The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-26
PYTHIANS IN CONVENTION.
Interesting Proceedings, Followed by
Banquet-Large Number Of Dele
gates In Attendance
Especial to The Messenger.)

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Fayetteville. n. c.. January 2l-The
Knights OF Pythias Of the Fourth dis
trict OF the State met in his city at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon. in the hall
Of Cape Fear Lodge No. 4, Order of Odd
Fellows. Deputy Grand Chancellor w.
c. Holland calling the body TO order.
who. after @ few graceful words OF wei
come, called Grand Chancellor w. NJ.
Lyles to the chair, who presided with
exceptional ability throughout the pro-
ceedings. The following delegates were
enrolled: w. NJ. Lyles. Meck -nburg
No. 3; w. F. Robertson, v. q. C, Stone
wall No. /; Walker Taylor. chairman
judiciary committee, Clarendon No. 2;
Rev. z. r. Law, chairman Of trustees
OF Orphans Home. Red Springs No. 81;
w f. Corbett. Stonewal. No. l; r. u.
Branch, l. NJ. Cook, w. A Jones, Nj.
E. Mayer ]. B. Sandlin. RED Springs
No. 81: w. II. McLaurin. F. L. Bundy,
Scotland No. q; ]. w. Johnson, A
Anmon. j. w. Chisholm. Raeford No.
1O: Messrs. Duffie, of Liberty; Ezzell,
Of Burlington. and many of the mem
berS of Cumberland lodge eEro ed
themselves during the session. WISH
tors from outside the Grand Domain
we're Messrs. Mayer, Livingston and
Whisnant. of South Carolina, and AL
lison, of Portsmouth, Va.
DuTlnR the GOIlN Hl.On lItIS "SIO
many speeches of force and interest,
and much qualification was expressed
at the life and vigor in the proceedings,
and the good accomplished. After an
evening session of routine business, the
convention adjourned to participate in
the pleasures of the banquet in Castle
| Hall of the Pythian building.
! The hundreds of guests who throng-
| ed the great hail.: the elegantly gowned
| fair matronS and beautiful girls; the
| radiance Of electric lights; the music
| of RemSburgiS orchestra, which charm-
| ed the ear through the whole evening;
| the tables, with covers TO- two
| and fifty guests, not only laden with
bountiful cheer, but set forth and serV-
I ed in artistic taste all proclaimed the
/ browning triumph of the FavetteviAa
P%ythians as hosts and entertainers.
Mr.. c. J. Cooper presided admirably
as toast master, and his speech was
very graceful on taking the chair.
Following were the toasts: Welcome,
by Colonel w. S. Cook; response by
| Grand Chancellor Lyles; Absent Mem
bers. by w. F. Robertson; The Press.
by r.. 3. Branch; Endowment Rank, by
| w. A. Jones'; Benefits of the Order, by
Major B.. F. Huske; True Meaning OF
| Pythianism. by H. B. Alexander; Won
| an, by w. H. MGLaurin; Prompt Pay
ment of Dues. bv w. F. Corbett;
Young Man in Pythianism. by j. II
Myrover' widows 10 o w a dStsiSe :pR View e oi
~Pythianism, by Rev. T. A. Smoot; De
gree Team, by F. L. Bundy; Care OF
the Home, by G.. G.. Myrover; This
/ Pleasant Weekly Hour, by walker
! Taylor.
Among the prominent visitors here,
| influential and earnest in Pythian
work. were Grand Chancellor Lyles, OF
! Charlotte; Colonel Walker Taylor ma
| jor w. F. Robertson, Captain W. +:
Corbett, Of Wilmington; F. L. Bundy
! and w. H. McLaurin, OF Laurinburg.
Great masses of machinery, some OF
the pieces of which weigh 20 tons, are
| unloading al Sanford for h plant OF
| the cane Fear Electric Power Company
! at Buckhorn Falls. The whole immense
! dam ia Of cement, an6 more than fifty
! car loads have already been hauled
there. Hundreds OF thousands or uoi-
~ have lready been invested In this
great enterprise. which when completed,
| will cost 81, 600, 900.