The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-08-10
DOUGLAS MEMORIAL AND G.
". HAYES PYTHIAn LOOGES
OF BLUEf|ElD HOLD
JOINT MEETING

Tuesday night of this week, the men,
bers of q. w. Hayes and Douglas Mem
Oral Lodges. X OF r., Of the city of
Biuefied, held very unique Joint meet
INK and reception. Tie memhers NUT
ually agr-~i o. a meeting of this kind
tor several rrs-on- Il appeared, one Of
~hict Ma o. have what some would call
a ''''-t-t ',-ther. a h-srt-tD-heart revival
ami ons old tinr iOyr feast Thus IL
~a- th~y at ai,out like real Pythian
brothers without malice. without prriu-
dice or without jealousy % pull off a
stunt Early the members Of the
two lOl,r- began L. pour in and before
O'Clock, the hall wa- practically filed
To IT. utmost capacity. THE program
Ma the hearing of tine reports of the dele
gate vino attended the Grand Lodge in
IT. 9TH annual SESSION ina Huntington.
- glowing were tlisse reports and 50 in
'liratiye al growth and general sics.--
TILL frequently the Delegates were inter
rupts-l by applause. Men Who mad la-rn
indifferent about Attendance and some
Al AT SLOW or careless about meeting
their financial obligations, got ON the
d sor and freely acknowledged the
same and apparently with the spirit of a
new convert, promised whole support
from no~ ON.
AT tile conclusion of the reports of the
delegates, the Grand Lecturer Was called
an, ~t" reviewed With telling effect the
work generally and who stirred the
ncInbers Ia th.. heights of 10Y when he
pictured tie value and greatness of the
iythians In their ownership of those two
great buildings IN Huntington and Char
lesion. Men We're loud in promising
that anything they cOuld do To pay off
the balance Oi the indebtedness on the
Charleston buIlding they would do IL.
The next was time given To any OF the
members 10 sIeak on The GOOD of the
Order. Many spoke and sd enthusiast
Tie were they tai II developed into what
Ne usually call AN old time country
Methodist camp meeting Men shook
hands, Pattesi each other ON the shoul-
'iers. talked I'ythlanism ami some were
seen with their arms around the other,
proml-lng Ia dO better and more for the
Order than ever.
Nreat baskets iull OF everything
nnagInIbly good To eat were there and
the committee Was active in making a
large Table down through the center OF
the hall on which Was spread chicken.
II laaf .lff IL
totu, lot biscuits nice home rolls, hard
boiled eggs, pickles, cake of every de
-criPtiOn, zee cream, water melon, lem
onasie and many other things To which
everybody, We mean every member, was
accorded absolute welcome. And truly.
everybody did eat Some pulled then
; coats oil and such eating, Il Was shock
; ing Ia see Those Who ate tia. most and
seemed 10 have worried because they
cOuidh hold more. were such men a.
iDrs. Edwards, Rodgers, Bamfield. (ths
very men whom W. would NATURAL,
have Thought would not eat 80 much Al
night Mes-rs. Moore, Mck night, Vii
Anderson, >lnkiOr,i, the undertaken, anu
II n great Wonder that some one did
not have 10 act undertaken Tor hun be-
lore day. We'll, alter all, II 10 hard q
tell vino Il Mas that ate tn, most. Nv.
eryispdy had gOosi time; every bod,
SEEMED e. have enjoyed the whole occa
sion aIid went away with a feeling o
goOd"Iii. renewed hope and satisfaction
than MAS ever seen or known before.