Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-10
RECEPTION TO FETHERS.
SUPREME CHANCELLOR
WELCOMED BY KNIGHTS
Happy Speech By the Chief---Unl-
formed Rank Was Present.
Dancing INDUCED In 10
Late Hour.

last evening by a great gathering OF
knights of Pythias and their ladies'.
The Sir knights were dressed in their
dark uniforms with trimmings Of red
and wore their cross-hilted swords.
The reception was very pleasant
event After the formal part OF the
evenings festivities had been COM
pleted, the hail was cleared and dane
ing INDUCED in to late hour.
The hall was very handsomely dec
Grated on the walls being hung shieldS
embematic OF the order, suspended \
against crossed swords and spears.
The archway under wrich the Supreme |
Chancellor received was the central
figure in the decoration. On the plat
form were large number of potted
plants and draped flags. The musicians
were stationed on this platform.
A little after s o'clock the Uniform
ed Rank, X. of p, twenty-five strong,
marched into the hall under command
Of Captain Salter. whose lieutenants
were j. II. McKeague and o. White
head. They formed in two lines, Fac
ing each other. and awaited the coming
OF the chief. Upon his arrival, swords
were barred and raised over the inter-
yening space, points all but touching.
The Supreme Chancellor and Mrs.
Fethers, accompanied by Sir Knight
Towse, Sir Knight and Mrs. Sinclair
and Mrs. Alvinza Haywards. passed
between the lines and then to a posi-
tion under the arch where the guests
were received.
Just previous to the beginning OF
the dancing, the Supreme Chancellor
addressed the gathering, in part. as
follows:
Il am told that this is the first visit
Of a Supreme Chancellor to the Hawa-
ian lslanus. II all the good men WHO
| have held the ONCE before me had had
any realization or appreciation OF the
dGnghts OF a visit 10 these Islands,
and of the courtesies extended upon
the part Of brother knights, am suro
that they would have left the shores
OF California Ind come to Honolulu.
cannot quite understand why | am tie
nrst one TO come here, in view OF the
royal pleasures that have been ex-
tended to be and to my wife, and TO
Mrs. Haywards, q member OF our little
party. | want TO thank you all most
sincerely for the pleasures We have
had since we came here. AS to myself,
| am IA little banged up, but as the say
ing, am still in the ring.
| don't see my brothers often
enough, but | understand their wives
object to their husbands coming to seo
me in the evenings. The women are
prone to be a bit fault-finding. | sup.
pose that is yUsr mission in lie, but
am very glad indeed to see SO many
ladies OF Honolulu here. OF course
every one of you understands perfectly
well that the order OF knights ut
Pythias does not recognize women ~
our equals. You are always our IN.
periors.
The Pythian stands guard at tue
portals of every home. He is sentinel
upon duty at all times day and night,
standing sponsor for the sacredness OF
the home and all that is in II. The
Pythian Is gentleman, q gentleman In
the highest and best acceptance OF the
word. He always wears that grand old
name, and the best definition that
have ever heard Of It occurs in an old
English play where one Of the actors
says to another, But pray you, who Is
your gentleman, wital?' The answer
comes, He who fears God, loves dogs,
and is always respectful to women.
II is the highest and the best and
noblest work that men can do. Ths
truths are taught the Pythian at tho
altar in the subordinate lodge that he
Is the custodian OF society, that he is q
stalwart arm Of the nation, and one
who in that white heat OF patriotic de-
votion, can stand at the stake and let
songs of triumph issue from his lips
while his hands fall in ashes at his
feet; the man who can guard wire aud
children as he guards his God; the man
who, under no circumstances, allows
words to pollute his lips that are not
clean and wholesome, concerning wife
mother and daughter and his home;
that man is in the same bundle that Ia
bound by the same ties as the one who
always stands for God, home and coun-
I try.
you can risk whatever you have
upon what he shall do when the hour
Of peril or need comes. These are tho
lessons of Pythians. You brothers In
the order, you wives and daughters OF
those brothers, please remember that
these are the great lessons OF the order,
This is what we teach-God, country,
home, and we do not, at any time per-
NIT any PROCLAMATION q either"
The entertainment at Progress Hall
was in charge Of the following commit
tee: II. J. Gallagher, ]. w. Kidwsll,
G. Erickson, f. Kidwell, A. V. Gear,
Ed. Towse. c. NJ. V. Forster and DIR
Sinclair