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v Pythian Leaders With Conviction Supreme Chancellor Bobby G. Crowe of Rockwood, Tennessee and Supreme Chief Joyce H. Wright of Plaistow, New Hampshire, have clear missions of inspi ration with sharing concerns about the well being of the Pythian Orders. Through their leadership and clear % visions for prosperity, they are focused with immediate programs as we leant from the past, look to the future and cope with the present. (See pages six and seven) & *31 ° FRATERNAL ORDER 0 FRATERNAL ORDER ' PYTHIAN SISTERS KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Very Special Athlete Speaks To Pythians Supreme Chancellor Stephen Vickenss had the pleasure to introduce Special Olympics Athlete Loretta Claiborne, as keynote speaker, to the audience during the Pythian Convention Banquet 2000, August 6th, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Lorettea Claiborne, one of the best known and most honored athletes, in Special Olympics, serves as a global mes senger and travels the world on speaking assignments. The appreciative audience gave a standing ovation to the speaker. (See page ten) HEADQUARTERS OF THE ORDER HEADQUARTERS OF THE ORDER SUPREME TEMPLE PYTHIAN SISTERS KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS P.O.Box 598, Holliday,Texas 76366 59 Coddington Street JOYCE WRIGHT Quincy, Massachusetts 02169 PYTHIAN Supreme Chief INTERNATIONAL 22 Main Street Plaistow, New Hampshire 03865 www.pythias.org VOLUME 100 • 2000 • ISSUE #3 Phone:603-382-5715 e-mail [email protected] SUPREME LODGE OFFICERS Supreme Senior GEORGIA BYRD Supreme Chancellor BOBBY G. CROWE 37438 Legends Trail Drive 330 N. Front Street Farmington Hills, Michigan 48331 Rockwood, Tennessee 37854 KATHLENE LACY Phone: 865-354-9254 Supreme Junior e-mail [email protected] P.O. Box 40713 Portland, Oregon 97240 Supreme Vice Chancellor......... HARRIS BREIT AUDREY WHEAT 8635 E. 3rd Street Supreme Manager Tucson, Arizona 85710-2503 24 South Fairvicw Liberty, Missouri 64068 Supreme Prelate.......... RONALD DICKINSON Supreme Secretary LINDA BRIDGES 102 Munroe Avenue, P.O. Box 598 New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada B2H 2E5 Holliday, Texas 76366 Supreme Secretary.. ALFRED A. SALTZMAN Phone: 940-586-1511 e-mail: [email protected] 59 Coddington Street DOROTHY HUGHES Quincy, Massachusetts 02169 Supreme Treasurer Office (617) 472-8800 - Home: (617) 4794951 130 Houston St. Apt. 121 E-mail — [email protected] Lexington, Virginia 24450 SHEILA BOREN Supreme Treasurer........ DONALD H. GRANT Supreme Protector 1209 Harper Avenue 315 Third Street Woodlyn, Pennsylvania 19094 r Findlay, Ohio 45840 ADDIE SADBERRY Supreme Master at Arms NORMAN T. McLAURIN Supreme Guard 3390 Lizzie Lane 5428 Roanoke Avc., #251 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301 Alexandria, Virginia 22311 DSC Martin Deringer, KGS, left, Supreme Past Supreme Chief... PAULINE MANNING Supreme Inner Guard.................DAVID E. MEAD Convention Committee co-cliair, accepting 1330 Heatherstone Drive 5425 E. Sweetwater Avenue, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401 a Proclamation during the official opening Scottsdale, Arizona 85254 ceremonies from the City of Fort PAST SUPREME CHIEFS Supreme Outer Guard DAN COWAN 8710 Airlane Avenue Lauderdale, which proclaimed August 6h Rosalie Brauncekcr, 9390 Ustick Rd„ Space #1, Los Angeles, California 90015 thru 13'h, 2000, as "Pythian Week". Boise, Idaho 83704 Laura E. Vandc Waa, 4916 Overlook Drive, SUPREME LAW COMMITTEE Bloomington, Minnesota 55437 ELLIOTT GOLDEN, PSR.___ Chairman CONVENTION COMMITTEE Sara M. Schramm, 34 Hanekamp Street, 13-14 2121b SI./Lower Lonaconing, Maryland 21539 Baysidc, New York 11360 -1112 EXTENDS THANKS Walborg Johnson, 220 - 1858 Sirocco Dr., SW, SUPREME FINANCE COMMITTEE AND GREETINGS Calgary, Alberta, Canada T3H 3P5 BEN REED, SR........................ Chairman The Florida Convention 2000 Co- Alice Jorgenson, Methodist Manor Retirement 1800 SW 84th Ave nuc Chairmen: Martin Deringer, and Marilyn 4134 East 31st Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135. Miami, Florida 33155 Rogow would like to thank everyone who Elnora Gorman, 116 E. Vermont, P.O. Box 262, King City, Missouri 64463 FOUNDATION TRUSTEE participated in making the Convention the Gcri M. Worley, 14084 Hemlock Drive, Penn JAMES E |SC Chairman success that it was. Valley, California 95946 ood Drive From the Sisters and Brothers who Sparks, [Nevada 89431 Evelyn Carter, Route 9, Box 550, Buckannon, chaired different functions, to those hardy West Virginia 26201 SUPREME TRIBUNAL souls that kept the Florida Hospitality Suite Hazel D. West, Star Route 15 Elm Lane, Bay open at all hours, even serving from PHILIP GREENWALD, PGC........... Chief City, Texas 77414 16147 Royal Oak Road breakfast on, our heartfelt thanks, we could Endno, California 91436 Phone:818-986-7445 not have done it without you. Shirley Bach, 25 Abbey Lane, #303, Delray Beach, Florida 33446 To the Supreme Lodge and Supreme RATHBONE HERITAGE SOCIETY Ethel Ncllist, 9390 Cardston Court, #1406 Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias, 59 Coddington Temple Officers, who so graciously put up Burnaby, British Columbia V3N 4R6 Street, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169. with the occasional minor goof, our thanks Mary Parker, 9445 E. 570 S.Wolcottvillc, Phone: (617) 472-8800 — Fax:: (617) 3764)363 and best wishes for the coming years. May Indiana 46795-9716 Pythian International (ISSN 01994)144) is published: you have good health so that you can Wcnonah Jones, P.O. Box 1257, Anaconda, March, June, September, December. continue to give our Order your love and Montana 59711. Periodicals, postage paid at Brockton, MA 02301. Alfred guidance. PYTHIAN SUNSHINE GIRLS A. Saltzxmn, Supreme Secretary, 59 Coddington Street, SUPREME ROYAL PRINCESS Katrina Hyde, Quincy, MA. 02169. Phone: (617) 472-8800 To all of the members who came and SUBSCRIPTIONS: $5.00 Year supported your Supreme Officers, by 1630 Stahlhcbcr Rd., Hamilton, OH 45013 Three Years: $12.50 attending the banquets, and the sessions, 513-856-9179 e-mail: [email protected] (Send payment to office of Supreme Lodge) without you there would be no Pythian Pythian International Chairman Marv Wilton, Editor, 447 Penticton Avenue, Penticton, Addic Sadberry, 5248 Roanoke Avc. #251, Order. Please remain loyal, and do your Alexandria, Virginia 22311 British Columbia, Canada V2A 2M5. Telephone and Fax best to help increase our membership. Tell (250) 492-6520. E-Mail pythianint0img.net Endowment Fund and Scholarship Awards Whereby as Editor the right is reserved to edit or reduce your friends how enjoyable it is to belong, Applications for Scholarships to be sent to the ail copy to meet space requirements. and how much good work is being done by Chairman: PSC Alice Jorgensen, 4134 East 31st CHANGE OF ADDRESS NOTICE to be sent to our Lodges and our Temples. Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma Phone: (918) 712-9453 Secretary: PSC Shirley Bach. Contributions to the Supreme Lodge Knighu of Pythias 59 Coddington Su, Wc wish a great Pythian year to all. Quincy, MA 02169. fund sent to: Treasurer, PSC Elnora Gorman, 116 E. Vermont, P.O. Box 262, King City, Missouri. PRINTED IN CANADA Marilyn Rogow, PGC Martin Deringer, DSC K] 11 MI* 531T El Supreme Lodge CONGRATULATIONS ... to Brothers Don Grant, supreme treasurer; PSC Archie Block and PSC Jim Hess on being awarded Supreme Chancellor Medals, during events of the August supreme sessions, with Supreme Chancellor Vickness expressing his thanks to the brothers for all their work and support. By POSTER CONTEST, with topic of “Avoid Violence In Schools", open to students in the 9'*’, 10*, 11*' 12th grades, carries cash prizes Alfred A. Saltzmon, KGS of l'1, 51,000; 2nd, $500; 3'“, 5250 and 4* through 8* place judging will receive 5100. Details have been mailed. Further information Supreme Secretary available from the Supreme Lodge office. CONGRATULATIONS to Brother Dan Cowan of California, elected to office of Supreme Outer Guard. Brother Cowan is heading up a committee to increase interest for the formation of Junior Order Once again the Supreme Convention is behind us, and, as Chapters. Brother Cowan can be contacted at 8710 Airlane Avc., Los usual, it was nice to greet all our Brothers and Sisters — those we Angeles, CA 90045. Phone 310-649-3745. E-mail adjjcow@ have known for many years and those whom we just had the pacbell.net. pleasure of meeting. Sadly, there were too many Pythians who are no longer with us. They will be missed. COPY DEADLINE for the next issue of the Pythian International is The Poster Contest has been revived for the next two years. November lsl. Please report news items as they happen, promptly to Publicity material has been sent to the Grand Secretaries, Grand Marv Wilson, editor, 447 Penticton Ave„ Penticton, B.C. V2A 2M5. Chancellors, and the Deputy Supreme Chancellors; more Is Fax: (250) 492-6520, e-mail: [email protected]. available by contacting the Supreme Lodge office. The rules and prizes are slightly different than before and we urge you to spread the word about this wonderful opportunity for the high school students to express themselves. We are grateful to all those who purchased Pythian clothing and jewelry at the convention. We still have some white T-shirts in all sizes and some white golf shirts in all sizes. Both items have the Knights of Pythias logo. DON'T BE WITHOUT IT — SUBSCRIBE NOW Many Past Grand Chancellors were not eligible to take their SUBSCRIPTIONS Supreme Rank at the convention because their Grand Secretaries PER YEAR did not send in the proper certificates, advising us that they had □ NEW □ RENEWAL become Past Grand Chancellors. These forms are sent out prior to THREE years for $12.50 every Grand Lodge session. Also, there will be many errors in the new Supreme Directory because some Grand Secretaries have not NAME as yet sent in the list of newly-elected Grand Lodge officers. The ADDRESS rosters must be sent to the Supreme Lodge office within 48 hours of the Grand Lodge sessions. CITY Congratulations to Brother George Fox, the Grand Secretary in LODGE NAME and #_ Texas, for winning the Best Grand Secretary Award for the 1998- TEMPLE NAME and#, 2000 term. His reports were timely, neat and accurate.