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NASHVILLE GLOBE. FRIDAY DECEMBER 21, 1917.
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"Chubby My
Soldier Boy."
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attempted anything without Bnccess in i pod out suddenly directly in her path-
the completion or his endeavor in trie; way
end. lie was just all the sort of a
young man; and his Mile as "The
Young Lion," was as much merited as
was his right to the name of Fr
rihel. Willemeta Wargram loved young
Marvin Farrihel, and be knew it. So
did Bhe. But she did not know reallv
how much she did love him until the
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the same intellectual strata as her
self, or even above.
, She was scrupulous, too, and though
she loved tidiness and neatness, but
seldom was she vain or superficial in
her wardrobe. She loved to exhibit!
her native abilities as an economist!
in the manner of dressing, as well as j
to cause herself to be looked upon as :
a young woman of modish tendencl-j
s, emphasizing a zeal to be a leader, I
yet divesting herself of all that was
proudish or too singularly askant, orj
inconsistent with prevailing tastes of j
style and fashion.
It may have been an unconscious
exhibition of these characteristic
traits on her part that attracted young
Marvin Farrihel on one night when
he, as was his custom, was lounging
about, the fashionable Chantant, a!
rendezvous of young Afric-American
society. For, from that night their
friendship had grown until the two
seemed to be inseparable, and most
nappy wuen together. They were
soul mates, as Nellie Gray put it, and
were worshipful in their devotion to
each other.
Young Farrihel was the sixth son
of his father, and the baby of his
mother. Old man Farrihel had never ' time came for him to denart for the
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contributed, toward the character
building of this son, perhaps, because
he did not know what to contribute;
and being of that stock of men who
from the very first day that African
eyes greeted the hills and plains of
America, sought only music and the
transient things of life, never accus
toming themselves to serious thoughts,
nor placing the responsibility of delv
ing into life's intricasies upon them
selves, old man Farrihel, a man of
pure African blood, never bothered
himself with the character-building
of his youngest son no more than he
had with that of his live older ones.
But, thanks to the nobility of a true
mother who, thought unlettered as
Oooo oh. mercy-me!" she scream
ed, and hid her face in her hands,
dropping basket, eggs and all to the
ground. She was frightened and
ready to take (light.
"Therenow," he said, catching her
as she turned to flee from him. "You'd
make a fine red cross nurse, wouldn't
you?" he asked pulling her hands from
over her face.
Willemeta started at him as if she
didn't quite recognize him, and as if
his familiarity in addressing her was
unmeant or misplaced.
"Oh, you Beared me, Marvin," she
said, with a serious little look in her
pretty brown eyes. Then she drew
near him and explained: "Oh, well, if
I were in the army I wouldn't ever
be scared; nothing would ever take
her Into his arms and kiss the vel
vety brown face half wreathed in
smiles. But be could not would not.
He was a Farrihel and was afraid.
Willemeta looked at him with won
dering, pleasant eyes. She perceived
faintly, what he meant. It was his
love for her that made him speak
thus. He loved her and did not wish
her to see such horrors as are every
day occurences on the battlefields of
Europe. And this was his method
of preventing her to discourage her
by speech, that she would not go as
a red cross nurse. But though she
realized how great was his love in
his wishing to preserve her from
wars rugged experience, yet, just bo
great was her love for him that she
wished to share everything with him
even death itself that she would
not suffer herself to be discouraged or
Army Training Camp, far away from
their hmne city. He, too, experienced
an awakening; and the discovery of
the depth of his love for the stern
little goddess was a revelation which
at first transported him o'er to the
isle of doubt and across the sea of
conjecture. Hid he love her so? Yes
no; yes again! Hut he never knew
until now the day he was to leavp
her for an indefinite period perhaps,
forever, that he felt his soul stealing
out to her, quitting its own habitat
to go communing with the soul of her.
without even consulting him or gain
ing his approval of the act. And
what's mure, he had to follow it.
It. was only two days before he had
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"Lost your your nerve?" she ask
ed, looking at him searchlngly.
"That what," he answered. He hung
his head again.
"Ha. ha! You silly boy, to loose
your whole nerve; and for what
why?" She was laughing at him.
"I er er I can't meet the Cap'n
tonight I can't, 'Bill,'" he said
lugubriously.
But the Captain came out and met
him, for he had heard their voices.
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and being a great lover of young men
he came out just as young Marvin
was about to come on in.
"And this is the boy? Well," said
Captain Milner, grasping young Far
rihel's mechanically extended hand
and slapping him on the shoulder.
'I'm so glad to se you. You're a line
young man, sir," he concluded, smil
ing broadly at WilleMeta who stood
blushing.
"That's our soldier boy, Capt'in,"
said Mrs. Wargram, coming up un
ceremoniously, wiping her hands on
nur cnocKereu apron, ana grinning
like a Cheshire cat.
The Captain turned to speak, but
Willemeta interrupted him.
"Ours?" she said, facing her mother.
Then looking the Captain square in the
eye as she was wont to do any one
when sho wished to impress them with
Iter meaning, she said: "Captain,
mother's looney; 'Chubby's my sol
dier boy." There she stopped, appar
ently greatly relieved.
All the Captain did was to scratch
his head and say, "Well, I'll be dad-
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his district; Sir M. Burke, Wm.
Reeves, of Johnson City, and Kir
Arthur Hazen, at present a member
of the endowment board.
In Chattanooga there are Sir R. V.
Allen, whose work is well known
everywhere; Sir Wm. A. Thompson.
A. S. Banks, Kd WicklilTe, Charles
Laprade, J. P. Kagala, J. Milton Eas
tcrling, U. W. Rlcha dson, L. Duncan,
all workers for the order.
In the early days in West Tennes- j s"rvi-
see such brilliant men as D. A.
Dortch, Wm. Wells, I'has. Cooper, J.
H. lirown, G. W. Williams, Dr. H. W.
Irving, Dr. T. II. Price, A. 1. Wittle,
Dr. V. T. Horton and J. W. Lane
blazed the way for Pythianism. In
the later days came such men as
II. M. Roddy, Wayinan W'ilkcrson, T.
II Mayes, C. C. Hodges, Roscoe C.
Simmons, II. M: Adams, K. Alston,
Taylor Nightingale and others.
Kev. A. N. Stevens has served as
Grand Vice Chancellor for many
yoars. His popularity in the order is
well known. He has been the means
of bringing many lodges Into the
fold. Rev. .T. V. T:ito, our Cr""l
Prelate, hails from the east. With-
he is showing wonderful business
proclivities and we predict for him
a brilliant future. Sir A. S. Pylea,
of Milan, is the third member of the
trustee board. He has always done
his share of the work in building up '
the order in his district where he la
serving as Grand Deputy.
One of the best known and best
loved nwn in the Grand Lodge la Sip
J. l Brown, Grand Master of Ex.
During all the years he has held that
oilice there has neevr been any com
plaint as to his management. His
record is dear. His heart is in the
work of uplifting honest.
Dr. C. O. Hunter, the Grand Old
Man of the order, is serving his third
tfrm ns Grand Keeper of Records
and Seals. This painstaking official
is meeting with much success and
he also is greatly loved by members
of the order throughout the state.
Sin Wayman Wllkrson i3 the
chairman of the Pythian Temple
Commission. Sir Wilkerson has done
about as much as any other Indi-
idual to place the order upon a firm
financial basis and keep it there. His
olcctinn to this high office was a dis
tinct advantage to the order.
Gen. Treston Taylor has tho dis
tinction of placing the Uniform Rank
in Tonnossee upon the map. Cer
tainly the rank has thrived under his
management as never before. His
success at St. Louis has been thei
means of bringing many young men
into the order. '
Our Graii'l Attorney, Hon J. C.
Napier, is also a very potent factor
in Pythian affairs iu this state. There
are so many ways for him to be ot
I lis advice is sought bv of
ficials in every department and his
decisions often result in the saving
ot much money to the order. He is
conservative and can be safely de
pended upon in a crisis.
These are some of the men who
are pushing this iToat institution for
ward. There are tnanv others who
are doin? admirable work we cannot
nien'ion all.
The order Knights of Pythias
stands for anything that tends1 to
niako men better. The betterment
of mankind is the foundation upon
which the onler rests. Our mission
:s t so bull I that posterity will call
us blessed, that our children's chil
dron will not curse us but will look
HON. J. C. NAPIER,
me unawares, as I would always be '
expecting happenings a dying soldier,
a bursting shell or a frenzied Bteed
hunning headlong over the cropse
strewn battlefield. That'd be different,
and you can't Judge my bravery by
this instant. All was serene, and I
was lost In my own meditations."
"But that's just It," he said, meet
ing her triumphal gaze with a calm
indifferent air. "You'll have medita
tions "overthere," and you'll be caught
unawares perhaps by a Teuton and
the rest of the story would not be
worth relating." Ho looked at her
steadily, and noticed the weakening
effect of his words.
Willemeta, head dropping, remained
silent, looking down upon the white
gravel which lay basking in the
warmth of the evening sun. Finally,
ns if moved by an irresistible impulse,
her plans thwarted. So, having reach'
ed a decision and with a strategem
for which she wa snoted, she turned
on him sweetly and said, "Marvin, we
are children yet, let us play as ch
drcn are wont to do. Come, let us go
out on the lawn and play at tenils."
The thought pleased the young sol-
diei boy, and soon he was swinging
the racket with an energy that sent
the blood tinkling through his body.
They played gloriously, and in rheir
play they forgot the turmoil of the
world, and the passing of the evening
hours. But the sun was propitious,
and shone down with a gentle glory
that lent enchantment to the evening,
and illumined the lawn with an al
most magical light, so bright and so
golden. Back and forth went the ball,
white in the gleam of the setting sun,
over the white net from ratcltot to
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he was, looked forward and discern
ed through a clear vision of the intel
lect, the necessity of a trained heart,
mind and hands, young Farrihel had
come up under diligent and zealous
care, and now his young manhood, pos
sessed a character and a capability
well worth the consideration of the
most enlightened and thoughtful men
and women. Added to these traits
was a chlvalrlc pleasure loving gen
rosIty which the young man inherit
ed through the strong blood of his
father. He also possessed a keen and
critical Judgement of men and women,
and affairs wherein deep thought
must be exercised. Moreover he was
quick, decisive, and even at times
impertinent. Things he couldn't do
he wouldn't attempt; but he never
awakened to this revelation that he
had- been with her for a long while
talking over old times and of days tha
would never more be thdirs to enjoy.
The sun was bright that day, and th
sky o'erhead betrayed no brewing
mischief of the elements. He met he'
coming up the little garden walk tha
leads down to the poultry pen and
houses. She wore a bright colored
gingham dress, and a pink sunbonnet
sat carelessly on her head. She did
not see him when he first entered the
garden, bo he secluded himself be
hind a heavy growth of vegetable and
grapevines, watching her as she came
skipping up the walk, swinging
carelessly by her side a basket of
fresh gathered eggs. .
"Boo-hoo!" he ejaculated, and step-
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she raised her head and met the eves
of young Marvin with an almost c m-
temptuous stare from her bright eyes.
"A Teuton?" she almost shrieked.
Then, without awaiting a reply she
went on, "Do you think that I would
allow myself to be taken by a Hun
alive? Let Jehovah be Judge betwixt
me and thee, but if a Hun comes near
me, if he possesses me, I will be his
corpse and not his prisoner. More
over, he'll have to be quick to eet
the corpse, else he shall not know
that life ever was; for he himself
shall be a corpse and I his Blayer."
bne was almost out of breath and stop
ped short, abashed as It were, be
cause of her own audacious speech.
"Talk not so foolishly Bill," ad
monished young Farrihel, and ho
gently grasped her arm to steady her
I in her nervousness. "I don't think
there Is very much of the French
j woman in you. excepting the beauty;
and it is only the French woman who
can face such blood-curdling sltua-
I tlons as are common on European bat
I tleflelds. Aye, I have even heard of
how tbey delight in the gruesome busi
' ness of steering a motor car at top
j speed into a company o fthe enemy,
I strewing death among them and shout
I ing madly "Vive la France," as thov
I cling to the steering wheel of their
blood-stained car which plunges on
heedless of the volleying guns fromj
ratchet, and seldom falling to the
hard yellow field. Willemeta played
as if she were playing In a champion-
snip tourney, and often elicited the
praise of her opponent in making
seemingly impossible returns of the
down to his rest, and the merry ten
ball from her territory to his.
In merry laughter the sun went
nis enthusiasts, panting and warm,
stopped their play with scores even.
Mrs. Wargram called to them that
supper was ready, and that they
would have company to take supper
with them.
"Oh, I know who it is," said Wille
meta, taking Marvin by the hand and
pulling him along. "It's the captain."
And she smiled in his face.
" "Captain." shouted young Farrihel,
trotting along reluctantly as it were,
after the girl. "Captain who?" he
demanded, after he had gotten another
breath. Ho was a bit troubled.
"Cnptiin Melner," she replied, with
out loo. .ng into his face.
They had reached the threshold.
Marvin stopped suddenly, wringing
hi3 hand from hers. She confronted
him. He hung his head and awaited
her words. . I
"Now Chubby, (for that was a nick-! rpm'ered
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are tilling the Boil that food may be
furnished those at the front. We
have already subscribed $:i,UU0 to the
liberty loan fund. Such an order is
certain to be admired and men are
anxious Indeed to become a nart oi
an instituion that stands lor so much
anu does exactly what it proposes
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In the early days of the order
; there were many fine characters and
i men of charming personality who
neiped to lay the foundation stones
ui wie oraer in mis state. Among
the first we will mention our Grand
Chancellor, Dr. J. P. Crawford, a na
tural pythian. He has been at the
head of the order for about twenty
years. By his wisdom and foresight
he has brought the order to its pres
ent position among the fraternities of
the country. When destruction
faced the order a few years ago, it
was largely through the untiring ef
forts of this man that Pythianism
was saved to the race, for upon the
decision lrf the Tennessee case de
pended the fate of the order in the
south. It is, well to recall these
facts lest we forget the pioneers
who made It possible for us to enjoy
this good day of renewed Pythian
activity. In those days our foes
from without were very formidable
Indeed and It took men of the Craw
ford stamp to save the day and the
order.
Sir A. W. File has done a great
work as Grand Deputy. While the
Orand Chancellor was dealing with
foes from without, It took all the
Grand Deputy's' time to hold the
lod.ces together. Some did grow
weak and give up, but through the
efforts of Sir Fite and others the
majority, of them held fast.
Sir Wm. S. Thompson gave valu
able service to the order during
those trying times. His ability to
see things and to act at the proper
time kept the order out of manv an
awkward situation. Sir R. E. Gee
valuable service to the
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out him the Grand Lodge would be
incomplete. His eloiiuome and judg
ment are so helpful that he has been
repeatedly sent to the Grand Lodge
for years.
In Sir L. E. Brown this jurisdiction
has an endowment secretary well
(lualllled to carry on the business of
the Endowment Bureau. At each
Grand Lodge his reports have been
received with satisfaction. He is al
ways ready to give information on all
questions concerning endowment and
burial bureau matters.
Sir T. II. Hayes, Treasurer, is not
an orator but a worker for the order.
No man in the state has the order's
interest more at heart than Sir
Hayes.
The Grand Trustee Board Is com
posed of men who are very useful In
this order. Sir A. N. Johnson, the
chairman, is always willing and
ready to serve the interests of the
order. Where duty calls It is never
too cold or too rainy for Sir Johnson
to go. Sir IT. Clay Moore is secre
tary of the trustee board. Sir Moore
Is always on the alert for the order.
It was Sir Moore who succeeded In
making the purchase of the Pythian
Temple property. As a young man
upon Pythian buildings with pride
and pleasure; will look into and go
into business houses made possible
by Pythian means and admire the
workers of this day and .generation.
We are so living and acting that the
sweet singers of that age may sine
.with Homer concerning each and
every loyal knight, that "he was a
lover of mankind and he lived in a
house by the side of the road."
Every Pythian Is Buch a character.
Every true and tried follower is do
ing his part now as never before. The
order is growing in Tennessee be
cause it deserves to grow. Its in
lluence is broadening because the
Institution Is right at heart. The
financial strength of the order is
greater because the funds are being
more and more wisely handled. This
condition has been brought about by
the selective power of the recent
grand lodges. Men have been sent to
our grand lod.ees who knew whom
to Heleet as leaders. Men of charac
ter are at he head of th order and
men of character are marching along
In the ranks. Such a combination
is compelled to succeed. All men up
and no man down Is the spirit of the
order Kninhts of Pythias.
name she had given him,) what is
the matfer with you now? What do
hehind. Rut not vmi mv niii Tn ' you mean by stopping?
Bittlk of such would he the cream of i thing?" She smiled.
lolly " He stood gazing In worship
ful silence into the bright brown eves,
which at these last words had Boften
ed preceptibly. He wanted to take
Lost some-
"Er "bewail the young man, look
ink up into her face, pity written In
his eyes, "Yes; I've lost my nerve,
"Bill," he said.
! nnlor in an 1 about NashvllH N. N.
Peyvolds. C. B. Hod ire. J. P. Porter,
,T. B. Bat'e, .1. T. Shlhv nnd many
others helned to make Pythhnlsm a
sn'i Institution In this state.
In Esst Tennessee we mav men
tion fuch men as Sir John Sinelet.on,
the hig-henrted pioneer who Is ever-
on the alert to advance the cause In
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