Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-09-05
SUPREME LODGE KOF ! P
ASTOUHDS LOU|Sv|LLE
WITH BIC SESSION

lOI anu ltlG Ctt0AGS 81 NAtANSt@p LII Si4N
1927 Convention of the Supreme
Lodge of Knights Of Pythias, the
largest colored fraternity adjourned
here Friday, August 21st, The great
Camp, Camp Lawrence, held at State
Fair Grounds, Kentucky's show place,
broke Saturday morning and Major
Gen. r. r. JackSon's Pythian iosdiers
were on their way back home to tell
of their greatest gathering. Fifteen
thousand visitors followed the Pyth-
ians to Louisville.
The sessions of the Supreme Lode
were held in the fine temple owned
by Kentucky PythianS and for which
it recently refused S350,000. The pub
lie meeting at which many welcome
addresses were made was held at
Chestnut Street C. NJ. E. Church.
Mayor Huston Quin, of Louisville,
made a happy speech of welcome, and
as pointed out by Roscoe Simmons in
his general response, failed to talk of
NANNY" and refused to discuss a
race problem. He spoke as man to
men and women.
The ovation given Green by the
public was as warm as that always
given to him by this great Order. .
FIGURES DON'T LIE
In his report the Supreme Chan
cellor let loose figures that do their
own speaking. There are 294,222
members Of the order, 1S5, POI knights
and 10S.931 members of the Court of
Calanthe. When he cot into money
Green was in his element. The Knights
of Pythias claim and show total re-
sources Of $6000.000.
Harmony was aspart of the general
spirit of the convention and nothing
Green asked for was refused him and
his entire cabinet prospered in his pop
ularity.
Revision of the Constitution of the
Order was adopted by the Supreme
body and legislation passed that will
enable PythianS Commission Of which
Edward D. Green. Chicago, is Secre-
tary, to complete Million Dollar Tenn
pie.
Distinguished men composed tke
Supreme Lodge, which is the leading
deliberative body among colored peo-
pie. The Grand Chancellors, led by
Willis of Texas, Andrews of Florida,
Hickman of Oklahoma, Collier OF New
York, Blount of Alabama, and Crow
ell of Virginia, were all present while
the Supreme Representatives were
men first in the story of their states.
From Georgia were DR.. R. Butler
and Jos. H. Watson; from Texas, A.
S. Jackson and L. B. Kincheon; from
Missouri, Fred W. Dabney and Dr..
William ]. Thompkins; W. w. Adams,
S. D. McGill and E. A. Pottsdaner
from Florida; from Pennsylvania,
Frank R. Stewart and DR.. John P.
Turner; and so the list goes.
The Supreme Court of Calanthe met
in Quin Chapel A. NJ. E. Church.
Their Supreme Worthy Counsellor,
Ernest G. Harrington, noted Indiana
leader, reported resources of that De-
partment to be S1,300,O00. The Wo-
mems Endowment Fund amounted to
S559,053. ''The ladies'" said Mr..
Harrington, "can accumulate money
as well as talk
w. S. Willis of Texas, Grand Chan
cellor of the largest jurisdiction, re-
ported as Secretary of the Supreme
Endowment Board, a separate insti-
tuition from the Grand Lodge Boards,
that he had $106,2S9 in resources.
DR.. E. E, Underwood, Supreme Keep
err of Records and Seals, collected
$4,000, in Supreme Lodge Funds for
the term. T. c. Nutter, noted West
Virginia lawyer, handled as Supreme
Master EXchequer S150,000.
Edward D. Green, Secretary of the
Pythian Commission reported assets
of that department at S5S4,652. 1t
was all a story of progress and Of
growth in confidence
The encampment opened the eyes of
vihite Kentucky, which journeyed Of
TN and stayed long to view the spec
tacle.
The Louisville Morning Herald tells
of the great parade in these words:
"The Pythian parade, led by Gen.
Robert r. Jackson, member of the Chi
cago City Council and Spanish War
hero, gave Louisville something to see
and something to talk about. There
were soldiers and delegates, men and
women, covering over many a city
block. They put it on" for ali who
cared to observe and seemed proud of
both themselves and their parade.
Hundreds of white people looked
d and Joined in encouraging APP
plause. Martial strains from bands
that knew how to make music enliv-
ened the air and banished all sorrow
from the race of many griefs.
"The Lexington band that led one
of the divisions let the world know
that it was from Kentucky. 1t played
while many of the spec
tators helped out in "My Old Ken
lucky Home 1t was pretentious
parade. We always do our best i'll
louisville said a high official of the
order. The flag company, Palestine
Company of Ohio, carried the emblem
of the republic with all the pride Oh
war and conquest"
The election turned out this way:
OFFICERS ELECTED
Officers elected by the Supreme
Lodge Thursday are:
Supreme Chancellor, S. W. Green,
New Orleans; Supreme Vice-Chancel-
lor, Ernest G.. Harrington, Evansville;
Supreme Prelate, n. c. Fix, Charles
tom S. c.; Past Supreme Chancellor,
Dr. E. A. Williams, Cincinnati; Su-
preme Lecturer, Roscoe Simmons;
Supreme Keeper of Records and Seal,
DIR. E. E. Underwood, Frankfort, KY; !
Supreme Master of EXchequer, Thos.
&. Nutter, Charleston, w. Va; Su-
breme Attorney, S. A. I. Watkins, !
Chicago; Supreme Medical Registrar,
Dir. Ulysses G. Mason, Birmingham;
Supreme Master-at-Arms, George A.
Watty, Baltimore; Major General, r.
h. Jackson, Chicago; Supreme Inner
Guard, J. A. Blume, Winston-Salem,
N. c.; Supreme Outer Guard, D. G.
kdger, Florida; Pythian Temple Com
mission, w. S. Willis, Texas; G. n.
Stoney, Georgia; B. G. Collier, Penn
ylvania; C. P. Wickham, Oklahoma;