How does a woman become an Eastern star? Originally, a woman would have to be the daughter, widow, wife, sister, or mother of a Master Mason. The Order now allows other relatives as well as allowing Job's Daughters, Rainbow Girls, and Members of the Organization of Triangles (NY only) to become members when of age.
Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt received his 1st degree on the 2nd of January, 1901.
Freemason James Garfield was the 20th President of the United States. (Magnolia Lodge No. 20 in Ohio, 1861).
During the American Civil War, enemy soldiers who recognized each other as #Freemasons saved each other. Even during war, loyalty to the craft did not fade. (Below is a Masonic Monument at The Maine Masonic Civil War Library and Museum in Portland, Maine.)
"Courage is resistance to fear; mastery of fear ... not absence of fear." - #Freemason MARK TWAIN (Polar Star Lodge No. 79, St. Louis).
Martin Luther King Jr. was not a #Freemason. He was, however, a builder in the truest sense, and his legacy forever changed the world. We at MasonZone.com honor his memory.
John the Evangelist is the name traditionally given to the author of the Gospel of John, and is celebrated with a feast on December 27.