The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-06
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PYT'!H|.I.L[:AI!.NS TOOK
DETROIT D : II; . | I TOWN { |.
They We're Pretty Much the whole
Thing Last Week In the City
81 of the Straits. 3 n
.lNCIDENTS OF THE BIGE WEEK :jl,!
Being Recalled With Pleasure by the
Returning Knights-visitors
Turned Entertainers.

Nearly all the Knights Of Pythias
who attended the meeting Of the su-
preme Lodge Of the World and the SUI
4 preme Encampment Of the El Uniform
Rank at Detroit last week, have return
4 ed home, and there is yet to be found
single man who is not overjoyed with
the genral good time had during the
"trip and especially during the stay in
Detroit the beautiful
~ The Detroit citizens did everything In
their power to make the boys feel at
4 home, and the receptions were OF the
most cordial nature. But according to
the Detroit Free Press the Pythians did
Z not walt to be entertained, but imme-
$dlately upon their arrival turned enter
tainers, as the following clipping taken
from. that paper Of last Friday. will
show: i
when the cats away the mice Will
play met Its full .exemplltcatlon iii
: Camp Pingree last evening at the hands
of the Pythians, and while MAJ or- Gen
4 eral Carnahan. his staff and most OF his
brigade officers were enjoying "Old Jed
Prouty" at the Detroit opera house,
+ bedlam broke loose. =
Y The evening was cool, and here and
+ there the brightness OF the old fashion,
Y ed camp fire shone, reflected from the
canvas coverings: occasionally through
the turmoil, songs of old Kentucky, Ior
low pitched Iullabies stole for a mo-
ment, but by far the greater portion OF
the entertainment was Of the hilarious
z order. -
An empty fruit wagon went strollIng
down the Boulevard, filled with girls,
while the proprietor shouted, Peaches.
penches!" y
"A band from the misty region Of the
Ohio encampment marched down the
road. playing Hot Time."' and sweep
Ing everybody into heap.
The Springfield. O., company band.
under q canopy. told the multitudes In
classic music how dry tsey were, till a
neighboring company took pity on them
and sent over skin full OF camei's
4 milk fresh from the D. o. K. KS head
quarters. ~
Some eloquent orator gathered u
. crowd before the headquarters OF the
Z First Illinois regiment. and was dis
icoursing wisely on the evils Of sobrlety
when he espied q maiden struggling In
the clutches OF four Pytffans. who were
attempting to toss her In a blanket.
With a how'll he charged from his pedes-
tai and rescuing the fair woman he: car
ried her shrieklng and laughing to his
.tostrum as living example Of his
@tearehings."
The West Virginia Boys.
I'm front of the Yves, Virginia camp
an orator who should be a stump speak
er. IL he's not. entertained over a thou
sand people for an hour or more with a
spell that couldn't be touched. Said
he:
1--WE are, going to Capifornin in 1907.
we are going full Of enthusiasm, full OF
patriotism and!
Booze" came back chorus OF stem
torian voices.
The orator of the evening waved his
arms gracefully In acknowledgement Of
the assistance, "but In the meantime,
Z want to exhibit to you our fat boy. the
II living wonder of the age. The only
i midway dancer. OF his size in America.
We. call him Zebu Zum the wonder of
West Virginia."
Zebu then made his bow. After few
minor jerks and twists suggestive OF
the setting in place OF pads. the Virgin
( Ian wonder was persuaded to give a
I dance while the Iosco band of Oscoda,
y pressed into service, played n few bars
of. the old familiar tune. After the ex-
= Inhibition the band went over and sere-
/ naded headquarters"
The fat wonder was the heaviest
member OF Company No. 20. and was
padded with pillows and clad in n
,f3'DokIe" costume. The orator aforesaid
was member OF Occur de Leon Com
pnny, and besides Introducing the fat
boy. led like lambs TO the slaughter the
mermaid. the coochie coochIe girls and
''mIady ut the BATH" to the great
amusement OF the crowd.
Z The West Virginia Indians" during
their first few days In camp were
Il tnught the following battle cry by Bis
{ Bill Weisgerber, and used 1t to advan-
j tage ever after:
:. Rifr, Raff, Ruff. we nre the stun!
We always drink til we get enough.
Holy Gee! Who are we?
We are all from West Nlrgnee.
First in war, first in peace.
4 First In the hands of the Detroit police.
ifi'Are we in 1t? Well. should smile,
: We've been In It for hi Of u while.
!. Hooray!
In speaking OF the part the West Wiz
ginIans took In the selection OF San
!: Francisco for 1909, the Free Press says:
Members OF tho California contin-
Z gent were jubiIant over their success in
landing the next convention OF the
knights of Pythlas and all day ycster-i
I day and NIL last evening they we're dis
penslng with regular western generosity
lthc richest products Of their state. fruits
S and wines. The headquarters In the
Hotel Cadillac we're crowded most OF the
4 time and the representatives OF the
Southern Pnclfc, Messrs. ]. s. Orr. OF
Cincinnati; II. D. Williams. Of Chicago.
and others.werc kept hustling to enter
tain the guests. They played the part
OF hosts In splendid style and sent
everybody away glad that the next con-
z .ycntion was to 20 TO such a hospitable
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