The Washington times., 1904-10-09
Warm Reception Given to
Prize Winners
ORATORY IN ORDERS HALL
Floral Offerings Presented TO Each
Member and Some OF the Invited
Guests.

rTlet government, and the public gem
orally extended a glorious welcome last
n-s-t TO the victorious dIiu team OF
canton Washington, no. ], PatTiarchs
Militant. Just returned from San Fran
cisco.
There. Canton Washington won the
hrst prize OF $1,000. in competition with
teams from all parts or the country.
The greeting was accompanied by red
urer enthusiasm, and oratory all along
the line Il was concluded By a dance
al ODD Fellows Hall, ia Seventh Street,
where the principal exercises OF the
evening took place.
An interested crowd of persons
watched the advent of the team at the
Pennsylvania station, and cheering
throngs crowded the streets along the
line OF march The remaining members
OF The canton We're out in force. and an
honorary escort was furnished by the
local companies OF The Uniformed Rank,
knights OF Pythias, under the command
OF Col. Harry Coggins. Haley's Band
headed the procession.
IL was at the Seventh Street hall that
the enthusiasm eliminated. There was
great ouJpOuring OF friends of the
order the uniformed men Of the Knights
Of Pythias marched into the hau and
lined its four sides ana into the square
thus formed came the drill team. under
the command OF Captain Chisholm.
Ringing cheers greeted its advent
Master OF Ceremonies.
Grand Master ". II. Mcneil acted as
master OF ceremonies and made the
opening address OF welcome. He was
followed by IA, b. f. MacfarIaud, presi-
dent of the Board Of District Commits
sionersi Grand Warden Philip Walker,
OF the Grand Lodge Grand Patriarch
Otto +. smith OF the Grand Encamp-
meGI, Mrs Charles W Cuthbertsou, OF
the Rebekahs; +. A. Suier OF the s0ver-
eign Grand Lodge; Grand Chancellor
Thomas a. Bynum OF the knights OF
I'ythias, and Col. Edwin B. Hay. 1t
subtracts no laurels from the crowns OF
the other speakers 10 say that Colonel
Hay made the hin Of the evening.
Colonel Hay represented the ''stay-at-
homes and lac represented them well.
He t0ld the members OF the victorious
drill team that he was the only person
authorized 10 deliver the goods, and he
delivered them. I'm the shape OF hand
some bouquets of flowers and Orar0ry. [
10 the officers OF the team and the /
prominent guests OF the evening.
The Team Officers.
The team officers TO whom flowers /
were presented We're Capt. ID. c. /
Chiso.m. Lieut.. @. j.. ShackeIsord. En-
sign IS. H. Ernest and Ensign J. A. 4
Chisolm. There was al euga Eiug re- /
mark Tor each of them. Mrs Cuth- /
bertsuu had said THAI when the team
went 10 Philadelphia next year she /
would not be surprised il it returned /
with the Liberty Ben and Colonel Hay
excited great laughter and applause /
by tie added comment that Captain /
Chisolm was warranted in bringing back 4
the belle of any city whatever.
The presentation OF the flowers was
one OF the attractive features OF The
evening. The bouquets were borne upon
the stage by seven little girls, from
whose hands Colonel Hay took them as
he made E.z little Speeches oi greeting (
Others 60 whom bouquets were present
cd, iu addition 20 The officers of the /
team. were Col Harry Cogsius. of th=
InlfOrm Rank knights OF Pythias-
Grand Chancellor Thomas a. Byuum. or
tie same order, and Commissioner Mac
faIlaHd lin each case the presentation
provoked a graceful ana 4ppT3 pirate res
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MacfaraEd's Response.
I'm his response 10 Colonel H4vf- a-fec-
Tlouate greeting Commissioner. ETarf4r-
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