The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-06-15
Against The Supreme Craud Lodge Knights Of
Pythias Of the World.
GREAT VICTORY FOR G. C. JOHN MITCHELL. JR
Csasuton and By Laws Revised and .sded 10 B i. 1919
BY Supreme Lodge Adudeed illegally Enacted and Adopted
Virginia to Recover Heavy Su. in Costs Of And
From Defendants

FROM U
IN THE SUPREME COURT or THr
DISTRICT Or COLUMBIA HOLD
mt AN EQUITY COURT.
Grand Lodge OF Knights of Pythss %
North America. south America. Eu
rope. Asia snd Africa. (of Virginia.) q
corporation.
Plaintiff.
W.. Equity No. b. 81.
The Knights OF Pythias Of North Amer.
sa. South America. Europe. Asia. Al.
r'cs and Australia, . corporation, RI
al,
Defendants.
DECREE.
This canse having some on for con-
sideration by the Court upon the plead
inss, evidence and proceedings herein
and having been presented and argued
bv the counsel and considered by the
Court. It 10 this frst dsy of June, 1917,
ORDERED. ADJuDGED and DE-
GREED,
l. That the defendants the Knights of
i'ythiss Of N. America, \. America. Eu-
rope. Asia and Africa. lis officers. agents,
attorneys and oil Others on IL behalf, t,e.
snd they are hereby. restrained and ger
msnensly enjoined from attempting - en-
iorce the decree or enactment OF the Su-
preme Lodge of the said defendant Or
der Of the Knights Of PythiA.. adopted at
IL Biennial Ssssion held At baltimore
Oity. Maryland, in the year 1913. par-
porting 70 revoke the charter OF the
plaintiff and 70 dissolve the said plainGff
tifand Lodss OF chs jusssaigssvu q vtr>i
ginis, and. further. from doing any other
art or thing on tho sumption that tie
said plaintiff Grand Lodge nas b~en die
solved, or that it fraternal charter has
bssn revoked. or that the said plaintiff
ursnd Lodge 10 liable 70 be Dissolved, or
that it said charter 10 revocxble, or liable
n b revoked by reason OF any cause or
matter existing or claimed g. exist, or
arising and occurring, or claimed To have
arisen or occurred. prior To the date
hereof.
2. And it 10 further ORDERED, AID
JUDGED AND DECREED That the
defendants. the knight. OF PvthIas Of n.
America, =. America. Europe. Asia, Al
rica and Australia, il officers, agents.
attorneys and all Others ON il t~half lie,
and they are hereby, restrained and per-
msnently snjoined from enforcing or A.
tempting 70 enforce the proclamation Of
suspension issued At New Orleans, la,
on the 1)tn day Of July, 1912, and from
revoking or attempting 70 revoke the
charter OF the plaintiff. Tor any OF the
csnsss mentioned in such proclamation
Of suspension.
3. And it 10 further ORDERED, AID
JUDGED and DEOREED That the sls-
iendants, the Knight. Of Pythias OF Y.
America, \. America, Europe. Asia. A.
rics and Australia, IL officers, agent-.
sttorneys and all others on IL behaIf t~.
and they srs. hereby, restrained and per-
msnenny enjoyned from collecting or
Undertaking % 70 do. any unpaid portion |,
of the certain tar claimed and z~-urnesi !
TO have been levied upon and against the
plaintiff, or il members, by the said de-
fendsne Order Of the knights Of Pythiss
st its Biernisl Se~sion held ct Ksnsas
City, Mo-, In the year lJS. and in the
plesdings, evidence and proceedings here
~ 80 forth and descrited.
.. And IL 10 further ORDERED. AD-
JUDGED and DECREED That the
prayers Of the plaintiff u) for an a.
counting, and 10 that the defendants. or
sny oi Them. IL sii8dzsd u 10. a. ~
have heen in contsnpt of tie Court. and
t3l that the Constitution and Supreme
statutes Of the s.d Order Of the gnixhs-
Of Pythiss. Laws Relating to the sn-
prense. tirand and suhnrdInsts I,od.~
and Departments % the Order, Revispd
and Amended by the Supreme Loig~. n
baltimore. Md. in the yssr IsIa, there
matter collectively called Constitution.
be sd'udged nos " have hsen Iex4lry en- |,
octed and adopted. and co that the de-
iendsnn he restrained and snjoynsd
from putting the same in force and effect |
- the true and lawful Constitution of the
sa'd Order Of the knights Of Pythia-, he.
and the same severslly are denied.
g. 10 70 further ORDERED. ADJUIs;-
bD and DECkEED, That the plaintiff
rscover - costs Of and from the defend
ants and have execution therefor o. at
Law.
By the Court