The Order of the Eastern Star ( OES ) 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, and adopted and approved as an appendant body of the Masonic Fraternity in 1873. The order is based on some teachings from the Bible and is open to people of all religious beliefs. It has approximately 10,000 chapters in 18 countries and approximately 500,000 members under its General Grand Chapter.
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36-553: A five-pointed star with the white ray of the star pointing downwards towards the manger. The meaning of the letters FATAL surrounding the center pentagon in the emblem is only revealed to members of the Order. In the Chapter room, the downward-pointing white ray points to the West. The character-building lessons taught in the Order are stories inspired by Biblical figures: There are 18 main officers in
54-415: A full chapter: Traditionally, a woman who is elected Associate Conductress will be elected to Conductress the following year, then the next year Associate Matron, and the next year Worthy Matron. A man elected Associate Patron will usually be elected Worthy Patron the following year. Usually, the woman who is elected to become Associate Matron will let it be known who she wishes to be her Associate Patron, so
72-555: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Order of the Eastern Star Members of the Order of the Eastern Star are aged 18 and older; men must be Master Masons and women must have specific relationships with Masons. Originally, a woman would have to be the daughter, widow, wife, sister, or mother of a Master Mason. The Order now allows other relatives as well as allowing Job's Daughters , Rainbow Girls , and Members of
90-640: The International Temple , is located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the Perry Belmont Mansion. The mansion was built in 1909 for the purpose of entertaining the guests of Perry Belmont. They included Britain's Prince of Wales in 1919. General Grand Chapter purchased the building in 1935. The secretary of General Grand Chapter lives there while serving his or her term of office. The mansion features works of art from around
108-539: The International Temple of the Order of the Eastern Star , though there are no ritual or ceremonial spaces in the building, is the world headquarters of the General Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star , one of several organizations affiliated with Freemasonry . The building is located at 1618 New Hampshire Avenue , Northwest in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The International Temple
126-686: The 1920s, the Belmonts spent increasing amounts of time away from Washington, and the house was mothballed for almost a decade. 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. On May 8, 1973, the Belmont House was added to the National Register of Historic Places . The building
144-554: The Eastern Star chapter was founded on December 1, 1874, titled, Queen Esther Chapter, No. 1, and established in Washington, D.C. by Thornton Andrew Jackson. The "General Grand Chapter" was formed in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 6, 1876. Committees formed at that time created the Ritual of the Order of the Eastern Star in more or less its current form. The emblem of the Order is
162-623: The Organization of Triangles (NY only) to become members when of age. 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 organized a "Supreme Constellation" in New York, which chartered chapters throughout
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198-534: The United States. In 1866, Dr. Morris started working with Robert Macoy , and handed the Order over to him while Morris was traveling in the Holy Land. Macoy organized the current system of Chapters, and modified Dr. Morris' Rosary into a Ritual . Similarly to Freemasonry , the Order of Eastern Star was not open to African Americans. Prince Hall Freemasonry was formed in 1784 and the first Prince Hall Order of
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#1732852480922216-606: The building, having built several chateaux in Europe ; the construction architect on site was Horace Trumbauer . The house takes the form of a free-standing pavilion in the French style, with a single storey articulated with slender Ionic pilasters over a channel-rusticated basement. A balustrade with stone urns masks a discreet Mansard attic storey. In the interiors Sanson used wrought-iron fixtures from France, wood from Germany , and marble from Italy . During Belmont's lifetime,
234-465: The house was used for only the winter months, when Belmont hosted lavish parties for Washington's elite. In 1919, Edward, Prince of Wales , was a guest of the Belmonts (at President Woodrow Wilson 's request); there he handed out medals to various American soldiers whom Great Britain wished to honor for their roles in World War I. The Belmonts continued to use the building until 1925. Beginning in
252-613: The next year they will both go to the East together as Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron. There is no male counterpart to the Conductress and Associate Conductress. Only women are allowed to be Matrons, Conductresses, and the Star Points (Adah, Ruth, etc.) and only men can be Patrons. Once a member has served a term as Worthy Matron or Worthy Patron, they may use the post-nominal letters, PM or PP respectively. The General Grand Chapter headquarters,
270-431: The world, most of which were given as gifts from various international Eastern Star chapters. The Order has a charitable foundation and from 1986 to 2001 contributed $ 513,147 to Alzheimer's disease research, juvenile diabetes research, and juvenile asthma research. It also provides bursaries to students of theology and religious music , as well as other scholarships that differ by jurisdiction. In 2000 over $ 83,000
288-490: Was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 1973. The building, Beaux-Arts in style, was built from 1907 to 1909 for Perry Belmont , son of August Belmont and grandson of Matthew C. Perry . The trapezoidal plot of land was purchased for $ 90,000, and construction cost $ 1.5 million. Perry Belmont served as a United States Congressman from New York , and later as the United States' ambassador to Spain . French architect Ernest-Paul Sanson designed
306-526: Was designated a contributing property to the Dupont Circle Historic District in 1978. The 2009 property value of the Belmont House was $ 7,475,100. The building serves as the headquarters for the General Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. The Right Worthy Grand Secretary and his/her spouse live on the premises. Tours are arranged by appointment. Items from the Belmont era of
324-442: Was donated. Many jurisdictions support a Masonic and/or Eastern Star retirement center or nursing home for older members; some homes are also open to the public. The Elizabeth Bentley OES Scholarship Fund was started in 1947. The Prince Hall Order of the Eastern Star is the predominantly African-American equivalent of the Order of the Eastern Star. International Temple The Perry Belmont House , sometimes referred to as
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