Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-03-09
THE K. OF ?. HOLD REUNION
THEY ENTERTAIN AT so
CIAL GATHERING.
Dispense Food For The Mind And
Body at The City Assem-
bly, Rooms Last
Night.

Two years have elapsed since the
Friendship Lodge No. 8, knights of
Pythias, entertained their friends at
a reunion in right royal style. Over
five hundred invitations were sent out
and nearly all of them were accepted
last night TO what the lodge pleased
TO call an entertainment at the As
sembly Rooms.
Before O'Clock there was a happy
gathering of ladies and gentlemen and
the latter were giving each other the
''sign" and fraternal grip" The
hall was brightly lighted and decorat-
ed with flags and potted flowers.
After music by portion of the Naval
Academy band, which played at inter
walls all evening, the program was
opened with an address by Mr.. Will
lam Brewer Gardiner, Jr., who spoke
as follows:
Ladies and gentlemen, brother
members and sisters -
lyon are most cordially invited to
a good old fashioned pleasure party.
We want you to feel perfectly at home
and shake hands with everybody you
see, as one of the characteristics of
our order is friendship, combined with
all other qualities, that 60 forth TO
make a goodman or woman.
1.-The knights of Pythias Order of
the world is composed Of about 800, 600
men, who believe in friendship, char
itv and benevoIence. Our obligations
are very binding, both as TO a man
in the world or in our castle; he has
to conduct himself in an upright man
ner, otherwise, we do not want him.
Na no in rxyfI IA -
good, and before a young man may be-
come a member of our lodge, he has TO
take certain obligations. If we see a
member of our order who is conducting
himself in a manner unbecoming q
Knight of Pythias, he is admonished,
and if, upon the third notice, he does
not improve, he is dropped from our
order. This order has paid out thous-
ands of dollars for sick and death ben
efits, and if at any time, we see any
of our members in want or know of
such a case, we Immediately lend a
helping hand.
II remember an instance of a GER
tain family whose condition was called
to our attention. We made a visit TO
his home and found that there was
only five pounds of -four and a small
piece of shoulder to feed eight chill
dren. himself and wife. We lent q
helping hand to this brother until the
weather was in such q condition that
he could provide for his family. This
is only one of the many instances in
which we have lived up to the second
emblem of our lodge, which is charity.
"This order is founded upon the
well known story of Damon and Py-
thias, where one brother gave up his
life in order that his brother might
return home and bid farewell to his
loved ones. AS time went on and the
brother did not return, Pythias did
not finch, because he knew that his
brother would return. When Damon
did return the king was so astonished
at the love and bravery of these broth
ers that he pardoned both. This self
sacrificing brotherly love is one of the
main characteristics of our order. +"
Following a musical selection by
the orchestra, Mr.. Max Gessler reclted
in German two selections. Mr.. Will
lam K. Slaughter, superintendent of
the A., w. & b. Railroad, made a
brief address on the merits of the order
and the benefits to be derived there
from. A social session was then held
and while delightful music was rem
dered the committee Of arrangements,
consisting of Messrs. James II. Muir
dock, William K. CAN'T, Harry Black
burn, and William b. Gardiner, Jr.,
served the guests with ice cream, fancy
cake and fruit.
Over four hundred people were feast
ed and enjoyed the liberal hospitality
of the Lodge of knights of Pythias.
At 10 O'Clock the bugle sounded and
it was announced that those who wish
ed had the privilege of the floor for
dancing. Soon the merry couples
were enjoying the dance, for second
was not needed. Every body
enjoyed q social evening and all de-
clared the Knights of Pythias is an
order worth joining, and the ladies
we're sorry they are barred out, but
persuaded their husbands, brothers and
sweethearts to join the ranks of the
order, which has friendship, brotherly
love and charity, emblazoned on Its
banner.