The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-05-18

warm friend OF Damon, interceded In
vain for a respite from death until
Damon might bid farewell to his
family and friends. The tyrant
agreed on condition that Pytbias take
his place and yield up his life in case
Damon failed to return. The chains
are transferred to Pythias and Damon
flies home, but after bidding his wife
and children goodbye, finds that the
servant has killed his horse to pre-
vent his return tot death. In the
meantime PythIas has been tempted
to escape the doom which seems TO
threaten him; but no! he nsists upon
the terms of the hostage being carried
ont to the letter He exclaims--"It
is sweet to die for those we loveW
The time Is fast passing, and still
Damon does not appear The block
is erected, the crowds are gathered i'm
the square, the funeral procession Is
formed, and Pythias Is led forth to
seal his friendship with his blood.
With soldierly courage and iron nerve
he bravely wends his way, to die for
his friend. In that awful moment
the clatter of horses hoof is heard i'm
the distance, and soon Damon falls
exhausted at the feet of his friend
This display of manhood and true
courage led captive the tyIant's heart
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Damon, sought admission to their
friendship.
Justus H. Rath bone, after serving
through the war of 1S61-5, removed to
| Washington, ID. c., and there organ
lied the fret lodge of Knights of
Pythias and pledged them to the
ritual as he wrote it that winter in
Michigan. The membership of the
fret lodge was small and confined to
clerks in the government service, but
from year to year the order has grown
until today it has lodges all over the
world and an enrolment of over $780,
600 members. The lodges of each
state choose the members of Grand
Lodge. and the Grand Lodge chooses
Supreme Lodge. The Uniform Rank
X. of Z. in this State consists OF
twenty companies, under the com.
mand of General Joseph H. Lyon.
An auxiliary order, known as the
Rathbone Sisters manned for Justus
II. Rathbone) permits the wives and
daughters of Knights to share in the
benefits of the order.
CONCERNING THE UNIFORM RANK
Major General James II. Carnahan,
commander of the National Uniform
Rank, K. of p, arrived in lola Tues.
day. In recent letter to the
Pythian Voice he paid the following
handsome Tribute to the order and tC
Gen. Funston, an lola X. of z.
"The Uniform Rank, during the
past two years, has shown its strength
and it's loyalty to the Government
under which we live more than any
other similar organization in the
United States. More than 5000 mem
bers of the Uniform Rank have shown
their devotion to the American flag
the death of sailors and our soldiers
and to maintain the influence anC
power of the great nation in which
we live. The men Of the Uniform
Rank have helped to place the UniteC
States Government i'm position
higher than ever before attained, apC
by their faithiulness, by their zeal
by their bravery, by their patriotism
aud loyalty have made the American
Nation one of the first nations of tn,
world. they have made it what i
never was before, "world power,
our flag, our army, and our navy
have gained honor, reputation anC
influence which it never before had
or all OF the men that nave gone from
private life into active service i'm TIA,
army not one has gained a create
reputation than has one man from
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|Pythian, though not mem Der of tn
Uniform Rank, and yet this Pythiai
has gwen 10 Kansas and her soldiers
reputation tar beyond that OF an.
other state. refer to Brigade
General Fred Funston, fighter brRv
and heroic. Kansas should well b
proud of the record which he mad
with the Kansas regiment under hi
command, and should honor ever
man that marched under the flag {
the country and the banner of tn
regiment.led by Gen. Function, an
Pythians should glory in the recor
there made, l think / can safely ss
that if the Uniform Rank of Kansa
will make "a showing at Detroit the
p will find that the reputation of TN