The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-05-29
PYTHIASS ANNUAL SESSION.
City by EdiStO Wins Next Convention
Paper May Be DiScOn-
tinued.
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Chester, May 2G.-The grand lodge,
Knights Of Pythias, of Soutl Carolina
convened a. the opera house this
morning at 1890 o'clock With nearly
$50 delegates in attendance. Chan
cellor Commander Malcolm l.. Marion
Of Rahtbone lodge, No. 10, presided.
The lodge was opened With an i'm
pressive invocation by the Rev }. c.
Roper, pastor of Bethel NJ z. cAurch
OF Chester This was feIlowed by d
talk by Mr. Marion, mapping out he
programme, e-c. He introduced Ches-
ters popular young mayor, William J.
Simpson, who in an eloquent speech
heartily welcomed the knights. He
turned over he golden key ,of the city
to Dr. George w. Dick, grand chan
cellor, of Sumter, who received it in
a happy speech which was inter
spersed with many humorous situa-
tions. In addition to the knights of
this city, a big crowd of Chester peo-
pie attended the opening exercises.
The Py.hian special arrived here
over the Southern railway this morn
ing at 9:3O o'clock and was met by
he people Of this city with automo-
biles and carriages and the delegates
taken to their homes.
The opening business meeting was
held at the opera house this morning
and many interesting matters were
discussed. In the annual report Of
the grand chancellor he recommended
that committees on reading rooms
and libraries be discontinued. He
thought this a useless committee. The
following new lodges were Instituted
since the last convention of the grand
lodge and today's meeting of the
grand lodge granted the recommended
ton that charters be granted to New
Zion, Little Rock, Tribune and Nc
Bee lodges There we're a number Of
suspensions during the year. He
urged the consolidation Oh tue Office
OF keeper of record and sea- with
that of the master of finance Do
this, he said, and there would be a
material reduction in the number Of
suspensions. The law allows these
Offices to be consolidated and wher-
ever this has been the case most sat
isfactory results have followed.
Minutes OF the last meeting were
adopted as printed.
In Good Condition.
Reports of the various lodges Of
the grand lodge showed that they
were in a prosperous condition.
The reports of the grand lodge Off
GERS were referred to appropriate COM
nitlees.
There was a thorough discussion
of how to prevent the suspension Of
members.
Orangeburg and Greenwood pulled
strongly for the next meeting of the
grand lodge, but after a coed natured
fight Greenwood gracefully withdrew
in favor of Orangeburg, and The grand
lodge vo,ed unanimously to go there
in 1915.
Old Town lodge was granted per-
mission to chaneg its name to Long
shore.
Secret work was exemplifed by Past
Chancellor T. Men. Simpson of Spar
tanburg.
The retiring grand chancellor,
George w. Dick, was by unanimous
resolution Of the grand lodge, pre-
sented with The past grand chancel-
lor's jewel 1t will be suitably en-
grayed and delivered to him at later
date.
A resolution of thanks was passed
by rising vote for the Chester com
mittee on entertainment and che anna
teur troupe of when Knighthood
Was in Flower which gave a special
exhibition at the opera house tonight
for the pleasure of the grand lodge.
Hartwell NJ. Aver of Florence made
a splendid report on The State Of the
order. The report indicated much
research work on the part Of the com
mittee. Il told OF the great pros
perity which the lodges composing
the grand lodge had enjoyed last
year. 1t has been indeed a year of
good things for Pythainism in South
Carolina and everything points to-
ward another auspicious year.
Former Officers Gather.
Of much interest here today was