The record-union., 1894-08-28
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
BRILLIANT RECEPTION GIVEN
THEM AT WASHINGTON.
Addresses Delivered by vice-Pres1-
dent of the United States Steven-
son and others.
speclal 70 the REcoRp-UNIox.

Special to the BECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Convention
Hall was brilliant with banners and
to the district lodges of the Knights of
Pythias tonight. Vice President Steven
son walked down the aisle, escorted by
Richard Goodharte, and followed By the
officers from the Supreme Lodge and
members Of the company, who took seats
upon the stage.
Chairman Goodharte introduced John
W. Ross, Commander of the District of
mony with the spirit of the occasion,
dwelling upon the establishment of the
order in Washington.
Mr.. Ross presented Vice-President
Stevenson. who was warmly applauded
before he could speak. In part the Vice
President said:
THE pleasing duty is assigned to me to
extend TO the representatives of the or
der of Knights of Pythias a welcome to
the Nations capitol L may be pardoned
for OBTAINING you moment before this
formal welcome is extended. Your COM
mittee did well in selecting the city OF
Washington as the place for this great
convocation. In the selection you have
honored yourselves as we'll as the great
Guy III WHICH, you are dSS6llDlGU.
This is no ordinary gathering. It is
literally the coming together of honored
representatives of great brotherhood
from every State ana section OF the
American union. 1t is indeed an honor to
any city to claim as its guests the X nights
of PythiaS, whose membership falls lit
tie short OF n half million; whose living
faith is the beautiful legend of Damon and
Pythias; whose shlbboleth is friendship,
han ar n !,
of these is charity.
"As it is not my good fortune to be ga
member of this great fraternity, | cannot
know TO whom future ages will do honor
as its founders, but that he 'builded wiser
than he knew is evidenced by the fact
that what our eyes now behold is the
growth OF less than third OF a century.
In your beautiful ritual there is no place
for aught that savors Of sectionalism or
OF strife. Whatever troublouS times the
rolling years may bring to the State
who can doubt that the knightly men OF
this great brotherhood will stand as ada
mant for the preservation and perpetua-
ton of all that is best in our civilization;
of ali it has cost centuries of time and
endeavor to achieve? Representing
every portion OF the republic, every vo-
cation OF the calling in life, it is yours to
bind yet stronger the cords in every
State. Here is the symbol of authority,
the grandeur, the power of the greatest
known to man. You will lind it, indeed.
no mean city. You are NOT strangers,
but 'fellow-citizens.' 1t is your camp,
and you are welcome to your fathers
house. Your arrival is timely. Con-
gress has adjourned and the right OF way
is yours. The public buildings are open
to you. Upon your line of march a
thousand times your heart Will be made
glad by the cheering words floating on
streamers from mansion and mart, Wei
come. thrice welcome, knights of
Pythias.'"
Supreme Chancellor w. w. Blackwell,
who was to have responded, refrained
from speaking on account of the death OF
his predecessor in Office, Congressman
Shaw OF Wisconsin.
Congressman McConn of Indiana, a
member of the fraternity, gave the ad-
dress of welcome on behalf OF the
Knights of Washington. incidentally
he paid tribute TO the late Chancellor
Shaw, whose untimely death, he said.
had changed the rejoicing into mourning.
The influence of fraternal brotherhoods,
he prophesied, would eventually solve
difficulties between Governments and
put an end to war.
The programme was closed by stir
ring march by the Marine Band, "The
Pythian Encampment,p composed by d.
b. Mcleod Of Washington.
Wool Cleaning Embellishments Rtrruasi