Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-11-11
PYTHIAN KNIGHTS
TO BEGIN DRIVE
FOR MEMBERS
Order Now Has An Enrolment OF
100000 Men In This Country.
$4,000 In Maryland.
Guiding Principle OF Organization Is
To Teach Service To God, Country
And Fellow-Man.

which was founded by Justus H. Rath
bone and organized at Washington, d.
c., February 10, 1864, will open a
campaign tomorrow to increase the
membership of the order. The pres
emit enrolment in Maryland is Ia 900
$500 of whom reside in Baltimore).
while the order includes 100000 men,
representing leaders in the profes
sional, business and political life in
the country. The Knights of Pythias
have the distinction of having been
the first fraternal order to be granted
4 charter by the Government.
The importance to which the order
has grown may be estimated by the
fact that quite recently it purchased
the northwest corner of Charles and
Preston streets, where the new Pyth-
ian Castle will be built.
Has SIS Grand Domains.
The organization is divided into SIS
grand domains, established in every
State in the Union. The Grand Lodge
officers of the Grand Domain of
Maryland are: Herbert C. Blake,
grand chancellor; William A. Klein,
grand vice-chancellor; A. E. Mar
tax, grand prelate; James M. Hendrix,
grand keeper of records and seal;
Lewis Reitz, grand master of excheq
uer; Fred Grove, grand master-at-
arms; Harry ]. Starr, grand inner
guard; Paul H. Mills, grand outer
guard; Brice w. Johnson, grand in
structor; Reno S. Harp, William F.
Broening and J. Edward Richardson,
supreme representatives.
At the last session of the Grand
Lodge of Maryland held in April at
Frostburg, Md, the representatives
directed DR.. Herbert C. Blake, grand
chancellor, to inaugurate a campaign
for members. To this end the Balti-
more district is organized under the
following: Harry L. Price Chairman;
benjamin H. McKindless, vice-chair-
man; James M. Hendrix, correspond
ing secretary; William E. Katenkamp
recording secretary; John P. LAUDER.
treasurer; Arthur M. Siegk, George
NJ. Stephens and Harry R. McCleary,
publicity committee; J. Edward Rich
ardson, Richard Laws Lee, DR.. Otto
M. Reinhardt, John F. Thomas, Harry
w. Nice, George r. Johnson, Herbert
C. Blake, William A. Klein, William
Lee Bean, William Raugh, Joseph
jacobson and George Yost.
The election of the executive com
mittee was followed by a survey Of
the order and meetings were held
weekly. This survey completed, the
campaign for membership will open
tomorrow and continue to November
Is, inclusive. During the campaign
team workers will meet each day at 6
P. M. at Pythian Castle.
What The Order Stands For.
Important reasons are given by the
knights why men invited to become
members of this fraternal order
should desire to avail themselves of
the opportunity offered. A member is
Immediately part of fraternal or
der whose principles teach service to
God, to country and to fellow-men.
A member will learn more thoroughly
the meaning of the commandment:
"Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy,
self.
During the campaign each lodge
will have a commander, who will be
responsible for the results in his par
ticular lodge. The commander has
appointed in his particular lodge a.
many captains as the membership will
warrant for the selection of teams of
seven members, the captain being an
additional member of each team. A
card of authority will be issued to
each team member, and these workers
will be expected to call upon and So
licit as members such men as have
previously been approved by the
lodges.
Candidates for membership secured
during the campaign will be initiated
into the first rank of the order, that
of page, on November %, at the Lyric
Theater.
Among members of the organiza-
ton are Mayor VIM. F. Broening, At
torney- General Alexander Armstrong,
States Attorney Robert F. Leach.
Judge Walter l. Dawkins, City Solicit
or Roland Marchant, ]. Frank Harper
Public Service Commissioner, as well
as men who are prominent in the min
istry, business and professions.
Recent benefactions include: Gal
weston flood, $4,000; Pueblo, (Col.)
food, $4,000; Pocomoke (Md.) fire
$1,000, and regular running aid to