The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-12-02
ANOTHER PYTHIAN BABE.

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Formation of a Lodge of knights of
Pythias on Kauai-Mystic Lodge No.
Perform the Rites.
Once more a Pythian flag foated at
the mast head of a steamer. This time
the Inter-Island Company's steamer Jas.
Makee, was honored with the convey
ance of Pythian Knights on pilgrimage
to SOW the seeds of Pythianism on an
other island of the Hawaiian archepel-
ego, and now the "Garden" island
| (Kauai) is in the embrace OF fraternal
| brotherhood. Three times within the
period of a year have the Brothers of
| Mystic Lodge No. 2, Knights OF Pythias,
with their banner emblematical of their
beloved order, visited three islands OF
the group and instituted as many lodges.
! The latest addition to the brotherhood is
''Kealia" Lodge, No. 5.
On the evening of the 9th of Novem-
Der, sailed out of the harbor of Honolulu
the steamer James Makee, with the fol-
| lowing Knights aboard: A. Gartenberg,
| George G.. Stratemeyer, u. K. Meyers,
G. w. Zeigler, w. o. Lakeland, II. J.
Gallagher, George Farr, VIM. Hoogs,
paa, Island of Kauai, where they were
to meet David Dayton, the Deputy Su-
preme Chancellor, and Knight Charles J.
Mccarthy, who had preceded them.
Arriving at daybreak off the entrance
to Kappa, we were quickly boated through
the surf to terra tirma, where we were
met by e delegation sent to welcome
and es,s US to our abode during our
stay in ir midst. The freedom of the
district u.s. extended us, not engraved
on roll of parchment enveloped in a
golden urn, but in speech from the heart,
unostentatiously offered with warm
grasp of the hand and by actions which
speak louder than framed workings.
Thursday night the 18th Nov, Deputy
S. c., David Dayton, assisted by the fol-
lowing, as Deputy Supreme officers, c..
w. Zeigler, V. c.; A. Gartenberg, P !;
H. j. Gallagher, M. at A. VIM. Hogs,
|. g.; George Farr and II. d. Wishard,
o. g., and Charles J. Mccarthy and 4.
K. Meyers as Attendants, conferred the
ranks of knighthOod on fourteen persons.
After the labor was over we all retired to
: the hotel and partook of sumptuous re-
past, and at 80 o'clock as the night was
we'll through with its nap, the Knights
retired to theirs, worn out and thoroughly
tired, but conscious of having done good
work. At l O'Clock on the next afternoon
the brothers of Mystic Lodge and Brother
G.. H. Willis, of Metropolitan Lodge No.
} 81, of San Francisco, visited the resi-
dence of S. N. Huntley, OF Washington
Lodge No. Is, of Hartford, Conn, where
: they were courteously received by the
> knightly brother and his good wife.
Their house is situated in a perfect para
disc, being on the beautifully laid out
grounds of Col. z. S. Spaulding. After
an hours converse, and after refresh
ments had been served, the party wend-
ed their way through valley and up noun
{: tain to the residence of Knight VIM.
Blaisdell, where they were welcomed by
himself and amiable lady. In the even
= ing the mystic Team" took the conven-
ton in hand and conferred the Knight
rank on several Esquires in the ampli-
fed form, after which the members Of
Kealia Lodge No. elected their officers
who were afterward duly installed by
Deputy Supreme Chancellor David Day.
ton and his assistant attendant officers
: At midnight light lunch was served
and all hands soon afterward retired tc
dream of future glories.
THE AFTERMATH.
, The next day, the Sd inst, party
t consisting of thirty ladies and gentle
men wended their way to Waialua river
where boats had been provided to re-
ceive the ladies of the happy gathering
2 and also few of the gentlemen who
: acted as escort and the party was con
veyed to the pride of Kauai, Wailaus
!, falls. The journey by the river route is
; only about two miles, but ~ land, as {
portion of the party went, is very round
!, about way and is a distance of nearly
l eight miles. Arriving at the falls g
grand sight met our view, four large
streams of water leaping over bluff anC
making drop of 100 feet down into q
D basin which feeds the Waialua river. Al
,, little distance the suns rays caught
the leaping spray and reflected beautiful
9 rainbows. Another ride through forests
n of guava trees and across streams of run
ming water brought US to where Mrs
VIM. Blaisdell had spread the repas
g which was to satisfy the sharpened appe
! tites of the sight-seekers. The table wa
set in a very romantic spot, the limpiC
: water of the river on one side, and OF
Cne Otner tnlcK orange ana guaVs
grove. Mrs. Blaisdell was able aided il
'' her duties of hostess by the followin,
ladies': Madames Moler, H. P. Hugus
j. S. N. Huntley, S. G. King, Toms ant
Miss Toms. The ride back, by the
horsemen, was over a different bu
shorter route, first up mountain, thel
: into valley, through water, where tn
horses had hardly footing, then uphill
over fine grazing country to the edg
of the tasseling cane of Kappa, skirtin,
: the same to the road to the steamer,
wharf, where the Honolulu knight
boarded the boats, then gave thre
cheers for the knights of Kealia No.
and which were responded to mos
, >, heartily.
; Thus ended the third pilgrimage Q
l Mystic Lodge No. 2, and the institutini
of the fifth lodge of the order of Knight
= of Pythias on these mid-Pacifc islands
Return was made to Honolulu by tn
?. steamer Mikahala, the party arriving il
&c Honolulu again yesterday morning
Following are the officers of the new
lodge:
i: Charles NJ. Gwin, P. c.; DIR. H. P
. Hugus, G. c.; VIM. Blaisdell, V. c.
FL. Moller, P; H. D. Wishard, K. of R
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