The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-01-08
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS.
A Large Crowd Was Present Last
Night at the X. Of L. Entertain
ment at the Opera House.

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No. 10 Of the Knights Of Pythias.
The installation was Of a public
character. The opera house con-
tanned large audience Of our
best and representative people,
and the intellectual treat to which
they were invited, and Of which
they partOOk with such great
relish and appreciation, was sup
piled by Rev. w. w. DeHart Of
Tampa in his splendid lecture on
+ the beneficent purposes and good
work accomplished by this noble
order.
The metropolitan band played
an Introductory piece in fine
style, when Mayor Bullock, who
is q shining light in the order, in
trOduCed the speaker Of the even
ing IN few appropriate words.
The reverend gentleman is a cul-
turcd and fine speaker and de-
liVcred lecture every word OF
which should appear in print, but
Wc can only touch on its salient
points, clothed in beautiful die
ton, striking illustrations and in
spring principles. Time would
not permit him to deliver his lee
ture in full, but he received the
closest attention for an hour, only
broken by ripples of laughter as
he varied his theme from lively to
earnest and eloquent flights of
Oratory. He put himself en- rap
port with his listeners by telling
the humorous Dragging story of
three little boys. One said: "My
pa is a X. of II. ;" the second said,
"Mlne is q *. of P.,' and the
third remarked: MY pa is an all
night knight" The speaker said
if he went TO saying all the good,
true and convincing things about
the order he could, he would be
an all night knight Pythian. He
said the order had a million mem
bCrS enrolled, of which 600,OO
were in good standing, including
a uniformed commandery of So
600. They had 1000 castle halls
and spent annually 32,OOO,O 900 in
benevolent purposes. The order
was organized in Washington in
February, 1864. 1t was peculiarly
an OutgrOWth of our government.
Seven unknown men met and
canvasSed the question. 1t took
root, but languiShed. Later it
revived and within almost a quar-
ter Of a century it has attained its
marvellous growth. He related
the laughable construction often
put on the three initials of the
order, +. G.. B., which stOod for
Friendship, Charity and Benevo-
lence. He then told in a striking
manner the old but ever beauti-
full story of Damon and Pythias,
after which he spoke in touching
words of the significance and
power for good Of pure friendship.
He spoke Of charity as defined by
Paul. What a roast he gave the
tattler, backbiter and SANDER
monger. It was SO hot it would
have scOrChed the hirsute cover
ing Of any person if any of that
type were IN the audience, but he
didn't believe there were. He
closed with remarks about unset
fish, Christllke benevolence, with
a sublime perOratiOn on the broth
erhOOd of men and the fatherh0Od
of God. For a moment YOU could
have heard a pin drop, then the
audience broke out in applause.
The following officers were then
installed by Herbert Crook. dep
uty grand chancellor:
b. d. Hodge, Z. c.; J. c.. Fer
Guson, G. c.; NJ. j. Turner, V.
B.; w. L. Frierson, prelate; II.
VI. c. nnell, NJ. Of w: j. r. De-
Vanc, X of r. and S.; D. f. Nc
Iver, NJ. of f; S. I. Sistrunk, NJ. =.
Of e.; J. b. Watkins, NJ. at a. !;
7. J. MusselWhite, [. G.; NJ. T