The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-21


lohe 6ne was that of the Knights of
Pythias in their Castle hall on Tues
day ereniYlg, when beautifully fit-
ting yreKran, Of music and addresses
attended the dedication Of the honor
roll Of members Of that lodge now in
the service, Of the government. The
ceremony. which was public, was at.
tended bY an audience that filled ev-.
ery Available seat in the large hall.
The ceremonies opened with a pa
triotic selection by the Pythian or
clestr&, directed by L. w: Hubbard,
during which the officers OF the lodge
and the guest of honor filed to their
stations on the platform in the regu-
latien robes of the order. The Chan
celler Commander then charged the
Master at Arms to present our coun7
try's flag, which was done with a
color guard Of members of the Uni
forna rank, the entire assemblage, ac-
companied by the orchestra, impress
sively joining in "The Star-Spangled
Banner" and salute to the colors.
The purpose of the ceremony was
stated in few well-chosen words by
the Chancellor Commander, N. L.
Smith, under whose supervision the
program was arranged and carried
out, and to whom much credit is due
for the success of the ceremony, which
brought many complimentary re-
marks from the audience.
A short prayer by the Prelate of
the ledge, II. G. Arnsdorf, was follow
ed by "A Perfect Day." sung by the
Pythian quartet. The Keeper of Rec
ords and Seal, Fred A. Jacobson, then
proceeded with the reading of the hon
or rell of members in the service.
Vice Chancellor H. N. Olsby deliv
cred brief address in appreciation of
the members who have gone at the
country's call, and this was followed
by similar address by the Prelate.
At this point in the program the
honor rolls were placed on the walls
of the Castle hall in honored positions
on either side of the station of the
Chancellor Commander by the guard
of honor, and in a few brief words,
Master at Arms, Carl A. Weismann,
closed the program proper of the
lodges part of the dedicatory cere-
mony.
These words were followed by a
brief address by Acting Master of
WORK, tACIOT O"StIISON, WIN pACOSCu
the service of the lodge to members
of the families Of brothers in the SER
vice.
Frederick S. Atwood, of Minneapo-
lis, member of the Supreme Lodge,
Knights Of Pythias, was the guest
of ehAnsr, and principal speaker of the
evening. In opening his address Mr..
Atwsed referred to the fact that on
the same evening all lodges of the
Knights, Of Pythias in the United
States and Canada were holding SINH
lar anniversary ceremonies, in which
total of 10000 members were in
terested. The very thought of this,
he said, let alone the beautiful pro-
gram we have just listened to, is in
spiration.
Mr.. Atwood told many interesting
facts about the founding of the or
der in the city of Washington, Feb.
10, 1854, when the membership was
only l3. He told the beautiful his
torical incidents, the friendship of
Damon and Pythias, which is the
foundation principle of the order of
the Knights of Pythias, and closed his
address with tribute to the men in
Khaki, and request that for the per-
iod Of the war the word "sacrifice" be
eliminated from the vocabulary of
those, who heard him, for he held, the
work in which our soldiers are en-
gagged is opportunity not sacrifice.
This work the speaker referred to as
the freeing of the world from despot-
ism and the paving the way for one
great nation, world nation, with one
great central government, and a uni
versal brotherhood of men.
The speaker of rare eloquence and
power. Mr.. Atwood's choice diction
and beautiful expression commanded
interest during every minute of his
address,,
The ceremony of the evening was
most inspiring, but not more so than
the words Of Brother Atwood.
Following his address, the audience
joined in "America," after which the
quartet concluded the program with
''&ars and Stripes" by Sousa and
Good Might" by Dudley Buck, and
the: audience filed out of the hall,
feeling that it had taken part in an
L.