Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-28
Pythians at Steubenville.

Quite delegation Of Knights OF
Pvthias Of this city went to Stcuben-
Vile Yesterday 10 attend the session of
the Grand Lodge OF Ohio. They found
the city dccked out i'm GALA dress, with
band playing and bunting streaming
from nearly every building. After
dinner the procession formed and
marched olTin the following order:
Detachment Of Police.
East Liverpool Band
Peabody Lodge, East Liverpool.
Stcuhcn Lodge No. l.
IollcT's Bank
Eureka Lodge No. -.
kmWcr's Band.
IrOutuu Division No. I.
Carriers Band.
DOugIu~S Division, Cincinnati.
Members and OnicCrs uI The Grand Lodge on
foot and iu carriages,
The procession marched 10 the COM
mon on Sixth street, where the prize
drill was held, the Judges being Col. j.
w. Halliday, Captain Robert Martin,
DIR. f.. Pcarcc, Captain NJ. j. Urquhart,
and Major j. f. Sarratt. The Douglass
Division, of Cincinnati, took the prize,
which was 500.
Last night Il reception and concert at
Stcuben Lodge Room, under the dircc-
ton Of Prof. }. w. Stewart, was given.
Then came a banquet at Spechts par
lOrs.
The evening wound up with 4 grand
ball at the Armory.
The H,roid gives the following sketch
of the Order:
The order Of Knights OF Pythias is
now i'm q very flourishing condition, and
especially i'm this section Of the country
and further West, where the number OF
lodges is increasing. There are at pres
cnt about
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MEMBERS
in the United States. 5000 Of them be-
ING in Ohio. Outside Of this country
there are lodges in Canada, and one
lodge in the Sandwich Islands, all under
the jurisdiction Of the Supreme Lodge Of
the United States, which is also the SUI
preme Lodge of the World. There are
lodges OF this Order in Europe At pres
cnt. Some years ago two lodges were
instituted i'm London England, but no
reports having been received from them
since that time, il is fair 10 surmise that
they have ceased to exist.
Scarcely 4 day passes that the Supreme
Chancellor does not receive applications
from different parts Of Europe asking
Tor charters 10 establish lodges. But the
reason none have been granted is this:
Up till the present time the work OF the
Order hasn't been translated into Tor
cign languages, nor have sufficient
means been on hand 10 send anvuH" out
20 institute the Order; therefore the
Supreme Lodge deems il advisable not
10 act in this matter at present With
i'm the past twelve months the Order has
not grown 10 any considerable cX-
tent, probably not more than 5000
new members joining. The first lodge
Of Knights OF Pythias was instituted at
Washington, on the 18th OF February,
1868, and ina short time the ordcrmaGe
rapid strides, in fact grew too rapidly,
a, one time there being q membership
OF nearly 10000. But after the novelty
wore off, a rapid decline ensued the or
der went through kind OF purifying
process; all that was bad was elimina-
ted, and to-day the Knights Of Ply
thias consist OF some OF the best
citizens Of the Republic All in,ti-
tutiOns OF this nature have been
through q similar existence. II was
50 with the Independent Order Of Odd
Fellows and FOrcstcrs, and any other
kindred institution that may in the
future be established will, no doubt, ex-
periCncc the same result.
In connection with the order Of
Knights Of Pythias may be mentioned
THE ENDOWMENT RANK,
which WAS established a year AGO last
August. This j. a beneficiary system
adopted by the Supreme Lodge, guar
anteeing a certain sum 10 the heirs OF
deceased members who may have be-
lOnged 10 the Endowment Rank. The
members are divided into two classes,
first and second. Il 900 being paid in
the first, and = 600 in the second class.
There are at present about $500
members OF the Endowment Rank
who have each paid 3 for admission.
At the death Of member Of the first
class, 81 600 is paid out, or Of the second
class, 1900. When the amount in the
treasury is not sufficient 10 pay the ne
Cessary sum an assessment Is then or
dered Every knight Of good standing
Is eligible Tor membership in either
class. providing he is Of sound bodily
health. This rank has become very
popular, and the Supreme Chancellor is
daily called upon to grant warrants for ]
the establishing of sections. In Memphis !
and Nicksburg at least sixty Knights
fell victims to the fever, and many more
in other parts Of the State. They dis
tributed about 5000 among the suffer |
ers last year.
SMOKED Sturgeon at wholesale and re-
tail, at ]. Zarnitz & Bros