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The Order of Pythian Sisters, the independent auxiliary
of the Knights of Pythias was
organized at Warsaw, Indiana on October 22-23, 1888 by a dedicated
Knight,
Joseph Addison Hill, of Greencastle, Indiana. Mr. Hill was
a well educated man.
He was a man of ideas and of thought, a student of books and
an observer of life
who loved his fellow man
Mr.
Hill prepared the ritualistic forms, the ceremonies and emblems
of our Order. The color
combinations are arranged according to the strict law of optics
which make a complete prism
as arranged around the room. He conceived the idea and inspiration
for our Order's colors
when a raindrop fell upon the window ledge. Looking up from
the raindrop, Mr. Hill beheld
the beautiful rainbow and in it, he saw our colors: White,
representing Purity; Red, for Love;
Equality represented by Yellow, and Blue, symbolic of Fidelity.
These principles are the
foundation stones on which the Pythian Sisters have built
their Temples.
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