Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-12-10
COLFAX HOST TO
PYTHIAN H0RDES
One Thousand Members of the Order
Attend Initiation Ceremonies by
Supreme Lodge Officers at
Colfax

One hundred and fifty Pullman
Fythians participated in the big X.
of p. initiation at ColfaX last Satur-
day night, when a class of 100 candi-
dates were instructed in the rank of
Page, the bible used in the ceremony
being the famous Rathbone bible,
over which Justice II. Rathone obh-
gated the first Pythians in 1865.
This city furnished 81 of the candi-
dates, over 40 automobiles making
the trip to the county seat to carry
the local delegation of Pythians and
candidates.
The neophytes were obligated by
Fred Wheaton, of Minneapolis, SUI
preme X. of r. & S., who delivered
a most inspiring address, in which he
outlined the duty of the candidates
as Pythians and as citizens. SUI
preme Chancellor William Ladew of
New York city was at the head of
the big party of supreme and grand
ledge officers who conducted the i'm
pressive ceremonies. In his address
main of Washington as the very heart
of the Pythian universe and stated
that the Colfex meeting, the final
one of two-weeks series in the west,
was the most successful of them all.
The high standing of Evening Star
lodge of this city among the various
lodges of the domain of Washington
was indicated by the compliments
paid by the grand officers. One of
them referred to Evening Star as the
lodge which is doing more real serv-
ice than any of them and mentioned
the big brother movement recent
~ instituted by the local lodge as one
OF the best movements launched in
the history of Pythianism in this
state.
Nearly 1000 members of the order
attended the big meeting, which was
handled in an admirable way by the
members of Colfax Lodge No. 4. Two
diners were served to the Pythian
hordes, one at o'clock and the sec
ond at midnight
The national officers were Supreme
Chancellor William Ladew of New
York city, Supreme Keeper of Rec
ords and Seal Fred e Wheaton of
Minneapolis and Supreme Master at
Arms James II. Gwinn of Pendleton
Ore. Among the grand officers there
were Perry Mitchell, grand chancel-
lor of Idaho; J. E. Akin, supreme rep
resentative. Lewiston, Idaho; j. N.
Nankervia, past grand chancellor. of
Moscow, Idaho; c. R. Culp, grand
master of the exchequer, of Rath-
drum, Idaho; Howard Patience of
Spokane, grand chancellor of Wash
ington; G. H. O'Neil, grand vice chan
master at arms. Almira; Dr. E. B.
Riley, grand prelate, Aberdeen; r.
Nj. Dye, past supreme representative,
Davenport: +. c. Davies, past grand
chancellor. Spokane; Gus Meese, past
grand chancellor, Spokane; Oliver
Hall, past grand chancellor, Colfax;
II M. Love, grand keeper of records
and seal, Colfax, and NJ. H. Eggles-
ton, grand master of the exchequer,
Spokane.
The Pullman candidates who en-
Joyed the distinction of receiving the
rank of Page as eSemplified over the
Rathbone Bible were F. f, Gaiser,
Charles Henry, Loren F. Jackson,
Tom Waite, Henry Redeem, James
Harold Allen, Geo. c. Allen, John
Kleinbach, Neil o. Williams, Jas. w.
Parks, Frank L. Osman, Mack Clark,
William A. Robinson Dave Hartz.
Justin L. Powers, Reah II. Pyle,
Clifford V. Belknap, Valentine Airey,
L. E. Oberland, c. f. Overland. F.. H.
Amos, B. L. Steele Gustave Albert
Wright, Leroy F. Dixon, Elmo R. c.
Howell, Reuben ]. Blom. Kenneth
Mcneil, Neal f. Dow. James A.
Brannon, E. w. Farr. Joe Randle.
Ora c. Emert, Henning Peterson,
Ralph Paul Alderman. Clarence T
Randle, Leslie I. Sedvy, Joseph ".
Scroggin.