Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-06-05
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Attention.
Richmond, Va. May 4, 100!
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1 1850 -'-N+- - ~fN"s
To the District Deputy Grand Worthy
Counsellors, Past Worthy Counsel
lors. Worthy Counsellors and Of
ficers and Members Of Subordinate
Courts:
Whereas at the last annual session
of the Grand Lodge, Knights of
Pythias OF Virginia, the time of meet
ing was changed 70 the third Tues
day in June, and Richmond. Va. was
selected as the place, and the Grand
Court is required to meet at the
time and place of the aforesaid Grand
Lodge, / hereby proclaim that the
next meeting of the Grand Court
viii be held June Is. I6. II and IS,
1903 at the place above specified.
! The Twelfth Annual Session will
convene at the Fifth Street Baptist
Church. Tuesday, June Is. 1909 at
10 A. NJ. All Grand Representatives
Will forward their credentials
through the Registers OF Deeds Of
their respective Courts. duly signed
and sealed to Miss NJ. L. Chiles.
Grand Worthy Register OF Deeds, No.
! ia ". Leigh Street. Richmond. Va
i One copy will be retained by the.
Grand Representative and be brought
/ to the session at Richmond Blanks
1 for this purpose may be obtained
/ from the Grand Worthy Register Of
/ Deeds
Courts that have not paid their
semi-annual taxes for December
31st, 1908 and their Endowment
Taxes for June 3Oth, 1909 and their
i Pythian Temple Taxes VIII not bel
| eligible for membership upon the
! floor of the Grand Court. All Grand
| Representatives who have rot rel
/ ceived the Grand Court Degree mustI
pay $50 in order to receive the
| same Only Past Worthy C0unsellors
are entitled TO De Grand Representa-
| tives. Courts must pay the fee for
the Grand Representatives, that they
send who have not received the
| Grand Court Degree The Grand
Court will convene Tuesday. June
! ., 1909. at 10 A NJ. at the Fifth
Street Baptist Church. on Fifth
Street opposite Jackson Street.
The grand parade will take place
Wednesday. June 16. 1909 at 1:3OI
p. NJ. and will form at the Pythian
Castle. No. 727 y. Third Street. The
competitive drill will take place on
the same day at T. NJ at the Broad
Street baseball PARK. The Uniform
rank will camp on the grounds oil
the Virginia Union University and
the following prizes have been Of
fered: first prize. best drilled Com
pany. $500; second prize. $500:
third prize. $1,000: 70 the Company
having the most men in camp. S25.OOl
70 the Company that gets in camp
first, $1,000; 10 the one that re-
mains in camp longest, $500 Al
| Pythian Bazaar will be conducted
during the entire week az the Pyth-
Ian Castle. No. 727 y. Third Street
and music will be in attendance. Ar
rangements are being made 90 have
entertainments at the St John. The
Baptist Hall Grounds. on First
Street, between Jackson and Duval
Streets and the Grand Banquet will
be held there on Thursday night, |
June II. 1909
The public meeting will be held
Tuesday night. s p. NJ. at the Fifth
Street Baptist Church. For all infor-
nation concerning board and lodging
and assignment TO places, address
Ms. Josie A. Graham. Chairman, No. |
lOS f. Leigh Street, Richmond. Va.
Grand Representative will find IL TO |
their advantage TO send in their |
names now and assignments wiz be |
made in advance. They can go direct
to their stopping places upon reach |
ing the city. Wagons and carriages
Will he at the depots to meet Grand
Representatives and visitors. Subor-
dinate Court members can attend |
the sessions Of the Grand Court. The
rate for board and lodging will be |
$1.O0 per day.
Courts that have not subscribed
or paid anything on the stock of the |
Pythian Calanthe Industrial Associ- |
alton are urgently advised to do so
at once TO this ONCE. The names oil
specifications for the building at /
Lynchburg and money is needed TO /
begin work. The Calanthe Relief |
Fund collection should be forwarded |
Ia once to this office. The names oil
those who contributed last year will
be found in the Minutes OF last ses-
sion. The names of all Courts con-
tributing will be read out during tbel
session of the Grand Court.
There is peace and there is barmo-l
ny throughout the Grand Jurisdic-
ton and the work is progressing in
way and manner that is entirelyI
satisfactory To the sisterhood.
Given under our hands and tbel
seal OF the Grand Court OF Virginia
in the City OF Richmond, this fourth
day or May, nineteen hundred and
nine.
JOHN MITCHELL, JR..
Grand Worthy Counsellor.
(MISS) NJ. L. CHILEs.
Grand Worthy Register of Daads \