The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-09-05
.PYTH|ANs CAPTURE THE
CITY Of BAL LIIMORE
Bethel A. M. E. Church Throws Wide its Doors
To Visiting Pyth.ans
TWENTY BRASS BANDS In LINE OF MARCH

Supreme Chancellor Greene and the elsc.
ton OF officers i'm the Supreme Court o
Cslanthe were the fesrurr- of the ss--ion,
Of the Supreme Lodge Knights OF Pythia,
and the Supreme Court of Cslsnthe.
Two remarkable women sddre-ss.si tia
Supreme Csnrt. uns MAS Carrie Tugglr
4 founsiet and president of Tuggle Insti
tute. Birmingham. Ala. Who worked -,
tailor for a number of years, and &. ]
Walker, OF indianapolis. Who worked IL
the ri'e swsmI~ of Louisiana AMI th.
cotton fields "f Mississippi. hut Is now n
the head of a large manufacturing planI
IN Indianapolis. and came Ia the city IL
her own automobile.
The Supreme Court elected the follow
ing fficers: X L. Rarnes. Of Georgia
sour, insp~ctrix; NJ. j. Lakewood.
West Virginia, orator; Connie A. Cnrl
Illinois, register OF deeds; A. ID. Keys
at Texas, receiver of DEF osts; Fannie VI
II
Of Louisana, senior dirsctress; Lula u
Reed. Of Florida. junior directress; Anne
j. Wallace, OF Mississippi. coDdus tress /;
NJ. Josenburyer, Arkansas. assistant di
r~ctress; Bertha Rsr-l, Indiana. herald
John ;. fielding. Of Ohio. protector; La
la Summers. OF Kansas. lecturer; " A
Prince, NJ. d., of Texas, medical dire
tor.
DISPLACE SUPREME KEEPER
Most OF Fridays ss-ssions were taken
mp with the reading 81 long and ts-iious
reports, among which was that Of the
supreme keeper of records and s.als,
which brought forth many sharp retorts
and comments. The present officers OF
the Lupreme Lodge came in for shary
attack In the biennial report. winch saw
ored Of extrzyigance on ttse part cf tisr
officers Who have cbargs of the finances
OF the lodge The report Of the recOrds
and seals committee resulted in the dis
placement Of q. X. Robinson: the su-
preme kerp+r. Who had held the position,
Tor the past IL years, and the election OF
Dr. r. r. NORWOOD, Of Kentucky, H.
ais stead Before this change was made
there Was some lively discussion.
The report Of Supreme Master Of TX
chequer John A. Young shosed the or
der to lie in a fiourishing condition, with
balance OF $500 in bank
The following officers Of the Supreme
Lodge were elected for the next two years
= w. Greene. New Orleans, rt-el,sct.,i
snPreDe chancellor; General Joseph !.
Jones, Cincinnati. Ohio, re-elerte.l vics
chancellor and head Of the supreme
Conrt Of Calanthe; Rev A. II. Newton.
Camden, y. j., supreme prelate; John
Young. Pine Bluh, Ark supreme mas
ter Of exchequer; L. VI. Mitchell, Austin.
Texas. supreme lectuner; Dr. T.. r.. Tn
derwOod, Frankfort. ky., supreme keep
er of records and seal George A. Wasty.
Baltimore. supreme master Il arms: Dr.
j. Ward, InianapOli-, supreme mtzlical
director; :. A. 4. Watkins. Chicago. su-
preme attorney; J. &. latte. Winston
Salem. y. C., supreme inner-guard; H.
A. Jones, jacksonville. Fla., supreme
outer- guard; X. X. Jacks,n. major gen
eraluniiorm r-nk.
Thursday evening hundreds 81 the
Knights were taken ON an excursion dow "
the Bay ON the steamer LatrOlse. and NJ
night the uniformed memi,ers II the mil
itsry department Of the order held q com
petitive drill m Richmond Market Arno-
~.
The West Virginia Delegation stood
With the mother state and made a greai
fight to save Virginia and her illu .tron.
son. John Mitchell. IT,. editor II III.
Richmond Planet Grand Chancellor =.
10. Wilson made brilliant sgss,ch nom
mating J. Rupert Jefferson for Suprriu.
lG. &. and ably did E,iitor VI. +. Whit
tico secood tire nomination. The fgi,
made by the-e two di-tingui-he Knirlt
for the honor q West Virginia and Vir
ginia ws- alle and brilliant. and ever
thongh they Jaile'l b. land Jefrr~,n o.
save Mitclell. they masle their J,re-eno
felt and reseived unusual consideration