The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-10
THOUSANDS OF
KNIGHTS.A|REIN
HUNTINGTON
-.-'T'|IITI- q --TlV . q u J y :, Nl' T-
Lodge Has I:'l.EL Had
Prosperous Year

HUNTINGTON, WA Oct. 1O.--
The Grand Loige OF West Virginia
knights OF Pythas. convened at nine
o'clock yesterday morning in Elks
hall in the thirty-elshth annual con,
venlion.
AT the public meeting preceding the
opening Of the Grand Lodge. Hon.
John ". Ensign and Mr.. Ernest May,
er, delivered, eloquent addresses OF
welcome, which were responded to by
Grand Chancellor Chas. J. Schuck. OF
Wheeling. after which those who In.
vited TO remain. retired and the
Grand Lodge was opened. with the fol:
lowing officers present: Grand Chan.
cellor c. J. schuck; Grand Vice Chan.
cellor Nat C. Prickett; Grand Prelate
Hon. Virgil a. Lewis; Grand Keeper
of Records and Seals. Maner jenkins:
Grand Master of Exchequer. Mason II.
Smith: Grand Inner Guard Hon. ).
B. Montgomery; Grand Outer Guard,
Col. YIN: II. Dunbar; Grand Trustees,
R. E. Hartlwlck, A, P. Harr and J. NJ.
Mathews. E
The committee on credentials re-
ported large number OF past char.
cellors entitled to the Grand Lodge
rank, and a large number Of them
being present, were admitted, obllgat.
cd, instructed and seated as members
OF the Grand Lodge, after which a roll
was calletlEs :.
Colonel Jenkins report gives the
following information: Number Of
lodges ut last report, 1GG; Instituted.
A.: surrendered their charter, 2; mers.
er, |; number Of lodges October l..
1GT; membership October /, 1906,
1929; Instituted during the year. l.,
i5T; admitted by card, IFS; reinstated.
165; total. 1909. Deductions: sns-
pended for non.payment OF dues, 942;.
withdrawn, l7O; died, 81; total, 1,2O3,
Membership June 80, 1907, 1886, =
net increase Of 597. These members
rank as follows: Past grand chancel.
lors, ISL: knights, 9,92S; esquircs..
&c; pages, 30.
The subordinate lodges had s1l.-
995.O2 cash on hands June 80. 1906.
and received during the year, $751;.
Is5.fS, a total of $t57,7s0.t5. They
paid out for sick beenfts. s23,sOG; for
funeral expenses. sll .GO2.SO: for other
relief, sS,Itl.98, a total OF s44.f28.28
tor relief. They also disbursed $685.
209.27 for current expenses: sT1923
for paraphefnalia; Invested, 50. AGO. 60.
leaving cash balance on hand Of
s7l,240.S5. The subordinate lodges
have the following assets; cash. sT1.-
24O.S5; bonds, stocks and securities.
s4L36O.9O; real estate, s37,S76; para.
phernalia and furniture, si0,9G4.S0. a
total value Of Sl91,442.55.
Grand Lodge Finances. N',8
The Grand Lodge had s4,35S.2O on
hand October 1, 1906. and received
from all sources during the year. So
O97.55. a total OF sl3,626.SO. During
the year the disbursements amounted
TO sS,309,51, which included all the
expenses Of the last session Of the
Grand Lodge. The Grand lodge owes
subordinate lodges s14O7, and the
subordinate lodges owe s401,27; has
supplies on hand worth s5Sf.7S. and
furniture worth $500, making total
value OF s6,5SG2s. Sss ~
The lodges have contributed s5r
SS7.S5 toward the fund for the erec.
ton Of Pythian home. There is due
from the lodges on this fund the sum
OF s17G.15.
Much interest centers in the elec.
ton Of hrigadier general to succeed
General Ewing, whose term expires
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