The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-11-05
MOSCOWIKN|GHTS
TO HELP K|DD|ES
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS LODGE,
NO. l, OF MOSCOW, WILL
HELP FEED KIDDIES

Moscow Lodge No. 1, Knights of
Pythias, has arranged to help the
Children's home at Lewiston. j. N.
Nankervis, one of the most active
and influential members of the local
lodge and holding an important office
in the grand lodge of Idaho, makes
this announcement. Mr.. Nankervis
brought to this office story pub
lished in the Lewiston Tribune telling
of the work being done at Lewiston
and said that Moscow lodge has al
ready taken up the work which is ap-
proved by the grand chancellor. The
Lewiston Tribue story follows:
The unfortunate children of the
North Idaho Children's Home are not
going to occupy crowded quarters
any great length of time, and the
reason is this the Knights of Pyth-
las lodge is going to buy house for
them, and mighty fine one, to sup
plement the present quarters on
Normal Hill, and in doing that the
members of this lodge, acting under
the guide of friendship, charity and
benevolence, are not boasting about
it. Nevertheless all things occurring
within lodge rooms cannot maintain
secrecy, and so the public, all the
public, will be interested in this
truthful story:
. At last Wednesday nights meeting
of the lodge the sum of $4,000 was
subscribed toward fund to purchase
the former G. w. Thompson residence
on Normal Hill and donate it to the !
cause of the homeless children. Since
that time the subscription has been
increased to $4,000 in Lewiston, all |
among members of the order, while it |
is assured that the completed neces-
sary fund of $4,000 can be secured |
from members of the other lodges in
the ten northern counties of the state.
What a beautiful gift; what a
splendid impulse; what honor to an
organization that would so unosten-
atiously carry out such a project
The property to be acquired is now
owned by H. L. Powers 1t is located
only about $50 feet north of the pres
ent Home building. 1t is of three
story construction, with eleven rooms
finished, occupying site on three
lots and has long been known as one
of Lewiston's choicest residence prop
critics.
The present Home is overcrowded.
The state is in no position to meet
the situation. Attention of members
of the lodge was called to the fact
and the lodge appointed a committee
VIM. Bollinger and J. H.
Nave to investigate. That committee
reported Wednesday night and then
followed a recommendation. that the
Knights of Pythias assume the re-
sponsibility- of directing a campaign
among the public of the ten northern
counties to secure fund to purchase
the desired property. Immediately
then developed the idea: "Why
shouldn't the Knights themselves do
this" Subscriptions poured in-in
few minutes the noble impulse had
1rifted over the line of uncertainty
and became reality. There were only |
AZ men in attendance at that lodge
meeting, but the next day the mes
sage was carried to other brother
members by William Bollinger, E. A.
White, B. C. Barbor, 0. P. Pring, o.
NJ. Elliott and J. F. Atkinson and
now is being waited to all the
of the north
The children are going to have this :
new home and the lodge men are 60
ng to buy it. 8
There will always be an impressive
Knights of Pythias monument on
Normal Hill