The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-01
GREETED IMPERIAL PRINCE.
1t Was the Prince of the House of Kho-
rassan, Who Was in Barre.

Suadah temple, No. l40, d. O. X. X,
Vincitia lodge, X of P., and members
of the craft from other towns and cities
extended hearty greeting last night to
Dr. l.. r. Snowden of Peoria, ILL.,, imperial
prince of the Dramatic Order Knights of
Khorassan, who is on tour among the
| Dokies temples of the land. In addition
to the representation from the home tenn
pie and Vincitia lodge, Pythians from
! Burlington, Waterbury, Montpelier. st.
Johnsbury, West Topsham and Essex
junction were present A. reception in
castle hall in the Blanchard building was
followed by banquet at Hotel Barre and
post prandis exercises.
The reception at the hall opened with
an address of welcome by Mayor L. G..
Glysson of Barre, the response being
made BY Mayor f. W. Mitchell of Mont
pelier Each had word of welcome for
the imperial prince. In the receiving Line
were DR. Snowden, William H. Duthie of
this city, imperial azim Of the D. O. X,
X r. f. Campbell of Waterbury, royal
vizier OF Suadah temple, and Mayor
Glysson. While the reception was in
progress several selections were rendered
by Forsells orchestra.
After repairing to Hotel Barre guests
and hosts TO the number of IS were seat
ed in the dining room by Manager J. V
Rowen, who had prepared one of his |
celebrated banquets as feature of the |
princes visit. Al the hotel the orchestra
continued its good offices while the ban /
quet was in progress and during the aft
er-dnner exercises. brief speeches were
interspersed by orchestral numbers City
Clerk James Mackay acted most aecepta
bly, as master of ceremonies and he in
as the first speaker Sheriff
Frank H. Tracy. BY reason of his as
with uplift work among prison
ers at the county jail the sheriff was ad
mirably qualified to speak on Lift Up
the Fallen" the motto of the order Mr..
Tracy adhered to the good old doctrine
hat it is more righteous and in the end
more profitable to extend the glad hand
IF fellowship than the horny fist. Amer {
canism" was the topic handled by G. K
Herbert Pape in the next response and
he speaker hewed pretty close TO the {
inc in appeal for answering support in !
III movements that make for greaterI
america In the absence of Levi +. X
liner of Rutland, grand vice chancellor I
# the Pythians in Vermont, c. NJ. VIII |
ey, himself an active figure in the state I
odge, responded to the toast. Our Grand /
.odge" Mr. Wiley discussed the grand G
odge in particular while the succeeding
peaker. Grand Chancellor Berry enlarged )
pom the subject "Pythianism." by
peaking Of the fraternity in its broader g
spects, =
Coming down to the Dokies something =
f the local temple was told BY Royal N
izier Campbell. whose topic was "Sua
all Temple No. lao" Mr. Campbell re
ted a resume of Suadah dongs and q
uadah hopes and then gave way 10 DIR. "
nowden, who spoke Interestingly of Fl
horassanism The imperial prince did Gl
II concern himself with statistics. but CT
,oke Of the achievements Of the ID. @. @
n as a nation wide branch of Pyth o.
nism He gave an excellent account OF A
,ings IN the imperial palace and gave "
ice TO the belief that The activities Of b
e knights Of khorsssan may widen as RI
e wears go bv The speaker shared Ia
en- in a lot Of hearty applause that
snt to the speakers and the toastmas-
The committee in charge Of the affair
insisted of William II Duthie. James \ Py
IN. Chsuncey N Wiley, Frank + Rob
son and Homer G. Ladd, an Of Suadah
mple