The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-03-09
THE KNIGHTS OF
PYTH|AS RALLY
AT THE RYMAN AUDITORIUM

Ing COMMITTEE or Chancellor Com
manders, Worthy Counsellors and
Matrons is putting forth much effort
10 make the rally a big success. The
interest Of the courts and lodges has
Deen aroused. and every Chancellor
commander in the city is anxions
Inat THIS one big effort succeeds
Every lodge and every court To-.
eetner with the Juveniles will take
part In the rally. Every knight in
good standing will give one dollar op
tme DAY of the rally. Many of the
chancellor Commanders have already
started to collect that dollar from
their members. The ladies are 90.
ing TO donate literally as they al.
ways do in such cases.
h4MAN AUDITORIUM THE PLACE
Inc meeting will be held in the
nynian Auditorium. Gen. Preston
taylor succeeded in securing that
splendid building for Sunday, April
zsth' The decoration committee is
at work on plans for beautifvinp tho
Stage. Mrs. S. ]. Nesbitt, Mrs. Kate
wilson, Mrs. Steve Turner and Mrs
Eiiza Saunders are particularly active
III thls work. The music is IN no
d feature. DR.. S. S. Carutbers the
chairman, is being supported by such
eminent musicians as Prof I w
WORK and Prof. N. w. RYDER and
Mr.. T. Clay Moore. All the cboirs
vi tne city will be invited TO take
part In the singing. More than n
hundred voices will be on hand The
Menarry symphony Orchestra has
vice. '"o oer'
Inc chairman of the Arrangement
committee, Hon. A. N. Johnson
made a most excellent report. The
report dealt with every Important
detail of the work, even to tbe as.
sembling of the lodges for the mr..
pose of going in body to the Audi.
forum. f'uui'
The military department Of the mr.
oer Will lead the membership from
tne Pythian Temple to the Auditori.
UNI. The famous Volunteer Companv
mo. o, thew inners of the first prize
at the recent encampment in Green.
wood Park, will be in line as we'll
as that excellent organization on the
East Side, goth Century COMPANY
/! Col. H. A. Boyd, Col. Chas. Vaughn
and Maj. George Hall are expected
I to be on hand.
The meeting has every reason IN
be success. In the first place Ten.
-nessee needs Pythian Temple. Orr
idea OF Pythian Progress is such
,Lat an up-to-date home for Pythians
In tennessee is mandatory. Ken.
lucky with a membership of onlv
1900 has erected magnificent struc.
lure IN the city of Louisville at q
cost Of $4,000. The Grand Domain
OF Indiana has placed in the citv Of
indianapolis "a handsome $4,000
structure. This state has a member.
ship of less than 5000. Alabama
has recently bought the Penny Saw.
lngs Bank Building in Birmingham
for $4,000 with a membership of
5000. Louisiana has a membership
OF 5000 and has erected a Temple at
the cost of $215,OOO. This is the
most costly and it is practically paid
for The Lone Star State" Texas,
with a membership of 10000, has a
: Temple costing $165,OOO Missouri has
$4,000 structure. The Supreme
Lodge has paid $4,000 for ground in
Chicago, upon which a 100000 Tenn.
pie is to be erected. In Hot Springs,
Ark, the Supreme Lodge has erect.
ed a most excellent bath house for
$4,000. At this sanitarium any
member of the order may be treated
at greatly reduced rates.
1t is source of great satisfaction
to note the pride that the Pythians
OF Tennessee are taking in their
Temple project. Their slogan seems
to be, let us pay for the building. 81
through every crisis of the order
the men from Carter to Shelby have
never been found wanting when the
real test came. On the fifth Sunday
in April throughout the grand do
main OF Tennessee simultaneous
rally will be staged that will bring
new laurels to our beloved order
The enthusiasm is at white heat
from Bristol to Memphis. Lodges
are wing with lodges to make the
best reports The courts are anxious
to be of as much service as posi-
BILE in this gigantic effort and the
Juveniles, under the direction of Mrs
Kate Wilson and such efficient ma
irons as Mrs. Fannie Freeman an(
MRS. Carey, are being trained ii
Pythian patriotism and will take al
active part In the great rally