The Florence daily tribune., 1902-09-03
MACCABEE NIGHT.
The Knights and Ladies Pleasingly
Entertained Their Friends,

The reception and entertainment
given by the Knights and Ladies o.
the Maccabees last night in honor o.
members of the supreme tent was
success in every particular. The hal
was comfortably well filed. it beins
strictly an invitation affair.
= The meeting was called to order by
the commander of the local tent, ].
Victor McCandless, who stated the
object of the gathering and introduced
each speaker in turn.
The Florence Military band opened
the evenings entertainment with a
selection which was heartily enjoyed.
The address of welcome was made
by Knight j B. Meserve of the local
tent, who in few well chosen words
extended to the honored visitors the
glad hand and assured them that
their visit to our city at the present
time would result in much good to the
local tents of the Knights and Ladies
of the Maccabees. Mr.. Meserve' :
speech was brief, but delivered in his
usual pleasant vein.
Prof. Hitler then gave one of his
choice piano solos and he WAS com
PEELED to respond TO hearty encore.
The first speaker WAS F. W. Bud.
row, state commander of Utah. who
stated that he was not much of n
talker and was only going TO say a
few words-that he always left the
most of the talking for his wife to
do. But Mr.. Budrow managed to
put in about thirty minutes lauding
the order which he represents.
Lady Nicholl of the local tent then
favored the audience with an old-time
recitation which was most excellently
rendered and loudly encored.
short address was then made by
Mrs. Eva McNett, great commander
of New York, setting forth in very
forciDle terms the good accomplished
by the lady auxiliary since its incep-
tion. Mrs. McNett is fine speaker,
well posted in her work, making the
time she occupied with her address
seem short.
Miss Stella Thill, one of Prof.
Killers students, then rendered very
pleasantly violin selection which
was we'll received.
The great commander of Ohio, Mrs
Emma Ohls, addressed the ladies'
especially, giving them history of
the work in Ohio by their sisters and
complimenting the Colorado members
for their seeming prosperous condition
and urigng them to more active war
fare, and especially here in Florence
where there ought to be at least 20C
Lady Maccabees.
W. II. Storm then favored the as
semblage with vocal selection.
The address of Sir Knight Blaney,
great commander of Pennsylvania,
was then begun. He stated that there
was not much LETT for him to say
that some one had evidently monkeyed
with the prorgam for it was stated on
his arrival that he was to be the first
speaker on tne program ana III turned
out that he was the last. However,
he felt at home in Florence, for as he
rounded the curve below town coming
in on the train he caught sight of an
oil derrick and oil tanks and that
| looked more to him like old Pennsyl-
vania than anything he had seen since
leaving home The speaker stated
that he belonged to fourteen secret
orders and that while they were all
good the knights of the Maccabees
WAS the best of all. Since lis organ
ization over twenty years ago the
order had attained a membership OF
over 800, 600 in the United States and
Canada, with over 100, 600 auxiliary
members to back them up. Mr..
Blauey's talk was enjoyed by all.
After the addresses the presiding
officer invited all to remain and enjoy
refreshments which had been pre-
pared, consisting of ice cream and
cake The entertainment was IA great
success as a result of the persistent
efforts of the officers of the local tents.