The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-30
When Rank of Page win Be
Conferred Here on Rathbone
Bible Class November is.
BIG NIGHT IN PYTHlANlsMI
Ceremonies to Be Held in Ma
sonic Temple with EIab-
crate Appointments.


Monday night, November is, Will be-;
Q great night here in knights Of
Pythias circles, when the rank Of page
will be conferred upon a large class
to be known as the Rathbone. Bible
class beginning at 1880 o'clock in the
Masonic temple. The Obligation will
be given by the Hon. Fred Ellsworth
Wheaton. supreme keeper Of the rec
ords and seals Of the supreme lodge.
who will do similar service the sai,ic
week at Fairmont, Wheeling, Hunting
ton and Charleston.
The local lodge through a COMMITS
tee has issued the followin., bulletin
OF information to Pythians concerning
the Initiation of the Bible CHS herel
We beg leave to inform goa That
on the night Of November is, 1915, The
rank of page will be conferrei upon
q large class to be known as the
"Rathbone Bible Glass" under aus;
pices Of Clarksburg Lodge M. 39.
knights Of Pythias, and the se-nrSl.
Pythian lodges Of Harrison county.
|Clarksburg is to be one Of the ave
cities in this state that will be visited
by General Fred p Wheaton with ,liS
original pa+hi,ora NIL. M. :. .,.,t y, w
finn n tba rani, - 80. ...,, S ,0ssl.
min,st ared T. IN ne,s pass ~, W. 70 ~
wheaton 9 3 Ns .u,,
dates vii, ,.aoas,,a ~, -,
Rathbone Bible, n Z - : Z -
"It 10 the 90 rnast 49,,
pose Of local Pythians to max, No.
That hoe asas h $50 l,a,y sa sa raIly
West virginia. and to ms and f,,,oss
urgently request that all lodges n Inc Inc
central and the northeas. re-, INV. nf
the state be repersented q th;s man.
moth class. Which shoul5 uot i,,s 5ess
than 200 In number.
.Your lodge ia urged "a heinz ~
send, to this lodge. Inc nanea N t,,n4i,
who will be entitled To recei,., ina
rank OF. mage on that date az tI,st nv
may have the honor and nlaas,ire ~
being obligated by. q ann .en,e iodscs
officer on the sacred book which w vas 4
used BIZ Justice Henry p, i, i.nnr h. I
obligating the first membors on .tI,a
first Pythfan lodge ever inst,,,,ed
"If Won have candidates for ,,,e ,y,va
rank bring them tn rI,rlt,ias :, +, 4
share in this great event: n vn, : a., "a
not have any candidates zes hnev
Every lodge In reasonable ren.bl ~
Clarksburg should have ona or mrs
candidates in the class.n
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was+ ~ .h;s 800 ~ .aa.,ss = y. ~.
1owins .S5-o. So - SaI .Ssusa ne
tion With NJ u,ba.tsn,a s. - sonnsSs
~ We. v,ss,,,,.. Ylsis
- " ess ,Aena.
-; me honorable freo Ellsworth
wheaton, supreme keeper OF records
anu sea-. OF TN. .ne supreme lodge. has
gwen west virginia Q week. during
WINCH T une ne VIII conduct 9 serteaf
Oh hatnoone blple classes IN the page
rank. Al eacn meeung ne VIII have
personal supervision OF the work.
Wnica VIII De put on by q selected
ra aIll team. team WIN tue supreme keeper OF
records ana seal on1ciafing rs prelate.
AT eacn meeting al Candidates Tor the
RANK OF page Will be obligated on the
historic historic anu now famous Rathbone
n!ole. me history o. tnis biple 10 Of
s sup, inlerest 20 every member Oh
u tne oroer. u was presented to Justns
aenry hatnoone. FOUNDER OF the order
ol hlnlslts Oh fytnlas, by MS mother,
ever elgnty years ago wnen her SON
wa, q SCHOOL poy. ~ was carried by
W 'nroush ms uselul ana distin-
sulsheo career. u was always source
OF inspiration 70 MIN and was con-
s1antiy before n1m during his studies
anu research winch led to the found
ing OF our great order. II was used
ny nim on tne ever memorable night
OF feDruary ~, 1864, when he obli-
gated me nrst knight OF Pvthias and
me cnarter member sol washington
Lodse No. !. Shortly before entering
upon lies most lovely voyage, he
gave the Bible. with his autograph and
snort history OF II. to the supreme
lodge. hn1gnts OF Pythias. It remained
locked IN the archives OF the supreme
lodge as It's most priceless possession.
tinguished and brilliant supreme keep