Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-04-24
Tho Knights Of Pythias OF
North America, Defendants.

The knights of Pythias Of
North America, DclcndahlS.
This cause coming on for lurth-
cr consideration upon the record ana
proceedings Therein and the man
date of the Court OF Appeals Of the
District Of Columbia, LIED herein on
the 23rd day OF May 1919, on the ap'
heal OF the defendants from the de
creo OF this Court made and passed.
On tho LIST day of June, 1917.
1t Is this 10th day Of July, 1919,
adiudgcd, ordered and dccrccd that
the said decree Of the first day OF
June, 1917, be, aud tho Same hereby
u.s. set aside, vacated and for nothing
held, and that IN lieu thereof 1t Is
ndjudgcd, ordered and dGcneed as fol
lows:
/. That tho defendants. the SUI
premc Lodge of the knights OF Py-
thins Of North America, South Ameri
ca, Europe, Asia, Africa and Austrnl
IN and tho individual defendants.
officers Of tho said Supreme Lodge,
in tho bill of complaint mentioned
and described. be, and the same hore
by are,restrained and permanently
cnjoined from attempting to enforce
the decree or enactment OF the said
Supreme Lodge adopted at its bien-
rtal session, held at baltimore City,
Maryland. IN the year 1913 pulport
ing to revoke the charter OF the plain
TIL aud to dissolve the said plaintiff.
Grand Lodge of tho jurisdiction OF
Virginia, and from doing any other
act Or thing on the assumption
that the said plaintiff. Grand Lodge.
frs been dissolved, or that its frat
ernal charter has been revoked.
2. That tho prayers Of the said bill
of complaint that the said defendants
be reAtraiHed and permanently en-
Joined from enforcing or attempting
to enforce. the proclamation of sus
pension of the plaintiff issued at New
Orleans, Louisiana, On the Goth day
Of July, 1912, be and the same hereby
are, denied.
3. And It is further adjudged, or
dered and decreed OH the suggestion
OF the defendants, consented to BY
the pirintiff, that each Of the said
parties, plaintiff and defendant, pay
Their 'es; Ctive costs in this C0urt
and that the defendants have and re
cover of the plaintiff their scots in the
said Court OF Appeals, to be taxed
ty the Clerk in accordance with the
mandate OF the said Court of APP
peals, and that the defendants have
execution therefor as at law
Il. L. SIDDONS,
Justice.
Attorney Henry E. Davis, who re-
presented the Supreme Lodge admits
the Supreme Lodge has failed and
threatens another attempt to get the
Grand Lodge Of Virginia ont Of the
Order:
Mr.. S. w. Green,
Supreme Chancellor. X. OF P,
Pythian Temple,
New Orleans, La.
April 10, 1920.
Dear Sir--You will be pleased to
, learn that the Court OF Appeals Of
tho District of Columbia has finally
decided the controversy between the
Grand Lodge Of Virginia and the
Order Of the Knights of Pythias by
striking from the decree from which
we last appealed the third paragraph
thereof relating to the question of
taxes. and Dronouncing in clear and
unmistakable terms that in making
its former decision it was it's purpose
TO close the litigation.
The effect Of this last decision is
that the order Of suspension OF Vir
inc IN full of
feet and the door is closed to Virgin
in to make any other or further ap
plication to the Court in respect Of
the controversy out Of which the l!ti
CATION grew. II rnrrains only for the
Order to expel Virginia IL 1t sees fit
50 to do or for Virginia to CONS to