Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-10-03
GRAND LODGE K.OF P.
18TH ANNUA1ssEAsoN.
Address of Welcome by Kt, Jas.
Breathitt and Response by
G, P. G., A. ]. Lovely.
A FULL ATTENDANCE.

III the sixteenth annual SESSION lueS-
day at 10 :l5 o'clock A. NJ, Grand Chan
cellor ID. O. wilkins in the chair.
Knight Jas. Brcathitt, on behalf Of
Evergreen Lodge delivered the fol-
lowing address Of welcome:
BRoTnEE KNIGHTS
II is my pleasant duty to extend to
YOU, the delegates to the Grand
Lodge and'visiting members OF the
ordcrof Knights of Pythias, a warm
and heartfelt welcome 10 our city and
'theshopitality and Knighty courtesy
of Evergreen Lodge, and need / say
that VIC as lodge are proud OF the
opportunity and honor of enter
tanning so distinguished body of
men.
The order Of Knights on Pythias,
although only in its infancy, is rap
idly marching TO the front rank of
Brotherhoods and in few more years
ii may be safely predicted that it will
be second to none in membership
and equal to any in deeds of friend
ship, charity and bcncvOlcucc.
Having membership of over
one hundred and thirty thousand,
bound together by the strongest ties
of brotherly love and practicing char
ity and benevolence in an organized
and effective manner, the world as
well as the members, is necessarily
better by reason of the existence OF
the order of knights Of Pythias
And whatever may be said by the
uninitialed against the existence and
methods of secret orders ii may be-
Justly claimed for them that in mercy
they care for the sick and afflicted and
that men are drawn closer together
in the bonds of brotherhood by their
teachings aud that by them charity
and bemcYolcncc-twin sisters of good
arc nurtured, developed and trained
for elective work in the world. Aud
] believe that at the meeting of the
grand assizc in the Castle Hall of
Eternity with angels for the jury and
the Omnipotent God himself the Judge
and those who suffered in this life
and were relieved by our char 8
aud those who by onr bencvolvcni and
kindly Offices were made better and
happier, as the witnesses, fllat thC
verdict will be "well done g6oi and
faithful servants" II is not fNfpris.
ing that the convcning of tho and
Lodge OF an order so great at tpiesent
aud so grand in possibilities i9r The
future should be regarded by Ever,
green Lodge as an event of unAsua
Importance or that we should have
been on the tip-toe Of anticipated
pleasure for the last month, and, in til,
ardor of our feelings, that we should
express at this moment the opinion
that your stay in our midst will bt
remembered by Evergreen Lodge il
after years AS the crowning season o
Pythian enjoyment.
Your coming has not only beer
looked forward 10 by this Lodge will
anticipations OF pleasure, but thu
good people of Hopkinsvillc hav,
fully entered into the spirit of thu
day, and have opened their hearts
and doors to you. Wherever YOU may
go in our little city YOU will see TIN
emblematic colors of our order ovel
the business houses and homes of oul
people, and wrcaths of evergreen'
and flowers to make our city attract
i've to your eyes, that 1t may be re-
mcmbered by you as place of true
Kentucky hospitality, whose people
fully appreciate your coming and
stay and the noble order of which
you are honored and trusted mem
bers.
In the great battle of life, for pru'
dental reasons and cautions sake, il
were well, ordinarily, that we keeT
our visors down that we may CON
ceal from tho nnapprcciative and in
imical the sacred sentiments and mo
tives of our lives but let us on this
occasion, one and all, without debate
raise our visors, feeling that here a
least we shall meet only friends, who's
hearts are full of sympathy, an'
whose cordial grasp of the hand ant
welcoming smiles will be free fron
any guile.
Besides the knightly courtesios an
hospitalities of Evergreen Lodge
which you shall freely enjoy, | dcsir
: to add for the benefit of our brothe
Knights who have not yet woocd an
won and united their destinics wit
I some noble woman, that you sha
N have the pleasure and opportunity
Wednesday night at the banquet I
meeting the faircst of the fair.
would not boast of the charms Of OF
. maidens, but they arc as lovely as al
/. to win whose smiles knightly suit
,r c'cr broke lance, and in sincerity
is may be said that III form they riv
=; =; Venus, and that they will greet yC
re with smiles as dcw-dimpled al
bright as ever illumined the face
ess IIebe.
stt, And finally, without OBTAINING V
he longer from the consideration of &
nv ny important duties that have called "
'c' together, allow me once more, in t
= name of Evergreen Lodge, to bid "
iyr vr welcome in the name of the bcncy
of \ al....l a.. 4ho ,,o,,o nf n II xu