Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-17
GAITHERsBURa NEWS.
Knights Of Pythias Fair-Genera1 and
Personal.
ice Of The Evening Star,

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
GAITHERSBURG. Md. February 49, 1908.
The fair of the Forest Oak Lodge, No. 1913,
knights of Pythias, given at Masonic Hall.
was quite successful, the receipts amount
Ing to nearly 500. Large crowds were in
attendance nightly. that Of Thursday being
particularly notable. On that evening
the first public appearance Of the lodge in
full uniform was made. Appearing In a
pretty stage scene, representing the senate
chamber OF King Dionysius of Syracuse,
were eighteen members composing the drill
team Of the lodge. This elected great ap-
plause. and was regarded as the attraction
Of the fair. Arthur R. Watkins personated
the king: Albert Thompson, commander:
Walter W. Thompson, vice commander;
John W. Smith. prelate; z. T. Briggs,
Pythagnes; r. L. Buxton, headsman:
master-at-arms; William F. Gathers and
T. T. Mullican. kings attendants, while
John I. Martin. captain of the team. and
Harvey Crown. George I: Robertson, Cliff
James e. Garrett. B. F. Crown, j. Glen
Murphy and w. o. Crown were the sena-
tors.
Besides the patronage Of the number of
tests were source Of much profit as well
as merriment Mrs. John w. Smith succeed
ing in securing valuable rocker Mr.. Reece
Watkins brass bedstead and Mrs. Mamie
Forest Oak Lodge In the direction Of the
fair was ably assisted by auxiliary COM
mittees, composed Of the following ladies
and gentlemen: Mrs Carson, Mrs. Ward,
Isle. Mrs. j. T. Martin, Mrs. Richard W.
Murphy. Mrs. Michael Whalen and Mrs
Carrie Briggs. Mrs. Kemp Of Frederick, Dr.
p. Il. Etchison and Messrs J. G. Murphy.
D. G: Carlisle. Hezekiah Day and R. W.
Murphy. The decorations, many Of which
were emblematic and in the Pythian colors,
were the admiration Of all. and were the
work Of Mr. John T. Martin.
ganized for the season. with Mr.. T. B.
Lawson. captain, and Mr.. Sidney ]. Lodge
manager. All the players Of last year have
been retained and three new accessions, 1t
It has begun practice, and will open the
season on the local grounds in q game
March IA. with the Watts Branch club
At the public school room Friday evening
ments took place. Mr. William H. vessels
presided. On this occasion the usual
program OF literary exercises by pupils of
the schools was supplemented with the
singing of Misses Nettie English and jean
nette Titlow. recitation by Mrs. William
H. Vessels. and essay by the principal of
the school. Prof. Samuel A. Lehman, en-
titled. THE Dead Letter Office" Another
new departure was an historical test, and
Master Louis Beall proved to be the best
historian In the school.
Mr.. James NJ. Elder is critically Ill of
pneumonia at his home near Gaithersburg.
Constable Thomas Small Saturday last
recovered for Washington Tyler colored
man OF the vicinity OF Goshen, q valuable
horse which was supposed to have been
stolen from his place about ten days ago,
The animal had strayed, however, and was
making It's way to Washington, where 1t
was purchased short while ago. 1t was
caught by Mr.. Lewis Sadtler near Bethesda,
who sought the owner.
DR.. D. c. Owings of the Post Office De-
partment and a resident here has been on
an official tour to Massachusetts for the
past several weeks.