The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-12-28
STR|NGER LODGE
K. OF P. GAVE
SMOKER
THIRTY-DAY BOOSTING CONTEST
LAUNCHED-FIFTY NEW MEM
BERS G0AL-TW0 TEAMS
RED AND WHITE-WHITES
W0N-GRAND CHANCELLOR
PRESENT.

Stringer Lodge No. 6, X, of p,
save smoker at their hall on
i thursday night, Dec. 27th. 1t was the
ladncnlng ol thirty days campaign
put on by the lodge for the purpose
Of securing fifty new members.
Chancellor Commander John Cum
ningham, assisted by committee
CONSISTING vi knights A. j. JORDAN,
W. l.. Morris and w. l.. Blake, hau
worked out a program, which, in il.
sell Lad injected quite a deal OF
friendly rivalry for the occasion
There were two opposing teams, the
red and the white, and it was the
plan that the team selling the larger
number of tickets, the proceeds of
which were to 90 to the smoker,
would be the honored team and the
leader was to be given a free ride
IRON Fifth avenue down Cedar street
to the hall in a wheelbarrow, when
was to be pushed by the leader of
the team losing. The white was the
victor, the red the vanquished. A
Wheelbarrow was borrowed of John
son Company, undertakers, and the
losing side bravely paid theid debt
amid the cheers of the enthusiastic
members and friends of the Stringer
Lodge.
Chancellor Commander CUNNING.
ham, after they had arrived at the
hail. raped the lodge to order and
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were at once served. 1t was a three
course menu, after which cigars in
abundance were passed. After all
had feasted and the members of the
lodge with their invited guests sat
watching the curls of smoke ascend
to the ceiling, a volley of oratory was
turned loose. The first speaker
called was Sir knight Fenroy, who
told of the struggles of Stringer
Lodge and gave a graphic descrip-
tion of the purpose of the smoker
and the campaign. He was followed
by Sir knight Reuben Richardson,
who further told of the work of
Pythianism as seen in Stringer
Lodge. At this point Chancellor
Commander Cunningham, in a speecr
we'll fitting the occasion, reviewed
his years of work in the Pythian
Lodge and referred beautifully tC
many stalwart men who had assisted
him. In closing, he introduced G. c
j. p. Crawford, who spoke from the
subject, Let 1t Be Perpetuated." Fol
thirty minutes the Grand Chancellor
paid glowing tribute to the pioneer
Pythians, referring to the late Sll
knights Tyree, the founder o
Stringer Lodge, Knowles, Boyd
Cockrell and Cansler. He declared
in conclusion that Pythianism wa
in the ascendency. Other speaker
= who were heard were knight J. c
Napier, Grand Attorney; Knight A
N Johnson, Grand Clerk; Knight A
w. Fite, Grand Field Deputy; Knigh
| j. p. Porter Deputy; Sir Knight Co
= II. A. Boyd, of the Uniform Rank
l and Knight D. w. Berry.
S Throughout the addresses eac
S speaker told of his connection wit
S the Order of charity, friendship an
b, benevolence. Stringer Lodge is rt
e garded as one of the strongest nj
g merically and financially in the cit.
d claiming a membership of TO. II
about twenty-five years old. and
e their goal of fifty members is reache
!, it will put them ahead of any lodl
n in Tennessee.
1t was about midnight when til
r smoke of oratory cleared away an
d Chancellor Commander Cunningham
IL raped for order The closing oG
It was sung and the benediction pr
e nounced, pulling down the curtai
n upon the opening scene of what Il
a members of the lodge declared wi
be the greatest campaign for membe
" ship in the city