Order of the Amaranth. Grand Court of the State of Massachusetts

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View of women and some men in formal dress, Lowell, Massachusetts. Dated April 12, 1928. Members of the Order of the Amaranth must first be a member of the Order of the Eastern Star or a Master Mason to join. The Order of the Amaranth was a benevolent and social society, with rituals based on the lives of several characters in the New Testament. (Stevens, Cyclopedia of Fraternities, p. 97-98)

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains programs, photographs, annual returns, account ledgers, minute books, directories of members, petitions for membership, visitations, and other material. This collection documents the history and daily activities of the Grand Court of Connecticut, and also the function of officers and individuals within the organization. Much of the collection is on the Order of the Amaranth, with the largest collection on the Grand Court of Connecticut and its subordinate courts...

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Third Annual Session, Grand Court. Order of the Amaranth April 12th 1928. "Lowell, Massachusetts."; handwritten on back "Order of Amaranth Lowell 1928"

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Third Annual Session, Grand Court, Order of the Amaranth, State of Massachusetts sepia-toned cirkut camera photgraph shows "Order of the Amaranth." Hand-written on top "Third Annual Session, Grand Court, Order of Amaranth State of Massachusetts, April Twelve, Nineteen Twenty-Eight." Signed " Russell, Lowell #2824." Negative number 2824. Reverse reads in pencil "Amaranth 4/12/1928 at Lowell."