The Portland daily press., 1897-07-07
HONORED MIR. REYNOLDS.
IVanhoe Lodges Reception to the
Grand Chancellor.
AFFAIR BRILLIANT SUCCESS AND
LARGELY ATTENDED.

speeches Were Made by Judge Peabody,
Col. e. C. MiIliken, Hon. Seth L. LARA.
bee and Several Others-Mr. Reyn oIds
Was Given very Flattering Ovation.
! Last night marked the beginning of the
festivities of the silver anniversary of the
Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias. 1t was
the commencing of round Of festivities
which will continue through the week
and which will bring thousands of people
to Portland to honor the 25th birthday of
the Grand Lodge of Maine It will be a
great week for Portland, a still greater
week for the knights of Pythias of Maine
and week of great activity for the hun
dreds of Pythians of Portland who will
do the honors Of the occasion to their
visiting brothers from all over the coun-
try. Last night Ivanhoe lodge, No. %,
<. of P, rendered reception to Grand
Chancellor Edward C. Reynolds which
was largely attended and testified to the
respect and affection which this lodge
feels for on its distinguished brother, the
first knight of the state. The first of the
evening was devoted to social gathering
and informal reception in the main hall
Of the Pythian asylum. This had been
handsomely decorated for the silver ami
yersary week by Longfellow lodge and
was gay with bunting and banners of
various kinds. There were assembled in
this hall during the evening many of
Portland's distinguished. citizens who
came to help the Ivanhoe lodge honor its
first grand chancellor of the domin-
ion Of Maine. During the evening. Mr..
John E. Greene, the chairman of the
committee which arranged the affair, pre-
sented to Mr.. Reynolds in behalf of the
members of Ivanhoe lodge IN ivory gavel,
silver mounted, with an ebony handle.
The gavel was inscribed: From Ivan
hoe Lodge to her first Grand Chancellor,
E. c. Reynolds, July 6, 1897
At half past nine o'clock a banquet was
served in the hall above and fully 200
knights and invited guests were seated
about the well arranged tables. The
banquet hall was beautifully decorated.
On the wall was the emblem of the or
der, shield in three colors with the let
tiers E. c. B.. all done in electric lights
of red, blue, yellow and white.
On the opposite wall was another deco.
ration of similar character also formed
by electric lights of four colors SO that
the name reynolds" extended almost
the width of the hall. These together
with the yari-colored streamers and the
national flag, well arranged, formed a
very beautiful picture. The decorations
were arranged by members of the lodge
and reflected much credit upon them.
After cigars were lighted, Mr.. J. E..
Greene called the assemblage to order and
called upon Judge Henry G. Peabody to
respond to the sentiment, -four Grand
Chancellor, his past, present and future
as Pythian.' Judge Peabody made in
response to this toast a most graceful
speech, replete with anecdote and bright
sayings and extremely eloquent at times.
He said at first, 81 fully share the graft
fication of every knight here present for
everything that adds in any way to the
distinction and pre-eminence of this
lodge. 1t may not be well known or gen
orally admitted that I was one of the
promoters of this lodge and had a great
deal to do with it's formation. did this
in about the same way that the Rev.
Phillips Brooks of Boston earned the
greatest reputation of being the greatest
swearer that ever came to Maine.
Some years ago a party. of gentlemen
from Portland were on fisherman S
boat off the Maine coast, and one of them
got talking with the fisherman about
the people whom he had at various times
taken out fishing with him. The fisher
man told of many distinguished persons
the Rev. Phillips Brooks of Boston as
being one of them. He said that he liked
Mr.. Brooks very much and thought he
was good fellow, butt that he believed
him to be the greatest swearer that ever
came to Maine.
"You don't mean to say that Phillips
Brooks swears?" said the Portland man,
greatly shocked.
sob, yes do" replied the fisherman.
"Why, how was that? I didn't know
that.he swore," persisted the man from
Portland.
"But he does," replied the fisherman.
"He was out fishing here with me
one day and by and bye he caught fish
on his hook and had to help to haul
him into the boat. I said to him Mr..
Brooks, that is the damnedest big halibut
that was ever caught in Maine And
Mr.. Brooks replied, That's so.' .
Sin this way Mr.. Brooks became known
as a great swearer, and in about the same
way helped found Ivanhoe lodge" con-
tinued Judge Peabody. Zone day a man
came to me and said that something
must be done for Pythianism in Portland
and that we had better start new lodge.
1 said that's SO, and Ivanhoe lodge was
born.