The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-05-22
KNIGHTS OF PYTH|AS.
Grand Lodge of Louisiana Meet
i'm Lafayette. Two Hundred
Delegates and Visitors
Present.
ADDRESSES OF WELCOrlE.
Visit to IndustrIai-Smoker at Gen.
tury Club and Reception and
Dance at Tanner & Landry's
Rink.

The twenty seventh annual meeting
of the Grand Lodge, Dominion OF
Louisiana, Knights of Pythias, as
sembled here at 9:3O a. 10. Monday.
Two hundred delegates we. e in atten-
dance. Among the visitors were Gen.
Leon Jastremski and Hon. j. y.
Sanders. candidates for the governor
ship and Hon. James J. Bailey of St.
Landry. candidate for lieutenant
governor.
The delegates began arriving Sun
day and most of them were here I'D
time for the opening Monday morn
ing. They were received by the re-
ception committee who took them to
the hotels and exerted themselves
during the stay of the visitors here
to make their stay pleasant and to
provide for their comfort.
The sessions of the lodge were held
in Music Hall over the Moss Phar-
macy.
Chancellor Commander j. p.
Colomb of the local lodge called the
assembly to order and introduced
Mayor c. o. Mouton who delivered
the address of welcome in half of the
city of Lafayette.
Mr.. Mouton after expressing a
warm welcome to the Grand Lodge
said that Lafayette had had occasion
at other times to welcome conventions,
but never before had been hOnored
with the presence of so large and dis
tinguished a delegation of citizens,
and assured them that We were happy
to have them with us. especially as
coming from every section of LOUIS
lana. He hoped before they adjourn
ed that they would take occasion to
tell US of the progress and advance
ment of their different communities for
better schools, for higher licenses and
for higher civilization. Not being a
member of their honorable body. he
was debarred from talking about its
ideals and purposes, but he saw on
their banner F. G. 3. which stood for
friendship, charity and benevolence,
and no man can be far from right
when he adopts the motto +. b.
He also spoke of the proposed Pana-
ma Exposition at New Orleans, ex-
pressing the hope that they would give
an expression of opinion In regard To
it, saying he felt convinced it will be
certainty and the greatest success,
with unlimited benefit to our beloved
Southland. He hoped that all would
be spared by the reaper and enjoy the
grandest display in the world. he
closed by again bidding them welcome
to Lafayette.
I Chairman Colomb then introduced
: Mr.. o. B. Hopkins, who expressed
the welcome Of the local lodge, ad.
ding that he felt proud that they had
selected our little city as their conven'
ton city, and that we would endeavol
. to make their stay as pleasant as
possible. If we should fail,to ascribf
it to an error of the head and not OF
the heart. He was proud to see
such representative BODY OF
distinguished citizens, and glad tha
, Pythianism makes no distinction as
to money or politics. He then said
that in this world everyone has a par
: and then spoke of the exhalted duty
of the Pythian and closed by agair
welcoming the Grand Lodge te
Lafayette.
DIR. E. L. Stephens, president of th'
Industrial Institute. was introduced
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