The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-23
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elg annual session or tfie3S
Gran6\ i cot knights OF Pythias.I
ot New >>ork closed last night. N
is agreed on all sides that this war
the most successful, the most h4r.ssS
mon1ous session the Grand Lotixe
ever held. Dicussions were froWned !.
upon; cliques were destroyed and
the Grand Lodge moved on for theS$
1rst time with ease andS becom fIlR
dignity From the first day When
Sir Roscoe Conkling Simmons. o.
No. IL, rising to a privilege question
threw the Grand Lodge into tears.
by ris recital of the abiding princt.
pies or the order, and on appeal forf
harmony and charity--frofnr that
moment until its close the;$ Grand
Lodge rested in the grip Of love. =
MS Connection Sir Simmons RESPONSE
eff Snehalf Of the Grand Lodge to thets
welcoming address of A6tina Mayffs, :,
Nugent and Corporation# ;lCounsaI
Curran was the features OF. the safs-.t.;
slons. The Yonkers daily E papersS
agree that his was the most able ana
eloquent speech Yonkers had. heard.
AT this session all the leaders were
present those who have always been
found present, and those who have
at times not been found Rpresent.
Crooms, Crawford Robinson, San-f7
ford, Bailey, Jones, Jackson, Agys.5<
Lambert; these were aff present..
Grand Chancellor Groom 8 reports
was a. masterpiece, perhaps the atAAs 4
lest the Grand Lodge ever heard. 81
Ihe committee appointed to- consider A
reported it back to the Grand Lod dgs. A
The report Of the G.. M. Of Ex.s e ana
e. K. Of r. and S. showed pr0grssa& s.
| IN every direction, an increaseS4ns III
membership, balance both I'M the,
excrequer of the Grand Lodge and y
In the treasury of the J Reserve
Funds. This all Of it. ought fo Sba
encouraging to the Supreme lInf
d1ction for 1T Is strange even fSss ]
glorious thing for New York: T3fEsS
Committee on Law and SupeFVisSSSSs
headed by Sir H.. Leigh Jones, Tss
ported new constitution wi hiGh ~ n
: unanimously reneiRedj and 6dep6
lor and sta,.@e Rasged / ea ne aSta g M
+ At this session Of, the /: 1Sr
Lodge the Heraldte rank s. saBsI
ferred upon forty-one knights. III
OF them. coming up from New
for the occasion, but the maiDtit$s,'
hailing from Westchester.h .h Such as
large number were. never before
ranked at any one sitting OF tttss
! Grand Lodge. This merely goes tCEs
show the renewed interest IN ths@s
work and future of the order now:
possessing the whole jurtsdiction. gIE
might not be amiss to record that's
I several Of this number came down
| from Syracuse under the leadershin
I of V. G. c. James T.. Sanford, them
q. M. at A. This interest and loyalty
the Grand Lodge repaid In part bY3
unanimously voting Syracuse as its8
next seat. I2@E NJ e
| The Grand Lodge Is Intensely iYf.si
terested in the promised union of the
two branches Of Pythianism, and ia,
extremely proud Of the work Of Su-& &
preme Chancellor Starks to this end sg
At every mention of his name, their
was applause and cheers. New York
hopes that at Syracuse the two
| Grand Lodges of New York WilIsas&
together under the gavel OF 4thRy
Supreme Chancellor. r." T*Ga>.f s & Z, so ss'3S
1t came out in the address, OF &c.
| Crooms, and In the reports Of G.tKsS
OF X. and S. Agys and G. M, n3sExss
Lambert that the virtue ,endownment:
department Of the order is beginning
now to dawn upon the Knights ali
over the State; and instead tof keep
ing men out Of the order thisSdepartst
ment is drawing them In Ky keep
ng this constantly before those aIl4s
gible for Knighthood together NTH
the general advanced ideas Of the
| order, an increase in barship In
every department is confidently lex2sS
| Dcted. The presence recently In ithas
State Of Supreme Chancellor Starkn
and the infusion Of new blood In tlitSS
Grand Lodge have aroused the iufisi
dtction from a slumber2 and now
spurs it on to take Its proper place
In the ranks. ~" III tIlJ<1{I IS
The election Of officers created ltla22
highest interest. but this was 5ass-s
complshed for the first .time-4HI1s
perfect peace and harmony. THE
following officers were elected tor
the year: &+S I. 8, sSSS1
Grand Chancellor, Sir II. Z. ID. I: ysss
Bailey, White Plains5 Vice GraSasEs
! Chancellor, j. A. Sanders, a$racusas 81
! G. K. Of r. and S., D. A. Agya,l Nee
York City, (by acclamation) z. &. BE-
Of Elk. William H. Croons, As513
York city (by aclamationl Grand
! Prelate, Rev, J. w. Mccoy, MahS
eropeck; G. NJ, A., Robert Peresahfs
| UTICA; G. /. G.. Robert Hilton. YUfts
kers; G.. o. G. w. J. Nolan; SittinSs
| P. G. c., Lee Crawford Mt. Vernon,
: G. J., John r Green. Ylflknra !. 81 Ef I.