The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-02-20

1t was a great day, fully up to the
expectations of all expectant members
of the order. fully satisfying ana
pleasing TO the visitors from out OF
town and thoroughly satisfactory to
the officers and various committees
which have worked 50 hard TO make
Il q success The nov Pythian tenn
ple I'm Missoua is dedicated and 1t
will stand as a monument of the
splendid membership of the order for
many years In connection with the
dedication OF the temple there was an
other feature Of the program which
was not overlooked yesterday. That
was the observance of the 4sth ahni-
versary of the founding of the great
order of knights of Pythias. Laurel
lodge No. ii of Missoula Thought II
best to combine these two dates and
the plan worked out nicely in every
detail yesterday. The state lodges
were well represented by delegates
yesterday and the crowd at the att
ernoon exercises and the doings OF the
evening-the grand ball and the ban
quet--was as large as could be ac-
commodated at the several places. II
was a crowd that entered into the
whole celebration with a spirit assist
ing and enjoying All Of the grand
Officers OF the state were present with
the exception of Grand Vice Chancellor
Il. A. Ford OF Butte and Grand
Keeper of Records and Seals Lee Dem
mis- of Great Falls. Their presence
added dignity to the occasion ana
what they had to say, both In private
and public concerning the new temple
and the Missoula organization was
much appreciated both by.local officers
and members.
The nerx Pythian temple received Is
official dedication at a closed session
of the lodge the first thing in the aft
ernoon, Grand Chancellor w. II. Gaily
of Anaconda officiating Then came
the part of the program for the pubic
and this was carried out to the letter
as 1t has appeared several times in
The Missoulian. The evening enter
tainment opened with the beginning OF
the grand bali at Elite hall and 1T
1890 all who desired repaired to the
Palace dining room for the banquet,
where Tylar Il. Thompson presided as
foastmaster Those who preferred 10
dance remained at the Elite and boen
crowds enjoyed every hour until the
Home, Sweet Home" waltz ended the
dancing at | a. m, and the last speech
closed the banquet. II was a great
day. well planned and perfectly carried
out.
Tho Afternoon Session.
The days program was opened by
the secret dedicatory services con-
Quoted by Grand Chancellor w. r..
d;aiy of Anaconda. The lodge room
was then thrown open and was soon
filled by the waiting audience. The
room was prettily decorated with
flowers and streamers and made :
suitable setting for an excellent pro-
gram.
Chairman Thompson opened the
public services by welcoming the peo-
pie, who were present to assist them
in the dedication. He extended an
invitation to all OF the knights of
Py1has. in or out OF Missoula, to make
the new building their headquarters.
Rev. II. $. Galley then offered PRAYER
As Chairman Thompson rose to III
troduce the first speaker on the pro-
gram, John w. Reely. chancellor conf
mander OF the local lodge lifted large
framed picture and presented 1t 10 the
audience. There was much applause
when the features Of w. H. Reid ware
presented for inspection. Their pos
SCISSOR then arose and admitted that