The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-14
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
ANNUAL CONFEREIC

i pany, No. II, First battalion. Fourth
Regiment Z, R. *. p, o. Grafton. me
company consisted OF sixteen mon and
/ i've officers. They executed the driI
eIcelIently and At the conclusion the
judges awarded them the frst prize o.
$4,000
The company was in command Of
Captain H NJ Leps and he received
many congratulations for having dim
cd mis- men 50 wen and for the members
of the company for taeIr work. The
judges in making their. decision consid.
cred the per centage at o. in aocori-
ance with the usual military rules To-
the account Of points There were ffty
movements in the driil, each movemeat
being counted at ten points ami I'VE
points representing one per cent. Tho
judges made a report Of their decision
to tho Grand Lodge at the afternoon
session and due menticre Of the. efieien.
ey ofsthe company ana praise to Captain
Leps was contained in it. Tho prize i
awarded by the Grand Lodge as 4 tho
usual CUSTOM
Owing to the misunderstanding rs-
garding the time for the competitive
drill, Captain Lcps' company gave an
exhibition drill in front Of tho Traders IN
the afternoon commencing ut three
o'clock and il was witnessed and appro.
ciated by q large number.
Grand Iodgs in Final Session.
Pursuant IN 41,o ,naaI,%t,,r !, - ~
toe morning session, the Grand Lodg5
again convened in tas assembly room
OF the hotel at l"30 o'clock in che after.
noon. u was in session as this Issue
Of the Telegram went to press and win
likely contsnna until seven o'clock. The
session VIII end with the election and
installation OF the Grand Lodge oiilcfrt
for the ensuing term and the seIectior
Of committees.
Special Services at Christ Church.
An eloquent and intensely interost-
ing sermon was delivered in chriat
spiseopai CHURCH Wednesday evening a.
/. sleelal services held fcr the knights
= s sa'' :. VINO were ~ stts.lssqfsS Y
p'',y iie ser9'ioAf was delivered ~
NeF' :. y 1liiasns' me itriga,le CaaI,s
IAN 81 t9e 1e3niterp Rank ctstrlor
member g t5atteTy 4 OF artillery Of
Lae " Heeltne Uniform Rank, and an
Eplseopat munster Of Fiedmort Iiie
7'.pleet 81 .ais sermon was For tbe Good
q me Order and the Uniform Rank
i ms tsSt was taken .. from Joshua q
l3'l4-l5. Rev. Williams spoke 81 tae.
- "s''i'''e p Mi'tIloI nna 81
/ niS snaiiengs 70 tho aHgsi Of the Lord
wac APPEARED unto nm. The illpstsas
,,oa was brought into q cornTarison q
the great warriors Of the world down 4
LORD liIyet " washington AMI otiarA atisl
MY. Miillains explained clearly 'osg 2
i person might be 9 great warrior mud
4 ssiit De z true and conscientious Chris.
elan man. ihts was iikened 70 the.
CaFistian men 81 the Uniform RAMS 6f
I, the knights Of Pythias, who stood
s'AfrIoss ready to deisnd taetr brotherss
j their country Their families and theis
homes The object Of the il. 81 II 6r
der, Rev. Williams said, was tiic up.
liftment Of mankind. He gave insf m.
eos where many Ind been saved from
degradation and ruin Through tiis noise
order and Of ths benefits and Isialhess
eNten,led TO widows snd ,Srphnhs. gi,s
Uniform Rank was. 10 said. one Il ti,s
sseate-t military. bodies ii exist tened mi
Y II stool reaiy with framed and al ei1
lined Christian warrior 20 defend fIseir
country nnd their aones at MONO
notice.
The sermon was an abls one ana Rev
{. Williams words carried ysitl, "a ~
spiration ana ,odiiica ton u M 4gta "a.
tened to them.
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