White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20

with the spirit of fraternity of that
cordial quality which seems to be
peculiar to this section, an assem-
blage that represented the best citi-
zenship of the state and comprised
those who were eligible to attend a
grand lodge session of the Knights
of Pythias arrived in Ely last We'd
nesday afternoon for the forty-sec-
ond annual gathering.
If sincere and convincingly express
ed words could show the visitors that
they were welcome to the great cop
per district. cordial was the greeting
of A. L. Haight. who told the dele
gates to the grand lodge that they
should be prepared to give them
selves over to festivities of various
kinds prior TO the opening of the
performance given by the knights of
Pythias minstrels from McGill.
Mr.. Haight said in part.
Brothers, sisters and friends.
In the cold commercialism and
greed OF this age: In the mad rush to
get share of this worlds goods and
TO lay up for ourselves the treasures
Of this earth which are not insured
against the moth and rust that doth
corrupt or the thieves that may break
through and steal; in these times
when the air of a great continent is
pregnant with the roar of cannons,
streams are running red with blood.
fields are being trampled by the hoofs
CT cavalry, and monarehs have gone
had, when science and invention
have been perverted into means OF
dealing wholesale death and de-
struction to the flower of mankind
and the dove of peace can repose In
almost no great nation but our own;
1t is refreshing to halt as We go rush
ing along. Needless of the many
blessings We enjoy and the conse-
4nent obligations We have incurred
oh1 'outcuipidtc the IudS utuCtnt
spirit which inspires the body of men
and women who have gathered here
today and who will convene tomor-
TOW as members of the Grand Lodge,
Knights of Pythias. Grand Domain of
Nevada and the Grand Lodge of
Pythian Sisters of this grand juris-
dicfion.
Stop. II YOU will, for a moment
and consider what vast influence for
good this mighty army of men en-
listed under the Pythian banner can
exercise with a fixed and steadfast
determination to do that only which
is just. right and true, condemning
all that is wrong and working to-
gether for the uplifting and better
ing OF mankind That is the kind of
patriotism which tends most to bene-
Mt humanity. though IL has naught
to do With martial music rythmie
tread Of vast army-not an army
marching forth to the field of bat
tie. with flags flying and drums beat
ing and with the grim purpose of
slaughter. but an army which has for.
its watchword. place on earth: good
will towards men, and as one of its
lreat principles the doctrine of the
"Fatherhood of God and the Brother
hood of Man" 1t is upon this kind
of patriotism that stability of our
government, the permanancy of our
institution and our very identity as
nation depend
While | believe this is the first
time that either of these grand bodies
has assembled in eastern Nevada, we
do not want YOU to feel that you are
strangers In a strange land. There
Is yiewless tie among us, you know.
that is no respector of political
boundaries which extends wherever
the foot of civilization may tread.
And not only those who are bound
to you by this tie, but also every
citizen. irrespective of race. color or
previous condition of servitude. ex-
tends to you the hand of welcome.
wishing you success in your deliber-
ations and invite you to partake of
our eastern hospitality.
Street concerts were given by the
Boys band and the Union Ely band
ON Aultman street for the knights
and Pythian Sisters, and the minstrel
show was preceded by a street
parade. in which all the black faced
artists participated. The Boys
band lead the procession.
The efforts of the Ministries anus
ed everybody. They all might as
we'll admit it. After all we are only
human. Inaction was shelyed. The