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10 PYTHIAN SISTERS The Order -of Women That Meeta Here This Week. A GREAT BAND OF WORKERS The History and the Officers of This Noble Organization. ee A MISSION OF HOLY LOVE The order of Pythian Sisters of the World holds its meeting in this city at the same time as the Uniformed Rank, Knights of Pythias, to which organization it is, in a merse, an auxiliary. The sessions of the Su- Preme Lodge convene on Wednesday and will last for several days. The order is made up of devoted women from ail parts of the land, who take a most enthusiastic Interest in its principles and work. During their meeting their headquarters are at the Elemere. The Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias, at its Cincinnati session, in 1888, granted permission to the wives, mothers, sisters, widows and daughters of Knights of Py- thias to form a ladies’ organization or sis- terhood, and recommended the ritual pre- gented by Supreme Representative Oyler of Indiana. This was the ritual prepared by Past Chancellor J. A. Hill of Greencastle, Ind. In granting this permission it was to be expressly understcod that the Supreme Lodge was not to be responsible for any of the transactions of the ladies’ organization, finsncially or otherwise. Under this per- mission the first temple of Pythian Sisters of the World was instituted at Warsaw, Ind, October 23, 1888, by J. A. Hill, founder of the order, with Mrs. Ida M. Weaver as their M. E. C. Other temples were insti- tuted after thic ir. Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Missours. There are fifteen grand tem- ples, and besides ihis there are temples in twenty-two states thac have no Grand Tem- ple and that come directly under the con- trol of the Supreme Temple The Supreme Temple. About September 25, 1889, Mr. Hill issued & call for representatives from the Grand Temple as well as from temples in states having no Grand Temple to assemble in Indianapolis, October 10, for the purpose of forming the Supreme Temple of the World. Up to this time the entire management of the officers of the order bad been cenducted by the founder. No laws having as yet been adopted, in fact, there was no organi- zation in existence with authority to enact laws for the general government of the order. In response to the call the dele- of Supreme Temple, Pythian Sisters of the World. Those preseat were Ida M. Weaver, Hattie A. Robinson, Mrs. C. L. C. Law- rence, Emma Bacon, R. Emily Little, Mrs. Mae Fryer and Mrs. M. D. Wood. The —— was effected by electing Mrs. ida M. Weaver of Indiana supreme chief; Mrs. Hattie A. Robinson of Ohio, supreme senior; Mrs. M. D. Wood of Missouri, su- preme junior; R. Emily Little of Massa- ehusetts, supreme manager; Mrs. C. L. C. Lawrence of Indiana, supreme M. of R. end C.; Emma Bacon of Ohio, supreme M. of F.; Helena Cornwell of Illinois, supreme Mrs. Mae Fryer of Indiana, past preme chief. A code of laws for its gov- ernment was adopted, a contract. entered into with the founder transferring his right and title in the ritual and paraphernalia, forms and ceremonies to the Supreme Tem- bea cer October 10, 1889, the order has under the control of the Supreme Temple, and the machinery set in motion for the unbuilding of an order destined, they hope, to be the largest and most com- of any order managed by women. irty-seven new temples have been in- stituted since Janvary 1, 1894, which at a fair estimate will make an additional in- crease of 1,000 sisters, making the member- ghip at the present time, in round numbers, 10,000 knights and 14,500 sisters. Principles of the Order. ‘The declaration of principles of the order of Pythian Sisters of the World is as fol- lows: Organized with the sincere desire of pro- moting the moral, mental, social and physi- ¢al elevation of its members; cultivating a spirit of fraternal love which shall permeate and cortrol their daily lives, ministering in all ways to the wants of the sick, distressed or needy; watching at the beside of the dy- ing; paying the last sad tribute of love and Tespect to the 5 orting provid- ing for the widow in her afflictions, and Gaily exemplifying in every possible way the golden rule; may the order of Pythian Sisters go bravely on in its mission of holy love, ever remembering the beautiful les- sons so impressively taught in its temples, until its members, pure in thought, word and deed as the driven snow, recognizing the great principles of equality in the sister- hood of worran, shall move “onward and ypward,” until its gentle and benign in- fluence shall be felt not alone by its own members, but within the ranks of the. bril- Mant o>der with which It is so closely allied; May it become a beacon light to the whole world, the promise and potency of a higher and more divine life. ‘The Officers. The supreme temple directory is fol- lows: Supreme chief, Hattie A. Robinson, Dayton, Ohio; supreme senior, Sarah J. Goff, Pawtucket. R. 1; supreme junior, Mrs. H. W. Dodd, Fort Madison, Iowa; Supreme manager, Alice Blossom, Minne- apolis, Minn.; supreme M. of R. and C., Mrs. M. D. Wood, Kansas City, Mo.; su- breme M. of F., Emma Bacon, Canton, Ohio; supreme P. of T., Sallie Wolf, Sacra- mento, Cal.; supreme G. of O. T., Abbie Hammond, Charlestown, Mass.; past su- preme chief, Ida M. Weaver, Des Moines, Towa. The following committees were recently appointed by the supreme chief: Law and supervision—Emma M. Bell, Columbus, Ohio; Jennie A. Clary, Kansas City, Mo.; Jennie Young, Walla Walla, Wash. Finance and mileage—Myra M. Carpenter, Provi- dence, R. 1.; Georgie Guthrie, Sacramento, Cal.; Alice Cutler, Ionia, Mich. Appeals— Mrs. J. B. S. Neubert, Kansas City, Kan.; Mae Fryar, Richmond, Ind.; Sarah E. Hochstedler, Albany, Oreg. Credentials and returns—Marie A. Strandburg, New York city, N._Y.; Mary S. Bennett, Colo- rado Springs, Col.; Flora Wetherbee, Minne- apolis, Minn. State of the order—Hattie A. Ryder, Indianapolls, Ind.; Jennie Haws, De- eatur, IIL; Mary P. Lloyd, Gloucester, Mass. Written ‘and ‘unwritten work—Alice B. Shanks, Huntington, Ind.; Ida M. Weaver, Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs. H. W. Dodd, Fort Madison, Jowa. Dispensations and char- ters—Carrie Kenworthy, Perry, lowa; Mary P. Sharp, Brooklyn, N. ¥.; Helena Corn- well, Quincy, Ill The representatives to the Supreme Lodge from the various states are as follows: Ohio—Emma M. Bell, Columbus; Annie Cappel, Dayton. Incis na—Hattie A. Ryder, Indianapolis; Alice Gilman, Terre Haute. ante Haws, Decatur; Helena Cornwell, Quine Karsas—J. B. Neubert, Kansas City; Fredetcka Gardner, Kansas City. M uri—Jennie B. Clary, Kansas City; i Payne, Kansas sachusetts—Mary P. Lloyd, Gloucester; ec, Gloucester. asie Katzenstein, Sacra- nto; Georgie Guthrie. Jowa—Carrie Kenworth: W. Dedd, Fort Madison Michigan—Alic= Cutler, Ionia; Nellie Scat- terzocd, Ithaca Rhede Island—Sarah J. Goff, Central Falls; Myra M. Carpenter, Providence. Minrcsota—Flora Wetherbee, Minneapolis; h A. Lowne, Minneapolis. Colorado—Mary S$. Bennett, Colorado Springs; Emma Gibson, Longmont. ‘ashington—Jennie Young, Walla Walla; Georgie Berry, Dayton. Oregon—Sarah Hochstedler, Albany; Paul- ine Quaid, Heppaer. New York—Marie A. Strandburg, New York city; Mary P. Sharp, Brooklyn. Hattie A. Robinson, S. C. Hatti: A. Rotireon, supreme chief, ts = rative of Ohie, having been Lorn in the city of Dayton on the 5th of October, 18%. Her education was obtained in the schools of that city. She was married to Capt. Enos P. Robin3z01 at the age of nineteen, a resi- dent of Philadeipria, Pa. When the Ladies" Order of Pythicn Sisters was introduced Temple Lodge, No.. and soon thereafter has been a delegate to every state assembly since its organiza- tion. She served two terms as grand sécre- tary and is at present state chaplain of that body. She was a national delegate from Ohio to both sessions of the national con- vention of the D. of R. held at Columbus and Topeka. She She also served as president of Old Guard, W. R. C., No. 121, fortwo years; also one year on the executive board of the depart- ment of Ohio. In addition to these offices and honors Mrs, Robinson ig a member of the First Reformed Church of Dayton and is an active participant of the various chari- ties connected therewith. Mrs. Goff, Supreme Senior. Sarah Jane Edgar Goff, svpreme senior, is the wife of Judge F. N. Goff of Central May Temple, No. 2, Pythian Sisters, of Pawtucket, R. I, which was instituted May 15, 1890, and was elected junior at that time, and also served a term as senior and M. E. C. At the institution of the Grand Temple of Rhode Island, November 17, 1891, she was elected past grand chief and supreme representative, and at the last ses- sion of the Supreme Temple at Kansas City ‘was elected supreme senior, and at the last session of the Grand Temple of Rhode Island was elected grand chief of that state, which office she is filling at the present time. She is also a member of Leah Lodge, Daughters of Rebekah, of Pawtucket, R. I. Mrs. H. W. Dodd, Supreme Junio The supreme junior of the order, Mrs. H. W. Dodd of Fort Madison, Iowa, was born in Columbus City, Iowa. Ever since her husband joined the U. R., K. P., Mrs. Dodd has earnestly labored to have women ad- mitted to the order, or at least to have a woman’s branch established. She became a mémber of the order in 1800, and July 18, 1891, organized Van Valkenburg Temple, No. 7, of Iowa, and became the first most excellent ome and on that very proficient, displaying tive ability. At the organization of the Iowa Grand Temple she was made chair- man of the committee on law and formu- lated the present code of laws of the Grand Temple of Iowa. At the election of grand officers she was chosen supreme representa- tive for the long term, four years. At the election of Supreme Temple officers she came within haif a vote of being elected to the second chair in the Supreme Temple. She, however, was elected tothe third chair, supreme junior, which position she now holds, and has discharged the duties thereof with credit to herself and honor to the Supreme Temple. She received an ap- pointment as D. S. C. for Wisconsin, and is a member of committee on written and unwritten work. Alice Blossom, Supreme Manager. Alice Blossom, supreme manager of the Supreme Temple, Pythian Sisters of the World, was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, apolis, Minnesota, when she was a little child, which has been her home up to the present time. At the age of eighteen she married George F. Blossom, secretary of the National Milling Company of Minne- apolis. She was elected M. E. C. at the institution of Weaver Temple, No. 1, of | Minnesota, and was afterward commission- ed by the supreme chief to institute several temples in Minnesota and South Dakota. The temple at Brainerd, Minn., selected the name of Blossom Temple, No. 6, in honor of the instituting officer. At the formation of the Grand Temple of Minnesota she was elected supreme representative for four years. At the session of the Supreme Tem- ple at Kansas City In 1892 she was elected supreme manager. She is very prominent in musical circles as a singer. Mrs. M. D. Wood, 8. M. of R. and C. ‘The supreme mistress of records and seal, Mrs. M. D. Wood, is a native of New York state, but since her marriage, in 1868, has lived In Kansas City. In the fall of 1888, immediately after permission for the ladies to establish the order of Pythian Sisters was granted by the Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias of the World, she became one of its zealous suporters. n_@ correspond- ence with the founder, J. A. Hill, which re- sulted in the institution of Calanthe Tem- ple, No. 1, of Missouri, April 15, 1889. She was elected chief of the temple at the or World, at Indianapolis, October 10, 1889; wa: there elected supreme junior and was also pointed deputy supreme chief for Missouri and Kansas. She at once began active work in those stetes,organizing enough tem- ples in Kansas to establish the Grand Tem- ples of Kansas in September, 1890, and the Grard Temple of Missouri in October of the same year. She 8 elected grand chief of Missouri at its organization and was re- elected to that position in October, 1891. On January 10, 1801, she was appointed su- preme M. of R and C., to fill vacancy cau: ed by the resignation of Mrs. Lawrence, and ie still serving in that capacity. She in- stituted the Grand Temple of California at ento in April, 1891. Mrs. Bacon, S. M. of F. The supreme mistr2ss of finance, Mrs. Emna Bacon, is a native of Canton, hio, where she still lives. When the order of one of its first advocates. She was a rep- resentative to the first GrandTemple of Ohio, at Columbus, and was there elected past grand chief and representative to the first Supreme Temple, where she was elected to the office of mistress of finance, which Office she has held up to the present time. In 1869 she married H. J. Bacon of Roch- ester, N. Y., then a successful business man of Canton. He has been a Knight of Pythias for twenty-five years. He held the office of major general of U. R., K. of P., of the fifth regiment, also other offices of honor in the order. Mra. 8S. M. Wolf, P. of T. The evpreme protector, Mrs. Sallie M. Wolf, was born in Boston, Mass., Angust 28, 1848. Her people crossed the continent during the year 1853, making their home in San Francisco until 1859, when they moved to Sacramento. She was married to Henry C. Wolf of Sacramento at the age of eith- teen, and has resided there to the present time. She was elected past chief of ifor- nla Temple, No. 1, at the time of ita or- garization, December 16, 1889; was elected supreme representative at the organization of the Grand Temple of California, April 18, 1891, and elected supreme protector at the Kansas City session of the Supreme Temple, August 26, 1892. She is also a minent member of the Daughters of ebekah and other societies. Mrs. S. A. Hammond, S. G. of 0. T. Sarah Abble Hammond, supreme guard of the outer temple, is the eldest daughter of James Magoun and Abby Harrub, and was born in Plympton, Mass., January 24, 1846. At the age of eighteen she married Thomas Morton Cole of Boston, where she lived until his death, July 26, 1866. Septem- ber 17, 1873, she married Dr. Willtam Penn Hammond, and since that time has lived in Charlestown, where her husband is a prac- ticlng physician and surgeon. She has one daughter. She was elected M. E. C. institution of Rowena Temp! was chosen supreme representative for two years at the formation of the Grand Temple of Massachusetts. At the session of the Supreme Temple held in Kansas City, in 1892, she was elected supreme guard. She is @ past noble grand of D. of R., I. O. O. F., past protector of the Knights and Ladies of Honor, a director of the Hunt Asylum of Destitute Children, and the Hun- newell Working Girls’ Club, and is inter- .| ested in the charities of her church and city. Mra. Weaver, P. 8. C. Ida M. Weaver, past supreme chief, was born in North Vernon, Ind., February 16, 1860. She was married in February, 1890, now reside at Des Moines, Iowa. At the organization of Warsaw Temple, No. 1, of Warsaw, Ind., the first temple of Pythian Sisters inetituted in the world, she was elected to the office of most excellent chief. At the organization of the Grand Temple of Indiana, the first grand temple, she was chosen its grand chief, and when the Su- preme Temple was organized she became the first supreme chief, holding that office until the Kansas City session,1892. While su- prem ahief she conceived the idea that she | out any prospect as could do *h good for the order fablishing © Pytigen piste soe mhe began the publication ‘Sister’ ,Cpyntinued as its editor a a Mra. Alice B. Shanks, S. T. Alice B. Shanks, supreme trustee, is a resident of Hun: . Ind., and a native of that state. She was married to Emmet Shanks, a successful business man of Hunt- ington, in 1880. At the organization of the Pythian Sisters in her city, March 27, 1889, she was made its M. E. C., and at the Grand Temple in 18% was elected to the office of G. M. of F., serving two years in this capacity. She was elected to the office of grand chief in 1892, At the session of the Supreme Temple at Kansas City, Mo., in 1302, she was chosen supreme trustee for the short term, and is at present chairman of the committee on written and unwritten work, and is a capable, earnest worker in the order of Pythian Sisters. Mrs. M. M. Carpenter. S. T. Myra M. Carpenter, supreme representa- tive from Rhode Island, was born in Provi- dence May 1, 1854, and received her educa- tion in the excellent schools of her native city. At the age of nineteen she was mar- ried to Joseph D. Carpenter, now colonel of first regiment, U. R. K. of P. She was in- strumental in starting the order of Pythian Sisters in Rhode Island. She was clected the frst most excellent chief of Unity Tem- ve, No. 1, and was installed in her office by the founder of the order, Mr. Hill, who in- stituted the first temple in Rhode Island. She was appointed deputy supreme chief by Supreme Chief Ida M. Weaver while on her visit east, and held that position until she organized the Grand Temple, November 17, 1891, at which time she was unanimously elected supreme representative for four years, At the session of the Supreme Tem- ple at Kansas City, in August, 1892, she was elected supreme trustee for four years. Pythian Sisters in Washington. There are two;local temples of Pythian Sisters—Rathbone antl Franklin—both of them being in a flourishing condition. Rath- bone Temple, No. 1, Pythian Sisters of the District of Columpbia,; the pioneer organiza- Mes. Susie G. Van Horn. tion of the order in this jurisdiction, was instituted May 22, 1891, by Ida M. Weaver, then supreme chief. It has a membership of about one hundred knights and sisters, and is in a prosperous condition. Regular meetings are held every Friday night at Elks’ Hall (fourth floor), corner Pennsyl- Mrs. Treadwell. vania avenue and 9th street northwest. The president officers are: Susie G. Van Horn, T.; Ploris Harlan, M. of R. and C.; Emma Zurhorst, M. of F.; Cora McCathran, P. of T.; Hannah Tyser, G. of O. T.; Helen L. Treadwell, P. C. Mrs. A. E. Yenney. Mrs. Van Horn was born in Washing- ton on.the 15th of November, 1856, her par- ents, Wm. N. and Ann 8, Caliwell, having removed from Maryland and established f / tet AY sat Mes. Exmeralda Ritchie. their home in the District of Columbia In 1852. Mr. Caldweil early identified himself with the I. O. O. F., the Knights of Py- thias ang Red Men, and for his zeal in organizations. Mrs. Van Horn was edu- cated at the public schools in the District and graduated with high honors. Having inherited from her father a love for secret associations, she early became interested in Pythianism and devoted much time and Mra. Zurhorst. labor in advancing the interests of this fraternity. In 1876 she was united in mar- riage with Mr. Geo. W. Van Horn, a widely known government contractor and builder. ‘Upon the organization ef Rathbone Temple Mrs. Van Horn was elected to the office of M. of R. and C., which position she filled with untiring energy and ability; with fidelicy to the interests of the temp'e, as shown by her re-election to that position for four consecutive terms. Upon the urgent so0- licitation of friends she was induced to accept the office of M. E. C., and is now performing for the second term the duties ‘evolved in that responsible position. Mrs. Van Horn is also an ardent and zealous worker in the D. of R., and has filled for two years the tion of financial secre- tary of Naomi e. Mrs. J. R. Mangum. Mrs, J. R. Mangum, E. J. of Rathbone, Was born in Philadelphia in 1868, and re- moved with her parents to Washington when three months old. She was married in February, 1888, and became a member of Rathbone Temple in December, 1801. She was elected to the office of manager of temple in 1893, and in January, 18M, was elected to be excellent junior. In July last she was re-elected to the same office. She is a member of the executive committee and chairman of the hall committee for the ses- sion of the Supreme Temple. Mrs. Mangum is - member of Ruth Chapter, No. 1, 8. Mrs. Hellen L. T ll, past chief of Rathbone Temple, was born at Lynn, Mass. She is tne daughter of the late O. A. Du- rell, a contractor of that place. In 1874 she moved to Phoebus, Va., where she resided for ten years. For the past ten years she has been a resident of this city, and is the widow of Franklin Treadwell of the metro- politan police force. Mrs. A. E. Yenney, past chief of Rath- bene Temple, was born in Baltimore, and is one of the charter members of Rathbone Temple. She is also a member of Wash- iugton Temple, Ladies of the Golden Eagle. Franklin Temple, No. 2, Pythian Sisters of Washington, was instituted June 14, 184, by Mrs: Marie Strandburg, supreme deputy and representative to the Supreme Temple, Pythtan Sisters of the World, as- sisted by the officers and degree team of Rathbone Temple. The following officers were elected and installed om the night of institution: P. C., Mrs. Christina Dunn; M. E. C., Mrs, Lida Murray; M. E. S., Mrs. Caroline Cox; M. E. J., Mrs. Josephine Prosperi; M. of R. and C., Miss Mamie Cox; M. of F., Mrs. Susie Durham; M. of T., Mrs. Alice Ward; P. of F.. Mrs. Maggie Hayre; C. G. of T., Mrs. Mary William- son. The charter list contained fifty names. The temple meets at present at Washing- ton Hall, corner of 34 street and Pennsyl- vania avenue southeast, on Thursday even- ing of each week. Mr. Edward Dunn, P. S$. C., has charge of the drill team of the temple. Mrs. Lida Murray, the most excellent chief of Franklin Temple, was born in Vir- ginia, and moved to this city at an early age, and has been a very active worker in beneficial rocieties, she being at this time as well as an earnest worker in the work of the Pythian Sisters, high deputy ruler of the High Tent, I. O. R.,in North America (American Order). She was the first woman to occupy that position in the order. Mrs. Murray is the daughter of the late George W. McLean, a well-known printer and Odd Fellow of this city. She is now doing active work in increasing the membership of Franklin Temple. ~ Union Veteran Encampment. A large gathering of the veterans of En- campment No. 69, Union Veteran Legion, ret Monday night at their hall, 910 Penn- sylvania avenue, for the purpose of electing representatives and alternates to the ninth annusl eacampment of the order, to be held at Newark, N. J., October 10, 11 and 12, 1894, with the following result: Representatives—George Grindley, Gen. Joseph C. McKibben, Col. M. C. B, Wright and Capt. George T. Ribble. Alternates— James H. Hendricks, John Finn, Surg. J: R. Hayes and Capt. Harry Whitesides. The colonel of the encampment, Corporal James Tanner, will head the delegation, accompa- nied by the past colonel, Butler Fitch. The coming encampment bids fair to be one of the most important assemblages in the history of the order, as the legisiation cortemplated involves the vital interests of the legion at large, and Encampment No. 69 is to be congratulated in its wisdom in selecting so intelligent, patriotic, fair-mind- ed a body to represent it. It is proposed that the encampments of this city, Fortress Monroe, Baltimore and Wilmington will join forces, and if proper arrangements can be made with the rail- Tread companies to charter a train and pro- ceed to Newark in a body, THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. THE UNIFORM RANK A History of the Military Branch of the Pythians. Its Early Struggles and Rapid Growth —The First Efforts to Secure a Uniform. If you desire to keep in the good graces of a Knight of Pythias, you must never al- lude to the order as a semi-military body. A long time ago such an appellation might have been deserved, but today the order, for the Uniform Renk of it, at least, is a real military body patterned after the army of the United States, systematically officered, thoroughly drilled, and ready at an in- stant’s notice to be valiant in the defense of the national government. The early results of the efforts at the establishment of the Uniform Rank was somewhat amusing, be- cause the question of a uniform was left largely for -dnal. adoption to the different Grand Lodges of the various jurisdictions, and in his history of s’ythian knighthood, Gen. Carnahan describes the conditions as they once existed. “It is seen that there was a general de- sire for bringing about a uniform feature in the ranks of the order,” he writes. “There was, however, no Gefinite system adopted whereby this could be done. The Supreme Lodge, it is true, Gemanded that this mat- ter of uniforming should be attended to, but there was no attempt made in any di- rection to enforce obedience to this man- Gate. It is not to be wondered at that the membership did not voluntarily procure the uniform prescribed by the Supreme Lodge. ‘The facts in the case were, no one could define specifically what constituted the unt- form. True, the Supreme Lodge said, ‘bal- dric,.sword, belt and cuffs,’ but what was to be the material? Was the baldric to be ‘of plush, silk, or leather? No one knew, and so the baldric was made from all these ma- terials. The colors of the baldric were to be blue Lordered with yelolw, but what was to be the particular shade of these colors? In a single lodge would be seen almost as many different shades of these colors as there were men in the column—from the dark indigo blue to the lightest possible shade o/ that coler; and so of the yellow, varying from the and most pro- nounced yellow of the Yankee pumpkin to the lightest cream color.” A Lack of Uniformity. Further on, Gen. Carnahan says: “This diversity of uniform was especially notice- able at the session of the Supreme Lodge held in the city of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1877. There was a large cttendance of knights from the different portions of the supreme Jurisdiction, Quite a number of untformed bcdies, drill corps they were termed, were there as neatly attired as it was possible to be, in Dlack suits’ with baldric, sword and belt, cuffs and helmets, or caps, as near to regiiation as possible, according to tne ccnception of each orgenization, but there was the inevitable diversity of color and the different styles, shapes and material of hei- mets, Yet if either body had been alone it would have made @ creditable appearance, but, brought together in one column, as tepresentatives of one organization, the dis- similarity became painfully apparent. Many of these drill corps had made a special ef- fort to appear well. But there were other classes that took part in the public parade and they very strongly resembled Falstaff's scldiers. There were swords and belts buckled over long- coats and short coats, over white coats and black coats, yes, and over linen dusters. Some had helmets, some had caps, some wore slik tiles and others straw hats, but they ali had swords and belts. This display of miscalled uniforms on public occasions of the order provoked much ridicule from other societies, and rreny of the knighthood had been brought thereby to the firm belief that the time had come for the order to take vanced grounds on the matter of vniforms and the | uniforming of the knighthood.” It was from these drill corps with* their queer assortments of laugh-provoking ac- couterments, however, that the splendid Uriform Rank of the Knights of Pythias was to spring. It was secn that they were beneficial to the order, inasmuch as they tended to create an irterest in its prosper- ity, and at the ninth annual session of the Supreme Lodge, held in 1877, the first sys- tematic movement for the establishment of the Uniform Rank as a separate and dis- tinetive branch of the K. of P. was present- ed in a series of resolutions from the Grand Lodge of Ohio. Affer considerable inter- change of views a committee of five was ap- pointed by the supreme chancellor to pre- pare a ritual, constitution, ete., of a proper organization of a higher bedy under con- trol of the Supreme Lodge, into which the Uniform Rank proposed by the Ohio lodge should be incorporated. Approved by the Supreme Lodge. Founder Justus H. Rathbone was chair- man of this committee, as he was of the committee which drew up the formation of the endowment rank. At the Indianapolis session of the Supreme Lodge in August, 1878, the committee on uniform rank made @ report favorable to the ma:ter, when, to who were in favor of the movement, it was laid on the table for consideration at the next session. This action came like a thunderclap, and many supposed it meant the death of the proposition, but Founder Rathbone went to work among the repre- sentatives to such good purposes that the report was taken up next day, and the committee on Uniform Rank directed to meet on September 13, following, in Balti- more, to complete its work. The members ‘of the committee entered upon their work with enthusiastic energy, and so rapidly did they proceed that they submitted a re- port with a ritual, constitution and gen- eral laws for the Uniform Rank in time to have the fact promulgated by the supreme chancellor on November 1, 1878. How lt Grew. Immediately the work of instituting di- visions was taken up; the first to organize being Columbus Division, No. 1, of Ohio, which was instituted at Columbus Novem- ber 9, 1878 Others were rapidly estab- lished in Ohio, Maryland, Indiana, Vir- ginia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York, Missouri, Minnesota and Wyoming, and in each of these grand jurisdictions there were one or more divisions instituted before the Pythian anniversary of February 19, 1879. Steadily and surely the new branch of the order increased in membership and power for good, and it would take columns to recite the numerous improvements and reforms adopted for its betterment. Regi- ments, or grand divisions, were organized in various states, and the general laws were from time to time amended to meet the demands of the order. Great attention was paid to perfecting the members in the details of military art. Tactics were pre- pared with a view to greater and more per- fect organization, and provided not only for the drills of divisions and regiments, but also of brigades, which latter bodies were officered in the same manner as such organizations in the regular army, each being placed under the command of a major general, the whole intention being to mold the Uniform Rank into one great fraternal army, wherein each man would be trained and disciplined to be not only a. true Knight of Pythias, but a brave and self- reliant American citizen soldier. How well this object has been attained every reader can realize, as the ranks of the knights go sweeping by in magnificent array in the parade. Present Organizntion. The remarkable growth of the Uniform Rank may be realized when its present preportions are considered. At the last re- ceipt of full returns, which was in March last, the membership was 43,034, an in- crease since 1892 of 5,1%). These knights were organized into over 1,100 divisions, and owned property amounting to almost $1,300,000 in value. The present crganization of the Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, is as follows: Major general and staff—Commander and major general, Jas. R. Carnahan; chief of staff, Brigadier General Edwin L. Brand of Chicago; adjutant general, Brigadier Gen- eral Will. J. McKee of Indianapolis: judge advocate general, George W. Lindsay of Baltimore; inspector general, William D. Kennedy of Chicago; chief mustering officer, Edward F. Durand, New Haven; surgeon general, M. C. Barkwell, Cheyenne; ad- visory ‘surgeon general, W. H. Bowlsby, Brooklyn; quartermaster general, J. M. Cain, San Antonio, Texas; commissary gen- eral, F. W. McKinley, Manchester, N. H.; chaplain-in-chief, Rev. E. G. Sanderson, Vernon Center, Minn. ‘There are eighty-five ig Gen. Joseph H. Lyon, commander; ‘ol . T. Walker, chief of staff; Col. J. H. E. Wiegant, essistant adjutant general; four regiments. » Organized Feb-uary 29, 1888, Brig. Gen. G. E. Currie, commander; Col. Wm. C. Quimby, assistant adjutant general; five regiments. Massachusetts = +h six regiments. . iInneso’ », Organized April 17, 1890, Brig. Gen. 8. F. McDonald, comman- der; Col. F. Wheaton, assistant adjutant general; two regiments. Missour! brigade, organized October 21, 30m, Brig. . Gea. 8. T. Prevost. commander; nessee brigade, organteed 1880, Brig. Gen. Alex. Allison, Col. Herman o7 three ‘exas brigade, organized March Brig. Gen. K. M. Van Zant, Col. K. Frederick, assistan “ ree mone | Good, jr., assistant adjutan' regiments. 17, 19m, commander; it sdjutant » organized May 16, Bigelow, * “* assistant adjutant organi ‘W. Mather, com- mander; Col. Frank Rex, asristant adjutant general; two regiments. ‘Wisconsin brigade, organized May 21, There are separate regiments in Alabama, Arkansis, Colorado, Georgie. Louisiana, Maine, Mary- land, New . New Mexico, Ore- this country and the maritime provinces of Canada. The District of Columbia Division is com- posed of the first regiment, com: by Col. Harry Coggins, with Martin F. Hoy- berger as adjutant. “i, four in Artzona, two in Vermont, three in Utah, four in British Columbia, three in Indian territory, one in the Hawalian Islands, ore in Munitoba, five in Montana, four in Nevada, three in North Carolina, four in North Dakota. three in Oklahoma, one in Ontario and five in South Dekota. MR. RATHBONE’S ASSOCIATES. Only Three of the Original Knights of Pythias Now Living. Of the gentlemen who were immediately astociated with Justice H. Rathbone m fcunding the Knights of Pythias, and who were the first to subscribe, under oath, to its ritual, but three are alive, two of whora reside in this city and the other in Balti- more, where he removed from Washington several years ago. All three are prominent in the national capital, and each enjoys a wide acquaintance and much popularity. ‘The brothers Burrett are citizens of the District. David L. Burnett is « clerk in the sixth auditor's office, occupying one of the most important and responsible desks in the bureau which takes care of the financial ac- ccunts of the post office. He resides with bis family, consisting of a wife and charm- ing daughter, at 505 T street northwest. He has resided in Washington since 1st, when he came here from his adopted home at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. to become a clerk in the office of the paymaster 1868, and his abilittes have been substan- by frequent promotions. In 18% he wae sent to Europe by the Treas- wry Department as one of the agents in charge of valuable securities in connection with the syndicate. He is of medium stature and slight build, and his genial ition makes him a warm social favorite. He is the possessor of a tenor volte of excellent quality, which is frequently heard to ad- vantage in musical gatherings. The broth- ers were born in Adams county, Ohio, Mr. David L. Burnett seeing the light on Janu- ary 4, 1837. ‘Their father was an eloquent clergyman, who was prominent and influential along what was then almost the western border of the United States. Mr. William H. Burnett is one of the best known and most admired men inWashington. For years he has been the tenor of the choir at St. Matthew's Cutholic Church, and his sweet voice has charmed more hearers probably then that of any other church singer in the country. He is blessed with o particularly amiable disposition; and his short, stout figure and strikingly handsome face are familiar to thousands who do not possess the good fortune of his personal ac- quaintance. He also came to Washington in 1863. having, like his brother, received a thorough education at the high school of Prof. 8. L. Howe Mt. Pleasant, lowa, end @ year later wes appointed a clerk in the War immediately under Secretary Stanton. He is at present en- gaged in it duties connected with office. He is bachelor, and resides at No. 1752 N street The jast origina: of the thias alive is Dr. Edward now resides in Balt » where he is profitably engaged in vocal culture. Le also teaches a number of pupils in this city, where he bezan hi Successful musical career, and his al engagements bring him over to the city so frequently that he may still be claimed as a Washing- tonian. Dr. Kimball is of medium height, and, ike most jolly people, is gifted with scmething approaching rotundity of figure. He is popular in the extreme, and in this regard his wife shares fully, and together with their children, a young man and @ pretty daughter, the family is socially @ favorite, and popular among a wide circle of friends, extending all over the east. Dr. Kimball is a_Jerseyman, having been born at Prenton, February 21, 184i. He was educated in Maine, and in 186 came to Washington, where he was appointed a hospital steward in the army, and detailed for duty in the surgeon general's office. After the war he was given a responsible Position in the treasury, which he relin- Quithed some years ago. He*was graduated with honor in the medical class of George- town University in 1884, and took up prac- tice in the homeopathic school, attaining much success. His musical tastes, how- ever, and the deep study he gave to the qualities of the human voice and the best rethods for its development weaned him away from the practice of medicine by de- grees, and he now devotes his attention al- most exclusively to vocal culture. He is an organist of rare ability also, and ts ever foremost in assisting the progress of musical matters both in Washington and his present home, Baltimore. > — THE W. C. T. U. mber 16 at Cleve> ¢ Six Days. The date for the coavention of the Na- tional Woman's Christian Temperance Union, to be held at Cleveland, has been set for Friday, November 16, and the five suc- ceeding days. There will be three sessions each day, those in the morning and after- noon devoted to business and those in the evening to speeches. About 50 delegates are expected to be present. Among those Knights of Py- S. Kimball, ok le-camp with the rank of colonel. ! attending will be Neal Dow.