Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-16
PYTH|ANS START 4
STATE CAMPAIGN TO
GET NEW MEMBERS
Hope 70 Double Membership
IN Delaware. Win Fifteen
Thousand IN Wilmington.
LAUNCH DRIVE At BANQUET

Commenting on tho campaign 10
spread rythianisnn. Reno s. Harp OF
rr@'crick. supreme representative
from Maryland. told 900 pythians at
banquet given In Pythlan Castle.
this city. saturday night by Oriental
and Adclphia Lodges. Knights OF
1'ythias. the former Of Wilmington
and the latter OF New Castle, that tho
purpose of the drive" Ia to Increase
The number of rythians In the United
States from loco. 900 TO 1000. 600. lie
Wrought tho domain OF MARYLAND
should have 10000 pyth!ans and the
city of Baltimore 10000. lie urged the
Iythian lodges in tho domain of Dell
aware To double their member. hip and
those IN the city OF Wilmington To
Increase their total To- $4,000 nnd said
the Delaware lodges coulc easily
double their membership because they
now have few members.
Mr.. Harp described the campaign of
Mountain city Lodge az Frederick,
which Increased Its membership from
tiS 20 l,33& In fivo DAYS and BECAME
IN" second largest Pythian lodge In
The United States. He was chairman
Of ~ general committee OF rs, which
n'sdo n survey of tho town and hand
81 To- 20 teams. each having captain
and Ave licutenanss. the names OF
persons 10 he interviewed. ON the
nrst nikht Of tho drive" 100 applica-
lions were reported and on the las,
might moro than 800. Since the cam
paisn as applications have been re-
rs'ved. The "drivc" cost $1,000
The world Ia achins for Pythian
happiness. friendship and trueism. d
AIR. larp Declared. "rhe world in up-
eide down, and rythians want 60 turn
- right side up. There would be less
disappointment and unrest II ryth-
i"ns were more numerous"
teoipo 4. tahell OF Norfolk. Va.
cutgolng supreme vice-chancollor and
oncomlne supreme chancellor. referred
'" tho ceremonies in pythian Castle
Saturday Afternoon. when oriental's
rank team conferred the rank OF page
IN nmrlincd sform on so candidates
presented by Oriental and Adelphi,
Lodges and composing the William w
Knowles class. Mr.. Cahell congrstu-
hated tire rank team, sayins its worl,
~as done splsnd.dly and specially
Comm'ndins its histrionic ability IN
snacting the tragedy OF Damon and
H'ythias." Hcmarking that this was
his FIRST visit O. Wilmington IN tho
Interests 81 great fraternal order
be expressed hope that good would
't"rult. He spoke 81 his former rest.
d'nce In TEXAS and told of an old
man rvhuslnr him for criticising that
lttsin while ne resided there and
p,teisins Virginia. whence he came
Nnd To which he returned.
Some persons take themselves too
seriously" he ~aid- They try to A,e-
make the world In one day when God
took seven days to create II. DO the
best you can I'm your environment
Don't think the world will stop when
,ou ret done"
While pleading for the uphuild OF
ryihianlsnv IN Delaware. he enumer.
~,cd rythian principles and empha.
eiycd happiness. which ne stated the
order thinks is the secret and sun
total Of HE.
Tom Connally. representative in IN,
Supreme Lodge. knights of Pythias
from Texas and Representative IN
Congress from the Eleventh distric
or that state. commended the wori
cf tho rank team and spoke OF tn
charm and thrill of the tragedy o
damon and INthias." which he sal,
f. the foundation 81 the fraternity an,
the principles Of the order and en-
riches and cnnobles manhood and IA,
been dcpi'ted In brilliant colors. Mr.
ConnnllN believed those wso caugh
the vision q the story realized MAJ
II more than flesh and blood ans
knows something Of his destiny. The,
UNDERWOOD man WAS not born to live
IN luxury. hut 20 make n career an,
o. uplift and cnnohlo the lives OF al
with whom he comes An contact. De,
clnrinr the day OF heroism and rreai
achievement; has not passed, MIR. Con.
naiiy mentioned heroic acts IN IN.
World War. He held that no creates
eer>icc could hc done than by renew.
ms In hear, and consciousness IN,
story ~ Damon and Pythias." II
true 90 pvthian precept, he stated
pythianr would leave in memory tn,
s~cet Fragrance Of lives well spent.
Past Grand Chancellor Clarence A
Rhort told pythians they would be.
come rncn OF the highest type II the,
measured mp 10 what the preceding
speakers had said. lie recommended
the performance of duty In the fulles
20 fcllow-ncn and advised makins
iodrc ioons attractive 10 young mer
3ctnin. the order.
Grand Chancellor George A. Souder
urocd ths domain OF Delaware TO gc'
behind the incoming supreme chan.
ceiior. no that he might say this juris.
Aicsion did its part He believed 1872.
would ho a hammer year In the domain
81 Delaware,
william W, knowles. supreme repre-.
sentative from Delaware. presented
she speakers.
pNat Chancellor Commander Twins
Rrintor, chairman of the general com.
nsitsc~ for rythian Day, made an ad
dr~ss 81 welcome.
John samson was chairman OF IN,
banquet committee.
Oriental Orchestra. composed OF 2,
musicians and led by j. Allison
H~arns. played during the banquet.
Aeheea Beard a. Elect Manager.