The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-30
UNIFORM RANK, X. orr.
A Gala Time With Seattle Brethren
At Port Townsend.

/ PoRT TowNsEsp, Dec. 2s.-Ias; night
/ the city was aglow with uniforms and
military appearing men lodging hith-
er and thither with much expectation
and considerable excitement. The &C.
casion OF al this unusual display was
that this was the day set down for the
installation Of the Uniformed Division
of the Knights Of Pythias. No. 5. and
the Port Townsend contingent We're
busy making arrangements for the re-
ception Of Seattle Division. No. !. the
members OF which were expected TO ar
rive here upon the steamer Dispatch
about p. m. But for some reason the
Dispatch Was not on time, and the Sc
attic branch chartered the steamer
sea Lion and arrived here about two
hours before expected, owing to the
rapid passage made by the boat, which
made the run from Seattle to this point
/ In the very short time of two hours
and ten minutes.
The visiting company consisted of
the following prominent Seattle bust
ness men: z. r. Burns, ] NJ. Irish.
/ Thos. Cox, 4. MeCauley, H. NJ. Shaw,
Valentine Hall, Mr.. Mitchell. J. C..
I Haines, +. L. Bowman 7. K. Carpen-
I ter, ]. q. BOYD y r. GrendStone, ii.
I +. Steiner. J. 4. Smith, Frank Clancy.
I Col Bigelow and Clerk of Court Led
gerwood
{ Upon their arrival they were taken
around the city and entertained by
I the resident Knights until O'Clock,
at which time they all filed in to the
7 Delmonico restaurant and sat down to
I an elaborate supper, which had been
especially prepared for them, when
they had done ample justice to the
cuisine OF this house the resident
/ Knights, headed by the Port Town
send band in their snowy uniforms,
gave serenade to the visitors, after
which they all formed in line and
marched to the knights of Pythias
( Lodge room, where the installation
/ ceremonies were to take place This
/ took considerable time. After the
/ ceremonies they all again returned to
I the Delmonico, which had made pre-
/ partitions for the whole party. Sixty
covers were Land and cold collation.
was served, with the liquid refresh
ments by no means in the minority.
| The feast lasted from about Il till . q.
7 m, when the Seattle division had to
I tear themselves away TO get their boat
/ for their return journey.
/ Port Townsend is to he proud of
/ this event, as il j. distinction that
can be claimed by only two other
towns in this territory, viz: Seattle
and Sprague, Seattle having Division
No. / of the Uniformed Knights of
Pythias, Sprague, Division No. ,, and
Port Townsend, Division No. 3. The
members OF the Port Townsend Divis-
ion No. who participated in the ex-
ercises last night We're: Messrs. Geo.
ii. Jones, c. Il. Wood, T. J. Corrigan,
A. III. Wintrode, ). A. Sisiey, F. W
| Pettygrove, Chas. Grille, W. +. Fenni-
more, J 4. Plum, f. F. Plummer, G..
Il. Neblock, w. +. Learned, Walter
Merrick, Rufus Calhoun, c. ]. An
drews. Fred Collyer. Richard Delantz,
Chas. Dyer, Alfred Mahoman, Stan
/ Latimer. K. J. Lowe, f. +. Penn. John
T Stockhand, Geo. II. Trenholm, and
/ Or, Narbourgh The officers elected
are: Sir Knight Captain, Geo. H.
7 Jones; Sir Knight Lieutenant, c. b.
+ Wood; Sir Knight Herald, T. J. Cor
rigan; Sir knight Guard, A. II. Win
I trode.