The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-07
GRAND LODGE OF
K, OF P, ADJOURN
viii Meet in Birmingham
Again Next Year
ORDER MOST PROSPEROUS
Much Important Business Was Trans
acted Yesterday-Reports Were
Acted on and Interesting Dis
cusslons Heard-officers

The grand lodge of the knights of
Pythias adjourned yesterday afternoon
| about $50 o'clock, after being in session
for the past two days. Birmingham was
chosen as the next meeting place of the
grand lodge, although other cities invited
it. and an invitation was sent to Supreme
Vice Chancellor Shively OF indiana to be
present next time. Before adjourning
yesterday afternoon the grand lodge at
tended to a large amount of business,
including the installation of the new Off
GERS, who were elected Tuesday night.
The officers invested were as follows:
Alex M. CARRIER of Talladega, grand
chancellor.
E. P Nichols of Roanoke. grand vice
chancellor.
Thomas E. knight of Greensboro, grand
prelate.
G. G. Miles of Montgomery, grand
keeper of records and seal.
]. M. Dannelly of Pensacola, Fla, grand
master of exchequer.
B. C. Jones of Bessemer. grand master
at arms.
J. D. Bloch of Mobile, grand inner
guard.
t. B. Sanford of opelika, grand outer
guard.
j. R. Riggs of Montgomery, supreme
representative to fill the unexpired term
of the late Hon. Tennent Lomax.
Jesse b. Wadsworth or Biocton, SUI
preme representative for full term
A Monument.
| A motion was passed TO raise a sub
scription to erect a monument to the
memory of the late John H. Donahoo
of Talladega, who was grand keeper OF
records and seal. A committee consist
ing of ]. B. 1Wadsworth. ]. B. Graham
and ]. b. Bloch was appointed to take
the subscription and report at the next
meeting of the grand lodge.
Resolutions of coincidence were passed
on the death of Tennent Lomax and ].
H. Donahoo, and provision was made for
their portraits to be painted for the grand
lodge.
handsome Jewel, similar to that Of
other past grand chancellors of the state,
was presented to ]. B. Ellis, who Is the
retiring grand chancellor. The presenta-
|
newly elected grand chancellor, and In
few appreciative remarks Mr.. Ellis thank
ed the grand lodge for the gift and the
honors they had bestowed on him.
Per Capita Tax.
The committee which was appointed to
investigate the advisability of decreasing
the per capita tax of the members OF
the grand lodge from 81 to 70 cents report
ed adversely and the report was adopted
by the grand lodge.
c. F. s. Neal president of the board
of control of the endowment rank of
| Chicago, made the grand lodge short
address on the work of his department
and urged that it be pushed in Alabama.
He said that the reports for the last year
showed very good progress in Alabama
and that he hoped 1t would continue. He
| gave a number of statistics in regard to
the growth of the Endowment rank, and
the general growth Of the order.
| An appropriation of $1,000 was made to
cover the expenses of the grand lodge for
the ensuing year This includes the sala-
ries of the officers and what ever Incl
| dentals may come up from time to time.
| Phares Coleman of Montgomery and B.
F. Thompson of Centreville were elected
as associate grand tribunes.
Surplus Funds.
| The n rning session was devoted chiefly
| to routine business. Grand Chancellor
| Ellis was unable to be present at the
session on account Of illness, and Vice
Chancellor CARRIER presided in his place. A
| committee of three was appointed to in
| vestigate the advisability of investing the
surplus funds of the grand lodge, which
amounts to about $4,000 The committee
consist OF Past Grand Chancellor Albert
Steinhart, Past Chancellor Phares Cole
man and Past Chancellor Barnes.
The committee on distribution of reports
recommended that certain portions of the
officers reports be referred to certain
committees. The report was concurred in.
The report of the judiciary committee
that the grand constitution be so changed
as to permit the grand chancellor to fill
vacancies in the office of supreme repre-
sentative by appointment, the same to
hold over until the next meeting of the
stitutional changes were made in order to
make the grand constitution conform to
the supreme constitution.
The Rev s. L. Harris, a well known
blind Pythian who has written a book
entitled Talks on Pythianism," was in
troduced and spoke in the interest Of his
book. He was heard with interest
Cr,1ith in, oho1f nf he