The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-18
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Nashville Globe

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" Knoxville, Tenn, July 9.-The
largest delegation in the history Of
the Grand Lodge of the Knights OF
Pythfas, is assembled to participate
In the ninth annual session Of the
Order asa grand lodge under the
jurisdiction Of Tennessee. Fully two
hundred men and seventy-fiVe Wo-
ben representing the best, thought Of
tn race, are here to work for the
principles represented by the mystic
F. G. and B. The personnel of, the
delegation, is Of such q high order
words Of praise upon all sides.
Ere the hour Of meeting, ten
o'clock, the Castle Hall, Of Roosevelt
Lodge was packed to almost the SUI
location point when DR.. J. P. Craw4
ford, Of Nashville, Grand Chancellor,
called the meeting to order for the
usual opening services, it was hard
to obtain and maintain order. Fol
lowing the opening ceremonies a
Committee upon Credentials and
another upon securing a larger hall
were appointed:
While waiting for the report. of
committee the Grand Chancellor
called upon several new members of
the Grand Lodge for an expression Of
opinion. Several orators from DIFF
ferent parts Of the State most Of
whom were preachers responded, but
the one to make the greatest express
sion, the one to make men forget
that they were iammed in a hot hall,
was Rev. Sutton e. Griggs, Nash
ville's polished preacher and renown-
ed author. DR.. Griggs called upon
simply for an expression of few
words Of greeting held the audience
spellbound for fifteen minutes, and
he would have sat down, the whole
Grand Lodge as one man demanded
that he proceed: With renewed Wig
or, as it were, DR.. Griggs,> in well
rounded sentences, so played upon
the feelings of the Grand Lodge that
an ovation never before witnessed in
was accorded him. Griggs was the
h ero Of the occasion. The rest Of the
morning session was devoted to rou-
tine business, the Grand Lodge ad-
journing at twelve thirty p. M.
Between the morning session and
the services welcoming the delegates
to the city, brisk shower fell de-
laying the parade About three
O o'clock the lodges assembled at the
Castle Hall and marched preceded
by battalion Of the Uniform Rank 4
under the direction or Capt r. i.
Gee, aRd the Grand lodge Officers,
the streets Of Knoxvil1&tod
Mt zion Baptist hurch, 5$wIi Ere the /
local committee had prepared to well
come the visitors to the city.
At Mount Zion Baptist Church, one
Of the prettiesf church edifces, In the
city. : the .scerepnonies Welcoming the1
Grand Lodge to Knoxville were held
at O'clock w. l.. Mostly, master
Of eereftDtsfs4 4nga short. address |
called ths meeting to ORDER after (
which Rev, a. il Gorham offered I'M. I
vocation which was followed by an |
excellent selection by the choir Of |
Mount Zion Church and other num-
1ers on the program. .
Hon. s.. q. Heiskell, mayor Of the !
,ity,> delivered, an address %.o7. vel |
come. Mayor Heiskell, unlike most I
Southern mayors left the beaten
oath usually followed ION occasions
ike this, addressed the vast assem-
,lage, explaining how he has worked |
o make 1t possible for every citizen
10 matter what his color, to secure
IN education so as to At him for a