<br /> <br /> <br /> <h1>About Us</h1><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/b9252dcd1ba1e7a67efbc6821ca8ff7d.wix_mp_256" alt="star- black background" /><br /> <p>The Order of the Eastern Star is the largest fraternal organization in the world that both men and women can join. It was established in 1850 by Rob Morris, a lawyer and educator from Boston, Massachusetts, who had been an official with the Freemasons. It is based on teachings from the Bible,[1] but is open to people of all monotheistic faiths. It has approximately 10,000 chapters in twenty countries and approximately one million members under its General Grand Chapter. Members of the Order are aged 18 and older; men must be Master Masons and women must have specific relationships with Masons. Originally, a woman would have to be the daughter, widow, wife, sister, or mother of a master Mason, but the Order now allows other relatives[2] as well as allowing Job's Daughters, Rainbow Girls, and Triangle Girls to become members when they become of age.</p><ul> <li><a href="http://www.genevachapter1.org/geneva-chapter-1"><img src="http://static.wix.com/dicons/d644b2532e0ba180497e9ef43777cd59b47b530f.wix_doc_ico" alt="Geneva Chapter No. 1" /><strong>Geneva Chapter No. 1</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.genevachapter1.org/message-from-the-matron"><img src="http://static.wix.com/dicons/95423d7417e052bc708f871d665711ddd251233f.wix_doc_ico" alt="Message from the Matron" /><strong>Message from the Matron</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.genevachapter1.org/about-us"><img src="http://static.wix.com/dicons/6f78f9cddb1577b1bc66c7f162e522af11a01d9b.wix_doc_ico" alt="About Us" /><strong>About Us</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.genevachapter1.org/the-origination"><img src="http://static.wix.com/dicons/3b7c320a5b25cc7b09640d4af42dc18567216fe9.wix_doc_ico" alt="The Origination" /><strong>The Origination</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.genevachapter1.org/chapter-officers"><img src="http://static.wix.com/dicons/6fda1dbe784eb7861d2ef925d058d5f405db09e8.wix_doc_ico" alt="Chapter Officers" /><strong>Chapter Officers</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.genevachapter1.org/our-cause"><img src="http://static.wix.com/dicons/7fe30ab1ff9a9aa663effe60abb99d650ccb8a12.wix_doc_ico" alt="Our Cause" /><strong>Our Cause</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.genevachapter1.org/thanks-you-letters"><strong>Thanks You Letters</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.genevachapter1.org/events"><img src="http://static.wix.com/dicons/13b6ec086f2c3462260f10c2685e5138ef25b2e6.wix_doc_ico" alt="Events" /><strong>Events</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.genevachapter1.org/gallery"><img src="http://static.wix.com/dicons/cc4deae982f8f229cbbf64d342e90607b37ba665.wix_doc_ico" alt="Gallery" /><strong>Gallery</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.genevachapter1.org/contact-us"><img src="http://static.wix.com/dicons/c6ef38802f6ec7f6ad1912d494a6504f8f684a80.wix_doc_ico" alt="Contact Us" /><strong>Contact Us</strong></a></li> </ul><br /> <p>The emblem of the Order is a five-pointed star with the white ray of the star pointing downwards towards the manger. In the Chapter room, the downward-pointing white ray points to the West. The character-building lessons taught in the Order are stories inspired by Biblical figures:</p><p></p><p> * Adah (Jephthah's daughter, from Judges)</p><p> * Ruth, the widow</p><p> * Esther, the wife</p><p> * Martha (sister of Lazarus, from the Gospel of John)</p><p> * Electa (the "elect lady", from II John), the mother</p>
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Geneva Chapter 1
Message from the Matron
The Origination
Chapter Officers
Our Cause
Thank You Letters
Events
Gallery
Contact Us