Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-19
K. P. EVENT
Supreme Chancellor
Chas. S. Davis is Visitor

Fully 500 Representatives OF Prae-
ticaIiy Every Subordinate Order in
Domain Attend Visitation of Su-
preme Chancellor, Monday
a right royal good time for the
Knights Of Pythias of Maine. one
long to be remembered by those pres
ent, to go down in the history OF the
order as the finest of it's kind, was
the official visitation Monday evening
to Calanthc Lodge, No 81, X. of r..
of Supreme Chancellor Charles ;.
Davis Of DcnVef, Col. With many
State supreme officers and fully 500
members of the order present the
event was a grand success in every
sense Of The word. The State was
representa- by Adjutant General
George Mcclellan Presson and the
city was represented by City TrelH-
urer Wilbert Wilson. The supreme
repi csc natives were John II. Max
well Of LiveEmore Falls. Judge War
rem c. Plilbrook Of WaterVille and
Judge Edward c. Plummer of Bath.
The Grand Lodge was represented by
Grand Chancellor Clarence Weber
Of kennebunk. Grand ice Fred l..
Sylvester of Auburn, Grand Prela;e
Charles Locke of Portland. GranI
Keeper of Seals and Records Edgar
J. Brown of Waterville. Grand Mas
ter of Exchequer Embert c. Osgood
Of Ellsworth. Practically every su-
coordinate lodge i'll the domain was
represented by delegates. About Il
weeks time was given TO arrange
for the place Of the meeting and the
further details which are included in
such a large undertaking and the
success of the occasion bespeaks well
Of the executive ability of the grand
chancellor and his assistants.
Previous to the opening meeting n
banquet dinner was served in honor
of the supreme chancellor and the
grand representatives.. The place of
the banquet was at the Augusta
House and due to the breNity. of time
no formal program was carried out
and speeches were limited.
! The opening meeting was called about
$50 O'Clock The colors were presented
to the Grand Chancellor by the Bayard
| Company Of Waterville in full uniform.
The Pythian Sisterhood was represent
ell by Supreme Chief Elizabeth Hutch
! nson of Woodfords, Grand Chief Edna
Blake of Calais. Mistress of Records
I and Correspondence Evanscline Locke
of Portland. Mistress of Finance Edith
/ Newcor!h of Scarboro.
Grand Chancellor Weber. who :re-
sided at the meeting, took for the .:ey-
( note of his brief address Of welco ne
give" he empha sized the necessity OF
\ giving in man ways and as a cleve.1y
arranged climax asked that all ''giv,"
the representative of the State, Adj l.
tant Gle leral Presson, a welcome. A
standing we ,ome was afforded tre
States representative.
/ In -ew vel chosen words Adiutaut
General Presson spoke of the great OH
fct which has just been brought % ;,
stop across the ocean. In France s a
, field which marks the fall of au'oc-
racy. The downfall of the German Az
tocracy has been marked IN every '5ay
even to the manifestations pride COM
! eth before a fall" When the men OF
America are fghting for their homes.
wives and nabies they fight like ange.s
I and devils combined The barbarians
have made some progress. But their
! progress deceived them IS it did the
| Allies. They did not guard their az
vances. They destroyed instead Il
saving. The magnitude of the dsap.
pointments and the danger made she
Allies like stone walls. The shrill scream
of the eagle was heard by war-stricken
, r;o ~
war she challenged the last assaiIlnt
of liberty and common humanity. The
Germans killed and laughed as they
ran away leaving still bodies of Amel!-
cans in the mud. But those laughing
Huns have paid thousand times over
f"~ every kick and insult. After peace
! has been declared will there be ary
army? Will all the big guns go into
the meltino pot? Will the airs'lps be
used COR rural mail routes? The decii-
ing of this is not in the hands of the
I citizens. but in the hands of the oil
! diers, in the lands of the army. After
the wa. they are tired, the soldiers.
! and they want a clean bed to sleep m,
| tey want to eat off of a china plate
| and they want to take bath when :nev
want to Shall we have universal Mill
! tary training or shall we listen to the
/ peace at airy price talk? The adju-
| tant made an appeal to the members Of
the x. Of P. that thew help this move
ment of universal training In closing
| he paid a beautiful tribute to the flag.
| City Treasurer Wilson. who repre-
sented the city. rendered the regrets
of Mayor Swift. who was unable 10
be present. owing to the fact that
his presence was necessary at an
important meeting Of the City Gov
/ ernment. Mr. Wilson paid the re-
spects Of His Honor, the Mayor. 20
the Supreme Chancellor He said
that the people were inoculated with
substitutes during the war and now
that hostilities were ceased It
seemed imposition to have more
substitutes. referring to himself in
that ciass. The wish for a happy
sojourn of Supreme Chancellor in
the city was expressed as coming
from the Mayor and the keys Of the
city were handed over to him. It
was hored that his visit would be a
pleasant one and that he would
carry away pleasant memories and
would come again.
At this point Grand Chancellor
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