The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-06-02
HENDERSON LEADS
PYTHIAN KNIHGTS
Grand Lodge Holds Busy Session ut
GreenYille. Aid Memorial Fund.

S1Vu6S llONub DuSy ScSSIOl III
GreenYille. Aid Memorial Fund.
Greenville, May 26.--The grand
lodge of Knights Of Pythias held a
busy session today. Officers were
elected and committee reports were
discussed and disposed Of. Liberal ap-
preparations were made for grand
lodge operations, orphanages and
widows. The Pythians voted $500 to
the South Carolina Memorial associa-
ton. The widow of a deceased knight
living In Columbia will be given S1O5.
greenwood will entertain the grand
lodge next year.
The following officers were elected:
IT, Finley Henderson, Aiken, grand
chancellor; Henry G. Tfllman, Green
wood, grand vice chancellor; j. C..
Guilds, Bamberg, grand prelate; c. D..
Brown, Abbeville, grand keeper Of
records and seal; Wilson G. Harvey,
Charleston, grand master OF exche-
uuer; e. r. Cox, Darlington. grand
master at arms; w. d. Morrow, Troy,
grand inner guard; e. d. Lemmacks,
WATERFORD, grand outer guard; w. T..
McNab, Barnwell, grand tribune.
Grand Chancellor Henderson an
pointed the following district dcpu-
ties:
George Wachsmuth, Charleston.
First district; the Rev. E. v. Baldwin.
Hartsville, Second district; Ernest l..
Allen, Aiken, Third district; j. f. Will
llams, Columbia, Fourth district; S.
a.. krasnoff, Sumter, Fifth district; w.
*. Guntcr, Gaffney, Sixth district; w.
p. Jacobs, Clinton, Seventh district;
E. M. Moffett, Eighth district.
The following grand lodge commits
tecmen were named by the grand
chancellor:
Judiciary: r. NJ. Jcffres, Walter
boro; W.. f. Robertson, Greenyille, ana
a. E. Holman, Anderson.
Ways and means: J. L. McCarter
Aiken; ]. NJ. Hemphill, Chester, and
b. r. Whiting, Clinton.
The Pythians appropriated $500 to
the South Carolina Memorial associa-
ton. The motion to donate was adopt-
ed enthusiastically.
The grand lodge made liberal an
preparations for orphanages in the
state and will send $105 to a widow OF
deceased knight in Columbia. The
Pythians were asked to give $3.50
to fund to purchase Bibles for dis
tribution and the amount was cheer
fully given.
William Goldsmith of GreenNile,
past grand chancellor, will compile
a history Of the grand lodge and pre-
X sent 1t to the Greenwood convention.
The grand lodge adopted a resolu-
ton providing for annual memorial
and historical exercises by every lodge
IN the state. The program would in
cludc fitting tribute to Pythans who
have passed away and recital Of the
achievements Of the lodge
Pythian lodges in South Carolina
will hereafter pay $ll5 per capital
N's'N' mo 10 q oiioit luSl case over laSI
year. Lodges will remit 90 cents per
capita with June report and 60 cents
with December report.
To create interest in subordinate
lodges the grand lodge adopted a reso-
luton calling on lodge officers to ap-
point entertainment committees to
arrange attractions for members. The
purport Of the movement Is to increase
attendance and interest
The following past grand chanccl-
lors attended the Greenville conven-
ton: William Goldsmith and 81 A.
Morgan, Grcenville; d. G. Heyward
and A. NJ. Lumpkin, Columbia; C. Car
roll Simms, Barnwell; G. A. Neuffer
and the Rev. Louis j. Bristow, Able
vile; II. r. Gyles, Aiken, and F.. S.
Evans, Greenwood
BRYAN EXPECTS