The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-05-26

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The ,Knights of Pythias of North
America, South America. Europe
$, Asia, Africa and Australia.
New Orleans, La, May II, 1910
PROCLAMATION No. G--scries b.
To all knights of tRSthias, Grand
/ and Subordinate lodges, Supreme
| Representatives, Officcrs and Mem
bers Of the Supreme Lodge
l. GREETING: -, 80
l. First, You may recall that a suit
! against the Grand Lodge. Knights OF
lPythias of our Jurisdiction, was fled
in the Supreme Court. of Fulton Co.
Georgia, on June a, 1906, to pre-
vent our Incorporation rs knights
Of Pythias OF North America. South
America Europe. Asia, Africa and
Australia giving as a reason that
1t invaded the rights and privileges
of the knights OF Pythias OF the
World"
The above named Court OF Georgia
decided the case in our favor, and an
appeal was taken to the Supreme
Court Of Georgia. That Court re-
manded the case to NE tiled by
jury upon the facts in the case.
The jury decided against us as we
expected.
We then appealed the case to the
Supreme Court OF Georgia to reverse
the decision OF the Jury in our case.
and the matter was argued before
that Court on June IL. 1909, by able
Attorneys on our side, and our case
was so ably presented until the Court
held the case under advisement until
February Fl, 1910-eighS months
and nine days-before handing down,
a decision. EWs4>
The decision was against us and
upon receiving the Information from
Sir c. ID. Creswill, Grand Chancellor
of Georgia, the Supreme, Attorney
was instructed to proceed to Atlanta
Ga. and take all necessary steps to
have our case transferred to the
United States Court
On February 2S and March, 1 :,
1910, the Supreme. Attorney, Grand
Chancellor Creswill, Grand Attorney
Petty, Supreme Representatives
Stoney and Butler, and the Supreme
Chancellor met in Atlanta, Ga, in
conference, and the conclusion was
reached that the Supreme Attorney
and Mr.. G. l. Pettigrew, one of the
attorneys that had been representing
mo-
should prepare the papers and pre-
sent the case for appeal to the ST.
preme Court of the United States.
On March IA, 1910, the petition
and writ Of error was approved and
the Supreme Attorney promptly pro-
ceeded to Washington and filed the
papers in person in the Office Of the
Clerk OF the United States Court,
where the matter will rest until cal
led before that tribunal for adjudi-
cation.
4 supersedeas having been issued
we are permitted to continue bust
ness as though no suit had been filed,
until the final hearing.
Encouraged by the temporary sue
cess Of our opponents in Georgia,
suits were filed against us in other
States as follows:
tennessee, July, 1909; Mississippi
September 9, 1909; Alabama, Deem
Der, 1909; Pennsylvania, January 8,
1910.
In addition to the above suits flied
we have been threatened with suits
Iin Louisiana, New Jersey, North Car
DINA and South Carolina.
The suit in Pennsylvania was. dis
missed through the assistance Of the
Supreme Attorney and We were per-
| mitted to transact business under the
laws Of that State.
In the light of subsequent events
the writing Of the late Supreme
Chancellor Starks in a proclamation
dated March I, 1907, seems prophetic
II was as follows: --..,...
T. "Our Grand Lodge TN the State Of
Georgia filed petition in the Fulton
County Superior Court for incorpora-
ton
I'm order TO prevent this, the
white Knights, through their attorn-
eys, applied for an injunction in the
Court at ATLANTA.
.'knOw1ng az we did the far reach
ing effect Of this move, I'VE decided
i 70 fight to the last ditch; Grand
chancellor Creswill, Of Georgia. had
charge Of the case; in addition to
the Grand Attorney Of Georgia and
our supreme Attorney, the strong
law firm Of Bell, Pcttigrew and Bell
CT Atlanta, was employed to defend
us. When the case was tried in. the
Fulton County Court Of Georgia, the
Judge rendered a decision in our