The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-02
PYTII1AN, PARADE.
DEDICATION OF THE NEW
PYTHIAN HALL. -
A LARGE AND IMPOSING PROCESSION
Eloquent Address of Rev. DR.. Edwards
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES.
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i!afh6cS4PE HCbhEA OlSIES. ~
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The knights of Pythias of Richmond
have reason to be proud of the demonstra-,
tion of Yesterday. La numbers, in quality
of material, andsin all that goes to make q
fine parade, this compared favorably with
anything Of the kind seen In Richmond
since the war. There were many express
sions of astonishment that the young Py-
THAN Order, working so silently, had at
tanned such large proportions in our city,
and embraced in It's ranks so many repre-
sentatives of all classes Of Richmond socie-
| ty. Those who expressed such surprise,
however, would wonder still more If told,
| what is the truth, that not more than one
mond joined in the parade yesterday. Some
of the best material of the Order was not
| in the line. '.''' ~. /
| THE PROCESSION ."'s'
| was formed at about O'Clock, on Broad
street in rear of Covenant Hall, in the fol-
lowing order :..... lt .a...e s.--ss..s = g.
| Kessnich's Band. .,,
Detachment OF Police (members- Of the
Order, in regalia,) under Major Poe, The
Chief. I..:- u-.a-..Es.... - :.
Friendship Lodge, No. 20, Of Manches-
ter; W. r. Gary marshal. - -
Germania, No. Is, of Richmond; a. Ly-
| brock marshal. .........
Marshall, No. 13, of Richmond; w.
Thomas marshal. ....... ....,.,, ;,
Damon, No. !, of Richmond; Charles F.
Taylor marshal.
syracuse, No. 5, of Richmond: W. E.
| Granger marshal. ..., 81. '..s
| The Lodges above named formed an es-
cort for the following, which succeeded
them, being preceded by Smiths Band
Hines, No. II, of Richmond; d. L. Will
bon marshal. g.
Richmond, No. IA; B. T. August mar
shall. .--- a.. - x. ..-... q. p
Old Dominion, No. 4; R. T. Briggs mar
shall. ....-s
Virginia, No. 2; R. J. Burlington mar
shal. -. a. s-. -...
Grand Lodge OF Virginia; W. Fl. Wade
Grand Chancellor.
| The four Lodges last named were those
| which were to occupy the new hall. ana
these, like those in the escort, were ar
ranged according to seniority, the Oldest IN
each instance bringing up the rear.
| THE LINE OF MARCH.
A few minutes after O'Clock the process
sion moved of, under the command of Cap
tian L. T.. Bass, Chief Marshal, The
knights marched four abreast, with SOL
dierIy precision, and their, fine appearance
excited many complimentary, remarks. AL
along the line the sidewalks were thronged
with spectators, and the windows were
filed with ladies, who, by their smiles and
otherwise, encouraged the tired and dusty
knights in their rather long pill grimage from
one hill to another and back. The route
has already been published in the Dispatch
| AT THE CHURCH. go
| Arrived at the Broad-street-G METH odisi
i Church after a somewhat roundabout
march, the knights formed in open order
and then, preceded by the Grand Lodge
the seats assigned them-the entire body o.
the church. The galleries had long before
been filed with ladies', and hundreds Of both
IseXes were unable to gain admission. As
the procession entered, the organ, under
the skilful manipulation Of Prof. Ambold,
Ipealed forth an appropriate melody; after
which, ut the tap Of the gavel, the assem-
'bidge was seated.
THE SERVICES
were commenced by the singing by select
choir of splendid opening ode entitled
"The Pythian Call, ," with music by kreut.
zer, adapted for the occasion. Rev. j
Powell Garland, q member Of the Order,
then offered a most appropriate prayer :
in excellent style. Then came the address
of kev. DIR. Edwards, followed by the
singing of Horace Ode, xxi, with music
by Fleming; and the procession then filed
out of the church. .t"!- ~ -
Il The pulpit was occupied by Rev. DIR.
4 Edwards, Rev. j. Powell Garland, and
Rev. George w. Motley, of the Methodist
Church Rev. DIR. Michelbacher, OF the
Jewish Church, and Rev. Dr.. Read, of the
hn [xr,hi oh
also took a most creditable part in the ser
vices at the halD was composed of the fol-
lowing Weu-known and accomplished anna
teurs, but two Of whom are Knights: Prof.
Z. A. Ambold (leader), j. '. L. McCreery.
Chas. Lundin, NJ. Dimmock, John D. Red.
ford, h. Il. Chamberlayne, W. Il. Grant,
Jr., and j. 81. Kepler.
/ ADDRESS OF DR.. EDWARDS. gsaa
We publish a brief but comprehensive
abstract of the address of Rev. DR.. Ed
wards. It was an able and eloquent effort,
and, in accordance with the universal de-
i sire of the Knights present, will be pub
lished in full in the magazine devoted 10
the interests of the Order.
He commenced by taliuding to the fact
that the meeting was held in the house OF
God, and contrastef it with the sad occa-
sion on which, a short time ago, the Order
assembled IL the same place, when it was
called to pay an appropriate tsihute to the
memory Of Samuel Holder Hines.
| Out Of the death of this lnmented brother
had sprung an interest in the order OF
. which he was so preeminently representa-
tive, which has resulted in the establish.
ment Of Lodge named in honor of him,
with membership Of 300, and has given
fresh impetus and large accessions Of mem.
bership to all Of the Old Lodges Of the city.
DR.. Edwards incidentally gave Old Domin-
ion Lodge merited credit for the establish
ment of Hines Lodge, because it was started
by five of the Old Dominion's members. -
They were to dedicate new hall, sacred
to friendship, and it was proper that be-
fore doing this they should meet in the
church Of God and join in religious SER
vices. .,.-..... ~ -.-.-... ' . -
| The Doctor then proceeded to ask, What
is there in PyJhian sknighthood to excite
such interest In the public mind and to en-
list such multitude of young men and
middle.aged men under its banners? And
before answering it he stated that the rea-
son we do not lind many old men in the
ranks of the great Pythian army is not be-
cause age is deadened to the appeals of
friendship, but because persons over fifty
cannot be initiated withouta special dispen-
sation. In few years, however, he added,
| there will be many old men among them.
for time will rob their locks Of their lustre,
and write its unmistakable furrows upon
their faces. '.'' - .'.S >. %, ~
The public are not to be so attracted to this
Order simply because it is benevolent, char
fitable, and brotherly; because 1t nurses the
sick, comforts the dying, and buries its
dead; because it succors the widow in
orphan children for the Masons, Odd Eel
tlome Pod Mon and Dr1Jida dnG all these