The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
SPEECH OF MR.. SEED
WON THE DELEGATES
Committee on Castle is to Be
Named Later.
Domain of Alabama is Divided Into
Thirteen Districts-veterans of the
Order Perfect an Associatien
visitors Leave Mobile.

MODile, may z1.-Nopecidl. l--lu ono
Of the most spirited contests which
ever came before a session of the
Grand Lodge of the knights of Pythfas
of Alabama, the session here before
It adjourned this afternoon decided to
hold its next annual convention in Tus-
caIoosa.
The contest throughout was spirited
and the vote was very close Mont
gomery was the only other contestant
and was beaten by Tuscaloosa by the
narrow margin of two votes. the ballot
being rs to rs.
The claims of the Capital City were
presented by e. J. Meyer and seconded
by t. w. Martin. They extended the
invitation to the Grand Lodge to hold
its session there next year. Both
made eloquent addresses and promised
that If the delegates would cast their
votes for Montgomery they would be
glad of 1t when they gathered In the
Capital City next year.
!, Charles w. Black extended the in
vitation for Tuscaloosa. and was sec
onded in his eloquent appeal to the
Grand Lodge by Hon. Walter d. Seed,
State Treasurer.
waIter Seed Won the Day.
The address of Mr.. Seed Is said to
have made great impression on the
voting delegates and the speech made
by him is credited with sending the
next convention to Tuscaloosa.
The committee which will have in
charge the location OF the Pythian
Castle in an Alabama city win be
named at some future time by the
Grand Chancellor and the Grand Vice.
Chancellor, the former having the priv
uege of naming three. committeeman
and the latter two. This committee
when appointed will take up the mat
ter and make an Investigation Into con-
aitions. AS the retiring Grand Cham
eellor stated in his annual report that
Montgomery and Birmingham were the
only two feasible points In the State
for the location of this castle It Is ex-
pected that this will bring about an
other hard fight.
report on district work was adopt
ed which creates thirteen districts in
stead of the ten as are now existing
at the present time.
The proposition to have the reports
of the Grand Chancellor, Grand Keep
or of Records and Seals and Grand
Master Of Exchequer printed in pamph-
let form at some time previous to the
gathering of each annual Grand Lodge
session was adopted. tzt
The proposition for the appointment
of a committee of three to revise the
grand statutes was also adopted.
The newly elected officers who were
elected at yesterdays session were
duly installed by Judge John H.
Disque at the session this afternoon.
Association of Veterans.
A meeting, aside from the session
OF the Grand Lodge. was called to
order in the German Relief Hall this
a Veteran Rythian Association. To
be eligible for membership candi-
date must have been member of the
Lodge for the past twenty-five years
continuously.
This Association was formed under
ty-two Pythians, who were in attend
ance, being eligible and were record
ed as members.
The association soon after it's for
nation elected the following officers:
Judge John H. Disque of Gadsden,
President; D. w. McGaughey of Mo-
bile, vice-P President; Herman Vogel,
This movement TO form this asso-
citation was set on foot by l.. G.. Ad-
Ter of Mobile and his handiwork since
the opening of the convention proved
of good use when the association was
formally organized this afternoon.
The Mobile Theatre was thronged
tonight with the members of the Pyth-
ian order for concert given by the
local Pythians to the Grand Lodge
officers and the visiting delegates and
Pythians. Numerous musical num-
bers were on the program. all of
which were excellently rendered
This morning the visiting ladies
were taken in charge by the local la
dies and given a trolley ride through
the principal streets of the city. An
excellent lunch was prepared in Ger
man Relief Hall at 1850 o'clock and
full justice was done to 1t by the
large gathering that attended.
Most of the visiting Pythians left
for North Alabama on the midnight
train.