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Knights of Pythias

Supreme Vice Chancellor, Don Stramm, presented the gavel of office to Pennsylvania Grand Chancellor, Bill Mahler, at the convention at Defiance Lodge #335 on August 12, 2023 in Newtown, PA.

Testimonial Dinner for Grand Chancellor, Bill Mahler, was held on October 14, 2023, at the Buck Hotel.A Grand Lodge meeting was held that morning at Defiance Lodge at 11 AM.

Next Grand Lodge Meeting: February 3, 2024
Defiance Lodge #335 at 10AM.

Next Grand Lodge Convention: October August 17, 2024
Defiance Lodge #335 at 10 AM.

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History of the Order



The Order of Knights of Pythias is a fraternity which was founded in Washington, DC, February 19, 1864, by Justus H. Rathbone, and embraces over a 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". 

What we do

Fraternity

noun:
a group of people sharing a common profession or interests

Charity

noun:
the voluntary giving of help, typically in the form of money to those in need

Benevolence

noun:
the quality of being well meaning; kindness

Why join?

Research tells us that what modern people want most is to connect with each other. However, GenXers and Millennials connect on-line and don’t want to bother with a weekly or monthly meeting with rituals, orations and traditional formality. Robert Putnam in his book, Bowling Alone, notes that Americans also have 43 percent fewer family dinners than our parents, and 35 percent fewer of us have friends who drop in to see us at our homes. So essentially “moderns” want to belong to a club or fraternity, yet it has to be convenient, but informal; and it can’t interfere with two jobs, HBO, or football.

At the same time, some lodges have it right. It’s kind of fun to belong to a secret society, which doesn’t advertise. Especially now, it’s meaningful that it takes care of its members, including the ladies; it performs good works, yet asks for no recognition. Maybe we should join.

Lodges

Defiance

#335

Newtown

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Steuben

#113

Philadelphia

  • 9151 Old Newtown Road

  • Phila., PA
  • paulo@aol.com
Hyde Park
Farview

#306

Scranton

  • 420 Washington Ave.
    Scranton, PA
  • edcgoodfield@aol.com
Gravity

#19

Waymart

  • Masonic Hall
    236 South St.
  • Waymart, PA
  • gravitylodge19.
    kop@outlook.com
  • Est. 3/18/23

Grand Lodge Officers

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William Mahler
GC
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Luke Schofield
GVC
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Paul Westle
GP
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Hank Coleman
GMA

Grand Lodge Officers

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Paul Haze
GIG
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Michael Hughes
GOG
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Steve Arch
GS
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Tom Morris
GT
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50 Year Members

Shown above from left to right: PGC Charles “Corky” Swartz, III, AST; PGC John “Eric” Johnson, DSC; Edgar Fulmor, PGC and John Duggan, CC.
On Saturday, April 29, 2023, Defiance Lodge #335 held its Annual Ladies Night at the Northampton Valley Country Club in Richboro, PA where we honor and thank our ladies for all they do for us. After a Social Hour and Dinner our Chancellor Commander, John Duggan, and the Secretary of the Lodge, Charles “Corky Swartz, III presented 50 Year Certificates and Pins to our Brothers PGC John “Eric” Johnson, DSC and Edgar Fulmor who was serving as the Grand Chancellor of Pennsylvania.
With the addition of these two brothers, we now have three  who have earned their 50 Year Certificates. The other brother is Paul Westle who is currently serving as the Grand Prelate for the Domain of Pennsylvania.

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