The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-29
INITIATE THE RATHBoNE BIBLE
II CLASS OF CANDIDATES
over ONE HUNDRED TAKE OATH
Cities Specially Honored. Many
NotabIes Participate in cere-
monies at New Hall.

&# Oh the fNHlSnLS OF TytnldS lOQSe at u
large meeting held in the new Pythian
home last evening. This class, the one
hundred and ninety-first Rathbone |
W Bible Glass took their obligations |
upon the famed Rathbone Bible. The |
"A Bible was the one, presented to JUS |
tus H. Rathbone at the age of five
4Yl years by his mother, and used by the |
III the founder of Pythianism to obligate |
the original Pythian members on Feb
ruary Is, 1864, and the first Pythian |
. lodge, founded at Washington, d. c. |
Feb. 10, 1864.
Specially Favored.
al Oskaloosa was one of the few Iowa |
cities to be privileged to install with !
III the Rathbone Bible. During the week |
T. tour of the Hawkeye State Rathbone |
VI Bible classes have been installed at |
~ Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, |
M Burlington, and Oskaloo3a Tonight a |
M class will be initiated into the rank of |
81 page at Eldora, the supreme keeper |
of records and seals performing the
~ ceremony.
Big Class Initiated.
IN Seventy candidates were received |
"a into the local lodge land classes from |
III Ottumwa, Sigourney, Knoxville, New |
G ton, Keota, Pella, Rose Hill, Numa, |
gx and New Sharon, made up the remain |
81 der.
81 State Officials Present.
~ There were many X. Of p. lodge not |
Iables present last evening in addition |
|, to those previously announced. J. ].
I ! Roberts of Knoxville, leader of Pyth |
ianism in Iowa, J. A. Sterlin of Sig |
| Quincy, G. H. Holmes Of Keota, and |
L. A. Gordon of Ottumwa, district dep |
| uty grand chancellors were also in at |
tendance. J. H. Harvey, chairman of |
/, the board of trustees of the grand |
h lodge of Iowa, was also guest of the |
\ evening. naatc, n@ 3@ans
M Distinguished Company.
~ Fred E. Wheaton of Minneapolis, |
supreme keeper of records and SEAL |
:; j. f. Rail of Cedar Rapids, grand |
!. chancellor, Ward Ferguson of Rolfe, |
!, grand keeper of records and seal, and |
II Dr. G.. NJ. Van Ausdall, grand vice |
{ chancellor, were present and partici-
, pated in the ceremonies and the ev-
y ening's entertainment and program.
r. Following the initiation was a social |
hour. Talks were made by distin-
guished visitors, and music by Oska-
loosa's Pythian glee club entertained.
: The Initiates.
The candidates were rs follows:
Oskaloosa Lodge No. So.
Hugh Hunter.
Carl Johnson
G. M. Dearinger
H. H. Dickins.
P. F. Buffers
Oscar H. Anderson
]. E. Gibson
Fred j. Reed
c.. d. Vernon
]. Arthur Baker.
& Walter Moots
w. G. McCurdy
! w. F. Little
w. P. Whitaker
w. H. Shoemake
: Ray Augustine.
James H. Fry
George w. Walker
Jay L. Lee
Charles P. Kentfield
Paul Soseman
F. S. Terrence
N. M. Chrisman
E. c. Thomas
Robert Richie
John Jeannetta
Dick Crookham
e. M. Heritagh
]. L. Ruby
Ralph Hoff
Ernest c. Vossler
o. S. Turner
req, J. M. Convey
c. DeWayne Foehlinger. ....
Ray Bitter
Karl Campbell
j. B. Brody
John w. Porter
Emory Stewart
Ray Mcclure
Harry c. Cox
F. Wruagdsick
F. C. Van Der Veer.
az Dewey W. Kemp
Ira ]. Utterback
e. Lyle Henley.
Irve Garland
w. A. Brady
Robt. j. Shanahan
Guilford Hoffman,.
Morris Cruzen
B. Buselsin II
Gus Hamilton