Pythian knighthood, it history and literature; (1888)
Carnahan, James R. (James Richards), b. 1840 · Cincinnati, The Pettibone manufacturing company · leaf 188
reated fromits own body the Provisional SupremeLodge, and performed the doubleduty of Grand and Supreme Lodge.By virtue of the power vested in itself by itself, it grantedcharters and established lodges in Pennsylvania, New Jer-sey, Maryland and Delaware, until these states had a suf-ficient number… … 162 PYTHIAN KNIGHTHOOD. states, subject to the authority of the Provisional SupremeLodge. While this state of affairs may seem strange, andit might appear that the lodges in the District of Columbiawere arrogating to themselves a great deal of authority,yet in the very nature of things it could not…
Knights of Pythias
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