The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-17
ID P1IH|AN
PARTY TONIGHT
oeial Hour VIII Follow
Second Degree Work
Tonight.

There VIII be a fine session for the
eribers Of Nj. City Lodge No. IS.
Knights q Pytiias In the lodge rooms
NJ tic American building this eveH'
IN One candidate viii take the SEQ
q rank work and 1t Is desired that
frll attendance Of the lodge turn
II for the event This Is the first
.ims thst the second rank has been
Il o. Tor some tims and 1t Is e.
va ths. tie largest summer month
tsndsncs record will be made THIS
,',auiug. Altar the initiation, q social
~ viIl be spent and refreshments
IA be served
Following rs some interesting gen
- notes On the order sent out IN
rs June bulletin Of the An'sAs o.
cIans for extension Of the order
"a assumption Of greater Obligations
~ Is advancement, Will, accoFains
announcement sent our by the o.
S.srs ia the central thought al me
~ convention Of the Supreme Looge
nirhts Of PythiaS. This legislative
Ssny Al lie order will be convened
81 Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August
n is2O. lie date having tecentl!
I'm changed from August 3 BY OIL
m notice rom the Supreme Chancei'
ls'N;esriy one million members Of the
itdsr &, the United States and Can
A ara Interested in what Will be
Una 81 this convention. Among inc
Hsny uroposed changes in the pres
M Avs are those which will, II en-
lfad provide Tor admission 10 mem.
rshtp At Is years Of age instead Of
-: NE membership; changes IN ~
srsF benefit laws, and a nanonai
iilfarculosis sanatorium for members
q the order.
S'Igbile representation Of each Do
I'm & based upon Pythial popula;;
eior under the statute each Grand
6rain must have two supreme rep.
sentativeS Some have as many as
Ia This method Of selection gives
$strue representation Of the order ana
Eoy.des q method by which the Su-
ere BODY Is Influenced only by con-
lions prevailing In all parts Of the
Idle order has made phenomenal
oylh during the last year. The
IA n membership for 1913 is report
Il 70 So over forty thousand. There
Ss seen much activity in the Uniform
6anx and It is expected that over
Nirty thousand men in uniform VII!
Sitend the national encampment held
~ Cleveland, Ohio, in July.
ESThe Insurance department .repor!
6ws an increase Of protection
amounting to a gain Of over five mil.
;6n dollars last year making a tota!
lorer s103,0o0,000 OF protection pro-
ued BY this branch Of the order.
Turing the first four months OF this
fkar the membership was increased
nter three thousand.
iiIhA Knights Of KhWassan known
ii he .Play Ground Of Pyhianism,
rs irore than doubled its member
skip N the last two years. 1t is with
neee encouraging reports Of ad-
SSncement that the Supreme Lodge
TN assemble to make provision for
.broader service to the membership
nd plan q program Of activities to
Meet the present conditions. Fifty
he grand domains will have repre-
ftrtahon at the convention and it is
nsbbaMe that the session will last
Ia days.
'yMore than 200 companies Of Uni
lbrm Rank, Knights Of Pythias, have
Hen formed into clubs to provide
knds with which to defray expenses
the company 10 the cleveland En'
mpment Prizes amounting to sew
Ia thousand dollars will be awarded
ID competitive drills.
A,The Supreme Temple, Pythian Sis.
isfs, with over 100000 membership.
IN hold their Supreme convention
9 MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, concur.
fsnt with the date Of the Supreme
S3EE wskodis Temple, Knights Of
Khorsssan, b the largest organization
81 IL lind IN America The member.
10 Is over LOO and the features
~ the temple are a band Of nearly
no pieces and q driIl team Of nearly
Red STIR Lodge, San Diego, is the
lIfTegt Pythian lodge In the world.
r - 9 membership Of over 1900.
I've othef lodges are In the race TOT
II honorS They are Garfield, MI.
Suiee Wis; Crusade, South Bend,
Hd:: Hobsh. Bethlehem, Penn:
FsynA Detroit, Mich: and Okla
Ina, Oklahoma City, Okla