The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-05
JEALOUSY THE CAUSE -
OF PYTHIAN TROUBLES.
Atlanta Sensation Probably Result
of Lodge Politics.

Atlanta Sensation Probably Result
of Lodge Politics.
The sensation in knights of Pythias
circles which has been sprung in At
lanta over the attempt of the Capital
City Lodge to expel from its ranks H.
Cronheim, who has so far successfully
parried the thrusts against him in his
reinstatement through appeal to the
grand chancellor, is by no means con-
fined to Atlanta, but has spread
throughout the state and was the gen.
eral topic among Savannah Knights of
Pythias yesterday.
The news of the probable disband-
ment of the seven Atlanta lodges of the
order, which depends partly upon the
action of the grand chancellor, to
whom protest was made by four hun
dred 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-
ceived in local X. of p. circles with I'M
usual interest, as the friction between
Mr.. Cronheim and the Atlanta lodges
appears to have begun last May when
a Savannah knight was elected to the
office of grand keeper of records and
seals.
Mr.. Cronheim, who is editor of the
Pythian Lodge Secret, the official or
gan of the state lodge, is also state or
ganizer 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 Pyth-
las, however, are inclined to believe
that animosity said to exist between
l.as,- 4 oIaANz nj a
Capital City lodge, and petty jealousy,
is the cause of the friction.
Mr.. F. Roland Aston, secretary of
the Capital City Lodge, and proml-
nent Knight of Pythias, who is gener-
ally known throughout the state, was
a candidate last May for the office of
grand keeper of records and seals,
which office is being held by Mr.. w. H.
Leopold of this city, who succeeded his
father in that office, defeating Mr.. AL
ston by a large majority. At that time
Mr. Cronheim, in spite of the fact that
he is an Albanian, was one of Mr.. Leo
pold's strongest supporters.
Mr.. Cronheim is very we'll known
among the local knights of Pythias,
having a large number of friends IN
Savannah. 1t is the general SUPPOSE
ton among local knights that the
friendship existing between Mr.. Cron-
n6l1n anu MI. 1ASOpOIu' 90 wen % SNAAO
local knights, is behind the desire or
the Capital City Lodge to Dust him.
THE fact is" said a prominent
knight yesterday, that Atlanta is
Jealous of Savannah in every way. 1t
has not been a year since there was
some friction between the Atlanta
posts of the Travellers Protective As
ISOLATION and the other posts of the
state in convention in Savannah, which
disturbed the tranquility of that or
ganization, and this jealousy has evil
IDENTIFY crept into the ranks of the
Knights of Pythias."
Mr.. Leopold said that he had known
for several days that the Atlanta
lodges would appear before the grand
chancellor at Gainesville for some
purpose, but he did not know the ma
ture of their business. He has received
no official notice. he said, Of the expul-
sion and reinstatement of Mr.. Cron-
helm.
The October number Of the Pythian
Lodge Secret, edited by Mr.. Cronheim,
which has just been issued, was re-
ceived by local subscribers yesterday,
but contained no reference to the At
lanta trouble.