Congressman Peter T. King

Congressman Peter T. King, a member of the Knights of Pythias presents the Knight of Pythian an American Flag that flown over the United States Capital and a citation in honor of the 148th Anniversary of the Knights of Pythias. The Knights of Pythias was the first fraternal order to be chartered by an Act of Congress. The Order of Knights of Pythias is a great non-profit, international, non-sectarian 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. The primary object of fraternal organizations is to promote friendship among men and to relieve suffering. Each organization adopts some outstanding principle as its objective. The individuality of an order is determined by its ideal sentiment. The distinguishing principles of the Order of Knights of Pythias are "FRIENDSHIP, CHARITY, and BENEVOLENCE". The order's auxiliaries are the Pythian Sisters, the less serious Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan, The Nomads of Avrudaka, and two youth organizations: the Pythian Sunshine Girls and the Junior Order, Knights of Pythias for boys. Notable Pythian Knights: Louis Armstrong, jazz musician, actor,  Hugo Black, U.S. Supreme Court Justice,  William Jennings Bryan, U.S. Secretary of State and presidential candidate,  Robert Byrd, U.S. Senator, Benjamin Cardozo, U.S. Supreme Court Justice,  Leopold Caspari, member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature,  Warren G. Harding, U.S. President,  Hubert Horatio Humphrey, U.S. Vice President,  Peter T. King, U.S. Congressman,  Richard Irvine Manning III, Governor of South Carolina, Freddie Martin, musician, band leader,  John Ellis Martineau, Governor of Arkansas, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, William McKinley, U.S. President,  Sun Ra, jazz musician, composer, and band leader,  Nelson A. Rockefeller, U.S. Vice President,  Joe Rollins, Texas Attorney General, Houston Asst. City Attorney, prominent private practice attorney,  Franklin D. Roosevelt, U.S. President, Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator, They have risen over $500 million dollars to help needy people, Medical research. Charitable and Community Causes as well as supporting our Troops. They offer college, camp scholarships, Boy Scout Eagle Patches, Girl Scout Gold Award Certificates, health plans, burial benefits, sponsor many contests in the public school system. Make new friends, have lots of social events and activities. We are offering all veterans free membership. For more information contact, PythianEagle@aol.com and check out the following websites: www.KOPNY.com  www.Pythias.org. There are lodges all over New York State and the United States.