West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-02-13
KNIGHTS or pyrulAs.

The h. Of i. Lodge here is still
booming and kept busy all the time
working the degrees on new NOM
bers. There is talk of celebrating
the Twenty Sixth Anniversary in
some way, but it has been decided
not to have public demonstration.
AS this comes Feb. 10, next
Wednesday, it is too late, now to
MAKE amy preparations.
There was some talk not long
since OF building hall, or rather a
large, three story building, with the
lower floor fitted mp for Il store or
offices TO rent, the second floor for
town hall and splendid lodge
room above, but nothing more is
said about it now, We hope the
Knights will see their way clear to
accomplish this good work. It
would not only be II grand thing for
the lodge. but good thing for the
town, and it would firmly establish
the knights of Pythias ms THE
lodge of town. This order is better
able to do this than any Of the other
lodges here, and it would be pay
ing Investment If II good site was
secured, there would never be any
trouble about renting the first floor
for business, and everybody knows
how bad we need a good town hall
besides with large and elegantly
furnished lodge room, way up on
the third floor, and entirely free
from intrusion or observation, ar
rongcmcnts could probably be made
with every lodge in town TO use this
one room, rs six different lodges
could meet there, one each night
in the week, and the cost Of rent
and furniture for each be compare
lively small. and still in the aggrc-
gate make handsome dividend for
the Knights or the stockholders in
the building. So let the good work
60 on and We urge the Knights to
push this enterprise TO u conclusion.
Alpine Lodge, Of Terra Alta, is
making arrangements to build
hall, and Brown Lodge, of King
wood, is older, stronger and much
more able TO build one. The best
location in town is on The burnt lot
in front Of the court house, if this
can be procured, and we have no
doubt but what it can.
The Knights, as well as tho odd
Fellows have been talking for some
time about having n regular Uni
form rank division established in
connection with the lodge here and
most of them have uniforms, so
that it would not be hard TO get up
regular division. This should be
done soon so that the boys could
get TO drilling and enter the com
petitive drill for ono Of the prizes
at Ciarksburg next fall Weston
Lodge No. 43 is organizing a uni
form rank division, and as the BOYS
are very enthusiastic in the work,
they will take front rank as u diyis-
ion, as they have as n lodge. Now
let MS be the next and we will have
Il big display before the Grand
Lodge at Clarksburg next fall.
This order is booming more now
than any other in the State, as
twentv-one new lodges have been
instituted in tho State since this
one here, ten in the last year. No.
% was instituted at West Union,
Doddridgc County, u short time
since, and several more are being
organized in different parts Of the
State.
At the meeting Of the lodge here,
Tuesday night, there were Knights
present from SIX different lodges,
and the session was unusually in
tcrcsting. The work was i'm the
Rank Of Esquire and two candidates,
Messrs. Charles Carroll and Arnold
Werner covered themselves with
glory. They rode the risky and
festive goat in spite Of all his kick.
ing and jumping, but when it come
to climbing the creased pole, Mr.
Werner failed, while Mr.. Carroll
kicked, on being thrown mp in q
blanket Besides foil attendance
Of Brown Lodge, 40 81, there was
present two or three Knights from
Damon Lodge Of Nowburc. one
from Weston Lodge, No. -, a. "