The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-05
en- ELOQUENT ADDRESS.
AIR. DarnaiIs Speech at tho Ben Hur En-
fereainment.

fertainment.
Quite crowd OF Roanokers attended,
tho Ben Hur entertainment given bv
Miss Maybelle BiRgart, of New York.
assisted by Miss Clarabell Palmer. of
Virginia, as pianist, at Salem on FRIDAY
evening. under the auspices of the
Salem Lodge knights Of Pythias, and
speak In the highest terms of the
evenings program.
The dramatization WAS we'll conceived
and exceedingly we'll rendered, full of
Interesting climaxes and pathetic
scenes. Miss Biggart's full. rich, voice
and sympathetic nature peculiarly At
her for work OF this character. The
closing scene, the great chariot race be-
tween Ben Hur and the Roman MossBls,
WAS specially we'll done.
MISS Palmer, as q pianist, inter
sporsed tho program with piano solos.
charmingly rendered, and was most
heartily applauded. She was virginias
representative of the music at the
Worlds Fair at Chicago and is now
chairman OF the Virginia committee OF
music ct The Atlanta Exposition.
The entertainment was com plete
success and was greatly enjoyed by all
present.
Mr., Il. NJ. Darnall, OF this city, was
invited 20 deliver short address on the
principles and purp oses Of the order of
knights of Pythias. Judge Wingfeld
Griffin, as master Of ceremonies, in his
usua! happy style introduced M. Oar
nall, who, after thanking Judge Griffin
ana tho committee In charge for the in
vitation extended to him, prefaced his
remarks with an sllusion so the on.
tiquity OF frascrnal societies and tho
necessity for secret ceremonies therein.
Nj. D.rnall made an excellent ad-
dress OF twenty minutes, which WAS
full of valuable and interesting informa.
ton to Pythians ard which was in Mr..
Darnall's usual happy style.
Below is given few brief extlac,s
from the speech:
"Thirty-t@o years ago in tho capital
city OF America, when grim viaaged war
WAS spre aiding sesolation all ever this
fair land Of ours; before the echoes OF
the tramp Of contending armiee, and the
roar OF canrOn's thunder had been
hushed to sleep among the cliffs that
overhsng tho beautiful Potomac; while
tho tattered remnant of Lees noblo
army were making their last heroic
stand in the defence of the lost cause
around the historic city of Richmond,
under that banner SO soon to be furled
at Appomattox.
omlo OIL bHId bLrlI0 ana DlOOQSlGd
our order had It's birth. RECOGNIZING
The universal brotherhood OF man, anx.
ious to heal as far as possible the bitter.
ness that had been engendered BY that
disastrous struggle, Justus Fl. Rash.
bone, with prophetic discernment,
chose the old but beautiful story OF
Damon and Pythiss on which to build
fraternal society that stands to- dsy
without rival for purity of purpose,
noble deeos and and loyalty to all that
Is truest and best in American man.
hood.
O"The neoplyte who kneels before The
altar whereon rests our book OF law
takes vows upon himself, which, II
rightly kept. makes him forever friend
OF virtue and the foe OF vice, and when he
has been proven as an esquire, tried So
knight, recognizing that only STAIN
less garments benefit true knight, ne
emerges from our castle hall with the
warm grasp OF an honest friendship for
his fellow man, heart full OF charity
for the weaknesses Of an erring brother
and an open handed benevolence to re-
lieve distress"
At the close of Mr.. Darnall's address
Miss Biggart rendered an original
dram atization OF General Lew Wallace's
grea. book, ben Hur." 1t WAS divided
into five scenes.
Wilde VIII be Liberated Monday.
LONDON, May Oscar Wilde will
be liberated Monday or when bail Ia
found, the court to which his LAWYERS
applied having accepted bail in SIC, 500
and G~o sureties in SIS, 250each.
steinwav Piano, $3.50.
One second hand Sseinway piano,
full siza, in perfec. order and June, and
fully warranted, for $3.50, on easy pay.
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