The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-19
PYTHIAhS In SORROW
ANNUAL SERVICE FOR THE DEAD
HELD YESTERDAY AT THE
GRAND
WILLIAM H.@atEusTIs' oRAToRY

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The Eloquent sainneapolitan Deliv-
cred an Address ON Human Life
Fine Tribute Ito the Principles
ON Which the FraternaI Order Is
Founded-F:our. Dead In the Last
Year. 3n.91
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Very solemn andsqmpressive was the
annual memorial service of the knights
of Pythias. of ST. Paul, held yesterday
afternoon at the Grand opera house.
when the members of the order did
homage to the memory of the departed.
Previous to thehsarVice' the Second bat
talon of the Minnesota brigade, U. R.
K. p. formed at, Pythian hall and
marched to the opera house. headed by
Seiberts band and a platoon of police.
under the command of Col. e. H. Milham.
At the theater every available seat was
occupied In the center of the stage
had been erected an altar. on which
were the embems of the order. and in
the wings there, was a profusion of palms
and potted plants ,,.,., e..4.
In the audience were seated the men,
bers of the st. Paul lodges. Champion
Lodge No. ID. Webster No 20, st. Paul
No. 4S, Lincoln No. IS. Capitol No. 81,
Twin City No, 60. Washington No. Il
and Ivy No. 1877. with the St. Paul com
pany of the uniformed rank. Grand Chan
cellor w. w. Wooley. Supreme Repre-
sentative J. F. Hfscher, Past Chaneel-
lor Fred c: Stevens Col E. H.. Mllham
and Col Godfrey, of st. Paul; Maj. ]. A.
Hagman and Col. Fred E. Wheaton. Of
Minneapolis, and Col d. c. Clinton oc-
cupied the lower boxes. On the stage,
besides William Henry Eustis. the or
ator of the occasion. were seated Chan
cellor Commander Grier M. Orr, Vice
Chancellor Walter Munich, Prelate D. c..
Gates, Master Of the Work Arthur j.
Stobbart. Keeper Of Records ans Seal
j. M Hawthorne, Master Of FINANCE
Lindsay Waters Master of Exchequer
G.. H. Wilcoxson, Master-at-Arms Frank
w. Bear, Inners 4Guard L., A. w. Twee-
dale, Outer Guard S, S. Fenley, A. w.
Bork, ]. r. Foster, P. H. McManus, J..
P. Maley, H. L. Donnelly, William Dun
nell, L. c. Erwin, w. H. Hunt. r. c..
Neuenschwander and Companies I and
II of the uniforrnedsrank Of Minneapolis.
AS the unfforinedq- knights marched
into the theaterdSeiberts First Regiment
and then came the impressive opening
exercises according to the Knights of
Pythias ritual, Andef the direction of
Chancellor Commander Orr. Prayer was
offered by PreIate D. c. Gates. and a
quartette composed Of Miss Bertha
Steiger, Miss Alice Northrop, Paul Floyd
and Frank Wilson, sang Il Would Not
Live Away" E<1E4
In the pause that followed Prelate
Gates read the names of the members
of the order who have died during the
past year. who were:
Emery E. Warren, of Webster lodge,
/ died Dec. g.. 1898.
Oscar F. Greenleaf, of Capitol lodge,
died Oct. 5, 1898. b
Thomas M. Koran, of Capitol lodge,
died June 6, 1899. -..-,.
| Joseph G. Pavian, of Washington lodge,
| died Feb. 49, 1899.
The quartette sang the Vacant Chair
very touehingly and, then Chancellor
| Commander Orr introduced William
| Henry Eustis, Of Minneapolis, the orator
/ of the OCCASION Mr.. Eustis paid a
touching tribute to the memory Of the
departed members of : the :: order. and
praised the principles of the Pythian
order = founded ~onsT5astiee, Charity and
ENERGY e1'iz,'-3 ? i;.-' ~
T. Human life Is q great failure If this
! Is the end Of ALL" declared the orator,
standing beside the altar t"It- cannot
be that death Is the end of life. How
noble in reason~is man, how infinite In
| form and feature and intellect and how
T great his intellectual progress. He
doesn't build his cells in the same man
ner for thousand years like the beasts.
| He has mind to reason and plan and
! to improve. The mind of man has d.
vined the distance of the stars from the
earth and unfathomed many Of the mys-
| teries of nature. This is not the end
1.-The principles Of justice, charity and
mercy have lightened the footsteps of
| progress These, like physical truths,
| have come to man slowly, and it will be
! ages before they reach their full culmi-
| nation How beautiful and comprehensive
| Is the spirit of charity made manifest
in the relief offered the sufferers from
| the New Richmond cyclonei 1t is not an
| individual impulse, but national im-
| pulse, and it stands as an indisputable
Indication that lthes world IS becoming
| better"
| When Mr. Eustis had concluded the
! quartette sang Nearer My God to Thee
very softly, and then came the beautiful
services around the altar, touching in
their Simplicity Zone by one the
Knights of the Altar filed about the
altar and laid upon It among the i'm
| mortelles whichs tt bore a sprig Of cy-
| press in memof1a1n.
Prelate Gates offered a closing prayer,
the quartette and the audience Joined In
singing Good Night" and the service
closed with a march by Seibert's band.
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