Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-26
HAVE A MERRY TIME
Knights Of Pythias Celebrate Their
Anniversary

tingly celebrated by the thousands
of local lodges throughout the juris-
dfction of the Order, has attracted
world wide attention to the growth
and Importance OF this fraternal or
ganization which now has a mem
bership OF more than 700 900 with
Grand Lodges in 80 States Of the
Union and three provinces in Cana
da
DeIos Lodge No IS, K Of P not
only celebrated the 45th anniversary
Of the general Lodge on the evening
Of the 18th, but they also celebrated
the 1Ith anniversary Of the local
Lodge and the 47th anniversary Of
Brother s. E. Todd's birthday. This
important event in their local his
tory occurred in their Castle Hall
and was attended by I20 members
and invited guests, and the follow
ing program was rendered:
Opening Ode. by the Lodge
The Story OF Damon and Pythias,
Illustrated with life size eoIored pic
lures projected from lantern
When Father Rode the Goat, -
Miss Helen Weaver.
Solo, Bert Bowler
Reading, Martha Garlock.
History of the Lodge and Order.
Harvey A Thomas
Speech. This is my Birthday as
Well as That OF Our Beloved Order.
Brother s. E Todd.
Banquet Closing Ode.
Rev. S. W. Creasey held special
Pythian services in the Episcopal
church oa Sunday evening, the 21st
which was largely attended by the
Knights and a congregation which
packed the church 70 its limit.
Delos Lodge was instituted with
% charter members, since which
time the Lodge has prespered and
grown There have been six deaths
among the membership. ten mem
bers have left the community and IA
ken transfer cards. and the Lodge
now numbers 81. The year has been
especially prosperous and twelve new
members have been initiated into the
Lodge and several new applications
have been received for membership.
Robert N. McCollum was the first
Chancellor Commander OF the Lodge
and while filing the executive chair
did great work which the Lodge still
looks back to withpride. Mr.. Ne
Collum still swears allegiance TO his
home Lodge and has never transfer
red, although he now maintains his
residence in Twin Falls.
This Lodge has also the distine-
tion OF claiming the oldest Chaneei-
lor Commander of any Lodge in the
State of Idaho; this in the person Of
Fred W. Gooding. The first K Of P
Lodge in the State was at Ketchum.
Idaho. and Mr.. Gooding being the
second executive officer Of that
Lodge, the death of the first Chan
ceIIor Commander, several years ago
leaves Mr. Gooding with the honOrs-
Six years ago the K. of P's- and
the I. o. 0. F. of Shoshone jointly
built and equipped the opera house
at a cost of about $4,000 upon
which there is but $3.50 owing at
the present time and this will bs
paid of within the next TWO and a
half years. This speaks well Tor
the two Orders and indicates that
they have a capacity for business al I
though organized largely for social
The Opera House is and has been /
under the capable manageman- of I
Brother c. W wernicke. who has
been untiring in his devotion to the +
Order. and has, at all times, hadthe (
Of the organization at 4
heart.
sThe Lodge is in excellent shape
has the largest and most
active membership of any order in
he town, and has just ordered new
and parphernalia; and if any
me doubts that the DelOs Lodge No
IS can show him a merry time, Just
ct him hand in his application for
membership and take turn at the
goat.