The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-03-25
KNIGHTS or HONOR.
Annual Convention of the Louisiana Grand
Lodge-Enconraging Condition OF
fhs Order In this State.


The Louisiana Grand Lodge of the
Knights of Honor held its twenty
fourth annual convention in New Or
leans last week, and the proceedings
were replete with interest to the mem
bership, exhibiting an encouraging
condition of affairs with reference TO
the order in this state. The first net
Increase in numerical strength since
the year 1892 in the Louisiana juris-
diction was attained il 1908, the second
wear of Grand Dictator Paquet's serv-
ice, and the momentum Of growth was
not only maintained but slightly aug
mented in 1904 under this Jealous Of
fcial's capable administration and the
influence Of his personal example as
a solicitor and missionary for the
knights of Honor. The grand lodge
was called to order at II clock Mon
day, March Ii, in Knights of Honor
Hall at 314 St. Charles street, with
Grand Dictator Paquet in the chair,
Grand Reporter Walters at his desk
and ali but two Of the other grand Of
ficials present, together with quorum
of subordinate lodge representatives.
Judge Paeuet's presence was an agree
able surprise to the members, who APP
pretended that he had not sufficiently
recovered from his dangerous illness
to attend the session.
The committee on credentials pre-
scented report tn at was adopted, after
which fifteen new representatives were
initiated in the grand lodge or sold
age'' degree A second roll-eall showed
that thirty-nine lodges were repre-
sented, and committees on distribu-
ton, mileage aud per diem, state Of
the order, neurology and press were
appointed by the presiding officer.
Ex-Gov. j.. G. Sheppard, of Edge
field, South Carolina, supreme dictator
Of the knights of Honor, and Supreme
Treasurer Frank B. Sliger, Of Helena,
Arkansas, were welcomed as visitors
and received with due ritualistie cere-
monies.
The reports Of the grand dictator,
grand reporter. grand treasurer and
finance committee we're submitted in
printed form and referred to the COM
mittee on distribution, which in turn
referred the various subdivisions of
the documents TO the other committees.
The grand dictator's report, which
was read by Supreme Assistant Die
tator I. E. Bentley, owing to Judge
Paquet's enfeebled physical condition,
comprised the following matters OF
general interest in addition to various
minor details:
"A eontinu alton OF the good work
that gave the Louisiana grand iuris-
dietion in 1903 the first net increase Of
membership it had attained since 1892,
has resulted in a further numerical
growth of our membership in this state,
the increase for 1904 being slightly in
excess of that for the preceding year.
Louisiana not only initiated more new
members last year than any other
grand Jurisdiction, but is accredited
with nearly one sixth of the entire
number of recruits enlisted under the
banner of the knights Of Honor
throughout the supreme Jurisdiction in
1904. It is mainly to the good work
Of the country lodges that we are in
debted for the increase of our aggregate
membership, as there was a small net
loss in the city lodges. Had our men,
bers in New Orleans been as active and
Jealous in behalf of the order as were
their country brethren, there is no
doubt our excellent record for 1904
could have been made very much better.
While it is true that competition is
greater Ii the city than Ia the country,
it is also true that the available ma
terial is much more plentiful in this
great city than in the comparatively
sparsely settled rural districts, and if
our city members would consent to de-
vote only a seaall traction of their
leisure time to making known the adj
Vantages Of the order. and soliciting
applications from their friends and ae-
quaintances, thousands of aceessions
to our ranks might easily be secured
in the metropolis. Prominent among
the lodges to whose efforts are mainly
due the augmentation of our member
ship are Livingston 1884, Amite City
2791, Tangipahoa 34T3, Plainview 4105,
Ascension 4371, Unionville 4169 and
Berwick 1929.
Zone new lodge-Ascension No.
4371-has been instituted during the
past year, and this baby Of the grand
Jurisdiction has made record Of
growth that should put to shame many
OF the Older members OF our fraternal
household. Ascension Lodge was Or
gained at Gonzales, Ascension par
ish, June 25, 1904, by District Deputy
Grand Dictator l.. Y. Covers, of
Livingston, with membership of
seventeen. The semi annual report for
the term ending Dec. 81, 1904, shows
that Ascension Lodges roster bore
the name of forty members, and that
This gratifying growth had been due
principally to the labors of Brother
F. Solomon, the financial reporter,
whose interchangeable zeal for the well
fare 81 the Knights of Honor entities
him to the degree of past dictator and
also to a gold badge indicative of that
rank.
I'm addition to the individual
honors earned by Brother Solomon of
Ascension Lodge, cash premiums were
claimed and awarded to lodges initi-5
ating ten or more members during the
months of May and June. 1904, as
follows: To Amite City Lodge 27e1,
for twenty one members; Unionville
Lodge 41s9, for eleven members, and
D'Arbonne Lodge 4243, for eleven
members.
1.-THE Louisiana jurisdiction has
lost but one lodge in the past year,
and that a small one. Gibsland
u t,dnn 19aA with eleven members Was