Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 8, Decatur, Adams County, 22 February 1912 — Page 1

vAme L\ 11

BLIZZARD GREETS SIXTH DISTRICT KNIGHTS --

gathered here in convention today ■ Parade was called off on account of the ■ streets being nearly impassable

OFFICERS- ARRIVE ■ Program at. Home to be Carried Out as Planned—--opm Session Tonight. PUBLIC IS INVITED Grand Chancellor and Deputy Grand Chancellor of State on Program. Amßu- the weather man did his very be’ t to be disagreeable, and the worst snow and wind-drift storm that has stru k the city in two years, making the horoughfares nearly impassible, can e Tuesday night on time for the alxt: district Knights of Pythias conveßti'n held in this city today, the knit of the district turned out in fairl large numbers for today's -eiebrat There was not nearly the large pttendance that was expected, tiowerer, and there was much disapyototmet :, not only on the part of .those who had expected to come and pee prevented, but also on the part ■Tike local committee who had made ■ntagements to entertain several (■Mired visitors. I The first delegations to arrive were brer the G. R. & I. this morning at ■ o'clock from Geneva and Berne, who lent about twenty-five each, and an idvance guard from Portland. The greater number from Portland, however, will arrive on the late train this dternoon to attend the evening ses■ions.. The delegates were met at the rain and escorted to the K. of P. dome, where a general reception was riven? from 10 to 12 o'clock. The .Teatest number of visiting knights— Imk from Bluffton, Ossian, Roil, ' ■ctpel:- r. Tocsin and others of the ■itiesMsm the west, came in at noon >vcr the Clover Bear, and were here n timet for the opening sessions this fternoo , while many will come later m the Hater afternoon trains for the venlng meeting. The Parade. The bud weather, with the snowifted (streets, called the parade off The cpmmittee in charge—J. T. Myrs and D. F. Quinn —had made ar'igeme its for a spectacluar parade, a whtck several hundred knights were ctpectec to take part. According to

I - 111 % S * * - I I ' JatiSwllw ' M3g rjJ?fF i. - _ ■ B •* *•■'■ B 8 ', B '• 'M * iHMBflflB , .Z „!,♦. As Pvthias Where the Sixth District Convention is Being “eswtiful Home of the Kekionga Lodge, Knights of Pytnias. «ne c # fl Held Today.

I the plans completed Tuesday evening before the weather man decided to take it in hand the assembly was to have been called to order at the Pythian Home at 1:30 o'clock, to form in line for the parade at 2:00 o'clock. This was to have been lead by the Bluffton band. Following this was to have come the city's new autto fire truck, bearing the leading officers in attendance at the convention, including Grand Chancellor Hart of Huntington; Grand Vice Chancellor John W. Gaither, of New Albany; District Deputy Grand Chancellor Huyette, of Bluffton, and others. The delegations from each cit ywere to follow in order. with two bands at intervals, the local knights bringing up tlie rear. The following line of march was outlined: Leaving the K. of P. Home on Third street the procession to proceed nortli to Monroe street; thence west to Fourth street; south to Adams; east to Second; north to Monroe, west to Third, south to Home. As it was not practicable to carry this out, the regular Afternoon Session as called to order promptly at 2:30' o'clock, by District Deputy A. R. Huyette of Bluffton, who presided at the meeting. The local Kekionga ladge, No. 65, however, was opened in the :egular. way by the local officers, of whom Fred Fruchte is chancellor commander. Music for the afternoon was furnished by the Bluffton K. of P. orchestra. The roll call of the lodges of the district was then taken up by Harry Wade of ludianai>olis, grand keeper of records and seals, and following this came the api>ointment of committees. The exemplification of the secret work and the answering of inquiries by Grand Instructor John W. Gaither, who is also grand vice chancellor, wrfs in order and Grand Chancellor William P. Hart of Huntington answered a numtier of questions that were of great importance to the different lodges, after which the committees reported and there were a number of talks by various members of the district, for the good of the or- , der. The supper hour, from 5 to 6:30, , gave them all a good opportunity for mingling in good fellowship, before the calling of the Evening Secret Session which will be held from 6:30 to 8:00 o'clock. During the session, a class of five — ' four from this city and one from . Berne —will be given the third rank, .or that of knight, the Ossian team con- j ferring the degree. Open Evening Session , The evening open session will begin

promptly at 8 o'clock, and the public [ is cordially invited to . attend this, I when the following program will be I given: Music by the Bluffton orchestra. (A I concert of 30 minutes i Welcome Address —Hon. R. K. Er- , win of Fort Wisv ne. Vocal Music Mrs. J. O. Sellemeyer. , Response Hen. W. H. Eichhorn of. Bluffton. • Vocal Music—High School Quartet. Address—Grand Chancellor Hart. Bluffton Orchestra. Social session, until visiting delegates leave on night trains. Graiio officials Present. Among the grand and district offi cials present are Grand Chancellor' William P. Hart of Huntington, Grand ' Vice Chancellor John W. Gaither of New Albany, Grand Keeper of Records and Seals Harry Wade of Indi- . anapolis, and District Deputy Grand Chancellor A. R. Huyette of Bluffton i .Other prominent members present ■ were Ciaude F. Ingels, assistant state superintendent of the insurance department. and also Frank J. Heller of Columbia City, a candidate for the office of grand outer guard. The grand officials have had a busy time, attending the various district meetings of the state, of which theie are twenty, the one held today being the last one of the twenty for this year. The nineteenth convention was ( held at Richmond yesterday. Pythian Home. Thy Pythian Home, where the convention was held today, is still spoken jof as "the new Pythian Home,” having been built in the fall of 1909, and dedicated February 17, 1910. It is one of the finest exclusive lodge homes in the state. It is a two-story brick, with basement, and was built at a cost of $14,000, and furnished originally at a cost of $1,500. Since the original furnishing more has been added from time to time and only a short time ago the interior was frescoed in a most beautiful way throughout. K. of P. of Indiana. Grand Keeper of Records and Seals Harry Wade gives some interesting statistics on Pythianism in Indiana. There are 65,000 members in the state: 500 bodies, and several hundreds of bodies owning their own buildings. The assets of the order in the state amount to $3,200,000; and the total amount paid to widows and orphans since the organization in this state, in 1869, is $ 1,400,000. The insurance department has paid to the families of deceased members, $850,1000 in the past twenty years. The Knights of Pythias of this state, with that of the supreme lodge, has assets in Indiana amounting to $7,000,000. The domain of Ohio is the largest in the United States. Indiana being sec- ; ond. In proportion to its population, however. Indiana ranks first. It was expected that this would Be the greatest Knights of Pythias day for Decatur, since the dedicatibn of ; the new K. of P. Home. February 17. , 1910—just four days more than two [years ago—when several hundred (Continued on Page 5.)

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Feb, 22 1912.

Il -jk .‘.u Ufc ’Wk z DISTRICT DEPUTY HUYETTE. A GREAT SUCCESS - n > 1-1 M. E. Woman’s Home Missionary Society Has Festival Attending Opening — OF MITE BOXES ■ II I I Boxes for Year Contributed More Than Sixty-two Dollars to Missions. — The festival attending the annual opening’ot the mite boxes ol the Woman's Home Missionary solely of fte Methodist church Tuesday evening at the home of a member, Mrs. Dan Sprang, was a most successfui one, attended by one hundred forty, including men, women and children —members and friends of the society. As the society is devoted to home missions, the American flag is its emblem, and these were used n tastefully decorating the Sprang home, being draped in archways, and other available places In the receiving line to greet the guests were the officers of the society—President—President, Mills: vice president, Mrs. B. J. Rice; secretary, Mrs. J. C. Trltch; assistant, Mrs. R. L. Semans; treasurer, Mrs. J. M. Miller; assistant, Mrs C R Dunn; mite box secretary, Mrs. W. J. Myers. Mrs. F. V. Mills, the president presided, and the program arranged by Mrs. C. L. Walters, to be carried out almost entirely by the children, was given as heretofore published, with but one or two exceptions. There was a piano solo by Mrs. Jesse Dailey, and then came the devotional lead by Mrs. Mills. Recitai tions by Lois Peterson. Esther Archbold, Harriet Meyers, Mary Suttles, a dialogue by Herman Myers and Victoria Mills, a turning little exercise by Lee Anna Vance and Eloise Lewton, were well given and received with much deserved applause. Drills by . groups of boys and girls, were of especial interest. One was given by a class of missionary girls, trained by Mrs. C. L. Walters, and a flag drill by a class of missionary boys, in charge of Mrs. J. C. Tritch. while four little girls, trained by Mrs Walters, exemplified the four ‘ Missionary D’s” in a pretty exercise. Dwight Peterson contributed further to the pleasure of the program, by giving a vocal solo, as did Mrs. J. O. Sellemeyer. while the Misses Nellie Nichols and Vera Hower gave a piano duet. Mrs. Emma Daniel could not be present to give the address on “Why We Have Our Mite Box Opening,” so this was outlined in a short talk by the presiding officer, Mrs. Mills. The ladies during ■ the year put into their mite boxes • such sums as they can. often by giving up some little pleasure or making some sacrifice, and these are then opened at the close of the year and given to the good cause of home missionary work. The opening of the I boxes Tuesday evening showed $62.25 had been received by the ladies from ■ their “mites” and the collection of the evening, the silver offering taken, amounting to $13.17, At the close of the program and during the general social hour, refreshments were served. STUDENTS' HONOR LIST. To promote interest in attendance, study and deportment the high school has adopted a new’ rule, that of publishing the names of “honor students. ’ The list is revised each six weeks, and to be on the list of honor students means that for six weeks the student has not been tardy nor absent, has an average of 90 per cent in deportment for that time and is exempt from examination in such subjects in which 1 he has an average of 90 per cent.

THE HORSE SALE Over Three Hundred Head Will be Offered to the Public Friday. I «»— GENERAL PURPOSE Stock Seems to be Most in Demand—Sales to be Bi-monthly. I i The horse sale to be held next Friday, February 23rd, at the stables on First street promises to be one that j ( w ill long be remembered in the annals of the company. Heretofore it ; has been the plan to hold a sale on every Friday, but a try-out of the plan exhibited its weaknesses and beginning with last Friday this plan was abandoned. It was found that if a sale had been held each week it usually required the Saturday and the following Monday to clear up the ba r n of the stock that was handled, leaving only three days in which to purchase and deliver the stock for the sale the ( ensuing week, or in other words there were only three working days in each week, and it was not sufficient to allow the buyers for the horse sale com--1 pany to use discrimination 'n the selection of the stock, besides being unable to have the full quota in the barn. Since the decision that every other Friday should be regarded as sale davs the buyers have been able to have on hand a good number of firstclass horses and the sale to be held next Friday Is not exception. There will be over three hundred head of general purpose stock, among which is a large number of farm work animals. The farmer needing a good work team will do well to attend the sale Friday. sales have always been qualified by a guarantee and the I company stands behind the sales at all times. Following the sale Friday there will be another vacation covering two weeks and the next sale succeeding Friday will occur March Bth. — o WITH THE LODGES Rebekahs Held a Very Interesting Meeting Last Evening and Plan Work TO BUILD UP LODGE ’ I The Modern Woodman Postpone Their Meeting Owing to Convention. — i At the regular meeting of the Rebekahs Tuesday night an especially promising proposition was talked over and adopted, which will, in the estimation of all who were present, go a great ways toward the building up of the lodge. It was determined to hold a contest and sides were chosen, naming one the pink and-the other the green, after the lodge colors, and leaders were elected, they being Mrs. Elias Crist as leader of the green and Mrs. Andrew Artman as the leader of the pink. It is the intention to have the losers in the contest banquet the winners at the lodge quarters at some ■future date pending upon the closing of the contest. About sixty members were apportioned to r pach side and they will secure applications for the order, taking in the condidates in a class. The local Rebekah team is known the state ovei as one of the perfect few. and is tin challenged as the best degree staff in the northeastern portion of the state. Years of practice has been the means of making the team one of the leaders and the candidates who are fortunate enough to gain entrance to the class will be presented with an excellent symbolization of the work. The members of the Modern Woodmen lodge were to have held their regular meeting this evening, but postposed the meeting until next week, owing to the district meeting of the Knights of Pythias, who held convention here today. f I at-Jk

THE GREAT AMERICAN PLAY | “Paid in Full”—At the Bosse Opera House February 27th. The well known weekly publication, I “Vogue," siieaks of the C. S. Primrose 'company's production of "Paid in Full" as follows: "To Mr. Eugene Walter, practically an unknown play I writer, is the New York public indebted for the first genuine dramatic surprise of the season which was literalI ly thrust upon it at the Astor theater, [ •on Monday, the 3rd of December. It is refreshing to tiave something out of the ordinary bob up at the right moment atilt, tn thia vase, there is additional reason for rejoicing because success has rested where it properly belongs.” 1 “Paid In Full" will be seen at the ‘ [ Bosse Opera house, Tuesday, February ' ' 27th. The engagement will be nota- ' ble. The C. S. Primrose company promises an elaborate production and I brilliant cast of players. COULDNT MAKE IT ! Peter Holthouse Failed to Conquer Heavy Snow Drifts—Later Found in HELPLESS CONDITION Taken to Leavell Blacksmith Shop and Later Conveyed Home in a Cab. Peter Holthouse, the well known clothier, was one of the many who failed to reach their places of business early Wednesday, owing to the heavy snow drifts along the way. He had started from his home and was later found by a passerby, completely exhausted and had fallen to the walk and was unable to get up. As is his custom to open his place of business pach morning he started out as usual about 7 o’clock. He had only gotten as far as the east side of Fourth and Monroe streets when he was overcome because of the heavy drifted snow and almost impassable path and fell to the j walk. Ed Kintz, who was on his way [to town shortly afterward, discovered 1 him lying in the snow, and in a helpless condition. Charles Shepherd, who was also on ills way to work at the Winnes shoe store, came along at this ; time, and with Mr. Kintz, carried him to the Leavell & Mougey blacksmith shop, where he was given their best attention, until a physician could be summoned. In the meantime word I was sent to the store, several rnern--1 bers of the force responding, and lent [ their aid, and after a short while sent i for a cab, which conveyed him to his ■ home. He was uninjured, but that he I was found when he was is indeed I lucky, as had it been earlier and no I one to notice him he might have frozen to death. He w’as feeling all right again during the day, and was able to be around the house as usual.

- I 1 ■ . ’ z> '\ ■ K 'S ? 'S . ■•,- S®. . W aHB GRAND CHANCELLOR HART.

Number 8

SEWER NOW A GO Merriman Sewer, Cause of Much Discussion. Settled Tuesday Evening IN COUNCIL SESSION , — — Superintendent Mylott Gives Outline of Recent Trip to Indianapolis. *“* I I The city council held its regular session Tuesday evening. All members were on hand to dispose of the bulk of business up before them, and , the evening's uumgs proven to be interesting throughout. Upon arriving at the council chamber things appeared altogether in a different shape than i at the last meeting, the janitor havi ing made a change in the arrangement of the furniture, and some of the councilmen became a little confused until ’ all found their places. A resolution 1 calling for the employment of Attorney David E. Smith to assist City Attorney L. C. DeVoss in the suit filed against the city by Mrs. Jacob Eady some time ago, asking for the sum of SIO,OOO, because of the death of her husband, who was electrocuted while in the city's employ last spring. This was adopted and ordered placed on record. A number of property owners living along Jackson street asked that a water main be constructed between Forth and Fifth streets, which was turned over to the street and sewer committee, with power to act. Proofs of publication of the ordinance governing the traffic in the city in time of fire were filed and ordered to be placed cn file. The final resolution governing the construction of the Merriman sewer in the south part of the city, which has been the cause of considerable discussion on the part of the interested property owners as well as work to the council board, was read and adopted, and its construction ordered according to the specifications and profile to be found at the office of the city clerk. The clerk was also authorized to advertize that the city council will at 7 o’clock p. m. on March 19th, in the council chamber, receive sealed bids for its construction. Street Commissioner James Smith was present and asked, that since the price of labor has been advancing over that of last year he believed that he would not be able to secure men at the price paid then, and asked if he could pay a higher scale also, and he was granted the privilege to pay what was right, and to the service received. Thomas Teeple, the Erie watchman, asked that his hours be shortened from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m., to from 7 a. m. to 6 p. m., since the watchmen on the two other steam lines have been so favored, and that there is but one train due in that time, at 6:50 p. m„ and arrives anywhere from an hour to two and three hours late. The question was satisfactory CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR