The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-02-10

Hot Springs, Arkansas wish
you could have been down here to
have seen them dedicate the Pythian
Temple, or the Pythian Sanitarium
and Bathhouse, erected, and remod-
eled by the Supreme Lodge Of Knights
Of Pythias, Of North and South
America, Europe, Asia, Africa and
Australia, and if there is to be found
any more world, just include it, for
this organization Is as big as the
world and from their contribution to
heaven and hell, their borders have
been greatly extended.
want to take off my hat, my head
and my skull. to that wonderful leader
Of men, Supreme Chancellor s. w.
Green, from New Orleans who is one
Of the greatest diplomats in America
and a man who can bring things to
pass. He is boy in size, but honey
that little body IS all brains, and do
ing brains at that
i came all the way here to see what
they were going to do, for | had heard
so much talk about that wonderful
building, and its fneness, and I have
just seen all for myself. $389000 in
building owned by us. erected by US.
We had our architect, we had Wind
ham Brothers as contractors, and they
1 ha1or,cr a. al he ,.-N.rI-.,,
belonged to us, and have never seen
building with SO much work. and
marble work at that But then we are
advancing with the age, and you must
not be surprised at any thing that
happens to us now these days.
had the pleasure of reaching town
on time to see what was going on,
and / called over the hello box to
converse with Mrs. Elrene Phord-
Falconer, the young woman who made
her mark as writer of that thing
you call shorthand stenography or
something's else. She can reach up
and get the words as they fall out Of
your lips and put them on paper, as
fast as they can fall out. But when
she met William H. Falconer his
words instead of falling on paper, fell
in her heart, and they grew there until
one day there was a wedding march
to the tune, and preacher was there
and representing God, he said 'What
God hath joined together let no hu-
man being, or any ether kind Of being
put part except it be God"
Now, they started the journey Of
life together. The first of their mar
riage life was spent in Ohio, some
other part Of it in Memphis, Tenn,
and now he is the inspector Of agents
and organizations Of the Woodmen
Of Union, and / will tell you about
this organization later.
Now then, the day Of the dedication
and the laying Of the cornerstone, the
people came from all directions. SUI
preme Worthy Counsellor Of Calanthe,
Ernest 6. Harrington was on hand,
and acted as master of ceremonies.
He made one more telling address.
He was there to hold up the right
business hand Of Supreme Chancellor
Green. These two men are working
side by side, one of the Knights and
the other, over the Calanthe. It'd
rington is indeed fine man and he
has the confidence of the women Of
this country. They all understand him
and they are willing to follow his lead.
He acted as Master of ceremonies,
while DR.. C. NJ Wade, the man who
pointed out the possibilities Of the
Knight Of the Knights, and showed
them how important it was to invest
in something in this place so near hell
that the water comes up out of the
earth already hot and ready to the
cooling, but it will cure disease and
keep you that much longer out Of the
hot place and keep your tongue from
burning up, so you viii be able to
cry for mercy DR.. Wade is a won
derful character and valuable man
in the order His real value to the
race is not known now and may not
be until he crosses over. He has
served well in his day and am real
proud of him.
There was music and it was real
sho nuf music, and then came the
dedicatory address by the sire, by the
acrobat, by the great orator of the
race, by the entertainer from enter
tainersville, Colonel Roscoe Conklin
Simmons, from Chicago, or I should
have said u. w. "A. He was in his
glory and made a characteristic adj
dress. will be glad to tell you about
this but space will not allow me. We
have it, and you can 60 just as soon
as it is completed which will be in
March as I see it now.
| had the pleasure of,dipping in this
hell hot water in the Woodmen OF
Union bath house and hospital. Now
you put it down that / told you that
this is one more organization, and
John L. Webb, has put it on the map
and it is here to stay. Do you know
John L. Webb7 He il the sunreme