Badge, Membership
Object number2010.49.5
Mediumsilk; metal; enamel
Credit LineGift of Ruth Byrd Smith
DescriptionFraternal badge with rectangular name plate with pin on back; card with text describing wearer in center. Blue, yellow, and red vertical striped ribbon. Silver metallic text on front of ribbon is organizational information. Single ribbon resembling the American flag, attached to top of ribbon, with circular enameled medallion: image of shield with knights helmet and three letters on shield and a banner with text below.Dimensions1.875 x 5.125 in. (4.8 x 13 cm)InscriptionsPlate at top has card with "DELEGATE" in center.
Silver metallic text on front of ribbon, "WILLIAM PENN / LODGE NO. 58 / KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS / OF / N.A., S.A., E., A.A. & A. / WILLIAMSPORT, PA."
Medallion: has letters "F" "C" "B" and "KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS".
Historical NotesPart of a collection belonging to James W, Carter a township commissioner of North Versailles, Pennsylvania, from the 1920s to the 1960s. Carter was a member of several fraternal organizations including the American Woodmen, Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows, and the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elk of the World Lodge 515.
Previous owner
James Walter Carter
Related institution
Knights of Pythias
Related person
William Penn
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