Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-06-01
THE PYTHIAN GRAND LODGE,
Session was HarmOnious--NIeets Next
Year Mt Columbia.
columbia State Specially

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that Columbia must eventually be-
come the permanent home Of the
Grand Lodge. A few years ago the
Grand Lodge secured an option on
the Greenfield building In Columbia,
but the time did not seem propitious
to some members Of the Grand Lodge
and the settling in Columbia was de-
ferred. And within six months the
property had nearly doubled in val
uation.
New Officers.
The officers for the ensuing year
are as follows:
Grand Chancellor. Walter Doar,
Georgetown.
Grand Vice Chancellor-Frank X.
Meyers, Charleston.
Grand Prelate-Frank e. Evans,
Greenwood.
Grand Keeper Records and Seal
G. D. Brown, Abbeville
Grand Master INSTRUMENTATION
G. Harvey, Charleston.
Grand Master-at-Arms-C w.
Crosland, Bennettsville.
Grand Inner GUARD. l.. Reeves,
North.
Grand Outer Guard-Dr. j. NJ.
Oliver Orangeburg.
The following District Deputy
Grand Chancellors were chosen:
First District-A. V. Williams,
Charleston.
Second District-W. c. Henry,
Timmonsvile.
Third Dstrict-J. F. Carter, Bam-
herg.
Fourth District-A. NJ. Deal, CO.
lumbia.
Fifth District-Rev. H. A. Knox,
Mayesville.
Sixth District--W. NJ. Dunlap,
Rock Hill.
Seventh District-A. V. Martin,
Clinton.
Eighth Distrct-J. w. Shelor,
Walhalla.
Ninth District-Jas. II. Craig, An
derson.
Tenth District. w. LeGrand.
Bennettsville
Eleventh District-Geo. A. Schif-
fey, Orangeburg.
The following appointments were
announced by the Grand Chancellor:
Grand Tribune for three years.
Herbert E. Gyles, Niken.
Member of Board OF Publication Of
South Carolina Pythian--M. Rutledge
Rivers, Charleston, (reappointed.)
Standing Committees.
Judiciary Committee-Huger Sink
Ter, Charleston; X. p. Smith, Ander-
son; Thos. F.. Brantley, Orangeburg.
Ways and Means Committcc-Geo.
w. Dick, Sumter; II. l.. Oliver,
Georgetown; J. NJ. Rushton, John
ston; w. NJ. Carter, Batesburg; S.
b. Fishburne, Columbia.
State of the Order-Frank X. Mey-
erS (eX-officiO), Charleston Fl. NJ.
Aver, Florence; e. X. Charles, Tim
monsville; +. Fl. Stoll, Xingstree; e.
l.. Tiencken, Mt. Pleasant.
Credentials-J. A. Banks, st. Mat
thews; J. II. Merritt, Pelzer; w. Nj.
McNabb, Barnwell.
Printing!. w. Doar. c.. D.
Brown, r. l.. Dargan
Libraries and Reading Rooms
Douglas A. cIntyre, Marion.
Widows and Orphans Fund. l..
Niche, Darlington.
There was no vacancy among the
Supreme representatives, these be-
ing NJ. l.. Bonham, Of Anderson. b.
Smith, Of Camden
ThOlnwclI Memorial Fund.
One of the important matters which
came up was the disposal of the
Thornwcll memorial fund. It was re-
ported by Horatio C. Hughes that
the late f. p. Cooper had collected
about $4,000 for this memorial. The
Grand Lodge directed that the money
be turned over to the Grand Master
OF Exchequer to be invested. and that
when the fund reaches $1,000 the
further disposal Of it will be decided.
The interest will go to the widows
and orphans fund.
Does Much Charity.
The Grand Lodge does lot Of
charity. In addition to regular per
capita tax Of 10 cents per annum for
the widows and orphans fund, there
is regular appropriation for the or
phanages Of the State. Thornwell,
Connie Maxwell, Epworth and the