Evening journal., 1918-11-14
GOLDEN JUBILEE
OF STATE X. OF P.
lconLInued rrom FIrsL page.l

)ilccrs.
The annual election OF officers Will
lake place this afternoon.
The Jubilee VIII close tomorrow night
with reception and dance for mem-
bcrs and their wives and daughters. to
be held in The lodge rooms The recep-
tlon VIII be given in honor Of the newly
elected officers
Tomorrow the visiting lodgemen will
be taken on sightseeing trips around
the city.
Harry +. Keen. grand chancellor. in
his annual report to the Grand
Lodge today said: During the
Red Cross drive IN Wilmington. the
city lodges turned out In parade head
ed by the Harlan Band This was one
OF inc largest demonstrations ever held
In Wilmington. and while we did not
hold an enviabe position in line
Through a mistake Of the marshall
we were successful In receiving dona-
tions in two stretches which we carried
along the line OF march TO the amount
OF Sii031. This was turned over 10
the Red Gross committee and we re-
ceiVed considerable mention In the
daily papers for our efforts
"This is a subject in which / was
much Interested. and one that should
have touched The heart and pocketbOok /
Of every pythian. 10 had been my |
earnest desire to be able TO report Dell |
aware as a i00ec contributor by the |
snd OF my term but this think cannot |
be realized by that time. My brother
II you have not given your dollar turn
1t over 10 the G. X. Of r. and s. be-
fore you leave this session. II Is
duty you owe to humanity 10 the Or
der and TO yourself You cannot truth
fully say you are living up 10 your
pythian obligations, when you refuse a
contribution 20 this fund.
The Grand Lodge officers as Instruct
ed at the last session. purchased $500
Second Liberty Loan Bonds The ysrl-
ous lodges throughout the domain are
all owners OF some bonds, and the Su-
preme Lodge, al this writing has pur-
chased in the FIRST three loans s65O,0O0;
their purchase Of the fourth loan not
yet announced When you read this
you will still have time 20 add a little
more to what you already have. BUY
all you can"
In referring TO the new Habib Temple
OF the order instituted here. last night,
Mfr. Keen said:
''Thls is a department Of the order
that we have always heard a great deal
about but know but little, but II con-
ihions are favorable, and we have the
health and strength 10 survive the
hot sands OF the desert" by the time
you have read this we expect TO have
In the domain at least i30 full fledged
'Dokeys.' II had been thought for some
time back that Delaware was too small !
for a temple Of the d. o. X X, and
consequently all members who desired
20 affiliate with this body were COM
oelled 10 go 10 Baltimore and Join the
temple there. This year ] concluded
hat the time was ripe for temple In
Delaware, and started with the idea
that we could organize one before the
session Of the Grand Lodge. So far in
this effort ] feel that we have been
more than successful for at the present
time we have secured i29 sgners TO
the application for charter which has
been forwarded 10 the imperial secre- ,
iary and we have had quite few more ,
names added at every meeting we have =
held since that time. Our temple VIII =
be known as Habib No. POS. ID. o. X. X. n
and the work Of institution viii be q
done by the team from Baltimore. n T,
EEL that this organization VIII be a v
boom to our order throughout the do z
main. Il will promote a closer and
more intimate acquaintance OF the vari- ol
,us members OF the order and viii tend D,
70 upbulld our order socially, and pro- N
note that great fraternal feeling for
which it Is noted. II you are not G.
Dokey' now get your name In Habib
Temple at once.
In conclusion he made the following n
Il would recommend that the Office Of n
grand instructor be continued, and II in
the opinion OF this body. three lnstruc- n
tors instead Of one perform the duties n
OF this Office, IL would meet with my
approval, as two years experience
with this Office it has been demon- s
started that It imposes a hardship on v
one man to visit each lodge twice a u
year. Our present instructor. Brother d
Harry Dalby, has been seriously handi-
capped all the past year by sickness and
death In his family, and I know that he n
has the heartfelt sympathy Of every
member OF the order in his recent be-
\
I'VE have had levied during the past
wo years an extra 20 cents TO our per \
'apita tax for the use OF the committee n
n celebrating our golden Jubilee, and \
eel that no lodge has been seriously \
handicapped by taking this extra
mount from their treasury. l would
ecommend that this tax continue and r
be money be kept in a separate fund. p
he object of this fund to be the start p
lg Of the foundation Of Pythian
ONE in our domain. This is not with y
le idea that this extra tax would build d
home, but il would be the means Of
Dtaining a start and other sources d.
0uld naturally develop from which
e could increase this fund from time
} time. You may think our member
Zip too small for a proposition of this
nd, but / really believe that we need
now. We have only TO look around IN.
5 and this can be verified. We have a 20,
ember Of our order who Is now an
innate Of another fraternal home, and W.
appears to me that it Is time we were ",
iking steps to be able to care for our w
wn members when they are past car ID "a
ng Tor themselves, or have no one on Sis
mich they can depend. Us
IN conclusion, l wish TO say that Au
nerlng my term as grand Chancellor Nc
'laNe Tried to perform the duties ~ nv Gel
once 10 the best Of my knowledge and Da
apliily, and while at times there have Or
eAislen differences OF opinion go Di;
mat the present administration ~ Re
Deen very harmonious. exnress me-, Ho
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