Women -- Societies and clubs

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Includes postcards, brochures, regalia catalogs, certificates, member directories, programs, and summons for Masonic and fraternal organizations, as well as postcards and first day covers for the Eastern States Exposition (also known as The Big E).

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Memorial booklet issued in memory of Clara E. Williams, with a page listing Order of the Eastern Star, No. 173; Pythian Sisters, No. 226; and Rebekah Lodge, No. 518 as fraternal orders attending, and a note to "take no part" for K.K.K. Court 14, Indianapolis. Williams' date of birth is recorded as October 10, 1866 and a patent date of 1904 is printed on the inside cover.

Scope and Contents This panorama photograph includes a wide-angle view of fraternal parade floats, drawn by horse in a rural village common. In the background are many horse-drawn conveyances and several automobiles. Inscribed on the bottom in white ink is "I. Barrenther/ New York." The first float has a smoking cook stove; the second float is sponsored by IOOF (Independent Order of Odd Fellow) Rochester Lodge, No. 66; the third float is sponsored by the Rebekahs (IOOF). The fourth float is sponsored by the...

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Sepia, black and white cirkut (panorama) camera photograph shows a crowd of people in front of the Eastern Star Home. The inscription reads "Dedication Eastern Star Home/ Orange Mass. Oct. 12, 1925" ("Dedecation" spelled incorrectly on sepia print), signed "Geo H. Russell/ 23 Bridge St/ Lowell, Mass. #2536".