The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23
PULLMAN SELECTED FOR NEXT MEETING
 OF THE PYTH|ANS
Third District Convention Comes to ClOse-Dr. James Is Presidential Build
 Home for Orphans

pr. F. M. James, Ruhama lodge, No
 93, East Lake, was elected president and
 Cullman the next place of meeting at the 1 afternoon session of the Third district 1 Pythian convention held at Fraternal | hall yesterday. Other officers were R
 w. Brown North Birmingham first vice
 president; T. A. Adams, Bessemer sec
 ond vice president; s. s. Parker, Birming- ! ham, third vice president; w. o. Hill C1llman, fourth vice president, and D. k. | McLendon, Birmingham, secretary and 1 treasurer.
 i The convention was held at the Fra ternal hall and was attended by about POO delegates and visitors from all sections 1 of the district, which includes Jefferson, Blount, Cullman and Bibb counties C. D. Comstock, president of the district, presided, with H. N Randall as master | of ceremonies. The convention was en- tertained by the three local lodges. The first step toward Pythian widows and orphans home for the third district was taken when delegates to the semi annual district convention voted to ac- cept the offer of the Tarrant Land com pany of five acres free site for the proposed home. A special committee was appointed to take the matter in charge and at the next district convention, which will be held at Culman, a report
 on the proposition will be made. PRESENT JEWEL TO PERDUE A pleasant feature of the convention was the presentation to Graham Perdue ,of past grand chancellor's jewel, the gift of the grand lodge, in apprecia ton of his faithful service and as a token of high esteem. In the absence of Grand Chancellor B. A. Taylor, the pre- sentation speech was made by w. M. Al dridge, who paid a high tribute to the work and worth of the recipient, who made fitting response.
 Other features of the convention were the acceptance of a site for a widows and orphans home, the brilliant and in teresting talks and speeches at the noon Luncheon, the conferr1ng of the rank of knight by a picked team, the selection of Cullman as the next place of meeting, and the election of officers.
 At the opening session yesterday morn ing R. D. Coffman made the address of welcome to the delegates. His remarks
 were in very happy vein and were fit tingly responded to by the president C. D. Comstock. Working committees for the convention were appointed During
 the morning session, Herman M. Beck supreme grandmaster at arms, was pre- sented to the convention.
 TALKS AT LUNCHEON The convention took a recess at noon and repaired to an adjoining hail. where an elegant luncheon was spread, and dur ling the repast talks and addresses were made by A. B. Bealle and Frank Willis Barnett on Patriotism" Grand Keeper )of Records and Seals w. M. Aldridge on 1 State of the Order;" Past Grand Chan cellor Graham Perdue on Anniversary of Our Order.' Other addresses were
 made by Mrs. D. A. Echols and Miss
 Amy Carl of the Pythian sisters; Ben +.
 Ray and pr. Colbourne.
 At the afternoon session the regular
 business of the convention was trans
 acted and the reports of the standing
 committees were made
 At the night session the rank of knight
 was conferred by a special selected team
 from the members of Phenix Jorge, No.
 20, Jefferson Valley lodge, No. Il, and
 Birmingham lodge, No. S5. The degree
 work was in amplified form and was
 among the best ever seen in the city.