The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-08
LOUISIANA PYTR|ANs.
Thirty-second Annual Convention Of
the Grand Lodge at Alexandra.

The Louisiana Grand Lodge.
Knights of Pythias, held its thirty
second yearly convention at Alex
andrla on Monday and Tuesday, May
20 and 21, with a large attendance,
including the full corps Of officers,
five out of six members of standing
committees, eleven past grand cham
cellers and representatives from 100
Of the 126 subordinate lodges of the
grand domain. Grand Chancellor A.
W. Brown of New Orleans presided,
and under his capable direction the
E,roeee edings were conducted with ad-
mIrable decorum and tIl D busi ness De
the meeting transacted IN prompt and
orderly fashion.
The opening session was preceded
by a public meeting at which e1o-
quent addresses of welcome were de.
livered by Chancellor Commander f.
2. McDermott of Alexandria Lodge,
City Attorney r. A. Hunter and S.
Il. Minis, to which Grand Chancellor
Brown fittingly responded. Forenoon
and afternoon sessions were held on
the two days, and by diligent apDli-
cation the grand lodge cleared its
calendar and adjourned before: dark
Tuesday evening. The reports Of
the grand chancellor, grand keeper
OF records and seal, grand master Of
exchequer and finance committee
presented the affairs of the order in
satisfactory shape, and general con-
fidence was expressed by the mem
bers that the coming year Wi11 see
q material Improvement In the al
ready gratifying conditions.
The Judiciary committee presented
a plan which was unanimously
adopted for the organization OF
state or home lodge to be composed
of former members OF the order over
so years Of age whose lodges have
become defunct or who were sus-
pended for non-payment OF dues and
are ineligible for affiliation with
other lodges by reason of age or ply
sical disability a special committee
was appointed to consider measures
for the betterment and propagation
OF the order in Louisiana, and sub
mitted an Interesting partial report
just before the grand lodge ad-
journed. The committee was con-
tinued In eistence with instruction to
present complete report at next
years session. Many minor mat
ters Of interest to the fraternity
were discussed and passed upon
New Orleans defeated Morgan City
and Bogalusa in the ballot taken to
select the meeting place for 1913
Donaldsonville was placed In nomina-
tion, but was withdrawn before the
balIoting, with notice that 1t would
be in the field as q candidate for
the 1914 session. The following Off
GERS for the ensuing year were
elected:
Grand chancellor, Judson Harris of
Jennings; grand vice chancellor.
Geo. NJ. Leahy of New Orleans;
grand prelate, W A. Mabry CT
Shreveport; grand keeper of records
and seal, Fred. Querens, Jr., Of New
Crleans;. grand master OF exchequer,
T. C. VIII Of New Orleans; grand
master-at-arms, A. D. Turner of Min
den; grand inner guard, Shelby Tay-
lor of Crowley; grand outer guard,
A. A. stiIlman of Lake Charles.
Donaldsonville was represented IN
the grand lodge by Henry L. Wei.
grand representative and q member
of the grand tribunal, and L. E.
Bentley, chairman Of the judiciary
committee. Napoleonville's represent.
atiye was Sol. Klotz. member Of
the Judiciary committee
The Pythfan Sisters. an auxiliary
association to which ladies' are eli
gible, held It's annual meeting coin.
cident with that Of the grand lodge.
and there was an interesting exs
change of visits and courtesfes be-
tween the two bodies. Two OF the
s preme officers of the Sisters or
2 Imitation were In attendance
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