The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-07-27

llON d QueSIlOu Vi WHeJHeT we snail
have Temple or not, but rather, how
shall we pay for the one already
bought, ] present the following plan
by which it may be paid for and urge
its adoption by you unless better
plan is suggested by some one else
The plan Is as follows: Assess each
member Of the order one ($1.00) dol
lar a year, for five consecutive years,
giving each member credit or receipt
fol the amount paid, until the SUN Of
five ($500) dollars has been paid
Then issue to each member a share
CT stock in the Temple showing th..t
he has paid five dollars and owns that
amount of stock III The Temple. Each
share of stock when paid for, bearing
interest at the usual rate of interest
It also being provided that said
shares Of stock be redeemable by the
Grand Lodge at stated periods, pro-
vided that member Ct the order can
only dispose of stock 10 the Gran1
Lodge. OF course this pran and the
rules g)vtlning same would have t.
be enco l,hed in legal form.
| woul recommend that this Grand
Lodge APPOINT a strong committee at
this session to confer VIII the Court
of Calanthe as to the Pythian Tenn
pie with view of havi p, them take
a part if this projec..
There ere several other important
matters that ought to come before
us, but | believe that if we succeed
in legislating wisely concerning the
Pythian Temple and the Burial
Bureau that we shall have accomplish
cd much for the future of our Order,
The secretary of the Endowment
Department has been notified by the
Insurance Commission to put some of
its money of that department out on
interest, it being his contention that
there is too much of it lying idle in
the banks. He also demands that he
be advised with as to the loans made,
He also says that not more than
$1,000 should be kept in the banks
by you at any time. l recommend
that you act upon this matter at this
session.
i | recommend that IN view of the
fact that many of our young men are
beng called to Arms to support the
honor and dignity of our country, and
since there is n doubt that many Of
item will DO killed, that this Gran
odge take some action as to tneil
landing in IN, Endowment Depart.
! ment and just how the Boards li4bil-
lty will be affected.
During our tXis' e1ce as Crane
| 1idge we have succeeded in organis
az sometni.ls III the neighborhooi "
2F; subordinate lodges. Many of
y csc lodges fCu' lshed for a while,
cut because Of p0ol management have
+; lien out tf existence.
The charters, rituals and other pa
Ia2hernalld az scattered here and
there, subi"ct;Ig the secrets and
mysteries of our Order to exposure
Now, l believe that with the proper
effort put forth many Of these de-
| funct lodges could be re-established
and started to going again For this
reason | recommend that you consider
the advisability of putting into the
field general organizer whose bust
ness it will be to look after the work
of resurrecting defunct lodges and as
sisting the weak ones to enlarge their
membership. If this is done | feel
sure that the next year will show
fine increase in the number of our
membership and in the number of re,
established lodges now defunct.
l here propose another plan for pay
ing for our Temple just purchased by
the Pythian Temple Commission
THE Burial Bureau law provided
that the surplus from that department
each year be turned into the Endow-
ment Departments treasury, recon-
mend that said surplus be turned
over to the Commission and that to-
gether with revenue from Temple be
used in meeting payments on said
building. This will preclude the ne
cessity of taxing the members at this
critical period.
recommend that you go on record
at this session, by pledging your 10y
atty to our government, by showing
your willingness to cooperate in any
way possible to assist the president
of these United States in successful
| ly carrying on the struggle in which
our country is now engaged. Reso-
lutions to this effect will be in order
And now in conclusion permit me
to say that | trust that you will con-
front the task here presented to you
with the fortitude of true and brave
men, determined to do that and only
that which will bring success not only
to our order, but to the entire race.
May extend to you all my sincere
thanks for the courtesy and consid
Grafton shown me and the help given
all these years to make the order
enc Grand Success. May long life,
happiness and prosperity attend you
all is my sincere prayer.
Fraternally yours in F. c. and B.,
]. P. CRAWFORD,
Grand Chancellor.