The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-03
FLATTERING REPORTS HEARD
Z FROM THE Different LODGES
Cairo Organizations Show Up Well as
Do Those Of Mound City, Villa
Ridge and Others>~Feast ofOra~
tory and Banquet.

prosperous and was doing rank work
at every meeting nigh.
BeIknap No. GAP.
Chas Mescher of Bellknap, reported
his lodge in satisfactory condition.
The lodge was organized in Decem-
Der. 1908. with 40 members, and all
were in good standing. The member
ship Of his lodge was composed of
laboring men who found II difficult to
attend all meetings, but they were
faithful knights. His lodge, he said,
had 500 in the treasury The lodge
had los, two members.
Romeo, No. 65t.
A. j. Perkips of Vienna, reported
| Romeo prospering. ri was only or
ganized last April with 63 members,
but had 800 in the treasury.
Mound City.
r. r. Easterday's report from this
city was extremely gratifying. The
lodge was organized in 1889. and until
the first of January, this year, had
40 members. On this date ten were
dropped, and the lodge reported 1870
members in good standing II was
composed Of two classes of citizens
mechanics ani business men, among
them most OF the county officials.
The membership, Mr.. Easterday said,
was working in harmony.
THREE mcmbors were lost in the
l. lag Six months. The reason .the
| membership has not shown large
increase was because the lodge had
quit soliciting members. I'VE have
got to the, point" said Mr.. Easterday.
where we don't have to solicit. We
let those who want TO join solicit us"
The lodge was so strong, he said, that
wherever a group of men gathered in
Mound City 4 could be depended up
ON that most of them were Knights OF
Pythias, although there was strong
competition from other lodges in the
rbwn. The condition of the endow.
ment rank was not good. The lodge
had good working teams aud no rlt
uaIs were used in limitations. The
lodge paraphernalia was in good or
der. The Rathbope' Sisters auxiliary
had not been organized but he wish.
ed It was. Il would be the first to
ioin It." he declared. And il | cant
get in at home | am going to join
somewhere else Mound City lodge
gelt toward the Pythian home just as
felt about its own lodge home we
are for It." said the delegate. There
was a good sum of money in the treas
ury. We've got two banks at home
and four or five in the county. but we
| have our money in a Cairo bank, he.
cause we favor a Greater Cairo" said
Mr. Easterday. amid a burs- of ap
| Dlause from the delegates. We've
rot $1,000 in Cairo bank drawing
interest, and have $500 or $400 laying
round loose to help any needy
brother" He reported a total mem
bership of 200 IL of whom were pres
ent The lodge was in healthy con
| lition, caused by the untiring zeal OF
the present officers.
When Delegate yesterday conclud
ed his repors Grand Chancellor Whit
| llk ditSt duU Hdtu n sPlChhlA tN
port, Brother Easterday, and | want
20 thank you for it myself"
Cigars Demanded.
At this point Grand Chancellor
Whiting asked for cigars and had
them passed around the hall. remark
ing that lin these district meetings
we believe in having good time
Mos. X. P's smoke and those who
don't ought to-
Villa Ridge.
When Pride of Egypt No. IA was
called. Delegate d. w. PrindIe arose
and delivered in an original and hui
morous way one of the best reports
of the evening. No. 444-or I-11-44,'
as some call us-was instituted in
1894 with 2s members. We have in
lcreasel "a, and now have 102. with
| rs in good andIng. We lost two by
death and some Of the others we're
expelled and o.hers suspsnded fer