The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-10-12
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yesterday closed the session OF the
Grand Lodge, Knish hts of Pythiss and |
after the election of officers at the |
morning session al, business was
last evening the member formed In a
column of twos and marched frotn /
Castle Hall TO the Capitol Hotel, where |
Landlord Msllil,en had an elaborate |
spread wsising for the Knights. The
dining hall was decorated in red, yell
low AID blue, the colors of the order.
The tables were bedecked with palms
and natural flowers, and were lade1
with ell varieties Of fruit and gcod
things to eat. The FIRST course was
oyster- to order and then salads, cold
Llcats, coffee and cigars.
Reder's orchestra furnished the
music, directed by Prof. Lehrer,
Senator Y. K. Fegan acted as toast
master. The toast of welcome to the
visiting e P's. was assigned TO f. q.
Greer.
1t fell to T. j. Leahy's lot to re-
spond to the toast Of Welcome and he
did 1t in q way in behalf of the
Knights that plainly showed he meant
II from the bottom sof his heart and
the hearts he represented
The toast of Knight Out" was
properly assigned to Il. K. Blake. who
rather infringed OF the toast, IA
Knight Iu," which was excusable In
as much as he had TO draw = parallel.
II developed that Blake had been the
"Knight Out" the night before and
he handled his subject to the entire
satisfaction OF all present. j. j. Car
son spoke to the toast of q knight
In" and showed that knight In"
had its enjoyable features rs well as
a knight Out"
american Rotundity" fell to the
lot of Speaker Tom Reed, who treated
il largely.
"Life's Influences" was very natur-
ally given to j. o Blakeney. Mr..
Blakeney could not understand why
he. a three inch gun, should be called
on for g toast, after all Of the thirteen n
inch guns had exploded.
The next toast was the Women and
the Lodge" Percy Glazee was asked
to respond to It, lie made q hit, but
nothing compared TO what he would
have done had there been ladies pres
ent.
Mystic Realism" was assigned TO
T. Coleman. He said he had been
walking the streets an hour trying tc
, get a check cashed but failed. BE
thought that was realism to frazzle
II. Z. Thompson talked TO the toast
of Educational Secrets"
1.-THE Goat and Other Grazing Ami
mails" was assigned TO q. X. Frazier
who seemed TO und erstand the subject
Thoroughly.
. John Knox in his maiden speech tC
brother Knights responded 20 tbs
toast of THE Golden Era" John hal
goI den red hair. and it was supposed
that he was assigned TO the toast OF
thai account.
"Pythianism in the East" was as
signed TO II. W. Thurston OF Newark
N j. Mr.. Thprston said. among othel
things, that when he first contemplat
ed coming to Oklahoma that he woulS
be able ID teach the Knights of Pyth
las many things. but he hnds tha
Pythianism in the east is no differen
from Pythianism in oklahoma.
"Before Taking" the subject givei
to J ". Henderson. he we'll remember
ed the difference Of before and afte
taking. lie did not say what.
}. Il. Palmer WAS assigned to thu
lsubject of After Taking" He salt
= atlas he had the privilege of select
ing his subject he would only say tina
IL any member of Guthrie lodge No,
or any citizen of Guthrie should eve
happen to be In his country (the ossg'
nation) and gave the distress sign
every Indian in the natien, dresses
and naked, would run to their aseist
ance. Mr.. Palmer said that at hom
John Leahy was the big gun in Pyth
ianism, but In other matters ther
were other pebbles.
TAz UpshAw was called on by specia
Irequest, he to choose his subject. ID
said he was knight out the night be
fore, and as that subject had beel
thoroughly discussed there was moth
ing left for him to say.
"Pythian Geography" was referre'
to by V. V. Hardcastle.
Southern Chivalry" was Mr.. Leach
q subject.
6 Organization was d. e. Settler
= subject.
> "FraternAl Slippers by l., MeKin
. lay.
1t fell to the lot OF W. II. Merten I
> make the closing speech, which he di'
: In happy way, making the visiting
knights feel that Guthrie lodge No.
and the citizens of Guthrie In genera
had been greatly benefited by thei
presence here.
: Those present were;
Shswnee-J o Blakeney, II @ Beard
CnAnulef-D w Olhlut II ID uOyh'
8 FL Reno-J G Thompkins, w RI
, ley, e + Blake, Thomas Reid
PAwhuska-T Leshy, F Palmer
!, Geo. e. Tinker.
Woodward ChAs Cheek.
= Enid-Percy Glaze, A p Atwood,
: w Graham.
Perry-A NJ Brown, BENZ. Bsrnum
y A It Jones. John Knox Il Shsnafel'
II w Leninger.
e Newkirk-F M Woods, t o William
y ii Miller
Pawnee-John NJ Henderson. t \
Broaddus.
stroud ChAs. Barr, L o Flood.
Black kwell-Robt 5 Hughes, A
Fulkerson, N A Steele ] Carson,
Oklahoma oity-T M Upshaw, V
Hardcastle, Ii @ Schilling.
b. Mulhall-Wm Strunk, @ w Taylor
= W Hoyt
Medford-D L Settler.
A Fort Reno-Richkrd Miller.
5I Norman-Fred Reed.
0l Htlllwater-H Z Thompson.
I'll Orlando-S II Reed
Hennessey-H A Paine.
l. Alva-D r Frazier:
3 Nardin-F NJ Wiles.
u Guthrie-F II Greer, Charles Pond
= A G Baldwin, John Costeral, Ward
Eugene Gill. DR.. Hiatt, A A Humph
r rey, Ed BrumAge Chas Carpenter, I
n Ramsay. II B Reder. G s Brengle, ID
Cotteral. Ed Vanderpool, A p ssun