KNIGHTS OF MALTA

seo Hose in sur PIT ALL ERS. ENIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, a fraternal the benevolent, and charitable a ociation powerful founded in Washington, D. C., February further19, 1864, by Justus Henry Rathbone and Catholic four others. Religious tolerance, obedapproval fence to the law, and loyalty to the Catholic government were declared to be its in leading principles. After Washington spec Lodge, No. i, was founded others followed, then interest declined so that scholar at the close of 1865 there remained only and Franklin Lodge, No. 2. In the following on year the brotherhood gained new strength and in 1868 there were 68 grand lodges of represented when the Supreme Lodge been was constituted. The Supreme Lodge toward governs the others. State and provincial and lodges have authority over 10, or more in lodges, subordinate lodges that create San membership and confer ranks ‘‘Page,” was an “endowment” and a “uniform” rank military divisions to which admi ion i: is not voluntary for knights in good standing exalts The ‘‘Pythias Army”’ is now a feature 0: busiall a emblies. It offered its services t( itself the government in the Spanish-Americar 1923 war. Since its foundation the Knight have disbursed over $50,000,000 ir organiC a bell. Supreme Lodge, Minneapolig in Membership 908,454, 1922, Uriah