The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-27
KNIGHTS
OF PYTHIAS.
Annual Session Held
Here Yesterday. Its
Business.

The annual session of the Grand Lodge
of Delaware, Knights of Pythias. was he'd
hore yesterday. Grand Char collor Owen
w. Everett presided and In submitting
his report for the year said 'the member
ship of the order is working together in
perfect harmony despite the fact that 50
many of uryoung men have gone into
the field to uphold our country in its nob'e
defence Of tho oppressed" He regretted Il .
suspension Of Friendship Lodge, and sus.
gest ed that the order Of busn, ,ss Of sub
ordinate lodges be amended by making
the first order Of business the display Of
tho Ameri,a AN flag Tho suggestion was
adopted. Chancellor Everett also referred
to endue appreciation of the Uniform
Rank and urged his hearers to work for.
the establishment Of four ranks instead Of
but one. Continuing he said: AmGEE re
many suggestions which have been advaau
ed rs to how best to hold our mbor ship
intact, l would rec )mmend that our
mombcrs should be induced to place their
life insurance in the endowment rank,
most important coordinate branch of the
olueF, tuu lHuS naVe uOuDie lut6re5J III
retaining their membership.
1.-THE general status of the endowment
rank is as follows:
I. Total membership $3.50; insu anee n.
force, 500 26l, 500; assets, S41o,0lJ; pad
bcneliciarles Of deceased members $l2, 445,
0OO; sections In operation, $500.
Concerning Pythian hall, the Grand
Chancellor said
IAN earnest effort is being made 10 raise
funds. by the sale of stock. for the erection
ofa Pythian Temple in the city of Will
mington. The ground has been secured and
n cash payment of several thousand dol.
lars made on It, The rents from the pre-
sent buildings are sufficient to enable the
trustees to meet all expenses, includn ns
interest and taxss, and also reduce lh,
debt few hundred dollars each year Such
building would not only be source OF
pride and credit to the lodges meeting III
Wilmington, but would, in my opinion,
benefit the order through the domain"
The report OF Mark l.. Garrett. Grard
Keeper of Records and Seal, which was
read, showed the following:
Present number OF lodges, Is; numls,
Of members, June 3Oth, 1897, 1,059; iniliat-
cd during year l2l reinstated during year,
8; admitted by card during year, 1; sus.
pended during year, 81; withdrawn dur.
ing year, deceased during year, 13;num.
ber of members June 30th, 1898, 1,0S9; gain
for the year 80; past grand chancellors,s3;
rl, mol nj irp1I "a RQS
4; pages, 10; total, 1,Os9; receipts for the
year, $40, S03.06; paid for sick benefits, $i,-
O95 So; funeral benefits, l,65l othsr relief.
1854 Sc; supplies. $4l25; current expenses,
81. .00s.49; total, SIC, ,OS066; receipts exceed
expenses, S722?. 40; total assets OF the lodges.
ga, ,416.3s.
The report of Lemuel MARI Grand Mas-
ter Of Exchequesr, showed the|tolIowing:
Balance in bank, October 9Th, 1897, s272a3;
receipts. SSH. .35; total u, ll95s; disburse-
nlents, $780, 81; balance in bank $33s91.
The following officers were elected:
Grand Chancellor, Il. H. Williams, No.l6.
;vico grand chancellor, Charles
II Simmons, No ., Wilmington; grand
prelate, Il. L. Beeson, No. o, Grubb's Corr
nor; grand master at arms, Charles LIP
pincott, No. /, Wilmington; grand inner
guard, J. II. Carson, No. 1O Dover; outer
guard, L. NJ. White uan, No. ., Newark;
supreme representative Thorn ls MIllin,
Jr No 4, Wilmington; grand keeper OF
records and seal, Mark L. Garrett, No. 6.
grand master Of exchequor.
I,cmuel Mari. No. g. Wilmington.
The now officers Were Installed by Past
Grand Chancoll0' Stansbury j. Wiley.
Grand Chancellor Owen w. Evero,t
was presented with q past grand chancel-
lor jewel by Grand Lodge. Thoma, Null
lin Jr., making the presentation speech
on behalf of the lodge. 1t was decided to
hold the next annual meeting at Scaiord,
which has long desired he lodge to visit
th at place.