The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-13
PYTHIANS ARE COMING
GRAND LODGE Or ALABAMA MEETS
 HERE TUESDAY.
Sessions to Re Held at state Capitol and Fine Reports are Expected. Kniwhts of Khormssan
 Monday.

Knights of Pythias of Montgomery expect that fully 900 members of that order will attend the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of the Domain of Alabama, which will convene In Mont- gomery Tuesday morning at 1o:30 o'clock, and will be in session two days. The meetings of the Grand Lodge will be held in the hall of the House of Representatives and will be presided over by F. P. Nichols of Roan- oke, Grand Chancellor of the State.
 While the Grand Lodge will not meet until Tuesday, 1t Is expected that a number of the Knights will reach Mont- gomery Sunday and Monday to be pres ent Monday night at the institution of @ Temple of the Knights of Khorassan. an auxiliary social organization of Pythians to be organized in Alabama
 The work of tho Grand Lodge Tues day morning will consist of receiving reports of officers, which reports will be referred to committees. In the af- ternoon of Monday the Grand Lodge will elect officers for the ensuing year. It is quite possible that each of the of ficers will be promoted, in which case Hon. Thomas H. Knight of Greensboro. the present Grand Vice Chancellor. will succeed to the highest office with in the gift of the Knights of Pythias of Alabama.
 At present. the full roster of officers of the Grand Lodge of Alabama is as follows: F. P. Nichols Roanoke, Grand Chancellor; Thomas E. Knight, Greens- boro. Grand vice-Chancellor; B. c. Jones, Bessemer. Grand Prelate; O. c. Miles, Montgomery, Grand Keeper of Records and Seal; J. M Dannelly. Troy, Grand Master of Exchequer; J. D. Bloch, Mobile, Grand Master at Arms: T. D. Sanford. opelika, Grand Inner Guard; H. M. Beck, Birmingham. Grand Outer Guard; J. B. wadsworth of Birming- ham and J. M. Riggs of Montgomery. Supreme Representatives.
 If each of the officers Is promoted. there may be Q contest over the last office, or Grand Outer Guard. and 1t is understood that there are already sev- eral candidates for this place.
 J. M. Riggs of Montgomery will not be a candidate for reelection to the office of Supreme Representative. The two candidates for that office are J. B. Ellis of Selma and D. C. Cooper of Ox- ford.
 Wednesday the Grand Lodge will hear reports of committees appointed to consider the reports of officers, and will transact other matters concerning the internal affairs of the order. It is probable that the visiting Pythians will conclude their labors Wednesday night.
 hu ACpthtS VI OhAC0IS COHlIhltl- tees will show most gratifying results of the years work. The order in Ala bama has gained 450 new members and fourteen new lodges in the year. The financial statements will show corres- bonding increases, and 1t is believed that the reports will be more encour- aging than in several years.
 The initiation of the Knights of Khorassan will take place at the Au- ditorium Monday night and will, of course, be private. There will be 135 candidates for membership in the aux Hilary branch of Pythians, which Is to be known as Antares Temple, 127. A team from Atlanta. assisted by Alabam- fans, who have been already initiated, will conduct tha ceremonies.
 After the initiation the Knights of Khorassan will sit down to banquet which will probably be enjoyed until the late hours of the night.
 Grand Chancellor Nichols of the Knights of Pythias. is expected to reach Montgomery today and will be here until Thursday.