Evening star., 1932-01-10

coming to the center Of the city, where there
would be q greater chance Of = ready market,
from their arrival being more generally known:
the carHoo9 Of this description generally con-
sist Of cheese, fish, onions, beef, pork, potatoes
apples cider etc. Regular packets to Alex
andria, Norfolk, Baltimore and elsewhere would
soon be established, the advantages Of which
would be incalculable. ."
DACK in 1882. when the Elks met at Thirteen
- and-a-han and Z streets, the National
Republican otfica wax at the east end of this
square. and IL Was here on February Of that
year that Clarence N. Barton, managing editor
of that paper, was attacked by the Soteldo
brothers and wounded. A. M. Soteldo was at
the same time accidently wounded by his
brother and died two days later. During the
taking and t&bulatng of the tenth United
States census, In 1880 the Republican Building
was used for several years by that bureau
Later it became the Pension ONCE and re-
manned as such until this bureau was moved,
In 1885, into the new building in Judiciary
Square. In more recent years the property was
acquired by the Southern Railway, which
added to It, and later removed it to erect the
building which now occupies two entire fronts
of the square, and which recently aquired
by the Government
The Elks did not remain long in this building,
for in 1885, we find them meeting in the old
to the west of the southwest corner OF Ninth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, and here they
remained until about 1896, when they began
to meet at EIks Home, 1006 street northwest.
In 1909 they began to meet on the present site
of 919 H street northwest and this has been
their address since that time, except for few
years during the World War.
Five men are given the honor of being the
founders of Washington, D. c., Lodge, No. Is,
namely, Justus H. Rathbone, John T. Warde,
Jacob Budd Zebley, Dennis A. ONein and
Aaron Shaneor
OF these, Mr.. Rathbone is best known as
the originator of the knights Of Pythias,
founded in the Herndon House, an Old build
ing which stood on the site of the large granite
building now occupied by the Washington
Loan 81 Trust Co. on February 19, 1854. At
the time the Elks' order formed here MIR.
Rathbone was clerk IN the Surgeon Gen.
erals Office. He was born in Deerheld, Oneida
County, NJ Y, October 90, 1889 His father
was jurist his mother descendant of Jona-
than Edwards, celebrated Presbyterian divine.
He was educated in Mount Vernon Boarding
School, Courtland Academy. Carlisle Seminary
and Madison State University.
IL left home in 1857, and for time toured
! the West as part proprietor in minstrel
show, according to a statement made to an
intimate friend of the family.
"He early developed = great talent and fond
ness for music" we are told, 'and not only
played upon many different musical instru-
ments, but was q composer of no mean ability.
One of his compositions, . mazurka, was rem
dered at Garnelds Inauguration ball and re-
ceived high praise among musicians. He had
fine voice, remarkable for its strength and
tone, and his passion for music, coupled with
his capabilities. led him to follow the stage
for time. The result Of one Of his adven-
lures Ia this direction finally proved nnan-
cia1ly disastrous, and he was stranded in tbs
midst Of a tour through the northern penin-
sula of Michigan In the copper regions. Being
fresh from his books, he was thoroughly COM
tunity which offered to take charge of coun-
try school there.
After the death of Mr. Rathbones father,
in May, 1861, the founder of the knights of
Pythias returned East and married in Utica,
NJ Y, August II. 1862, Miss Emma Louise
Sanger. In January, 1853 he entered the
United States hospital service as a citizen
nurse. Being honorably discharged from this
position, he enlisted July 81, 1858, and was
appointed hospital steward and assigned to
duty In this city. After being honorably dis
charged he was appointed to q clerkship in
the office Of the second auditor Of the Treas
ury, where he remained until his resignation
in May, 1869, that he might aceept a position
rendered him In Boston.
@sIn the Autumn of 1873 he returned to
Washington and to position in the War
Department and remained in the service Of
the Government until he resigned March 20,
1889. He then went on a lecturng tour, and
on November 1s, 1889, he stopped at Lima,
Ohio, on his way to Spencerville, where he
had an appointment Here 1t was deemed
imperative to perform an operation on him
for an unusually severe carbuncle, but this
afforded only temporary. any. relief, and he
died after severe suffering on December .,
1889"
THE writer can tell little of John r warde
other than that he was an engraver and
resided at GIT K street northwest at the time
of the forming Of the Eks.