Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-01
PYTH|ANS HOLD BIC
POW WOW; BANQUET
AND EVERy!H|NG
ROOSTER MEETING ATTRACTS 200
IN SPITE OF lNcLEMeNT
WEATHER 49, EXCELLENT Pro
GRAM HELPS WHILE AWAY a
VERY ENJOYABLE EVENING.

The knights of Pythias We're unIor
inmate in the weather attending their |
booster program 1t rained not only
that day from morning to night but
also the day before.
In spite of the weather, though
there were over two hundred served at
tbe first table. the following menu hay
ing been arranged:
Roast beef, brown gravy
Mashed potatoes.
Dreamed peas
Cabbage salad Celery IlcNI'S
cake Coffee
Ice cream.
Now these Pythian Sisters proved
Thursday night that there was many
GOOD cooks in the present generation
Ms every set table for a hungry man,
and the abundant provision for the
crowd was simply sufficient for alt
WHO came.
After eating. the crowd, a constant.
* increasing one. adjourned to HALL.
cams hall for a fine program taken
from the material among the knights
and Sisters The visitors from other
cities we're first taken to supper be-
for going to listen to the program
While there were not two hundred
more of these. there were enough Il
comfortably mn the dining room. And
LAS everything was ready, supper was
- served rapidly and deftly
Jacob Barth was the chairman OF
~. the evening. and requested +. NJ. Mae
+, Arthur. one of the older Knights tI
open with a few remarks, In these he
spoke of the nearly thirty years since
.. he had joined and the many clause
I'm the order since that time hlgl
" eulogy of both the Knights Of Pythia
and the Pythian Sisters, and the fra
, ternal objects OF both organization
s.. completed his address, which close
with q strong appeal Tor work AM
funds for the Temple planned for tn
future
Johnson's orchestra gave a fine 81
lection, which was loudly applaudeC
Nh Barth then had a large pail wit
J. cover placed on a small table an
the Knights marched around and droI
n ped in cash in varying amounts. not
ing over hundred was allowed. TIL
y Sisters then joined in the imprompt
=, march, and added what change the
b. had to the amount in the pail.
*. On counting. this unexpected ofte
I'd ing was found to have netted near
fifty dollars for the Temple.
e. Ted Lettsome then sang, and We
III compelled to give an encore. II
IT sweet voice adds beauty to the word
ut and the accompaniment was 50 symp
thetic in its rendering that the sol
gained in effect A violin solo
Louis Kastler, with piano aCCompaI
- ment, proved that the knights ha'
= considerable talent among their oV
number.
ne Alex Vaughey rendered a fine sele
~ ., ton with both violin and piano {
Nv Commandment His voice is a We
-" pleasing one, and well trained Witho
Nv being spoiled in the process. He HI
- to respond to an encore, which W
cheerfuly given
on Helen Hammer then gave a readir
on which being OF a humorous type, W
rapturously received by the young
Hammer also had to respond to
ace encore, and she had to return to
TN platform and give another before S
was allowed to retire.
7ht Mr.. Barth then spoke Of the Objf
on of the Booster meeting as being I
I'm only to bring the Knights of Pyth
I'M Sisters before the public, but also
waken interest in the fair they "
Nf' give the first part of May, to ass
MS in raising funds for the building
a Temple, the ground for which I
ere already been purchased on the c
the ner Of Washington and State stree
MS A trombone solo by Ray Johns
was so highly appreciated that it h
Ter to be repeated and it was only OF
third rendering of solo that
IN Johnson was permitted to retire, 9
prepare for the music Necessary
the dancing which lasted until at
IN midnight.
and Close D. of |. Charter
The charter for the Daughters
g a Isabella has been closed, and a DIR
for new members started. They
ana cided on giving a card party
ter dance the later part of April
ere are planning also on home tai
ZEN play for the spring.
less Banquet Basketball Team
The basketball team of the h
school held banquet last even
o+ tbo hipb echOnI buildinp on b