Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-11-27
RICHMOND LODGES ACT

of the lodges of Richmond was held,
Monday night, Nov. %, 1926, In the
Pyth;an Castle, 727 N. Third St.,
with District Deputy George l..
Branch presiding and Sir w. F. Den
ny, secretary. Prayer was offered
by Col. Adolphus Jackson. The pur-
pose of the meeting was stated, after
which the following resolutions
we~a read and after brief discussion
unanimously adopted:
THE T1DEwATER COUNCIL OF
PAST CHANCELLORS KNIGHTS
OF PYTHIAS
To Chancellor Commanders OFF,
GERS and members OF subordinate
lodges: }
Greetings: The following resolu-
ton was presented to the Tidewater
Council Of Past Chancellors In ses-
sion at Newport News. Virginia, Oc-
tober 81 1926. After careful con-
sideration. same was adopted by
the Council.
Yours in F. G.. e B.,
EUGENE WEST, SECTY.
F. e. PURYEAR, Pres.
To the Officers and Members of the
Tidewater Council of Past Chancel-
lors knights Of Pythias of Virginia:
We present for your consideration
the following resolutions:
Whereas. There is widespread un.
est, dissention and discussion among
the Knighthood thruout the State of
Virginia, occasioned by series of
articles appearing in the columns of
. the Richmond Planet, colored news
no 4
city of Richmond Virginia, by Past
Grand Chancellor John Mitchell. Jr..
which said article purports to dis
c.ose certain gross Irregularities in
, the management of the affairs of the
} Grand Lodge of Virginia. knights of
Pythias in a general way and spe-
cifically allege that Hon JOS. r Pol
lard, Grand Master of Exchequer,
, and Hon. w. III. G. Brown, Grand
Attorney, with the connivance of
F., Grand Chancellor w. B r. Crowell.
Igross'y mismanaged the funds re-
ceived from the Receiver Of the Me-
chanics' Savings Bank and that all
of said funds have never been fully
accounted. for to our said Grand
Lodge; and that the said w II. G..
| Brown. is not n regular qualified at.
torney at law in accordance with the
ste '''tes of the State Of Virginia. for
such cases made and provided and
| Whereas. said publicity has done
and is doing our beloved order much
harm by lowering the same and it's
Grand Officers, in the estimation of
the general pubic and
I Whereas careful investigation
and perusal of the records of the
Clerks Offices of the Virg inia Board
OF Law Examiners ana the Virginia
Supreme Court OF Appeals, tends to
lsubstantiate the allegation that the
said w. 1T G. Brown, is not a reg
lularly qualified practitioner OF law,
land.
Whereas because OF present cha
otic conditions that exist in the order
! throughout the state, and our small
mem bership as well as the present
con 1ition of orr treasury. the sal
aries Of ($1800.00) eighteen hun.
dred dollars per wear for our Grand
Chancellor and ($1O00.O0) one thou
sand dollars per year for our Grand
lAttnrney. are too great burden
uD"n our present limited resources
Therefore BE 1t Resolved first:
that we go on record as condemnine
the practice of airing the internal
aTa'rs OF our beloved order in the
public press.
Be 1t Also Resolved. that we call
mon our Grand Chancellor to re-
o"'-e our said Grand Master OF Ex.
cheouer and Grand Attorney TO pre-
pero and snbmit to him an itemized
accounting OF the receipts and dis