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Similarly to Freemasonry, the Order of Eastern Star was not open to African Americans. Prince Hall Freemasonry was formed in 1784 and the first Prince Hall Order of the Eastern Star chapter was founded on December 1, 1874, titled, Queen Esther Chapter, No. 1, and established in Washington, D.C. by Thornton Andrew Jackson. [3]
With Georgiana Thomas he set about getting the ritual and organization approved by the official of the Lodge and the first Chapter of the Prince Hall Order of the Eastern Star was opened on December 1, 1874. The organization spread and in 1907 a Conference of Grand Chapters, Order of the Eastern Star. [2]
Order of Knight Masons; Research Lodge; Corks; Side degrees. The Shrine; Royal Order of Jesters; Tall Cedars of Lebanon; The Grotto; Masonic groups for women. Women and Freemasonry; Order of the Amaranth; Order of the Eastern Star; Prince Hall Order of the Eastern Star; Co-Freemasonry; Masonic youth organizations. DeMolay; A.J.E.F. Job's Daughters
Robert Morris, Poet Laureate of Freemasonry and founder of the Order of the Eastern Star [322] Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera , Colombian president and general [ 6 ] Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke (23 November 1886 – 23 February 1960), GCB , GCVO , GCStJ member of the Hessian princely Battenberg family and the extended ...
Pond, Annie M. 1950. Interesting Historical Data. Order of the Eastern Star, Order of the Eastern Star, New York, NY. Order of the Eastern Star of the State of New York. Robertson, J. Ross. (1899). The History of Freemasonry in Canada From Its Introduction in 1749.Vol. II. Toronto, Canada. The Hunter Rose Co. Rosenburg, Charles E. 1987.
In 2000, the rules for Eastern Star were changed so that majority members of Rainbow were eligible for membership in that Order. [15] For girls between ages 6 and 10, some jurisdictions have a "Pledge" program for prospective members, so that they can become familiar with Rainbow ceremonies and activities.
The basic unit of Freemasonry is the Masonic Lodge, [3] which alone can "make" (initiate) a Freemason. Such lodges are controlled by a Grand Lodge with national or regional authority for all lodges within its territory. A masonic lodge confers the three masonic degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft (or Fellow Craft), and Master Mason. [4] [5]
Mason, Shriner, member of Eastern Star and White Shrine. [10] Fred H. Blume (1875–1971), Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court for 42 years [10] Elijah Boardman (1760–1823), U.S. senator from Connecticut. Member of Columbia Lodge No. 25 at Stepney, Connecticut, and in 1809 of Hiram Lodge No. 1, New Haven. [10]