The daily sentinel., 1910-01-06
BRILLIANT FEATURES
MADE K, P, AFFAIR ONE Of
WINTERS BIG SOCIAL EVENTS

| Ranking as one of the most bril-
liant and enjoyable fraternal and So
cial gatherings of the winter. the
public and annual installation of Of
ficers and the rendition of the spe-
ciai program, under the auspices of
Junction Lodge No. l24. Knights of
| Pythias last evening at the Castle
hall in the odd Fellows building, was
in every way a great success.
| About $50 Knights. ladies and 9TH
er invited guests were in attendance.
| Following brief but busy session
of the lodge the pretty hall was
| thrown open to the guests.
| At $40 o'clock the deputy grand
| chancellor. Walter Walker, and the
attending acting grand officers en-
| tered the lodge room, wearing the
| handsome regalia of the various and
| respective grand Offices, and the cere-
monies and program of the evening
was taken up.
The impressive and beautiful rit-
ualistic work connected with the in
stallation of the new officers and the
numerous special features of the
evening proved of great pleasure to
the Knights and the guests. The
evening was an interesting ona
throughout
Following the opening ceremonies.
Knight Il. A, Sherman sang. in his
usual superb manner. "A Bandit
Bold" one of Victor Herbert's 8 great
ballads.
Then followed the installation OF
William G. Wilson. the new chancel-
lor commander.
Past Chancellor V. b. Lee then de-
liyered the Pythian lecture. The
Story of Damon and Pythias," illus
trated by a series of lovely stereop-
tican views.
Knight Sam. G. Sloane followed
with most interesting, entertaining
and impressive brief address on
"Other Stories of Friendship" He
related several of the beautiful stor-
les of the past wherein one mans
| love for another was put to a remark
| able test and he made it plain that
avne-sct tsfcsc historical -stoi Ss OF
/ friendship have ever proven more
influential or more noble than the
story of Damon and Pythias on which
! the great order of Knights of Pythias
| is founded. Knight Sloane made 1t
plain that he who would have
| friend must be one" and his remaI ks
along this line were as impressive
and forceful as they were beautiful.
1t wab an excellent talk.
Then came "A selection by ladies'
double quartette that aroused great
enthusiasm and admiration. Eight
! beautiful voices of well known local
| ladies blended perfectly in the rendi-
| ton of Ambrose's grand old piece,
! ''Shoogy-Shoo. II was charming
| number, a delightful rendition. The
! ladies' forming the double quartette
were Mrs. Hedges. Mrs Mariner. Miss
Chester. Miss Langland, Mrs. Kicks,
| Mrs. Lee. Mrs. O'Hare. Mrs. w. C.
/ Boyer, Mrs. A. r. Cullen was the
/ piano accompanist.
The installation of the vice chan
! cellor, the prelate and the master of
work was then carried out.
Miss Louise G. Langland delighted
the guests and the Knights with Ter
rendition of The Milkmaid's Song"
| Parkers Jolly and lively melody. Miss
! Langland has n clear, sweet and cul-
tured voice and her manner is AS
| cinatiug and at the same time en-
| tirely unaffected She is a very sue
cessful soloist and her work last night
4 added greatly to the success of :he
4 program
The keeper of records and seals.
4 the master of finance. and the master
!, of excheQuer. were then installed.
Prof. I.aVern II. Brown. at the
| piano, gave splendid Interpretation
| of "Minnetta Scherezando." by Stab
enhagen. 1t is a difficult but lovely
composition. 1t was hugely enjoyed.
The deputy grand chancellor then
installed the master at arms. the
inner guard and the outer guard.
The COLLINS" that quaint. pretty
| and exceedingly lively song. was then
rendered by the ladies' dosble quar-
tette and nothing on the program
| gave the audience greater pleasure.
Deputy Grand Chancellor Walker
then delivered the charge to the
\ lodge.
Following the closing ceremonies
| the Knights and their guests enjoyed
! quarter of an hour of social chat
| while thirty or more small tables
were placed in the room and after
all were seated at the tables n bevy
of young ladies served dainty and
tempting luncheon. consisting of
fruit punch, ice cream, waters. cakes.
mints. nuts and fruits The ices and
1 mints were in the colors of the order.
blue. yellow and red.
! Shortly before IL O'Clock the con-
genial throng departed.
Assisting Deputy Grand Chancellor
| Walker in the Installation were ].
Guy Baily. acting grand prelate: Paul
\ Casparek. acting grand master at
arms; Burdette Welsh. acting grand
vice chancellor: c, H. Nix, acting
\ grand master at work: C. H. Robin
son, acting grand master of the ex-
| chequer; F. b. Scott, acting grand
| keeper of records and seals; Frank
E. Welsh. acting grand inner guard
| and T. ]. Wampler. acting grand
outer guard
The reception committee was as
follows: J. p. sweeney. X. r. AID
rich. II. V. Mills and F, e. Welsh 4
The committee in charge of the