The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-29
UNIFORM RANK K. OF P.
Vast Crowds IhoOneed the Line Of March,
Cheering Justly.
REPORT OF THE SUPREME CHANCELLOR
Were In the Parade, Which
Travelled Five Miles.


messed the inspiring pageant gave en-
thusiastic approval all along the line Of
march. Nine thousand uniformed and
helmetei knights and musicians marched
in rapid and orderly manner over the
route Of FIVE miles and we're officially re-
1 viewed by Supreme Chancellor sample,
and before dismissal by Major General
/ Carnahan. commander of tho uniformed
rank. One British flag was seen In the
( parade. carried By the Canadian con-
tingent above their Pythian banner.
The parade organized at Camp PIN
gree, Major General Carnahln rode at
the head, mounted on Governor Pingree's
/ splendid chestnut riding horse, and he
was followed by his stan of forty mounted
! officers. Indiana had the right of the
| posing appearance. Following came the
/ brgades and regiments from Illinois,
Wisconsin Virginia, District Of Columbia.
Georgia. Minnesota, Connecticut. New
Hampshire, Rhode Island Michigan. New
Brunswick. New York, Pennsylvania, West
Virginia Massachusetts, Kentucky, Cali
fornia, Ohio, Missouri and Kansas and the
Canadian battalions, with numerous
smaller commands attached to brigades
from other states than their own.
One OF the novel features was "a troop
of mounted cavalry from st. Joseph, Mo-,
equipped In regulation cavalry style. An
other was the Wheeling. w Va, battery
of artillery. with guns, cassons and ac-
coutrements. Lodges of Pythians from
Detroit and adjacent towns brought uD the
rear with several displays, including
Il ats carrying scenes representing Incl
dents In Pythian lore. \ delegation OF
the 100 from Mount Clemens furnished the
amusing feature. The men we're clad In
bath robes and followed a float carrying
a huge bath tub
= The supreme lodge today heard the Of
hcers' reports. Fitty-hye grand chancel-
lors were given the supreme lodge degree.
Following is a summary OF Supreme
Chancellor Samples report.
! Supreme Chancellor Sample in his an
nual report said:
Ths condition of the order throughout
the supreme don ain. with but few exceD-
tlons. Is iourishlng. The growth of the
knights Of Pythias in the past thirty-fve
years has been marvellous. and to the
student Of secret societies has been a
wonder. This growth in It's early history.
however. was not generally of character
that would give to II or any other So
ciety. stability. This Is plain fact, which
{ Is evident TO us all now. or late years
he men who have been admitted to our
ranks have come to us because Of our
principles, and, as a result. the personnel
OF the order Is better today than ever
u before The dacree seams to have gone
o forth from the subordinate lodges, as a
Q rule, that quality and not quantity is what
is desired.
In some of the grand domains there Is
Il still that spirit manifested OF a desire TO
- cvade laws made for the government OF
y the order not in regard to any particular
: subject hut all the laws we have enacted
n One of the for thie ,iper irit
% OF discomfort Is the fact that in many OF
10 the subordinate and grand lodges we have
men filling salaried positions. both in this
= order and others, and In many cases the
e aoler organizations pay the highest salary
d AS consequence we and the latter or
4 ganl2ltons receive their best efforts. and
5 at the snmo time, they are so imbued with
= the laws of these rival institutions they
Q can not resist the temptation to engraft
their peculiar ideas into the management
OF the affairs of the Knights OF Pythias
This incubus. unless removed. will sooner
or later drag this order we all love sc
- mueh down to mere existence, instead
of being competitor for first honor as
the strongest and most influential of all
secret orders.
l. The knights of Pythias are big enough
e strong enough, brainy enough and lhuen-
n tai enough to work out their own saliva
. ton, ana l would strongly Recommend
or grand or subordinate lodge officer who
u is so entangled with other organization.
}, that he can not give lis his best effort!
s and best thoughts should stop down anc
1 out OF official positions snd allow those
II TO be elected who bolieve that we nav,
k the best secret order that floats banner
l. in this great Nation today. When this /:
" done. then wlll We indeed have within uul
: ranks only those who can render a Iowa
obedience TO its laws and regulations.
Members in 4 few domains have violated
your stringent log slaticn relative TO TIL
admission of saloon keepers bar tenders
n aud gamblers; others have set at defiance
your laws relative to the initiation fee;
n and the law relative TO Sunday eXcur-
sions, ustng the lodge name, but calling
it pleasure club. loudly clamoring FOL
+ PERMISSION TO have intoxicating liquors
: at entertainments on the theory tina
n other and older institutions OF similai
;, nature permit It,
d" have unbounded faith in the loyalty
: of very large percentage OF the mem
y bership to the laws OF the order, but this
n body should enact legislation at tails SEES
: sion in unmistakable language that vii
o compel tho grand chancellors to inforct
. the plain provisions OF the laws you have
e made: and II, after due notification from
u the supreme chancellor that laws hay,
J. been violated. the said grand chancello
IS fail to apply the remedy, the authority
should be given the supreme chancellor
to at once suspend such officer pending
an investigation by tho supreme tribunal
As IT is now. the terms of both the su
J. preme and grand ohancellors expire be-
fore an opportunity In many cases Is pre-
IS scented for the offenders TO be brought he
"a fore the legal tribunal of the order Dras
tic measures OF this character would no
II have to be applied mere than once o.
l. twio0 until such troubles would disappear
from the ranks OF this order. never to re-
/, turn. Let us make 4 determined efor
~ to assist in maintaining the high stand
J. ard which will come to this fraternity D,
r simply inforcing our own laws
: On December 81. 1898, the reports. az
/ made &c the supreme ledge from the diff
N ferent grand domauins. showed a metz
r bership OF 4707es. The returns received
/ TO December 81, 1899, show a total mem
k bership OF i9l,6T2. net Increase Tor tn,
year 1899 OF 2l.5s9 From the hgures o
the losses and gains during tho term end
ing June 80, 1900. It appears that we nav,
today a membership OF 5OS500. with ff
teen grand domains yet to hear FROM,
u net gain Cor the two years OF $1,000, Thl.
} Is a splendid showing, and with this In
A crease in membership comes also IN,
grRtifyins thought that in nearly all N,
grand domains those who ar. clsting then