The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-10-14
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,%oAPIesS themselves as DelnR opposed
Nto further assessment OF the Pythian
Temple tax for the present, and
unanimously voted an assessment Of
an emergency tax of ten cents per
annum upon each member of the or
der OF the Knights Of Pythias, and
i've cents per annum upon each mem
Der of the Order Of Calanthe, and in
;! view Of the above mentioned assess
,,ment, the Pythian Temple and SAM
tarium Commission unanimously
adopted the following:
whereas, the Supreme Lodge has
unanimously voted an assessment of
~ cents per annum for each member
or the Order of knights Of Pythias
and cents per annum for each mem
Der OF the Order Of Calanthe; and
| Whereas, said assessment ia order
ed to be collected on or before No
, vember LIST, Of each year, therefore,
be it
Resolved, by the Pythian Temple
Sandtarium Commission" that the
Supreme: Chancellor he, and he is
hereby requested to hold in allegiance
the assessment Of the Pythian Tenn
pie San1tartum tax pending the next
meeting OF the Knights of Pythias Of
North America, South America, Eu-
rope, Asia, Africa and Australia, the
Supreme Lodge thereof; and be 1T
further
Resolved, That he is hereby re-
quested to have collected by the Of
ncers Of the Knights Of Pythias and
the Order of Calanthe as that of the
Pythtan Temple Sanitarilum Fund
and paid over to the Secretary of
safd fund; be it further -
| RESOLVED, That the Supreme Chan
cellor and all other officers authorized
TO .ampart the semi-annual password
be, and are hereby, requested 10 with
mold the semi-annual pass-war,I from
any grand or subordinate lodge, or
any grand or subordinate court, that
nave not paid the said assessment
for the Emergency Fund on or before
january LIST, of each year, beginning
VAIN the year January /, 1910; be it
further
Resolved, That the Supreme Chan
lcellor and all other officers authorized
TO 1mpart the semi-annual password.
be, and are hereby requested to with
tnold the semi-annual password from
j al Grand OR Subordinate Lodges, and
all Grand or, Subordinate Courts
I until all back iassessnaen 4Gas>;b El
said Grand Lodge or Subordinate
, Lodge, add said Grand or Subordinate
court, has been paid to the Secretary
OF the Pythian Temple Sanitarium
Commission"
! Ill compliance with the request of
the Pythian Temple Sanitardum Com
MISSION, the assessment Of the Pyth-
ian Iemple San1tarium tax will not
ne leVled during the present term,
and Is held in allegiance until the next
meeting Of the knights Of Pythiag Of
North America, South America. Fill
| rope ASIA. Africa and Australia, the
supreme Lodge thereof, at its next
biennial session.
Inc Emergency fund shall be col
lected on or before the fist day Of
NoVemDer OF each year, beginning
| november l, 1909, by the same Off,
GERS authorized to collect the Pythian
Iemple Santtarium tax and forwarded
by the same officers required to for.
"aro fyth'an Temple Sanitarium tax
70 the Secretary of the Pythian Tenn
PIE San1tarium Commission, Sir Ed
~. Green, 1887 La Sale St., Chicago
Ill.
All grand and subordinate lodges
ahd all grand and subordinate courts
Will not receive the s. A. p. w. until
Uhe emergency tax has been paid over
10 the proper officers Of the grand and
subordinate lodges and grand and
subordinate courts, and by them paid
40 the secretary Of the Pythian Tenn
pie Santtarlum Commission. All
grand and subordinate lodges and all
grand and subordinate courts must
pay all back assessments due the
Pythdan Temple Sanitarium Comnis-
sion for Pythian Temple tax in ac-
cordance with the request of the
tyth1an Temple Sanitarium Commits
sion.
Georgia Case.
Inc case against the members Of
our Order In the state of Georeio
was argued before the Supreme Court
Oh mat state on June IL, 1909, and
! up TO the date Of issuing this proc
lamatlon no decision has been hand
ca ooWn in the case. Being conscious
OF our rights in the case, we propose
TO continue the manly stand we have
taken IN our defence Of a right guar
4 nteed us under the laws Of the
country.
Order Of Calanthe.
Inc auxiliary branch of orr Order
presided over by Sir John w. Strauth-
er' supreme Vice Chancellor, ia
marching forward under his leader
snip and accomplishing great wort,