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North Carolina Insurance
Commissioner Blocks
Pythian Supreme Lodge.
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unable to find any individuals, company, corporation, or other financial’ institution willing to loan
this amount of money for this specific purpose, when it is known that the money is to be sent
outside of the State of North Carolina, and that it will not be an asset for that reason in the pro
tection of the loan.
However, should you know of any individuals or corporation that would be willing to discount
our paper based upon the assets of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, we shall be pleased to have
you so advise. Our wish and desire is to ascertain exactly the amount the Grand Lodge of North
Carolina justly and legally owes the Supreme Lodge, and to settle upon that basis.
As the matter stands at present, pending further advices from you, we shall refer the entire
matter back to the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, which convenes on the 3rd Tuesday in July,
1930, in Greensboro, N. C. t
In the meantime, I shall see to it that as fast as the Emergency Tax funds come to hand,
* they shall be sent to Sir E. D. Green in Chicago, Illinois.
Permit me to request that you grant a further extension of your suspension order scheduled
for October 5, 1929.
Awaiting vour further advices in the premises, I am
Yours in F. C. & B.,
! W. S. SCALES,
Grand Chancellor.”
f THE GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA HAS VIRTUALLY BEEN SUSPENDED
FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS
For nearly two years the Grand Lodge of North Carolina has been without the pass-word, although
at High Point in 1928 we paid $996.00 on our account, The 996 men who have paid their taxes have been
given no consideration, and have been deprived of the benefits which they were promised when they
turned over their money to the officers of the Subordinate lodge.
lv ONLY SUPREME LODGE MAY REVOKE CHARTER
' The Supreme Statute, Article 13, Section 6, reads as follows:
“Charters of Grand Lodges may be revoked by the Supreme Lodge, and Grand Lodges sus
pended by the Supreme Chancellor for non-conformity to the Work, Ceremonies, or Ritual
adopted by the Supreme Lodge, for disobedience to its legal mandates, and for improper con
duct.”
The fact remains that according to the Article and Section of the Supreme Statute just quoted, only
the Supreme Lodge which meets in Boston may take from us our charter, and then and there the law re
quires that we be heard on the issues involved.
THE GRAND LODGE MAY BE REINSTATED
The Grand Lodge of N. C. may be reinstated upon the payment of the taxes. There are at present
something like 2,000 men who were members July 1, 1927, and who have not paid these taxes. This would
mean a pro rata taxation of about $2.50 per man to take care of the indebtedness to the Supreme Lodge.
INFORMATION MAY BE SECURED AS TO THE CHARACTER OF THE INVESTMENT
There has just come from the pen of Sir Robert Barcus, Grand Chancellor of Ohio a very able doc
ument, setting forth the financial condition of the properties in which the Supreme Chancellor and the!
Supreme Lodge would force you to invest your money. This proclamation was published in the Pitts
burgh Courier of October 26, 1929, the Houston Informer of October 26th, and the Richmond Planet of
November 2, 1929. I would suggest that the District Deputies, Officers and Grand Representatives of the
subordinate lodges secure each a copy of one of these papers or write Sir Robert Barcus, 867 Pythian
Temple, Mt. Vernon Ave., Columbus, Ohio, for a copy of his proclamation No. 3, issued October 19, 1929,
and study same carefully. I would further suggest that the matter be thoroughly discussed in the subor
dinate lodges, and that the delegates come to our next Grand Lodge in Greensboro knowing the wishes
of your constituency to the end that they may enact such legislation relative to this suspension as will
be satisfactory to all concerned. In the meantime, the Grand Lodge of N. C. as present constituted,
holds its charter from the Supreme Lodge, as I have aforesaid, and may be only revoked by the Su
preme Lodge in session assembled, and that our business affairs and Endowment Department cannot be
interfered with. A letter from the Insurance Department reads as follows:
“STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Insurance Department
Raleigh
i November 6, 1929 *
Dear Sir: '
I have your letter of November 5 in regard to the purchase of Pythian Temple Bonds by the
endowment department of the North Carolina Lodge and also advising of the suspension of the
North Carolina Grand Lodge by the Supreme Lodge.
As I heretofore advised you the National Pythian Temple Tax levied by the Supreme Lodge
for the purpose of erecting temples, etc., cannot be paid from your endowment department nor
would I countenance any action on the part of the North Carolina Lodge in borrowing money to
pay this tax and pledging the credit of your endowment department as your endowment depart
ment cannot in any way be involved or obligated for the payment of this tax. With the increas
ing demands upon your members through extra assessments necessarily levied to pay death
claims that are increasing rapidly due to inadequate rates will in my opinion prohibit your lodge
from participating in this national building campaign. The increasing burdens of your endow
ment department will absorb about all your members will be able to pay and I feel that your
North Carolina lodge should refuse to participate in this elaborate and unnecessary building
program, for I do not feel that your members will be able to meet these obligations. The action
ot the Supreme lodge in suspending the North Carolina Lodge does not in any way affect your
endowment department as that is a separate corporation incorporated under the laws of this State
and can continue to function without regard to its affiliation with the National Supreme Council.
In regard to your investing in Pythian Temple Bonds, you are advised that these bonds are
not acceptable to this Department as an investment for the funds belonging to your endowment
department.
(Yours very truly,
DAN C. BONEY,
Insurance Commissioner.”
Relative to the transfer of the -policies of members belonging to the Endowment Department of the
Grand Lodge of N. C., to the Endowment Department of the Supreme Lodge, the Commissioner has the
following to say: ,
“STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Insurance Department
Raleigh
November 6, 1929
Dear Sir:
We have your inquiry of recent date regarding the possibility of certain members of the
Knights of Pythias of North Carolina transferring to a new organization which will not be in
suspended condition as the North Carolina Lodge is at the present time.
As far as the State of North Carolina is concerned there is only one Knights of Pythias
(colored) recognized by this Department. If a new organization with a similar name is to be
started it will be necessary that it receive the approval of the Insurance Department and use a
name which will be non-conflicting with the present organization. Any member of the present
Knights of Pythias who wishes to join the new organization and leave the old organization
would simply be leaving one Knights of Pythias and joining another.
Any new organization forming will have to comply with the rules of this Department re
garding adequate rates the same as any existing fraternal.
Very truly yours,
DAN C. BONEY,
Insurance Commissioner.”
SUMMARY
The facts are as follows:
1st. We have put our money in the Supreme Lodge projects.
2nd. The Grand Lodge officers offered to become personally responsible for the taxes for all mem
bers who belong to the Order now and are subject to this taxation.
3rd. We hold a charter which only the Supreme Lodge may revoke in session assembled, and the
Supreme Lodge does not meet until 1931.
4th. The members of your Grand Lodge will have the opportunity and the right at your next meet
ing in Greensboro to enact such legislation with the approval of the subordinate lodges that will lift the
suspension if they so desire. Our state charter protects our Endowment Department, and the Insurance
Commissioner approves of the action of your Grand Lodge officers.
Done at my office in the City of Winston-Salem, and State of North Carolina this the nth day of
November, A. D., 1929. Pythian Period 50th.
W. S. SCALES,
Grand Chancellor.
Attested:
W. B. WINDSOR,
Grand Keeper of Records & Seal.
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