The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-28
PYTHIANS ADJOURN.
Have Never Held a More Successful
Session-Election of Officers and
Other Business.
News and Courier, 9th.


lima Grand Lodge Of the Knights Of
Pvthias came to an end last night.
Various matters of Importance were
disposed Of in uhe business session
Yesterday morning. In the afternoon
a most agreeable excursion to Fort
Sumter and up the harbor to the
navy yard was rendered the visitors,
and in the evening they were enter
tanned very pleasantly indeed at the
Schuetzenplatz. The present conven-
ton was generally pronounced to be
one Of the very best that has ever
been held in South Carolina, and the
delegates and visitors seemed one and
all to enjoy its various features. The
grand lodge will meet next year IN
Bennettsville.
Matters of importance and OF gen
eral interest to the Grand Pythlan
Domain Of South Carolina were acted
upon at the session Of the grand lodge
Yesterday morning.
Tie following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
Past Grand Chancelior-L. S. Mat
tison. of Columbia.
Grand Chancellor-A. G. Rembert,
of Spartanburg.
\ iGrand Vice CHANCELLOR. Walter
g Doar, of Georgetown.
Grand Prelate-F. K. Myers, OF
n Charleston.
a Grand Keeper of Records and Seal
= &C. 3. Brown, of Abbevllle.
Grand Master Of Exchequer-Wil-
son G. Harvey, of Charleston.
Grand Master-at-Arms-J. Ligon
Reeves. of North.
Grand Inner Guard-H. K. Cottlng-
ham, Of Dillon.
- Grand Oout Guard-W. R. Fish
burne, Of Columbia
Past Grand Chancellor Mendel l..
Smith was elected Supreme represen-
tative tc succeed Supreme Represen-
tative Edmund Bacon, whose term ex-
pired at this time.
Mr.. J. Thomas Arnold was elected
to succeed himself as a member OF
the board Of publication of the grand
lodge.
AS to Use of Name.
The committee appointed at the
meeting Of the grand lodge in Aiken
" last year "to. ascertain if there is a
legal remedy to prevent the use Of the
name of Knights of Pythias, badge,
ritual, etc., by those not entitled
thereto''- real purpose in the ap-
pointemnt Of the committee being to
seek legal remedy to prevent the
use of the name of the order and the
ritual by negro lodges reported that
the committee had held two sessions
in Columbia, at both Of which the
grand chancellor had been present,
and that after thoroughly going over
the situation it had been decided that
it would be advisable to await the
final termination Of a case now pend
ing in Georgia It was stated in the
report Of the committee that the
grand lodge Of Georgia had been sue
cessful in its contention so tar, but
that the case was now on appeal, and
it was thought that its final adjudlca-
lion would settle the whole matter
from a legal standpoint. The report
was received as information. and the
committee was continued until the
next session Of the grand lodge.
VI. D. Kirk. of Columbia, presented
a proposition to repeal the sections Of
the grand statutes providing for the
publication of the South Carolina
Pvthian. He stated that this propo-
sition was presented in order to bring
the paper before the grand lodge fair
ly and Squarely on its merits. Mr..
Kinks resolution was tabled without
discussion.
Legislation.
The Judiciary committee submitted
an unfavorable report on the PROPOSE
\ ton Of Gamccock Lodge, No. II, Of
4 Sumter, to limit representation in the
a grand lodge 80 one delegate at large
IL and one additional delegate for every
Il one hundred members or fraction
& thereof. The unfavorable report Of
8 the judiciary committee was adopted,
killing the proposition.
s The Judiciary committee recon-
mended that the proposition Of Mr..
Hartwell NJ. Aver to repeal the provi-
c;onc nf the GRAND. statutes providing