The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-20
THIRTY YEARS OLD.
Baltimore Lodge No. 6 X. OF p.
Celebrates its Birthday.
LODGE in WHEELING

Anniversary Celebration by John G.
Haberilold, one OF Lodges Oldest
Members, and Chas. j. Schuck.
Interesting Entertainment - His
torical Sketch OF Lodge. si.5l
Baltimore lodge No. 6, X. Of p, the
4 oldest lodge in Wheeling, last night
celebrated its thirtieth anniversary ut
Its lodge rooms. with an enjoyable eel
ebraton. which was largely attended
by the members and their family
friends and members OF sister lodges.
An Interesting programme was rem
dered. followed by refreshments served
! by the Rathbone sisters. The principal
feature was the address by Squire
John G. Habertield. Il member Of the
lodge for twenty-eight years. The only
charter member OF Baltimore lodge In
good standing is John M. Miller OF
Springfield, O.. G brother OF Colonel
Jcre A. Miller.
Mr.. Haberiield's address consisted
principally Of a recital of the beautiful
story OF Damon and Pythlas. on which
the order Is founded. Mr.. Charles ].
shuck. Of Wheeling lodge No. III, also
made good address. dealing With the
good accomplished by the pythian
brotherhood and setting forth its OBJ
jects and the strength OF tha order,
which was now TO increase owing to
the American tags floating over ac-
quired territory.
The rest OF the programme consisted
OF Rotations by Bessie koontz. Jessie
Mehl and Margaret Mehl: song by
Miss Fetzer; plano solo by Miss Kate
Weisgerber: violin solos BY John Sey-
bold and Master Leon Woodruff: club
swinging by Miss Addie Miller and
Master Lionel Nightingale.
A compendious history of Baltimore
6 lodge was given out last night on the
programmes. Us follows:
~ Baltimore Lodge, Knights of Pythias
was Instituted Saturday evening. June
10, 1859, at the court house OF Ohio
county, on the southeast corner OF
Monroe and Fourth Streets since
changed to Twelfth and Chapline
streets. a
This lodge was instituted by Brothers
& Charles II. EdSecomb. ot Baltimore
Nd, and J. Rufus Smith. OF this state
Baltimore lodge feels justly proud OF
Its past history and tradition. and as q
Pythan lodge may claim without adui.
alton. cstentatlon or paraoloEy, that
( this lodge has been mo:c extensively
4 drawn from to institute other Py,hiar
y lodges than any other lodge known tc
the Pythian Knights.
Baltimore lodge may be considered
and Is. the parent lodge OF many. II not
all. the other pythian lodges in Wheel,
Z ing and vicinity. This lodge furnish
ed the material to organize Germania
Lodge No. Z, eleven in number, among
whom was Brother Chris. Siebke, Fl. c.
Ulrich. Michael Stein and others. Ger.
mania lodge. much to the regret of 1t:
real Pythran friends. was persuaded by
! It's so-called friends to commit suicide
To Institute Myrtle lodge. No. IL, al
MoundsvilIe. Brothers r. P. Shnllcross
+ Hanson CrisWcli, j. Dallas Ewing anC
others took their cards from this lodge
aid formed said lodge. which found ar
early grave.
ivanhoe No. Il, WAS instituted b.
Brothers ]. ST. J. Clarkson and VIII.
lam Winder members of Baltimore No
6. This lodge was composed Of good
and Boosting material, but they soor
passed out Of existence to an untimely
grave.
7, Wilt, ',
T Clohan withdrew from this lodge to or.
ganize Black Prince lodge, which is sec.
ond to none in the state. Brother Will
lam Waddle was granted a Withdrawal
S card to institute Mystic Lodge No. "a
which Is now In full bloom at Elm
Grove. Ohio Valley Lodge, No. 81, was
brought into existence py the labor OF
Brother Bernard Stanley, who was g
member Of Mystic Lodge. No. 2i- H.
loved the order. and was a charter
member OF No. 81. which is properl!
an offspring OF Baltimore Lodge
Wheeling Lodge, No. ia. was honoret
with three members of this lodge a:
their charter members.
With all the above extraction Of
members. Baltimore Lodge No. Is &
big. full grown lodge. and is in a good
healthy condition, financially. ant
to the grand lodge as any lodge in thu
state.
This lodge composed three hymns. Il
be sung at funerals. and the same wcr'
adopted by the grand lodge for tina
purpose. II Is the only lodge OF Is. O
P.'s known to solemniZe their funera
service by singing.
Baltimore Lodge. being always on thu
alert for the good OF the order. learned
that the supreme lodge, In session n
j Cincinnati. had brought into eXlstenc,
a,"Ladies' Rank" by adopting thu
beautiful ritual prepared by Brothe
Hill. and presented to the supreme
lodge by S. P. Oyler. supreme represent
alive from Indiana Baltimore lodg'
instructed their X. OF X. & S. to WRIT
for information. The same was wrote
+ for and received. This lodge. on tn,
third day OF February. 1880. appointed
n committee of three knights to con
fer with the lady knights. Met on thu
18th OF February. 1890. and held "a fai
and festival on the 18th. 18th and 19tt
OF April. 1870. This Temple was or
ganized August IL, 1890, and after pay
ing all expenses of their organizer, an'
for their charter, etc. there was re
ported S3O690 In the treasury OF Hermiol
Temple. No. l. Rathbone Sisters. locat
ed In Wheeling. II met with much op
position from certain members of GER
tain lodges. but to-day this Temple i
cs popular female society as there !!
N the state. and Baltimore lodge |:
proud OF the honor OF taking the. lead
ing part In bringing about an orga MIA
t!on Of so much prominence, and which
has proven so abundantly successful.