Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-07
K. OF P. INSTALLATION
PROGRAM OF CEREMONY BY
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LODGE.
Address by Representative Ralph D.
Cole of Ohio-Committee
in Charge.

Grand Chancellor jefferson Middleton of
the Knights of Pythias and his associate
grand officers last evening publicly installed
the officers of Rathbone-SuperiorL Lodge, No
-, X. of =. The ceremony occurred IN the
main hall OF Pythian Temple and was wit
messed by large and appreciative audience
Of ladies and gentlemen.
The following program was given, under
the direction OF Edgar Calender Snyder OF
the Omaha Bee, as master OF ceremonies:
Address, Representative Ralph D. Cole of
Ohio; piano duet. Misses Loretta Wilson
and Ethel 4. Davis: a pair of lunatics,
George Fielding" CTalbot PuIizzD and
CLARA Manners" Miss NJ. Lkes): Yankee
ana Dixie. two fox terriers, assisted by J.
Walter Thompson and James NJ. Griffin.
Charles F. Roberts sang The Charmed
Cup and responded to an encore with
Seven BOnuy Maidens"
Chairman Snyder announced q surprise.
which he claimed had been provided at
great cost When the curtain was raised
two little negro boys We're seen III front
Of q table. with their hands tied racing TO
eat pie on the table in front of them.
Refreshments and dancing followed.
Superior Rathboue is the youngest and
largest Pythian lodge in Washington. 1t
has been formed by the consolidation Of two
az the youngest and most active lodges in this
district, where the Pythiah paternity was
porn. ne TWO lodges which united to form
the new lodge were Superior and Justus II.
Rathbone lodges. both named with refer
euce 10 the founder Of the order Superior
Lodge was so designated because OF the fact
that the late Justus H. Rathbone wrote
biased on Banim's play the first draft of
what afterward became the beautiful and
dramatic ritual of the order while a school
teacher at small mining town in what is
row keeweenaw county, Michigan and by
Lake Superior. the greatest body OF fresh
water in the world. The lodge was also In
fUenced in the selection of its name by the
circumstance that a number of its original
Michigan
a notable feature of the institution of this
lodge was the large number OF prominent
members OF other fraternities who held
c1artvr membership ga 1t. and of such mem
Ders who subsequently united with It,
Institution of the Lodges.
Jus;us II. Rathbone Lodge was instituted
only few months later than Superior
Lodge. II was composed OF an active and
energetic class Of men, generally speaking,
considerably younger than the membership
az Superior. but embracing many persons
who were active In business and Depart
mental lie. II was named for the founder
OF the order and was organized and In
stituted only few doors from the location
OF the hall. where the first lodge of knights
of Pythias in the world was organized Feb
ruary 10. 1864. II is considered a note
worthy circumstance that one of the FIVE
men who founded this order. now number
Ing more than 600.O10 members is a mem
Der of the new lodge and that another a
member OF Calanthe Lodge was present at
last evenings ceremony. These men are
Edward $. Kimball Superior Rathbone
Lodge. and David L. Burnett of Calanthe
Lodge.
The new lodge starts out on It's career
very auspiciousiy Its joint roster en-