The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09
A MEETING
 OF PYTHIANS Big Attendance Expected at Wetumpka. CONVENTION ON WEDNESDAY Fifty Lodgemen To Go From Here
 To District Meeting. Arrangements Being Made by Little Queen Lodge No. I25 for Barbe- sue and Other Entertainment
 for visitors.

Great preparations are being made Tor the convention of the Eighth Pyth- ian District which is to be held in We- tumpka on Wednesday, and from pres ent indications the sessions of the lodge will be attended by large num- Der of interested and enthusiastic Pythians- It Is expected that about fifty members of the Montgomery lodges will be present, while prepara- tions are being made for the entertain ment of more than 300 members
 The convention will assemble in the auditorium of the new school building which has just been erected by the cit- izens of Wetumpka, and ample prepar- ations have been made for the accom- modations of all visitors The local Pythians will leave the city on the morning. of the convention day. and will return to the city on the morning following
 An important feature of the meeting will be the barbecue which is to be given at Valley Brook under the aus pices of Little Queen Lodge No. 125 of Wetumpka. Members of this lodge also will be the hosts throughout the session.
 The Wetumpka members have ar- ranged to have hacks meet all Pythians who are unavoidably delayed in leav- ing the city on the moruing Louisville and Nashville train, the rendezvous for such belated members being Pickett Springs. Every attention will be given to the Knights who attend the session, and the day is expected to prove one of the most interesting in the annals of the Eighth District. Each of the twenty lodges of the District is entitled to Ave delegates, though all Knights are invited to att tend From the list ot delegates which has been received in this city it Is con- ndently expected that the forthcoming convention of the district, which is the largest District in the State, will prove a big success.
 The following lodges. all of which will be represented at Wednesdays convention, comprise the District:
 Central Lodge No. 9. Montgomery; calanthe Lodge No. IS, Eufaula; Honor Lodge No. 21, Greenville; Mozart Lodge No. 40, Fort Deposit; Merrell Pratt Lodge No. Il, Prattville; Jewel Lodge No. 75. Montgomery; Luverne Lodge No. s4. Luverne; Pike Lodge No. s6, Troy; Pythian Lodge No. 105,. DeatsvilIe; Bullock Lodge No. 1OS, Union Springs; Little Queen Lodge No. 125. Wetumpka; Chivalry Lodge No. 152, Brundidge; Prairie Lodge No. 207, l Pike Road: Spring Hill Lodge No. PIP, l
  Carrville. East Tallassee Lodge No. 223, East Tallassee; Banner Lodge No. 23I, Banner; Mangum Lodge No. 241, Tallassee; Autauga Lodge No. 253, Au- taugaville; Midway James Lodge No | 256. James.
 Grand Chancellor J. D. Bloch will at- tend the session. as will also G. G Miles, | Grand Keeper of Records and Seal, J. | Lee Holloway, Grand Inner Guard, | Frank w. Lull. Grand Master at Arms. | F. p. Nichold. Past Grand Chancellor, | and James B. Ellis. Supreme Represent | alive.
 Deputy Grand Chancellor w. F. Dow. | of Montgomery. has arranged all of the | details of the meeting. and his predic- | tion is that the convention will be one | of the best in the history of the Dis trict.
 He announces the following program: |
 Public meeting called to order at | 1O:sO o'clock bv Frank W. Lull.
 Invocation-Rev. J. M. Dannely
 Welcome on behalf of City and Lit tie Queen Lodge-J., M. Holley.
 Response on behalf of Convention--B. l A. Taylor.
 Barbecue at Valley Brook rendered | by Little Queen Lodge. No. 12h.
 Secret session opening in due form | by Little Queen Lodge. No. 125. at o'clock. Introduction or Oeputy 6raho Chdn- cellor w. E. DoW-Frank w. Lun-
 Enrolment sof Delegates.
 Roll call of Officers and Delegates
 Reading of minutes of last Conven- ton
 Unfinished business
 New business.
 Exemplification of Secret Work Grand Chancellor J. D. Bloch
 Nomination and election of officers.
 Selection of next place of meeting
 Adjournment until 8 o'clock.
 Eveaing Session. Public:
 What Pythianism Does for Young | Man"-P. G. C., J. B. Ellis.
 Social Side of Pythianism"-Leon McCord.
 Good of order"-P. G. C.. A E. Gamble
 The Order in Alabama"-G. C.. J.