The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-09
PYTHIANS GATHER
At INDIANAPOLIS
Corner Stone of New Grand
Lodge Building Laid With
Fine Ceremonies.
CITY A MASS OF FLAGS
CHARLES E. SHivElEY SPEAKS.
TELLING KNIGHTS THAT THE
OCCASION MARKS EPOCH IN X.
OF p. HISTORY.
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Indianapolis, Ind, May S.-Thous-
ands of Knights of Pythias were in In
dianapolis today to participate in the
ceremonies attending the laying of
the corner stone of the new Indiana
Pythian building, at Pennsylvania
street and Massachusetts avenue.
Special trains on the steam roads and
extra cars on the traction lines, were
arriving all morning, bringing the
Pythian host, with it's bands of music
flags and banners and bright regalia.
Despite the drizzle of rain, the
Grand Lodge officers were confident
that record-breaking crowd would
be here for the celebration.
Downtown merchants decorated
their places of business with flags
and bunting and the streets presented
gala appearance. The new x of p.
building, hardly more than skeleton
as yet, was decorated throughout. The
massive steel framework was deco
rated with flags. A gigantic en-
blem, emblazoned with multi-colored
incandescent lights. shone above the
entrance. The speakers platform.
erected at the point of the building,
was decked with flags and pictures.
Parade in the Afternoon.
The celebration proper started this
afternoon at 1:30 o'clock with a street
parade, participated in by the COM
panies of the Uniform Rank, the off,
GERS and members Of the subordinate
lodges of the State, the Grand and
Supreme Lodge officers and all the
visiting knights.
Corner Stone Exercises.
The corner stone laying exercises
were in charge of George w. Powell,
president of the building commission,
and the Grand Lodge officers. Cover
nor J. Frank Hanly welcomed the
knights to Indianapolis. Following the
ceremonies meeting was held in
Tomlinson Hall. where addresses
were made by Supreme Chancellor
Shiveley. Mayor Charles Bookwalter,
Congressman James e. Watson, Bur-
ritt Hamilton of Battle Creek, Mich,
and Grand Chancellor Dunten.
The celebration was concluded with
another meeting at Tomlinson Hall
this evening addressed by Union B.
Hunt and Merrill r. Wilson, of this
city and various visiting members of
the order.
Mr.. ShiveIey's Speech.
Charles E. Shiveley, of Richmond,
Ind, supreme chancellor of the world,
spoke at the afternoon meeting, in
Tomlinson Hall in part, as follows
This day marks an epoch in the
history of the Order of Knights of
Pythias, not only in Indiana, but in
the supreme domaine We have just
laid the corner stone of the greatest
,Pythian building ever erected. Indi-
ana today enjoys the greatest men,
bership she ever had, and the supreme
domain, with more than 650,O00 MEM
bers, has reached high water mark
in the membership of the order at
large.
But not only in material growth is
the order the greatest today that it
has ever been in it's history; it stands
for more today than than it ever did
before There is more force in its
influence for good. The welfare OF
mankind today is better and more
strongly supported by reason of the
fraternal power and force of our order
and kindred societies than ever be-
FORE We put more good husbands
and fathers in homes, more good men
in business places, more good citizens
in public offices and more patriotic
men in the country than ever before.
"Our order is not negative in it's
makeup and character, but stands
for and represents a positive force for
all that goes to make better men and
better living. We insist that men
lead a more simple life-that they
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