Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-26
pYTHAA GRAND LODGE
N ANNUAL SESSION
MAYOR Welcomes Visitors and
Turns Keys Of CITY Over
: 10 Them.
STREET PARADE PLANNED FOR TO-DAY
More Than Two Hundred Delegates
and Representatives, Besides Many
Ladies, Here to Attend Sessions
Knights Of Khorasssn initiate Large
Class into Their Mysteries.


the Grand Lodge of the Knights OF
Pybias was opened In this city AT
$50 last night with more than one
hundred delegates. and enc hundred
ether representatives and grand lodge
officers in attendance frcm nearly all
OF the lodges IN the state.
When the Grand Ledge had as
sembled a; py:hian Hall, Mr.. w. %.
Colsnua. Of Washington Lodge No, ~.
introduced Mayor Marquis Jones, who
welcomed the gathering In the name
of The city. turning the keys OF the
city, over TO the visiting bre'hren.
GRAND Chancellor Rev. John Halo
well Dickinson. OF Richmond. re-
srcnded on behalf OF the Grand Lodge
and expressed his appreciation or me
welcome that the mayer extended 10
that body.
After Mayor Jones' welcoming ad-
dress the Grand Lodge went into exc
cutiye session, which lasted untii IL
O'Clock. during which time n great
dea, of routine business and otneT
matters In connection with she Grand
Lodge and government ca the order
were taken up and discussed at length
by the delegates
Knights Of kk7rsssan.
Immediately after the business ses-
sioE OF the Grand Lodge the Ora
matte Order OF Knights of Khora3-
san held big ceremonial session. at
which more than twenty candI-
dates for this degree were escor,ed
across the burning sands. This IL
the fancy rank of the order and
they were out IN force TO Initiate the
iyros into the mysteries OF the de-
gree with fitting and proper cere-
monies, which from the expression
of number OF those who had been
through the mill must have made
most OF the cand dates set up and
take notice.
The Beni-Mcra Temple OF Rich
mond, which arrived In the city fifty
strong yesterday afternoon from the
capitol In a special caYa attached 10
the $500 drain over the Chesapeake
a Ohio. were in charge of the cere-
men,al session last night.
Todsy's Program.
me program for uie Grand Lodge
sctfay will consist of a business SEES
sion OF the body at 9 O'Clock this
rSarning. after which. at 10:30 big
parade will take place. In which ali
OF the un form rank. representatives.
and officers Il the grand lodge. meh-
tars OF the local lodge and all visit
Ing brethren will take part. The pa
radr will form at Pythian Hall, Thir-
gy-secdnd street and Washington
avenue at 1890.
The principal bus nc-s for the night
session OF the gathering. which VIII
convene OF 7:s0 O'Clock ~ Pyfhian
Hail, will be the receiving of the re-
ptrt q the committee on the Hines
memorial, which, K Is expected. Will
be the means OF starting very warm
discussion. as Il Is believed that the
body Is pretty well divided as 20 what
siisuosltion TO make Of the matter.
Many Of the Pythians are accom-
xanied BY ladies', and the crowd Is
one of the largest that has ever as
sembled here for such an occasion
Several sf the hotels are fillsd to
their capacity, and a number OF the
delegates are auartered III Hampton
and with friends in the CITY,
The delegates to the Grand Lodge
have all been presented With badges
bearing pietwes OF the ba.tleship Var
rinia. by the Newport News Chamber
OF Commerce.
The Pythians viii adjourn tomor-
row.