Mar 20, 2025 - Sale 2697

Sale 2697 - Lot 387

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Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
(WOMEN'S HISTORY.) Banner for a chapter of the Order of Calanthe, the women's auxiliary of the Knights of Pythias fraternal order. Painted silk banner , 38 x 28¼ inches, plus 7-inch tassels at bottom, tied at top to original 34-inch wood rod with metal caps and original mounting rope; moderate staining and wear including several short splits in cloth, one tassel present but detached, tassels apparently missing from ends of mounting rope. Braddock, PA, 1927
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This banner was created for the Order's chapter in the western Pennsylvania city of Braddock, styled "Gen. G.A. Nevels Court, No. 184." The organization was a fraternal benefit society offering a social network and insurance to their members; they wore fez hats. Their namesake Augustus A. Nevels (1868-1924) had served as a lieutenant in the Spanish-American War before settling in Braddock, and holding the office of general in the Knights of Pythias. The order's motto, "Fidelity, Harmony, and Love," is prominently featured. Braddock is best known today as the home of Senator John Fetterman.