The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-27
BUTTE PYTH|ANS DEDICATE
THE SPLENDID CASTLE HALL

I'LL u Il
WITH MUSIC AND oRAToRY THE
NEW PYTH1AN CASTLE TAKES
Its PLACE AMONG ThE BUILD
INGs OF THE LAND DEDICATED
TO FRATERNAL les. LARGE
CROWD ATTENDS THE EXER-
CIsEs THIS AFTERNOON.
The knights of Pythias of the city
dedicated their new $4,000 building in
South Main street this afternoon and
did 1t in very app, ;prlnte manner.
The ceremonies were conducted by the
past grand chancellor of Damon lodge
No. /, assisted by some OF the grand
officers Of the order in the state. Quite
number of the members of The uni
| formed rank were present in rega!ia,
! their officers being Garlic Galiinger,
| captain; o. w. johnson, first lieutenant:
! Albert Doull, second lieutenant; Fred
| Cobb, first sergeant; John Cleary, sec
! ond sergeant; Thomas Fl. Stephens,
| treasurer, and w. w. Jenkins, recorder
The programme Of exercises consisted
| of vocal solo by Miss Charlotte Best,
vocal solo by Samuel Mayer, violin
solo by Mrs. r. A. Carney, vocal solo
by Miss Ida Scott. an address by Attor-
ney George NJ. Bourquin and an ad-
dress by Hon Lee Mantle. l.. Buechler
presided at the piano. The committee
| on arrangements for the dedication eX-
ercises comprised j. O. Goss, Jr., l..
Buecher, Louis I. Harris, Harry Blum
kin and George c. Fitschen.
| 1o1 in irt ho
held is on the third floor and was es-
| pecially designed for society purposes.
| The ceremonies were public and largely
| attended notwithstanding the fact that
| the hour was one in which the mapOrity
of the residents of Butte are always
busy.
This evening a ball and banquet will
| be held in the building. The second and
third floors will be used for dancing and
the upper floor for banquet purposes.
The address of Hon. Lee Mantle was
one of the most beautiful tributes paid
the Pythians in the northwest. In elo.
| Quent phrases the speaker pointed out
| the beauties of fraternal converse among
men and thrilled his listeners with word
pictures Of the scenes surrounding the
birth of the order. In part the address
was as follows:
| Mr.. Nantes Address.
Grand Chancellor, Brother knights ami
| Ladies:
The event which brings us together
| this afternoon is one calculated to in
spire just and pardonable pride in the
breast of every member of the order of
knights of Pythias in the domain of
Montana. Indeed. may go farther and
say that this event is Of such note
worthy character as to inspire a senti-
ment of pride and pleasure among Py-
thians everywhere.
Little did the handful of pioneers who
met in this city to organize the first
lodge in the then territory Of Montana
| dream that the seed they so quietly
| planted was to blossom forth in strength
and grace, and that upon the founda-
| tions they then so unostentationusly
laid in a few brief years would be
reared this magnificent Temple of Py-
thianism," wherein to inculcate and
practice the cardinal principals which
are the corner stones upon which our or
der rests.
And here permit me to pause a mo-
ment to pay deserved tribute to those
pioneers Of the order in this grand do
main. They were modest, unassuming
men, pursuing their callings in an un-
pretentious way. None of them, as
recall were rich in this worlds goods
nor was there anything in the teachings
or practices of the new order to appeal
to their selfshness or to enlist their ac-
tive interest, save only it's inherent love
of humanity, and it's broad benevolence
towards all mankind. The story OF theil
patient, disinterested and unceasing en-
deavors and fathfulness will perhaps
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But this much may be said of them
that every new disappointment was me,
| with new determination. every discour-
agement with renewed hope, every adj
verse circumstance with an increased
faith. until finally their hearts were
gladdened as they saw the order they
loved so well, and for which they had
labored so Loyalty, emerge from the
shadows of doubt and uncertainty intn
the sunshine of an assured success. its
existence indicated, it's beneficent aims
triumphant, it's future bright with
promise.
Some of these early workers in the
cause of Pythianism are not here with
us today to enjoy the pleasurable mo-
ment Their feet no longer cross the
portals of any earthly lodge, for they
have passed on to give the final pass
word and countersign at the gates OF
that beautiful temple. not fashioned by
human hands, where the sentiments we
hold and endeavor to teach and prac-
tice here have universal sway Some
thank God, are yet with us to enjoy this
event, and it needs no words of mine to
picture the deep satisfaction and pleas
ure which is theirs at this moment, as
their memory runs back through the
years and they find themselves at last
sitting beside their own fraterna
brightly the fires of those beneficent
principles for which they have SO un-
falteringly striven in the years gone by
The order of knights of Pythias was
founded Feb. 10. 1854, in the city OF
WASHINGTON D. c. by Justus H. Rath-