Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-29
KNIGHTS Of PYIHIAS.
YESTERDAY WAS A BIG DAY ron
THE ORDER AT THE DETROIT
MEETING.
SUPREME LODGE IN SESSION,
HEARD REPORTS FROM THE GRAND
OFFICERS.
The Order is I'm a Fiourishing Con-
dition, Both as 10 siembership and
Financially - The Session of the
Rathbone Sisterhood.

DETROIT, Mich. August 2S.-Ma-
sonic Temple to-day appeared trans
formed into a temple of Py5hianism.
Several largely attended gathrlngs OF
Pythians and branch orders were in
progress simultaneously within the big
structure. Chief of these were the op-
ening meetings of the Supreme Lodge
K. or P, and of the Supreme Lodge
OF the Pythian ststerhood. The initial
meeting of the order of Rathbone Sis
tiers was postponed until tomorrow.
Members of the two women branches
joStled in the corridors of the temple
with rather reserved aniability. and
anybody who had the temerIty TO sug-
geSt that the question of a union OF
the two orders might possibly be dis
cussed during the present biennial, re-
ceived polite dissent
Supreme Chancellor Thomas G.. Sam.
pie, OF Allegheny, Pa. head of the
Pythian order, presided over the SUI
preme Lodge meeting.
r. L. c. Wright, OF Atlanta, Ga, SUI
preme keeper of records and seals, sub
mttted his report as follows:
Total number of subordinate lodges
December 81, 1899, 6,740. Total mem
bership, 49,, sos; net gain during 90
and 's9, So lodges and Il ,237 members.
Practically 80 per cent of the gain was
in 1899. Illinois led in the gains, with
Indiana and Ohio close seconds. Lou
isiana suffered a net loss of 7S2. The
appropriations at the Indianapolis BIZ
ennial in IS were S93,550. OF which $685.
S92 had been expended at the close OF
the fiscal year.
Subordinate lodges had been organ
lied in Hawaii. Alaska, Cuba and Que
bee. April /, 1899 there was balance
ON hand of S7,052 and there has since
been received from sale OF supplies
$40, S75; from grand lodge per capita
tax, $3l, 106; from subordinate lodge
per capita tax, 1910, total OF sos .403.
Receipts of grand lodges were S4es.
$50, and, with the balance on hand. the
credits were 1861 30. Disbursements
were S373,539 There had been ex-
pended for relief $3.50, $3.50, and
grand domains had on hand December
/, 1899, 81, S35 ,451. The total assets of
tho grand lodge were 50 ,246, 1870. Lodges
outside of grand domains have expend-
ed for relief $3,651 have cash on hand
81 ,485, and assets s26,524.
Among the decisions rendered by tina
supreme body, Rathbone Sisters, are:
Meetings cannot be held in private resi-
dences: deaf mutes cannot be admitted
to membership; members OF the Pythisn
Sisterhood cannot become Rathbone Sis
tiers while members Of the rival order.
Grand Temples have been instituted in
Nebraska, Connecticut and New Hamp-
shire. Twenty-Five subordinate temples
were organized and two reorganized. The
supreme chief recommends that grand
temples having less than seven subordin-
ate temples forfeit their charters.
The report Of Mrs. NJ. j. Wood. SUI
preme mistress Of records and correspond
ence. Rathbone Sisters. says:
Number Of subordinate temples, 195,
grand temples p. membership. 22.1o9
knights and Al. 900 sisters. receipts, 81 553.
| disbursements. $l9. 30; total on hand. ST.
pa. Grand temples received Si03576 and
expended $69.149 The net increase for 1888
was 3,444 members.