The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-03-01
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rRisr HEADQUARTERS
TEAMS NAMED 10
SOLICIT MEMBERS
Deputy Grand Chanesiiof VI
~ lierndon Here supsfin
tending the Work

So ~ p llsfndaH af Jackson
.iaie deputy GRAND chancellor IN tha
Knights Of rylhas u CaIumbus
for ths purpose ~ eufklbe up in
ltHfest In laeA pythaB Bible Glass.
1Hd expects 20 fcmBin here about tw8
Haaa Fite cities iu Mu ppI are
to be selected ~ district heaiuunr
.r for these Bible classes. and the
Iiy in encb district which furnishes
he largest elow will be- named as
csdgHartera fof the district be- which
3 is located
The members " romhivbee Lodge
No t2. X Of p, are cndeavormr a.
have Columbus selected as the head
quarters for this district and with
that end In view has named thre
teams 10 solicit members, the cap.
tans Of these teams being Messrs
B A. Lincoln, J. r Stephenson and
II. T. Barham
As each class Is formed the mem
bers will take the oath Of allegiance
on the same Bible that was used by
the late Justice Henry Rathbone
when he administered the oath to
the thirteen original Pythians when
the order was organized in Washing
ton, u. c.. February 19, 1864
In the event that Columbus is Sc
lected as headquarters for this dis
trict Supreme Commander John J.
Brown, of Vandalia, III, and Su-
preme Keeper Of Records and Seal
Fred +. Wheaton. of Minneapolis,
Mimi, will come here to witness the
ceremonies when the class is or
ganized.
The local members Of the Dramatic
Order, Knights Of Khorassan, which
represents the social branch Of Py-
thianism, are preparing to hold a
ceremonial session here, which will
probably be held synchronously with
the organization with the local Bible
Glass in the event that Columbus is
selected as headquarters for this dis
trict.
The following are the gentlemen of
the different teams and their cap
tains:
Red Team.
| B, A. Lincoln, captain; j. T. Arm
strong, r. f. Cheatham, Sr, b. Mat
thews, f. f. Richards, G, D. Harris
VIM. Baldwin, d. s, Cox, j. ]. Cook
r. f. Cheatham, Jr, Geo. Dowdle, G
| T Funk, c. Golden, j c. Hackle
man, Jr,, II S. Hairston, V. b. lines
Jones Earl, ]. B, Love, J. s. Marshall
r. A. Mann, W, s. Muslin, p w
Maer, T. A. McGahey, Jno Oliver
f. L. Phillips, J. j. Richards, j. f
Slaughter, J. N. Stuckey, w P. Strib
ling, NJ. c. Vandiver, J. b. Williams
S. G. Wilder, r. NJ. Waters, C. d
Goodwin.
Yellow Team.
J. T. Stephenson, captain; D. L
Bailey, d. I, CASTOR, G. r. Newman
ID. J. Sessums, f. +. Armstrong, W
W. Bush, DR.. J. w Cox, c. s. Cald
well, G.. r. Duke, Exem. Dowdle, w
c. Gunter, Fred Hayslett, DR.. T. II
Henry, c. B. Hunter, c. S. Johnson
S. b. Jones, Simon Leverson, Palme
Mullens, Robert Mann, Robert Nc
Cullough, II. II. McClanahan, r. N
Nickles, W N. Puckett, w. Rippey
]. w. Richardson, E. H. Slaughter
Joe Shull J. j, Smith, Carl Tesch,
l.. Walker, T. A. H. Wood, John We
yer, S. L. Wright, o. F. Brown.
Blue Team.
H. T. Barham, captain; Myrie
Cox, X. ]. Harrison, B. w. NolanC
e b. Aaron, Tony Butera, p Cox, d. |
= Chambley, w. II. Dunkin, w II. Eu
+ banks, S. 6. Gardner, V NJ. Higgini
+ p. G. Hogan, w N. Holesappe, Al
e rington Johnson, f, Kuykendall, Set
n Meek, viii Mayo, Julius Marx, f
Morris, w R. McManus, Cecil Nasl
4 J. f. Pickett, w. W. Richards, J.
g Sturdivant, Geo. Senter, W. D. Ste
4 enson, Jack Smith, John Ussery, Wi
Woods, H. B. Wingfield, r. W Wa
A son, w. A. Deal.