Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-07-05
COLORED KNIGHTS OF THE GRAND LODGE k. OF F. WILL MEET
 HERE
INA FOUR DAYS SESSION.
Prominent Colored Men From All Over the State to Be in
 Attendance.


 Grand Lodge, eolored, Knights of Pythias Of Arkansas will assemble at the court house in this city at l2 o'clock July 4th, ana will remain in session four days, Tuesday, Wedues daay, Thursday and Friday. Iswilt be represented by nearly forty local lodges and will be the largest as- semblage of celored Knights that has ever assembled ia this State, The daily sessions wiIl be from 3, 4n. to I2 m. and 2 ?. n. to ,. 8. m.
 On Wednesday night at the St. Johns A. M. E Church, the well come address will be delivered by Mrs. Ida J. Young, wife Of John E. Young. of this city. She has been for a number Of years q teacher in che public school here. The address Of response will be delivered by Dr. c. M. Wade, of Hot Springs. h connection with the welcome address and response, a literary and musical program has been arranged as fol- lows.
 Song Choir
 Invocation by Dr. Thomas Fl. Jackson.
 sohg Choir.
 Instrumental solo-Miss M c. Demry.
 Vocal solo My Mother Was a Lady Mary L. Demry
 Mrs B. D. Green and Miss NJ. c. Demry
 Song Bluff City Lodge Quartet.
 Song by choir aud beuediction.
 On Thursday night the 6th, the play Damon & Pythias" will be rendered by lecal talent company Of theatrical artists. This play Is given for lhe benefit of the Grand Lodge aad 1t is said considerable time and money has been spent in already making it a success. Those who have witnessed the rehearsals say each acts we'll bis part, consid ering thev are all novices in this line. The leading characters are, W. F. Bumpkin as Damon, Phillip Bach as Pgthias, Forrest Gay as Phnisitus, John B. Hill as Damocles. William BaIiagsIy as Dumusious, Wiley Reed as ,Proclis, Alonzt Shanks as LocalIus. Lena Robin son will play the part of Calaatbe and Miss NJ c. Demry that of Her mion. Mrs E. E. Green will play Arma's part. All the young ladie: engaged in the play were at onc time students of the Colored Irdus- trial Institute, a-d under the skill ful and systematic trainlng of the Sisters, have been brought up to 8 higher degree of proficiency in liter ary work of this kind, than the ay craze of thetr race.
 L. T. Began. of Hot Springs, vii be married to Fannie Jones, daugh ter Of Matt Jones and niece of Wile1 Jones, at the St. Paul Baptist cburct co the same evening. After tht ceremony they will go to the ball and will be the complimen tarl Ques ts of the Ivy Leaf Social Club After the performance is over tht hall will be cleared aud dancing de clared the order. A wedding sap per will also be rendered the newly welded pair by the club.
 There will Le several hundred Knights and their friends in the cit during the sitting of the Grant Lodge. Prominent among then will be Grand Chancelior J. T. T Warren. O. Hot Springs; Grand Sec retary E T. ]. Brewer, of Camden Grand Vice Chancellor Drew, o Helena, II. Nj. Hammonds and L. E. Brock, of Little Rock; Shelton anc Cox, Of Fordyce, Dr. Williamson and Prof. Augustus, of Stamps; J. NJ HOIlaid and pr. Duke, of Dsr mott; j. E Brims and L. E Brooks Of Monticello, I. s. Fox, I. H. Bry.