PYTHIAN ANNIVERSARY DAY
Pythian Anniversary Day
March, A.D., 2015 P.P. CXXXV
The Order of the Knights of Pythians was instituted and established on February 18, 1864. The 26th day of March was established as an Anniversary Day of the Organization of the Order, owing to the fact that the Knights of Pythias of North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa and Australia were established on said date the year, A.D. 1880. The 26th day of March being the anniversary of the organization of the Order, the nearest Sunday thereto is observed by the Lodges and Courts under the jurisdiction of the Knights of Pythias as an Annual Thanksgiving Day.
This year Lodges and Courts gathered on Sunday, March 22nd & 29th to hold religious services jointly and render thanks to God for the blessings received from His bountiful hands. The following Jurisdictions provided programs and photos of their Anniversary Thanksgiving Day:
PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA: Riverside Lodge #28 Blountstown, Fl.; General B.L. Goines Lodge #98 Panama City, Fl and R.A. Driesbach, Sr. Lodge #77 Port St. Joe, Fl.
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA: Charles Sumner Lodge #24; Alex H. Walton Lodge #56; Leon Court #4; Mamie J. Strong Court #82 & Pride of Tallahassee Court #61-Tallahassee, Fl.; Havana Lodge #115, Havana Court #79-Havana, Fl.; Knowledge Lodge #115, James Radford Court #4-Quincy, Fl. and Midway Lodge #141-Midway, Fl.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI: James McCurry Lodge #84, Blessed Peace Court #15
WATERLOO, IOWA: Ferguson Lodge #5 Waterloo, Iowa, Independent Lodge #4, Des Moines, Iowa, G.G Stokes Lodge #8 Davenport, Iowa, Perseverance Lodge #14 Masson City, Iowa.
Click on the link below to view photos of the Thanksgiving Anniversary Program held in Panama City, Florida.