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John C. Black (1839–1915), U.S. congressman from Illinois; received the Medal of Honor for his actions as a Union Army lieutenant colonel and regimental commander at the Battle of Prairie Grove during the American Civil War. Member of Olive Branch Lodge No. 38, Danville, Illinois, and grand orator of the Grand Lodge of Illinois from 1894 to ...
Masonic Temple (Aurora, Illinois) 1924 built 1982 NRHP-listed 104 S. Lincoln Ave. Aurora, Illinois: Classical Revival [3] 2: Masonic Temple (Chicago, Illinois) 1892 built 1939 demolished Chicago, Illinois
Shriners International, formally known as the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (AAONMS), is an American Masonic society. Founded in 1872 in New York City, it is headquartered in Tampa, Florida and has over 200 chapters across nine countries, with a global membership of nearly 1.7 million "Shriners". [ 1 ]
Shriners Hospitals for Children, commonly known as Shriners Children's, is a network of non-profit children's hospitals and other pediatric medical facilities across North America. Children with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate are eligible for care and receive all services in a family-centered ...
The Fox also contains a 3,640-square-foot (338 m 2) apartment that served as the private residence of Joe Patten, who served as technical director from 1974 to 2004. Patten, who was born in 1927, and died on April 7, 2016, was granted a lifetime rent-free lease to the apartment.
Joe Wallace (footballer) (1933–1993), Scottish footballer; Joseph Wallace (animator), animator and film director; Joseph Wallace (murder victim) (1989–1993), three-year-old boy who was murdered by his mother in Chicago, Illinois; Joseph Wallace (vegetarian) (1820s–1910), Irish activist for vegetarianism
The Grand Lodge of Illinois, officially The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Illinois, is the premier masonic organization in the state of Illinois encompassing more than 460 lodges and 57,000 members at the end of 2018.
The local organization of the Shrine, called the Indianapolis Shriners, was given its charter on June 4, 1884. The first potentate was John T. Brush, who served as such from 1884 to 1897. Lew Wallace and Thomas Taggart were among their first Ceremonial Class, held in 1885. By the end of the first year, there were 105 members.