- Knights of Pythias - Wikipedia
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 Congress
- The Knights of Pythias
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
- Pythian History — The Knights of Pythias
The Order of Knights of Pythias is an international, non-sectarian fraternal order, and was the first fraternal order to be chartered by an Act of Congress Today in addition to supporting our military the Order does charitable work, sponsor dances and fundraising events
- Knights of Pythias
The Order of Knights of Pythias is a great international fraternity which was founded in Washington, DC, February 19, 1864, by Justus H Rathbone, and embraces more than two thousand subordinate lodges in the United States and Canada, with occasional lodges having been formed elsewhere
- Welcome — The Knights of Pythias
Welcome to the Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias, Domain of Massachusetts The Knights of Pythias was the first fraternal organization to be granted a charter under a special act of the United States Congress in 1864
- History - Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias
History of the Knight of Pythias The Order of Knights of Pythias is a great international fraternity, which was founded in Washington, DC, February 19, 1864, by Justus H Rathbone The first African American Pythian lodge was organized in Vicksburg, Mississippi, April 1880, by Dr T W Stringer, and known as Lightfoot Lodge No 1
- Knights of Pythias - National Museum of American History
In 1864, in the midst of the third year of the Civil War, a clerk in the U S Treasury named Justus H Rathbone founded the Knights of Pythias, a fraternal organization, in Washington, D C He hoped that the nation, torn apart by violence and hate, could begin to heal once renewed by the spirit of brotherhood
- Eight Secret Societies You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
Government employee Justus H Rathbone founded the Knights of Pythias in Washington, D C in 1864 He felt that the U S —then embroiled in the Civil War—needed an organization that practiced
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