The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-02-27

In view OF the fact that lodge of til.
order above named has been ORGANIZED
IN this city, the following relative to
organization, taken from the Minnea-
polls Tribune, will be read with interest:
So much space has been devoted oil
late IN the local press to the Knights Of
Pythias that it will not be amiss at
this time to refer to the Rathbone Sis
tiers, lodge composed of women and
having tor its foundation principles the
elements of the Pvthian order. The
Rathbone Sisters were originally the
l"Pythian Sisters" and were first organ.
lied in 1888, where, at session Of the
supreme P..thian lodge in Cincinnati
Chic, permission was given to the
Knights to form woman's orean;za-
ton. A ritual was prepared by Past
Chancellor J.. A. Hill. of Indiana. and
was adopted. Under this permission
che first Temple of Pythian Sisters of
the world was instituted in Warsaw.
Ind, Oct. 70, 1888, by J. A. Hill, found
er OF the order. The institution ofother
temples soon followed, until the mem
bership spread with amazing rapiditv
throughout the whole United Sta .es.
This order was organized. as set fl tb
in its declaration of principles. with the
sincere desire OF promoting a moral.
mental, social and physical elevation of
its members. Cultivatine a spirit of
faternal love to permeate and control
their daily lives; ministering in all ways
to the wants of the sick, distressed or
needy; watching at the bedside of the
dying, paying the last sad rite and r.;
oute TO the dead, providing for the wild
ow IN ner af1lctions, and daily exempl-
lying In everv possible way the Golden
kuie' lt goes bravely IN in It's missions
of holy love.
At the Kansas City session of the SUI
preme lodge OF 1892, the knights revised
their ritual and the change made it inn
possible tor knight to belong to the
Pythian Sisters.
The above and other complications
caused the change of the name "Pythian
Sisters" to that of the '.Rathbone Sis
teis" Ill honor OF Tustus H. Rathbone.
founder OF the Knights of Pythias, a
great and good man who gave this
work to the world for it's bettermert.
One OF the most ambitious workers in
the western field is Mrs Sarah 7. Hill,
who is the present grand chief of Mimi
esota. Mrs. Hill adds to an attractive
personality measure of executive abil.
Ity rarely found in woman.
At the present time there thirteen sub
ordinate temples in Minnesota. The
hrst was known as Weaver No. 1, or
gained in Minneapolis in 1890. The
year 1892 witnessed the institution of
Myrtle Temple No. 2 in St. Paul: Gala
Temple No. 3, Princeton; Hermann No.
4, Mankato; Godfrey No 5. Minneapolis !;
Blossom No. 6, BraInerd; Laurel No. Z,
Cloquet; 1898 was graced with the or
gan1zatlon OF only one lodge. the Weath
erbee No. 8, in Slayton. Three temples
were instituted in 1894, the Unity No. 9.
IN st. Paul; the Gate City No. 10, Du-
luth; the Winona No. IL, Winonst. Tie
year 1895 ushered in North Star No. -.
Minneapolis and Hypatia, Wirnar.
while the present has already to its ere
dit the institution of the Calanthe Tenn
pie No. 13, in Sank Centre.
Preparations are being made for the
institution of other temples at different
points in the ST ate and wherever Pvth
ian lodge is located, an effort is being
made to institute temple of the Rath-
bone Sisters
The Rathbone Sisters initiate into it's
membership any woman who is in any
way related to Knight, and takes in
as honorary member any Knigh. in
good standing. The coming conclave
will be marked by united effort on the
part of the Rathbone Sisters to receive
from the supreme Pvthian lodge official
recognition of their body. The main
reason for their not being recognized up
to this time lies in the fact that a rival
organization (not represented in this
state) known as the "Sisterhood," has
made eqnally as hard struggle to OBJ
tain ohcialrecognition from the knights.
The "Sisterhood" does not limit its
qualifications to embership to reIa-
tives OF Knights. but accepts as members
outsiders as well. The rivalry between
The two orders has been SO strong that
the Knights have refused to recognize
either one, notwithstanding the fact
that all Knights have more than
friendly feeling for the Rathbone Sisters.
Through the persistent efforts of Mrs.
Sarah J. Hill, E. H. Milham, the graud
chancellor OF the Knight ofPythias OF
this state, has officially recognized the
Rathbone Sisters and is the first chan
c-llor to officially notice either of the
organizations.