The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-19
And By Every Lodge In the World,
With Banner Event In
Washington. ID. G..
Local Knights Have Planned for
Big Event In Pythian
Castle Tonight
Brief History of the Order, Found
erS and Branches to
Be Discussed

. AAiltNF fNhAkl 10 Uiu room vi II ffl
the wallis Of the big castle chamber
4 special ritualistic service. planned
hF %" supreme lodge officers. anu
Identical with that which will be given
In Washington, ID. c.. and other cities
throughout the world tonight. will be.
the feature. There will Doe special
stage settings and costumes and mus
cal numbers. \ big feature OF IA o
program will be the burning of lights.
emblematic of the order. Blue. Nellew
aud Red. These will De- burned on
the altar In accordance with the ritual.
and beautiful electric effects. carrying
the colors will be carried out through
out the castle. Lights. the Colors rep.
resentlng the order will be burned in
each OF the windows OF the castle.
alongside Of the emblem. showing 20
the world. the advancement of the
order, as the beacon light for good
The committee in charge of the To-
cal celebration. which rs composed of
members Of all lodges in This district
have been uusparing IN their time and
labor, and have prepared a celebra-
ton that belts the wonderful growth
and advancement Of the order.
{ Center Of Work
Wheeling has always been center
OF Pythian work In this state. and th..
growth OF the order iu this domain
r. greatly due 90 the work and iuHu
enCe brought TO bear by local mem
bcrs IN the city proper there ar.
now four lodges az This time in add
ton To growing and prosperous TEN.
PIE Of the Dramatic Order Knights Of
hhorassan, two uniform rank com
panies and one temple OF Pythian sis
ters
In the immediate vicinity the mum
Der is greatly swollen as will be seen
by a glance az the poster given AZ the
mead ul this story. With this body al
PythiauS, th" work can be greatly
helped and furtherod by the local
members
Baltimore lodge 40. q. the oldest
m the city. must be piyen credit for
MS wonderful advancement 10 was
the sixth lodge instituted in the state.
B ana was The link ia the chain that
I maze possible the ORGANIZATION OF th.
| STATE grand lodge. There Is history
OF a magnificent character Counrg d
/ WIN this lodge. and its oldest mon
r n'Is are as pages from the Ordcl IS
4 HlHlorH, having passed through the
hardest days and the brightest
! lhis lodge was instituted June 90.
, lN''. ana as the first lodge. WashiI -
I ron No. ]. was instituted at MART. .
F. buIs April H, 1863. 10 can De- seen tH..
/ N'Is uule time was lost in spreaGIr.
ln" good news 10 the Mountainp,r-.
! me local lodge was born approx
] ~ aAf' FfAI " lhlION INK the Din n
/ OF the order in WASHINGTON II G.
! Following closely on the heels of
/ the hrst lodge In this district came
I DINERS. There was Bonwood Iodgn
| 70. l>, Black Prince lodge 40. ~.
Z Mystic lodge No. = elm Grove.
yuio ldI,y lodge No. 81. and so on
uoNn To the present time. Since tho
. foundation was laid. others were an
. NOUS 20 take up the work and I'M
P lerest which was created from "a tim,
SPARK. soon ignited and the good
WITH "as pushed 10 its great growth
The First SIX
ne uIsl siN lodges Of the state
. We're Washington No. JeF.rso,,
4 No. ., az Iiddl"way. jefferson cogn.
. ", instituted April g. 1863. Lafay,tf.
NO. o.. OF Piedmont. Hamp.bira
b county NOW Ninerau. Nav 2O. 1854.
,ol gan NO 3. OF Bath NOV EorkcIr,
. NWlhte'. Morgan county Nav be-
. 1863. Damon so r. at Novburg pr
.on county, May ~ 1859. and rsIt.
more No. O.. ihi4 ,ffv.
washington IOI .s 80 eas H.
r'l stone. and Boo if tho life and fra,T
,r on 'h' order were bred Ifs Hr.t
n'.f'fs were Drfhusiasffr and de- 49,,
through their work that surg y.,,,,r.'.
..I "ofk has been accomplished Gr.
'' I.7 original members u.aa r..
b. .IIalH F'rn1rdt. ID d. first r-....r
..- Quo. Do Was lutheran min
~ ana teacher boo Na.ruahurr RI.
h,fHm' interested fr tho fr-.t...
or th" order and speedily f7t.-..,. +,
'.N'I- In nf- home town TUa u...g
'0l interest," resulted bon ff. urs4rty4
ION or Dol. IUI..
Rev Igrtard' .a arU living. and -,
'l 20 F'.r I- known fIruua..
.N' 'd.' and 'srH tho ruurfr..
'fs.rIa IIo Ir tho oldest r.rf.....
'I. member ~ fnr order bob f.. .t....