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The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines and U.S. Revenue Cutter Service who served in the American Civil War. Founded on April 6, 1866 in Springfield , Illinois on the principles of "Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty" by Benjamin F. Stephenson, it was ...
Grand Lodge of Texas centrally located in Waco. The Grand Lodge of Texas, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons is the largest of several governing bodies of Freemasonry in the State of Texas, being solely of the Ancients' tradition and descending from the Ancient Grand Lodge of England, founded on 17 June 1751 at the Turk's Head Tavern, Greek Street, Soho, London. [1]
By 1904 the "Office of the Supreme Lodge" was in at the Gibraltar Building in Kansas City, Missouri. Officers included the Royal Prophet and the Royal Scribe. [29] [30] Was defunct by the early 1920s. [31] Ancient Order of Sanhedrims – Founded April 1, 1895, in Richmond, Indiana (other sources say Virginia [32]) by W. S. Iliff and Franklin ...
In November, 1944, he was detailed as MacArthur's Chief of Staff, USAFFE and, when MacArthur became commander of AFPAC (U.S. Army Forces in the Pacific), Marshall became Deputy Chief of Staff. In 1945, with entry into Japan after the surrender, Marshall became Deputy Chief of Staff of SCAP (Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers). On October ...
Some jurisdictions, however, allow members to skip over membership in a council. A local Knights Templar commandery operates under a state-level Grand Commandery, however American commanderies also operate under The Grand Encampment of the United States. This is less common among American Masonic bodies, as many report to the state level alone.
Front cover of the first Grand Lodge proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Nevada in the year 1865 or 5865 N∴ E∴ C∴ – North-east Corner. N'o∴ P∴ V∴ D∴ M∴ – N'oubliez pas vos décorations Maçonniques , "Do not forget your Masonic regalia" (French), a phrase used in France on the corner of a summons.
Colonel Carlos A. Waite, February 19, 1861. to April 23, 1861, when the officers of the U.S. Army's Department of Texas are all taken as prisoners of war at the department's headquarters in San Antonio, Texas. Second creation. Bvt. Major General Gordon Granger, June 19, 1865, to August 2, 1865
The association moved its headquarters into the District of Columbia area in 1944. At that time, the organization had approximately 2,600 members. [2] In 2002, the association changed its name to the Military Officers Association of America. The change took effect on 1 January 2003. [2]