Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-05-19
KN|GHTS OF PYTH|AS CONVENTION
Wednesday, May 24th The Great Pythian Day-Pythian
Work Exemplifed Grand Spectacular Pageant
The Order and Its Teachings

Beyond the shadow of a doubt one
Of the biggest" days Wauseon has
known for some time will be ex-
perienced next Wednesday May 24tn
when Wauseon Lodge Number I56
Knights OF Pythias entertains the
Knights of the Lodges of Fulton and
surrounding counties in a grand con-
vention in which the work of ali the
ranks Of the order will be exempli-
fed and the fundamental principles
and teachings Of Pythianism set forth:
Along with this more serious work
there will be a grand spectacular dem
onstration which will furnish enter
tainment as well as instruction for
citizens within and without the mem
bership of the order. From six to
eight hundred visiting Knights are
expected in Wauseon that day, and
this expectation is based upon word
received by the committee in charge
of arrangements from the lodges that
have been invited to participate in
this grind Pythian Review. One
Of the attractions TO visiting Knights
is the fact that the Grand Chancellor
Of the Domain of Ohio, William
Sshuchardt Of Cincinnati and the
well known Grand Keeper of Records
and Seals, William Beatty, of Toledo
will be present for the entire
program and will address the Knights
Arrangements have been made to
decorate the town to welcome the
visitors and every member of Wau-
soon Lodge No. i56 will be on duty
to welcome their guests and act the
part Of hosts.
The program for the day will be-
gin promptly at one o'clock in the
afternoon when the curtain will rise
in the Princess Theatre which has
by special dispensation been made a
Castle Hall for the day, on the con-
ferring Of the Page Rank by the fa-
nous Wauseon Page Rank Team
Following this work there will be a
short address by William Beatty of
Toledo, G. X. r. and S. At three
o'clock a combination team from
the Delta and Swanton lodges will
confer the Second Rank upon candi-
dates. This team have won warm
praise for their excellence from
those who have witnessed their work
Bert Thompson of Toledo, business
manager Of the Ohio Pythian will
give an address on "The Origin of a
Knight.
From FIVE to seven O'Clock a caf-
fetaria lunch will be served to all
visiting and local brother Knights in
the Castle Hail and a vaudeville
viii be given in the Princess Thea
tire at the same time; there will be
something doing in both places and it
s. desired that all the visitors visit
both places.
From seven to eight the Grand
Pythian Pageant will be formed on
South Fulton street. This pageant
which will 90 North on Fulton to Elm,
East on Elm to Franklin. North on
Franklin to Oak, West on Oak to
South Park and North to starting
in full parapharnalia and viii be
headed by the Champion D. o. X. X.
Prize Drill Team of Toledo and the
Swanton Cornet Band; the noted
Third Rank Team of Bowling Green
will add another spectacular feature
TO this pageant. Special illumina-
ton along the line of march will add
much to the beauty and splendor of
this parade which will close with a
grand drill by the d. o. K. K. team
which will be given on South Full
ton street in the space included from
the Pythian building on the north to
the Tribune building on the south;
this space will be specially illuminat-
ed by electric lights.
Following the drill will come an
address by William SchuGhardt,
Grand Chancellor of Ohio.
At . D. m. the Third Rank Team
Of Bowling Green will confer the
Knight Rank, npou candidates and
the program will close with a drill
by the Bowling Green "Blue Yellow
and Red Drill Team,
The order of Knights of Pythias
was founded in Washington D. G.
February 10Th, 1854, by Justus
Henry Rathbone and four associates
all Of whom were government clerks
The purpose was to institute a fra
ternal organization unlike any ex-
isting order, for the purpose of dis
seminatipg the principles Of friend
ship, charity and benevolence. The
whole fabric of the fraternity organ
lied by Mr.. Rathbone and his
associates rests upon the tory al
damon and Pythias" which teache:
the principles Of Friendship Unto
Death" and the three cardinal tenet!
Of the teachings of the order are
federation in religion, obedience t.