Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-05-24
The Il. of p. Celebration.

Promptly at o'clock Tuesday after
noon the procession formed on Main
street in front OF the society temple,
under the direction OF Marshal c. NJ.
Moore with Jas Brewer, Gus Soldier,
II. II. McCray and Chas. ?. Hayes act
ing as aides
The parade was scriouslv inter
rupted by pelting rain and hail-storm
which made it prudent TO go direct to
the pavilion.
Upon arriving at the pavilion, which
was beautifully decorated for the oc-
casion, a fine selection was rendered
by the First Rcgimental Band of Ia
coma, after which President of the
day Prof. L. f Follensbee introduced
Mayor John +. Convey, who delivered
the following address OF welcome on
behalf Of the city:
SIR KNIGHTS AND LADIES:
Your brothers of Capital Lodge haze assigned to
| me the pleasant Office Of extending to YOU a cor
dial welcome on hehaf of the Capitol city. This
! do not only In the name of your brother
khlShts but as well Tor our citizens generally.
| "aving dom" this. were ! TO stop 1 would have
| maize the best reception speech ever delivered. as
Judge aeheiiabarser once said This never ex
pect to do.
In expressing the pleasure Olympia takes i
the presence Of your knighily brotherhood. moi
only give you the freedom but the friendship
-four city and Its citizens. feeling that the
dinsl principal OF your chivalric order will be
| eXempliiied by you You cannot mistake the
sincerity OH our welcome nor the earnestness of
our desire 10 make this Grand Lodge meeting n
pleasant remembrance to you. Look then with
X. h.flehl y 2. mInn our eFFess, ard as the ttr-
PIE mad' ., msHt envelopes and -ottens the
rugged outlines OF our mountains. so let the
mant. of ,our Charity Cover our shortcomings
IN this no"r oi weicome leave to one better
S'rseu 'ne aIreeaoie duty OF recountng the won
and ,I arand ond i'1 h Waer 0! hnshts OF lnlas
anu .h, anu aug oenehcent work It 10 doing.
ho' oniy ~ 'ne ohiteo states Out IN all The clvi
'L.o "oi'u'
iout orue. mas ehfoiled IN IT'S ranks the hope
anu sioy Oh our couhtry' Tor II Is represented In
ti". hhh oy goang men, ana what more Clio
r,ous sight can there be than for young meu to
assuclute themselves together, not for honor,
not for rroft, not for hish sounding titles. not
wen LOT the pilde, ponp ana circumstance oi
WAT out ior the hopie ana i1aitinaI object Of
uPiiIIihs their ienows.
me wo ia secs your miiitary frappings,
"atcnes our n9uuInG piumes ana upon Its list
Gang ear fails tne melody oil your music, but II
may nor know ina. ,hese, an these are but the
outward thows' anu ihat ABOVE ana beyond this
paeeant!y iies INC golden caskrt OF fythiail
nrotherhood IN which are enshrlned fairer jewels
'han ever p, ihcess wore richer than ever crowned
charity ana oenevolence
: MonleTlui as has been the growth OF our
country during the past five and twenty years
It's progress has been rivalled by that Of your
crder since that memorable 18th of February
lso' when Justus II. Rathbone, with his hall
dozen followers organized your first lodge in
me city nf arlington, You have gone on In hon
, oraoie advancement until you have grown to
"umber 2oj,Op and more in the United States
alone. Even here. in your own Jurisdiction
Your growih and prosperity have kept step with
the growth and develop ment OF the territory
hink OF the marvellous change since the orga
til nj hit OF June :. 1883. hardly six years ago.
But, prom sea not 10 pursue this line and
VIII tuin 10 another Il ought, one that seems t,
-'armoi,ze vita the Occasion, and that Ii the
lehr realization of our long cherished hope for
otn '; Ine desire anu wishes OF long years
" t ~ -. ai'ins CIV run: &c now Oh irultlVl
az" t.e "s &c ef'eeuiS hch.ins when inc pre-
nI'sau 1i SOME Vi GU, greatest statesmeh VIII
-, =, az I III tHe up;ouIiuIns Vi tne erandes
,.".S ~ al oui siofious saiaNy-the State vi
, S;, No.. p.,
.h,se .varfs. Cisiii h neiu u.,ereo
about some sea as the center and area Of it's az
ms fhe his;uric So. a,onnd which ero ,,,.d
} ib, great nntions ~ ciass;c an,in,i, SUPP.
,.randnr f,rc.s 81 n,aaorn H,..nq az,
iarr.r fb,sire ~ nar',in. n ', ~, requ,reu
remorselessiv away from, thc .,anns anJ ,onn"
uents of ~ sncienf riorr 7, ch ann nv.
Atlantic and i;s sbarc the and ,,,e 'nt
the ,,rsnder a. tiYi,is ' Tha a,I "uu u ny, ~
great historic sea Exen in ~ s,nI.n s r VI,
might he read The record 81 m"aaru $500
ON its western shre ,'r ~ ;,. ha.'" .
chief place Of nower ou' N'puoiie A''N' ''''
hut there is stIII q 9rapd.r son and who shat
s%s tha .ne rssif WI not yet become m
theatre around which shall SIT, in majesty snt
wsr .he Two Apereas Asia Africa and the
; mblase Of nations, the United States will b,
eT ha! b Tniei ~ he M woIthly the measure ~.
seat which Providence and Nature have an
'f Prenleiic words and i, rsor,,s. s,.,...n,,
eye to see that the State of Washington viii hi
m mo nhwS[.hy part in the Grand onward moye
chief among the nations Of the earth i' ''
"our native Washington.
AT Inv U name rme scum, 9o nrsi sun
Safe on thy fertile breast
La afs All ,b Greatest s1ssds ssne e,s rest
Long lie thy days. y
On this onward march. y9u, brother Knights
Of the work and receive your share of Of msseria
prosperity. You win not forget that with al
necessity nee for moral growth. ''''''e' Anu 'n'
Go on. then, in your line Of duty; practice thu
bers love Of home LOYALTY re- comntry od ove fo
her flag aud respect for her laws; thus will 70,
thus viii yo% honor ~oarseVe, sed Venr o.
try: thus will you reflect credit upon your orde
Citizens. and an Spproyius copscen s.' 'e'''
Again in the name Of our people bid 20,
s "s''o"e
!, After MIR. Conveys speech on behal
, OF the city, Mr.. Joseph W. Robinson
was introduced to welcome thu
> Knights on behalf OF Capitol Lodge
4 No. 10. He spoke from notes and w
a can give only brief abstract OF wha
I he SAID. One year ago Capitol Lodg'
. invited the Grand Lodge to meet thi
year at Olympia and now IN the nam
OF the Order Universal and OF tru'
!. Pythianlsm, he extended hearty wei
come. In dong so, he recognized tina
=. he was looking IN the faces OF repre-
d sentatives OF an organization that EN-
bodies the grandest principles OF civil
lied lie; and not only representative
8 OF various societies and lodges but o
a those higher sentiments OF the human
heart. Ihey DO not come as conquer
ors or to conquer, but they come iron
Q the fields OF Friendship, Charity an
Benevolence, to look ahead and out
line the work TOR another year In
enforcement OF national laws Is &c
pendent upon the sentiment OF tn
d masses, put fytnlan law pays no trit
ute TO pubic OPINION Its ann Is to q
good IN the name OF fythianism
e WIN those principles embedded dee
> III the oosom' there Is required no exc
r cutiVe 10 enforce them. ~ mas oeel
It saiu tnere Is no place lor anothe