The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-16
JUNE NEWS BULLETIN
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS

Plans for extension Of the order and
| assumption of greater obligations Tor
! it's advancement will. according TO an
! nnunCemrnt sent out by the onlcers'
I've tho central thought at the next con-
vrntion Of the Supreme Lodge knights
Of Pythias. This legislative body OF
| the order will be convened In Mime
apolis. Mimi, on August 10Th. l'2o. the
| date having recently been changed
! from August 3rd by official notice from
! the Supreme Chancellor.
Nearly ono million members or the
order in the United States and Canada
are interested in what will be done at
| this convention. Among the many pro-
posed changes in the present laws are
those which will, II enacted. proEide
wears of age instead OF 2l: life mem
hership: changes in funeral oeneiit
| laws: and a national tuberculosis sana-
forum for members Of the order.
While representation Of each Domain
| is based uron Pythian population, un-
| der the statute each Grand Domain
| must have two supreme representa-
method Of selection gives true rep
rrseatation Of the order and provides
a method by which the Supreme BODY
| il influenced only by conditions pre-
vailins in all parts OF the country
The order has made phenomenal
growth during the last year. The gain
in membership for 1919 is reported 10
hc over forty thousand. There has
heen much activity in the Uniform
| Rank and il is expected that over thirty
| thousand mon in uniform will attend
tho national enCampmcnt held in Cleve-
land. O.. in July.
The Insurance Department report
| shows m increase OF protection amount
| ing To n gain Of over FIVE million DOL
| Lars last year. making total Of over
| sl03 .OO0. oOn Of protection provided ny
! this branch Of the order. During the
| first four months Of this year the mem
! herehip was increased over three thou-
sand.
| tho PLAY Ground OF Pythianism" has
more than doubled its membership IN
the last two years. 1t Is with these
encoura ginS reports Of advancement
| that the Supreme Lodge will assemble
70 make provision for a broader service
| TO tho membership and plan program
| If activities to meet the present con.
ditions. Fifty-fve grand domains will
! have representation ut the convention
! and it is probable that the session Will
last ten days.
More than onn companies Of Uniform
! Rank Knights ~ Pythias. have he"n
! formed into clubs to provide FUNDS
| with which IN d~fray expenses NJ the
| company 10 tho Cleveland cnca mpment:
| Prizes amounting IN ScNFTHl
| dollars will he awarded for competitive
drills.
The Supreme Temple. Pythian Sis
! tiers. with over enn nnn membership. Will
| hold their supreme convention in Min
neapolis. Mimi. concurrent with the
| date Of tho Supreme Lodge.
FL Wakodis Temple. Knights OF
Khorassan. Is tho largest organization
or it's kind In America. The member
shin L. over l.on0 and the features OF
the temple arc band OF nearly 100
pieces and drill team ot nearly zoo
Red Star Lodge. San Diego. 7: the
largest Pythian lodge in the world. It
other LODGES are In the race for the
| honor.. They are Garfield. Milwaukee,
Wis: Crusade. South BEND. Ind: Hobah.
Bethlehem Penn: Wayne, Detroit.
Mich, and Oklahoma. Oklahoma City
, Okla