Grand Worthy Matron
Shirley W. Pratt
(251) 228-2913
shirley_pratt@myyahoo.com
Our Story
1894 – Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star, adopted by the Most Ancient Free and accepted Grand Lodge of Alabama, was started in Mobile, Alabama, and instituted June 21, 1894. Members consisted of the wives, daughters, mothers, sisters, and widows of Master Masons who were members of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, Prince Hall affiliated – Jurisdiction of Alabama. These women were from different parts of the State of Alabama, and they all came together to form the Grand Chapter OES.
1894-1899 – OES chapters divided and assigned numbers based on the date the charter was granted. The following chapters made up the Grand Chapter of Alabama:
1894-1898 – Recorded proceedings totally destroyed by fire along with all the codes of law, according to a statement from Mr. R. R. Mims, Grand Worthy Patron. Mr. Mims recommended that proceedings be recorded quickly and published immediately, and that Oziel Chapter be granted a new charter.
1899-1902 – First Annual Communication of the Proceedings of the Eastern Star, State of Alabama, and its jurisdictions, convened at Mobile, Alabama, with Mr. R. R. Mims presiding as Grand Worthy Patron and Mrs. Gussie Mims as Grand Worthy Matron. Proceedings were printed immediately and placed in Mizpah Grand Chapter’s Library. Entire proceedings from 1899-1903 placed in the history book.
Our Directory
Grand Worthy Patron
Calvin Miller, II
(256) 859-1712
cmillerii@aol.com
Grand Associate Matron
Sherry Moss
(205) 398-2144
mosssl@tds.net