The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-05

| Elected Grand Chancellor anu froI.
t Rembert of Spartanburg, Grand
Prelate-Aiken Next Place OF Meet
ing.
Anderson, May 2s-After most
highly satisfactory session Of two
=: days, the twenty-frst annual conven-
ton grand lodge Knights Of Pythias,
adjourned at O'Clock this afternoon.
! Many Of the delegates have returned
home while quite number remained
for the closing festivities tonight
While much time was devoted to
! pleasure, due to the unbounded hos
! pitalitv OF the Anderson people, much
j important business was transacted.
| Today's session was opened at 10
o'clock. and the convention got down
&c work Immediately. Many resolu-
tions were introduced and adopted.
Among these We're memorials to the
late brethren, A. C. Mustard, of Char
lesion; ]. NJ. Knight, Of Sumter, and
Jas. Thayer, OF Charleston.
The three matters of greatest i'm
portance were the election Of officers,
!! selecting the next meeting place, and
/; the establishment OF a Pythian jour
nal. The election Of officers was be-
gun at the morning session and COM
| pleted in the afternoon Mr.. Nendel
l.. Smith, of Camden, late speaker Of
: the house of representatives, was
! unanimously elected grand chancel-
lcr. This was done by rising vote
Of the convention. Mr.. NJ. Rutledge
Rivers. who has SO acceptably filled
this chair for the past year, now
passes to the honorable station of
j past grand chancellor. Mr.. Smith is
TO be Congratulated upon his election,
| for the honor is by no means small.
NJ. L. S. Nat1ison. Of Columbia, was
elected vice grand chancellor
The election Of grand prelate, about
which centered so much interest. re-
suited in the choice OF Prof a. G.
Renbert of srartanburg. Several
ballots were taken before an election
was declared. There were three 9TH
er nominees for this office, VIZ: Messrs.
z. c. Doyle. j. F. Williams and c. D.
brown Rev. Jas H Thornwell, Of
Fort Mill, succeeds himself as great
keeper OF records and seals. and Mr..
Wilson C. Harvey. Of Charleston, was
reelected grand master Of eNchequer.
Mr.. T a. Ratiiffe. Of Anderson. was
chosen grand master at arms. Messrs.
j. ". King of Columbia, and ]. L.
Reeves. OF Orangeburg were elected
s, ana inner and grand outer guards
respectively. These officers We're in
stalled with the usual ceremonies this
afternooQ.
AT the afternoon session Grand
Chancellor Rivers announced the ST.
prene representatives to the supreme
lodge. which convenes in Boston in
1905. These are Messrs. A. 3. Nor
ean and N. L. Ronham for the full,
four years, and Mr.. Edmund Bacon,
o. Columbia to fill out the unexdired
term of the late Jas. H Thayer.
Aiken was chosen as the meetings
place for the grand lodge in 1908.
This city extended pressing invita-
ton and it was accepted with pleas
ure The visitors will be assured Of
an enjoyable stay, for Aiken is known
far ard vide for her ability to enter
tain. 1t was thought that Charleston
wauld be chosen, but the invitation
was not exterded as was reported
would be done. The vote for Aiken
was unanimous.
The committee to consider the es-
t. ablisnment Of a journal, submitted
It's report at the morning session. At
| ter passing through the customary
processes it was brought to vote
ard passed.
The details Of the work therein
provided for are yet unobtainable, but
ii is generally believed that the pa
per VIII be published in ColUn.b bia. be-
cause OF its central locality. The state
Publishing Company had special
representative IN anderson today con-
seyring with those in charge.
The selection of an editor by the
board q publication is mater OF
great interest. There are number
q prominent and gifted Pythians in
! the state. any OF whom would do
credit to the Work.