The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-16


| while the Grand Lodge officers have worked
Increasingly for that peace and harmony
which have characterized the jurisdiction
during the past year.
WEST VIRGINIA.
The lodges in this Jurisdiction are seat
tered over rugged country, and in many
instances not upon direct lines of travel
Though few in numbers, they have steadily
| increased in members. The report shows
that three additional lodges have been or
ganlzed during the year, and the member
| ship of the thirteen lodges numbers GA.
NORTH CAROLINA.
An increase in the number Of lodges and
| slight decrease in the membership has taken
| place in this jurisdiction. The Grand OFF,
GERS are using every endeavor to increase
| their field Of labor, with every prospect of
success. At the late session of the Grand
Lodge large amount of important business
was transacted, and measures taken to uni
| form the membership.
RESIGNATION OF THE SUPREME SCRIBE.
{. Nj. Barton, supreme scribe, presented
bis resignation. which was referred to a COM
| mlttce consisting ofSupreme Representatives
| La Rose OF California, Latham of Virginia.
| Kennedy of Ohio, Person of New Jersey,
and Plunkctt Of Connecticut.
An Invitation Accepted.
a communication was presented from
| Colonel William L. Tanner inviting the Su-
| premc Lodge to attend grand organ con-
cert at thsst Second Baptist church on We'd
neSday night. 1t was on motion or Supreme
Representative Picrson, of New Jersey, ac-
ceped with thanks
At 6:30 Z. VI. the Supreme Lodge adj
.Iourncd to meet at 0 O'Clock this (Wednes-
day morning.
The Welcome Ball
given 10y the Knights of Pythas of Eirpi-
MA i'll honor of the Supreme Lodge took
place at the Exchange Hotel last night. The
| members OF the Supreme Lodge, in their
| handsome fatigue uniform, and presenting
| i fine appearance, assembled at Ford'S Hotel
and were escorted to the Exchange Hotel by
Oriental Lodge, OF Baltimore. At % o'clock
tue grand entree took place, Mctann'> First
Regiment Band playing splendid Pvthian
march composed for the occasion. Dancing
then commenced, and the hours sped mcr
riy along until about 1 O'Clock this morn
ing, when the festivities were brought 10 4
close. At - o'clock a fine supper was served
and was partaken of by large number of
ladies and gentlemen. The entertainment
| WAS in all respects enjoyable.
Visiting knights.
Early yesterday morning the following
visiting lodges arrived in the city. and were
escorted to quarters by Syracuse Lodge. No.
}, aud Gernania Lodge, No. 10:
From BattlmOre.-Orental, No. Is, eighty
men, under command of Judge George W.
Lindsey, p. c.. Jacob kahler. chici of staff,
qulrtcred at ST. Charles; Mt. Vernon Lodge,
30. u, thirty men, j. W. Mitchell, com
mandcr, :. w. ISlacs, G. O. $. assistant
commander. quartered at the Monticello
House: jackson Lodge. No. 30, twenly-lour
men. T. c. II. Fennen. comnmnder, quar-
tered III Mor@an>icrn>.
From. Id>hia1tOa.- Reliance Lodge, No.
Ii, sixty men: Excelsior Lodge. No. II.
forty men. both Qnartcrcd 1T the Exchange.
and are under the command of G.. {. }. l..
FoXWcll.
Dctachmcnts from Norfolk Lodge. No. .,
Charity, No. 10. Danyilic, No. -, and Ran
doiph, No. IS. OF Virginia, also arrived
during the day, aud further arrivals from
Norfolk, Petersburg, Fredericksburg. Lynch
burg, aud Portsmouth are expected this
morning.
TEe Programme for To-Day
IS very attractive. the main feature bein. tic
arnu Irlracc lhl; afternoon, in which the
supreme Lodge, the visiting lodges from
| Washington and Baltimore, delegations from
| various Virginia cities. and several hundred
KNIGHTS residing in this city. will participate.
The Grand Lodge OF Virginia and ali the
subordinate lodges arc ordered out, and the
parade will take place in accordance with
the programme published III our advertising
columns. \ review of the procession By the
Suprcmc Lodge officers will be the last ir;l-
turc of the demonstration.
A SI.ctcsa Of the Order.
Although tie Youngest Of The great secret
benevolent flT,tcrnilicS Of the age, the Order
of knights OF pythiaS is to-day one of the
most vigorous. powerful, aud useful, and no
Order ever sI.read over the United States
with such rapidity. The members do not
claim for their Institution antiquity. They
cannot say that either Adam, Ncthusalrh
Joshua, David. Solomon, or the Apostle Paul
wa, Il Knight of Pythias, whatever bright
examples of pure friendship, sweet charity
exalted wisdom. or undaEnted bravery they
NAV have given to an admiring world. Nor
do they aleYe that
! DAMON AsD PyTIGAs
h,d taken the lhrcr degrees Of Page, Esquire,
and Knight, rs they are now conferred in
every city of America. But they do claim
That from the beautiful legend that has made
the names of those two nObc-hearted SUB.
ects of Dyouislls immortal they have drawn
lessons which in their application do great
rood in siuluI world, and form a bond OF
friendship which nothing shall estrange
while nothing but death itself shall Separat,
blother Knight from brother knight.
THE FOUNDER OF TUE ORDER.
70 J. FL. Rathbone belongs the honor o
bpiu~ the founder of the Knights OF PvthiaS.
4 rnI,"l draft of the ritual was written b.
him in the town of Eagle liarbor. lloughton
mow Krewcnaw) county, Michigan, i'll the
winter of 1860 and 1861. Subsequently Mr.
pathbuue removed to the national capital.
ON February lj, 18Th, steps were taken by
him to urpanlze Il secret benevolent society
on the plln which he had >ketcbed IN 1861
ON that dly the members Of musical a>So
cialiou known is the Orion Glec Club met al
I'm. house No. 363 +, between Eighth and
zenith streets, Washington. Tuere were
p,e>cnt McssrS. X. \. Champion, +. j. Kim
bali, D. L. Burnett, W. II. Burnett, Roberts
and Driver Each of these gentlemen were
soIennly obligated 10y Mr.. Rathbone, and
having heard his ritual read, determined tc
organize and then and there resolved them
selves into committee, to obtain suitable per
sons to form the first lodge.
On the 19lh Of February in the same yeal
THE FIEST LODGE WAS INSTITUTED
in Temperance Hall, Washington. and The
name Knights OF Pythas was given to The
Order. \ ritual WAS adopted, and from tint
| hn tpW
proved. \ Glaud Lodge was organized,
] Ii sn,,,. Inl.rn, ,rcrn in .titufnl in the Dis