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BADIN bulletin
VIEW OF THE COLORED
^ LODGE NOTES ^
Knights of Pythias
The following, which has just been re
ceived, is of interest to all members of
our local lodge:
Plans for extension of the Order and
assumption of greater obligations for its
advancement, will, according to an
nouncement sent out by the officers, be
the central thought at the next conven
tion of the Supreme Lodge Knights of
Pythias. This legislative body of the
Order will be convened in Minneapolis,
Minn., on August 10, 1920, the date hav
ing recently been changed from August
3 by official notice from the Supreme
Chancellor. Nearly one million members
of the Order in the U. S. and Canada
are interested in what will be done at
this convention. Among the many pro
posed changes in the present laws are
those which will, if enacted, provide for
admission to membership at eighteen
years of age instead of twenty-one; life
membership; changes in funeral benefit
laws; and a national tuberculosis sana
torium for members of the Order.
While representation of each Domain
is based upon Pythian population, under
the statute each Grand Domain must
have two supreme representatives. Some
have as many as five.
The Order has made phenomenal
growth during the last year. The gain
in membership for 1919 is reported to
be over forty thousand. There has been
much activity in the Uniform Rank, and
it is expected that over thirty thousand
men in uniform will attend the national
encampment, held in Cleveland, Ohio, in
July. The Insurance Department report
shows an increase of protection amount
ing to a gain of over five million dollars
last year, making a total of over $103,-
000,000 of protection provided by this
branch of the Order. During the first
four months of this year, the member
ship was increased over three thousand.
The Knights of Khorassan, known as
the “Playground of Pythianism,” has
more than doubled its membership in the
last two years. It is with these encour
aging reports of advancement that the
Supreme Lodge will assemble to make
provision for a broader service to the
membership, and plan a program of
activities to meet the present conditions.
Forty-five grand domains will have
representation at the convention, and it
is probable that the session will last ten
days.
More than two hundred companies of
Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, have
been formed into clubs to provide funds
with which to defray expenses of the
Company to the Cleveland Encampment-
Prizes amounting to several thousand
dollars will be awarded for competitive
drills.
The Supreme Temple, Pythian Sis
ters, with over two hundred thousand
membership, will hold their Supreme
Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., con
current with the date of the Supreme
Lodge.
El Wakodis Temple, Knights of
Khorassan, is the largest organization of
its kind in America. The membership
is over twelve hundred, and the features
of the temple are a band of nearly one
hundred pieces, and a drill team of near
ly two hundred.
Red Star Lodge, San Diego, is the
largest Pythian lodge in the world.
has a membership of over thirteen hun
dred. Five other lodges are in the race
for the honors. They are Garfield, Mil'
waukee, Wis.; Crusade, South Bend>
Ind.; Hobah, Bethlehem, Pa.; Wayne»
Detroit, Mich.; and Oklahoma City, Okl^^'
Thos. C. Sheppard
Keeper of Records and Seal
Woodmen of the World
The Woodmen of the World
every Wednesday night in the theater
hall, at eight o’clock. We are doing
some fine work now. I’m glad to say
the prospects for the future are better