Women and freemasonry

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)

Programs for Annual Session, Grand Court of Connecticut, Order of the Amaranth, with lists of Grand Officers, Grand Representatives, committee reports, and more

A certificate of the Grand Representatives Commission, Order of the Amaranth, issued to John A. Waterhouse by Chatham Court, No.24, Grand Court of Connecticut as representative to British Columbia; a certificate (or letter) from Grand Court of Connecitcut to John A. Waterhouse offering the position of Grand Representative to Alabama; and a certificate (or letter) from Grand Court of Connecticut to John A. Waterhouse offering the position of Grand Representative to Massachusetts

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).

Collection includes certificates and membership cards issued to Florence Schoenherr, Emmy L. Schoenherr, and Ormin [?] Schoenherr.

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