The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-20

The Wilmington Division, No. j. Uniform
Rank, Knights of Pythias, celebrated the
thirty-first anniversary of the order with
a musical and literary entertainment at
X. of P. Hall last night.
The exercises were given in the lodge
room, which was beautifully decorated and
crowded with the Sir Knights and their
wives and daughters. The scene was
brilliant one, the women in beautiful
gowns and the sir knights in the brilliant
uniform Of the order making combinations
of color and grace seldom seen outside the
halls whore the Sir knights entertain their
friends. The entertainment was an un-
usually fine one. every number of the pro-
gramme being both in its subject and rem
dition meritorious production. The pro-
gramme in detail was as follows:
orchestra a.................Fir First Regiment
OPENING address,. Colonel W. J. Jelfers
Quartette, "Oyer the Hills at Break of
Day." Miss Marion a. Bacon, Miss Lizzie
r. Bacon, James A Ward, John b. Butler.
Organist. Observation-Disclosures. Miss Megill
Recitation, Clowns BABY
Albert w. Foreman
Song. nIIer Eyes Don't Shine Like Dia-
monds." ..... Master Alfred O'Connor
instrumental, with song, Sights of Dime
Museums, "...................A "A. c. Lingo
Reading ......................J. X. King
Orchestra. ..................Fi First Regiment
Quartette Come Where the Lilies
Bloom" The Misses Bacon, ]. A. Ward
and J. b. Butler
Recitation, "The Old Bachelors Sale"
J. II. King
Cornet solo.............John Wallschmitt
Recitation. Bingham on the Rhine,
A, w, Foreman
Instrumental. with sonE,........R. Russell
The entertainment closed with sup
per. The tables were spread on the third
floor Of the Smith building and covers
were laid for 15O guests. The tables were
loaded with good things to eat provided
with the proyerbial hospitality of the
Knights Of Pythias. and which were all
the better for being served by the sir
knights themselves Tha supper room,
which was evidently the quarters Of the
uniform corps of the order, was brilliantly
decorated. The walls were covered with
banners, flags and bunting; the ceiling
was aglow with color from long lines OF
red. yellow and blue bunting, the cOlors OF
the order arranged in geometric figures.
From this mass of color hung Japanese
lanterns, anl in four long lines under this
canopy Of brilliant color sat the sir knights
and their ladies In costumes scarcely less
brilliant than the profuse decorations.
The supper began ABOUT $40 u tloch anu
with the speaking which followed. eontin-
ued until n.3O o'elsck. Captain Thomas
Mullin, Jr,, of Wilmington DiFisicH, pre-
sided and acted as toastmaster. AT about
1880 o'clock he raped for order and in
trodueed Albert w Foreman. who recited
"The Golden supper" He was heartily
applauded. The toasts and responses
which followed were as follows:
The Supreme Lodge; Response by w. w
Simmons. s. r.
The Grand Lodge: Response by c. P
! Maroncy. z. S r.
The Uniform Rank: Response by Col
onel W. j. Jefieris, p. S, r.,
The LADIES' Response by Daniel Ross
The Press: Response by G. w. Roberts
Among the guests of the evening from I
distance were: Mr.. and Mrs, Joseph @
Jolls. Mr.. and Mrs Joseph suydam, vii
liam Francis. George Dickinson and JOSEPH
Gray of Mddletown, Mr.. and Mrs. W. A
Mullin of Marshallton.