Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-16

tar grandcd b. The Grad L1dsc Of the Dis
:rict Of C2ium5l:. Oa February lst, 1865,
Alexandra Lodge was organ d, aod here, the
first effort 70 X:ebd tha Order btyoud The CITY
Of Wa>6la2t0n was msda. Whilst meagra sue
c:e9 attcrdad this enterprise, still. By tho par.
iIal SUCCESS ct this X2eriment, tho friend, Of
tho Order were Gnboldenod to euterd and
mako universal, tie c,thoIic l. fuaroas of the
Knights CT Ppthiss. 1t may b. said that tho
Order OF the Knights Of Py,Lias was child CT
war-ard its genllest, it has become tho cham
plea OF Peeca ard Goodwill and Brosherhood-
tho peer Of tho ueb'cs;.
The ss:. recorded mGctiug of Alexandria
Lodge, Ne. |, was held July 81, lS65-.hou
lhcro Wero nIno!csn or twenty members enrolled.
The membership vas composed OF officers o! tho
army aid navy of tho United States, nni c;ti-
Z?us of Alexandra.
| Nearly three years elapsed before tic order
Eas Ie.cstatll.hed 10 Fifsibiu. Ia ito mean
time, it had extended somewhat narthward.
| The war between the States had cndsd, hut tho
turmoil AID political bitterness end persccu.
ton, soar6ely less painful than war itself, woro
upon The couuiry, end, with heavy hard. bore
upon the rcorl, amongst whom wo lived. snd
OF whom 20 we're. 1t Was happy day for our
| coum0l cLuliy, when the whiie wings Of
| y. II,
| tho LAID, Ncrth AID South, and licked ia fra
ternal bonds, thoso lately f.ous ctch other 10
battle.
"WEils! there is 20 political sicniEo,noe
whatever 10 tho preoepis ord practices of tho
order, sill the broad doctrines of charity a.d
b,ncvOlerc', So taught by tho order at that
day, had slgDlGoauc3 that impressed nod in
ildcaced the yGuDg men of the country with q
totco moro powerful than thst Of arms, or
dictatcrial authority. Silently. surely bit
rapidly, Tic baoiga teachings worked upon the
hearts cl tho young soldiers ard patriots f the
c0uatIy, snd Welded them together 10 brother.
hood thzt vii! oul!ivo tho angry ric)lco!ions
OF strife.
''Ci c]utse, tic uo5t enthusiastic P,thian
Will not aEc:iba all of the present isrpy sur
digs to tic influences Cf tho Older, but
careful hi5.crlan OF cur times. will esoiibe 90
insignificant part to tia! perfcrmcd by tho
Knights of Py hiss in tie ausl i.ious work.
Io-dsy we have with us. enc who vas carly
present alter the restitution Of AL xandria
| Lodge, No. then q. w. G., nov =. 8. G.,
J. X, S. Piao'; nls, p. G. g., ii. G. G. usr:-
man, the ii st U. q. of Firpiaia. aad the or
ganz JuIY t, 1865, CT Viryiuia Ledge, No.
>; ard our sitting O. o., ii. A. Atkinson, Jr.,
was prtsa1t OF the first session of tho Grand
Ladso O! Fireiris. Above all others wo should
acknowledge with ptido aud tbsukfuIucss, tho
proEoco1 amongst US of Jus.us II. R,hborDo,
TIE Father and Founder of tho Order Of Knights
OF r. thias Uoder su,h auspices, aud tho
hcspitablo surroundings of this ancient city,
and the kGightIy protection It Mccbari;s and
Ofegtia Lodges it will not be 4 f1iuuIt to pro.
die: that tho deliberations OF tho sess iou will BIO
cbavactrrz,d by every expression and soDt-
mcnt whioh will oorduco to mike this reunion
hsrmoniOus, peaS6n: and profitable"
Tho prcsout membership of tho order. not
Including poges. eIqllres, nor lodges 80, is,
| and 81, is = 32G. on itcraas3 over last yoar of
40. Total collections for the yetr 1880, by
the Lodges. $22050; total expenditures,
$lS.7lS, Of which amount S.. 423 was used for
the relief of members and their Families.
Ths report of L. Is. Allen and b. j. Tue.
ner. Supreme Representatives, Was read and
adopted. atd the Grand Lodge adj ,uroed until
this morniug
Al tho eess!on Of tho Grard L1dgo this eftey.
uooo, Tie following Offices vera elected
Grand ChanceIlor-W. 8. Edwards, OF Nor.
folk.
g. V. A. o. Wilhers, Of Suffolk.
Gratd Pfelatc-W. I. Lithgow, Of Nj At chez.
t"r.
G. II. nj A.-~A. II. Alexander, Ct l.,eshurs,
q. CT. II. Thompson. of Petersburg.
Z. y. CD. L. Jones, OF Louisa
n PERILoUs FosITIoN.-Mr. Henry Thicl-
SD, assistant engineer of the railroad di7ison &C
tho Oregon Railway aud Navigation COMPANY,
with ncttY OF !cur men, lef: the mouth ct tho
Joha Days river Tor tho purpose Of going down
to Eci'Io Shorty LITER they started dtnso
fox a?p:Sr;G CO ;lU river. witch rcndcr; i It
Impossible for tho men 10 tho boat to dislin.
euiih ih1 sho:c uc, and the ircicastd swifress
G! tho current Il The river carried The boat alcrg
ri speed DOT rsaliz ID By the ocoupau,s until
the iacsh, dull roarol tho cascades below Cello
~ag hosrl aud All awful fate seemed Inevitable,
Il @ss useless 10 oa2cavor 10 tako the boat out
Ct tic ThlrllEg eCI CO that nov cnoitcled IL ard
the rHo;Ig waters seemed to bo but pisyiop
| with INC 1fall Dsrk, IS every moment it Tas
draWo nearer and nearer to al almost certain
d)otD, while tho wild roaring of The waters 40
:heY dashed down i1to tho soothing abyss be-
low seemed to hiss ard Bputcr and laugh il a
perfect carnival OF terror IS tho terrified in.
mates Of tho boat approached tho fatal spot.
Like fish tho boat suddenly dsrted out of the
eddy straight to tho tall--one minute and tho
beat would DO Dashed to rlecos, but az if guar
ded by tho hands Of ProvidoIc, the boat csuo bt
on suokAn rock just on the vergs Of tho fall.
anu laying there swinging with the motion of
tho waters, tus leaving the men po#etcss.
iac!Og death, and while saved from it uoablo to
escape. 1t was at this moment that now
danger, and ono that mado tho certainly of BE-.
ing carried over the falls inevitable, now pre.
sented itself. Coming down tho river and al.
Nnst On Tho Eo1t waa Giso,v,r m ;r,a.-..
noW Of ica The almost certainty of death
either BY being carried over tho rocks or elsc
crushed 10 pieces. 10 tho loo was only loft TO
choose. aud before tho engineer and his party
could Saa2s it the ics was upon them and one
immense clkc had sbos under tho boat, lifted
1t over tho recs and c,, boat end men wero
carried over tho falls down into the basin below
aud not soul itjared. 1t was fearful expe-
rcrc,, 90 event that not ono of the partv will
ever forget. though they live to b. nunb,re
with the ceoteuarians of future years. Oooe