Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-02-17
HELD PUBLIC
INSTALLATION
Knights Of Pythiss and R%athbone Sis
tiers Jointly Install Officers Be-
fore a Large Crowd.
PRETTY RATHeoNs CEREMONIAL
Newly Installed Officers Crowned
With Flowers by Flora and Lit.
tie Flower Girls.

Nearly rwo hundred Knights of
Pythias, Rathbone Sisters and friends
of the two organizations gathered in
Fraternity hall last Thursday even
ing to witness the installation Of the
new officers Of the two lodges and
enjoy the social session and dance
that followed. and those who were
so fortunate as to be included among
the guests were unanimous in declar-
ing il TO be one of the ~pleasantest
events of the kind to occur curing the
winter.
Mr.. Z. G. Worden presided as chair.
man of the evening. the installation
ceremonies OF the Rathbone Sisters
being conducted by Mrs. E. u. Bus
enburg. assisted by Mesdames. j. l..
Mears and W. S. Smith. that of the
knights by District Deputy Grand
Chancellor Richard A. hanke. The
most enjoyable feature of the install
lation was the beautiful ceremonial
of the Rathbone Sisters. None of
those present had before been per-
mitted to witness this extremely pref
ty bit of lodge work. and at its con.
clusion both the visitors and mem
bers could not refrain from INDUCING
in hearty applause.
The final scene OF this installation
is strikingly beautiful. The newly in.
stalled officers all knelt in a semi-cir
Gle before the installing officer. when
Miss Orpha Noble. representing the
goddess of flowers, accompanied by
four little girls all dressed in white
and bearing uoral crowns on a great
tray. entered and placed a ROY upon
the brow of each of the new officers
emblematic OF their different stations
A charming tableau with colored
lights. showing all the participants tc
the ceremony vas then presented
The little mower girls were RenaScott
Patience Eldridge, Eloise Smith and
Lottie Cassidy.
Mrs. o. W. Belden and her sisters
the Misses Remington. delighted tht
audience with instrumental number:
on the mandolin. piano and violin. ant
at the conclusion OF the Knights in
stallation Miss Eunice Smith render
ed q pretty piano solo, the lodge worl
thus being in~terspersed with other en-
j0yable features.
District Deputy Grand Chancellor
Richard A. Hanke made a brief ad
dress on the work of the Pytnian or
der. previous TO the work Of installa
ton, after wl...L. with the aid OF hi
Grand Lodge appointees that cere
mony vas brought to a conclusion II
the usual impressive manner.
J. b. Ritch, the new Chancellor Com
mander. addressed the audience In
few appropriate remarks concerning
the Pythian order and work. and toll
something of the organization an,
growth of Judith lodge No. 81.
This concluded the installation Gel
emonies. and was followed by an ele
CANT luncheon prepared by the Rath
bone Sisters. During the luncheon
two colored musicians entertained tn,
gathering with singing and instrumer
tai music. Dancing and cards fuI
nished the amusement for the remain
der of the evening, and when : o'clocI
came there were those who were still
10th to depart from the precincts q
so much genuine pleasure. The Ratr
bone Sisters assumed charge of tn
management of the social session an
also arranged the numerous othe
pleasant features of the evening. an
TO them is due a large share OF tn
success of this felicitous event.