The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-06-23
pvrHIANs HAD ROYAL TIME



Members Of Diadem Lodge No 81,
at Lexington last Friday night, got
home IN the wee sma hours Saturday
morning aud all report a royal good
time
FRIDAY was red letter day in Py-
thiarism in Lexington and Central
Kentucky and when the ceremonies
incident to the Rathbone Bible Class
initiation closed at the auditorium that
night lyl Young men had been added
to the order in the Grand Domain OF
Kentucky. Fully thousand Knights
OF Pythias witnessed the initiation.
which was conducted impressively by
the crack degree teams OF Lexington
lodges and the Supreme Keeper OF Re
cords and Seal. Hon. Fred L. Wheaton,
Of Minneapolis.
The meeting at the auditorium Lex
inyton. was called to order at Sis by
Chairman ;. w. Bedford. The VIM
chester band opened the program by
PLAYING My Old Kentucky Home" and
the quartette from the Pythian Home
sang Annie Laurie" Hon Matt S.
Walton. OF Pythian home lodge, No.
2l7. delivered the welcome address and
Miss Irene Berkeley sang The Rosary"
An address by Grand Chancellor.
DIR. II. l.. Mclean. of Wilmore, was
well received and then General Wheat
on made mastery address upon the
subject of "Pythian knighthood."
y selection by the quartette closed
the open session and Pythan Home
Lodge opened The ritualistic meeting
IN which l9l candidates were obligai-
ed upon the famous Rathbone Bible.
Supreme Keeper OF Records and Seal
Fred +. Wheaton administering tho
obligation.
The following lodges with candidates
we're represented:
Crescent Lodge. No. %. 5 candidates.
Wilmore No. 81. 7. Williamstown. No.
-. :. Quinby. No. 81. Cyn,hiana. To-
Big Eagle. No. 10. Sadieville. 10.
East Union. No. POS, |; Ewing. No.
2O4. Z. Diadem. No. 81, Stanford. 9.
Utopia, No. 80. Danville. 10. Berry. No
lOS 4. Pan Bowl. l22. Jackson. 10. les
samine No l05. Nicholasville. 3.
Georgetown. No. o. |. Garrard. No.
%, Lancaster. 7. Butler, No. Us. 5.
Rathbone. No. II. Paris. IS. Ivanhoe.
No. Is, Winchester. %. Phoenix. No.
.. Lexington. 9 Phantom, No. Is. Lex
ington. J. Pythian Home, No 2l7, 2
The officers Of Pvthian Home Lodge
III charge OF the ceremonies were: Neal
I. Roberts. c. C.. J. p Mulligan. V. G..
{. T.. ieager, Prelate. w. p Humph- |
rev. NJ. OF W.. c. l.. Becker and w. A |
Michler. Inner Guards. ]. F. Shyrock. |
and F.. /. Fish Outer Guards. Toe II |
Shyock. h. of X. and s.
The following members composed |
the team that put on the dramatized !
work +. l.. Simcox delivered the les |
son OF Friendship. w. s. Frost taking
the lari of Damon. and J. c. Ruin |
that OF Pythias. A. c. Byars was Diony-
sius, II. NJ. Milton Procles. F. c. GUY.
J. b. Mulligan. Damocles.
and the Senators were. Chas. w |
Hughes 0. II. Pollard, r. H. Rue. B.
w. Birmingham w. s. Bacon. Guards.
X. a. Mulligan. George Green. F. NJ
la'npbell. Claud Kendall l.. Coins. ].
+ Day and l.. c. Gravett. AdolDh
Ireeble was the headsman and Ed
Bush. Electrician.
The Grand Lodge officers present
were DR.. II. l.. Mclean. of Wilmore.
,rand Prelate. r. A. Young. Of VIM
hester, Grand Master at Arms Lu-
zen Davis, of Hopkinsville Grand
Master of Exchequer B. p. Eubank. OF
Bowling Green. and Grand Outer Guard
John Howe. of Carrollton.
Pas Grand Chancellors. o. n. Pol
lard. c. +. Saunders. R. L. Slade and
h. A. Schoberth also attended.