The Lambertville record., 1900-02-07


of the M. c., at their Hall, ON Church
street, properly celebrated "Mystic
Chain day" on Friday evening last,
when the sir knights and their families
and a few invited guests, numbering
about two hundred in all, assembled.
$. X. z. c. Geo, W. 2. Fisher, with
his phonograph, entertained those as
sembled until o'clock, when the as
sembly was called to order and the fol-
lowing programme gone through with;
Opening ode of the Castle, sung by
the sir knights.
Address by Chairman II. S. Kroesen,
welcoming the guests.
Music by the Amwell Orchestra.
Song, entitled Warrior Bold" by
$. X. Marshall George Waldren.
Music by the Amwell Orchestra
Select reading by Miss Edith Slack,
entitled :" Miss Bells Appearance.
Several comic selections ON phono-
graph by s. X. Liverten.
Music by the Amwell Orchestra.
Recitation by Miss Francis Seabold,
entitled "The Sir Knights Dream.
Address by Rev. IL. s. Smith on
What constitutes loyal sir knight
and his armor." Also, presenting to
S. X. p. c. IL S. Kroesen, ON behalf
of the sir knights, handsome gold
watch charm with the monogram Of
the order OH it.
S. X. 7. c. Kroesen responded in n
feeling address to the sir knights for
the handsome gift
AT this time collation. was served to
all present, consisting of lemonade,
cakes, oranges, bananas and apples,
which was in abundance.
Afterwards music by the Orchestra.
Select reading by Miss Edith Slack,
entitled "The Little Cripple" She
was heartily applauded.
Address by S. IL. p. c. Kroesen,
thanking those present for their at
tendance and good order, hoping that
more links may be added to Evening
Star.
II now being 1l.30 o'clock, the ex-
ercises were brought to close by the
sir knights and those present singing
the DoXology.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangemcnts, consisting of S. X A. L.
RVih Il - l.
Rec. Scribe VIM. II. Moon, S. X. Chas.
Allen and S. X. VIM. Murray, assisted
by the sir knights, are to be congra
tulated, showing that they know how
to entertain their fellow sir knights
and their friends, which will long be
remembered.
Feb. I'd is set apart as Mystic Chaia
day, when it is supposed that wherever
there is Il castle of the A. o. X. of M.
G. they properly celebrate it in some
form, it being the anniversary of the
order in tho United States. 1t was
organized in the city Of Reading, Pa,
Feb. I'd, 1871, by John o. Mathews, at
his residence, where few of his friends
met for social time, when they or
gnniZed the first castle, naming il
Alphn Castle, No. 1, A O. X. of NJ G.,
he being its first commander and the
first Select Commander of Pa, which
State day numbers IL, 406 sir knights
within its limits. There is also attach
ed to the order ladies' rank, called the
Degree of Naomi; also uniformed
rank with headquarters in Pittsbnrg,
commanded by General Roberts. There
is also the Funeral Benefit Relief Fund
presided over by Hon. W. f.. Vain
wright; all of which are doing grand
and noble work. The order starting in
Pennsylvania, the chain spread to New
Jersey, then To New York and Della
ware, toMaine, Massachusetts,, Vermont,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hamp-
shire, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio,
iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee
Louisiana and Texas, and as far as
California; thus you see the chain is
still adding links. 1t may be broken
at times by death, but still they keep
on adding new links to the chain,
which now has been welded so strong
ii will be hard to be broken. The
founder Of the oeder, John O. Mathews,
was the first supreme commander, who
now is deceased and was buried at
Reading, Pa. A monument has been
erected to his memory by the sir
knights. w. II. NJ.