Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-05-04
KNIGHTS OF PYTH|As
Wauseon Pythians Enjoy a Social
Evening Marking the Close of A
Contest Which Results in Asses
sions To Membership and Streng-
thening The Order.

The members OF WauSeOn Lodge
Knights of Pythias, their wives, lady
friends and children among whom
were many members of the Pythian
Sisters Temple enjoyed an exceed
ingly pleasant social evening in Py-
THAN Castle Hall last Friday evening
the occasion being a ''Pot Luck" sup
per which according to previous ar
rangement marked the close of a con-
test between two divisions of the K
Of P. Lodge
This occasion was unique in that
it celebrated a victory for the lodge
in which both the winning and the
losing sides rejoiced and both sides
contributed to the bountiful supply Of
comestibles with which the tables in
the dining room were piled. The Con-
test began February 18th with the
Lodge evenly divided under the lead
ership of G. c. Burr and Jay Funk
over one division and Clark Robinson
and R. S. Campbell leaders of the
other division; the objects of the con-
test were new members, members by
transfer card and by reinstatement;
payment of dues to January 1918 and
attendance at regular meetings.
The division under Messrs. Burr
and Funk were the victors and the
contest resulted in the accession Of
fourteen members: Ten by appli-
cation and initiation. Three by trans
fer card and one by reinstatement. The
present membership of the lodge is
272. Five years ago the lodge was
about $4,000 in debt, today it is out Of
debt with a snug balance in IFS
treasury, owning it's own hall and
equipment and composed of me n
bership bound together in fraternal
bonds for the purpose of helping each
other as need arises and cooperating
in loyal service to the community and
nation. The auxiliary organization,
the Pythian Sisters, has been and is
live working organization which by
its activities is doing much to
strengthen and sustain the Knights
Lodge. The Knights of Pythias is a
thoroughly democratic Institution, its
members coming from all stations
ard occupations and all meeting in
the lcdge room upon an equal foot
ing, where mere differences of cpin-
ion in politics or religion arc forget
ten and each one stands On his own
merits of manhood.
Under these conditions the gather
ing last Friday evening could not be
other than a congenial and happy one.
The pot luck supper which amounted
to banquet seemed to be thor 3hly
enJ, yea by these present, fcllo wing
tie supper Mr. r. S. Campoell, repre-
senting the losing side took cherge
;,lIC acted as chairman of the m:et-
ing The Iurnbuil Brothers Orcht S.
ira furnished some delightful music
which added much to the enjoyment
of those. present. Another pleasant
feature was the presence in the hall
of a new player piano which the Py-
THAN Sisters and the Knights are
about to purchase jointly for use in
the ritualistic work of both these or
ders. Mr.. Campbell after making
announcements introduced F. E. Ken
yon who gave an address of welcome
especially addressed to the new mem
bers. Brandon Schnorf recited two
selections in his usual excellent man
ner. Judge Fred H. Wolf gave a
short address on "The Call to Knight
hood" and Attorney J. Q. Files re-
sponded to the theme, "Our Order
and Our Country" Both of these
addresses were inspiring and much
appreciated by those who heard them
Following the conclusion of the pro-
gram the dining room floor was
cleared and the Turnbull Orchestra
furnished music sfor those who cared
to dance. 1t was an event long to be
remembered and. many who were
present expressed themselves as
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frequent occurrence.
The next red letter day in the
Knights of Pythias calender is next
Tuesday May the 8th when the Butler
Knight Rank Team will confer the
Knight Rank upon a number of can.
didates in the Wauseon Lodge.