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Eastern Star Directory, St. Louis, 1944–1945

The Order of the Eastern Star is affiliated with the order of Freemasonry. It has its origins in France, but it was begun in the U.S. by Dr. Rob Morris and his wife Charlotte Mendenhall Morris in 1850, with the goal of sharing the principles of Freemasonry with women. They set about providing relatives of Master Masons a way to focus on charity, education, and social bonding. The order emphasizes good works and morality, especially through the example of biblical acts of heroism. The order’s emblem is the five-pointed star of Bethlehem, that represents guidance and divine inspiration.

Local chapters of the Order are part of a worldwide organization. Each chapter follows carefully developed Eastern Star degrees, symbolism, and signs and signals for private communication. The Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star in Missouri was founded in 1869,  By the mid-1940s, there were 517 chapters in the state, with a membership just under 62,000.

The directory indexed below is from the 33rd and 57th districts, volume 13, St. Louis City and County. It covers the years 1944 and 1945, with officers from 1943 through 1946 included. It also contains limited information on other chapters throughout the U.S. You may find photos of your relatives as well as names, addresses, information on which chapter they belong to, and miscellaneous notes. Some members appear on multiple pages, so be sure to check each entry.

Numberical Index to Chapters

No   Name   Page   No   Name   Page   No   Name   Page   No   Name   Page  
6   Mt. Moriah Temple   61   31   Barbee   65   54   Anchor   70   64   Webster Groves   72  
68   Tuscan   76   120   Rose Hill   84   134   Polar Star   86   152   Fenton   90  
153   Venus   92   160   Alexandria   97   185   Occidental   98   187   Mehlville   101  
194   Erwin   102   214   Friendship   105   228   Oriental   107   231   University   109  
256   Beason   111   264   Maplewood   119   265   Hope (Ferguson)   122   266   Bridgeton   124  
304   Clayton   128   313   Home   130   317   Meramec   132   326   Guynell   133  
328   Rob Morris   134   333   George Washington   139   357   St. Louis   141   358   Kirkwood   144  
372   Rose Croix   147   375   Magnolia Branch   149   376   Allah   153   377   Forest Park   155  
387   Blue Star   157   393   Benjamin Franklin   159   395   Paul Revere   161   397   Pomegranate   163  
409   Algabil   167   425   Euclid   172   426   Sun Ray   175   435   Ballwin   176  
443   Trinity   182   445   Tower Grove   184   452   Constancy   186   459   Southampton   187  
460   Pyramid   189   472   Poinsettia   191   473   Pilgrim   193   475   Aurora   195  
479   Triangle   197   483   Bethlehem   198   484   America   200   485   Shaveh   203  
497   Jennings   205   499   Harmony Temple   206   505   Valley Park   209   506   Iota   210  
511   Loyal   212   512   Golden Link   215   518   Gardenville   217   522   Progress   219  
535   Crown   220  

 
Thanks to Deborah Ross for donating the publication to StLGS.

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