Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2032
Postcard. Caption on front: Camp Jos H Lyon, Franklin Field. Postally unused. On verso: Published by Putnam Art Co., 12 Pearl St., Boston.
Franklin Field was host to an encampment of Knights of Pythias in August of 1908. The biennial convention and encampment of the Supreme Lodge coincided with the annual convention of the Pythian Sisters and took place in Boston with an attendance estimated at about 80,000. The most interest feature of the gathering was the encampment of the Uniform Rank, which dedicated Camp Joseph H. Lyon at Franklin Field with over 2,000 tents accommodating 7,000 knights.
The Fraternal Order of Knights of Pythias and its members are dedicated to the cause of universal peace. Pythians are pledged to the promotion of understanding among men of good will as the surest means of attaining Universal Peace. The Fraternal Order of Knights of Pythias is a great international 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.
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