The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-29
TEMPLE OF PYIH|AN|SM.
HOME OF DETROIT MAsoNs WAS
so DESIGNATED.
Several Largely Attended Gather
ings of Pythians and Branch Or
ders in Progress Simultaneous
~ in the Big Structure.


attended gatherings OF Pythians and
branch orders were in progress simuta-
neously within the big structure. Chief
OF these were the open meetings OF the
supreme lodge Knights OF Pythias and
the supreme lodge of the Pythian Sister
hood. The meeting OF the Order of Rath-
bone Sisters was postponed until tomor-
row.
Supreme Chancellor Thomas G. Sample,
OF Allegheny. Pa. head OF the Pythian
order, presided over the supreme lodge
meeting. In his biennial address. after
commenting upon the wonderful growth
of the order in the last thirty-five years
Supreme Chancellor Sample spoke of the
notable Improvement in the character of
the membership since the early days OF
Pythianism, adding.
The Knights of Pythias are big enough
strong enough, brainy enough and infu-
entail enough to work out their own SAL
walton and I would strongly recommend
that any supreme officer or representative.
or grand subordinate lodge officer who is
so entangled with other organizations that
he cannot give us his best efforts and best
thoughts, should step down and out OF of
fetal positions and allow those to be
elected who believe that we have the best
secret order that floats a banner In this
great nation today"
Continuing he said.
Members in a few domains have vio-
lated your strongest legislation relative
10 the admission Of saioonkeepers. bar
tenders and gamblers Others have set
at defiance your laws relative TO the IN
itiation fees and the law relative to Sun
day excursions. using the lodge name but
calling II pleasure club. loudly clamorins
for permission to have intoxicating lia-
uors at entertainments on the theory that
other and older institutions OF similar
nature permit II.
Unbounded Faith.
~ have unbounded faith In the LOYALTY
OF very large percentage OF the mem
pership to the laws OF the order, but this
nody should enact legislation at this ses-
sion In unmistakable language that will
compel the grand chancellor TO enforce the
plain provisions OF the laws Won have
made; and IL. after due notification from
been violated. the said grand chancellors
fail 70 apply the remedy. the authority
should be given the supreme chancellor
to at once suspend such officer pendlng
an investigation by the supreme trihuna7
As II Is now. the terms OF both the SUI
preme and grand chancellors expire before
an an opportunity In many. cases Is present.
ed Tor the offenders TO be brought before
the legal tribunal OF the order Drastic
measures OF this character would not
nave 10 be applied more than once or
twice until such troubles would disap-
pear"
Features of the Parade.
The Ohio brigade. with more than 1000
men In line. was the leader in point of
numbers IN the parade. Indiana came
n mex. Use, N SIZE, and Pennsylvania, Illinois
lew states were wholly unrepresented In
the line OF march. One British flag was
seen IN ne parade carried by the Cana
dian contingent above the Pythian ban
ner, and the Canadians were not less hear
NY cheersd than the American knights.
Al tramc In the downtown streets.
ha IL
suspended. street cars were stopped and
on Woodward avenue. where the throngs
massed most thiekly. the ropes were
broad avenue clear. The only drawback
was lack OF horses. All the headonar-
ters and most of the brigade officers were
OF the regimental field officers were afoot
the local committee having failed to pro-
vide, horses enough. More than thirty
bands ana drum and bugle corps furnished
music Tor the paraders.
An Imposing Display.
The parade organized at Camp Pingree.
Maj. Gen, Carnahan at the head mounted
on Gov. Pingrees splendid CHESTNUT riding
horse. and followed by his stan OF forty
mounted officers Indiana had the right OF
the line, and her 1--WE regiments made an
imposing appearance. Following came the
origsdes and regiments from Illinois, Wis
Georgia Mnnesota 'r,so % salum MIA
aampshire, Rhode island Michigan. New
brunswick, New York, Iowa Psnnsylvn-
MIA West virsinia. MASSACHUSETTS, Ken
lucky, California, Ohio. Missouri and
Kansas ana the Canadian battalions
with numerous smaller commands al
tsched 70 brigades from states other than
one of the novel features was troon
OF mounted cavalry from ~. Joseph Mo
equipped n regulation cavalry style.
Lodges OF Pythians from Detroit and adj
iacent towns brought up the rear with
several displays. including floats carving
scenes representing incidents In t,ythian
a delegation from Mount Clements fur
nished the amusing feature. They were
clad IN hathrobes and followed a float
carrying a huge bath tub
supreme Chancellor Sample reviewed
the parade from stand erected in front
OF the city hall
Reading of Reports.
In HIS report, r. l.. c. Wright. Of At
lanta Ca, supreme keeper 81 records and
seals, gave the following:
Total number Of subordinate lodges
1879. $40; total membership ta2ts net
gain during 1855 and 1899 ifty-eighs lodges
and aR. members. Practically % per
IN the gains with Indiana ana Ohio close
second. Louisiana suffered a net loss Of
.a The appropriations at the Indianapo-
hs Biennial convention IN isas were So aaa
q which sac ssa had been expended al the
loises had been organized IN Hawai-
t.
there was balance On hand Of y7,0sa and
there has since been received from sale az
supplies tf,Sls; nom grand Lodge nsr cap
tia tax, ti.Ios. from subordinate lolra
por capita tax, tsra--a total ~ SIS 4'a RN-
reipts % strand loSges we're t4s ss1 ara
With balance IN hand the credits were
NSi 10 Disbursements we're tsas ga There
has been expended FER relief 81 tx 81 -
and ersni domains had on hard Dareunher
]. fs4e. y as Ei The total assets ~ IRE
grand domains are ta.&6i7a roAEas olt-
side % xrand domains have extended fNr
sets. t98Sstr
TIE report ~ the supreme master Of The
sxchraaer shows total ~ 81 ~ On hana
Ju=t y. iea
Fythian sistrrhood.
In the sixth olsnnial assembly az fhe
FTthiaH Hisserhood Suureme rsaEe the
gaEel was welded ~ Mrs " r rghbv
~ Portland, Me supreme charreilnr IN
her address size said that Maine 4 the
NHnugF state En- namherehtr Navfnr : ~
members N eight aEsr rnhlleA OHIO fr So
ond. Mrs. l.lhhy rrhortsa the question 81
admission - colosea women Is rreraSsr-
shlr as having been disposed II nv ashsr
ring a colcrea woman from taxing the
second degree after she had passed tho