Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-26
A LARGE NUMBER OF DELEGATES
HERE FROM ALL PARTS OF
THE DISTRICT.
from Elkhart, 1T. Joseph.
Marshall, Starke, Laporte and Pulaski
Session Devoted to secret WOrk-An In
teresting Evening Session.

i (IIIdS TIC IcCcBllOD
tee met the visiting knights at the
trains and escorted them to the hotels
and lodge room, where they were given
badges, and acquainted with the fact
that the hospitality of our city was at
their service.
The afternoon session was opened by
perion lodge, after which Grand Chan
cellor J. +. Mcdonald took charge of
the meeting.
Committees were appointed and 80
minutes recess was taken for the pur-
pose of admitting Mrs. Collins, Grand
Chief of the Rsthbone Sisters, who de-
livered an able address pertaining to
the sister fraternity.
After the exenplificatiOn of the Sc
cret work, Orlando Berkey was given
the second and third degrees.
The public meeting given by the Sec
ond Indiana District of Knights of
Pythiae, occurred at the opera house
Friday evening, Chancellor Commander
Skunk presiding, assisted by Past Chan
cellor William Young.
The invocation was delivered by Rev.
w. w Raymond and was as impressive
as il was we'll adapted to the occasion,
The Misses Emma and Edna Yockey
favored the audience with vocal Sc
lection that was rapturously applauded
Miss Jockey has a sweet voice and the
Knights were indeed fortunate in secur-
ing her services on this occasion.
Hon. Charles KelllsOn delivered the
welcome address j.. his characteristic
style, which met the hearty apprecia-
ton of all, visitors as we'll as fellow
knights. Mr.. Kellison told of his hav-
ing delivered welcome address once
before for an organization which was
very effective. He added that it ought
to have been effective because it took
him an hour and \ half to deliver it,
He promised by way of parenthesis to
limit himself on this occasion to SO
minutes. While he knew his welcome
address was effective on the former Oc-
caslon, he added that it might be well
to state that he had never since been
asked to deliver similar address by
that organization.
Mr.. Kellison then said that the city
was not his to give or he would turn il
over to the visitors. Mayors, said he
are the only people who can give away
that which they do not possess.
The speaker then dwelt for few
minutes on thoughts pertaining to The
order of Pythianism, and was loudly
applauded upon retiring.
The response to the address of wei
come was given by F. j. Dunten, Crane
Instructor of the State. He objected
to the statement of Mr.. Kellison whC
said that the visitors would find on
what the freedom of the city mean
when they came to settle their hote
bills. He insisted that their money wa
not being expended SO much with TIT
hotels as with the shoe blacks. Thi
was duly appreciated by all who ar
, ashamed of plymOuth's beautiful
streets of mud.
Mr.. Dunten gave very interesting
address and some important data rela
: tive to the work of the order. lie eulo
! gized the RathbOne Sisters and urge'
,s,t.. hx.<
their efforts to secure $4,000 for tn
purpose of erecting an orphans home
+. Mr.. Duntel's remarks were APPLY spice
z with pleasing stories and witty remarks
Following this address IA violin sole
with piano accompaniment. WAS give
by Herbert Patton, Alphonso Ball. an
/ Miss Angie IIoughton; also plan
solo by Miss IIoughton and violi
solo by Herbert Patton. These nun
bers were exceptionally well received
4 They produced very high grade q
music which certainly LETT a favorabl
impression with the guests AZ To Plyn
outh's talent, even if the physical cond
ton, did not meet the approval of thOs
who desired their shoes to make a mi
rOr of themselves.
!. Hon. j. +. Mcdonald, Grand Char
@ cellor, then addressed the audience o
t the subject: "Pythianism in this Gran
c Domain" Mr.. Mcdonald opened hi
address by stating that he did nc
l. know exactly why he was chosen gran
# chancellor. He always felt that ii wa
3. case of a small man occupying
j. great big position. However the aud
% ence did not agree with him on tn
t. point.
: He said that his selection as Gran
r, Chancellor simply illustrated what
n man'e friends are capable of doing fC
n him.
J. Mr.. Mcdonald captured the sudiene
r. with his story of the old lady who To-
le titled that she had been laying {
"a deaths door and that she took tw
a doses of the patent curative whic
" pulled her through. This story WI
4, nicely used to emphasize point in I'll
10 subject under discussion.
2 Regarding the order of knights
IS Indiana, he gave most favorable n
port. He said that the membership
exceeds 10000 and that there are A
lodges in the state. He dwelt upon I'll
b. good results of the fellowship that We
,r cultivated In the order Of Pythianisn
d For fifteen years he has been a membt