The Washington times., 1894-09-17
JusTus RATHBoNB's DAUGHTERS
They Lead Quiet. hut Happy Life in Old
Alexandria.

They Lead Quiet hut Happy Life in Old
Alexandria.
Anybody in Alexandria can tell where the
daughters of Justus Rathbone, founder OF the
order of the Knights of Pythias, live.
Village-wise. they will not give you the street
and number, but will say it is the first double
brick house south of King street on Patrick
and some neighbor will point out which side
is their home 1t is No. ia South Patrick
street, the home of Charles G. Smith, and
they have been living there ever since their
father died from the effects Of carbuncle.
at Lima, Ohio, five years ago.
1T feels like home" said Miss Lucetta,
land it is just as if father had died here. lie
brought us to these friends Just before his
death and we have remained here since. The
Knights of Pythias pay US $50 month each
and the allowance must be renewed at each
biennial grand lodge meeting. When 1t was
proposed to make this provision Just alter
our fathers death, four years ago, it did not
seem advisable to our friends TO do it. but at
the meeting, two years ago. the suggestion
was favorably received and the appropriation
made. | think the proposal was probably
first made by ex-Mayor Stansbury j. Wiley,
of Wilmington. Del, though Mr.. Douglas,
of Washington, also interested himself III 1t.
at was Mr. Wiley, who was then in charge
of the orders funds, TO whom it fell to care
for US at our fathers funeral and he was so
thoughtful and good. He told us when we
needed friend any day to call on him, and
he said it in such way that we should feel
perfectly free TO do so. People say those
things, you know. sometimes aud don't mean
it at ALL But he took US TO the bank and in
troduced US and showed US about making
oh atE md ipo q -
two inexperienced girls Some have blamed
Mr.. Wiley in connection with loss OF money
TO the Knights by depositing in his brother
in-law's bank, but we can't think he was TO
blame at all. He was so good.
The allowance made US Is without any
stipulation that we should live at this place,
or even in Alexandria 1t ceases for either Of
US. however. should we marry. But what is
most gratifying TO US is that the knights are
going to raise monument 10 our fathers
memory"
II would sooner live in Washington for
some reasons, SAID Miss Sallie. Il was edu-
Gated in the public schools there and gradu-
ated from the high school on o street; so l
have very many schoolmates and friends
there. But out relations here are very pleas
ant and il is just like home
The two girls. whose birthdays are long
after the war, are much alike. Lucetta S. 5.
Rathbone and Sarah Dwight Rathbone are
their names. The first named is the elder
and claims Washington as her native place
while Sarah was born in Brooklyn.
Bright eyes. clear compilations. guiltless of
cosmetics, regular, but expressive, features,
they are slender in form. 1.-the, and active
Dressed in some light Swiss or other summer
stuff, happy. vivacious, intelligent, refined
they make a very attractive picture in the
doorway under the linden tree that shades
the doorway of the old-time brick mansion
where they make their home. They are mem
bers of Grace Church that presents its modest
portal across the street a block away and
both sing in the choir. They are popular
with the young folks of the church and Of
their circle in the city, and are much sought
on every social occasion, but no youth has
found so such favor with either as 10 pay
marked attention. so far as known in Alexan-
dria. Both have many friends in Washing
ton. and for that matter among the Knights
of Pythias throughout the country.
Miss Sarah has position here in one OF the
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