The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-15
NEGROKNIGHTS HERE
GRAND LODGE OF ALABAMA IN AM
 NUAL SESSION.
Uniformed Rank Pitcher its Tent. Near the state Normal school,
 Where Meeting ia Being xy.lA

AlltE 0QftStuQt18 6 ttCofy iuSH O-
 routine business Monday. the grand
 lodge resumed its work at o'clock
 yesterday morning. The comforting of
 the heraldic degrees on 14s candidates
 which was begun Monday afternoon,
 was completed occupying the larger
 part of the morning. At noon a recess
 was taken for dinner.
 The grand lodge re-convened at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon and a num- Der of matters were taken up and dis cussed relative to the Pythian Temple committee. The following committees were appointed:
 Rules.---J. L. Christian of Uniontown. J. W. Jones of Montgomery. T. $. Sam son of Birmingham, c. W. Goree of Selma and T. R. Milihouse.
 Finance committee.--W H. Brazier ot Mobile, s. E. Moses of Anniston, Henry Harold of wetumpka, A. w. Atwater and Henry Sellers. During the afternoon. the finance committee submitted 8 partial report but the full report will probably be Brown of Birmingham occupied the grand chancelIor's chair
 The heraldic committee reported that s2S2 had been received from applicants who took the heraldic. degree The lodge. closed its business session at , .OSiSIA tO hhcc~ -6oNfa N~ v v N-O~~~ N.--~
 Ats O'clock yesterday afternoon. the uniformed rank of the order. which is encamped near the State Normal School,
 went to Washington Park. where dress parade was held.
 The Independent Order of .calanthe. woman's auxiliary organization to the
 Pythian Grand Lodge. also transacted
 much business yesterday at Dorsett's Hall and collected more than S1,000 for the TugEle Institute at Birning : ham. This organization is about 800 strong and has also been in session The Grand Lodge and the auxiliary will both be in session until Saturday. reports from its grand ofifcers and the different committees appointed. Two companies of the uniformed rank will arrive here today from Mobile and the o'clock this afternoon. going to Wash ington Park, where a competitive drill will be held at o'clock. The camp of the uniformed rank was yesterday late M. V. Moore, formerly a prominent officer in the negro organization.
 The Grand Lodge met in Montgomery
 Short t session esoSm naI was feld during % which committees on credentials and rules
 were appointed. Meeting again at noon. an address of welcome was de- cipal of the State Normal School. after which recess was taken for dinner
 The afternoon session of Monday be-
 gan at 5 o'clock and report of the Committee on Credentials was begun.
 A committed of five was appointed to confer the heraldic degree
 At the night session the conferring
 of the heraldic degree on 14s candi- dates was started. This ceremony was completed yesterday morning. At that nights meeting also, the report of the Committee on Credentials was com pleted and 1t was found that about 500 delegates were in attendance rep- resenting the following lodges: Rose of sharon, Delchamps; Mount Ararat. Grand Bay; Capital City. Montgomery; Springfield, Eutaw; U. s. Grant, We tumpka; Westley Valley, Bessemer: A. Thomasviiie: Loving Joy Murray; Mount Etna, Prattville; Magnolia, Car dir: Benjamin Ward, Eppes; Pride Of Roosevelt, Coffeeville; Cedar Grove, Pride of Central Mills. Central Milis; Mt Everett. New Decatur; Pride of Thomaston. Thomaston; Home Enter prise, Taylorville; St. Joseph, Short Creek; steel City. Ensiey; Pride of Oak Grove; Sunny South. Montgomery; Macedonia, Republic; McAdory, Besse- mer; Fair Lily. Anniston; Pride of Mo- bile. Mobile; Pride of Montgomery. Montgomery; Athenian, Uniontown; Eunice. Birmingham; King Solomon, Bessemer: Sun Light. Hobson City; St Joseph, Winner; Demon. Russellvtlle; Pride of Booker. Booker City; Bright Union Springs; Eiyton Star. Elyton: Morganyille, Morganviile; Pride of Ma nila, Manila; Beioit' Star. Beloit; New Light, Blocton; Mount Zion. Fayette; Belmont. Spring Valley; New Home. of Rockville Rockbranch Church; Hays Valley, Andalusia; Lewisburg, Lewisburg; Israelite. Johns; South An niston. south Anniston; Corona e.,,. View. lant; Liberty. Smithfield: Excelsior. Birmingham; Iron City, Birmingham; Climax, Birmingham; Selma Star, Sell ma; Bright Oak, Johns; New South. Montgomery; James Garfield. Selma; Fidelity, Tnscal;Soss: Bethel. i Mobile; mingham; Eagle. Greenville; Corin- Bright viewl Blocton; William J. Sim mIns' AtIas Ren' Rell sUmtey; Liy 0 of the WaiIey Brookwood; Rising Star. Blosburg; An tonic Maceo. Montgomery; Hannibal. Troy; Puritan. Dolomite; c, N Dor sette, Montgomery; Bula Bell, Brighton: Marshali, Mount Sterling; Pride of Ems ley, Ensley; Morning Star, Aldrich; Pride of Decatur, Decatur; Memorial, Link, Brookside; Beautiful Gate, sayre- ton: Mount Pilgrim. Horse Creek; Waugh, Warrior: Gulf City, Mobile; Damon Bessemer; White Rose, Iron Montgomery; Mount Sinai. Mobile: St. Stephens Woodlawn Trinity. Cfeola; Pride of Lee. Phoenix City; Keystone. Lopez; Pride of Alabama, Birmingham; Mount Olive. Mobile; Poplar City. Do- than; Hope of Joy, Blossburg; Enter prise, Coaling: Bay Leaf. Avondale; 70 Hilnnans HannfhaI Greensboro; Stout's Mountain; stouts Mountain; Pride of Selma; Bright Jewel, Blossburg; Pride of Eutaw: St. James, Bessemer; St. Paul. Birmingham; Star of the South. Carbon Hill Birmingham Star. Birm- inRham; Friendship. Anniston: B K. Bruce, Callion; Pratt City Dawn, Pratt City; Victoria. New Castle; Maceo, New Castle; Pleasant Hill. Tuscaloosa; Pride of Coleanor. Coleanor: Morning Star, Faunsdale: Bessemer Star. Bes- semer: Demopolis Star, Demopolis; Oueen Thomas, Thomas; York May flower; York; Mineral Springs, Coal burg; Pride of Orrville. OrrvilIe; Goodwater, woodstock: Lincoln, Sheffield; Harmony. Tuscaloosa; Star of Empire, Empire; Pilgrim Rest, Mobile; IIie LlIy ssar Wanee ejeerson Banner Pride Littleton; Excelsior. Livingston; Me Kinley, Gainesville: Kinterbish, Whit
 field; Pride of Plaetau, Plateau. Onion, McDowelI: Golden Rule. Womack Hin; Marcus Hanna, Marion; Croelsville, Croelsville; Pride of Aoernant. Aoer- nant; St. Andrew, Bessemer; Naomi, BlrminEham Light ollcn,h1s ol AIS91asi P;I gsir 5ir Home, Ensley; Spring Hill. Huntsville; Sweet Alabama. Selma; Tomkinsvile, Tomkinsville; St. Pythlan' Ssuar Lakei Great Pacific. Drifton; St. John' Besse-