The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-07-06
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs BANQUET
Annual Event Held at Deer Park
Hotel Wednesday Night.


Pythias, of Oakland, again made good
on its reputation of doing things in
proper manner with the holding of its
annual banquet at the Deer Park Ho-
tel on Wednesday night last. Hereto
fore these gatherings have been held
in one of the halls in Oakland, but as
an innovation the Deer Park Hotel
was chosen by the committee this
time and the result showed the wis
dom of their action.
About two hundred members of the
order, their wives and friends, were
gathered about the lobby of the hotel
when the doors of the dining room
were opened to them just before nine
o'clock and it did not take them long
to find places at the we'll arranged
tables in the beautiful and spacious
room. Previous to this the hotel
buildings and grounds had been open
ed to the members of the lodge and
their friends for several hours and
quite number had taken advantage
of the opportunity to enjoy a good
time in and about the property. The
hard downpour of rain during the
evening curtailed this somewhat, but
did not dampen the enthusiasm of the
Pythians.
After all the banqueters had been
seated, DR.. Henry w. McComas, in
the role of POSTMASTER, a position
which he filled with very great pleas
ure to those attending, called upon
Mr.. w. w. Dawson for the invoca-
ton, following which a most excellent
six course banquet was served in the
manner flor which the hotel manage
ment is noted, and a great many ex-
pressions of approval of the SER
vice were heard. 1t is said that those
who failed to attend missed an en-
tertainment the like of which is not
had on very frequent occasions, while
those present thoroughly enjoyed
themselves.
After the serving of the last
course, DR.. McComas, in his pleas
ing manner, delivered a short ad-
dress of welcome and then called
upon the other speakers who respon-
ded to the following topics: Response
to the address of welcome, E. R.
Jones; "Our Order" j. C. Rennin-
ger; "To Our Guests" W. r. Offutt;
"To the Ladies'" R. E. Sliger. All
of these addresses were to the point
and were well received. The singing
of Maryland, My Maryland" then
brought the table festivities to an
end and after giving a rising vote
of thanks to the committee in charge
of the banquet and to the manage
ment of the hotel, the banlueters de-
serted the dining room for the dance
hall where the festivities were con-
tinued until well past the midnight
hour. The music both for the ban
quet and for the dance that followed
was furnished by the Oakland Or
chestra, and much of the success of
the occasion was attributed justly
to the efforts of those comprising
this organization.
The committee having the banquet
arrangements in charge was COM
posed of the following members of
Garrett Lodge: Henry Lauer, chair
man; D. W. Walter, W. o. Droege,
James Bell and Charles W. Gray.
To these gentlemen fell the task
of making all the arrangements for
the gathering and the rising vote of
thanks rendered them at the close
of the banqeut showed that those
present felt that they had been very
successful.
The hope was expressed by many
of those present that this years BAN
quet at the Deer Park could be made
a part of the permanent plan of Gar
rett Lodge and that many more