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The Knights and Ladies of Honor originated as a splinter group of the Knights of Honor, a fraternal secret society founded in 1873.In 1875, the Knights of Honor created an auxiliary, the Degree of Protection, open to wives, mothers, widows and unmarried daughters and sisters of members of the Knights of Honor, as well as male members of the parent order.
Loyal Knights and Ladies – Founded November 11, 1881, by the Mizpah Lodge, Boston of the Knights and Ladies of Honor, when they seceded from that organization. The Mizpah Lodge charted five other lodges and these came together to create a "High Court" on December 6, 1883.
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In any event, Dr. Wilson ignored Hardy's opposition, abandoned his medical practice and devoted his energies to organizing the Knights of Honor. The meeting he had called to organize Lodge #8 of the AOUW, he instead made Louisville Lodge #2 of the Knights. By his own account he secured all the members and organized 80 of the first 81 lodges.
Jun. 10—Hundreds of American and Texas flags that once flew in the skies over Hunt County are expected to be retired with dignity during a ceremony in Greenville this weekend. The United States ...
A DeMolay is loyal to ideals and friends. A DeMolay practices honest toil. A DeMolay's word is as good as his bond. A DeMolay is courteous. A DeMolay is at all times a gentleman. A DeMolay is a patriot in peace as well as war. A DeMolay is clean in mind and body. A DeMolay stands unswervingly for the public schools.
Male members are known as Knights Companion, whilst female members are known as Ladies Companion. The Order can also include supernumerary members (members of the British royal family and foreign monarchs), known as "Royal" and "Stranger" Knights and Ladies (Companion), respectively. The Sovereign alone grants membership to the Order, meaning ...
The ceremony involves significant ritual, oaths, blood, and an agreement is made to follow the rules of the Mafia as presented to the inductee. The first known account of the ceremony dates back to 1877 in Sicily. [1] The typical sequence of the ceremony according to several distinct descriptions has common features.