Women -- Societies and clubs
Found in 241 Collections and/or Records:
Degree records for Ordiorn Lodge, No. 47, 1878-1883
Manuscript degree records from Mt. Ordiorn Lodge, No. 47, IOGT which include records granting the degree of Fidelity, or of Charity. There is one traveling certificate tucked into the front of the manuscript which certifies James W. Ellsworth as a Third Degree member of his lodge and entitled to a seat in any other IOGT lodge.
Deputy Grand Chief Templar certificate issued to Cyrus W. Kelley, 1892
Certificates for Deputy Grand Chief Templar issued to Cyrus W. Kelley from Charham Light Lodge, No. 291; Haven Lodge, No. 135; and Bay View Lodge, No. 252. The certificate lists the duties of the DGCT and are signed by James Bowen of Massachusetts.
Diary of Florence M. Flieler, 1925-1926
Diary of Rosa Belle Buck Morton, 1946-1950
This manuscript five-year diary of Rosa Belle Buck Morton records her daily account of life in the post-World War II years. She wrote about the daily housework, such as washing, ironing, cleaning, details about the weather, descriptions of berrying, canning, pickling, gardening, and making the house comfortable for Mr. Morton. Morton also described her active participation in the Order of Eastern Star and the Grange (Patrons of Husbandry).
Directory Book issued by Lancaster Chapter 767, 1951
Dispensation issued to Avon Rebekah Lodge, No. 100, 1932 October 11
Dispensations, Independent Order of Odd Ladies, Manchester Unity, 1896-1922
Documents relating to memorial service for Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters, 1958
Collection includes correspondence between Ida M. Nevers of the Order of Pythian Sisters, Grand Temple of Maine, and The Rev. Shirley B. Goodwin regarding the Invocation Benediction for the 1958 joint Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters Memorial Service. Most likely were Goodwin's records as the carbon copy of his reply to Nevers is included. Also includes Lodge Prayer, program materials for the service, and a newspaper clipping about the event.
Draft of the Incorporation of the Knights and Daughters of Liberty, circa 1850
A.J. Scott, A.W. Chisum, Simon Sales, Proffit Sales, and Phillip Williams request incorporation of a group they represent as the "Knights and Daughters of Liberty as authorized by the laws of the state of Arkansas." Originally a secret African-American society in 1846 that worked toward abolition, the organization later bacame a fraternal group.