Eastern Star, Hunt Co, Texas ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Vince Leibowitz October 6, 2001 http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** "Eastern Star Here Was Chartered In Year 1903" From The Greenville Morning Herald Centennial Edition Tuesday, May 9, 1950 Vol. 60 No. 214 Section 18, Page 3 [Transcriber's Notes: The following was taken from the Centennial Edition of the Greenville Morning Herald. It is transcribed as it appears. Any spellings, etc., are as they appear in the text. Any corrections are made in [brackets].] "Eastern Star Here Was Chartered In Year 1903" On Wednesday, March 25, 1903, the ladies and gentlemen who were to constitute the charter members of the Eastern Star Chapter met in the Masonic Hall and made the necessary arrangements to make application for a dispensation to organize a chapter in Greenville. The dispensation was granted by Mrs. Minnie E. Smith, of Cumby, who was Worthy Grand Matron, and Mrs. Cassie C. Leonard, Grand Secretary, on March 28, 1903. The organization was known as Greenville Chapter No. 189, Order of Eastern Star of Texas. The chapter received its charter from the Grand Chapter of Texas on October 15, 1903, while in session at Waco. This was signed by Mrs. Minnie E. Smith, Worthy Grand Matron; R. W. Lemond, Worthy Grand Patron; and Mrs. Cassie C. Leonard, Grand Secretary. CHARTER MEMBERS The local members whose names appeared on the charter were: Mrs. Lallie B. Briscoe, Mrs. Virginia S. Marks, Mrs. Florence Peak, Mrs. Jane Kelly, Miss Lena Anderson, Mrs. Maggie Brame, Mrs. Berta Samuels, Mrs. Josie Barling, Mrs. Lucy G. Harrison, Mrs. Permella A. Cameron, Miss Annie P. Lowenstein, Mrs. Hellon Smith, Mrs. M.E. Pennington, K.L. Lowenstein, J. P. Yeats, N.E. Peak, J.H. Whatley, Walter Brame, W.S. Smith and Knox McAdams. Mrs. Lallie P. Briscoe and K.E. Lowenstein served as the forst Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron from April, 1903 to September, 1903. Other Matrons and Patrons to serve were, beginning with year of service: 1903-Mrs. Maggie Brame and J.H. Anderson 1904-Mrs. Mary Smith and K.L. Lowenstein 1905-Mrs. Lula LeFan and J.J. LeFan 1906-Mrs. M.E. Pennington and J.J. LeFan 1907-Mrs. M.P. Gurley and J.J. LeFan 1908-Mrs. Elizabeth Lowenstein and C.C. Carlisle 1909-Mrs. Josephine Amos and C.C. Carlisle 1910-Mrs. Alice V. Wells and M.L.B. Seaman 1911-Mrs. Cordie Quigley and I.W. Briscoe 1912-Mrs. Florence Peak and M.L.B. Seaman 1913-Mrs. Josie Barling and I.W. Briscoe 1914-Mrs. Nina Tolbert and I.W. Briscoe 1915-Mrs. Lenora McMahan and D.A. Sunders 1916-Mrs. Madge Briscoe and I.W. Briscoe 1917-Mrs. Nora Larmer and I.W. Briscoe 1918-Mrs. Dora Pope and I.W. Briscoe 1919-Mrs. Edith Reynolds and J.R. Rabb 1920-Mrs. Leola Spralding and I.W. Briscoe 1921-Mrs. Myrtle McHenry and J.J. LeFan 1922-Mrs. Kate Hood and I.W. Briscoe 1923-Mrs. Tine Williams and I.W. Briscoe 1924-Mrs. Minnie Jones and J.B. Arnsby 1925-Mrs. Neva Autrey and J.B. Arnsby 1926-Mrs. Lillie Davis and J.B. Arnsby 1927-Mrs. Bernice Arnsby and J. B. Arnsby 1928-Mrs. Nellie Gunningham and I.W. Briscoe 1929-Mrs. Addie Bethel and I.W. Briscoe 1930-Mrs. Mable Armstrong and I.W. Briscoe 1931-Mrs. Beulah Webb and I.W. Briscoe 1932-Mrs. Anabel Blount and I.W. Briscoe 1933-Miss Ida Weathers and I.W. Briscoe 1934-Mrs. Willis Gambrell and I.W. Briscoe 1935-Mrs. Beulah Hendrix and Charles Hendrix 1936-Mrs. Lular Avery and I.W. Briscoe 1937-Mrs. Stella Kelley and I.W. Briscoe 1938-Mrs. Pauline Edwards and I.W. Briscoe 1939-Miss Maggie Pearl Jones and J.E. Boswell 1940-Mrs. Alta Cummings and J.E. Boswell 1941-Mrs. Elizabeth Boswell and J.E. Boswell 1942-Miss Ruby Redmon and I.W. Briscoe 1943-Mrs. Emerald Smith and J.E. Boswell 1944-Mrs. Lela Tyler and J.E. Boswell 1945-Mrs. Jewel B. Milner and O.B. Milner 1946-Mrs. Pearl Harris and I.W. Briscoe 1947-Mrs. Carvie Reynolds and John D. Patella 1948-Mrs. Zula King and L.O. Crook 1949-Mrs. Fannie Mae Parson and Ray Parmel TWO HEAD STATE Greenville Chapter has had the honor of having two of its members serve as Worthy Grand Matrons of the Grand Chapter of Texas, namely: Mrs. Laura F. Seaman in 1911- 12 and Mrs. Lula LeFan in 1927-1928. Others to receive Grand Chapter appointments were Mrs. Madge Briscoe, Mrs. Lenora McMahan, Mrs. Katie Hood, Mrs. Stella Kelley, Mrs. Beulah Hendrix, Miss Maggie Pearl Jones and Mrs. Carvie Reynolds.