The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-04-04
Grand Chancellor Crawford Speaks
Solo Rendered by Mr.. Hayes
other Special Musical Features
Great Increase in Order
Notlceable-Grand Lodge
Meets Here in July.

Sunday was a great day among the
Pythians of this city; the occasion be-
ing the annual Thanksgiving Celebra-
tion. The meeting was held this year
at the Ryman Auditorium, where sew
eral thousand members Of the Order
and friends assembled to witness the
services.
The committee on arrangements had
made extensive preparations for this
celebration; this was due to the fact
that the officers of the Order in Ten
nessee are making whirlwind cam
paign throughout the state to increase
the membership by the meeting OF
the Grand Lodge, which convenes in
this city in July.
Many NV faces were seen in the
line of march Sunday as the result OF
the campaign that has been so yigor-
ously pushed by Grand Chancellor
Crawford and his deputies in Nash
Vile. The sermon Sunday was
preached by Rev. w, S. Ellington,
pastor of the First Baptist Church on
Spruce street. He deliverd an able
discourse on the subject "Man, His
DdlAopments and His Achievements. p"
He emphasized the necessity of the
proper development Of mans intellec-
tual, moral and physical power, and
impressed the need of unity Of pur-
pose in accomplishing any good un-
dertaking. DR.. Ellington in his usual
logical way urged the members of the
Order to live up to every principle OF
the Order which he said would ulti-
mately lead men toward Christianity.
The sermon made a good impression,
and many we're heard to express the
determination to be more punctual in
their lodge affairs and to take more
active interest in the church.
Dr. S. S. Caruthers, master of cere-
monies, made opening remarks, touch
ing upon the history of the Order in
this city. He spoke of the small be-
ginning and congratulated the mem
bers of the various orders on what
had been ecoomp ished.
The Fisk Orchestra rendered choice
selections. The exercises were
opened by singing "All hail tn power
of Jesus name" Rev. Fields, pastor
of Pleasant Green Baptist Church, de-
livered the invocation.
The Thanksgiving Proclamation was
read by Mr. VIM. Patterson. A special
musical treat was solo by Mr.. Ro-
land Hayes, of Boston, Mass. 1t was
by mere chance that the members Of
the Order and several others had the
pleasure of hearing Mr.. Hayes. He
came to Nashville to render concert
at Fisk University Friday night pre-
vious to this time and it was through
the earnest soliciting of Prof. ]. w.
Work that he consented to sing a solo
Sunday afternoon.
The Nashville Choral Society end
Fisk and Meharry Quartets contrib
uted excellent music to the occasion.
DR.. J. p. Crawford, Grand Chancellor,
reviewed the history of the Order in
the state and congratulated Nashville
upon the good showing made
The celebration ended Monday night
with a grand Pythian entertainment
at the Majestic Theater
y TO PRACTICE LAW IN BOSTON.
Washington, D. c., April 1.-Mr.
William H. Lewis, whose resignation
as Assistant Attorney-Gen of the
United States, is to take effect April
1, is to return to the practice of law
in Boston. He will take up the pro
fession alone, and will not form a
partnership, as has been reported in
some quarters. According to the
officials of the Department Of Justice,
the cases involving Indian depreda-
ton claims have been practically
completed and the place will not be
filled. The few claims remaining
"a the docket will be assigned to the
Assistant practicing before the Court
of Claims. The position occupied
by Mr.. Lewis, therefore, stand abol-
ished. There was host Of colored
LAWYERS out for the place. Mr. Lew
is has made a very capable Official
and his departure will be regretted
by all Washingtonians. The race is
grateful to the eloquent advocate Tor
the prominent part he took in expos,
ing the anti-Negro proclivities OF
Judge Hook. of Kansas which led TO
the latter's defeat for Associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court, to when
most President Taft was upon the eve
of assigning him.
MR.. SIMMONS IN THE CITY.
Mr.. Roscoe Conklin Simmons, VINO