The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03
Closing Session of the Grand
Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
Featured by an Incident of
Local Interest.
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW
TEMPLE IN QUESTION.
Resolution From Coeur de Ii
on Lodge, Richmond, De-
tended by DR.. ]. NJ. Wamp-
Ier---Shiveley Opposed.

AT the closing session of the Grand
Lodge, X. of P, at Indianapolis. We'd
nesday, matter of much local inter
est came up and reports have it that
the discussion that followed was of a
heated nature. An itemized report
was called for from the building COM
mission, which has charge of the new
Pythian building. The expected fight
TO have this commission turn the
building over to the trustees did not
develop any strength, il being general
ly felt that the commission was bet
ter prepared, for the present, at least,
to care for the building than the
board of trustees would be.
The resolution from Coeur de Lion
lodge No. 8, of this city. asking for a
specific and full report on the con-
struction of the Pythian building at
Indianapolis brought forth a very
spirited discussion headed by Chas. e.
Shiveley and a majority of the build
ing commission opposing the resolu-
tion and defended by Judge r. N.
Irwin, of Decatur and DR.. J. NJ. Wamp-
Ter of this city. The point of differ
ence between these factions seemed
to hinge on the publishing of all con-
tracts, specifications and bids. where
by all the facts may be known to the
members. Below is the substance of
the resolution which was defeated,
but a committee was authorized to
be appointed to audit the accounts of
the commission and give full report
on their acts at the next grand lodge
session:
BE 1T RESOLVED by the Grand
Lodge knights of Pythias of the
Grand Domain of Indiana, in session
assembled. October 1st, 1907, that the
Indiana Pythian Building Commits
sion, appointed by the Grand Lodge
to build and erect the Indiana Pythian
building at Indianapolis, Indiana, be
and Is hereby requested and directed
to prepare, publish and circulate
among the members of the order in
the state of Indiana, through the SUBJ
ordinate lodges of this Grand Domain,
within three months from this date,
report to the Grand Ledge to be sub
mitter to it at the next annual meet
ing, containing a full, detailed and
specific statement end report of al;
bids submitted, and the contracts
made in connection with the financ-
ing. erection and equipment of said
Pythian building, and of all expendi-
lures and disbursements of whatso-
ever character made in the erection
and equipment of the said Pythian
building, to the end that all the facts
in connection with the construction
of said building and the various speci-
fic items of expense therefor, may be
of the order in the said Grand Do
main. 4,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that
ten thousand copies of the above re-
port be printed and circulated among
the lodges of this Grand Domain in
proportion to their numerical men,
beUhip
Michael Kelly of Richmond was
named on the credentials committee
by Frank Gass, the new grand chan
cellor.
A past supreme chancellor's jewel
was presented to Charles z. Shiveley.
of Richmond, Ind, recently retired
from the highest office in the order.
Speeches were made by Union b.
Hunt on behalf of the Indiana Grand
Lodge and Fl. P. Brown, of Texas, on
behalf of the Supreme Lodge.