The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-02-22
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The banquet was under the auspices
of the Past Chancellors Council of
this city. The guests were seated
around one long table with the toast
master, Sir E. G. McNairy, and Grand
Chancellor, DR.. J. P. Crawford, at the
head; Grand Worthy Councillor, DR..
R. F. Boyd, of the Court of Calanthe,
at the foot, while the members of the
Endowment Board were seated to the
right and the left of the head of the
table.
The excellent supper, which had
been prepared by the Knight Wells in
his usual sumptuous style, and served
in courses, had about reached the
second to the last course, when the
toastmaster, in his inimitable style,
welcomed the guests of the evening
and introduced DR.. J. P. Crawford, the
Grand Chancellor, who responded to
the toast: Progress of Pythianism in
Tennessee"
DIR. Crawford eloquently traced the
growth of the Grand Lodge from its in
ception, when there were only eleven
lodges in the state, to the present
time when the number is near the
one hundred mark. He pictured
the misgivings which many of
the members of the state felt when the
Lodge decided to assume the endow-
ment and recited a few figures to
show how successful the said de-
partment had proven. When he said
that the funds of the department had
grown to total in excess of $4,000,
his auditors burst into applause
The next speaker on the program
was DR.. R. F. Boyd, Supreme Medical
Registrar, Surgeon General of the Uni
form Rank, Grand Worthy Councillor
Of the Court of Calanthe, who respond
ed to the toast, Success and It's At
tainments." DR.. Boyd gave some of
the early history of Pythianism in
Nashville, as he recollected it, and
then branching to the Court of Calan-
the, he eulogized the work of the wom-
ems department, showing how against
handicaps, the department had met
such glowing success
Other responses were made by N. N.
Reynolds, Grand Lecturer of the
Court of Calanthe, and District Grand
Deputy of the Knights of Pythias, OF
| Pulaski, Tenn; w. F. Reynolds, Pres.
ident of the Endowment Board, of
Franklin; B. F. Johnson, Treasurer of
the Endowment Board, Chattanooga
3, J, Fernandis, member of the En-
flowment Board, Memphis; DR.. A. M
Townsend, Grand Medical Registrar
]. 3. Bate, John Cunningham. Al
The conclusion of the remarks of Sir
Cunningham, Sir j. 0. Battle arose
and after few Introductory remarks
offered the following resolutions:
Whereas, We, the members Of the
PAST Chancellors' and guests assem-
Nled to banquet the members of the
Endowment Board note the absence
Of our dearly beloved brother, Sir w
L, Cansler, Secretary of the Endow
ment and pioneer of the work in
the state; therefore be it
Resolved, That we hereby express
our heartfelt regret that our true al
tried brother is prevented from being
with us on account of illness, and we
hereby tender to him our sympathy
and testify our hope that he will soon
be returned to us completely restored
in health. Be it further
Resolved, That a copy of these reso
lutions be sent to our stricken broth
= and copy furnished the Nashville
| G1ohn for nllh1ication
On motion of Sir S. p Harris, who
also spoke of the work of Prof Cansler
the resolutions were adopted unani
uously by rising vote.
Sir A. w. Gleaves, Grand Outer
Guard, pronounced the benediction
Those present were: B. j. Fernandis
Memphis; B. F. Johnson, Chatta
nooga; W. F. Reynolds, Franklin; N
N. Reynolds, Pulaski; Moses McKis
SICK Pulaski; DR.. j. P. Crawford,
7. o. Battle S. P. Harris, r. e. Gee
DR.. r. F. Boyd, Porter D. Streator
Daniel Carter, Green F. Anderson
a. w. Gleaves, John Cunningham, j
W. Blaine, j. B. Bate, T. Clay Moore
2. G. McNairy, DR.. A. M. Townsend
R. L. Mayfield