The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-28

be printed in the minutes and lie over
| for consideration until next year. The
report Of the committee was adopted
and the proposition will come up for
discussion at the next convention Of
the grand lodge.
The Pythian.
The report Of the board Of publica-
tion Of the grand lodge. having in
charge the South Carolina Pythian,
Was submitted by Mr.. NJ. Rutledge
Rivers, secretary Of the board. Ac-
companying the report was an itemiz-
ed statement Of the receipts and dis
burSementS of the board, together
with a full and detailed report of the
transactions Of the board in the man
agement Of the paper during the past
year. The report showed that, not
withstanding considerable items of
expense. which it had been necessary
to incur, but which would not have
to be incurred hereafter, the cost of
the paper had been kept within the
appropriation made by the grand
lodge. The grand lodge adopted and
approved the report Of the board Of
publication. and was practically un-
animous in its decision to continue
the paper.
In connection with the report Of
| the board Of publication Mr.. E. H.
Aull. chairman of the board Of pub
lication and editor, and manager of
the South Carolina Pythian, submit
| ted his resignation as chairman and
member Of the board, for the reasons
, which appear in his letter Of resigna-
tion. The grand lodge refused to ac-
cept Mr.. Aull 5 resignation, and con-
tinued him as chairman of the board.
His letter of resignation to the grand
lodge was as follows:
"To the Grand Chancellor and
Members Of the Grand Lodge,
knights of Pythias. Of South Caro-
lima: I herewith hand you my resigna-
ton as member and chairman Of the
board Of publication of the grand
lodge. I take this action for the rea-
son that I understand it is desired by
some of the Pythians Of this Domain
to submit propositions for the editor
ship and management Of the Souti
Carolina Pythian, and, inasmuch as I
am editor and manager of the paper,
; it may be that I should no! remain a
member of the board, which. mast
pass upon these propositions. Fra
ternally yours, f. +. Aull.
| The sentiment Of THE grand lodge
was that the interests of the paper
could best be promoted by continuing
Mr.. Aull on the board, general salts
faction being expressed in the paper
as now issued.
The report of the committee On
state of the order, submitted by Mr..
Hartwell NJ. Aver, showed steady
and healthy growth Of the grand
lodge along all lines.
Mr.. Mendel L. Smith offered res
olution to the effect that the supreme
representatives of the grand lodge be
instructed to advocate in the supreme
lodge an amendment to the supreme
statutes, under which the grand lodge
could create grand masters OF exc
chequer and grand keepers of records
and seal, who have served for ten
years continuously, past grand chan
cellors. The resolution was adopted.
! The object Of the resolution is the
manifest desire on the part Of the
grand lodge to make Grand Master OF
Exchequer Wilson G. Harvey past
grand chancellor.
The Thornwell Memorial.
Mr.. Frank P. Cooper. chairman,
submitted the report of the Thorn
we'll memorial committee, showing
; that more than $4,000 had been col
lected by the committee during the
past year for the establishment OF
memorial to the late grand keeper OF
records and seal, DE-. J. H. Thorn
we'll. Teh report showed earnest and
faithful endeavor on the part of the
committee. The committee was con-
tinued by the grand lodge, and it was
decided to invest the money, which
has been raised and to divide the in
come arising from said fund among
the church orphanages Of the State in
proportion to the number of orphan
children of deceased Pythian fathers
under the care Of the same.
A. tl,o -,,ono-t;oo of tha wavS and