Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1914 — KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS PLAN FOR BIG MEETING [ARTICLE]

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS PLAN FOR BIG MEETING

Next Tuesday, Feb. 10th, to Be Great Pythian Day in Rensselear—Many Are Expected. The Knights of Pythias of Rensselaer Lodge are planning for the big district meeting to be held here next Tuesday, Feb. 10th, which is called the Golden Jubilee, because it was fifty years ago that the order of Knights was instituted in Washington, D. C. Programs of the meeting have * been Sent to all lodges in the district, also Titebon badges of gold color, setting forth the day and place of the meeting. All the newspapers of the district have helped to advertise the meeting and many lodges have been heard from and have promised to send large delegations. Eight applications for membership were favorably considered a special meeting called for next Monday night will pass upon other applications. It is understood that many newly-elected candidates from other lodges will be brought to Rensselaer to take the Page rank and it is possible that there will be a class of from thirty to fifty. The Chesterton Lodge, reported to be especially fine in the Page rank work, will give this degree. There will also be at least two candidates for the Knight rank, one from Rensselaer and one from Chesterton.- - The midnight lunch is being planned to be a rather elaborate affair. It will be served cafateria style and will be free to all Knights who attend the big meeting. The supper in the evening is to be served in the armory by the Pythian Sisters. It will be served at 35 cents each and the ladies are making plans to feed about 300. The Brook orchestra will be here for both afternoon and evening and a male quartette composed of Carl Duvall, Harry Eger, Elmer Wilcox and Mell Haas, will sing, and Perry Horton will give several piano selections. The first meeting in the afternoon will be held at 2:30 o’clock, that hour having been decided upon because a large delegation train. It will open by an orchestra selection and the colling the roll of lodges by the Grand Keeper of Records and Seal. Mayor Spitler was to have delivered the address of welcome but will not be in town that afternoon and he is to select a substitute. The following program will ensue: