BATH, ORDER OF THE

order of chivalry of U.K., founded 1399, refounded 1725 and 1815, and frequently extended since. Originally a purely military order, it received in 1815, a civil element; was remodeled in 1847, and since then several times enlarged; the civil and military badges, which are slightly different, alike bear motto, Tria juncta in uno, about rose, shamrock, and thistle, Ceremony of installation restored by the King (1913); first held, May 1920.