Word: pythian
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...immediately started tearing down old buildings to make room for a 20-story hospital, the only State institution where Louisiana citizens may get all types of free medical care. While reconstruction progressed, patients had to be bedded in any available shelter. For Charity's Negroes, the old Negro Pythian Temple proved handiest...
...Jack-engineering) until they met lovely artist Molly Prescott. To her, Tom became engaged. Then the War broke. Under fire Tom discovered Molly's picture in Jack's tunic pocket-("Keep me with you, always, and I'll try to keep you safe"). Renouncing all Pythian affection Tom nearly slugged Jack, refused henceforth to speak to him. When Jack was wounded in the Big Drive, Tom was mortally injured in the act of rescuing him. Jack returned to Molly, happy that Tom had died forgiving him. The Author. Arthur Hamilton Gibbs' latest novel, like all save...
...objective 'to the perfection of which members could give their financial aid and fraternal support, and which would be generally beneficial to the Order," were unanimously in favor of erecting on the campus of each & every large university in the U. S. and Canada a lodge at which Pythians or their sons could live free of charge. Such lodges would be known as "Pythian Student Castles." The plan: if each of the 705,000 Knights of Pythias gives $1 per year, two "castles" accommodating 100 students each can be erected annually. Each "castle" will cost $125,000 and receive...
...order "exists for charitable work and friendship," has 6,500 branches in the U. S. (greatest number of members in Ohio), Canada, Hawaii and the Philippines, is open to "all whites over 18 who believe in a Supreme Being." There are also over 175,000 Pythian sisters (female blood relatives of members). Initiation fee: from $15 (rural districts) to $25 (in Manhattan...