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General Grand Chapter logo Signage at the Order of the Eastern Star birthplace, the Little Red Schoolhouse. The Order was created by Rob Morris in 1850 when he was teaching at the Eureka Masonic College in Richland, Mississippi. While confined by illness, he set down the principles of the order in his Rosary of the Eastern Star. By 1855, he had ...
Northeastern chapter designations begin with Alpha, Lambda, or Zeta. Midwest designations begin with Beta , and West Coast chapters begin with Delta . Mid-south American chapters begin with Epsilon or Kappa , while most southern chapters are designated at Gamma , Nu , or Theta .
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 ...
Ray Dennis is a Master Mason of Mingo Masonic Lodge #131 in Logan, and a member of Millersport #301 Eastern Star Chapter since 1992
Seven-story Renaissance Revival style building "designed by black architects and built by a black-owned construction firm, it served as the principal social and cultural center for the black community during segregation and housed the state headquarters for the Masons and the Order of the Eastern Star." [4] Included in Fourth Avenue Historic ...
Chapter Charter date and range Founding Location City State or territory Status References Alpha: January 15, 1908: Howard University: Washington: District of Columbia: Active Beta: October 8, 1913: Chicago Citywide Chicago: Illinois Active [a] Gamma: February 12, 1914: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Champaign: Illinois Active [4] [b ...
Chapter Charter date and range Institution City or county State or province Status References Alpha: May 15, 1851 – 1915 Wesleyan College: Macon: Georgia Inactive [3] [4] [5] [a] [b] Beta: March 25, 1905 – 1909 Salem College: Winston-Salem: North Carolina Inactive [6] [5] Gamma: Spring 1906–1910 Mary Baldwin College: Staunton: Virginia ...
Perry Belmont, a Freemason, sold the building to the General Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in 1935 for $100,000, on the condition that the Right Worthy Grand Secretary would live in the building. [5] On May 8, 1973, the Belmont House was added to the National Register of Historic Places.