tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185899036941198756.post8154063083273230661..comments2024-03-24T15:23:47.503-05:00Comments on Joe Herring Jr.: A mystery photo of women in costume, Kerrville, 1917Joe Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415079505193654859noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185899036941198756.post-79572970061670364142011-07-16T21:16:22.791-05:002011-07-16T21:16:22.791-05:00I don't recognize the people in this photo, bu...I don't recognize the people in this photo, but I do recognize one of the costumes. It is the one that is worn by the lady on the bottom row, second from the left.<br /><br />Somewhere, in my mountain of ancestral belongings that I have saved, I have an old photo of my Grandmother. It was taken sometime around 1882.<br /><br />In the photo she was wearing that costume, or one similar to it.<br /><br />She belonged to the lady's version of "The Knights of Pythias."<br /><br />She and the other ladies were always helping people; the sick, the poor, the lonely.<br /><br />She was a great lady.<br /><br />While I don't know anything about the Pythians, I remember the stories of a "dress up play" that the members performed once each year. I believe it was around Christmas time. It had something to do with the history of the order.<br /><br />That's all I know about the subject.<br /><br />I haven't seen the photo in many, many, many decades. However, if I can find someone to drive me to the storage shed, I will try to find the photo, and send a copy to Joe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com