The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-19
Negro Press Association Meet in Chlcago
PYTHIANS ELECT ALL OFF
GERS BY ACCLAMATION.
Reports Show Much Growth
Of Order in Finance and
Membership During Year.

The second days session of the
Grand Lodge of the, Knights of Pv-
thias was the most significant dav
of the whole session.
The day of the test Of power came he
tween the two well defined factions
OF determined knights, the followers
Of former Grand Keeper of Records
the administration forces. After the
opening on this day, the Grand Chan
cellor spoke of the many rumors err
rent rent that had reached him, after
day. Grand Chancellor w. s Wiiiis
announced that the first order v,a .
the hearing the reports of the Grand
oIhcers and there upon called for
She report or the Grand X. of r. and
knight w l. Davis rose for informa-
ton. The Grand Chancellor repIied
that the only thing. before the house
@ Was the report Of the. Grand Of
Of order this brought past Grand
Chancellor Prince to the floor asking
for information. Both Davis and
Or. Prince We're asking for informa-
cellor pounding for order, and soon
the whole hall was in an uproar
with mingled confusion many voices
demanding that information be given
refusing
still insisting that the only order
was that of hearing the report of the
Grand officers. warning the doctor and
Prof. Davis that they would be fined
If they did not resume their seats
ed to do, and each was fined repeated
ly $3.50 till the amount ran up into
the sum of fifteen dollars. At this
juncture Gen. John l.. Jones eentered
with a number of the Uniform Ranks
made a, brief statement demanded or
der and for the first time in more
than an hour was peace and order
restored. The order OF the day as
announced by the Chancellor Comman-
der was then carried out.
The Grand X. of II. and $. Reports.
The report showed a balance of
hand after oil debts were paid of
$6S475.27 which wSs received with
Grand Lodge FUNDS. Or s23,03s2S. This
report as were all others including
the Grand Master iof Exchequer was
the order of the day day having been
complied with as announced by
The report of the Grand Medical
new members $3.50, and that of
deaths, 100, while that of the Grand
attorney A. s. Wells. showed that
only one law suit had been brought
against the Grand Lodge during the
The reports were finished at the
the afternoon session with the report
report of the Board of Directors
which proved to be the test vote or
the voting strength of former Keep
er of Records and Seal. M. M. Rod
gers and the administration.
The Report of tn Board of Directors.
The report of the Board of Direct
ors was a recapitulation of that of
| II Ov..ft Il nf -
report was up for adoption when the
followers of M NJ Rodgers attempted
to have it not adopted wishing to
give Knight Rodgers an opportunity
to come forward and make de-
fence, this was not done, and the
vote resulted in the test as follows
for adoption, 156, against 66. showing
the strength of the administration
tenders. All the reports being made
including that of Grand Chancellor
w. S. Willis were referred to the
Board of Directors who showed MS
transaction all affairs during the ~
THAN year. He recommended that
the members in the subordinate lodges
nav the Grand Lodge dues quarterly
so as not to work a hardship by pay
ing all the taxes at one given time
The matter of suspending Hon. nj.
M. Rodgers was fully explained. The
Grand Chancellor's report showed that
he had done much constructive work
during the year by way OF Workns
for the good the orders, and that he
had worked without out fear or raw
or. - a.,
Chancellor sprung a surprize, by an
nouncing on this second day the houI
| for election, where upon more tnan
n dozen representatives were clamor
| ing for recognition to nominate the
Grand Chancellor by acclamation Dr,
Prince was here offered the position, hI,
70 preside during the election, pu'
| did not accept. Grand Attorney a.
s Wells presided and all the oihcers
from the Chancellor to the inner ano
outer guards were elected by acclama
lion no one even nominating a cand-
| date in opposition.
Pnst Grand Keeper of Record nnu
SeoIs Makes Written statement LII
MI Rodgers sets forth his defense
in a well printed pamphlet ana tnt
lnnrrespondence referring to ms sus
nensiof, and of the audit OF his OF
sice This defence was not read IN
| the Grand Lodge by Mr.. Rodgers
hut was distributed among the repre-
sentatives and visitors. ATTORNEY
| Wells took exceptions u
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