The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-23
HEAD OF PYTH|ANS
ARRIVES SATURDAY
Representatives of Local Lodges
Make Preparations
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
Mass Meeting of Knights of Pythlas
VIII Be Held In Honor of Supreme
Chancellor Tracy r.
Bangs.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED

The representatives of ten lodges OF
Knights of Pythias in Birmingham and
the district attended the meeting last
night in the parlors of the Metropolitan
hotel, the meeting having been called for
the purpose of arranging for the enter
tainment of Hon. Tracy r. Bangs Of
Grand Forks, N. D., supreme chancellor
of the order. who will visit Birmingham
Saturday. Six lodges in Birmingham and
four lodges in the suburbs were repre-
scented at the meeting last night.
1t was decided to have the reception
committee meet Mr.. Bangs on his ar
rival Saturday morning from Atlanta. He
viii then be escorted to the Hotel Hill
man, where apartments have been Sc
cured for him. At 2:30 o'clock Saturday
afternoon reception will be held at the
hotel by the supreme chancellor This will
last until 4 o'clock, at which time a
carriage drive will be given him. A tour
of the city will be made in the carriages.
Pythian Mass Meeting.
At o'clock Saturday night Pythian
mass meeting will be held in Magnolia
hall Mr.. Bangs and other members OF
the order will make short addresses. The
supreme chancellor will probably leave
Birmingham late that night,
DR.. w. H. Wilder. past grand cham
cellor, called the meeting of the repre-
sentatives of the lodges In the district to
supreme representative, was elected
chairman, and Eli P. Smith secretary
Plans for the entertainment of Mr.
Bangs were discussed and the following
committees were appointed:
The Committee.
On reception: j. B. Wadsworth. chair
man, Eli p Smith, Dr. W. II. Wilder,
NJ II. Crittenden, L. G. Waldrop of Ems
ley, E. Lesser, w. L. Deal of Avondale,
G. e. Brooks, w. T. Parker, Dan Jones
of Irondale, J. B. Beasley of East lake.
DIR. J. w. Hughes, Joseph Zinszer OF
Woodlawn, Job Going of Pratt City, Ed
ward S. Jones, J. T. Dillon and the fol-
lowing chancellor commanders of lodges
in the district ]. w. Hughes, Jr. of
jefferson Valley. F. Rothenhofer of Phoe-
nix. B. B. Hood of Fidelity, M. L. Caha-
Ian of Dirego-Hines. ]. T. Moore of Bir-
mingham, w. w. Bradbury of Bellevue,
7. ]. Jones of Ruhama, A. d. Mclean of
Avondale, Ben Davis of Irondale, j. w.
Clayton of Steel City, Ensley.
On hall and decorations: w. T. Parker,
Frank Arrco John Anderson, r. r.
Board and j. T. Moore. au
On programme for Pythian meeting:
Hume f. Jones.
viii Assist.
The following committee appointed by
Grand Chancellor A. NJ CARRIER of Tai
ladega will also assist the reception COM
mittee:
Jesse B. Wadsworth, chairman; Junus
M. Riggs, j. B. Ellis. ]. Rivers Carter.
Judge John II. Disque, Edward S. Gra-
ham, b. J. Schuster, A. Steinhart, b. #.
Ludwig Col. c. r. Bricken, ID. G. Cooper
E. B. McCarty, DR.. w. II. Wilder, j. A.
Kirkpatrick, C. A. Terrell, f. p. Nichols
Thomas e. Knight, G. G. Miles, Rev. j..
M. Dannelly Judge B. c. Jones, ]. d.
Bloch, T. d. Sanford, II. M. Beck, Eli +.
Smith and ]. T. Glover All of the above,
except the three last named, are either
past grand chancellors or sitting grand
lodge officers of the order in this state.