The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-05-31
Union SELECTED
|FOR NEXT SESSION
Iva M. LUMPKIN HONORED BY
SOUTH CAROLINA KNIGHTS
OF PYTHIAS.
Union Selected
For Next Session.

Committee on State OF Order Suo-
mitted Gratifying Report at the
Final Meeting Columbia Visit
Wa. Enjoyed by Knights-Bristow
Made Prelate.
Columbia, S. c., May 2s.-
Alva NJ. Lumpkin of Columbia, will
be at the head of the order of Knights
bf Pythias in South Carolina for the
Ensuing year. He was chosen grand
chancellor at the session of the grand
lodge Yesterday. Mr.. Lumpkln has
been grand vice chancellor for the
past year, and had previously served
q year as grand prelate. He is one OF
HE most earnest knights in the State,
and his fellow Pythians delight to
honor him. The grand lodge ad-
journed yesterday to meet next year
at Union.
Other officers elected were: W. E..
Derrick of Orangeburg, grand vice
chancellor; the Rev. Louis ]. Bristow
|of Columbia, grand prelate; c. D:
Brown of Abbeville, grand keeper OF
records and seal; Wilson G. Harvey
of Charleston, grand master of ex-
|chequer; E. R. Cox Of Darlington,
grand master at arms; W. E. FeWell
of Rock Hill, grand inner guard; M.
|H. Ohlandt of Beaufort, grand outer
guard. Grand Chancellor Lumpkln
appointedJ. Earle Boozer of Colum-
bia to serve for term of three years
on the grand tribune. d. c. Hey
ward, was reelected to serve for five
years on the board of publication,
and R. L. Dargan of Abbeville, was
chosen to succeed Mr.. Bristow, who
resigned.
Busy Session.
The grand lodge was kept quite busy
at Yesterdays session. Committees TO
whom reports had been referred the
day before made their recommended
tions, and debate was at times llvely.
The recommendation of the retiring
grand chancellor, Herbert E. Gyles,
relative to abolishing deputy grand
chancellors evoked an animated but
fraternal debate. The recommenda-
ton of the judiciary that all commit
tees be appointed from members
elect to the grand lodge, and not
otherwise as is now in vogue, like
wise produced spirited debate. botn
recommendations ultimately We're
adopted. The proposal to eliminate
the payment of a per diem and mile
age to all past grand chancellors was
aSonted without remark. A proposed
change in the constitution so as TO
provide for biennial sessions OF the
Grand lodge and two-year terms Tor
grand lodge officers was vigorously
debated, and then killed by large
vote. A similar proposal to provide
for semiannual elections for officers
of subordinate lodges was likewise
defeated.
Thornwell Fund.
JJpon motion of Alva M. Lumpkin
a committee of five was appointed to
consider the advisability of enlarging
the Thornwell memorial fund, and
recommend upon its permanent IN
yestment where it will best serve the
purpose for which il was contributed.
This fund is a memorial to the late
James H. Thornwell, who for many
years was grand keeper of records
and seal. 1t now amounts to about
$4,000, the interest on which IS equal
lv divided between four denomination
al orphanages in the State.
Enjoyed Columbia Visit.
A resolution was adopted express
ing the pleasure of the delegates at
having been so we'll entertained IN
this city, thanking the hotel for the
use of the immense hall for the ses-
sions, and thanking the Chamber OF
Commerce for the street car ride
taken yesterday.
Most of the delegates left Colum-
bia on the late afternoon trains yes
terday.
State of Order.
The committee on the state of the
order, through Hartwell M. Aver,
made an encouraging report, as fol-
lows:
'Your committee, on the state OF
the order have carefully reviewed
the reports submitted by about half
of the lodge deputies in the domain,
and have noted the articles appearing
from time to time in The Pythian and
in the newspaper press of the State
concerning the lodges and their trans
actions and interests, and we find that
there is much on which we can heart
lily congratulate the grand lodge at
this session. For several years we
have noted the trimming of dead tim
ber from the lodges, the disposition
of the faithful among the members
to re-awaken interest generally in the
order, and we have pointed it out as
the dawn of promise of new day.
We feel that we have every reason
now to say that the sun of that new
day has arisen, and that the clouds
have been dispelled, and that we can
bask in a glorious sunshine OF favor
and success. Practically every lodge
in the grand domain this year sends
in a report that sparkles with new
life and hope, and tells of re-awak'
ened Pythian spirit in the community
The real purposes of the order have
impressed themselves more and more
on the membership, just as this grand
lodge has from year to year given
evidence of it's growing earnestness
in the purpose of the order in ou1