The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-25
NO TIN swOnDs AND ToGs.
Supreme Chancellor Gives Pythinn
Soldiers Some Hard Rams.

some HuF0 hHDS.
The supreme chancellor of the knights
of Pythias, in his report to the supreme
lodge at Indianapolis day before yester-
day, gave the military branch of the order
a hard rap.
THE uniform rank he said, lis suffer
ing from too much gold lace and red tape
As a result it Is on the decrease. This
rank needs overhauling, and that badly
The supreme council should be abolished
and the tin swords discarded. Instead of
toys, the members should have guns, SO
that when another war breaks out we can
nave something 10 offer to the govern
ment besides play soldiers. 1t would at
tract the young element to our lodges and
to the uniform rank"
The supreme keeper of records report
of the membership of the order proper
is of interest to the members in Sayan-
nah.
The total number of subordinate lodges,
Dec. 81, 1897, was $685. and the total num-
Der of members 46S, 269-a net gain during
the calendar year of as lodges, and a net
loss of 1922 members; and a net gain dur
ing the years 1896 and 1897 of 179 lodges
and $3.50 members. There was a net loss of
membership during the year-the first since
1878. The following gives the number of
lodges and the membership in each state:
Alabama, 1873 lodges, ISIS members; Art
IONA, 10 lodges 741 members; Arkansas, So
lodges, 1882 members British Columbia
Fl lodges, 1925 members; California 1866
lodges, 1887 MEMBERS Colorado 81 lodges,
5,753 members; Connecticut, SO lodges, 6OS4
members; Delaware, IS lodges O54 mem
bers; District of Columbia, II lodges, l. 25S
members; Florida, 80 lodges 24S4 mem
bers; Georgia, 80 lodges, $50 members;
Idaho, Y lodges, 1852 members; Illinois, 514
lodges, 81 1855 members; Indiana, AT lodges,
S,029 members; Indian Territory, 33 lodges,
1890 members; Iowa, 412 lodges, "a, 446 mem
bers; Kansas. 21S lodges, Il. 44S members;
Kentucky, los lodges, 6,Oi6 members; Lou
isiana 121 lodges, 7043 MEMBERS Maine,
119 lodges 1926 members; Manitoba, 10
lodges, $50 members; Maritime Provinces, IT
lodges, 1928 members; Maryland 1913 lodges,
7,151 members; Massachusetts, 100 lodges,
14,313 members; Michigan IT'S lodges, H.
472 members; Minnesota, 1913 lodges, 1913
members; Mississippi. SO lodges, 5,5l2 mem
bers; Missouri, 262 lodges, 1868 members;
Montana, 80 lodges, 20S3 members; Ne
braska, 1859 lodges, 6,707 MEMBERS Nevada
IA lodges, S16 members; New Hampshire, $40
lodges, 5,233 members; New Jersey, 141
lodges, u, $50 members; New Mexico, IS
lodges, $50 members; New York 252 lodges,
20,062 members; North Carolina, n lodges,
1888 members; North Dakota, 80 lodges,
697 members; Ohio, G65 lodges SO, 3lS mem
bers; Oklahoma, 20 lodges, 8i1 members;
ontario, ~ lodges, ,l23 members; Oregon,
50 hodges, 3,402 members; Pennsylvania, 4Sl
lodges, H,342 members; Rhode Island, "a
lodges, 3,0S5 members; South Carolina, Sc
lodges, 4,782 members; South Dakota, a.
lodges, 751 members; Tennessee, 139 lodges,
1856 members; Texas, 231 lodges, 13729
members; Utah, 16 lodges; LIT members;
Vermont, 10 lodges. 1922 members; Vir-
ginia, So lodges, 4,416 MEMBERS Washing
ton, Is lodges 4101 members; West Vir-
ginia, 115 lodges, 6,761 members; Wisconsin,
ll9 lodges, 33l5 MEMBERS Wyoming, II
lodges, 1877 members; subordinate lodges II,
693 members; showing total of 1888 lodges
and 46S,269 members.
The gains were Initiated, 39.07; rein
stated, 5, 730; admitted by card 6,ls2; total,
so 9l9. The losses were: Suspended 40 1853;
expelled 175; withdrawn by card, G,911;
died, 1892; total, 51,91
The report of the boards of control en-
dowment rank, stated that the progress
and continued success of the rank had
been exceedingly gratifying in every par
ticular. During the past biennial term
there had been added $50 new sections and
1850 new members, with insurance to the
amout of S27 895 00J There are now 3247
sections with $3.50 members carrying an
endowment Of 800 10000. The last quarter
ending June 30. 1898, gave promise for the
present year, the books showing 80 new
sections formed. 2,2H new members added
and endowments secured to the amount
Of 300, 500. During the last two years
there had been paid 10 the benehciaries OF
the deceased members S2,l82,hO making
the total paid 20 widows and orphans In
twenty-one years Sl2.4i5.0OO.