The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-03-11
GRAND CHAPTER
OF MISSOURI 1890!
ORGANIZED IN ST. LOUIS,
MO-, DECEMBER rs, 1890.
Style and Name, Grand Chapter Of
the Order Of the Eastern Star for
: the State Of Missouri and Juris-
diction.

There were five chapters that were
legally entitled to representation in
the Grand Chapter: Electa No. l, St.
Louis, Ruth No. 2, st. Louis, CORN
THAN No. Is, St. Louis, Esther No. 5,
st. Louis, Eureka No. 80, Hannibal,
Mo. Committee on credentials, Bro
theirs Allen, Gunell, O. M. Wood,
Harry Houston. On motion the re-
Iport Of the committee was adopted.
It was moved and seconded that the
convention resolve itself into a regu-
sarly constituted Grand Chapter, for
the State of Missouri and Jurisdiction
by the election of proper officers.
Most Worthy Grand Patron O. M.
Wood, St. Louis; Most Worthy Grand
Matron, Mrs. Lucy A. Delaney, ST..
Louis. There were several spurious
chapters, they could take warrant un-
der this Grand Chapter by paying SIS.
There was another faction that. came
in later, called the Walker faction;
they united and called it the United
Grand. They worked we'll until 1919,
and the last minute they were printed
lat Carrolton, Mo-, 1919. No records
since the condition of the order war
ranted a change Mrs. Gamble being
the Worthy Matron since that time.
until the organization only to intro
constitution which violated every law,
custom, usage and landmark Of the
order without giving the subordinate
chapter any consideration. This
caused a discussion to the extent of
an offensive; On January 8, 1921, the
Grand Master Of Missouri, Critten-
den E. Clark, issued an edict which
withdrew all utilization with the Grand
or subordinate chapter Of the Order
of the Eastern Star of Missouri until
Aug. ~, 1921, Marshall, Mo-, at which
time committee consisting of Mrs.
Gamble, Mrs. Wood, Mr. Jacobs, met
the Grand Lodge in session, acknowl-
edged their wrong and were forgiven,
and in the presence of the Grand
Lodge agreed to meet on the 9TH and
9th Of October, 1921, and reorganize.
They failed in their agreement. They
reorganized October 8, 1921. New
name, new officers, new constitution.
Thee new name is Harmony Grand
Chapter; new officers, Mrs. Clara P.
Knox, Grand Matron, Prof. R. H. Co.
Ter, Grand Patron, Mrs. Gertrude
Sutherland Grand Secretary. The
same members that constituted the
United Grand are the members of
the Harmony Grand, and many of
them have been since 1890. We, the
members of Princess Oziel Chapter,
believe in the Masonic rights that
were given US by our fathers, hus-
bands, sons and brothers, and all reg
ular affiliated chapters respect rs, and
so do the Masonic brotherhood.
Princess Oziel No. As went in in a
body with the exception of seven
members. We had additions since and
prospects are good. The Grand Or
lent of France in '1774 established a
new right, called the right Of adop-
ton, one of which was that no men
should be permitted to attend them
except regular Free Masons, and that
each lodge be placed under the charge
and held under the sanction and war
rant Of some regularly constituted
Masonic lodge, whose master, or in his
absence his deputy, should be the
presiding officer, assisted by a female |
president or mistress. Under these |
regulations Lodge of adoption was
opened at Paris in Its. She was in
stalled as Grand Mistress Of Adopted |
Right. She was taught to love JUS
tice and charity-to be free from pre-
JUDGE and bigotry-to hate artifce
and falsehood, and by her virtue to
gain the universal esteem and friend
Ship of her brothers and sisters. The
Harmony Grand Chapter has fifty
chapters and more coming.
Fraternally,
p. PRINCESS OZIEL No. Is.
i MRS. MARY MCFARLAND, W.M.,
MR. J. C. BRIGHT, W.P. ~.
{ MRS. ALMEDA TRESSBAUM, Sec.
MRS. ANNA B. HARRIS, Deputy
Grand Matron of Minnesota and vi
cinity.