San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-19
OUR WELCOME GUESTS.
THE SIR KNIGHTS HAVE TAKEN
THE WHOLE SUNSET CITY.
They Have Arrived from Every
where and Everywhere Else and
Are Met and Greeted by Their
Brethren and All of Our
People.

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Sunset City just like the rain and
there is no doubt but that they are
good people because they brought |
the rain with them and both were
equally welcome. The Knights
net only come from every point of
the compass themselves, but they
brought their wives and sisters,
especially the Pythian 81 sters with
them. BY noon yesterday all of
the hotels in the city as well as the
quarters at the Camp Carnahan
were filled with the visitors. d
The rain did not dampen the
ardOr of the Knights although it
interferred considerably with the
program as the drill and parade
yesterday had to be abandoned.
THE GRAND RECEPTION
Took place at the opera house yes
terdaN afternoon. 1t was attended
with delay on account of the fail
ure of the United State infantry
band to appear at the proper time,
but it was also attended by all of
the knights and many of the
ladies, the opera house being filled
and all of the boxes occupied. In
the prOscenium boxes were mem
bers of the Pythian SiSterhOod and
visiting ladies and on the stage
were the most prominent members
of the Grand Lodge and Uniform
Rank.
The meeting was presided over
by the Rev. c. {. GiddingS, who
formerly resided here and spoke
for San Antonio. He called on City
Attorney a. Levy, in the absence
of the mayor and mayor pro tenn
tempOrc, to welcome the visitors,
which that gentleman happily did,
in true knightly style, very briefly,
as follows:
Ladies' and Gentlemen, Brother
fields, surrounded by historic faces
in view of historic contests, turn
whichever way you may, YOU are
reminded of those patriots who
made Texas free and San Antonio
famous. In view of these ties,
which bound Damon to PythiaS, it
is but meet that YOU should meet
in this historic city. Now, in be-
half Of the city of San Antonio,
bid you welcome, thrice welcome
to this city. May your slumbers be
blcst while here"
Mr.. GiddingS then stated that |
nearly all of the prominent people
of San Antonio are Sir knights |
and they could tittingly welcome
their brothercn, and introduced the |
Honorable Charles W. Ogden, who |
delivered a lengthy address in
which he not only warmly wei
coined his Brother Knights and
Ladies', accompanying them to the
Alamo City, but he paid high
tribute to the Noble Order of
KnIghthOOd, whose principles were
first enumerated by Pythagoras,
the philosopher, and eXcmpliticd
by the loyal and noble Pythias.
This address was responded to
by the Grand Chancellor, Honor
able John NJ. Adams, who, after
thanking the good people of this
city for their hospitality and
friendly greetings, spoke at great
length of the principles of the
Pythian order.
He was followed by the Grand |
Prelate w. W. DeIIart, of Waco,
who is the editor and proprietor of
the Texas Pythian Knight who
rendered the following beautiful
address:
81 am not on the program, and |
as Brother Giddings gave me but a
moment to load up | must use a
brecch-lOadcr. Carrying out the |
thought of Grand Chancellor
Adams, | will add for, the benefit |
of those who are not of us that in
the twenty-nine years of which
he spoke, the advance OF
our order has been like
the growth of some tabled son of |
the gods. Over quarter of a mil
lion gallant Knights gather around |
the affairs erected in nearly 1000 |
castle halls, and the Uniform Rank |
has in line, equipped and well
drilled, $1,000 men more than the
standing army Of the United States.
From village to village; city to
city and state to state, the Knights
have marched until there is much
reason to believe the bright folds
of our banner will ere long be
kissed by the breeZes Of every land
beneath the circuit of the sun.
"Men have sought to write their
names high on the roll Of military
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