The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-21
And District of Columbia Re.
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Campaign of Education Inaugurntcd
ny Supreme Chancellor Starks
Adds Over Two Thousand
Members to Mother
Organization.

-, ~ iouiu III Iue DFOau Jur1S-
olctlon of the Supreme Lodge of N.
A., 5. A., E., A., A. & A. This hap-
plness Is caused by the consumma-
tlon OF the long pending negotiations
to unite with the mother jurisdic-
ton.
NO subject relating to Pythianism
has bcen watched more closely and
! no question has created such univer-
sal interest as that Of union. For
years Supreme Chancellor S. w.
'Ratarks has worked patiently and
faithfully to bring about the desired
end 1t required a campaign of edu-
| cation and this was made. When the
Pythians Of this jurisdiction were en-
hghtcned and shown the true situa-
tlon the work was. done.
Grand Chancellor Geo. "A. Watty
issued call for an extra session of
the Grand Lodge to meet in the city
OF Baltimore On Oct 31st to decide
whether or not they would unite)with
the mother organization. Every lodge
In the jurisdiction, including those in
the District OF Columbia, was repre-
sented and in addition to the duly ac-
credited representatives there were
more than five hundred interested
Pythlans present. Grand Chancellor
'Watty called the Grand Lodge to Or
der and stated the object of the
meeting to be whether or not we
shall unite with the Pythians Of
North America, South America, Eu-
rope, Asia, Africa and Australia. DR..
Chas.I H. Fowler, who is the Grand
Medical Director of the Grand Lodge,
presented a resolution to, unite and
moved its adoption. Without one
word Of discussion the vote was tax
en- and the vote for union was esnani-
nous. Supreme $ chancellor, = Starks
NV !. It. was ar:
,ranged<to make the transfer on Nov
ember 14th. -
According to agreement the Su-
preme Chancellor arrived here on the
morning of the 14th and was quar-
tered at the Myrtle Hotel, Of which
Col. Geo. II. Carter is owner and
proprietor. At o'clock Thursday
evening he met Grand Chancellor
Watty and his cabinet, which consists
Of the officers Of the Grand Lodge,
and the final transfer was made and
it was proclaimed that from that
time henceforth and forevermore the
Grand Lodge Knights Of Pythias Of
the State Of Maryland and District Of |
Columbia would be subordinate to
the Supreme Lodge Of N. A., S. A., |
E., A., A. & A. All matters pertain |
ing to the working, Of the order were
gone over carefully in order that
thorough understanding would be
had. AS fitting close to the long
drawn out campaign for union, Col |
Geo. II. Carter rendered the Supreme
Chancellor, Grand Chancellor Watty |
and his cabinet a banquet at his
hotel. It was past 1 o'clock a. m.
when the party reached the beautiful
dining room Of the Myrtle. The ta-
BILE was laden with all the luxuries
afforded by Baltimore's splendid mar
ket. Mrs Carter, who seems as much
interested, in Pythianism as the Col
onel himself, assisted in making it
pleasant for the guests. Those pres
ent at the banquet table were Su-
preme Chancellor S. w. Starks, Of
Charleston, w. Va, Grand Chancel-
lor Geo. A. Watty, Grand Vice Chan
cellor Truly Hatchett, Grand Prelate
Thaddeus Copeland, Grand Past
Chancellor-Le Lewis E. Williams, Grand
Medical Register Chas. A. Fowler,
Supreme Representative Josiah
Diggs, Grand Outer Guard Jno. G.
Green, Sirs Jos. S., Blackwell, John
H. Henderson, VIM. Layton, Jno. H.
Hawkins, Jno. II. Booth and Col. Geo.
H. Carter, Chief Of Staff. 1t Is safe
to say that happier set Of men
never surrounded banquet table.
Supreme Chancellor Starks was
particularly gratified over the result.
He said this means the addition Of
three Grand Lodges to the roster Of
Grand Lodges before the next session
Of the Supreme Lodge. They will be
as follows: Maryland, Connecticut
and District Of Columbia.
The lodges at Hartford and Bridge
port, Conn, have united with us
which gives us enough lodges for q
Grand Lodge in that State. The
three lodges which come to us in the
District Of Columbia with the five we
have there. make enough for q Grand
Lodge there. He was outspoken in
his praise Of the good work done for
union by Col. Geo. II. Carter, Grand
Chancellor Watty, Past Grand Chan
cellor Williams, Sirs. Henderson,
Blackwell, Diggs, Strange and others.
When here the Supreme Chancellor
had a conference with Mrs. Lille
Jones, Grand Worthy Counsellor OF
the Grand Court, and Mrs. Rosie
RichaFdaon, Past Grand Worthy
Counsellor relative to the transfer of
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