The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-08
PYTHIAN KNIGHTS
RETURN HOME
FROM SESSION OF GRAND LODGE
AT WINCHESTER.
Lose Out in Their Efforts TO Land
Al Il. Young i'm One OF the
Offices.
SESSION OF GREAT INTEREST

The local delegates to the annual
session of the grand lodge. X. of p,
at Winchester. returned home last
night. The meeting adjourned Thurs
day at 2 O'Clock a. m. after a siren
uous six hours night session.
The principal interest centered in
the election OF officers. Paducah
lodge, No 20, at the last session at
Lexington, secured the election of Al
Il. Young to the ONCE OF grand outer
guard. At the meeting il was ex-
pected he would be advanced to the
next step, that OF grand inner guard.
Unexpected opposition developed and
rather than permit fight to be
made, his name was not allowed 20
go before the convention. and the
local delegates, as well as those from
West Kentucky, urged and worked
for the nomination OF ]. ]. Watkins,
of Sturgis, Ky. A hard fight was
made, but the Office went to J. c. Nc
Lean. OF Franklin.
Jules Plummer. who for many
years held the Office OF grand master
OF exoheddef, Was defeated by z. Is.
Eubank. OF Bowling Green.
The election resulted as follows;
o. II. Pollard. of Jackson. past grand
chancellor: G. +. Saunders. OF Frank
fort, grand chancellori X. l.. Slade,
of Londoa. grand vice chancellor; ].
W. Carter, of Greensboro. grand
kaanar - ra.nra. a,A .,.sai.. ID N
Eubank. Of Bowling Green. grand
master OF exchequer: II. A. Scho-
berth, of Versailles, grand prelate
I George c. Carter. of Latonia, grand
master-at-arms; J. c. Mclean, OF
I Franklin, grand inner guard; J. u.
Mathews. OF Covington. and Jouett
Henry, OF Hopkinsviiie. grand repre-
sentatiyes TO supreme lodge.
Shelbyyllle and Henderson extend
ed an invitation to entertain the next
session. A committee OF three was
appointed to act in the matter OF
selection. Paducah lodge was hon
ored With the chairmanship of this
committee in the choice OF Mr.. A. L
Stein. The committee recommended
Shelbyyille and that action was rati-
/ fed.
A resolution. recommending that
after this meeting the annual ses-
sions be held alternately at Lexing.
ton and Louisville. was introduced
and viii be acted upon mex, year.
An interesting feature OF the ses-
sion was the presence OF the entire
membership OF the orphans home,
maintained by the order at Lexing-
ton These little orphans made a
great impression and the grand lodge
was so yisibly affected that a hun
dred dollar collection was taken up
as a free will Offering 10 the little
ones. The home now contains 80
occupants. ranging from 4 to 10
years in age.
Much legislation OF interest TO the
order was enacted. and the reports
showed the lodges to be in best OF
condition.
The citizens OF Winchester main
tained their reputation for being the
best OF entertainers and nothing was
left undone which tended to promote
the pleasure OF the representatives.
The city, which has a population OF
about 10000. is a monument TO the
progressive and pull-together spirit
of its residents. Hospitality and so
cial feeling was manifested In every
possible manner, and the vote OF
thanks OF the grand lodge was In ac-
cordance with the treatment re-
ceiyed.
Those attending from Paducah
were: Al Il. Young. A. s. Barksdale,
A. ID. Buchanan and A. Il. Stein.