The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-11-06
jealousy Between Officers
Said tn Be Cause of
Differences
SAVANNAH VIEW OF SITUATION
Local Knights are Now Much Inter
ested and are Watching the Out
come. New Light on the
Situation.

The Knights of Pythias wrangle in
Atlanta is still the topic in secret
order circles of the state and the af-
fair is being watched with great in
terest by the knights.
Following from the Atlanta News
gives the latest about the matter:
Representatives of local Knights
of Pythias. accompanied by counsel,
went to Gainesville this morning for
the purpose of protesting against the
reinstatement of H. Cronheim, the eX-
PEELED member Of the Capital City
lodge. The trial will be before Grand
Chancellor Milan.
A prominent member of the Capital
City lodge said today that they eX-
pected to fight the case to a finish and
that the 1880 members in the sew
eral local lodges almost to a man, had
endorsed the action taken by the Cap
ital City lodge in expellng MI Cron-
helm.
The hearing at Cartersvill will prob
ably be concluded tomorrow MORN
ing"
Here is Another Story.
There seems to be two stories about
the trouble in the X. of p. lodges in
Atlanta. The Savani III Knights say
that it is a case of lalousy and the
following from the ! orning News is
self explanatory:
THE sensation IN Knights of Pythias
circles which has been sprung in At
lanta over the attempt pf the Capital
City lodge to expel ii. Cronheim from
IT'S ranks who has SO successfully par
ried the thrusts against him in his
reinstatement though appeal to the
grand chancellor, is ~ no menas con-
fined to Atlanta, but has spread throuh
the entire state and was the general
topic among Savannah Pythians yes
terday
"The news of the probable disband-
ment Of the seven lodges of the order
which partly depends upon the ac.
ton of the grand chancellor. to whom
protest was made by four hundred
Atlanta knights, and partly upon the
supreme lodge, to which body the case
will, it is declared. be taken if the
grand chancellor insists upon the re-
instatement Of Mr.. Cronheim, was re-
ceiyed in local X. Of p. circles with
unusual interest as the friction be-
tween Mr. Cronheim and the Atlanta
lodges appears to have begun last
May when a Savannah knight was ell
ected to the office of grand keeper
OF records and seals.
Mr.. Cronhcim, who is editor Of the
Pythian Lodge Secret, the official or
gan of the state lodge, is also state
organizer of the endowment rank, and
the charges that have been brought
against him by the Capital City lodge
are, it. is understood, in connection
with this last office Local Knights
OF Pythias, however, are inclined to
Lelieyc that animosity said to exist
between Mr.. ChOnhcim a member of
the Capital City lodge, and petty jeal-
ousv, is The cause of the friction.
"Mr r. Roland Alston, secretary of
the Capital city lodge, and q proml-
nent knight CT Pythias, who is gen
orally known throughout the state, was
d candidate for the office of grand
Keeper Of records and seals, which
ofice is being held by Mr.. w. II. Leo
pold, of this city who succeeded his
father in that office defeating Mr.. AL
son by large majority. At that
time Mr.. Cronheim, in spite of the
fact that he is an Albanian. was one
Of MIR. Leopold's strongest supporters
"Mr Cronheim is well known in
Knights of Pythias circles. 1t is the
general opinion among local knights
that the friendship existing between
Mr.. Cronheim and Mr. Leopold, as
well as other local knights, is be
hind the desire of the Capital City
lodge to oust him"