Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-02-21
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
Celebrate the Twenty-ffth An
niversary Of the Founding
cf the Order
BY a Magnificent Banquet at the
Macqueen Hous:, lnterspersed
with Eloquent Utterances.

One nf the most successful Of the
many banquets given In Miles City,
was that of Tuesday evening, given by
Crusader Lodge, No. 7, Knights of
Pytbias. In recognition Of the silver
anniversary Of the founding Of the
order. While it was not In any sense
public affair, q few gentlemen not
members of the order were present by
invitation, maxi ing In all q company Of
twenty-five who occupied places At
the table, consisting Of Sir Knights
Whitney, Eisenberg, Collins, Freese,
smith, Porter, Trumbull, Potter, Ian.
sing and Gordon, and Messrs. Wiley,
Griffith, Cal adaD, Foo,e, Ray, Zim.
norman, Harmon, McFarlane, Arch
dale, @. Lansing, Butler and Moran.
The first part Of tue evening was
spent In the card rooms OF the Mac
queen house, in an Indulgence In whist
aud other games, and at II o'clock the
banquet was announced. The table
was set in the suite OF rooms 10 the
rear Of the dining room, and occupied
the full length OF the three rooms.
Mr.. Callahan and his accomplished
culinary aides had overlooked or for
gotten no device TO heiyhten the
beauty Of the table or the excellence
Of the repsst. and In this respect as in
all others the affair WIS pronounced
success. Handsome menu cards, and
cards whereon was displayed the order
OF exercises. 10th the artistic work of
Sir Night Potter, were laid beside
each plate, and on each plate a card
was placed bearing the name Of the
person whose place it was. Shortly
after reaching the banquet room, DIR.
Whitney, as master of ceremonies.
gave the signal to begin, and forth
with the onslaught on the edibles wss
inaugurated. An hour spent In deli.
cate attentions TO the slimentary canal
varied with pleasant conversation
brought everyone to that receptive
condition most favorable to the enjoy
ment ofpost- prandial eloquence and
exc to the manufacture thereof. AT
about midnight, DR.. Whitney aroee.
and calling the assemblage to order
delivered an address which We regret
We cannot produce In full. owing TO its
length, - II was choice literary effort
and credit 10 the genial Doctor, whose
deep interest In Pythianisin was ap-
parent In the fsrvent sentences that
flowed from his iips. That part Of the
address rslasiDs to the origin and phe.
nominal early growth Of the order
win be Of interest TO all and is hsrs
given:
The originator and founder Of this
society 10 Justus H. Rsthbone, who
was up 10 the time OF the war . school
teachof In Michigan. While engaged
In teaching, his leisure moments were
employed creating the fituslIstIc work
of the order, then existing only In bis
fertile mind. At the commencement
Of the war Mr.. Rathbone removed to
Washington. ID. G.. where he was sm.
ployed In the capacity OF Q govern
ment clerk. In 1853, while occupying
a clerical position In the Germantown
Pa. hospital, he first confided TO ao-
other bis plans and ambitions in ref
prence 10 the founding OF this order
His confident was r. Il. Cham pion, Z
sincere friend, who at once saw tha
the work contained merit and the ele
mpnts of success. IL was not until
1884, however. that Mr.. Rsthbone Eel
tlat.he was ready 70 usher into exist
ence the work OF his life. On tn,
10th OF FEBRUARY In that year ther
was assembled nc the rooms Of r. 4
4 Champion on f st., j. II. Rsthbops
Mr.. Champion, d., l.. Burnett, E. 6
KimbalI, w. II. Burnett, Chas. II
! Roberts and . Mr.. Driver. Each q
theee seven were obligated oo th
Holy Bible never 10 reveal what wa
utDut W w 0tFbt8'N w tntuis auu tUf
solemn duty performed, the ritus
was produced and read by Mr.. Rsth
1 bone. Following the reading an "a
thusiastic discussion arose repardiD
the hest plan TO be adopted In the for
nation Of Q society. In the three O
four days Immediately following thI
meeting, each OF the seven interests
bimseIf In disseminating the feature
OF the new order among the govern
mspt clerks with such success that Of
the 10th day Of February, 1884. i
Z twenty-five years ago 70 nieht-thsr
I wns born TO the world the child the
lhas sinos SUCCESSFULLY passed througl
4 the vicissitudes OF childhood an
b youth, and tonight Il bsfcrs us In ID
Q full bloom Of upright manhood- Csl
. you wonder, frIende, thai We ~
Iproud q such succsssf O9 that nigh
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