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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Conservator
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1906
Page
4
Directory style notice listing multiple Pythian lodges with meeting dates evenings at 8 o'clock and 6 o'clock. Includes lodge names such as Pride of the West, MumLORD No. 2, Excelsior No. 3, Mound City No. 4, Damon No. 6, ToUS Saint No. 28, Rock Springs No. 39, Sumner No. 50 with corresponding chancellor commander names and keepers of records and seal.
A compiled roster of numerous lodges in Missouri and Kansas with meeting nights and locations. Entries include McKinley No 21 in Kansas City on first and third Tuesdays at 8, Progress No 43 on Mondays, Lily No 5 on Tuesdays, Kaw Valley No 54 on Thursdays, Kansas City No 59 on Wednesdays, De Soto No 5 on Saturdays, North Star No 9 in Hannibal on Tuesdays, Lone Star No 10 in Macon on Mondays, Harrison No 12 in Huntsville on Thursdays, Flora No 15 in Poplar Bluff on Thursdays, Morning Star No 18 in Fredericktown on Tuesdays, Commerce No 19 on unspecified days, Rebecca Lopez No 20 on Thursdays, Moberly No 25 on Tuesdays, Rising Sun No 26 in Keota on Thursdays, Anchor No 31 in Cape Girardeau on Thursdays, Cottonwood No 37 in Cottonwood Point, Westgate No 35 in Kirksville, Tidelfy No 7 in Springfield on Mondays, with steward names and keeper of records for each. The piece reads as a directory-style survey of lodge meeting schedules.
A compiled list of lodge meetings across Missouri and neighboring states including Rocheport Jefferson City Paris Joplin Carruthersville Versailles Clinton Farmington Ardmore Saint Joseph and more. Each lodge state the meeting night time and location with the chancellor commander keeper of records and seal details.
William Lacy, chancellor Commander, and T H Baker, chancellor commander, preside over SEMPER FIDELIA WO. 34. meets on the second and fourth Friday evenings each month at 8 o'clock at the Castle Hall corner Corbiek and Afd End Mitchell streets. O J Biggs, keeper of records and seal, is listed along with other officers.
A near-lynching case in Atlanta ended with an innocent man freed after a woman’s identification matched the weapon used by the real assailant. The Daily Item notes the Constitution’s praise of due process and urges fair trials despite strong but misleading testimony. Three Atlanta lawyers volunteered to defend the accused until the true culprit was found.
Lodges must notify the Conservator of any roster changes and promptly send the name of the Grand Representative. Changes are to be reflected in the directory during December.
The Knights of Pythias with over 4000 members in this State promotes itself as the most progressive Negro organization today. It describes four departments: Subordinate Lodges caring for the sick burying the dead Uniform Rank providing military education for young men Ladies Courts supporting wives widows and daughters Endowment assisting widows and heirs of deceased Knights with thousands paid annually.
A Missouri appeal outlines numbers for the Knights of Pythias chapters in the state, detailing subordinate lodges, uniform banks, endowment funds, sick dues, and per death endowments. The note invites readers to join, signed by A W Lloyd, Grad Chancellor of Missouri.
A barber advertises a new bath room with hot and cold water at his shop located at 103 North Lamine. He claims no one needs to be dirty and invites people to call and see the facilities at a reasonable price.
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