home tonight. Os-
car Shepherd may not get back until
Monday.
The delegates report most delight
full trip and session of the Grand
Lodge.
The Wilmington people entertained
the boys royalty. One of them re-
marked Saturday: s'They could
not have done any more for us. The
attend nce was good. Excursi ons
were run to Carolina and Wrights-
vile Beaches.
The next session will be held at Fay
etteville one week later than usual
third week in June, 1899.
One of the happy incidents of Thurs
days session was the Introduction of
Past Chancellor ]. w. Zimmerman, of
Stonewan Lodge No. 1, of Whining
ton, who is the only original charter
member of the first Lodge to be organ
lied in the State, still an active MEM
Der of the order. Mr.. Zimmerman
made brief talk to the Lodge and
gave something of the history of the
organization of Stonewan Lodge,
which was the first Lodge to be organ
lied in North Carolina. 1t was or
ganized on November IA, 1871, at Mr..
Zimmerman IS residence, and he is the
only member who has kept contin-
uous membership during these twenty
seven years.
On motion of Mr.. E. A. Ebert. of
Salem, Mr.. Zimmerman was requested
to write historical sketch of the or
ganization of the first Lodge of the
Pythian order to be organized in North
Carolina.
After the pleasant incident referred
to the secret work of the order was ex-
emplifed by Supreme Representative
E. A. Ebert, for the benefit of the
Grand Lodge.
TWO REPORTS.
Rev. P. r. Law, of Lumber Bridge,
chairman of the committee on widows
and orphans, reported that he had in
hand fund of 81 ,085, which has been
deposited at an interest of 4 per cent.
per annum. He recommends that the
Grand Lodge make arrangements with
any of the orphan asylums in the
State with view to securing wards
that may be necessary from time to
time to provide for the care of orphans
dependent upon the order. The re-
port, with it's recommendations, was
adopted. Chairman Law states that
he will go up to the next convention of
the Grand Lodge with a full fedged
proposition to establish an orphan
asylum under the auspices of the
Grand Lodge.
DR.. j. W. Byers, of Charlotte,
chs of ha no
State of the Order, submitted full
report. 1t showed that from May
1897, to May 1898, the amount of sick
benefits paid by the various lodges
amounted to So, 1864, and that the
number of sick benefits paid was 289.
Out of the Is lodges in the State, only
40 were called upon to pay sick bene-
fits. During the year there were q
deaths.
The Grand Lodge appropriated
5000 to the Carolina Pythian, State
Organ.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Grand Chancellor Franklin APP
pointed the following standing COM
mittees:
Grand TRIBUNAL. D. Robinson,
Wadesboro; G. r. Barker, Salisbury;
M. A. Allen, Reidsville.
Judiciary. G. Hall, Hickory; w.
Taylor, Wilmington; A. Fl. Alderman,
Greensboro.
State of the Order-J. W. Byers,
Charlotte; FL. A. London, Jr., Pitts
boro; Samuel Kramer, Durham.
Finance. p. McLoud, Asheville:
w. w. Wilson, Raleigh; ]. H. Hoff-
man, Statesville.
Credentials-R E. L. Cook, Tar
boro; B. B. Darlington, Mt. Holly;
E. w. Smith, Rocky Mount.
Orphans-Rev. p. r. Law, Lumber
ton; W. c. Crist, Salem; G. w. Mont
castle, Lexington.
Foreign Correspondents A.
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