The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-10-26
K. OF P. BOOSTER CAMPAIGN
WELL UNDER WAY.
DEPUTY FITE IN WEST TENN.

Inc great Booster Campaign re-
Gently launched has been the oc-
casion of marked activity in Pythian
circles during the past few weeks.
In West Tennessee this activity is
particularly apparent.
During the recent visit to West,
the Field Deputy, Sir A. w. Fite,
met with several leaders and outlined
plans for much important work In
company with Sir 7. H. Hayes, Way
man Wilkerson, and L. E. Brown,
the Field Deputy motored to White
Station where the party was enter
tanned by Sirs j. l.. Clark and T. w.
Walton, two live wires of that COM
munity, From White Station, they
iourneyed to Cordova. At this
place Sir A. d. Cockrill and James
Newly met the party. From Cor
dOva the tourists went directly to the
thriving town of Colliersville, where
they were entertained at dinner by
Sir Chas. c. Hodges. At each of the
towns mentioned, important matters
pertaining to the welfare of the order
were discussed with entire satisfac-
tion to all. The membership of these
communities is taking advantage of
the liberal dispensation granted by
the Grand Chancellor and in a very
short time there will be a marked
increase in the membership in the
west.
Sirs ]. H. Brown the efficient
Grand Master of EXchequer and l..
e. Brown, the secretary of the En-
dowment Board are to hold meeting
at White Haven, Sunday for the pur-
pose of arousing new interest in that
section. Lagrange and Grand juno
tion will be visited by Sirs B. NJ.
/ Roddy, G. w. Williams, T. H. Hayes
and L. e. Brown.
A. S. Pyles of Milan will set up
new lodges at Milan, Lexington and
Trenton during the next few weeks.
Sir Pyles has been active in the order
for years and is now serving as Grand
Trustee as well as District Grand
Deputy. Sirs John Bond and Frank
Read of Brownsville are at work, re-
organizing Red Seal Lodge at that
place. Sir. j. w. Lane who is a
L
mission is Smelling the woods in and
about Madison County. He has add
ed manv new members to the order
since the last Grand Lodge met in
Nashville.
A. d. Cockrill and Jas. Newly of
Rising Sun No 169 are out to double
the membership of that lodge this
] In mr. Tnh NO
Teton has organized new Lodge
At lockwood, Sir John Liggett has
added a new number to the order
Sir. N. N. Reynolds, G. l.. has set
up new lodge at Moscow.
One of the most important events
at Nashville during the last few
weeks was the visit of the Grand
! Worthy Counsellor, Mrs. Cora e
Burke. Her mission was in the in
terest of the Pythian Temple Com
mission. The meeting was a splen.
did success in every particular. The
conference was held in the office OF
the Grand Chancellor. Those pres.
ent were, Mrs. Cora E. Burke, Mrs. J
A. Lester, Mrs. Clemmie White, DR.
J. P. Crawford G. c., Hon. j. C
Napier, Grand Attorney, Sir A. w
Fite, Field Deputy Grand Chancellor
Sir. A. N. Johnson, Grand Trustee
Sir T. Clay Moore, Grand Trustee
and S. S. Caruthers, Sec Treas. o
Pythian Temple Commission. The
meeting was harmonious and every
representative was satisfied
Throughout the state the interes
in the order is growing. The cam
paign now on, is causing those in
terested in the order to take on new
, life. Through the activity of thu
Field Deputy, much good has alread!
: been accomplished and it is practic
ally certain that by hte end of hi
first year of service the order in thi
Jurisdiction will be much improved
both financially and numerically.