Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-02-22
knights of Pythias Banquet.

The Knights of Pythias ban
quet last evening was by far
tn, best ever given by that
be- I'd Of royal entertainers. A
great deal of work had been
d me and no pains had been
spared to make the affair sue
cessful. The entertainment
opened promptly at $50 on the
stage which had been temper
arily erected in the lodge room
The back, sides and ceiling OF
the stage were entirely covered
by blue, yellow and red, the
colors of the order. The fleo'
was covered with a triangle in
the same colors, the triangle
being the insignia of the order.
Promptly at $50 Miss Nell
Heron began playing the Coon
march, when out from the BAN
quet room, which adjoins the
main hall on the west, marched
a string of twenty colored gen.
tlemen clad in full minstrel
garb and, keeping time with
the piano and the bones,
marched to the stage and after
going through a few evolutions
without a break, took their
allotted places lin the triangle,
ready for the performance. The
ends were made up of Harmon
and Lyon with the bones and
Schaefer and Carlisle with the
tambos, all old time minstrel
men, with Sargent as inter-
locutor, supported by a chorus
of sixteen voices.
The opening chorus. which
was a medley of popular airs,
was sung with the character
istic coon vigor, accompanied
by the rattle of the bones and
humping of the tambos. The
chorus was followed by the fol-
lowing programme, which was
interspersed with jokes, puns
and stories.
Programme.
Solo, "When the Harvest Moon is
Shining on the River" .......Coe
Lullaby. Creole Babe. Miss Amen
Solo, Somebody's Sweetheart |
Want to he ............ Finley
SO g. L. ...... Prickly Heat Quartette
Solo, "Forgottcn" .......... O'Conner
Solo, Don't Get Weary Children"
Observation-Disclosures. Pa Harmon
Song ......... Brick Cheese Ouartette
Solo, "The Jonah Man ..... Carlisle
Solo, what You Going to do When
the Rent Comes Round >. Fell
The supper which followed
the minstrel performance was
the most unique thing ever
given in this city. When the
no guests were shown into the
dining hall they saw placed al
different intervals upon the
tables six pigs roasted whole
and beautifully garnished.
These pigs were carved as
served by different gentlemen
of the order, who proved them
selves masters of the art. The
menu consisted of
Whole Roast Pig with Dressing
Apple Sauce
Potato Chips
Butter Sandwiches Cheese Sandwiches
Lettuce Radishes
Olives Picked Onions
Coffee
Ice Cream Cake
After devoting an hour to
the spread ,e room was cleared
and dancing took place until 2
a. M, when the guests re-
luctantly departed for their
homes.
NOTES.
Each guest was provided
with a badge made from a rib
bon of the colors of the order.
bearing the inscription. "Fortv-
second Anniversary K. of P.
Given by Anchor Lodge No. &C,
Mo. Valley, Iowa."
Miss Amen's song was the
hit of the evening, the chorus
being sung with the lights
turned off and burning tapers
in their place.
Pa Harmon's song, "Don't
Get Weary Children" won en-
thusiastic applause and he was
called back and made to sing
seven verses more, which he
had stored away for the occa-
sion.
Lyon as timekeeper, with a
watch the size of a dishpan,
kept everything going right up
to the scratch.
The singing by the Prickly
Heat quartette was excellent.