The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-19

Professor Willard Weihe's strfng*
quartette gave a selection of choice
music during the banquet
THE TOASTS.
Ed w. Duncan was toast master for
the evening The first offered and
drank deeply and heartily by all was
Our Supreme Chancellor coupled
with the name of John z. Wiscomb. G.
THE Order Universal was next
drank and in response Supreme Cham
cellor Blackwell said on occasions like
these when the creme de Ia creme or
a jurisdiction assembled around the
festive board deepened the bond or
| brotherhood and kept alive the sent1-
ment of friendship, charity and benev-
o,ence. PythianiSm was the threshold
of all that was grand, noble and eleva-
tory and gave to those who crossed it
an ampIer heaven than that in which
the nations summed themselves aQd
enhanced THE browning glory Of AZ
mighty God. The chancellor thanked
the Utah PyinianS for the most cor
dial and Chospitab,e manner in whichr
| they had received him, and invited
| them all to come and see him in his
Kentucky lpme-God'5 country-where
the latch string always hung out Tor
line visitor. The Templeton colOred
Equartette gave some songs in very
acceptable style.
| Prof. Meakin responded to the toast,
1.-The Subordinate Lodges" in his usual
HAPPY vein, remarkfng that the mis-
sion of the subordinate lodges was to
extend and enlarge the usefulness of
/ the order. In this jurisdiction there
are eleven subordinate hodges and each
lodge extends an influence for good all
around He counseled the brethren to
live up to the teachings of the order
and to lend their aid to overcome the
greatest curse of the world-poverty.
In conclusion he recited the piece by a
Utah poet entitled, "The Universal
Man." and amid ringing cheers re-
stunned his seat. The full list of toasts
and responses was as follows:
Ed w. Duncan. POSTMASTER, P. G. G.
Our Supreme Chancellor John E.
iWisconb, C. c.
Order Universal" Hon. w. w
Blackwell, S. C.
Grand Lodge" J. S. Corlew, G. V. C.
Supreme Lodge" F. w. Hayt, S. r.
Subordinate Lodges John P. Mea-
kin, Grand Instructor.
Our Guests" A. ]. Weber, P. G.
Uniform Rank Major w. F. Gran
lee.
Endowment Rank" William Hus-
bands, P. G.. G..
Utah." Edward Pike. P. C.
"F'arewells." n. W. Sonnedecker. PC
The festivities were kept up t. an
early hour this morning. Altogether tbs
banquet was a, great success and much
credit is due the committee OF. at
rangements, which was composed Of J..
E. Wiscomb. L. H. Farnsworth, A. ].
Lowe, George Olson. F. A. Vincent, T.
NJ. Patten and Ed w. Duncan.
RECEPTION TONIGHT.
Tonight there will be a reception at
the K of P. hall on Richards street,
when the following programme will be
carried out:
Address by Past Grand Chancellor
Osborne. which will be responded to by
Grand Chancellor Wiscomb and Cap
tain ]. Witherelll.
Music-Vocal and instrumental.
Address on behalf of the visiting
brethren, by Brother Weber, of Ogden.
Piano Solo-Profes5or Krouse.
Recitation, 1.-The Stowaway," by Prof.
Meakin.
Violin Solo-Prof. Weihe.
Short addresses by Brothers Duncan,
Byers, F'arnsworth, Straup. Kroeger,
Hayt, Simon, Doxey and others.
Closing speech by Grand Chancellor
Wiscomb.
Refreshments during the evening.