Introduction to Appendant Bodies - Masonic Education - May 21, 2018
A Masonic Education presentation at Charles M Setzer Lodge #693 A.F. & A.M., Grand Lodge of North Carolina, District 32, Charlotte, NC, USA
A Masonic Education presentation at Charles M Setzer Lodge #693 A.F. & A.M., Grand Lodge of North Carolina, District 32, Charlotte, NC, USA
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Order of the Eastern Star<br />
What is the Order of the Eastern Star?<br />
The General Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star<br />
The Order of the Eastern Star was founded by Dr. Rob Morris in the late 1800’s.<br />
Dr. Morris had the idea that it would be nice <strong>to</strong> have a way for female relatives of<br />
Master Masons <strong>to</strong> share the benefits of knowledge and self-improvement that<br />
Freemasonry made available <strong>to</strong> men and <strong>to</strong> have a place in the <strong>Masonic</strong> Family<br />
that would allow men and women <strong>to</strong> participate <strong>to</strong>gether.<br />
Open <strong>to</strong> men who are Masons in good standing and only women with specific<br />
<strong>Masonic</strong> affiliation (i.e. related <strong>to</strong> a Mason, whether by birth, adoption, or marriage<br />
– wives, daughters, daughters-in-law, granddaughters, mothers, mothers-in-law,<br />
grandmothers, sisters, sisters-in-law, 1 st and 2 nd female cousins, aunts, nieces
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