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Evening Star, Issue 16779, 6 July 1918, Page 9

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' ! PIRENIX ENCAMPMENT, No. 1. ■ j One of the most .successful gathering:; ! held for stunt' time- t'-ok ~f hoe at the AI- ; ; bany Street Hall on Thursday, 4th The |.occasion was a reunion of p triarchs nu-d i a social evening. Chief pat. L. Deaiu : Ritchie, occupied the chair, supported by * P.U.M. U M. Miller, Dis. Dep. O.M. li". , IL Johnson, Pa.-l C.P. A. \V. Oxlry, aiul 1 P.CP. G. T. Lumsden. Music, son-, and : storv provided entertainment for the com- : pany till sup-ocr was served, dm.ir.g the i progress of v/lrich several toasts, opening J with that of -Our King," weie duly ! honored. Pat. D. M. Miller, in propo ing | tho toast of " The Grand Encampment." | spoke of the beautiful lessons taught by '■■ the ritual and the po?sibi'iitks to be «t- ---} tajned in the; practice of these through = life. Pat. Waiter Smith replied. " Our Gallant Allies" was proposed by Pat. j Thus. Bricked, who spoke of the noble sacrifices of France, Belgium, and Italy, j These gallant people gave their all. and ! bore the trials ancl horrors of this dread- ; ful struggle, with fortitude and faith in tho ultimate triumph in the rau--e of : Right and Justice..- Pat, P. Wilkinron [replied. "Our Departing Brothers'' fell jto P.CP. Thos. Roseveor. Pat. H. H. j Johnson, who leaves for camp shortly, re- ! plied on behalf of himself and Pat. Jas. j Caldwell, who also joins tho'colors at an early date. Trip, final toast, " Ovv Absent i Brethren." crop-osed by Pat. L. K-cmnitz, and replied'to' by Pat. Thos. Shepherd, j was accorded its due re peet. The musi- ; cal part of the programme was ably earI ried through br Bro. P. Brvson. assisted I bv Messrs Caldwell, Swan. B-irkcdl, and j Oslev, to whom the suc-cess of the evening I was main-lv due.