History of the Knights of Pythias by Jos . D . Weeks Although a secret society , the Pythians sought to aid reconciliation after the Civil War and gave rise to other movements , including the Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan , Princes of Syracuse , Knights of Omar , and Order of Calanthe . Membership is less than it once was , but lodges exist in more than twenty states and Canada .
History of the Worshipful Company of Glaziers of the City of London by Charles Henry Ashdown
It is from the members of the guilds that the Lord Mayor and other city officers are selected . The guilds do retain an interest in their trade connections of many years ago , and in this case the Glaziers , who began in 1328 , still 700 years later play a part in the preservation of stained glass and in its manufacture .
How Washington Lost His Birthday and Other Masonic Essays : Gaston Lichtenstein ’ s How George Washington Lost His Birthday Gaston Lichtenstein was eclectic in his writing career , producing work on Freemasonry , Iberian prisoners of war , Atlantic City piers , colonial North Carolina , and in the case of this book , George Washington ’ s birthday . He was a highly readable author who loved to browse in all kinds of areas , and probably is a better companion by the fireside than many more pretentious scholars .
Invasions of the Gulf : Radicalism , Ritualism and the Shaikhs by P . J . Rich
As Dr . Rich asks , if the British had come from ordinary schools would they have thought less about elitism and more about providing good education for their charges ? Would the sheikhs have paid for education instead of thoroughbred racehorses ? Would they still have treated Indians as houseboys ?
Ivanhoe Masonic Quartettes Arranged by Thomas C . Pollack , preface by Sion M . Honea
Sir Walter Scott , the Scottish author and a Freemason , was partly responsible for the popularity of Ivanhoe as a name for Masonic lodges , commandaries , and buildings . His novel , published in 1820 , is set in the year 1194 , and its hero helps restore Richard to the throne of England after many adventures .