Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-15

iue HrsI DIVISION OF the uniformed
rank was organized at Columbus, Ohio
November 8, 1873, by s. C. Woodruff
Then followed quickly other organiza.
tons, division, regimental. brigade.
To-day there are nearly 800 division.
with membership of over 80 900. oil
| nearly Is per cent. more than the entire
| army and navy of the United States.
Fort Worth can be proud of her lodge:
OF knights of Pythias, as these lodges
have given her q renown all over the
United States. Wherever there is g
Pythian lodge Fort Worth is spoken of,
and 1t is told that she was the first place
In the supreme jurisdiction of knights of
Pythias Of the world where the order had
and owned its first castle hall and the lot
that 1t was built on.
Directly after the organization of Red
cross lodge No IA the two lodges, Queen
City lodge No. 81 and Red Cross lodge
No. IA. joined issues and purchased the
corner lot on the northeast corner of
Third and Main. The cornerstone was
laid by the founder of the order, Justus
H. Rathbone, in May, 1881. Hon. R.
&. Beckham delivered the Grafton. The
dedication took place on the first day of
June, A. d. 1882, by the then grand
representative. Too much praise can
not be given those that were active and
energetic enough to bring this enterprise
TO such successful issue. Few among
them are still alive; some are dead and
others have left the city, but they will
always be cherished by true Knights OF
Pythias.
Red Cross lodge, No. Il, knights of
Pythias, was organized by the then
grand vice. chancellor, Max Elser, on
February 26, 1881. with the following as
charter members:
T. T. d. Andrews, j. P. Brown, NJ.
NJ. Emanuel, W. A. Garner, NJ. Hoch-
stadter, R. Mandelbaum, w. W. Routh,
J. w. Simmons, w. P. finder, R. w.
Wells, E. M. Alvord. R. E. Beck ham,
c. X. Fairfax, H. J. Goldberg, H. P.
Mabry, H. P. Purnell, s. Rosenfield,
Abe Schwartz, s. P. Tucker, A. J.
Williams, F. e. Bissell, w. L. Chase,
w. r. Cause, J. Harris, George Null
key, z. ] Reese, J. Samuels, l. Stiefel,
r. j. Wilkes, II. C. C. Ziegler.
The lodge has at present mbership
of twenty P. c., 100 knights, two
esquires and six pages, making total
of 158 members. The following are the
officers tor the present term: W. X.
Bateman, P. c.; Oscar Lynch, c. c.;
T. W. Slack, V. c.; B. NJ. Terrell, P;
r. II. Orr, M. at A; R. E. Lewis. NJ. of
E.; j. NJ. Wyatt, NJ. of F.; C. J.
Hohl, K. of R. and s.; A. n. Dawson,
l. g.; B. Fl. Ship, o. g.; X. NJ.
VanZandt Jr., representative to grand
lodge.
This lodge is one of the richest in this
jurisdiction being joint owner with
Queen City No. 2D of Castle hall and
the lot it is on and has money loaned out
on good real estate security.
The present grand chancellor was one
of Its charter members. Supreme Rep
sentative Max Eslser of this city, and
member of Queen City Lodge, No. 81
conferred the ranks on G.. c., e. NJ. AL
ford on February, 26, 1881. The latter
is now q resident of Palestine, Texas.
but still holds, and says he always will
hold a mem bership of his first love, Red
Cross No. IA.
Queen City lodge No. 81 was instituted
August 8. 1877. She is one of the
wealthiest lodges IN Texas, and has a
membership of l46 Knights, three
esquires and five pages. Every Monday
night Queen City lodge meets in the
Pythian temple, corner Main and Third
streets. Following are the present Off
GERS: w. ID. Farris, P. c.; J. G. NAL
lette, c. c.; w. M. McVeigh, V. c.;
w. NJ. hampton, prelate; Ben o. Smith,
NJ. of E.; &. NJ. Often, NJ. of F.. J. F.
Prosser, K. of R.; b. c. Wise, NJ. at
A: j. W. Irion, 1. g.: r. L. Arm
strong, o. c.; Max Elser, L. CGrb and
G. w. Holllngswo. tn. trustees.
Ruby lodge No. SO was organized
January l, 1889. Although yet in its
infancy it has already a membership of
fifIy-uine. 1t meets on Tuesday nights
of each week. The officers are: George
W. beats, P. c.; J. l.. Cooper, c. c.;
H. f. Sawyer, V. c.; d. ID. Wall, P;
c. E. Ryan, NJ. of E.; C. NJ. Carb, NJ.
of F.; John Cameron, X. of r. and s.;
R. r. Darrah, NJ. at A.; Patrick Wal
lace. l. g.; H. e. Thayer, o. G.
Endowment rank, section 1873, was
organized on June Z, 1878, with charter
members as follows: J. N. Manuel,
president; II. ID. Earl, guide; C. P.
Levy chaplain; E. E. johnson, guard;
l.. c. Gam. sentinel; T. S. Levy, ). P.
Alexander, Henry Field, Max Elser and
J. X. Millican.
The present officers are L. W. Powell
president; j w. Chiffon, vice pres dent;
L. Carb. secretary; J. T. Field, medical
examiner. There are now 6S certificates
in force, amounting to $780, The
object of the rank Is to provide for the
payment of $1,000, $4,000 or $1,000 to such
parties as the member (who must be a
knight of Pythias) may designate.
W. r. Cause Division No. 2, L. r.
X. of P. was chartered on the 30th day
of January, 1886, and is named after
p. c. w. R. Cause, deceased, of Red
Cross Lodge No. II. The first officers
were L. Mas, Sir KIT. Capt; W. ID.
Peak, Sir KIT. 1t. H. G. Samuels, Sir
KIT. Herald; E. c. Schneider, Sir Kt.
Recorder; w. ". Routh, Sir Kt. Treas
urer; Il. w. Geer, Sir Kt. Guard; F. E.
Bissell, Sir Kt. Sentinel.
L. August, Henry Early, J. b. Alike
son, Max Elser, Henry steinfeldt, s.
Gabert, W. A. Duringer. H. C. Mosely,
George L. Cause, W. H. Ward, J. L.
Wilkes, W. d. Farris, W. NJ. Rea, W.
NJ. McVeigh, d. Pruitt, Ben Bell, Wal
ter Maddox, J. c. Crowdus, L. L. Hig-
bee, wers all charter members.
This rank Of the order has kept up with
the progress of the lodges, notwith-
standing the extra work and exertion
that is necessary TO be perfect drilled
Sir knight. If hard work, perseverance
and pluck will do any good then the time
ia not far distant when this civ can MONT