The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-11-25
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John Clement of South Haven visited
friends here last week.
Grant Brown has gone to Joliet,
where he will remain during the winter.
Photographer Horton is happy over
the advent of a fine girl baby, born on
Friday night last.
Rev. G. b. Hart is down with lung
difficulty and was unable to be out
Sunday, the pulpit being filled by Elder
jackson.
We stated in our locals last week that
Mrs. Olive Hall was soiourning in Ken
dali for few days. 1t should have
read Miss instead of Mrs. We beg
pardon.
The dedication of the new Pythan
hall on the 18th inst, was Il very pleas
ant affair. Visiting members were
present from Kalamazoo, Allegan, De-
catur, Otsego, Marcellus, SchOOlcraft
and South Haven. Grand X of r. and
s., j. w. hopkins of Lansing, was pres
ent as acting Grand Chancellor and
ofiiciated in the dedicating services,
assisted by the following deputized
Grand officers: w. +. Stedman, G.. V.
c.; A. L. Moulton, G.. M. of A. of De-
catur; Rev. j. w. McDougal, Ct. Pre-
late; G.. ID. Myers, e.. Herald M. A. Full
Ter. G.. Nj. of En-; j. G.. Kennedy, G.. X.
of X. and s.; w. e. Wise, G.. |. G.; Geo.
Young, G.. o. e.. The ceremony was
very impressive and greatly enjoyed by
all. Most of the Knights were accom-
panied by their ladies and other mem.
bers of their families. Miss Cora
Fanckboner, as pianist, assisted by an
able choir of ladies and gentlemen
under the direction of Sir Knight Il. NJ
Brown, furnished some excellent music
and song for the occasion. The dedi
cation ceremonies were followed by
appropriate addresses by the Grand
Chancellor j. w. Hopkins, Rev. j. w.
McDougal, Sir Knights s. ID. Gage of
Kalamazoo and A. Upper of Allegan
After which the convention adjourned
to the opera house and sat down to
bountiful repast which had been pre-
pared for the occasion. The banquet
was accompanied by music from the
celebrated Wilcox orchestra. When
the inner man was satisfied Preiate
McDougal arose and, with appropriate
remarks, introduced the champion
pumpkin pie eater" of Gobleville, A. w.
Myers, which was The toast of the even
ing. After supper was over and the
good wives and sweethearts of the
Knights were comfortably disposed of
the members returned to- their Castle
Hall and joined in comforting the Sec
ond and third degrees on candidates i'm
waiting, concluding i'm the wee small
hours of the night, when the visiting
Knights were escorted to the depot and
took their special train for home, leav-
ing behind them many good wishes for
the future prosperity of Vienna Lodge
No. AZ X. of p. Much of the success of
the entertainment is due to the un-
firing energy and skillful management
of the committee of arrangements, com
posed of the following Sir Knights:
A. III. Long, M. A. Fuller, j. w. Nc
Dougal, w. w. Sweet, NJ. Hixson and
G.. A. Lamberson. Sir Knights VIM.
Wilcox, Ed. Young, M. Hixson and X.
5. Cheney acted rs ushers for the even
ing and won laurels by their gentle
manly courtesy and the dispatch with
which they executed their duties The
committee of reception were 5 b. Nash,
j. G. Kennedy, Will Stedman, j M.
Hall, A. p. Smith, M. "A. Fuller, G.. ID.
Myers. On their arrival the visitors
were greeted with an open-air serenade
by the Gobleville cornet band