$254.00 Received From Pythians
August 26, 1905
Summary
A woman thanks John Mitchell, Jr., and the Knights of Pythias for the “financial help and care” she received after the death of her husband.
Transcription
Mr. John Mitchell, Jr.
Richmond, Va.,
My dear sir:
I take this means to sincerely thank you and the members of Douglass Lodge, No. 69 for the financial help and care that you all have so kindly rendered to me in behalf of my late beloved husband R. H. Watkins. The K. of P’s is a great help in the time of need and one of the finest orders to make paying investments. As Providence directed, my husband joined your and he lived one year thereafter and raid in monthly dues $9.00. The order paid me promptly $54.00 sick dues, $50.00 for the burial of my husband and $150.00 endowment, making a total of $254.00. I think this makes a fine showing for Pythianism.
Yours for much success,
Eliza A. Watkins
Richmond, Va.,
My dear sir:
I take this means to sincerely thank you and the members of Douglass Lodge, No. 69 for the financial help and care that you all have so kindly rendered to me in behalf of my late beloved husband R. H. Watkins. The K. of P’s is a great help in the time of need and one of the finest orders to make paying investments. As Providence directed, my husband joined your and he lived one year thereafter and raid in monthly dues $9.00. The order paid me promptly $54.00 sick dues, $50.00 for the burial of my husband and $150.00 endowment, making a total of $254.00. I think this makes a fine showing for Pythianism.
Yours for much success,
Eliza A. Watkins
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“$254.00 Received From Pythians,” Black Virginia: The Richmond Planet, 1894-1909, accessed May 12, 2025, https://blackvirginia.richmond.edu/items/show/1250.