The Brunswick news., 1922-07-13
CoiOred Grand Lodge Officers
Show Wonderful Progress
All Over Georgia.
THE GRAND OFFICERS WERE
NAMED YESTERDAY MORNING
Hutto Is Reelected to Preside
Over the Organization -
Much Interest Is Being Mani
tested in the Sessions-At-
tendance Is Unusually Large.
BY Charles Stewart

Recognizing the sane, sound and
common sense leadership of General
G. r. Hutto, of cambridge, the negro
Knights of Pythias in the second day g
session of the grand lodge yesterday
in Shiloh Baptist church elected him
grand chancellor for another year by
unanimous vote.
Bishop William Decker Johnson OF
:. .3he African Methodist Episcopal
Jnurch, read the address, General
Hutto being sick 1t took up every
phase of the work of the negro
knights of Pythias in Georgia and 9th
er parts of the country. He pictured
a bright future for his race in the
state Ten new lodges had been or
ganized throughout the state, and
members had been added to the num-
ber already operating. Death had
claimed 5S5.
Grand Chancellor reported 1884
355.77 in the endowment treasury and
$390,9S867 in all the departments of
the order The negro worth to his
country would be measured not by his
big talk as indicated by the leader,
but by his material contribution. "In
this world of ours" he said nobody
has any time for beggar or pauper.
Stop complaining and do something
and that is our lead for our people in
this state.
The other officers elected were John
J. Bolden, past grand chancellor; w.
I. Reid, Macon, vice grand chancel-
lor: Rev M. M:iAlston, McDonough,
grand; prelate; George N. Stoney, NJ
D., Augusta. grand master of exche-
quer; Col. Hilliard l.. Terrell, Atlanta,
grand keeper of records and seal; Col.
B. w. Warren, Americus, secretary
treasurer endowment department; Ed
win ]. Turner, M. D., Columbus, grand
medical register; w. R. Mack, Au-
gusta, grand lecturer; r. N. Watts,
Brunswick, grand inner guard; C. J.
Smith, Bainbridge, grand outer guard !;
w. d. Savage, Hawkinsville, grand
master at arms. .
DIR. Edwin j. Turner, presided yes
terday during the session on account
of, the physical condition of Grand
Chancellor Hutto, who is under the
care of physicians. He was present
at the opening and made a short talk
admonishing the members of his race
tohmake friends, and urging that there
be thorough understanding between
the white man and the black man in
Georgia, and that that talk to each
other and not about each other. "All
differences could be adjusted, he
said ,''if we would just take the time
to come to an understanding
Dr.. p. James bryant of Atlanta,
a leader among the negro Baptists of
Georgia and the negroes of Georgia.
He openly declared that the negroes
of Georgia led all others in the world,
and he represented the highest pos
sible manhood -
Supreme Chancellor S. w. Green of
New Orleans, who was not able to
visit the grand lodge this year. sent
greetings by wire congratulatihg the
Georgia fPythians ON the good work
being done sby them!- ~
= DR.. G. N. Stoney Of Augusta, grand
master of exchequer is not only one
off, the leading physicians of his race
in this country, but he is financier
and leader. He made report on
the financial condition of the grand
lodge, whichfis separate and distinct
from the endowment department. The
collection Including the amount
brought forward from the previous
year was $56,533.O1 and had disbursed
$43,S24.S6, leaving a balance of $12,-
706.15.
A. w. Barrow of Macon, custodian
of the Pythian temple which was
erected several years ago at cost
of s150,00O reported that the temple
was paying proposition, and it had
paid for itself and was now turning
revenue into the grand lodge.
!, There was short session held yes.
tsrday afternoon and DR.. H. r. But
Ter, o. Atlanta, past grand chancellor,
and grand master of negro Masons In
Georgia. delivered an address. ".The