APRIL 21, 1925 ***SCARCE*** ~DALLAS CHAPTER NUMBER 1, ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR~ "MASONIC APPENDANT BODY" (FREEMASONRY) ... (2 PAGE) MEETING PROGRAM AND MENU PLUS OFFICERS LIST ... WITH ORIGINAL TASSEL ... LOCATION: HISTORIC STONELEIGH COURT HOTEL, DALLAS, TEXAS!
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Early 20th century Fraternal organization memorabilia!
The Order of the Eastern Star is a Masonicappendantbody open to both men and women. It was established in 1850 (173 years ago) by lawyer and educator Rob Morris, a noted Freemason, and adopted and approved as an appendant body of the Masonic Fraternity in 1873. The order is based on some teachings from the Bible,[1] and is open to people of all religious beliefs. It has approximately 10,000 chapters in 18 countries and approximately 500,000 members under its General Grand Chapter.
Members of the Order of the Eastern Star are aged 18 and older; men must be Master Masons and women must have specific relationships with Masons. Originally, a woman would have to be the daughter, widow, wife, sister, or mother of a Master Mason. The Order now allows other relatives[2] as well as allowing Job's Daughters, Rainbow Girls, and Members of the Organization of Triangles (NY only) to become members when of age.
History
Eureka Masonic College, also known as The Little Red Schoolhouse, birthplace of the Order of the Eastern StarSignage at the Order of the Eastern Star birthplace, the Little Red Schoolhouse
The Order was created by Rob Morris in 1850 when he was teaching at the Eureka Masonic College in Richland, Mississippi. While confined by illness, he set down the principles of the order in his Rosary of the Eastern Star. By 1855, he had organized a "Supreme Constellation" in New York, which chartered chapters throughout the United States.
In 1866, Dr. Morris started working with Robert Macoy, and handed the Order over to him while Morris was traveling in the Holy Land. Macoy organized the current system of Chapters, and modified Dr. Morris' Rosary into a Ritual.
On December 1, 1874, Queen Esther Chapter No. 1 became the first Prince Hall Affiliate chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star when it was established in Washington, D.C. by Thornton Andrew Jackson.[3]
The "General Grand Chapter" was formed in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 6, 1876. Committees formed at that time created the Ritual of the Order of the Eastern Star in more or less its current form.[4]
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