The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-26

Washington and the Pythian jul
hilee.

bilee.
A trip to Wa i:ington last
week found the CAPITOL City
bianketed with Snow, and the
weather very dis*erecable until
S:1u, day morri i when the sun
shone forth, shedding warn, rays
and giving the ten thousand Ply
THAN visitors the first real
ichance for sightseeing. By
Pythian visitors we refer to
those who had assembled here
from every state in the Union to
attend the Jubilee convention
commemorating the founding of
the order Of Knights of Pythias
by Justice H. Rathbene, SO years
ago in this city.
The exercises proper began
on Thursday morning in the
Convention hall of the Willard
Hotel, which had been very
beautifully decorated for the oc-
casion.
Thursday afternoon Hon. VIM.
J. Bryan addressed the body and
received an enthusiastic well
come. Mr.. Bryan being Past
Chancellor of Lincoln Lodge, Ne
braska. He spoke of the great
work the Pythian secret orders
in general were doing and said
he believed they would be a
great force in international
peace through fraternizing the
world and thus precluding the
possibility of strife.
Wednesday night the D. O. K.
K, a branch of the K. of P.'s,
gave a deanestical ceremonial at
Convention hall on K street,
which was attended by a great
multitude. John w. Walker of
High Point was one of the can
didates.
Thursday at 2:15 p. m. Presi-
dent Wilson received the D. 0.
K. KS at his office, and the edi-
tors young son Paul was greet
ed by Mr.. Wilson as the young
Tar Heel as he patted the young
man on the shoulder. After this
reception the North Carolina
delegation crossed the street to
the, Navy department. and paid
its respects to a distinguished
son, Josephus Daniels, Secretary
of the Navy. Friday evening
from 6 to 7 o'clock President
/ Wilson also greeted the ten thou
sand Pythians.
The Golden Jubilee exercises
continued through Friday and
Saturday, and the visitors spent
the day sight seeing.
AS Congress was in session the
visitors had a good chance to
hear some Of the important mea-
sures being discussed in bot;:
branches-the much discussed
toll votes and exemption of Anne
rican vessels in the Panama ca
nal, the building Of the Alaskan
railroad and competition Wi h
the Guggenheimer's or not.
The National Museum is espe-
Icially interesting now, since
most of the exhibits are in place.
A big portion of it is given over
TO the Indians, whom the gov
eminent has at last decided 70
recognize and exploit his merits
in a fitting manner.
Speaking of Indians, while here
we had the good pleasure of
meeting Chieftain Coupolican,
the Indian orator and songster,
appearing at Keith's. This In.
dian was educated at Paris and
Italy and is a most entertaining
and polished gentleman. There
are few his equals as an orator
using the choicest words ano
having a very distinct pronun'
citation as he holds his audience
spell bound with his dramatic
flights of oratory. His singing
of Americas beautiful songs, as
he calls them and then in his ma.
tive tongue, shows that oul
songs lose none of their beauty
when sung in the Indian dialect
as he remarked and which was
demonstrated. .-...
The writer has a good likeness
of Chieftain Coupolican and his
autograph which he was gooe
enough to present us with, also
a very beautiful poem entitled
''The Indians Farewell" which
has been recognized as master
piece and which, with his photo
graph, is reproduced elsewhere
In company with. Coupolicar
the writer visited the Nationa
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