St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-10-09
Pythian Sisters En-.
tertain Tuesday Night

That most delightful bunch of fem
inine grace and beauty, known as the
Pythian Sisters warmed the hearts
OF their brothers, the knights Tues.
day evening in way they will long
remember. The boys were invited
by the sisters to meet them and as.
sist in celebrating the first anniver-
sary of their organization in st.
Johns. There were between 40 and sc
gathered in the castle hall Of Holmes
lodge and enjoyed the happiest time
imaginable. Brother Peddicord's alb
sence was universally regretted and
a few others who were members of
the orders we're also missed but men
toned
The address of welcome was given
by the charming worthy chief ,Mrs.Val
entine, one of the most faithful and
earnest workers Of the entire bunch.
She has not been absent from a sin
gle meeting of the lodge since It's in
stitution n year ago. This is a dis.
tinotion claimed by no other member
of the order and certainly deserves
the highest commendation Then fol.
lowed roll call and reading of COM
municatlons from the grand chief ant
others who though absent expressed
keenest interest In the phenomenal
success of the lodge. At the last
annual meeting, while this lodge was
still a baby, only nine months old
IL made the best showing of any
lodge In the jurisdiction having
attained greater growth in numbers
and having more money In its treas.
ury than any other.
The male quartet then distinguished
themselves by singing and responding
TO n hearty encore with another song
equally as good. and as well rendered
This Pythian quartet Is something
scrumptious'a we have been prom
ised an entertainment in the near fu.
ture, wherein this bunch OF harmony
will take a prominent part.
Then Mrs. Hall, that lnimicablc Inn
personator and character delincator
gave Calling the boys and TO the
encore responded whit n disserta'
ton on Bryan that would stop n
clock and cause II TO hide It's face
behind It's hands We would like to
give Il here, but Il would lose 40
per cent OF It's mirth provoking power
by not having the expression OF Mrs.
Hall In the telling.
Mrs. Hall was followed IN q most.
artistic manner by Mrs. lIorsman will
an instrumental on the plano that
elected hearty encore. Thon Chan
celior Commander Black OF Holmes
lodge was orlled for and responded
with one OF his characteristic talks
Mr.. Black praised the ladies for their
energetic work for the good OF the
order during the past year and the
great success that had attended their
efforts and apologized Tor his inabili'
ty TO attend the meetings. declaring
that since ho had become married
man that he had troubles OF his
own. After letting this soak IN mo
ment, he explained that they were
such troubles az are incident TO the
life OF the average policeman, and
that when he returned TO the bosom
OF his family at an carly hour In the
morning he was often constrained
TO offer the prayer the little glrl de-
clared her ireligious father usually
made when he came home about that
hour: "oh! Lord. how tired | am"
and that was his only excuse for
at lodge.
The castle hall Was most beautifully
decorated with oregon grape. autumn
leaves and evergreens and after the
program the good sisters spread the
tables with delicious refreshments;
but the neatest thing was the toast
the worthy chief gave the knights.
After recounting in verse all the mean
things the men are guilty OF. thclr ,
mean trait OF blaming everything
from the bad weather TO the lost
collar button to the women, and when
all. the boys We're feeling like crawl
ing under the tables. closed the
toast with ;he words: Here's TO the
men, We love them Just the same"
This won everyone OF the boys and
the sighs Of relief that escaped IN I'm
almost raised the roof. Nelson, the
spring poet arose and remarked that
he had heard and often wondered at
the expression: "them blamed wo-
men. .'but the mystery was now ex
planned and all was as clear as mud
So, the feast went on until the
knights and ladies had TO hurry to get
home the same day, IL was a most
delightful celebration OF the birthday
anniversary OF the lodge and IL Is
hoped the good sisters will make II