The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-05-24
PYTHIANS PLAN
TO BUILD HOME
BY Staff Correspondent

Carolina Pythians blazed the train
today for the construction of sky
scraper in Columbia to be known as
Pythian headquarters. The grand
lodge met this morning and the fea-
ture of the first days session was the
report Of the Pythian service com
mission. The board recommended
that the grand lodge arpont a board
of corporators to proceed ~ once in
conjunction with reprcsCn afives of
Columbia lodges to secure sufficient
subscriptions to obtain charter,
and that the board be authorized to
solicit lodges throughout the state
to bring the project to a successful
conclusion.
The report was read by the Rev.
l.. J. Bristow and the grand lodge
will take action tomorrow. The com
mission submitted the following pro
posal:
"The Pythian service commissi n
of the grand lodge beg to report that
in full consideration Of service to
be rendered to the order in South
Carolina at this time, it is our judg
ment that the greatest forward move
ment would be the construction of a
Pythian building worthy of the bes
traditions and loftiest ideals of the
order located in the capital of the
state.
after a conference with Columbia
Pythians and full consideration of
the entire matter we submit the fol-
lowing proposition: First, That dis
tinctive Pythian building be con-
structed in which ample provision
shall be made for grand lodge officers
in which shall be located the Office
of the grand keeper of records and
seal, vault fo rthe protection of all
records and supplies of the grand
lodge, and castle hall large enough
to accommodate the grand lodge at
such times as it cares to meet in CO.
lumbia.
"Our idea is that the building
should be from six to ten stories
high with modern Offices and space
for mercantile establishments on the
ground floor. The rent would make
tkes erection Of the building good
sinvestme ssessz -
1--WE recommend that the grand
lodge go on record as heartily fav-
oring such building with the under
standing that the grand lodge is not
to assume any financial obligations.
"Second, That the grand lodge
name at this meeting, in manner
to be decided by it, board of corpo-
rators who shall proceed at once in
conjunction with representatives of
the Columbia lodges to secure suf-
ficient subscriptions to obtain char
ter and with the understanding that
in the said charter there shall be a
, provision that the grand lodge shall
be represented on the board of direc-
! tors by at least three men who shall
benamed by the grand lodge for such
/ terms as it may elect.
"Third, That the new building pro-
, ject be known as the South Carolina
Pythian building corporation and
that permission is hereby granted
for appeals to be made to subordinate
lodges to obtain subscriptions to the
capital stock and that no stock be
! sold outside of the membership of
the order"
Delegates from Columbia lodges
say several sites have been spotted
for the proposed building and that
about 100000 will be exE/lded for
the lot and construction of the home
| for Pythians.
Over 200 delegates from all parts
of the state are attending the Spar
tanburg convention. The grand lodge
degree was conferred on AZ junior
past chancellors this morning by Will
liam Goldsmith and B. A. Morgan of
! Greenville and DR.. G. A. Neuffer of
Abbeville, all past grand chancellors
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