Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-12-06
PYTHIAN PARTY.
Audubon Lodge No. 1863, Knights OF Pyth-
las Dedicates New Castle Hall
With Ball and Banquet.
Interesting Literary Program Inspiring
Letter from an Absentee.

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Interesting Literary Program Inspiring
Letter from an Absentee.
The dedication of their new Castle
Hall by the Audubon Lodge No. 1863,
Knights Of Pythias, last evening, was
certainly the grandest social event of
the season and quite unsurpassed by
anything of a like character in the his
tory of Audubon. II was, indeed, q
brilliant and happy success wherein the
cup of pleasureable mirth was filed to
overlooking with jolly good cheer,
rare treat with joyous welcome most
highly appreciated by all.
At an early hour the knights with
their ladies and invited guests some
200 in all began to assemble, and were
ushered into elegant parlors and recep
ton rooms, with cheerful greeting by
the reception committee, and thence to
the finely furnished, hastily decorated
Castle Hall where, in the center and ex
tending the full length of the spacious
hall, u table, capable of seating over
sixty persons, was spread in elegant
style, ladened with luxurious fruits and
choicest yiands in rich abundance and
beautifully adorned with boquets of fra
grant lowers.
At about $50 p. m. Air. J, A. Nash as
master of ceremonies, took the stand
and announced u short but very euter.
tanning literary program executed by
stones orchestra, the Ladies Comet
Band, and vocal quartets with Miss An,
M Williamson as pianist, Mrs, Jas. +.
Russell, Miss o. =. Taggy, Sir Knights
w, II, Negley, NJ, NJ, Kennels, and d.
&. Abrams rs performers. The recita.
ton by Miss Lena Rosenberg and
poem by j, A. Wheatley were very at
tractiye features of the program, and
all We're received with marked attention
and applause.
The announcement was then made
that In the opera hall adjoining MI prep
arations We're made for the pleasure Of
those who enjoy the social dance to the
music of stones orchestra, and games,
with variety of amusements, were rs
carefully prepared for the full aud free
enjoyment of all those of different tastes,
with the cordial request for all present
to ENJOY IN the manner of their own
choice the free and welcome hospitality
of the gallant sir knights In their gor-
geous Castle Hall home, and certainly
all did accept the extended hospitality
with hearty good will, and though all
were freely and fully fed until physi.
cally and mentally they could ask no
more, Yet there was left IN abundance
and TO spare of choice viands and
cheerful welcome In the hospitablG
castle home and cheerful hearts Of the
gallant knights OF Pythias of Audubon
Iowa. Al hail ye gallant Knights'
During the literary exercises Mr.. j,
A. Wheatley read the following inspir.
ing letter from knight Blanchard, edi,
tor of The Pythion Spear:
DuBUQuE, Iowa, December >, 1883.
j. 4, WHEATIxy, Cu'N CON-. ON INyIrATIoN,
AUDUBON, Iowa:
bear Sir aud lirothcr--your kind Invitation to
be- present on the occasion of your rythinn Purity
Dee 9Th, NJ which time yo, propose 10 dedicate
rythinniSn, Is al hand deeply regret MY ina
bityto he present. Nothing would Rive lne
grcllter pea ;ure than To mnrlc with the valiant
Knights Of Audubon on that occasion, and nu,ke
til acquaintance III themselves and their mlnla
loa,, lam pleased 20 know that YOU have y new