St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-27
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
Dedication of Their New Hall.

Apollo lodge, No. 2, knights OF
Pythias, dedicated their new hall in
B. G. Howe's block Wednesday even
ing with imposing ceremonies. The
way to the hall was gaily lighted with
Chinese lanterns and at o'clock the
lodge room was we'll filled with the
members of the order and their lady
| friends
The HALL and ante rooms occupy the
entire second story of the block, and
Apollo lodge is to be congratulated up
on having one of the cOsiest society
rooms IN this part of the state. The
hall is aOx25 feet, finished in cherry,
with aado of ash extending around
the rOOn. The furniture and officers
desks are also in cherry. The room is
carpete3s and the corrugated iron cell
irg L!k somely frescoed. 0nening
out from the hall is convenient coun-
Gil chamber, a small room for the
Knights paraphernalia and hallway.
The entrance to the lodge room is from
the Avenue house.
The members of the order from
abroad were Frank j. Pillsbury of
Concord and j. F. Chute of Portland,
keepers of records and seal in the
grand lodges of New Hampshire and
Maine respectively, and o. w. Farrar,
now of Dover, N. H., supreme master
at arms in the state grand lodge. At
s o'clock the st. Johnsbury orchestra
opened the program with music, after
which G. A. Norton, supreme chancel-
lor of Apollo lodge, announced the
business of the evening and left the
lodge in charge of the supreme officers.
The dedication was then performed
by these supreme officers: Chancellor,
O. w. Farrar vice chancellor, t. c..
Fletcher; prelate, o. II. Henderson /;
master at arms, j. F. Chute; herald,
F. j. Pillsbury inner guard, G. F.
Shepherd outer guard, j. F. Marsh !;
M. of E., E. d. Steele X. r. and S.,
N. p. Bowman. The exercises were
both pleasant and instructive and the
ritual was full of beautiful symbolisms.
After the dedication Supreme Chan
cellOr Norton called Mr.. Farrar to the
desk and, after reminding him that
Apollo lodge owed it's origin and pres
ent prosperity to his untiring efforts,
presented him i'm behalf of the knights
with beautiful French clock. Mr..
Farrar happily responded, after which
the audience adjourned to the hotel
where Landlord Howe had 100 covers
laid for a sumptuOus banquet.
After the feasting DR.. G. F. o. Tink
er was introduced as toastmaster and
the choice was a happy one. Mr..
Chute responded for the grand lodge,
giving TN account of the rapid growth
of the order since its foundation 25
years ago. Rev. F. S. Fisher gave the
story of Damon and Pythias, showing
what the story meant to all true
Knig ights, and also told of the origin of
the order among the order among the
clerks of the navy department at
Washington and how it spread from
there all over the land. Mr.. Farrar
expounded the principles of the order,
and Elisha May responded to the toast,
"Our new home." E. III. Blossom ex-
tended a cordial invitation to the visi-
tors to join the order. o. III. Hender-
son spoke of the relationship of the
Odd Fellows to this and kindred Or
ders, while Major Bowman responded
in a felicitous manner to the toast
"Woman: whose heart is as gentle as
her face is fair"
By this time the hands on the clock
were nearing midnight and the ban
queters adjourned to their several
homes after congratulating one anoth
er on the new hall and the prosperity
of the lodge which in eight months has
grown to membership of nearly 20.
The officers of the grand lodge left for
ST. Albans this morning where the
third lodge in the state will be insti-
tuted.
| The New Dam Pronounced All Right
| Mr.. Ordwav of WOburn, Mass, came