Evening journal., 1918-06-06
CALANTHE LODGE
VISITS BRlDGET0N

About thirty-nve members OF the
Rank Team Association OF CalsHthe
Lodge. No. %. knights OF Pythiss. to-
eether with the wives Of several OF
the members. took an auto "trip 10
Bridseton. n, j., last saturday after
noon. They were met at the Armory,
IN Bridgeton. by a delegation from Ca
lanthe Lodge. No i03, X. Of r. Of that
city. and after resting for a while they
were escorted 10 the Commercial Hotel.
where a delightful dinner was served
TO the Wilmington party and also to
The grand lodge officers OF the State Of
New Jersey.
on Saturday evening the Wilmington
boys assisted the Brldgcton lodge IN an
entertainment and ladies' nlehi. by en-
acting the drama, Damon and pyihias.
before an audience Of over 800 people.
The program was as follows:
Selections BY the orchestra of Ca
lanthe Lodge, Of Wilmington; prayer.
The Rev. W. A.. Huckell, OF Bridgeton.
~ j.. address OF welcome. Wm. II.
souder, of BrIdgeton, n. j.; songs.
ukulele accompaniment, perciyal VIII
son. Of Bridgeton. n. j.; address, Milo
g. Borden. Grand Chancellor OF the
state Of n. j.; violin solo. Clinton
Gray. Of Calanthe Lodge orchestra, vii
mingion. Del; songs Of the war, by
the audience, under the direction OF
Elmer j. CARL, OF Brldgeton. n. j.; cor
net solo. VIM Anderson. OF Calanthe
Lodge orchestra, Wilmington, Del;
eccentric dance. Mizeal English. Ord. OF
Brldgeton. n j.; bass solo. John Wes-
colt OF Brldgetown, ~ j.; instrument
tai duet George Rose and William An
derson. OF Calanthe lodge orchestra.
Wilmington, Del; drama. Damon and
Pythias.n by the members OF Calanthe
Lodge. frst rank team, Wilmington.
Del.
Tho Brldseton committee having en-
tertalnment In charge was Paul Con-
nor. William Johnson. @. L. Schoneld.
+. J. CARL and William n. Souder.
After the entertainment the Whining
ton party was put up for the night
at the homes Of various members 0f
the Brldseton Lodge
on Sunday morning at O'Clock the
party started out on slght-seelng
tour They were FIRST taken on a canoe
trip mp the raceway through a beautl-
ful natural park 10 sunset Lake. At
tho head Of the lake they were met
by automobiles and were taken on
5O-mile trip, FIRST 10 the Seabrook
Farms. where they saw what a real
truck farm looks like; thence % Vine
land, where they visited the home FOR
lncurables; thence 90 Mlllvllle and back
% Brldgeton, where they were again
taken 90 the homes OF the Bridgeton
members and had dinner and were en-
entertained until about o'clock az
which time they started for home. ar
rlvlng In pennser0ve about 100 O'Clock.
a tired but happy party. Everyone
voted the trip the best they had ever
taken and VIII not soon forget the hos
plallly extended by the members OF
The Brldseion Lodge and their families.
The Brldgeton people did everything In
their power 10 show the Wilmington
party a good time and 90 say they suc-
ceeded Is putting 10 mildly
on Tuesday evening the iirst rank
/ team conferred the rank OF PAGE on a
class Of oisht candidates. In view oi
l the hot weather now coming on no
further work win be done by The team
until fall
The members of he rank team as
ISOLATION. composed Of about 30 active
members OF the lodge have de-
cided not 10 hold their usual am
nual banquet this year In place Of The
banquet an auto trip TO Atlantic Ci.y
is contemplated but arrangements have
not been completed