The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-22

as evidenced by the attendance, and
cordial invitation is extended to all
the companions to come and join in
making No. COS still more attractive.
Visiting companions are always well
come.
The regular meeting of James 3. Nc
Kean post G. A. R. has been postponed
until Thursday evening the 25th. when
the post and w. r. corps will give a
dime social and camp fire, with short
literary and song programme, sand
witcned in.
The George r. Maxwell post and W.
r. corps, as well as all old soldiers and
their families. are the invited guests
of James B. Mexican post and w. r.
corps.
The members of the order of knights
of Pythias and their friends met in the
castle hall in the Union block last
night to celebrate the Saith anniversary
of the institution of the order. There
was a ver-T large attendance, the spa
cious hall being crowded and the pro-
ceedings were most interesting and in
StrEetive.
Grand Chancellor Sonnedecker pre-
sided, and the K. of P uniformed band
and the members of the uniform rank
were present in force. The band.
which is one of the very best in the
city, gave several excellent renditions
during the evening which were thor
oughly appreciated.
Kew. A. L. Hudson was the orator of
the evening and delivered a short but
very appropriate address, taking for
his central idea the motto on the shield
on the coat of arms of the order.
Friendship. Charity and Benevolence.
MIR. HUDSON referred to the old but
go. ..rT
where each of the friends was ready
and willing to give up his life for the
other, and thus proved his friendship.
That was true friendship and theirs
was the supreme test of friendship.
That is the ideal of friendship as ex-
emplifed in the teachings of the
Knights of Phythias.
the next cardinal principle of the
order is charity. Charity, the central
figure of the three graces. Charity
sufereth long and converts the poi
soned arrows which are flung around
into harmless darts and so transforms
them that love and sweetness takes the
place of the deadly -oisons.
Benevolence is a necessary adjunct
TO or perhaps a COMPONENT part of
charity. We MAJ have kindly feel
ings in our hearts and forgiving
spirit, we may have charity, and if
it vii. make itself apparent by our
deeds, our acts, in helping along our
fellows, in opening our purses to sue
cor the needy. Friendship, charity and
benevolence, a trinity of wondrous
beauty, embracing all that is good and
noble il human nature. 1t is q sub
lime sentiment which those few noble
men 81 years ago in the city of Wash
ington adopted as the guiding princi-
r.1a nf n~cn fdh
founded. and which has gone marching
on and conquering ever since.
Past Grand Chancellor Meakin re-
cited the little poem, Earnest Faith
full in manner which brought out its
true meaning and beautiful sentiment
and was received very warmly by the
audience.
The band played one of it's selections,
which brought the meeting to close.
Deputy supreme commander of the
Macca bees, j. w. Wright, made Salt
Lake City tent a visit at their review
on Tuesday evening and made splen-
did talk on the subject of ''Fraternal
Insurance" Sir Knight Ferguson of
Old Reliable tent. located to Bingham,
was admitted by. card to the tender
care of Salt Lake City tent. Arrange
ments were made to attend the funeral
ScINlCCS u DlOtiicf OOiiA A<NeA-Ao OAA
Wednesday.
All members present were deeply af-
fected az the sudden death of Sir
Knight Evans, who was faithful
member OF the order and a good citi-
zen. Resolutions of coincidence were
drafted and a copy sent to the family
of the deceased. This is the first death
in Salt Lake City tent No. since its
organization. 80:
Under the head of good of the order
Sir Knight L. ]. Keys made a very
interesting talk of a practical nature,
after which the review adjourned to
meet the first Tuesday in March in the
hall formerly occupied by the tent.
Home forum SS5 will not hold its so
cial next week, but will postpone it
for a month. Special exercises will be
held, however. under good of the or
der The new term password has come
and will be given to all who are there
next meeting. Members should come
or they won't know what it is. Come
and see the new charter in its new
frame Home forum members have
died in wyoming ofspneumonia, which
takes the strong as often as the weakly
ones. These are the first deaths among
the members during the year and a
half the order has been in existence
in Utah, Idaho. Wyoming and Mon
tana What order can make better
showing for health than this?