The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-02-19
The Friends of the K. of p.
Given a Royal Entertain
ment.
BEAUTY AND BRlLLlANCY
There Blended-The Fourth Anniver-
sary of the Order, Celebrated in
Fitting Manner.

knights of Pythias to the brethern
of this order and a limited number
of their friends, to attend ban
quet at their Castle Hall on Tuesday |
night, the same being the fourth |
anniversary of the organization of
their order here as we'll as the 28th !
anniversary of the existence of the
order.
The city editor was one OF the
fortunates who was present and he
can say that the banquet was all
that the word implies.
AFITTlNG BOWER.
The hall where the Pythians are
known to ride the goat, Climb the
creased pole, swallow molten lead
and dance jigs with ghosts, was
turned into a drawing room for this
occasion, and many tables for card
playing were arranged about in the
hall as was also crokenole tables,
for those who did not understand
cards.
Some eighty or a hundred were in
attendance, and the noise of conver-
satlon and merry laughter, COM
bined with soft music rendered by
McCann's famous orchestra, and the
chink OF the crokenole men as
they were tipped across the table
made a complete blending of sound,
and the reporter found himself
guessing several times
WERE he WAS AT
only to awaken again to the reliza-
ton that it was a banquet and
every one was vieiug W tn each
other to make his neighor have a
good time.
The entertainment was opened
by an excellent address from Major
w. L. Stout, who in well fitting
uniform, BRAIDED and buttoned with
gold, looked the picture of a true
Knight of old. His address was
short, but sweet and applauded
raptuously.
sTERE0PTICON VIEWS.
After the address, curtain was
let down at the end of the hall and
Sir knight Dr. P. A. Skeen, ex-
hibited a set of life size pictures of
Damon and Pythias representing
pictorial history of their friend
ship, one for the other. This was
one of the many pleasing features
of the evening,
PIANO SOLO AND SKIRT DANCE.
Miss Matte Shut rendered a
beautiful piano solo which was
applauded and responded by
playing a skirt dance while tiny
little Miss Gussie Griffin, daughter
of Captain Jack Griffin, danced. The
little Miss received many COM
plimen's,
HOG AND FROG.
Mr.. w. H. Booth was introduced
and gave two humorous recitations
before the audience would let him
retire. One of them was a rendi-
tion OF what al angler heard the
frogs say while he was trying to
"hook fish The other compost
tion was on the same order, except
substitution of the hog instead of
frog. Mr.. Booth had to initiate
both, and so natural did he do it
that even a frog or hog would go
to him at the sound of his voice.
| Will is great as a mimic, and he
should feel proud of his encore.
MISS MINNIE WEEKS
Recited Maclain's Child in a
clear, loud voice, without any
prompting, and for child of her
age showed considerable talent.
The little miss was congratulated
on all sides for the manner in which
she acted.
MUSIC AND SONG.
The Misses Hynson favored the
assembly with several numbers of
vocal and instrumental music and
we're gwen their mede of praise,
THE BANQUET.
There were covers laid for forty
at time, and Harry Ehrlch was
appointed to see that the forty
were well in before the door was
closed for the nonce,
THE TABLES 0RoANED
under the weight of good things
prepared by the Knights for their
friends, and the viands were appre
ciated by those who stood at the
board, There was turkey, chicken,
ham, and roast beef, with salads of
all kinds, breads, cake and jumbles,
fruits of all kinds, candy, nuts, and
wine, with coffee, cocoa, or hop ale
as drinks.
Those present we're