The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-08
Knights of Pythias Meet Next in Birmingham. GRAND LODGE ADJ0URNS Bonds to be Issued to Build
 Pythian Temple. Effort of Birmingham Lodges to Secure Change in Basis of Representation Failed-Jewel
 for Dr. Wilder.
GRAND LODGE ADJOURNs

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 At o'clock yesterday afternoon the Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias of Alabama adjourned to meet on the first Tuesday in May, 1903 in Birmingham.
 At the meeting yesterday Hon. Tennent Lomax of Montgomery, Past Grand Chan cellor and Supreme Representative. was unanimously endorsed by the Knights TOT Supreme Chancellor, the next highest or flee within the gift of the Pythians or th's country. The election will be held dur ing the forthcoming session of the Supreme Lodge in San Francisco ana II is said that Mir. Lomax has the support of the Grand Lodge of several of the States.
 The question of building Pythian Temple in Alabama was disposed of by the authorizing of committee to secure the passage of bill by the Alabama
 Legislature granting the right to the Grand Lodge of Alabama to issue $S0.e0o { per cent bonds for this purpose.
 Mauy of the delegates to the Grand
 Lodge left the city for their homes last
 night.
 The second days session of the Grand Lodge was busy and interesting occa- sion resulting in lasting benefit to the order in the State
 | ne LOQSe was Cdlleu to ly at g o'clock a. m. by the Grand Cham cellor and the first business was con-
 ferring degrees on late arrivals. and there were several who presented them selves and received the honor.
 Mobile is Grateful. l Two telegrams were read, one from Mobile Lodge thanking the Grand Lodge
 for electing J. D, Bloch Grand Outside Guard and the other from Mir. Bloch, | himself acknowledging the compliment | and expressing his appreciation of the lhonor the more because of his absence. he having been detained at home by
 pressing business engagements. l The Committee on Necrology reported \ through Jesse c. wadsworth. chairman. | that there had died during the year six Past Chancellors and eighty-seyen Knights in the State.
 | The Committee on the State of the Order, through Dr. w. C. Wheeler Of | Huntsville reported that the Grand Lodge I had Ss,315 to it's credit and all the subor- | dinate lodges had paid their tax and the Il order generally was In good shape. l Mozart Lodge Sustained. | The special committee on charges brought against Mozart Lodge of Mont tRonery, that the Lodge had not been holding meetings, etc, reported that the l cndGEeS were Iot SustdhiNa obu NbS HN " l Grand Chancellor was urged to try to infuse new life into the lodge and settle
 all existing differences between the l brethren.
 | The matter of employing field worker was made a special order for 3 o'clock. nr. Wheeler reported from the com mittee on the erection of Pythian Temple as a home for the Grand Lodge | in this State in substance, that the movement was gaining favor and that the Temple should be built, but that the
 Grand Lodge was not yet fnancialiy anie | to begin its erection.
 l letter was received from ogden H.
 Feathers, Supreme Chancellor, expressing l his regrets at his inability to be in att
 tendance upon the-Grand Lodge and dele | gating Tennent Lomax of Montgomery | to act as Supreme Lodge Deputy
 MT. Lomax Speaks of the Order. l Mir. Lomax made an exhaustive and
 instructive review of the general condi. dition of. the order throughout the United States and Canada, showing that during | the past year there has been net ln- crease of 5000 members and that the l liabilities of the endowment rank nave been reduced from s50o,00o to less than
 s2oo, 900 and that the order is now in ex- | cellent condition, despite the fnacial dif- l faculties which made special session or | the Supreme Lodge necessary last July. | Supreme Representatives Tennent Lo- | max and C. R. Bricken from Alabama to the Supreme Lodge. also presented their report of the last regular conven- | ton of the Supreme Lodge at Detroit Mich.. and the special convention since held in Chicago. This report emoooled
 Inc principal legislation enacted by the | Supreme body and other matters UT ih'ei- l est to Knights of the State.
 Matter of Representation. | Hon. I. B. Graham of Talladega from inc Judiciary Committee, reported the
 nronosition presented by w. c. Parker
 pt Fidelity Lodge No. 55 of Birmingham nroyiding that the representation to the Grand Lodge should be on numerical basis without recommendation The present representation in the Grand Lodge Is one representative for each lodge. Mir. Parker proposed that tSs lodges be allowed one representative for each 125 members or majority fracuon | thereof. each lodge to have at least one renresentative. The purpose of this. as explained by Mir. Parker was to enable the six Birmingham lodges to consoli- date so as to build a great Pythian Hall without suffering a reduction or their representation, in the Grand Lodge. This matter precipitated quite an excit- ing debate and the proposition was over- whelmingly defeated supreme Representatives 70 LomaX and Rricken exemplified the secret work of the order. ...-.., :.
 The Lodge then took a recess until o'clock.
 Soon after recess for dinner was taken members of the Grand Lodge assembled on the front steps of the capitol and had their pictures taken In group. Endorsed MT. Lomax. Ali the afternoon session, a resolution
 was adopted endorsing Tennent Lomax
 of Montgomery for Supreme Vice-Chan- ca,lor in the election to take place in San Francisco in August next. He was
 stronplv endorsed and it was noted with nIeasure that the Pythian press had snoken of him favorably and Pythians in other States had already declared their nurpose to vote for him.
 This ia the next highest office in the Supreme order, and MT. Lomax has pre- sided at Supreme Lodge sessions with much satisfaction to the Supreme Lodge. An effort was made to get before the Grand Lodge again the matter of a change of the basis of representation so as to prevent a reduction of representation or Birmingham Lodges that might be con soIidated. but it was ruled out or order. having been disposed of at the morning session.
 A resolution was unanimously adopted apuropriating not less than $500 for the employment of additional help in the off,