Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 17 February 1910 — Page 6

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS (Continued from Page 3.) One learns in reading this story that the principal characters are Damon, Pythias and Dionysius, the tyrant king. The scene is laid in Greece aid the time is about 460 B. C. Damon, who was a senator in Syracuse, had been sentenced to death by the tyrant king without trial or defense. His bosom friend and companion, Pythias, begged the king to grant Damon a short respite that he might Tiait his home before his execution, and offered to die instead if Daman failed to return. The king grants the request and Damon hastens to his home,, while | Pythias puts on his chains and re-, mains his hostage, to die if need be,' for his friend. The king makes Pythias' escape pos- 1 Bible, and disguised as a priest, importunes Clyanthe, his fiance, to go | into prison and urge her lover to flee with her, but he having pledged his honor, spurns the offer of freedom and remains to meet the fate imposed on Damon. While Damon is bidding his loved ones farewell his hostler, thinking he would prevent his return, slew his steed, but Damon undaunted in his purpose to return to Syracuse, ■ goes out upon the highway, seizes a traveler's steed, mounts it and starts for Syracuse. The hour of execution is at hand. Damon has failed to come, and Pythias Is prepared for execution. He, unfaltering, lays his head upon the block, but as that fatal blow is about to be struck, Damon, his steed white with foam, rides in upon the scene, redeems his promise and saves his friend. This exemplification of true friendship melts the stony heart of Dionysius, and he in his compassion extends to both an unconditional pardon and joins them in a bond of friendship, which is broken only by death. In the winter of 1864, Justice H. Rathbone, in Washington, D. C., with several a isolates, begac the stidv of th’s drama v.’th a view of dramatizing It. but so wonderfully ware th*:’ impressed with the beauty and pathos that instead he founded the order ever after known as order of Knights of Pythias. Mr. Rathbone lived many years after the organization of the first lodge to see its members number into the ten thousands. On one occasion he visited the local lodge and lectured at the M. E. church in this city. NEAR THE CELEBRATION. A thing worthy of special mention Is that in two more days will come the forty-sixth anniversary of the founding of the Knights of Pythias lodge by Julius H. Rathbone. Had this anniversary fallen on. any day of the week other than Saturday, the dedication service would have been given over to th 4 day, making a double celebration. In fact this had been considered by the local order, but was changed an account of the Inconvenience to visiting Knights who might thus be forced to remain over Sunday FINDS INTERESTING OLD BOOK. Quite an interesting old book belonging to the order was turned up the first day of this month, just when

Yager Brothers & Reinking ii To close out our entire stock of Mission Lamps we will sell AT COST all Hanging Lamps, Stand Lamps, Domes, Bracket Lamps. All of them sold at cost. Do not fail to call and see them. Our floor is covered with all new and up-to-date furniture. We have no worn stuff as the Manufacturer’s, Second Hand Sample goods. We will only New and Up-to-date Goods. Our price is as cheap as you can buy any place. Call and see us. Yager Brothers & Reinking

It will excite the greatest interest and had the finder. Attorney D. B. Erwin, not been a member of the K. of P. lodge, and one vitally interested therein, the book might probably have lay until'the dust of many more ages had accumulated around it. While looking for some old records , in the auditor's office Tuesday. February Ist, Mr Erwin happened onto this old book stowed away on one of 1 the top shelves, and covered with dust of thirty-five years. This book contains the minutes of the first meeting ■ held by the trustees of the Knights of Pythias lodge of this city, in 1875, • who were M. Burns, Seymour WorI den and M. V. B. Simcoke. and accord- | Ing to the book about all that was done i at that first meeting was the drawing jof cuts to see who should hold the , "long term" of office. The long term of eighteen months fell to Mr. Simj coke, the year term to Mr. Burns and the half-year term to Seymour WorL den. Mr. Worden was at that time : auditor and the book, which was in no way a part of the county records, but belonged to the K. of P. lodge, was probably mislaid in some way by Mr. Worden while working in bis office It is quite probable that in all these years the book had never been turned or removed from the place in which it was originally mislaid. The book will I be highly prized by the lodge as one of their oldest records. MEMBERS. Adams, L. D. Archer, Jerry Annen, Frank D. Allen, J. F. Annen, E. C. Acker, A. F. Ashbacher, Ed. Anderson, N. C. ■Andrews, O. P. Fred Aschbaucher Blackburn, Page Brittson, Albert Beery. D. W. Bolds, Dan P. Burrell, Richard Butler, A. A. Beery, Jas. A. Barnett, Gid. W. Bailey, A. B. Butler, Dallas Beavers, Middleton Borne, Christian Brown, Curtis Bailey, Daniel J. Bailey, Jno. F. Butler, Omer Bell, Fred D. Buffenbarger, Markey Cloud, C. C. Cook, Jno. A. Clark, L. O. Cook, Jas. O. Cramer, S. C. Dougherty, Boyd Dibble, F. W. Dutcher, John B. Davis, George Dunn, Charles R. Ellingham, L. G. Eversole, F. M. Fordyce, S. B. France, Frank Fritzinger, E. Fristoe, H. A. Ferguson, Dye France, C. O. France, Edwin W Fruchte, J. Fred Gaylord, Henry Gage, C. H. Grandstaff, Dr. J. C. Graham, Clyde Hensley, D. M. Hughes, W. S. Hite, Sam Hunsicker, D. H. Hower, C. M. Hower, M. E. Hurst .William Hendricks, J. D. Henneford, Geo. J. Haggard, J. M. Hall, Arthur Hoffman, Oscar Hendricks, Jas. A.

Johnson, Walton E. Krugh, Charles Krick. George Knoff, Ralph IJnn, Fred Laughner, W. W. Laughrey, G. H. bee, Wilson Lewton, C. D. Lyman, W. H. Lewdly n, Z. O. Lateure, D. W. Laman, S. J. | Lehne, Wm. L. Lacbot, H. S. Mann, E. A. Miller, Dr. J. M. Marlin, Joe McAlhaney, Geo. Meyer. Ell Meyer, Charles Meyer, John D. Meyers, John T. Mathewson, H. M. McFeeley, J. RMcGonagle, Vern McCullough, T. L. Miller. Martin Mills, Ross Mumma, Roy Melchi. Sephus Nichols, Alva Noll. William Oliver, M. L. Peoples, F. A. Peoples, E. M. Patton, Charles Pillars, Miles Perner, Hugo O. Parrish. Frank Quinn, D. F. Quinn, Don L. Reynolds, Delma Rice, Louis Reber, W. M. Roop, Dan O. Sowers, Homer E. Shoemaker. E. H. Smith, A. J. Smith, John A. Shepherd, S. E. Smith. Amos Z. Suman, O. J. Smith, W. S. Stoneurner, Israel Suttles, A. D. Smith, D. E • Smith, M. S. Tyndall, John W. Tyrrell, Charles Tester, George Tester, Jacob Vail, J. W. Van Camp, W. H. Vancil, Ed. Vaughn, Fred Watts, T. W. Ward, W. H. Williams, Percy Wagoner, Ben J. Worthman, Martin Warner, G. W. Yager, Charles W. While so much attention is given the Knights of Pythias, their independent auxiliary, the Pythian Sisters, standing for so much that is good and noble in the world, and who have really taken a prominent part in the adornment and furnishing of this New Home, should not be forgotten. The local order, EUREKA TEMPLE. NO. 39, was instituted March 5, 1891, in the Knights of Pythias hall, this city, by Eden Temple, No. 17, of Portland. The charter members numbered twentytwo ladies, among those prominent in securing the names required for the charter being Mrs. James Bain, who was at that time a member of the Portland order (being transferred by card to this order), and Mrs. James Fristoe. FIRST MEMBERS AND OFFICERS, of this Temple were: Past Chief—Mrs. Robert Boyd. Most Excellent Chief—Florence Bain. Excellent Senior—Kannie Fristoe. Excellent Junior —Dora Bell. Manager Tena Vail.

************** « ♦ * Pythian Sisters, * Eureka Temple, No. 39 * * * * Meets: Every Monday Evening. ♦ * Color*: Red, yellow, blue, white. * * FLOWERS: * * Tlgredia—Equality. * * Red Rose—Emblem of Love. ♦ * Canterbury Bell—FideHty. * * Lily—Purity. ♦ * Motto: Onward, Upward. * * * ♦ ♦**♦****♦**♦*

Mistress of Finance —Lizzie DeVilbiss. Mistress of Records and Correspondence —Callie Shirmeyer. Protector—Mrs Barton Quinn. Outer Guard—Belle Fristoe. Other members were: Mrs. J. C. Patterson. Mrs. L. Adams. Mrs. John Rice. Mrs. Fred Schafer. Mrs. Alex Hoyer. Mrs. Jessie Burdg. Mrs. John France. Miss Cora Miesse. Mrs. Hattie Graham.* Mrs. Belle Philips. Mrs. Charles True. Mrs. Dan Beery. The local order has grown and prospered much during the past nineteen years of its life. Many of the members have moved to other cities where they continue the connection with the order in general, others have dropped from the ranks, four are deceased, but many others have come into the lodge, so that the present membership now numbers sixty-four ladies and fiftyeight Knights, they being privileged to join the Pythian Sisters. Os the twenty-two charter members, but THE DECEASED MEMBERS. On the memorial roll of the local order are but four names of Sisters who have passed away, these being Mrs. A. Van Camp, Mrs. Frank Railing. Mrs. Albert Brittson and Mrs. John Parrish, the pictures of whom have been hung upon the walls of the ladies' parlor, in respect and memory. HONORED PAST CHIEFS. The various ladies of the lodge who hold the honored position of past chief, from the time of the institution ®f the local order until the present time are: Florence Bain. Tena Vail. Mary True. Ella Erwin. Hattie Graham. Jennie Archbold. Phoebe Hite. Orpha Erwin. Belle Fristoe. Jessie Burdg. Lydia Shamp. Louise Peoples. Alice Smith. Lydia Elzey. Ltezle Helm. Belle France. Nora Linn. ' Vada Martin. Elizabeth Vaughn. Anna Vance. Maude Hower. Neva Hower. BRIEF GENERAL HISTORY. While It may not be generally known, to Indiana falls the honor of producing the man who originated the order Pythian Sisters, the independent auxiliary of the Knights of Pythias, and to Warsaw, Indiana, the honor of the place of the Institution of the first temple. The order was founded by Joseph Addison Hill, past chancellor of Eagle Lodge, Greencastle, Indiana, who prepared the ritualistic forms, ceremonies and emblems for an order for women and presented the production before the supreme lodge.

ROSTER < AFFILIATING CHARTER MEMBERS. Alexander R. Bell Godfrey Christen C. T. Dorwin Fred Schafer DEDICATORY CLASS. Annen, Lee Johnson, Chester L. Augenbaugh, Edward Kern, B. Frank Biggs, William B. Kocher, James L. Beery, Edward Lyon, Edward Brown, S. E. Mumma, George’ Butler, J. Earl Burdg, Charles Beavers, Emerson J" . ' J ? h „ W ‘ Christen, Ray D. Opliger, L. E. Carroll, Frank Peoples, Feed A. Elzey, Forest Sellemeyer, Jesse 0. Gentls, Henry Sellemeyer, Albert Hower, Dallas M. Schlickman, Albert Hoagland, James O. Tague, Fred B. PAST CHANCELLORS. C. T. Dorwin O. L. Vance F. M. Schirmeyer F. v. Mills G. Christen d. b. Erwin A. R. Bell Alex Hoyer n J }rwin W. A. Lower C. F. True T T „ J. S. Boyers , b o . J. N. Frlstoe ' l r no - J. C. Patterson J c - Tritch Jas. Bain Orval Harruff N. A. Loch Bruce Christen C. H. Elzey C. O. Sipe A. H. Sellemeyer L. S. Hower E. B. Lenhart W. B. Johnson D. N. Erwin F. C. Hoeneison Jas. Hurst S. E. Shamp H. F. Callow C. M. Rice C. M. Simcoke C. L. Walters

Knights of Pythias, August. 1877, and at subsequent session*. Though it »»’ highly eulogized, the Order of Pytbten Sisters was not sanctioned until in 1888. and the ritual prepared by him was recommended as a suitable baste for such an order. The first temple was Instituted at Warsaw, Indiana. October 22, 1888. The first Grand Temple was organized at Indlanapo s June 4. 1889. Mr. Hill's was not the only ritual presented, but one gotten up by Mrs. A A. Young of Concord. New Hampshire, found much favor at the supreme lodge, as the basis of an organization known as the Pythian Sisterhood. This was finally organized without the sanction of the Knights o Pythias and continued until 190<. when consolidation took place. The only difference between the two orders was that the Pythian Sisters adfitted Knights to membership, while the Pythian Sisterhood did not In 1892,the Knights of Pythias amended the obligation, and obliga d themselves not to become a member of any order using the name "Pythian." and while the change was not aimed at the Pythian Sisters' organization, it pre vented Knights joining the order. The name “Pythian was then abandoned and the name "Rathbone Sisters adopted in honor of Justus H Rathbone, founder of the Knights of Pjthias. Upon the consolidation of the two ladies' organizations and the recognition of the Pythian Stet rs as an independent auxiliary, the original name was restored. Those eligible are the wife, sister, daughter, mother of a Knight, a daughter or mother of a Pythian Sister. DECLARATION OF principles. The lodge report sets forth the following declaration of principles of the order: “Organized with the sincere desire of promoting the moral, mental, social and physical elevation of its members; cultivating a spirit of fraternal love which shall permeate and control their daily lives: ministering in all ways to the wants of the sick, distressed or needy, watching at the bedside of the dying; paying the last sad tribute of love and respect to the dead; comforting and providing for the widow in her affections and daily exemplifying in every possible way the golden rule. With the following appropriate poem;

THY WORK. Do well thy work. It shall succeed In thine or in another’s day; And tho’ thou lack the victor's meed Thou shalt not lack the toilers pay. — John G. Whittier. PART IN NEW HOME. While the Pythian Sisters took no active part in the construction of the new Home, they contributed much to the furnishings and much of the real home-like atmosphere which pervades the new Home is due to the efforts of these noble Sisters. They provided the linen, silver, china, for the dining room, and all the kitchen furniture, furnished their own parlor, and provided some of the rugs and other things for the lodge room. The banquet, which will be served by them in the dining room of the new Home, from 4:15 to 7 o’clock, to all visiting and home Knights and their families, further demonstrates the home Influence they bear with them. The dining room will be resplendent in colors of the Pythian Sisters —red, yellow, blue and white, and during these hour*, the Pythian Sisters will be the great moving spirits. NINE CONTONUED AFFILIATION with the lodge from the time of Its institution to the present, making nineteen years’ connection with this order. They are: Mrs. Fred Schafer. Mrs. Charles True. Mrs. Jessie Burdg. (Continued on Page 7)

— Read I Carefully : I I I LAST I SPECIAL! OFFER ' I I I OPENS, | Friday Feb. I8tl]« 8 O’CLOCK A. M. CLOSES Saturday Evening Feb. 26, 1910 AT 10 P. M. Each candidate sending or bringing to the Democrat office $25.00 worth of bonified new subscriptons during the above mentioned period wll be given an extra voucher for 200,000 votes, besides the regular votes given on subscriptions. The amount does not all have to be turrted in at one time but whenever it amounts to $25.00 you receive the extra voucher. This is positively the last offer of any kind that will be made as the contest closes one week from the day that this offer expires and it affords candidates opportunity to advance their standing to such an extent that it will put them in good shape for the last night of the content. A couple of these for anyone of the candidates at the present time may decide who will win the $505.00 Brush car, SIOO.OO Diamind Ring, $75.00 Diamond Ring or other valuable prizes to be awarded. This is an opportunity that the candidates cannot ayord to overlook. The candidates by getting out and doing their hard work this week instead of the last week, can gain a great mam v otes. and therefore put temselves in good standing to win the automobile or other prizes the last night. Remember this is your last chanw to get any extra votes of any kind. Candidates living outside of the‘city will be allowed to work up to the last minute on Feb--1 Ua D >th, by mailing their business wherever •? e \. ar r C^°re o’clock that evening so that i wii s iow the Postoffice stamp before ten o clock that evenings & eJ# Hdiy One Candidate nay win as many of the Extra Vouchers as they can.