The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-15
PYTHIAN'S SESSION
preHTH DISTRICT MEETING HELD
 IN TROY.
s.ood Attendance and Fine work Ac- complinhed on the First Day. Knixhts RoyaiIy Entertain
 ed by Pike Lodge.

Troy. March 14. Especial. )--At 10 o,clock this morning the Pythians or the Eighth District of the Grand 20, main of Alabama met. in the thiro semiannual convention in the Castie Hall of Pike Lodge No. Se, with E. l.. Branenn presiding.
 The invocation was offered by Rev J. M. ". Elder. The address or welcome on the part of the city or Troy was delivered by w. F. Steger' and on behalf of Pike Lodge NO. 3D. by J. H. Wilkerson, to which response was made by W. P. Cobb of Tuskegee.
 B. A. Taylor of Montgomery, com rndtteeman for the Eighth District, was then introduced and after short address took up the regular work of the convention.
 About seventy-hve delegates were present at roll call and all Of the eighteen lodges in the District were represented, except three or four. fhe reports from these delegates showed considerable growth in the order since the last convention at Greenville about five months ago.
 In the afternoon the convention was addressed by G. G. Miles, Grand Keeper of Records and Seal, of Mont gomery, on the "State of the Order, and by J. Lee Holloway. Grand Outer Guard, of Montgomery, On "The Uses and Abuses of the Black Ball. :"
 Judge B. c. Jones, Grand Chancel- Tor. of Bessemer. exemplifed the se- cret work and addressed the conven- ton on "The Grand Domain of Ala bama."
 It is the unanimous opinion of the delegates and visitors that this Is the most largely attended and enthusias- tic convention SYer held in this Dis trict The addresses were all to the
 point, and some of them models of diction and e1oduenee, notably so that of J. H. Wilkerson. The members of Pike Lodge No. S6 had made careful preparation for the entertainment of all those attending the convention, and every Pythian is fully impressed with the hospitality and spirit of good fef-
 lowship displayed by the Knights of Troy.
 The evening session was taken up | with the complication of the ann plified third rank by the special team |. of Pike Lodge No. s6. which Is justly | regarded as one of the best drilled teams in the State.
 The convention was closed by six | course banquet provided by the mem
 bers of Pike Lodge No. s6. and pre- pared and served by the ladies of the
 Methodist Church. The tables and
 hall were tastefully decorated. Covers were laid TOT TWO hundred ana uIty l guests. which included the delegates, visitors and local Pythians. Rev. J. 1 NJ. DannelIy. Grand Master of Ex- chequer, of Opelika, served as toast
 master.
 Toasts were responded to as follows | welcome-W. C. Black. "Pythianisn | in Alabama,"--B C. Jones; "Pythianism l in The Eighth District" B, A Taylor
 The Banner Lodge" & H. Blan; "Th' | Charter Members of Pike Lodge No
 s6," F. NJ. Shackelford: "The Ladies | Who Wish They Were Pythians," F
 Nj Howard; Good Fellowship" Leor McCord; ''The Possibilities of Pythian ism T. D. Sanford; What Americ; Owes to Pythianism." L. D. Gardner
 The Great Problem of PythianIsm.
 Jacob Pepperman; The Press anC l Pythianism." A. C. Minter; The Glorl l and Beauty of Friendship" F., M l Wright.
 The next convention will be held iI l Wetumpka in September.
 1 Officers for the next term are: Presi | dent B. A. Taylor of Montgomery i First Vice President w. F. Cobb, O l Tuskegee; Second Vice President E. K
 McMorris of Wetumpka; Third Vic' | President B. H. Boyd of Brundidge
 Fourth Vice President G. H. McCombi ! of Montgomery; Secretary F. A. Travis of Montgomery; Assistant Secretary Et 1 Dow of Montgomery.
 A fine display of college spirit was witnessed last evening at the auditori- um of the city school, where the Glee | Club of Marion Military Institute gave | a concert to a packed house. The criminal docket of the Circuit | Court of Pike county. which was talk
 en up Monday Is grinding along very slowly on account of the difficulty 1T | securing witnesses.
 Jake Dryer. who killed negro gir
 at Cross Roads Beat before Christ | mas, was tried yesterday and convtc tetd and sentenced to the penitenuars | for life The negro. Ed Coston' Wh' Z killed Auburn Martin, another negro