The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-06
BROTHERS WERE MADE
OF FOrty-Seven Of the Best
Young Men in HOck-
ing County.
The Logan Team, Knights Of p Pythias,
Institute n Lodge Mt Lau-
relyiIlc, Ohio.


On last Thursday morning, long
before the business circles of Lo-
gan stirred themselves, there might
have been seen a half duzen car
riages of strong young men facing
tho bleak winds Of the zero morn,
vending their way over the Hook
ing hills toward the county's west
ern metropolis, Laurelville, twenty
two miles away. They were the
Logan Tear, knights of Pythias,
under the direction Of Special Dis
trict Deputy Grand Chancellor, AL.
III. Brooke, out on mission Of love,
intent on bringing into their fold
for good,another corps of Americas
brave young men. The roads were
smoothe almost as paved streets
and ere the happy company were
cognizant Of their rapid rate, they
hove in sight of their destination.
a cordial greeting, happy wei
come met them, and after few ar
rangements were made in the hall,
which by the way is one Of the
handsomest lodge rooms it has
been the pleasure of the writer to
see, the hungry guests we're invited
to the home of Dave Karshner to
partake of the hospitality of his
board. Any person that has been
so fortunate AS to appease the crav-
ings of hungry flesh at the board of
Dave Karshner, have but to place
their hand in ours and shake. The
busy housewife seemed to have eX-
erted herself more than ever to
please on this occasion. The table
fairly creaked beneath the weight
of the grand, good things to eat, to
which this hungry company from
Logan, who seldom eat anything
but dry store stuff, did ample JUS
tice.
At2 o'clock p. m, when all as
sembled Mt the hall, the sound of
the gavel brought to notice that
there was in session the Grand
Lodge knights of Pythias, with
Past Chancellor j. Bruce Dollson
i'm the chair as Grand Chancellor,
Past Chancellor Il. M. Martin as
Vice Grand Chancellor, Past Chan
cellor III. S. Brown as Grand Mast
er of the work, Past Chancellor w.
II. Strentz AS Grand Prelate, Chan
celior Commander j. A. Nail as
Grand Master at Arms, Past Chan
celIor j. w. Strentz as Grand X. Of
r.. S., Frank Shaw as Grand Inner
Guard, G. Mil, Grand Outer Guard.
The afternoon was given to the
comforting of the Page and Esquire
ranks, after which, their being a
dozen or more charter members
that could not be present until
evening, the Logan team repaired
to a bounteous supper prepared by
the ladies, while the Stontsville
team under the management of
Bro. Harden Of the StoutsWUe
Neacs and Past Chancellor Slrively
of Kingston, conferred the same
ranks on those delinquent. The
Stoutsville boys have the hearty
thanks of the Logan team for re-
lieving them in just that hour
when there was in waiting for
them such grand banquet.
There is nothing so soul-soothing
when one is hungry as to sit down
to Il huge table spread with all
that thoughtful ladies could pre-
pare, and have tender hands and
beautiful faces hasten to your side,
anxious to assist you to the delica-
cies that are not within your reach.
Thus it was at this banquet. We
had but to eat, with no one to fear
or make us afraid.
After supper the Logan team re-
sumed charge of the lodge and
conferred the Rank of Knight on
the full fOrty-seven, without n stop
except at the midnight hour to
purtake of one of those banquets
again-oysters this time.
AT about O'clock a. IN. the last
brave man rode the whiskered
goat, and walked the slippery
plank onto the Gibralter of Knight
hood, and thus Laurelville Lodge
No. GA, X. of p, was launched
forth on the bilows of the world
u power for good.
An election and installation fol.
lowed which resulted in placing
into power for the first term, the
following noble knights:
Representative, Nelson Arm
strong; p. Cs., Nelson Armstrong
Milton Armstrong, Isaac Steel
w. w. Saylor; 9. c., ID b. Black
| V. c., Il. A. Steel; p, + d. Ricketts,;
M. of A., j. r.. wilkins; nj. of Elk.
John Dent; M. of r., q. ID. Nov.
cry; X. of r. g. s., w. A. William.
son; /. G., Rob't Goodman; O. G..
G. G. Cartwright; Trustees, j. II
Albin, M. w. Alstodt, David Kar
sinner.
May this new stone in the great
monument for good, live always
grow as the reed in .rapidity, hui
in strength as the mighty oak is
the wish of the DEMOCRAT.
J. B. d.
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