The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-11-17

WILL STAND BY ORDER.
The knights of Pythias it is
nderstood will carry their case
o the United States Supreme
Court. Thye are not daunted
oy the. recent decision of the Cour,
~ Appeals, believing their course to
be just one, they will secure the best
legal talent available and go before
III court of last resort with every
lros- ect of winning.
1T will be remembered that durins
the sitting of the Grand Lodge in
Nashville the white Pythians sought
injunction from Judge Allison OF
t e Chancery Court of Davidson
co nty, restraining the Negro
Pythians from using the ritual, wear
N the button, pin, insignia, or u.s.
ing the name Knights of Pythias."
Ab e counsel was employed which,
made a valiant fight before the
Chancery Court, but Chancellor ALI
sons decision was adverse to the
cololed Pythians. An appeal was then
aiken to the Court of Civil Appears,
which On last Saturday sustained the
lower court. Thereupon plans are
erfccted to carry the suit to the
United States Courts, where it will be
ought to a finish.
Georgia had a case similar to their
! Tenn ssee brethren. Tney, too, en-
ployed good lawyers, carrying all the
states courts only to be ruled against
Not to be outdone, these plucky Geor-
gians have their case at present await
ing adjudication by the Supreme
Court of the United States.
In West Virginia an attempt was
made to put out of business not only
the Negro Pythians, but all other or
ders founded by white men. This
scheme however met with a strong
and vehement protest from all the
leading Negroes and many influential
white men. The result was the thing
died aborning.
In Mississippi, the state where every
one thought the legislature would
gladly embrace the opportunity to
egislate against Negro secret socie-
ties the law-making bodies refused
to entertain the question It can be
readily seen from the above that the
Negro Pythians are not dead yet, but
have high hopes of long and useful
career. This order has done incalcu-
liable good to all communities where
it exists It makes its membership
respect law and authority It's leaders
are ALWAYS on the right side of all
moral questions, The Negro Knights
Of Pythias have spent thousands OF
dollars in caring fer its widows and
orphans; they have property valued
at nearly a million dollars they do
good in every township. 1t would be
a crime to stop them after years of
usefulness This order is found in
every Negro settlement, trying to
make men and women thrifty and use
full citizens of the country.
The Supreme Lodge with w. S.
Green at its head is doing all that
can be done to make the institution
one to be desired by all right-thinkins
men. The Grand Lodge of Tennes.
see with F. Crawford. Grand Chan.
cellor, is doing the same thing so far
as this state is concerned. The order
has among it's membership bankers
lawyers, doctors, mechanics, farmers
and the laboring man. 1t boasts OF
having men of wealth and brain, and
the very best type of Negro manhood
are among its most ardent devotees.
The Negro order does not desire tC
make itself Objectionable to any white
organization, and to that end its mem
bers are told that they are separate
and apart from white lodges, having
no desire to do this is proverbial o.
all Negro Pythians.
Pending a final decision the organi
zation in this state will go right aheaC
setting up new lodges and increasing
the membership in the old ones 1