The Portland daily press., 1899-11-16
IVAhHOE LODGE.
Members Banquet at
Underwood.
Celebrated Enrolment Of 4OOth
Member.
Grand Chancellor Max
well Spoke.
Ad dresses by Other Grand OH
GERS and Members.

Last evening the members Of Ivanhoe
lodge. No. s5 Knights Of Pythias, cele.
brated the enrolment Of Its 400th mem
ber with banquet at Underwood Spring
Park.
At 7.15 D. m. 104 IN members Of the lodge
LETT the head OF Elm street IN special oars
and arrived at the park at 7.45 p. IN. Up
on the arrival q reception was held In the
parlors after whicn the party retired to
the banquet hall where one Of Pillsbury' .
finest dinners was served BY an efficient
corps Of mattresses.
Pact Grand Chancellor Edward q. Rey-
mods, who Is one of the char ter members
of Ivanhos lodge, presided at the table
and conducted the post prandial exercises.
When the chairs had been pushed back
and the cigars passed all arose and sang
"America" with orchestral accompani-
ment.
Toastmaster Reynolds called attention
to the purpose of the evening. In the
course Of his remarks he said: when a
lodge has done what Ivanhoe hss after
few years of existence In securing Its
4UVLu IutulGcE ~ 10 bAoPoA s1ee We s.e~se
celebrate the event. 1t does not mean
that we have Initiated 400 men, but We
have 400 actual members In the ranks. In
addition We have fund Of $1,000.
1--WE have with us Grand Chancellor
Max we'll of Livermore Falls, upon
whom he called.
Mr.. Maxwell, who was received with
ha Iad 70 no
present at such an important occasion ;
"Iyanhos lodge has done WELL, he said,
"and Its mem bers should be proud of Its
record. Ivanhoe lodge Is we'll known
about the state" MIR. Maxwell believes
In secret organizations and that man
should belong to at least one OF them, and
that one should be the knights or
PythiAs. Not only fratsruaily, but the or
der is q financial benefit to Its mem bers.
He spoke Of the Organization Of the order
In Amerioa.
The other speaker were Vice Grand
Chancellor william Allen Of south Port
land, Past Chancellor Harry Nelson, the
| first chancellor of tins ledge; George L.
Spear Of South Portland, n esideut of the
Portland Past Chancellors' Association ;
Chancellor Plummer, the present tncum-
bent Of the office; William Osborne. Page
W. q. Jeffsrds. the youngest member OF
the lodge; Past Chancellor Strout, VINO
made an eloquent speech; John X. Greene
and Past Grand Vice Chancellor Evans.
The evening closed with the singing of
| "Old Folks at Home" Three rousing
cheers were given for Landlord Pillsbury,
Toastm aster Reynolds and others.
The affair was successfully arranged
and attended to by the following commit
tee: W. W. Barnes, NJ. N. Prince, Frank
A. Nelson, Fred b. Mcdonald and J. =,
Rockwell.
Those present were; p. q. v. G.
Henry Evans, p. g. v. U. Henry 1. Mel
son, p. g. p. John e. Greene, g. c.
John ID. Maxwell. Edward Z. Reynolds.
Charles A. Strout, George I. Spear, Her
tert Files. K. II. watsrhouss, v. &. c.
VIM. Il. Allen, q. q. A. A. P.ummsr,
W. Il. Gay, Isaac A. Clough, W. S.
Dunn, Ernest True, A. Manchester q. X.
Edwards, E. A. Mssserve, NJ. N. Prince,
George r. Robinson, Albert N. Carter,
". L. Ands rson. o. G. Monroe. Il. J.
Vannah, J. r. Crockett, G. h. Cloud
man, W. II. Lowell, h. ID. Locke, II. K
Thor Edike. Fred H. Mcdonald, Daniel +
Jost, BENZ. II. Davenport Albert l..
Davis, ]. Y. MoCushing. A. X. Brown.
J. p. Rock we'll, J. +. Warren, W. A.
Allen, j. L. Haskins. Jr.. A. ]. Keith
II. u. Gordon, A. L. Boston, l.. D.
Wells, Frank /. Nelson, Lester A
Aercisr, Joseph p. Brown. S. Burtor
Willston, DIR. W. l.. MaoVane, II. A.
Carter. George Tolman, Samuel y,
Knowles. W. @. Jefferds, Edward A
Gay, q. L. Allen, Fred A. Bar bour. W
L. Burrowes, Charles H. Aayberry, s
u. Nelson, Edward h. Butler. M. y
Goodwin. H. Leighton, VIM. +. Osborne
Charles v. Jarvis, J. E. Osborne. o. K
Eaton, Elgin c. Verrill. Fred Wallace
Howard q. Smith, George W. Grover
Frank H. Vsrrill. j. u. Henderson
Charles y. Msrriman, r. A. Barbour. u
L.. Shaw, John J. wescott, Bsrtram I.
Bourke, J. n. Dunn, Charles Lord. Wm
II. Lord, W. II. Sargent. l.. II. Cum
minss. II. Jenks. Frank L. Howsrth
George W. Barbour. Fred n. Allen
Frank L Moore. John Charlton, q. K
Griffin, Edward l.. Elwsll. Dorvile Libby
Charles Barbour, Arthur Ross. A. !
Paulsen, J. O. Ehtessn. E U. Dye r, "
d. Dyer. A. =. Carter, Sanford Harrins
ton, H. 8. Robsrts. c. N. DenhAm, Lsv
N. Blake. X. W. Curtis, J. W. Lombard