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Local groups were "Subordinate Lodges," state or regional groups were "Grand Lodges" and the national authority was the "Supreme Lodge." In 1896 the Knights had thirty-six Grand Lodges and 2,600 Subordinate Lodges with an average of fifty members each [ 9 ] By 1910, however, the number of Subordinate Lodges was down to 1,234.
The Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England is governed from the headquarters of the United Grand Lodge of England in Freemasons' Hall, London. The Supreme Grand Chapter is ruled by three Grand Principals, who have their headquarters . The 'First Grand Principal' is the Royal Arch equivalent of the Grand Master in Craft Freemasonry.
It was open to men and women and had 5,000 members in the late 1890s. Offered life, accident, sickness, and death insurance. Its Supreme Secretary was S. H. Snider, former Superintendent of Insurance of the State of Kansas. [185] It was defunct by the early 1920s. [186] Knights and Ladies of the Golden Precept – Founded in 1896 in Clinton ...
The Supreme Council, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, USA is the first Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Freemasonry, founded in 1801.Its official full name is "The Supreme Council (Mother Council of the World) of the Inspectors General Knights Commander of the House of the Temple of Solomon of the Thirty-third Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of ...
The Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus (more simply referred to as the Supreme Knight) is the title of the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Knights of Columbus. The organization comprises approximately 1.9 million members in more than 15,000 councils and operates an insurance company with over $109 billion of life ...
The governing bodies are the Grand Lodge of Scotland and the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland. Under the Scottish Masonic Constitution, the Mark master's degree can be taken either within a Craft Lodge after having attained the degree of Master Mason, or within a Royal Arch Chapter, before taking the degree of Excellent Master.
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There was an optional relief fund which was divided into four "divisions" for $500, $1000, $2000 and $3,000. Upon the death of a member designees were given the sum of money the deceased contributed in life, as well as the amount specified on his certificate. [5] As the group's membership aged and more members died the monthly assessment went up.