Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-13
IN LINKS OF LOVE
The FIVE Pythian lodges Hold q
Grand Banquet
As 4 TOKEN OF FELLOWSHIP
The 0nssa s~spoua<1esl - NoeAbis
Membess os M OsSl-s--Meas.
Gs~.ss saA speeches.

One II the meet delightful hAnauess
q. the season sas the one given BY the
stou iast night IL Vas the first general
ssanion that the rivs local loslges have
ever held
fythianism has become one Of the
nest tourishing u the secret institu-
tons u the city. The order has grown
steadily for years and the number ut
members nov ranges into the hundreds
The historic fact upon which Pythian-
i-m bs-es Us existence ~ known Ia
every scho.ai boy. Ia all the annals 81
81 time there is M more teautIfui Illus
fratIon u mans willingness o. lay down
bis life for his friend the act II deyo-
ton which the Christ declared to De the
supreme test Il man hove for man. For
more than tu~nty centuries historians
have loved ~ tell of the friendship that
Damon bore for his comraie, Pythlas
q friendship 81 true and answering
that shen Dionysius IL Syracuse had
Imprisoned Pythias and condemned him
~ death, Damon pledged his own life in
order that his friend might De permit
tel 90 20 home and arrange his Affairs
before crossing the Styy Pythias re-
turned in time u save the life of his
friend. but the honor ard loyalty II the
two Pythagorian mobiles have been ex-
allied a. one % the most glorious acts 20
BE- recorded in prufane hiatory.
This IL the priactple upon which the
order q r. thIanism xas instituted and
by the same principle IL has rourished.
The banquet last night Sas WAS ar.
ranged for by the following committee
from the various lotg-s IL the city: b.
Gognon. 4. W Fox. W 4. Wood. ". j.
Berry. r. ". Utley. &. r.. Linx-e. W. =.
" ash. Leo \ Caro-, ". T. Stevens. ID.
, Sinclair. r. W. Batdorf. J. j. Akin
son
The guests we're escorted to the par
lors on the second foor. xhere they were
received by a reception committee con-
-isting Il H. u. {. Van Asmus. ". c.
Wood f. W. Utley. II. r. Bechtetand G..
. Ill Johnston Ar l0.po'clo the banquet
room was thrown open and the guests
escorted to the tables. At the head
table we're seated Toastmaster Loomis
anil the guests 10 honor. From the heal
tsose- extended tive parallel tables. at
Which were seated the 10 guests who
hal me, 10 do Pythianism honor.
The Rev. W. 4. Frye offered up An in
vocation.
The following menu vas discussed:
Blue Points
Green Turtle, Clear
Cgcrgmh~-~ olives Sliced tomatoes
PRED Brook Trout. Ia rartare
fcmFne- Juiisune
Broiied spring Chicken
A-Iarsgu-
Victoria lunch
Hrai-'d Teal Dacss..s Ia Psriynne,
Water CFc>s Spaghetti
salad d Volatile
straxterries and Crean
Assorted Cake
>eaIoiitan lee rcafn
Tropical Fruits
Hs-ponsSs To Toasss.
Vt 100 Grand Chancellor Loomis
called attention Ia the literary part III
the program and after briefly alluding
o. the s.icial objects ot the united gath
ering II the i've lodges announced the
TNfhian quartz. consisting II Brothers
N9rehead Grant. Wurster and VII
Earth
" :. WOOD responded 10 The Suhor
dina'e L"dge.~ slluding in detail 10 its
work and aims
r. y Wolcoft was "a have responded
- charity" "a chancellor commander
% Valley City lodge. hat sickness pre-
venting his appearance. + ". May re
spondei % the principle
y. T.. Haskins - Cadiils :. editor o.
The Pythian. responded to The Py THAN
PEGS. ~. said he had recently pur
chased the Michigan organ - the order.
including ia III gill The work - the
order aad its dissemination by ia press
va hrIrfly sk-tchcsi. and the speaker
closed with a plea for the Pythisn press
a. dispenser - Pythian principles.
Af;er' more music Afred Wolcott
spike q fraternity a. being the prin
ciple - attractive. especially IN ,hese
times Is all men in ali spheres q life
lie especially commended q az car
dinal point IN Pythisniam.
other tOasts rsspo ndci IN we're The ~
than sisters. Nrs.W Moot. Knight
bod and Ito Possibilities Supreme
Representative Philip r. Cclgrove. Hast
ingS. Moral Lessons - py,hianism. Z"
The Rev + HEstsi. The Uniform
Rank Col. u : WaxstaS. Detroit.
-Pythianrm in Grand Rapids" G.. G..
" r. Perkins
rho~e who Wcr~ There.
Amqng those present were the soilox
ing
Col n =. WagstsT. Detroit: supreme
Representative = +. colgrov-. Hastings
" y Perkins and wife. W r Ne
Knight e. l. Harvey and wife. AHred
Walceti and wife. Dr. & " Johnston
ard sifs y ~..rihner and lady " - Burns
add sise Prof Rsrnhsri. A. " More
hrsd. " 4 Wood. :. We~elius
amt vie. S;rsvhseksr snd wife
Charles Perkins ~ " Leisyeld
TIE Rev I Hustled and wife. the
Rev William \ Frye aud wife. Wallace
Raian and s,e. Thomas r. Bechtel
AMI SISTER M Theresa Rcchtel. Leo
caro- tnd wife Fr~d J Frovin and
wife. ~ \ Patterson ard si'e.
IN. G. = Patterson and wife. T..
CsI.in@ snd sfe James = t,kinssu
AMI wife. Dr. J 81 ralinsnd We. W
J Page and wife with MIRA y
P-,nde sad Fr~i Code. Fret Loved.
William & Wo.si AMI vs.. Charles A
Rs.t. William Wash and wife. W
p Ferissr,ien snd vt James VI. VII
r,x. Fre.i G. Noikert. y Walls ace