Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-03-10
PYTIIIANS ENTERTAIN,
DOric Lodge Celebrates 10th Anni-
.versary of Pythianism.

Doric Lodge No. 20, X. of P, cele-
brated the 10th anniversary OF Pvthian-
ism, and also the Goth anniversary of
the local lodge Tuesday evening.
For some time the gallant Knights
and their ladies have been working to
make this entertainment and banquet
success and that their efforts have been
crowned with the desired result was
demonstrated Tuesday evening.
About one hundred people were in
attendance. The program which had
been so carefully arranged was very en-.
tertaining.
Hon. G. w. Phelps who was billed to
deliver the address of welcome, was
suddenly called away on professional
business Just before the time to speak.
While this caused considerable disap.
pointment, 1t was entirely unavoidable
on the part of Mr.. Phelps, and this en-
tertaining part of the program was
omitted.
After music by the orchestra, the
meeting was called to order by Hon.
Henry Blackman, who presided, and
welcomed the audience.
The song. "Until Dawn" by Messrs.
Cove, o. Crawford, Hayes and V. Craw-
ford, brought forth great applause, and
was a ombinaton of well trained voices
that was very pleasing to the musical
ear.
The address of Hon. w. r. Ellis. was
one of the features of the entertanm ent,
Mr.. Ellis needs no introduction to
Heppner audience. Being an old resi-
dent of Heppner and a member of the
great order which stands on the founda.
ton of friendship, charity and benevo-
lence, no one could have been better
fitted for this occasion. He covered the
ground, the intent and teachings OF fra
ternal organizations, and with ease in
his manner of speech showed that
much good has resulted and can be at
tained through earnest devotion to the
organizations where men are bound to.
gether in common cause for the eleva-
ton and betterment of mankind For
half an hour he held the audience and
in closing it commenced to dawn, he
stated, that he had not had any dinner,
even il his personal appearance did not
bear out the statement that he had been
fasting. He asked the audience to kind.
ly overlook any unusual activity on his
part in doing his duty at the banquet
The song, "The City Choir" by Sc.
lect choir was nicely rendered.
Another very pleasing feature of the
was an address by Hon. Henry
Blackman on the early history of the
order.
On giving the early history of Ply.
thianism, no one in the State of Oregon
is better qualified than Mr.. Black kman.
He is now the oldest Knight in Oregon,
having joined one of the first knight
lodges instituted on the Pacific coast.
He was initiated on December IL, 1869,
in San Francisco before the advent of
the order in the State of Oregon. This
with the first organization and growth
of the order to the present day, coupled
with an interesting command of English,
was very entertaining, and especially to
the Knights. Mr.. Blackman was high
" complimented.
The always popular song ''Old Ken
lucky Home," by the quartette was
loudly applauded.
The reading by Miss Villa Minor was
another interesting part of the program
hat well deserved the many congratu-
ations and applause. Miss Minors
training and with much
,alent and ability presented her selec-
ion with ease. and her delineations
we're real and impressive.
A song. cold Black Joe," by the
,hoir concluded the program, and prep.