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GASTONIA LODGE, NO. 53,
LEADS STATE
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W,ith Total Membership of 320 Gastonia Lodge is
J Ranking Pythian Lodge in North Carolina -
Asheville Second - Grand Lodge In Session
" '-Today Dokie Day Thursday.
With the conferring of the rank of
jKnight upon 27 candidates Tuesday night
before the Grand Lodge, Gastonia Lodge
JJo .; 53, Knights of Pythias, wrested the
leadership fat Pythian lodges in North
Carolina f rom Pisgah lodge, Asheville,
and stands today the premier lodge in
point oi membership in the State with
".a "total of 320 members. Pisgah lodge
.." : is second with 306 . Tuesday night 's
. kjIjuw of candidates was one of the largest
. classes ever' handled by a degree team
' with the amplified form conferred, in the
' history of Pythianism in North Caro-
Jina, The Gastonia degree team were the
receipienes of many congratulatory words
'' from the visiting delegates in attendance
jipon the Grand Lodge in session here.
At the first meeting . of the Grand
V Lodge Tuesday evening at 7:30 the past
chancellor degree was conferred upon a
number of candidates, including six or
. eight past chancellor commanders, , of
Gastonia Lodge No 53. '
Today's activities will be featured by
. three sessions of the Grand Lodge, and
tan auto-ride orer the city at 5 o'clock
.followed by a barbecue at Armstrong j
.Park at six o'clock to which all
Pythians and their families are invited.
Thursday will be Dokie Day in Gas
. ' tonia. An unusually large number of
candidates will cross the burning sands .
W. B. Stuart, editor of the fraternal
' PE of the Charlotte Observer, gives the
.following account of the doings to date:
-Wednesday will be a .busy day of the
' session, as many matters of importance
. - wiy come up for attention. Among the
.recommendation of Grand Chancellor
D, W. Borrefl, whWh covers the 3rand
JLodge session in connection with the
3 Dokie ceremonials, are tht the election
4ii omcarv do ue last oraer or Business ;
that after the' organisation of the Grand
. Lodge the first hour be given to informal
discussion of problems, suggestions and
recommendations of officers committee:
tuen and representatives; that some per-
' anaaent" State headquarters be estab
lished (St which the Granjl Lodge would
hold its sessions; tiiat a Grand Keener
- .of Records and Seals be elected for his
full time; that a Pythian publication be
'maintained monthly and others, which
which will bring out considerable debate.
'Election of officers will probably take
place tomorrow, after the wrk of the
- .session is disposed of.
. ,. Past Grand Chancellor W. M. Lylee,
- fit Charlotte, is being pushed by his
v friends for Grand Keeper of Records and
steals, while H. M. Roberts, of Fletcher;
, H.B. Miller, of Statesville; W. F. Ratts,
REPUBLICANS STILL Al SKA
AS TO WHO SHALL LEAD
No Sign of Preference Comes From Those Whose
Votes Will Select Candidate No Demonstra
tions For Wood, Lowden or Johnson.
By The Associated Press.)
GHICACrO, June 9. Delegates to the
republican national convention assembled i
: jit the Coliseum todat' for the second ses
sion with their views as to who shall lead
the party at the polls next November
still a mystery, e,ven to themselves.
While giving uproarious approval yes
, terday to Chairman Lodge's keynote ad
' dress calling for destruction of the
"'''Wilson dynasty," not a sign of any
preference came from the thousand
whose votes will select the republican
" presidential candidate to undertake the
" job. There were no demonstrations, even
" for favorite sons;' no mention of vthe
' big three " among the aspirants,
Wood, Johnson and Lowden.
Working with unprecedented freedom
from centralized leadership or "bow"
otrtrol the delegates promptly ratified
program designed to make permanent
the' temporary organiiation. Adoption
of the organization committee 's report,
foregone result, will place its gaveL in
Senator Lodge 'a hands as the( permanent
presiding officer and aet the convention
off on the second stage of its journey
wilk little prospect that it will reach a
--, hallot on the presidential nomination
before Friday- or possibly Friday night.
Out of other developments yesterday,
. however,. which placed Senator Watson,
of Indiana, at the head of the platform
. building machinery, the resolutions com
mittee, and made Edward D.; Duffield, of
New Jersey, cSairmaa of the credentials
comtmttee, General Wood's lieutenants
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of Salisbury, and J. A. Scales, of Madi
son, are also being urged for the same
office.
The friends of Mayor K. G. Cherry,
of Gastonia,. and one of the most promi
nent fraternal men of the State, are urg
ing his election as Grand Vice Chancellor
of the Grand Lodge. Mr. Leonard
Vyne, of Georgia, is a contestant in the
race.
Charlotte lias four Past Grand Chan
cellors, viz.: T. 8. Franklin, W. M
Lyles, J. G. Baird, and A. K. McCaus
land.
The advance reports show a substan
tial increase in membership during the
past year. There are 106 lodges in the
State of North Carolina.
The Pythian Home reports that they
have at Clayton 42 children, three of
whom will graduate during the year.
The home is under the direction of C. W
Pender. Thanksgiving and Christmas
day the home received outside donations
of $993.76.
Thursday the " Uokies, " the sunshine
branch of the Pythian order, will have a
big ceremonial in Gastonia, following the
adjournment of the Grand Lodge, at
which time a number of candidates will
be introduced into the mysterim of
Dokieism.
On every incoming train, representa
tives are reaching Gastonia tonight and
doubtless a hundred member of the or
der will be added to those already on the
scene. About 50 members of the order
from Charlotte are here in attendance on
the Grand Lodge session and meeting the
representatives and offiers of the Grand
Lodge of the State.
'-2$ip? grand lodge session is honored with
the presence of Supreme Vice (Chancel
lor William Ladew of New York city,
who is the second highest officer in the
Pythian order in the Uuited States.
President Harry W. Wade of Indianap
olis, head of the insurance department
of the Pythian order is also a guest.
Following are the grand lodge com
mittees:
Grand Tribunal Leonard Vyne
North Wilkesboro, 1921'; J. H. Ken
uedy, Gastonia, 1920; W. A. Goodmau
Salisbury, 1921.
Trustees of Orphan Home Charles
W. Home, Clayton, 1925; George L.
Hackney, Lexington, 1921 ; Charles
Dewev. Goldsboro, 1924; G. Herbert
Smith, Acme, 1923; Thomas II. Webb
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drew much comfort. Both men are dele-
gates instructed for Wood. Frank Hiteh-
cock, invested yesterday with the author-
lty of supreme commander over the
Vood field forces, saw a "psycholog
ical" advantage to his candidate in the
' ' victory. " .
Leaders who, ift other days, were the
mainspring of party action, did. not
share Mr. Hitchcock's views. They con
tinued to talk much of Governor Low
den's gaining strength; while from
camps' of Senator Johnson and the Illi
nois governor came assertions from, the
candidates themselves that they wer
"satisfied" with the situation, coupled
with expressions of optimism ss to the
outcome of the balloting. - '. , ;
The election of Wood men to. the two
important, chairmanships was regarded
by the Wood supporters as tending to
aid in holding delegations instructed for
him in Jina daring the balloting. Ad
mittedly, any development which wouM
have that effect would be valuable to any
candidate.
' Aside from guesses as to what the
more ' than 500 nninstrueted delegates
will- do when the roll is railed for their
votes, the main topic of conversation, as
sertion, counter assertion and, conjecture
has been the number of ballots through
which the "big three", can hold: the
lines of their instructed cohorts. Should
ther forees. remain firm indefinitely, the
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MB. R. B. BABINGTON Founder and President North Carolina Orthopaedic
Hospital
MAJOR BULVYINKLE WILL
PROBABLY BE NOMINEE
With Judce Council Out of the
Race Major Bulwinkle Will
Become Democratic Nominee
Judge Council's Friends
Urge Him to Remain in
Race.
Major A. L. Bulwinkle. leader in the
congressional race, stated to The Gazette
this morning that if Judge Councill ad
heres to the statement made by him Sat
urday night in telephone conversation
with Major Bulwinkle, and published in
Sunday's Charlotte Observer, that he
will withdraw i'roui tat- race unless lit
is the highest muu, there will be no sec
ond primary to decide the nominee. The
State board of elections in sesxion to
morrow will devide ujon the two highest
mm, the other being eliminated. In
that event, Hon. A. L. (Juickel, of Lin
coln county, will be out of the race and
the issue will l.c left to Bulwinkle and
Councill.
In this connection, however, the fol
lowing from the Hickory Record, under
the heading "Councill Urged to Remain
In Fight," will be of interest:
"Although Judge W. B. Couucill, cau-
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d.date for Congress, m dis.nclmed to
enter a second primarv, preterrinir no
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uier, ue iims imh-ii nearmg irom nuuuroiis
in iriciiu uirougiioui uie uisirici woo
urge him to rrmuiii for the final battle
and win.
"On the fae of returns, Major Bui
winkle has a lead of about HW over the
Hickory man, but this may be lessened
when the oflicial returns are iu.
Awaiting them and a deeihion of his
friends, Judge Councill will sit steady
and determine his course later on."
The Charlotte Observer says:
"That A. L. Huhvinkle, of Gastonia,
is the nominee of the democrats of the
Ninth district for Congress, unless Judge
VV. K. Councill, of Hickory, enters as
second man iu the second primary, was
the belief expressed by lawyers and poli
ticians here yesterday, who stated, how
aver, that there still may be a chance
for A.L. Quickel, third man, to contest
with Bulwinkle, in ease Judge Councill
does nrtt enter.
"The prevailing belief among lawyers
and politicians seems to be that when a
rondidatc is eliminated in the first pri
mary, hv is not permitted, under the elec
tion laws, to enter the second primary,
rgardless of the action of the second
man, who may eliminate himself, thus
leaving only the first man, in which case
a second primary would not-ie necessary.
"Judge Councill is reported to have
announced several days ago that he
would not enter the second primary ua
less he was high man in the first primary.
If this announcement is accurate and
Judge Councill declines to enter the sec
ond primary, tile general belief is that
Bulwinkle will have no opposition in the
second -primary.
Vwith returns from all of the 10
counties, in the Ninth district reported,
the relative standing of the live candi
dates for the 'democratic nomination for
Congressman Hoey's place remains as
it was yesterday morning, Bulwinkle
leading Judge Council" by about 600
votes. .
"Returns received yesterday rive the
following totals: Bulwinkle. 4.668:
Council!, 4,083;. Quickel. 3,406; ICarvia
Bitch, 129; J. M. Peterson, 1,322."
The following leftcr has been received
by Major Bulwinkle' from Horn., A L.
Quickel, of LineoUtoa : - , ; ..
. Lucolnton, . C June 3,1920.,-
5taj.r A. L. Bulwinkle, - -
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Dear Bulwinkle: ; ' ;" 'VV
Prom the heat infonaatioa I caa get it
6. 0. P. FINDS LEAGUE
OF NATIONS HARDEST NUT
OF ALL TO CRACK
CHICAGO, June 9 Final shifting of
issues for the republican national plat
form began today in a special sub-con
mittee of thirteen while the remainder of
the full resolutions committee of con
tinued to hold open house to hear last
minute suggestions and advice.
The league of nations question, conced
ed to be the hardest nut still uncracked
by the platform workers, was the centre
of speculation everywhere as the sub
committee began its deliberations, and
delegates scanned carefully but without
hnal conclusions the niakeA up of tUt
bakers dozen entrusted wifn the real jo!:
of writing the league planks. It in
eluded two senators irreconcilably oppoM
ed to the treaty, two senators who vot.-l
fur it with reservations, and nine other
men whose attitude has leu Ichs cle.nly
defined .
On the program of the hearings Ix'forc
the full committee werp several events re
garded as likely to hold the interest of
the member and rlinps start some new
row among them. Included in those
1 w, ., i T 1 , .
Samuel (.ompers. president ot the Amen
. ,.,, Fe(,.ratiol, of ,, wh ,,, h
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hnn some suggested labor planks
j and a ildt'tratiou headed
by Frank P
"alsli isking
that the party declare for
recognition of the Irish republic .
Thr suls-ommittee has for its chair
man Senator Watson, of Indiana, who
also is chairman of the resolutions com
mittee. He is understood to have pre
pared a league plank fashioned in part
after that adopted by Indiana rcpubli
4 cans, t ii t Senator Borah, of Idaho, aid
ed l'v Senator McCormick, of Illinois, is
exited to otter an amendment design
ed to make the declaration nearly coin
cide with the views of the treaty irrecon
cilable. The fourth senator at the sub
committee table is Smoot. of I'tah, who
with Senator Watson, voted for ratiticn
Hon of the treaty with reservations.
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PYTHIAN ACTIVITIES
TODAY AND TOMORROW
Wednesday.
9 a. m. Grand Lodge Session.
12 m. Dinner.
2 p. m. Grand Lodge Session.
5 p. m. Automobile ride of of
ficers and representatives over the
city of Gastonia.
6 p. m. to 8 p. m. Barbecue at
Armstrong Park. All Pythians
and their families invited.
8 p. m. Grand Lodge Session.
Thursday.
9 a. m. Grand Lodge Session.
12 m. Dinner.
2 p. m. to 4 p. m. Registration
of D. 0. K. K. Candidates.
5 p m. D. 0. K. K. parade.
6 p. m. D. O. K. K. banquet.
7 p. m. D. O. K. K. Ceremo
nial, Armory Building.
appears that you have won first place iu
the contest for the democratic nomina
tion for Congress in this district, and
that I stand third in the race.
'While it is always disappointing to
lose, it is very gratifying to me that this
honor has come to you. Your campaign
has. been of such high order that I feel
the same kind friendship for you ' that
has always existed between us, and from
this on I am for yoa just as heartily as
if I had never contested with you.
I want U pledge you my hearty tuj.
port in the race that yoa still have ahead
of you, and predict that yoa win win in
November at easily" ss yoa have won this
time." ' - .. i
'.' " V'.You friend,. ' . '. ' I
,A. L.. QUICKEL.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY MARKS
CORNERSTONE LAYING OF
N. C. ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL
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After Eleven Long: Year of Waiting R. B. Bab
ington Sees Realization of Hopes - Governor -Bickett
Makes Memorable Speech Crippled
Children Present Add Realistic Touch to
Scene - Grand Lodge Masons Lay Cornerstone
- Many Visitors in Gastonia. '
Declaring, as he stooped down and proclamation ordering the ceremony. .
lifted in his arms to the view of the J Adding a saddening touch of realism
audience a five-year-old, twisted, crip-
pled, cluti footed boy, that it was worth
more than all the money in the world to
be able to make such as he able to run
and jump and play ss other boys, 'Gov
ernor T. V. Bickett brought to a con
clusion an epochal event in the history
of Gastonia, the" laying of the corner
stone of the N. C. Orthopaedic Hospital
it Babington Heights Tuesday, and in
the opinion of those who heard him,
closed one of the best speeches ever de
livered by him. The occasion, staged
amid most auspicious surroundings, and
attended by a huge crowd of spec
tators and visitors, marked the culminat
ing climax of eleven long years of hard
work, consecration and faithful devotion-
to a cause dear to the heart of a Gas-
tonian, Robert B. Babington, the found
er and president of the institution.
In 1909 he first conceived the idea of
erecting a hospital that should care for
those children of sound mind and crip
pled bodies. For eight years he labored
independently. In 1917 the General As
sembly of the Wtate of North Carolina
appropriated au amount to help in the
erection and maintenance of the institu
tion. 8uch in brief is the history of an
institution that now seems destined to
take its rightful place among similar
schools in the Htate which care for the
deaf, the dumb. the blind and the insane
if N. rih Carolina.
Governor Bickett 's speech came as the
fitting conclusion of a day whose activi
ties had 1hhii carefully planned and exe
cuted. Beginniug with a parade that
included the Oasis Band and Patrol, of i
Charlotte, the Grand Master and Grand
Officers of the Masonic Grand Lodge,
officers of the Orand Lodge, Knights of
Pythias. Knights Templar, fcieottish Rite,
( hajiter and Master Masons and Pythian
luiu 'orps, the procession finally
' s; retched into a caravan of automobiles
three miles long extending from Broad
street in Gastonia to the Hospital site.
Preceding the procession was a patrol of
mounted Knights TemplajT who acted as
marshals.
The exercises at the hospital were in
diarge of Grand Master J. C. Braswell,
of Whitakers. Following the invocation
I iv Grand Chaplain J. 11. Henderlite and
music by a sjiecialry selected chorus
choir, Mr. Ktonewall J. Durham in very
excellent uddress told of the claiius that
the institution held Von the citizenship
of North Carolina. He cited the claims
of benevolence, of economy, of justice,
and the constitutional right that crippled
chiM ren hail to ask for aid. He said
that from an economical standpoint this
institution deserved the support of the
Slate, for no failure in life had ever
gone out from an orthopaedic hospital.
Cntrained and uncured i ripples are lieg
gars on the street. He showed how
North Carolina hail cared for her Jleaf,
dumb aud insane people, but had neg- ;
lee ted the cripples. Following Mr. Dur- j
ham. Lieutenant Governor Gardner, in a
short but very appropriate speech, de- I
dared that the motto of every North
'nrolinian should be "above all, hu
manity." lie said that the human fac
tor is the greatest factor in North Caro-
lina government -Mwlav. Mr, Gardner
gave a short history of the Hospital,
paying eloquent tribute to "his friend,
Bob Babington, " the founder of the
hospital. He recalled the fact that he
and Mr. Stonewall Durham, while mem
bers of the North Carolina General As
sembly in 117. had drawn the bill
authorising the establishment of the in
stitution. Mr. Gardner showed how the
State of North Carol iua is answering the
call to humanity by the establishment of
juvenile court, welfare workers and
other humane agencies throughout the
State.
At this juncture the formal and im
pressive ceremony of laying the corner
stone was performed by the Grand
Lodge. ' Officers taking part were Grand
Master Braswell, Deputy Grand Masfer
Everett, Senior Grand Deacon Dilling, of
Gastonia, Junior. Grand Deacon Thomp
son, of Gastonia, Grand Architect Peeps
and Grand Marshal Marvin. There were
placed in the cornerstone the fololwing
articles: The Bible, lour coma, a copy
of the program of the day, a photo of
rBabington, newspaper clippings, a eopy
of ; the Methodist and iTesrjytenan
church bulletins . which earned pictures
of the' building, the year-book ef the
Woman's Club, of Gastonia for the year
1919, and a eopy of the Grand Lodge
" mr"r l"B P"" oi w,
I ten or twelve crippled and deformed
chiidrn from over the county. Many of
them were unable to walk and had to
be lifted bodily to the platform. There
were some with simple deformities of tho
limbs, crooked and twisted feet, and
others with complete paralysis of the
lower limbs.
Governor Bickett in the beginning; of
his speech took occasion to pay a well
deserved tribute to the beauty of the site
on which the hospital is located. High
above the surrounding country, it ia
siteuated on the top of a knoll 1,050 feet
high, commanding a superb view of all
the surrounding territory. From the
porch of the hospital, the outlines of no
iessTthan eight nearby towns and cities
can be, clearly discerned. Neighboring
knolls In every direction push their way
to the sky and the landscape is dotted
with fertile fields, stately farm houaesj
and picturesque wooded areas. Far to
the east on a clear day, the outlines of
the 8craper in Charlotte are visible.
To the north the hill country of Spencer
Mountain and Dallas rises in undulating
waves of furrowed soil and rf ripening
grain fields. To the south low lyias;
mounds and mountains, topped with the
full verdure of burgeoning spring, stand
as mute reminders of some age-old gla
cial, period or other cataclysmic terres
trial disturbance. To the west, across)
and beyond the humming, throbbing;,
busy manufacturing center of Gastonia,
hemmed in by a hundred smoke stacks,
towers Crowders and Kings mountain.
Said Governor Bickett: "It is good to
be here for this high and nobfe ceremony
on this beautiful site. These fertile val
leys, these everlasting hills, the soft blue)
sky above, the mellow sunshine, the life
giving tonic of this air aJJ are an In
spiration that appeal to that spark of
divinity in those whom God has made in
His own image."
Governor Bickett gave a short history
of the institution, saying that the per
petuation of the idea of an orthopaedic
hospital was due to the boundless energy,
unconquerable faith and consecrated en
thusiasm of K. B. Babington and Miss
Lena Rivers Smith. Quoting the Bible
story f David and Jonathan and. the
service done 'Mephibosheth, the cripple,
Governor Bickett said that North Caro
lina proposed to see that all unfortunate
children are cared for. He cited the
growth of the movement for humane in
stitutions. "Seventy years ago," he
said, "there were no institutions savo
court houses, county jails and poor- -house.
In 1.S48 a bill was introduced to
create a home for North Carolina's in
sane, I hi t it was overwhelmingly de
feat ei I.
"North Carolina promises to
straighten out the crippled limbs and
bodies of her wards and give equal op
portunity to these unfortunates along
with the healthy children and without
handicap. Seventy years ago, there was
not a humane institution iu the State.
We maintained courthouses, jails and
poorhouses, but nothing for God and hu
manity. In 18SS, the agitation for in
stitutions of this character came up and
today there is one ut Goldsboro; one
at Morganton ; school for feeble minded
at Kinston; Jackson Training school;
and tuberculosis hospital at Sanatorium.
Last year .0,000 afflicted and unfortunate
were cared for by the State at an ex
pense of 11,340,000."
Citing the fact that North Carolina is
awaking t the needs of her children,
(rover nor Bickett pointed out that in the
education of her 800,000 children North
Carolina was spending $4,000,000 mora
this year than last. The General Assem
bly had increased the school tax front 29
cents to 65c on the thousand dollars
Governor Biekett warmly defended his
taxation program, saying that this was -the
age of constructive statesmanship.
Rev. H. H. Jordan pronounced the
benediction after which a splendid
luncheon was served at the Loray cafe
teria. In addition to the Grand Lodge officers
named, the following took part: 8. N.
Boyce.igrand treasurer; W, W. Wilson.
grand secretary; W. T. Grigg, senior' '
grand deacon; J. L. Curry, grand pur
Lsuivant; . J, E. Lindsay, grand steward;
L- B. Mauney, grand steward, and W. D. ,
Young, grand tiler.
"Mr. S. B. Babington was the recipient
of many congratulations throughout the
dayas a result of the event. It wr$ a
happy day for the founder of tie 1 -Citation-
and his friends rejoice! wiii V .