The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-11
Lodge News
PYTH|ANS AWAIT
GOLDEN JUBILEE
Charity Lodge to Send Big Dele.
cation to Houghton

Members Of Charity lodge No. 1871.
knights Of Pythias at their regular
meeting tomorrow evening will make
plans for attending the golden Jubilee
celebration To be held i'm the Amphi.
drome ut Houghton on the evening Ct
February 49, under the joint auspices
of all of the lodges in the copper
country. 1t is probable both Charity
lodge and Laurium lodge will be repre-
scented at this gathering by practically
their entire memberships. The ladies
will also be present.
| Copper country members will be i'm e
tcrostcd to learn of the plans being
made for the observance of this jubi-
lee in Washington, u. c.. the birth
lplace of the order, which have Just
been announced.
The program includes a reception bv
President Wilson at the White House:
address on fraternity" by Secretary
OF State Bryan, past chancellor of the
| Pythian lodge at Lincoln, Neb.. and
[ L.
Ohio, past supreme chancellor: Rev.
Frederick S. Atwood, grand chancellor
of Minnesota; Rev. Allen a. Stockdale,
Toledo, Ohio; Union r. Hunt. Indiana
polls; Major Edward Dunn. Washing
ton, member Of the first supreme
lodge; Gen. Arthur J. Stobbart. St.
Paul. Mimi; William w. Blackwell,
Henderson. Ky. and Mrs Ida y. John
son, Central city. Col.
Thomas J. CARING, of Macona. Ga,
the supreme chancellor, will conduct a
special ritualistic service, assisted by
officers of the supreme lodge.
Golden jubilee MESSAGES will he pre-
sented by representatives from each %
the 80 grand lodges of the order.
view Of the fact that Justus H..
Rathbone. the founder of the order,
wrote much of it's beautiful ritual
while a teacher in the Eagle Harbor
school, which is now preserved as a
lasting memorial To the founder, the
copper country PythianS take an es
pecially deep interest i'm this Jubilee
and will do their utmost to make II
the most notable in the history Of
Pythianism.
ON February 10. 1864. Justus II.
Rathbone. together with Joel X. Wood
ruff, Joseph T. H. Plant, David l.
Burnett, William II. Burnett. Robert
\. Champion. Edward :. Kimball
George II. Covert, John :. Roberts, AR
tistide Roderique, Matthew II. Van
DerNeer, Abraham Deyan, Van Der
Neer and another person by the name
of Driver but whose christian name is
unknown, met in Marinis hall at
Washington, d. G.. and organized the
first lodge of Knights OF Pythias. same
10 be known as Washington Lodge M.
].
Since that time the membership has
grown close to 100000 and there are
about 5000 lodges in the United states
and Canada with a few scattering
lodges i'm other parts of the world.
This order was born at time when
our country was torn by dissension
and rent by the awful curse Of civil
war. when the North and South met
face to face. Brother met brother,
fathers met their sons face TO face on
the battle field and when wives, moth
ers and swcethcarts were praying for
n speedy end. The gentle hands of the
daughters of the North were minister
ing alike To the wounded of the North
and the South and the daughters Of
tl "a; Ia, toll,
er they were friends or foe. They
were true examples of Damon and Py-
thas, all they knew was friendship
they knew and had no foes--so in the
midst of this tense condition, the above
mentioned time honorcd brothers met
and launched the order of knights of
Pythlas, and is appeared like a bright
Elistcnng star in the midst of the
swirling clouds of storm, and with is
message seemed to say, Peace on
earth, god will to men," and il has rem
dered untold service. reuniting and in
bringing together within its charmed
circle of fraternity, those who were
once clashed in deadly conflict on the
crimson fields of carnage.
Two of the founders. Abram Van
der Neer and Edward s. Kimball. re-
side in Washington still.
The oldest living continuous member
of the order, is Major Edward Dunn of
Washington, -. G., member of
Franklin Lodge. No. >, since April,
1864. Major Dunn was created a Past
Supreme Chancellor in 1868.
The Order of knights Of Pythias
founded in Friendship. Charity and
which it proclaims as it's
cardinal principles, strives to gather
into one mighty fraternity worthy men
who appreciate the true meaning of
friendship, those who are cautious, iN
word and act: who love right: whose
honor is untarnished: whose sense of
justice will prevent. to the best of their
ability personal act or word injuri- |
Gus TO the worthy; whose loyalty to
to family. TO friends, to their
country. and to the constituted author
ity under which they enjoy citizenship. |
is undoubted and who, at all times |