Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1916 — SUPREME OFFICER AT COUNTY MEETING [ARTICLE]

SUPREME OFFICER AT COUNTY MEETING

Fred E. Wheaton Accepts Invitation To Be Here Tuesday to Attend Knights Gathering. If every member of the Knights of Pythias in Jasper county could get here Tuesday afternoon and evening of next week, Feb. 15th, to attend the county meeting of that order, then Jasper county would win the prize offered for the best county meeting in the state, and every member would toe well rewarded by meeting the Supreme Keeper of Records and Seal, Fred E. Wheaton, of Minneapolis, who will have with him the Bible which the mother of Justice Rathbone gave him almost seventy-five * years ago and which he as the founder of the order of Knights of Pythias used when the rank of page was given to the first young man who ever took the obligation. County Chairman Davenport, who is working energetically to make the meeting a big success, received an acceptance from Mr. Wheaton Monday. He will be here positively. The page rank candidates who are to take the work next Tuesday evening, will make their obligations before the historic old Bible and the impressive ceremony will be even more impressive on that account. Thursday evening of this week a number of Knights are going over to Remington to put on the Knight rank for that lodge and all who have taken part in third degree work are asked to accompany the team.