Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-22
ANNUAL ROLL CALL
n. rs and Pythian Sisters Held Theirs
Together Tuesday Night

- Pythias and the Pythian Sisters had
- JOINT roll call 1T their hall last Tuesd
night and it was q most delightful
- - fair Breaking away from the usu
- custom OF holding a roll call and smo
" - er together, the knights decided to no
!" aJoint Roll call with the wives ar
sweethearts of the knights and u
y husbands OF the sisters as guests of Il
T. evening.
- Castle Hall was literally packe
with one of the best natured and haI
piest punches of humanity that ha
assembled in Belding in many moons
The early part OF the evening was spen
: In playing cards, visiting and having
Jolly good time generally. About 1910,
o'clock Fred l.. Warner, chairman O
the evening, called to order and An
nounced that the hour for the program
had arrived and after a few inspiring
words announced the first number on
the program solo by George Wagner.
Mr.. Wagner sang in very impressive
manner "Fhe Aud Plaid Shawl" as
sisted by Will Reed at the piano. The
number was heartily applauded and
as an encore he sang "A Red, Red
Rose"
Following this George w. Moulton
In behalf Of the knights welcomed the
fythian Sisters and the other lady
guests in manner most pleasing. He
paid many fine compliment to the
ladies and closed his remarks with a
beautiful Toast TO the ladies.
Miss Clara Moulton than made n re-
sponse which was both witty and
nowery. She said that for the last 10
years, the sisters had been waiting and
hoping for the invitation which at last
had come and enabled them To be with
Lhe knights on an occasion of this
kind. She spoke Of the great pleasure
which the event gave them all and
loped that they would not have so long ,
o wait again.
Mrs. George w. Thomas was next q
allied on and called the roll OF the 4
'ythian Sisters, the order was well 6
epresented at the meeting and one let s.
er from Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Keeney. p
Washington, was read. :,
The chairman introduced Mrs. /. 7, La
lubbell who sang beautiful solo en- n
tied "Good Night Dear" Round at. n,
Y round of applause followed this
lumber and as an encore, Mrs. Hub. d,
III sang "My Beautiful Lady," from id
The Pink Lady" which was also
armly applauded. 4,
Following the delightful musica, ca
Eat, Henry Gildemeister called the W,
u OF the X. Ps. Besides those present hi
the meeting, there were letters OF re- in,
ct from Robert Swift OF Toledo. pe
slie Monteith OF Blaine, Washington, 70,
. IL. Holmes also OF the far west and Tn,
J. Prall of Lansing.
Henry j. Leonard, whose love OF lie
rms is almost prophetic was next rer
led upon and gave Burns "Ballad he
My Mary" All who know Henry us
ow his ability as reader and after vel
brust OF applause had subsidized he +.
ne forth and gave delightful dialect the
ding which captured all present. nor
insurance Commissioner Z. A. Palm not
u Lansing was next introduced and can
me fellow put il gave a talk worth bor
1g hundred miles to hear. An hell
and fluent speaker, Mr.. Palmer. tior
is an ex-Chancellor Commander OF IN {,
Grand Lodge told Of the early his him
OF the order, Of its formation AZ n
IS ago that night in Washington. at ,
re little party Of seven under the sbo,
ership OF Rathbone met and took His
lrst obligation which meant so much 10 /,
ards the uplifting and upholding of reco
great fraternal spirit of mankind. mart
that little formation it has grown I;ave
the mighty oak from the acorn. ibis ,
today there are 20 grand lodges. nom
700 lodges and over 100000 men,
He spoke of women and their A
work and said he was for woman In
age first last and all the time. In cono
ng he recited his little fraternaI go.
in manner most pleasing, and their
peach was greeted with a great va,o
ne OF applause. IL.
quartet composed Of Fred Cornell, No
Reed, Mrs. George Leonard and o,o,
o.. e' .aa,'m sang noonlight large
"e"h anu aiOcf vigorous | Alter
e. "Sleep Kentucky Babe" The Go,
let tables were laid by this time ct.
. ,ha -. :. VI 'oo'a' ihter- and cl
ast began about l5O partaking of ~ :,
LIGHT VI ie'