the order of eastern star was founded in the beginning of the 20th century.
the order of eastern star was founded in the beginning of the 20th century.
when was the order of eastern star founded?
beginning of the 20th century
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the order of the eastern star is a masonic appendant body open to both men and women. it was established in 1850 by lawyer and educator rob morris, a noted freemason, but was only adopted and approved as an appendant body of the masonic fraternity in 1873. the order is based on teachings from the bible, but is open to people of all religious beliefs. it has approximately 10,000 chapters in twenty countries and approximately 500,000 members under its general grand chapter.
order of the eastern star
the idea for the creation of an order of the eastern star for black women was first proposed by william myers, a grand master in the prince hall jurisdiction of the district of columbia. 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. the name was changed to interstate conference of grand chapters in 1910 and international conference of grand chapters in 1924. this organization was "dismantled" by the prince hall conference of grand masters in 1976 and is now known as the prince hall conference of grand chapters, order of the eastern star. unlike the mainstream order of the eastern star, the phoes do not have a centralized organization. the state grand chapters are the main organizations, and the "annual conventions" are made up exclusively of past grand matrons. the "thirty first annual convention" was held in 1979.
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