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Knights of Pythias membership certificate, 1890 [a] Knights of Pythias in a parade in Toledo, Ohio, 1890s. The Knights of Pythias is a fraternal organization and secret society [1] founded in Washington, D.C., on February 19, 1864. The Knights of Pythias is the first fraternal organization to receive a charter under an act of the United States ...
- February 19, 1864; 159 years ago
- Justus H. Rathbone
- Humanitarian
- Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias, Stoughton
October 29, 1839. Deerfield, New York. Founded Knights of Pythias: Feb 19, 1864. Death: December 9, 1889 at the age of 50. Lima, Ohio. Justus H. Rathbone graduated from Colgate University and attended Carlisle Seminary. He was a music composer and actor. One of his compositions, a Mazurka, was played at President Garfield’s inaugural ball and ...
Learn about the different swords and symbols of the Uniform Rank and the Ceremonial Rank of the Knights of Pythias, a fraternal organization founded in the late 1880s. See images, markings, and historical sources of the swords and the Pythian symbols on them.
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The Order of Knights of Pythias is an international, non-sectarian fraternal order established in Washington, DC, on February 19, 1864, by Justus H. Rathbone. It was the first fraternal order to be chartered by an Act of Congress. Our fraternal order follows three distinguishing principles, Friendship, Charity, and Benevolence.
The following brief history of the early years of the Knights of Pythias is largely taken from William D. Kennedy’s Pythian History published in 1904. Kennedy, a Past Supreme Representative, was brought into the Order by Samuel Read, the first Supreme Chancellor, in 1871. By 1872 Kennedy had introduced the order into Toronto, Ontario with ...
The Knights of Pythias was founded in 1864 in Washington, D.C., to renew brotherly spirit in the wake of the Civil War. Founder Justus H. Rathbone (1839-1889), possibly the man depicted at the top of the print, was a Freemason. Like Freemasonry, the Knights of Pythias awarded three degrees through rituals.
Dec 12, 2019 · The Order Knights of Pythias was founded in Washington DC on February 19, 1864 by Justus H. Rathbone. It is based upon the story of Damon and Pythias, two very close friends during the time of ancient Greek history. Damon was sentenced to death by the tyrant king, Dionysius, and his friend, Pythias, offered to stay as a hostage for four hours ...
