Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
Was Held by the Knights of
Pythias at Castle Hall on
Tuesday Evening
LARGE NUMBER RESPOND
A Feast of Wit, Wisdom and Excel.
lent Victuals Made the Evening
an Enjoyable Affair
FORTUNA Lodge, No. 120, Knights

FORTUNA Lodge, No. 120, knights
of Pythias, met in Castle hall on
Tuesday evening to celebrate their 18th
annual roll call, which is one of the
pleasantest social functions of the year
with this progressive organization. On
these occasions each member is expect
ed to bring friend with him and there
is always big crowd present and last
Tuesday night was no exception to the
rule.
The early portion of the evening was
pleasantly spent nj cards, social inter
course and smoking until about $3.50,
when Chancellor Commander Geo. Il.
Wagner called the meeting TO order
and in few well chosen words well
coined the brothers and their friends
and introduced Geo. w. Moulton who
he said would act as master of cere-
monies. George handed out few nice
words to the assembled audience and
annouced that the first thing on the
program for the evening would be the
roll call.
Henry Gildemeister, keeper of records
and seal, then called the roll which
consisted Of $50 names, seventy-siX
of whom responded in person and four
teen by letter. Responses were read
from l.. ID. Pierce, Jas. Wolcott, l.. i.
Myers, Frank Harlan, Harry Clafllin,
Clarence Staley, Alva Pringle, III. l..
Page, Will Patterson, Jesse Wilbur,
Glenn Pope, w. III. Holmes, Frank
Martin, Will Foote and Neil Jersey.
The male quartet composed of Messrs.
Will Reed, DR.. Stanton, Geo. Wagner
and Will Fisher rendered couple of
fine songs much TO the delight of the
audience.
DR.. James +. Ferguson responded to
the sentiment, "Our Charter Mem
bers," and gave some interesting data
concerning the members into whose
hands were place the early destinies of
this now prosperous organization. He
closed his remarks by reading very
beautiful little poem in which the SEN
iment expressed a preference for giving
those flowers TO the living rather than
waiting until he is dead.
The master of ceremonies next intro
duced f. b. Lapham, who he said al
| ways had something up his sleeve, who
had been assigned the subject, "Look
ing Backward" The "Judge" was in
a particularly happy frame of mind evil
IDENTIFY inspired by the aroma of coffee or
other delicacies which had floaded out
from the cook room. and proceeded to
liven things up by humorous glimpses
into the long forgotten past. Finally,
TO cap the climax, he asked permission
TO express himself more by means of
song, "Don't Tread on the Tail of My
Coat" in which he took fall out of
several of the members present.
Two charming musical numbers by
Harding's orceestra were next TO add TO
the pleasures of the occasion.
Ilu w tDSICl W as IlCNb liltlOuuCtu uS
the man of prophecy, to whom had
been assigned the sentiment, "Looking
TO the Future" and surprised everyone
by his most excellent address. He
closed his fine speech with pretty lit
tie poem entitled "My Greed" which
was heartily applauded.
+. l.. Walbrink next favored the au-
dience with Solo, The King of the
Winds am l." and responded to an en-
core by singing "My Creole Sadie"
Leo A. Caro- of Grand Rapids, Grand
Chancellor, was tho next speaker and
gave most pleasing talk on "The Sc
crets of Secret Societies" Being high
up in lodge work of various orders, and
familiar with their history, aims and
objects, his address was decidedly in
teresting and received much applause
at the hands OF the audience.
Sumner Wilson and Jerry Spaulding
each gave short talks, the quartet sang
another song, the orchestra discoursed
some more music and then the banquet
was announced. And such feed, il
was a delightful one and did honor to
those who had the matter i'm charge IL
was so good that the "Judgen remarked
that If he had known what was coming
he would have gladly sung another
song. Both members and invited guests
did justice to the occasion and many
remained until the lights went out.
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