It’s time once again for #FlashbackFriday with the Whitewater Historical Society. This week we feature a photo from 1924 of the Knights of Pythias Band. The Knights of Pythias was a fraternal lodge similar to the Masons or Odd Fellows. It originally organized in 1893 in Whitewater but disbanded in 1896. It was revived in 1919 and was a popular organization in the 1920s. In this photo, the young man on the right in the first row is Dean(e) Coburn, father of the late Jim Coburn. The name “Pythias” comes from the ancient Greek story of the friendship of Damon and Pythias, a story that reflects the brotherhood goal of the organization.

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