Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-15

Weber, OF Richmond. three cent piece
OF date OF 1870: Roster of Hampton
Lodge, No. 366 3. P. o. e.; The i,urnal
Of the Grand Lodge proceedings of 80;
| Roster D. !. Turner Co:r,.l;.Edery w.
r. of p, Of Hampton; silver twenty
| five cent piece bearing dat of 1896? BY
Jar.es MITCHELL; copy Hampton Mnni
tor; Japanese coin by w. J. a. Sum
ming: cards of F. c. Recs u Co.. l1an,r-
ton Transfer Company. Charles Pa
:ner. Colonel E. T.. Savage. John May
and George II. Jones, Past G"nnd Chan
ceJlor of Pennsylvania; lead peacil l.y
John Weymouth: Porto Rican coin by
d.. l.. J. Applewhitc, Of Newport News;
tnroc cid pennies " Charl.s N Pace.
ola English coin by member, o" Mar
wick Ledge. No. >, Of Newim-t News:
coin from safe Of the Marta Theresa
| by Past Chancellor Comm her +. w.
Langley, OF Franklin Lodge. Nj ?.
| Washington: program installation of
date Of July g. 1879: copies i t!.. New
port News Daily Press contai: ll:; re
gram Of the ceremonies.
When the articles had bc,l lie rosit-
Cd and the receptacle closed "-llh ~c;li-
| ing wax the Grand Chan :s'i,: Will,
| three raps of the gavcl declared the cor
rcrstrIe to have been laid according TO
the rituals Of the Knights oi l'ythias.
MIR. RICHARDSON'S SPEECH.
At the conclusion Of the impressive
ceremonies MIR. S. G. Cumming, Ils;
| Chancellor Commander Of II ,con,htcn
Lodge, and one Of he prin?c pro,n.'trrs
in having the castle erected. took III :
floor and in {; few wel-chuss..l wor''s
introduced Hon. d. {. Richardson, OF
Richmond, as the orator OF il.e Gly
| Mr.. Richardson was received "ith
cheers and it was several minutes be-
fore he could begin his speech, Whi;.'l
was one OF the best pieces OF rratory
| ever heard in Hampton. n ,pe ing
his remarks the speaker Sud, that
nearly four centuries ago. lWo weeks
| before the settlement of Jamestown, the
| old Tribe of kecoughtan Indians had
made their way to Hampton, then
known as Kecoughtan. Since that date
| nothing but hospitality had reiGne1 n
this community until today he town
was fas: forming itself into city we'll
worthy of her people, After express
sing his delight at being present on
such an imposing occasion. Mr. Rich
ardSon took up the wonderful inpr We
ments that had been made in civ;lizl-
| ton during the nineteenth century.
which he said would soon close and
give way to the twentieth century. In
this connection the speaker lw-lt at
some length on the diffusion Of knowl-
edge, and took UP the governments Of
each country in the world as lie vert
along, claiming that ours was the fore
most of all. He criticised the verdict
/ -
as AN unjust punishment" Referring; to
| the Pythian order, the speaker said ten
men stood around the cradle oi it's
birth, but today thousands Of man are
rallyinS around the banner of Pylhian-
| hood in the United States. He culngiz-
ed the founder of the order, and claim
ed that the precepts taught by Pythia MS
friendship, benevolence and charity
would ever cause it to have 4 high rank
| in the world. The order was uSnercI
into existence" said the speaker, when
| the Whole country was deluSei with
blood and tears. but today nearly d
| half million men march beneath the
| tri-color banner of the Pythian order
for the upbuilding Of man and country.
| The erection Of the new castle should
mark new era i'll the grand c:a lodge
OF kecoughtan, and the i,cnple OF
Hampton should give the lodge the sup
port which it justly deserved Nj.
| Richardson brought his renlarh> TO Il
close by declaring that Pyrhanism
would always live, and that it's very
teachings We're in accordance With
| those set out by the Great Gjd, who
ruled the universe.
| Mr.. Richardson's speech was a mas
| terly effort and he was frequently IN
| terrupted With outbreaks Of applause
! from his hearers.
When Mr.. Richardson conclude his
speech the procession WAS again form
|
Armory Hall where an cx"=ilcnt luE-
cheon had been prepared for them by
| the Ladies' Auxiliary CT the Y. NJ. e. a.
| Much credit is due Mrs. George NJ.
Richter and her able corps of young Ia
dies, who so successfully arranged the
1 lunch.
| After lunch the visitors took the cars
for their respective homes, and the lay
I ing Of the cornerstone IF .ns Hampton
! Pythian Castle went down ir:to history
as the first to use the beautiful rituals
Of the order on such an occasion.
| Another very complimentary coct for
Hampton Pythians is that hen the
castle is completed it will be the finest
Pythian castle in the state, Portsmouth
! being the only lodge now that EAR boast
of its own castle.
THE GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT.
| owing to the absence of Grand chan
cellor Cutlett, who was detained from
taking part in the exercises, the other
| Grand Officers We're raised a notch and
| therefore were compelled to be termed
'acting" officers. They We're Is fol-
lows:
| Bland, Portsmouth.
Acting Vice Grand Chancelior-E. l..
| Cunningham, Of Newport News
| Acting Grand Master-at-Arms- C. NJ
Richter, ofHampton.
| Grand Keeper of Records ana Seal
| w. \. Edwards, Of Portsmouth,
Grand Prelate-William II. May, Of
| Norfolk.
Acting Grand Master of Excheaucr-
Ed. y. Eubank, Of Newport News.
Acting Grand Inner Guard-E. T..
|Montague,Eof Hampton.
Acting Grand Outer Guard-W S.
| Morris, of Norfolk.
| The staffaof the First Virginia Regi-
| ment who attended were:
Commander-G. w. Battley, oc Nor
folk. rs
| Lieutenant Colonies. J. Harwood, Ct
| Newport News.
Major-W. G. Corbett, or Portsmouth.