Evening star., 1914-02-20
PYTH|ANS SUPPORT
BRYAN PEACE PLAN
Thomas J. Caring, Supreme
Chancellor, So Declares
at Today's Session.
SECRETARY OF STATE
PROFITS BY TRAINING
States Respond to Roll Call of
Grand Domains-Reception
by President Wilson.

Grand Domains-Reception
by President Wilson.
The 100000 men and the $1,000
! women In the knights of Pythias and
its auxiliary. the Pythian Sisters. arc
behind Secretary Bryans proposed
peace treaties. and Secretary Bryan.
by reason of his early training in
Pythfanism. had his faith in the prin-
ciple on which the proposed treaties
are based confirmed. according to
statements today by Thomas ]. Carling
OF Macon. Ga, supreme chancellor of
the order. at the second days session of
the convention of the knights at the
New Willard Hotel
| II have no personal doubt" Mr. CARING
said. that the proposed peace treaties
| are the direct result of Mr.. Bryan's mem
bership in the Pythian order, and while
no canvass of the membership. of course.
has ever been taken on the proposed
| treaties. likewise have no doubt that if
Mr.. Bryan needed the support of the
Knights of Pythias in the United States
and Canada to bring about the enactment
| of the proposed treaties that support
would be solidly behind him in the order. :
Mr.. CARING did not make a formal ad
dress to the convention on the subject,
although he Is expressing this view In
formally in the short talks he Is deliver
ting to the convention as its presiding Of
ficer. The morning session today of the
convention began with a resumption of
the roll call of grand domains, which was
not finished yesterday because of the
length of the addresses, todays speeches
being limited to two minutes each. Oscar
Rumpel. grand chancellor of the domain
Of Ontario, Canada, added to the general
peace talk of the convention when It
| +. Gov Itc a
domain.
Look for Complete Fraterna1ism.
THE knights of Pythias.'' he said.
"have done much to show that universal
peace can be brought about, and they will
do still more to prove it. We confidently
look forward to the complete fraternalism
of man and eventually to the fraternal-
| ism of nations.
| When Mr.. Rumpel concluded the band
played. in compliment to the Canadian.
the British national anthem God Save
| the King and the audience rose and
sang the British words, some members
of strong American prejudices singing the
words of America to the same music.
| 1he first state to respond to the roll
call Of grand domains today was Rhode
Island. and William A. Elsey, grand
| chancellor. announced that he is the
youngest grand chancellor Of the order,
! being but thirty years old. Rev. Troy
! Beatty of Athens. Ga, spoke for the
grand chancellor of his state. When
! ,orth Carolina was reached 1t was found
that the grand domain had more than
| 1uU representatives in the convention.
and they rose and sang Carolina" the
state song, j. u. Pridgen, grand chan
celior, delivering the response.
| Frederick S. Atwood, grand chancellor
of Minnesota spoke for his grand do
main. William p. Hays. grand chan
ce.ior, spoke for Tennessee. A. G. Pat
| terson. grand chancellor, spoke for Ala
! bama. Edward c. Plummer. supreme
! representative. spoke for Maine A. N.
! Goodwin spoke for the grand chancellor
of Kansas. Hugh E. Van ewalker. grand
| Henry Miller. as the Pythlans call him,
spoke for Texas. Benjamin H. Stein.
! grand chancellor, spoke for Mississippi.
and Charles S. Davis. supreme represent
ative, spoke for Colorado.
Gains 1,o31 Members in 1913.
When Missouri was reached Joseph ].
Critics, grand chancellor, aroused the ap-
plause of the convention by announcing
that that grand domain had gained 1.031
members in 1913. Mr.. Critics said, in
part:
The Pythians Of Missouri are and have
|
is asked in this domain to become af11li-
ated with our order because of any finan-
cial or pecuniary benefit; these are dis
countenanced and discouraged. Our So
| licitations are confined solely to those
who are anxious to receive benefit from
association with honorable men and those
who desire to be of benefit to their fel-
| low men.
'Since 1912 our domain has been di-
vided into sixteen live. active Pythian
| districts; they hold seml-annual meet
These district meetings have been of
incalculable benefit to the order.
Both of our United States senators.
many of our congressman. our gov
| ernor. and practically all of our state
| officers and members of our state
| judiciary are members of the order.
| We claim and have upon our roster in
| Missouri the brightest and best minds
| and the truest manhood of our sta e
| I'VE have just completed and paid for
at the cost of s125.000 at the city of
Springfield. a home for our widows.
orphans and de enden; nc ae:S =
furnishings were donated by the lodges
of Missouri The home will be occupied
| March l5."
Addresses Follow Roll Call.
Following the roll call of the grand
domains, which was not completed and
which will be resumed tonight, the
following addresses were made:
| William w. Blackwell, P S. c.. of
Henderson. KY, on The Lesson of
Pythianism"; Mai Gen. Arthur J. Stob-
bart Of St. Paul. Mimi. on The Mill
tary Department" Mai Gen. Stobbart
being the commander of the Uniform
Rank of the order; Union B. Hunt of
Indianapolis, president of the board CT
control, on THE Insurance Department"
Judge Edward c. Reynolds of Portland
Me-, associate tribune. on The Supreme
Tribunal; Mrs. Ida NJ. Johnson, of Cen
trail City. Col. supreme chief Pythian
Sisters, on THE Pythian Sisters" Charles
f. Rice of Buffalo. N. Y. imperial prince
on The Dramatic Order knights of
Khorassan.'