Organizations: Order of Eastern Star, 1908, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: July 31, 1908 Winn Parish Enterprise

New Organization

Last Wednesday night the following Masons and their wives and daughters, met
at the Masonic hall for the purposes of petitioning for dispensation of
Eastern Star.

Mr. and Mrs. John S. Hunt, I. E. Seiss, W. F. Cooper, T. W. Parish, C.
McGinty, H. T. Pye, W. E. Heard, B. W. Bailey, Mrs. Anna R. Machen, Mrs. Olive
Wallace, Mrs. Mary Ann Wright, Mrs. J. T. Wood, Mrs. W. H. Williams, Miss
Nettie Bernstein, and Messrs. P. K. Abel, W. K. Wright, Geo. A. Kelly, J. A.
Corley, I. A. Corley.

The following officers were elected: Mrs. W. F. Cooper, Worthy Matron; Mrs.
J. S. Hunt, Associate Matron; Dr. I. E. Seiss, Worthy Patron.

The petition will be forwarded at once to the Grand Worthy Patron who will
come and perfect the organization.**************************************************
Second article:  September 11, 1908 Winn Parish Enterprise

Order of the Eastern Star

On Thursday, Sept. 3rd, Grand Patron A. J. Manheim, assisted by Mrs. P. S.
Willis, Grand Warden of the Grand Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star of the
State of Louisiana, Mr. Ben Mathews, one of the officers of Magnolia Chapter
No. 27, and Mrs. Coopenden, all of Shreveport, instituted Palestine Chapter U.
D. Order of Eastern Star, with the following officers: Mrs. W. F. Cooper,
Worthy Matron; Dr. I. E. Seiss, Worthy Patron; Mrs. J. S. Hunt, Associate
Matron; Mrs. T. W. Parish, Conductress, and Mrs. C. McGinty, Secretary.

The Chapter was duly instituted and will hold their regular meetings on the
first Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m.  It starts out under splendid
auspices and will soon rank among the first of fraternal orders in Winnfield.

A petition is pending for the institution of a Chapter at Wyatt, La., and the
grand officers will institute it about the 15th of this month.

This order is the ladies' Masonic organization among the wives, daughters,
mothers, and sisters of the members of the Masonic order.