The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-18
KNIGHTS OF PYTuINS.
\ Miles sus Gentlemen D~i>tingui.lie.
Himself DraticaIIy

At Helena On Tuesday the grand lodge
OF the knights Of Pythias of Montana
met in ninth annual session at the audi
forum. The hall had been beautifully
decorated and arranged for the conyen-
fence Of the officers and members. Grand
Keeper Of Records and Seals Jacob
Lcnb called the public session to order
at nine O'Clock. and after IA few felici
tous remarks introduced Mayor John G..
Curtin. who welcomed the visitors in a
neat speech:
After the applause which followed
Mayor Curtin's address had subsidized.
I. j. Porter, Of Miles City. delegate from
the CRUSADER lodge. made the follow
ing response:
Mayor Curtin: In behalf Of the
knights here assembled and the lodge
which they represent. | would express
to you their thanks for the kindly wei
TO US. The official welcome YOU
extended confirms and emphasizes the
chivalrlc hospitality of our brother
Knights of Helena and their friends al
ready bestowed upon us since we enter.
ed your city's gates. Their reception
committee has met the several delega-
tons as they have arrived with cheer
ing greeting, and have entertained them
in the spirit Of knightIy hospitality.
Our entrance into your beautiful city
and u stay here affords us pleasure.
The object that meets the eye from the
grandeur of the mountains and valley
that surrounds your queenly city. the
substantial buildings and manifold eyi- |
dences of your city's stability and pros
perity. the beautiful residences and !
grounds and your banks and places of
business all conspire to call forth from
the visitor the wish that peace and pros
perity may ever abide within the walls |
of the Queen City of the Rockies. The
history OF Helena from the days Of Last
Chance gulch to the present time of
cars and metropolitan improve
ments and the prospect of your future
make us ready to say that while il is not
under the laws of our order
to carry the banner Helena for the
still we unanimously declare
Helena is a capital city.
We assemble here as delegates from
the thirty three lodges of this state to
the ninth grand lodge of the
jurisdiction OF Montana. Like the late
Of Montana. we cometo your
city 10 legisiate for the welfare of our
state. but unlike the famous legislature.
We propose To enact the laws that are
necessary for the advancement Of our
order throughout this state. Like that
legislature. We are e-pectcd to elect
some officers. but uniik that same leg
~ will not liourn until We
nave elected a person tc very Office that
deeds an incumbent.
". nave heard that the streets Of
city contain considerable admix.
.ure Of gold. and under the exhilarting
fleets Of the delightful sunshine that
ioats down upon this locality we already
eel that We are taking a preliminary
Walk over golden streets. and We trust
hat our stay here will in some meas
Ire accompany us to that kind of streets
md that finally with you and all the
Of your city. VI may be per
ultimately To meet and walk the
streets that are really golden. For the
rs ! again express to you the sincere
hanks of these knights and the grand
of Montana.
Delegate Porter's remarks were FIRE.
luently interrupted by applause.
At 10 o'clock the grand lodge was
allied to order by Grand Chancellor
has. $. Whitney. The morning SEES
ion was devoted to the reception of dele
'ates and the reading of reports. The
reasurer's report showed a balance on
land of s2.6l2.14. The afternoon SEES
ion was devoted to the presentation of j,
At five o'clock the officers
members went out to the Broad
water where many took a did in the
,lunge. and all the visitors were photo
raped in a group. +,