The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-05-19
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The grand lodge Knights Of Pythias
held it's tweuty-seventh annual session
at Columbus on Tuesday and Wednes-
day, May s and Q. Upward of one hun
dred lodges were represented by about
n hundred and sixty delegates, grand
and past grand officers. After an ad-
dress of cordial welcome by Hon. T. J..
O'Neil, the Grand Lodge proceeded at
once to business. Grand Chancellor p.
E. McGehee made his report for the
year, which showed faithful steward
ship and fair progress. The Keeper of
Records and Seals, Henry B. Lacey,
submitted a brief but comprehensive
report. The total membership of the
order in Mississippi December 81, 1899,
was 5.47S in 112 active lodges. Total
receipts by Grand Treasurer was
Sc, zoos. 95; lash on hand, So, 705. s..
There was quite a discussion on COM
pensation for attendance, which was
fixed for future sessions at 4 cents
each way and 81 per diem.
The handsome sum of $3.50 was con-
tributed to the Natchez Protestant Or
phan Asylum and a voluntary contri-
button of $101.5 so was made to the Pal
mer Orphanage, Columbus.
The Grand Lodge spent an hour at
the Industrial Institute and College on
Wednesday morning. They were &C.
corded a cordial greeting by President
Kincannon, the faculty and students.
Brief and bright speeches were made
by Grand Chancellor McGehee, Past
Grand Chancellor Fl. NJ. Quinn, Gen.
w. d. Cameron, Judge Patrick Henry,
Hon. Simon Fried, Hon. ]. T. Senter
and others. Very few of the brethren
had ever visited the college, and they
were certainly surprised and pleased at
what they saw and heard.
The following were chosen Grand Of
ficers for the ensuing year: Morris Blu
menthal, Holly Springs, Grand Chan
cellor; M. J. Bouldin, Clarksdale, Grand
Vice Chancellor; L. ]. Adler, Vicks-
burg, Grand Prelate; H. M. Quin, Gen.
terville, who received 81 of the 1876
votes cast, Grand Keeper of Records
and Seals; B.. F. Thomas, Grenada,
Grand Master of the Exchequer; r. M.
Kelley, Vicksburg, Grand Master at
Arms; E. s. Gambler, Jr., Corinth,
Grand Inner Guard; j. T. Senter, Col.
umbus, Grand Outer Guard.
Greenvillc was selected as the next
place of meeting.
The Grand Lodge adjourned at !
o'clock on second day, and most of the
brethren left on the afternoon trains,
but enough remained to take care OF
the banquet which had been arranged
for Wednesday night. 1t would have
been better had the banquet been
scheduled for the first night.
This is the twenty-seventh year Of
Pythianism. The latest published sta
tistics are for the biennial period end.
Ing December, 81, 1898, when there
were 46S, 269 members in 1858 lodges
In 1864 there were rs members in
lodges. The endowment rank has 6
membership of As, TIA in 8, 100 sections
Since the organization of this rank il
1877 up to March 81, 1897, it has paid t.
the beneiciaries of deceased member.
the immense sum of S11, 041, 442. OF, anl
upward of 81, 900, 900 additional during
the last two years. The Supreme
Lodge has an invested reserve of nearl,
a half riillion dollars. This writer ha
been a member of the Endowmen'
Rank for more than twenty years. TIL,
monthly cost on a certificate of S. O
is s.. 10. We regard it as economical
! and safe as ary other scheme of life in
surance.