The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-18
ANNISTON GETS THE
KNIGHTS OF PYTH|AS
Grand Lodge Turns Down
Birmingham Invitation
PYTHIAN TEMPLE PLANNED
Trust Find of $500 Is Set Aside for
Purpose, and Additions to Fund
VIII Be Made From
Year to Year.

Montgomery May 17.-(Speeial) 1.-THE
grand lodge of knights of Pythlas of
Alabama voted overwhelmingly to go 10
Admission next year.
A resolution was adopted to set aside
@bO now held in trust fund to fund
for Pythian temple and to set aside
as much as can be spared each year for
the same cause until enough is collected
for the work. This will give about $1,000
a year.
j. T. Thompson was appointed a men,
Der of the grand tribunal The meeting
was one of the freest from contention in
the history of the order In the state.
The grand lodge took up much of the
morning on the reports of committees and
the working off of important legislation.
One of the important things disposed of
was the proposition to reduce the pc.
capita tax from 80 cents to 40 cents. The
motion to do so had been sent into the
ways and means committee and adversed.
The lodge then sustained tie commit
tee by a large vote.
1t was also ordered today that portraits
of Past Grand Chancellors John W. Coop
err E. A. Graham. Jacob Griel and J. Grey
Thomas be painted and l.ept in the halls
of the grand lodge headquarters Ali rhse
are dead.
resolution was adopted to have the
grand officers supply the lodge at
Moundvlle, which lost all of its property
by cyclone, fitted out again free OF
cost, with paraphernalia, rituals and fur
nishings.
Other reports of officers ere ap-
proved.
The committee on neurology reported
the death during the year of Past Grand
Chancellors e. A. Graham of Montgomery
and j. Grey Thomas of Mobile. and Past
Chancellors r. l.. Boomister, Mobile;
John Rutledge. Pratt City; c. w. Thomp-
son, Tuskegee; J. w. Webb Birmingham;
J. p Willis, Epps
Reporting for the committee to raise
funds for the erection of a monument to
the late Grand Keeper of Records and
Seal John Donahao, ] x. Wadsworth of
Birmingham said s27S 80 had been Sc
cured.
Afternoon Session.
At the afternoon session Of the grand
lodge of Pythians, Admission won as the
next place of meeting The first vote taken
stood Admission 70. Birmingham 80. Selma
8, Florence II. Montgomery 10. On the see
ond ballot Selma and Florence were with
drawn in the interest of Admission. and
the vote stood. Admission 104. Birmingham
80, Montgomery 6. The vote was then
made unanimous. It may be said that
Montgomery was not making a fight fer
the meeting because of having 1t this year
the contest being between Birmingham
and Admission.
The Budget.
The ways and means committee report
q 10 I'm for Z oil
Postage $3.50. express, kilograms and
freight $3.50; committee meetings $40 travel
and field work $1,000, ent $500, grand chan
celor office expense $500 grand master
of exchequer $50, grand keeper of rec
ords and seal $500, with ESQ for office eX-
penses; printing $50. premiums on bonds
S45. fraternal correspondence $500, supreme
lodge tax $3.50. ineidentals see, grand tri-
bunal $50 jewel for retiring grand chan
eellor s75 cabinet for office Of grand keep
er of records and seal $40, hail rent pres
ent session SIS mileage and per diem
s2311 %.
After the disposal of a number of minor
matters the newly elected officers took
their places. and Grand Chancellor r.
e. Knight of Greensboro had succeeded
Past Grand Chancellor + p. Nichols Of
Roanoke as well as the other newly elect
ed officers.
Grand Chancellor Knight appointed ].
r. Thompson a member of the grand tri-
bunal, which the grand lodge at once
ratified. Mr.. Thompson is solicitor of the
Fourth circuit. and formerly a member
of the legislature.
Adjournment was then taken to meet
next May in Admission, after which Grand
Master of EXchcquer j. NJ. Dannelly
called all of the representatives to his
desk and paid them their per diem and
mileage, amounting to s23l1 IS.