The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-17

Reelected Grand Master of Exchequer. report to you of my official acts for the the fact that l have made some mis- takes, or errors. This. l assure you, is the result of only imperfect judgment. simply an error Of the head and not of the heart.
 "As l come to make report of my stewardship, 1 am profoundly grateful to all of the brethren who have stood by and assisted me in trying 10 mako this administrations one of benefit to the great Order of Knights ot fythias in the Domain of Alabama. What success has been accomplished during the pres- | ent administration is due not only to my own efforts. but to the efforts of many of the true and tried Pythians of our Domain It is, therefore, if there has been any success, the success of the united Brotherhood of America" During the past year the Grand Chm 1 cellor issued circulars calling attention to the new roster of officers and com mittees; the observance of the lythian Memorial Day; caution as to the tar dy filing of reports; caution as to taking out fire insurance on all lodge property; the observance of the forty second anniversary of the founding Of the order; q caution as to following strictly the Pythian law in reference to per capita tax and the installation of officers; to provide an opportunity for an expression of sympathy for the vic tins of the Virginia mine disaster and an announcement of the change of meeting place from Opelika to Mont gomery.
 A large number of official visits were made during the year by the various Grand Lodge officers. and all of the visits were beneficial 10 the order. II was attempted to hold district meetings at several places, but except at one or two places the effort met with but lit- tle success. If these meetings should be held. he says. the work of the Grand Chancellor and the Grand Keeper of Records and Seal, who do most of the ls.Vr ,1.rar- r.E subordinate lodges, would be lessened. It was the policy Of Grand Chan cellor Nichols to visit subordinate lodges hitherto not visited by Grand Chancellors. and these visits were found to be very beneficial. The time that has been taken in making these Knight would expect before serving as a Grand officer. He gives a list of the lodges visited and the work there done
 A list of the dispensations granted
 Under authority of the Grand Statutes. Grand Lodge cards have been issued to members Of lodges now de. funct. The amount of fees received from this source amounted to $66.
 Under the authority Of the constitu- ton for subordinate lodges. a larg" number of revised bylaws and amend ments were submitted to the Grand | Chancellor and were approved after due reference to the Committee on Judlci-
 Answered Many Questions.
 Many questions were pres snted du- ring the year for official ruling. Many of these questions could haVC been easily answered at home if the Grand Statutes or the Supreme Statutes had been consulted.
 Many of the lodges responded to the call of Eli P. Smith, Chairman of the Relief Committee of the Virginia Mine Disaster and over S260 was appropri- ated for this purpose.
 Three applications for permission to circulate letters for aid In the domain were granted, and appeals from the domain and other domains for assist ance to build halls were refused.
 A list of the lodges instituted and of the warrants for lodges is given in the report.
 A commission to remove Chalbeate Lodge from New Castle to Morris was granted, although there is little law on this subject.
 Four lodges in the domain were sus- pended, three voluntarily. One of these lodges was burned and the mem bers moved away from the community.
 Iyannoe Lodge No. 5S. Jasper, was Feorganized during the year.
 The Chancellor reported that there are only a small number of lodges in the State which are inactive.
 All bonds of Grand officers were ap- proved
 Touching upon the matter Of depos- itory for the funds of the Grand Lodge Grand Chancellor Nichols says that the committee appointed for this pur-