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U ~ S VOL XLVI N0. 42 NEWBERRY, S. (C., FRIDAY. MAY 28, 1909 TIEAWE.$.0AYA r PYTHIANS ADJOURN. Have Never Held a More Successful Session-Election of Officers a,nd Other Business. News and Courier, 27th. After two days of business and pleasure happily combined, the an nual conv-ention of the Southl. Caro lina Grand Lodge of tihe Knights of Pvthias came to an end last night. -Various matters of importance were disposed of in Vhe business session yesterday morning. In the afternoon a most agreeable excursion to Fort Sumter and up the harbor to the navy yard was tendered the visitors, and in the evening they were enter tained very pleasantly indeed at the Sehuetzenplatz. The present conven tion was generally pronounced to be one of the very best that has ever been held in South Carolina, and the delegates and visitors seemed one and all to enjoy its various features. The grand lodge will meet next year in Bennettsville. Matters of -importance and of gen eral interest to 'he Grand Pythian Domain of South Carolina were acted upon at the session of the grand lodge yesterday morning. T'e following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Past Grand Chancellor-L. S. Mat tison. of Columbia. Grand Chancellor-A. G. Rembert, of Spartanburg. 'Grand Vice Chancellor-J. Walter Doar, of Georgetown. Grand Prelate-F. K. Myers, of Charleston. Grand Keeper of Records and Seal -C. IJ. Brown, of Abbeville. Grand Master of Exchequer-Wil son G. Harvey, of Oharleston. Grand Master-at-Arms-J. Ligon Reeves, of North. - Grand Inner Guard-H. K. Cotting ham, of Dillon. Grand Oout Guard-W. R. Fish burne, of Columbia. Past Grand Chancellor Mendel L. Smith was elected Supreme represen tative tc sueceed Supreme Represen tative Edmund Bacon, whose term ex pired at this time. Mr. J. Thomas Arnold was elected to succeed himself as a member of the board of publication of the grand lodge. As to Use of Name. The pommittee appointed at the meeting of the grand .lodge in Aiken last year "to. ascertain if there is a legal remedy t.o prevent the use of tihe name of Knights of Pythbias, badge, ritual, etc., by those not entitled thereto"'-the real purpose in the ap pointemnt of the committee being to seek a legal remedy to prevent the use of the name of the order and the ritual by negro lodges-reported that the committee had held two sessions in Columbia, at both of whicih the grand chancellor had been present, -and that after thoroughly going over the situation it had been decided that it would be advisable to await the final termination of a case now pend ing in Georgia. It was stated in the <report of the committee that the grand lodge of Georgia had been suc -eessful in its conten'tion so far, but tihat the case was now on appeal, and it was thought that its final adjudica :.ion woud settle the whole matter from a legal standpoint. The report was received as information, and the committee was continued until the next session of the grand lodge. M. D. Kirk, of Columbi.a. presented a proposition to repeal the sections of the grand statutes providing for the publrication of the South Carolina Pythian. He stated that this propo sition was presented in order to bring the paper before the grand lodge fair ly and squarely on its merits. Mr. Kirk 's resolution was tabled without discussion. Legislation. The judiciary committee submitted an unfavorab~le report on the proposi tion of Gamocock Lodge, No. 17. of Sumter. to limit representation in the grand losig t one delegate at large and one additional delegate for every one hundred members or frsction thereof. The unfavorable report of the judiciary committee was adopted, killing the proposition. The juiiary committee recoin mended that the proposition~ of Mr. Hartwell M. Ayer to repeal the provi ions f the grand statutes providing for -the payment of per diem ani mi eage of delegates to the grand lodge, i be printed in the minutes and lie over ( for consi,deration until next year. The report of th;e committee was adopted and the proposition will come up for c discussion at the next convention of I the grand lodge. E The Pythian. The report of the board of publica tion of the grand lodge. having in e.harge the South Carolina Pythian. was s.ubmitted by Mr. M. Rutledge Rivers, seeretary of the board. Ac companying the report was an itemiz ed statement of the receipts and dis bursements of the board, together witch a full and detailed report of the e transactions of the board in tha man agement of the paper during the past year. The report showed that, not withstanding considerable items of t expense. which it ihad been necessary E to incur, but which would not have to be incurred hereafter, the cost of the paper had been kept within the 1 appropriation maae by the grand lodge. The grand lodge adopted and approved the report of the board of puiblication. and was practically un- < animous in its -decision to continue I the paper. In connection with the report of the board of publication Mr. E. H. I Aull. chairman of the board of pub lication and editor, and manager of the South Carolina Pythian, submit- ' ted his resignation as chairman and n1ember of the board, for the reasons which appear in his letter of resigna- - ,tion. The grand lodge refused to ac- f cept Mr. Aull's resignation. and con- I tinued him as cbairman of the board. t His letter of resignation to the grand c lodge was as follows: C "To the Grand Chancellor and E Members of the Grand Lodge, t Knights of Pythias. of South Caro lina: I herewith hand you my resigna tion as member and chairman of the c board of publication of .the grand lodge. I take this action for the rea- 1 son that I understand it is desired by t some of the Pythians of this Domair, to submit propositons for the editor- t ship and management of the Sout!1 Carolina Pythian, and, inasmuch as I E am editor and manager of the paper, t it may be that I should no, rema'n a t member of the board, which most I pass upon these propositionz. Fra- t ternally yours, E. H. A tll. I The sentimen,t of the, grand lodge t was that the interests of the paper could best be promoted by continuing Mr. Aull on the board, general satis- x faction being expressed in the paper as now issued. r The -report of the committee on state of the order, submitted by Mr. Hartwell M. Ayer. showed a steadye and healthy growth of the grand ( lodge along all lines. It Mr. Mendel L. Smith offered a res-'' olution to the effect that the supreme representatives of the grand lodge be instructed to advocate in the supreme lodge an amendment to the supreme ~ statutes, under which the grand lodge could create grand masters of exe chequer and grand keepers of records 1 and seal, who have served for ten years continuously, past grand chan-e cellors. The resolution was adopted. Ic The object of the resolu:tion is tshe i manifest desire on the part of tihe c grand lodg~ to make Grand Master of Exhequer -ilson G. Harvey a pasti grand chancellor. The Thornwell Memorial. Mr. Frank P. Cooper. chairman, submitted the report of the Thorn well memorial committee, showing that more than .$3.200 -hadl been col-c leted by the committee during the past year for the establishment of a1 mmrorial to the late grand keeper of records andl seal. Dr'. J. H. Thorn well. Te'h report showed earnest and I faithful endeavor on the part of the I committee. The committee was con- . tinued by the grand lodge, and it was 1 dcided to invest the money, which has been raised and to divide the in come arising from said fund among the churech orphanages of the State in proportion to the number of orphan children of deceased Pythian fathers unde r the care of the same.H At the suggestion of the ways and means committee. the sum of $1,000 was appropriated for the furtherance 1 of organizing, by equipping. etc., the 1 uniform rank. Knigids of Pythias. Upon the recommenda,tion of the 1 ways and means committee the sum of1 erof w.: a'mnpr-ated, to be equally livided among the three orphanage a1 this State--Connie Maxwell. a ireenwood: Thornwell Orphanage. a "linton. and Epworth. at Columbia. The ways and means committee ree immended that a past grand ohancel or's jewel be purchased and present d to the retiring grand chancellor Jr. L. S. Mattison, and this recom aiendation was enthusiastically adopt d. This committee reported tihat thi iooks of the grand keeper of record nd seal had been examined. and hai ieen found absolu.tely correct and ex ellently kept. The committee paid , ery high compliment to Grand Keep r of Records and Seal C. D. Brown. Tie ways and means committe, urther recommended that the pe apita tax be increased to 80 dents he amount from which it was redue d some time ago. This recommen ation was adopted. Suitable resolutions, presented oi e]alf-- of the special committee, b: 1r. C. C. Sims. upon the deatih o )ast Grand Chaneellor H. Fran] Vilson, were adopted. and on motioi >f Mr. J. Walter Doar the gran odo-e paid a. further tribute to th emory of its deceased past grani -hancellor by .rising a.nd remainin tanding in silence for one minute. The election of officers for the en ning year was then entered upor Vith the result as above given. Resolution of Thanks. Mr. William Goldsmith offered esolution thanking the uniform ran] or its attendance upon the gran< odge, an4 expressing the gratifica ion of >the grand lodge on the pro ress made in this depArtment of th rder. The resolution also recom aended .to Major Gen. A. J. Stobbar hat Coll Henry T. Thompson, t, rihose untiring zeal the uniform ran] wes its healthy growth, be made col >nel of the regiment. The hearty thanks of the gran odge were extended to the degre eam of Charleston for .the magnifi ent work of the team in conferrin; he first rank in amplified form o1 uesday night, and the grand keep r of records and seal was instruetei o send a copy of the formal resolu ions to each of tihe four lodges o )Ythians ill the ci-ty represented o1 he team. The following resolutions of thank o the city of Charleston for sthe thos >itality extended the members of th rand lodge during their stay her vere offered by Mr. Harwell M. Ayei nd were unanimously adopted by ising vote: "Resolved, That the thanks of tih ~rand lodge be expressed to -the lodg s and people generally of the- city o harleston for their generous hospi ality and cordial welcome and uni -ersal courtesy to the grand lodg nd its members. We assure t-ben hat our visit to the city has bee) aost delightful, and their attentions o general and generous, have all beel .ppreciated fully, and Charleston an: er people will ever hold a warm plac n our heart. "Resolved further, That we than] specially the degree team compose f the different lodges of the city fo ts able and magnificent presentatio1 f the Amplified First. "Resolved. furt:her, That we than] he press, tihe railroads and all oth rs, who :have contributed to th leasure of our stay in this mos naniicent of cities.' Badges to Charter Members. One of the most pleasant feature >f the convention of the grand lodg ras the presentation of suitable ani >eatifully engraved b)adges to th urviving charter members of th rand lodge. These surviving charte aembers are: Albert Prin.ee. C. MI ~atriek. R. E. Mansfield. M. D. Wi] iams and M. D. Kirk. The presenta ion was eloquently made by Pas frand Chancellor Mendel L. Smith~ rollowi ng thle presen:tation Messrs inee. Patrick. Williams and Kirl ~ae interesting and valuable recol etions of the bezinning and growt; f the grand lodge in South Caro lna. Committees. The following committees were ap ointed by Grand Chaneellor Remn >ert: Judiciary-J. J. Burnett. Spartan )rg; R obert Lide. Orangeburg; H. I Erekmann. Charleston. Way and Man-G W. Dic Sumter: J. B. Guess., Denmark; t T. Evans. Elloree; J. M. Rusht< t Johnston: W. K. Gunter. Gaffney. State of Order-J. W. Doar. - ohcio, Georgetown: H. M. Ay - Florence: L. K. Anderson. Clifton: - F. Watkins. Anderson: J. W. Mel tosh. Hartsville. - Credentials-A. E. Boozer. Colui - bia: J. A. Banks. St. Matthews: J. Merrit. Pelzer. Printing-A. G. Rembert. ex-offici C. D. Brown, ex-officio; R. L. Darg Abbeville. Libraries - and Reading Rooms K. Myers, ex-officio; J. W. Doar, e - oflicio: L. T. Baker, Columbia. Widows and Orphans-A. G. Re bert, ex-officio; W. H. Dunkin. (o r year,) Charleston; J. J. MeSwa (two years.) Greenville. - Thornwell Memorial Committee . F. P. Cooper. eiairmon; Hunter Gibbes, V. S. Lea, P. W. Sulliva Eugene M. Peeples. Grand Tribune-O. J. Bond, ChE leston. District Deputy Grand Chancello The district deputy grand chanc lors for the .ensuing year were a pointed as follows: First DistTiot-R. L. Weeks. Second District-Douglas MeInty Third District-H. E. Gyles. Fourth District-A. M. Deal. Fifth Distriet-C. H. Wilson. Sixth District-J. W. Hamel. Seventh Distriot-A. V Martin. Eighth District-W. R. Doyle. Ninth District-James H. Crai . Tenth Distriet-J. L. Michie. Eleventh Distriet-A. Z. Stromar Items rrom Beth Eden. Beth Eden, May 27.-We -were 'v ited last Thursday morn with a gre down-pour of rain. The land w badly washed and. cros in ma places destroyed. Miss Rosa Spence is spending soi time witih her friend Mrs. Mamie DE rick. Mr. Cofield, Miss Frances and M2 - ter John Jeter spent Saturday nig -wit.h their little friends at Mr. Jo C. Craps. Mr. L. H. Chandler. who has be suffering from a severe spell of rh* matism is abzle to be up again. Master Walter and Miss Novi Craps, together with other lit friends spent Saturday with lit Miss Nellie Carlisle at the home her grandmother. Mrs. R. C. Carlis SMrs. M. A. Carlisle spent Sund Snight at Mrs. R. C. Carlisle's. The patrons of t.he school here va inmeet soon to plan the building of new school house. Tthis will be a much needed improvement for Be - Eden. e According to t.he custom the yeal - reorganization of the Sunday seht - took place at eBth Eden ehurch li & Sunday, the following officers a 1teachers 'were relected: Supt. Ca: I H. H. Folk; Asst. Supt., Mr. J. SCraps; Sec.retar,y Miss Rosa oFl 1 Treasurer, Mr. F. E. Chandler. Tea< Ser bible class, Rev. Shealy; teael e of 'senior class, Mrs. S. A. Jets teacher of junior class, Mr. C. I Folk; primary class, Mrs. Lily Ma ,Brown. eMr. -and Mrs. J. B. Dominick a 1family spent Sunday at Mr. J. -Craps'. C Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cromer are v - iting their daughter. Mrs. Wrig SSpoon at Renno. t, Nita. It doesn't always rain ini Charloi on the 20th of May. but it ought to. Anderson Mail. ISenator Tillmani has got into 1i ewater. whether lie gets a tariff on t .or not.-Anderson Mail. - We have never hilled an umpire t Anderson. but we have wanted to times. Col. Roosevelt has not shot a sing guasuts But then there are no in Africa.-Anderson Mail. IThe South and WVestern railro . Iwill never amount -to much until - comes iby Anderson.-Ander Mail. - In Chattanooga now the newspa -pers are urging the people to sh early and avoid the ru'sh.-Anders 'Mal. D. THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY I, I Question About Bean Vines-4 x- Death-Music Recital by Mrs. Mr Browne's Class. .J. n1- Prosperity. May 27.-Miss Rosa Harmon is visiting in Wedgefield. n- Mrs. G. Y. Hunter has gone EL. Clemson for a visit to Mr. Lawre Sease at Clemson college. o; Miss Annie Lee Dominick is oi .n, visit to iher grandmother, Mrs. Counts, who is very ill. F. Miss Mary Willis 'has gone to x- lumbia to visit Miss Marie Dent. Miss Marie Schumpert has gone n- Columbia to visit Mrs. Gibson and ne tend the Presbyterian college c n, mencement. Mr. Cecil Wyche Iras gone to SI - tanburg where lhe will hang out A. shingle as a barrister. n, Miss Mary Kinard is home fi Atlanta. tr- Miss Gertrude Simpson is h( from Columbia for a week's stay. rs. Mr. Tom Wicker, Mr. John al- Wise and Mr. Renwick Carlisle, p- Newberry, spent Sunday night in eity and attended, Mr. and Mrs. Qr tlebaum 's function. e. Messrs. J. D. Quattlebaum and H. Kohn have gone to Charleston -represent the local Pythians at grand lodge. A successful gardener and close server of nature requested me make this inquiry of the readers The Herald and News: Do bean vi ever grow or rather twine any w ' save towards the right and the ting sun. Mrs. Elizabeth DeWalt has retu at ed from a visit to her sister. atRev. Pierce Kinard, of Ninety visited relatives in town this weel Misses Groseelose and Wyche sp ne Tuesday in Columbia. The following young ladies will turn Friday from Marion -collt s- Marion. Va.: Misses Lizzie Hawk lit Olive Counts and Ethel Dominic in A sad death occurred in the subu early Monday when Miss Edie D( en inick passed to the bright beyond, u- ter a very long and painful illn She leaves to regret her three sisi ce and three brothers, w ho will miss 1e greatly. Her remains were inter ;le in the Prosperity cemetery on Tr of day. We extend sympathy. e. Rev. E. H. Kohn and family ay visiting Mr. A. H. Kohin. They en route for Sumter where Rev. ill Kohin will enter upon !his duties J a the first. a Rev. Mr. Kreps will preach at ( 'th inth .church Sunday morning. In absence Grace 'church's pulpit will ly filled by Rev. E. H. Kohn. The p ol lie is cordially invited to be presei st Th "AtHome'' given by Mr. aid Mrs. Quattlebaum was quite a >t. lightful affair and enjoyed by *a C. than half a hundred young peo k; ConveAation on given topics was h- feature of tihe evening. Miss Lai er Lester one of the honorees, was v.c 'r; the most charming conversationa MI. among -The members of the fair ry Mr. Ernest Sam Kohn received an< er for his ability to say the ri nd thing at the .riglit time. The .prize C. bouquet of sweet peas and an eb that brush wire presented liby : is- Cecil Wy<be. Little Misses Wy ht and Quat.tlebaum and Master He Q uattlebaum entertained the gut w.ithseveral sweet ehildiAi songs. iss Mamie Simnpson leaves tol tfor an extended visit to her uncle _Anderson. Mr. L. (. Craig 1'as returned fi TEn followinig is th .i& ogram ot ili.s Brow'nesic ra1(?(ital, to ea iven June 2. at the ;, aitorium 8::30 p. mn. The public i-cordially vited.: in Duet-Silve: Belles, Hi. Weyt at Jessie' Loriek. M:Lrv L. WVise. Dr.m &r Honeland, C. W. Ker Eula Taylor. nle On a Visit. (. Spaulding-Be 'Lee Qm on. ue Cle;:s tra, J. W. Petrie-Cl; Kreps. IBirthUiy Gr~ee tings, Mrs. A. ad Virgil-Mary DeWalt Hunter. P:vo !. Julia Schau:npe'rt, Eula T lor. Girace Reagin; piano II. Ja p- Russell, Annie Fellers, Marie Schi rp pert. on Barchetta, Mrs. Vilrgil-Mary] zie Wise An Autumn Afternoon, Lindsay Rosa Mae Mitchell. ;ad The Goat Ride, Bristow-Helen Craig. Brave Boy Quick Step, Kimbel Anette Long. bel (a) Crade Song, Barili; (b) By the Brookside, Scihneider-Julia Schum to pert. ace Vocal Solo-Miss Rosabellk Har t9 mon. 1 a Duet-LePetit Carnvil, Streabbog [in -Marie Kohn, Dorovhy Kohn. Bee March, Kimbel-Rhody Bow Co- ers. (a) Nocturne, Chopin Op. 37; (b) to Pompee Valsante, Poldini-Janie at- Russell. )m- Persian Waltz, Schleiffart-Helen Wheeler. Gr- Catch Me, DeReef-Jennie Ruth his Counts. Dragon Flies, Caprice, Combs -om Mary Lizzie Duncan. Clear Away March, Streabbog-Pet me Bowers. Chorus-Naney Lee, Adams-By Pat Class. of The Bohemian, Blum-Mamie Lee the Taylor. iat- (a) Robin Waltz, Spaulding; (b) Butter And Eggs, Buglee-Ellen A. Wheeler. to Valse Episode, C. W. Kern-Jessie the Lorick. Little Dancer, Mrs. Virgil-Marie Kohn. tob Sextette - Amusement Tryollien, to Austen-Piano I. Grace Reagin, Mary L. Duncan, Claud Kreps; piano IL ay, Mary L. Wise, Mamie Lee Taylor, Rosa Mae Mitchell. set- Shower of Stars, Wachs-Annie Fellers. Gold Fish, Carl ~Heins-Annie Mae Conwill. Tam O'Shanter, Warren-Marie ent Schumpert. Trio - Valse, Streabbog-Hellen re- Craig, Mary DeWalt Hunter, Ellen ge, Wheeler. ins, Happy Hours, Mrs. Virgil-Doro thy Kohn. rbs Dream Idyls, Martin-Grace Bur >m- ton Reagin. af- Vocal Duet-The Bachelor and the * Maid, Brenton-Miss Kohn, Mr. er Kreps. red Quartetts-Persian March, Goer Les- diler-Piano I. Janie Russell, Mrs. Browne; piano II. Julia Schumpert, aeEula Taylor. are Mr. A LION HUNT. me Usually a Case in Which Hunters or- Goard the Game Into Combat. his be There is a dist-inction in Africa be ub- 1tween ordi-nary lions and "man eat it. ers,'' -says T. R. Maceehen in Mc md Clure 's M.agazine. The ordinary lion. de- does not willfully attack man. Tihe re presence of lions roaming at night on te. the veldt is not disturbing to any na the tive nor to whites who have come -to reunderstand the beast. Persons re ltturning to their camps after nightfall do not notice the roaring of .lions or the cries of leopards or hyenas. ht It is seldom tihat people bent upon ,a domestic errands carry weapons in mny the darkness, although at night the Mr veldt of British East Africa is alive . ehe with roaming beasts, which may be ary neard from the verandas of the hous sts es. Lions give the passing man a wide berth, day or night, when it is a apparent tihat he means no misehief. at An ordinary lion, even when wound ed wilfltry flight before fight.' When oits e'sespe is disputed it will, especial om.ly if wounded, try to maul its enemy ofwith teeth and clams. be A lion hunt is usually a chase in at which the hun-ters goad the game into in- combat. Once a lion has tasted hu man blood, ihowever, it is no more s_afraid of man, but learns that he is weakest of animals and the choicest _ .of meat. Such a lion is known as a man eater because now he hunts ;sie man. md Unles a thing is useful women eanu always find a reason for wearing it. t_When anyboly pretends not to like yflatteryv it wouldn 't be safe to trust ni im nder oath. IA -woman calls it being frank when z- she will admit she was born a year ate her youn-er brother.