The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-02-23
KNIGHTS
WILL CELEBRATE
FORTY-SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE FOUNDING OF THE Or
DER AT CASTLE HALL.

Tonight, February %. Myrtle Lodge
No. 107, knights of Pythias, will cele-
brate at Castle Hall the 47th ami
versary of the founding of the order.
An interesting program has been pre-
pared, and some of the best colcal
talent have volunteered to assist in
this entertainment. The Lowensteis
orchestra has been engaged to furnish
music, and Miss Hanna assisted by
other vocalists of the city will render
solos.
The Pythian Sisters are arranging
to serve refreshments, and several
notable speakers will be present, Sam
H. Davis of Davis, a member of the
supreme lodge, will be present and
deliver a lecture on the history and
tradition OF the order.
The committee consisting of H. T.
Hunt, Lament Byars and w. II. Sails
bury have issued the following invi-
tation, and the attendance promises
to be large:
Ardmore, Okla, Feb. 20, 1911.
Brother-Thursday evening, February
%, Myrtle Lodge, at Castle Hall, will
commemorate the anniversary of our
order. An interesting program has
been arranged for the occasion
Each member of the order his fam
lily and a friend or two, are invited
to be present. This will be an open
convention. You are urged to bring
the ladies, and especially it is desired
that you invite as our guest, some
friend, one whom you believe would
appreciate the principles of the order.
The program includes Pythian his,
tory by competent speakers; review
of the order in Oklahoma, and espe-
cially Of Myrtle lodge. The Lowen-
stein orchestra has been engaged for
the evening, and of course the Pyth-
ian Sisters will be with us prepared
to send you away feeling happy over
the evenings event.
Keep this in view and be certain to
come. Fraternally,
B. L. RASOR, C. C.
w. II. SALISBURY, X. r. & S.
The order was founded February
10, 1864, at Washington, D. c., by
Justus Henry Rathbone.
Justus Henry Rathbone, to whose
deep interest in humanity the world
owes the establishment of the order
Knights of Pythias, was born at Deer
field, Oneida county, N. Y, October
90, 1899, being the son of prominent
lawyer of Utica. He received an ex
cellent high school and university edu
cation. In 1857 he left the scenes OF
his childhood, and though but eigh
teen years of age, penetrated the wilds
of north Michigan, locating in the
Lake Superior country. Here he
taught school at Eagle Harbor for
several years. While thus engaged
he wrote the ritual of the order
knights of Pythias, which was destin
ed to bring him so much fame in latel
years.
When war broke out he enlisted in
the volunteer service, but through
some informality his company was moi
accepted by the governor. Upon the
death of his father, in 1861, he left
the Lake Superior country and wen
to Germantown, Pa, where he accept
ed position as chief clerk in the
United States hospital at that place
Two years later he was ordered tC
Washington for duty in the medica
department. Here he remained, II
various departments of the govern
ment service, until his death, except
ing a few years spent in the publish
ing business in Boston.
Bro. Rathbone died suddenly Will
on visit to Lima, O., December
1884.
Bro. Rathbone began his Pythian ca
reer with the founding of the order
ha oaased his fipht for the Drincinle