The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-02
OBJECTIONS MADE
BY THE PYYHIABS
To Some Of Conditions Imposed
BY Fayette County.
DO Not Want 20 Make an Almshousc
Out Of the widows aud Orphans
Home nj Lexington.
4 MEETING FOR TOMORROW

There Is n possibility that Padu-
cab may yet get the Knights of
Pythlas Home. although the pros
pect may be quite remote. A meet
ing was to have been held tomorrow
at Lexington to formally accept the
institution. but is is intimated that
members of the Board OF Control. to
which II was to be turned over, may
not be able toaattend.
Paducah, II will be remembered.
was supposed to have put in the best
bid until Fayette county came along
and offered $4,000. The grand
lodge, X. of r., could not accept the
bid in this manner. and the money
had to be offered through the lodges
of Lexington.
Yesterdays Courier-Journal says:
Dissatisfaction has been express
ed by some of the Kentucky Knights
Of Pythias over the manner in which
the Widows and Orphans Home was
secured for Fayette county, and at
the next meeting of the Board Of
Control the question may be taken
up by the board. A meeting of the
board was to have been held Tues
day at Lexington for the purpose OF
assuming formal charge by the in
stitution, but 1t may be postponed
as some of the members will find II
inconvenient 10 be present on that
day.
The committee which appeared
before the grand lodge on behalf of
Fayette county announced that the
fiscal court of that county would do
nate $4,000 to the home This was
unsatisfactory TO the grand lodge
which said that the gift must be
made through the Lexington lodges
and accordingly $4,000 was given to
Phantom lodge, No. IS. and Phoenix
lodge, No. %, by the fiscal court.
Two conditions we're imposed in maxi
ing the gift and these conditions are
the ones objected to by 'thefPy thians.
1.-THE first condition is that the
Home is to be used not only for the
benefit of the widows and orphans OF
the deceased members of the Knights
of Pythias but also for the benefit Of
any such INDECENT widows or orphans
of Fayette county which may be sent
or entrusted to the home by the prop
er authorities Of Fayette county.
The second provision Is that
lien is to be retained on the proper
ty to secure Fayette the return of
the amount of the appropriation pro-
vided the Home Is at any time re-
moved from Fayette county or its
use as widows and Orphans Home
| is discontinued.
"The Pythians object strenuously
to the first reservation because they
want the Home 10 be for the use and
benefit OF the families of Pythians
only and they do not want il convert
ed into public almshouse. The sec
ond clause is objected to on the
ground that the lien should be held
by the two lodges which nomlnally
furnish the money.
Thomas p. Satterwhite, who is
member OF the Board OF Control,
said yesterday that the matter would
be arranged 10 the satisfaction OF
all. The condition in regard to Fay
cites privilege of sending widows
and orphans to the home was never
agreed TO by the Pythlans, he said.
The home will be used strictly for
the families of members of our order
and we viii under no cirenu7stances
allow the county OF Fayder mo
other county to send It's ds p'no
INDECENT widows there. r. Nouho
promised Il and will not n anu WI
Ia the lien. II Is nothing ft' r''sou
right. Fayette county vi
money In good faith and "a The
10 be protected. should yor- south,
TO rlove the home Il LOO. day.
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