The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-03

continued from nrst pase.l
ters. were deeply interested in the
Pythian home and would do their
part toward It, The lodge was clear
of debt and had $500 in the treasury.
GRANVILLE.
! Fred Taylor Of Osceoia No. 1873, re-
ported SO members in good standing,
with five applications under consider
alton.
carmi Lodge.
C. G. Brown OF Montemma No. 2T6,
reported y members in good stand
! ing, $500 in the treasury, a clean
membership, good working teams. / !
new members last year. two eandi-
dates going through the ranks He
said Montezuma lodge could do as
good work as any team in southern
Illinois. The lodge was divided on
the Pythian home question.
Metropolis.
William II. Gray Of Orestes No.
2eS, reported that he came as the rep
resentative Of the best lodge in
Southern Illinois and one OF the best
lodge rooms anywhere, The lodge
had 81 members in good standing
and he guaranteed would have Is
more by the 18th OF March The
lodge was in good shape financially
and was willing To help in any work
undertaken by the grand lodge. There
was a uniformed rank. and all the in
hiatory work was done without the
sight Of ritual There were three
members of the Metropolis lodge in
attendance.
The Youngest Lodge.
Now, we viii hear from The baby
lodge of this district Saline No, G5s
Ia Carrier Mills" announced Grand
Keeper Of Records and Seal Caldwell
Mr. Chas r Parker Of that lodge rc.
ported that since the institution Of
tue lodge last March with % mem.
bers three new ones had been added,
end TWO applications were ON file
The lodge was in a fair way to have
the auxiliary Ra hhone Sisters. I'VE
haye two Rathhone Sisters now" said
M. Parker Sister Clayton and my.
sell Az this announcement Of him.
self as a sister" the delegates
smiled Mr. Parker announced that q
petition was being gotten in shape
for the organization Of the auxiliary.
Secret Work Esemplifsd.
This closed the ropcTts If the
lodges and Grand Chancellor Whiting
introduced knight X w. Sweeney Of
Galesburg. state instructor in the
secret work. who exempified the Sc.
cret work in an Instructive manner.
Visitors Speak.
Grand Chancellor Whiting then in
troduced Knight R. NJ. Wilde of Dem
clay lodge No. 10, Of Chicago. one Of
the Oldest lodges in the state. Mr..
Wilde made a most happy and patri.
tic speech, full of feeling and de-
clared That the order Of Knights Of
Pythias was the order for young
Americans He told Of the charity
work Of his own lodge and was ap.
plauded when he concluded.
Editor Hoy.
Grand Chancellor VIII ing then In.
troduced 10 the convention Frank
Hoy, editor Of the Pythian Leader Of
Chicago who spoke briefly ahont the
work Of his journal in connection
with the order
At this point a recess was taken
for ten minutes. the delegates using
he time in mngiing with each other
and becoming acquainted.
When the convention was called to
order again Chancellor Moorhead call
"a upon several OF the distinguished
Pythians present for short addresses
and a feast of real oratory followed.
Mr.. Chas T. Retter of Murphysboro.
grand trustee was the first called up.
on. He was followed by Hon Albert
Watson Of Mt Vernon. grand outer
guard of the state. VINO spoke clio
Quentlv of the value Of the order and
The great work it was doing His
tribute to the order was graceful and
beautiful in its simplicity and he was
loudly apnlauded
Russell W. Sweeney.
Mr. Sweeney the stare instructor.