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Show FOREMOST PVTHIAN IS GUESTOF MR Supreme Chancellor Barnes Entertained En-tertained at Pretentious Banquet. V DESCRIBES GREAT LODGE OF-COUNTRY, Representative Utahns Gather at Festal Board to Greet High Official. The entertainment extended to J Charles A; Barnes, supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of the United States, culminated Thursday night with' a banquet at the K. of P. hall, at which there were present fully 250 members ol the order. Tho occasion was an event of unusual importance in the Pythian history of Utah, and the members mem-bers look ad van tape of the opportunity to exploit the principles of the order and to urge those qualities of good citizenship citi-zenship which have mado it a great torce in all commuiiitica in which it is known. Mr. Barnes arrived in. Salt Lake Wednesday afternoon, was taken 'in charge immediately bv a committee representing the thrco lodges hero, aud shown as many of the historic points of interest aii it was possible for him to see mi the limited time at his disposal. lie was given a ride about the city in a sight -seeing car, visited Saltair in a special car, and iu tho evening was taken to the plav at the Salt Lake Theater. The-ater. He was also shown something of the strength of t ho order here. The banquet was representative of (he strength of the order throughout Utah. Officers of the grand lodgo were present, as well as a largo number of officers and representatives from all over the State. The lodgcroom was prettily decorated wth streamers of bunting and flowers. After a sumptuous repast, of the best that could be provided by a caterer, a telling speech was made by Supreme Chancellor Rnrncs, in which the history of Fylhianism was dwelt upon at some length. lie alludcdo the fact that a large number of men prominent promi-nent in public life all over the country had been and still are members of the order. Among these, were President Roosevelt, four members of tho supreme court of the United States, thirty-seven United States Senators and 127 mem-beis mem-beis of the House of Representatives. He said the late "William McKinley was a member of the order, as was also William Wil-liam Jennings Bryan. Alluding to t he extent of the order, Mr. Barnes said that there were over 7(500 lodges iu this country, with uearlv 7O.I.0OQ members. He said that he spirit of Pythianism was spread, 'through its lodges, from northern Canada Can-ada to the City of Mexico and from ocean to ocean. There wore also lodges in Honolulu, aud even in Canton. China. He dilated at some length on the nobility no-bility of Pythianism and the friendship and loyalty among the members. Speeches were mado also by Grand "Represent ativo C P, Jennings of Ogdcn lodge: by J. A. Harrison of Helper, grand vice-chancellor of Utah, and others. oth-ers. C. T. Douglas of Salt Lake, who was to have spoken, was detained at home by illness. At the close of tho speechmaking an opportunity was given to the members of shaking hands with Mr. Barnes. Ho expressed himself as greatly pleased with Salt Lake Citv and "with the progress which the order had made here in the face of many serious obstacles. Ho will leave Friday forenoon for Ogden, Og-den, where he will be entertained by tho local lodge. From there lie will continue his lour through Idaho, Oregon and Nevada. Ne-vada. The members of the committee which had in charge the entertainment of the supreme chancellor wero as follows: From Kocky Mountain lodge, S. N. Randolph, Ran-dolph, Joseph Sands ana A. T. Sanders; San-ders; from Calanthe-Myrtle lodge, Chris Fisher, N. W. Soiincdeeker and John M. Young; from Lincoln lodgo. J. "W. Collins, JY W. Payne and B. F. Herman. Mr. Randolph was chairman of this committee. N. W. Souncdecker was chairman of the reception committee and .loliu, M. Young of the eutertain-mout eutertain-mout committee. |