The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 3, 1902, Page 9

. GAZINFE . Sr:crl ON =" : hogs PiIoTe the plan by earnest editorials, but they had thrown the columns of their papers open to the advocates of the rank and had invited expressions of opinion on the sub- ject. Whether or not any number of com- munications were received in opposition to the movement, certain it was that the great mass of the articles that were print- ed cn the subject were in its favor. In many of the articles the Supreme Lodge soundly berated because . had not adopted the movement before and the re- ports of the different committees-of the Supreme Lodge that had so often declared ‘it was inex were held up to ridi- cule. Petitions from grand lodges, sub- ordinate lodges and divisions of the Uni- form Rank poured in upon the Supreme Lodge from all directions and at the Cin- cinnati session the question was formally taken up. Supreme Representative Oyler of Tndiana presented for consideration a ritual for z * rank.’ which had been prepared by Past Chancellor Hill of the same Stat “Past C ancellor Hill was one of the early advocates of the lad rank and was one of the first to press the claims of the ladies to recoenition in this form. e scssion in 1877 he 11, but it was ‘deemed At the Sunreme Loc had presented a ri tnexpedient.’ “The Supreme Lodge of 1383 appointed a committee on the subject, which ported in favor of allow moth, wives, widows, sisters and daughte Knights of Pythias in goocd standin establish a soci to be known as ‘the Order of Pythian Sisterhood.” The com- mittee reported that it would not, be ‘practicable to establish a ladies’ rank in the Order of the Knights of Pythias,’ be- lieving the ladies 1 better control { their own order. The Supreme Lodge was - advised to make | hly understood mest complete of any order managed by K Ko, 3 ’ g HACSSLAR that no legal or bility women. The order was known as “Py- 3 e ’ PmoTo was assumed by the older body in the thian Sisters” from the date of its birth, s > e event of the sisterhood be! organized. October 23, 1888, to September 5, 1894. The vy “The committee’s report was adopted, Supreme Temple of 184, having learned with the recommendation that the Hill that the Supreme Lodge, Knights of ritual be adopted.” Pythias, had placed a ban forbidding any The first temple of Pythian Sisters of St Fythias toslecon 8ix mMIPen s RBLA 4 affiliate with the Pythian Sisters, the World was instituted at WarsaW. o ..uoq the following resolution: ctober 23, 188 i e e oraey, Dy % A HIL: Resolved, That in the event of . the Temple w nized in Indlana on LuPreme I Eniship oF Exibs e its ion of 1894, shall not by legislation or other remove the ban forbidding a Knight to become a member of or affiliate with the Pythian Sisters, the The second in Ohio, Septem- ber 19, 18%9. About September 25 of the same year Brother Hill ued a call for representatives from the Grand Temples, ;.m0 of the order shall be changed to the as well as from temples in States having ‘Rathbone Sisters. no Grand Temple, to assemble in Indian- rpis resolution WAS passed on Septem- apolis October 10 for the purpose of form- par 5 1894, and from this date our order ing the Supreme Temple of the World. 55 pecn known as the Rathbone Bisters. Up to this time the entire management ynqtitution of the order in this Stat of the officers of the order had been con- (ajifornia Temple No. 1 was instituted ducted by the founder, no laws having as ¢ gacramento, December 17, 1889, with yet been adopted; in fact, there Was no , charter membership of 23—number of organization in existence with authority gicters, 15; number of Knights, 8. to enact laws for the general government ~ gigters Sallle Wolf, Georgia Guthrie of the iorder. and Wessle KatzenStein had been cor- In response to the call the delegates as- responding with Mrs. C. L. C. Lawrence, sembled on October 10, 1889, for the pur- § M. of R. and C., for some time*in re- pose of perfecting the organization of gard to having the odrder of Rathbone Supreme Temple, Pythian Bisters of the Sisters Instituted on this coast. One day World. A code of laws for its govern- a letter was received saying Mrs. Law- * *° s HE establishment of & “ladies’ the Grand Lodge of Connecticut, when the one authority says: “The discussion of the ment was adopted, a contract entered rence would pass through Sacramento on rank” in connection with the following resolution was introduced: question of a ladies’ rank had been ‘quite into with the founder transferring his December 17 on her way to Los Angeles, Knights of Pythias was mooted ‘‘Resolved, That our supreme represen- vigorous during the interval between the right and title in the ritual and para- where she was to institute a temple of soon after the parent order had at- tativ: se thefr utmost endeavors at the Detroit session of the Supreme Lodge and phernalia, forms and ceremonies to the Rathbone Sisters. These good sisters tainbd suficient to give as- session of the Supreme Lodge to secure (hat of Cincinnati in 1888, The Pythian Supreme Temple. Since October 10, 188, conceived the idea that as long as Sac- surance of per: and pros- such legislation as will result in the papers and periodicals almost without ex- the order has been under the control of ramento was the capital of the State, was sent to those who were desirous of The first Grand Temple, No. pe but the proposition Gid not meet speedy establishment of the ladies’ rank ception had taken strong’ground in favor the Supreme Temple, and the machinery why not also have the first temple of becoming members of the temple to be at — . — — - with early encouragement. The matter of the order.” of the adoption of such a rank. Not only set in motion for the upbuilding of an Rathbone Sisters there as well? A com- Pythian Hall at 7:30 p. m. sharp. At § S took definite form in 1885 at the session of Concerning the agitationbon the subject had the editors of these papers furthered order destined to be the largest and mittee was at the train to meet Mrs. p. m. the meeting was called to order and Continued on Page Fourtsem. Lawrence and she was persuaded to the first temple of Rathbone Sisters stop over and institute this temple. As (then known as Pythian Sisters) was in- soon as Sister Lawrence arrived word stituted in this State Rath-