{"id":84,"date":"2016-11-08T12:05:57","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T18:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onlinemuseum.degreeofhonor.com\/?page_id=84"},"modified":"2017-02-23T15:33:07","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T21:33:07","slug":"lodge-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/collections\/lodge-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Lodge Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-349d316719c3b3d427d41d99888fc53c\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-349d316719c3b3d427d41d99888fc53c{\nbackground-color:#4f2d37;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-349d316719c3b3d427d41d99888fc53c main_color avia-section-small avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-84'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-e458bc8079cb2c7e81a7f51e484f6a8f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 class=\"title-header\"><span class=\"upper-case\">L<\/span>odge <span class=\"upper-case\">L<\/span>ife<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-4da73188384e96a35036e11a2c4a93c9\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-4da73188384e96a35036e11a2c4a93c9{\nbackground-color:#f0eedb;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-av_section-4da73188384e96a35036e11a2c4a93c9 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-84'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For 144 years, Degree of Honor has found strength in its core conviction that protection is best found in community. At the heart of Degree of Honor\u2019s central belief lies its lodge system \u2013 the local, state, and national patchwork of communities through which our members have found connection, kinship, and togetherness.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-36e64fdad0ba6e150053c0c2740b3c49\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-36e64fdad0ba6e150053c0c2740b3c49{\nbackground-color:#f5f4e8;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-av_section-36e64fdad0ba6e150053c0c2740b3c49 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-84'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_three_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36\">\n.flex_column.av-av_three_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-6  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Founding Mothers<\/h2>\n<p>Degree of Honor&#8217;s history is singular among fraternal benefit societies.<\/p>\n<p>Originally established as the ladies\u2019 social branch of the world\u2019s first fraternal benefit society, Degree of Honor was never intended to inspire much attention from the men who created it.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after its founding, the women of this \u201chonorary degree\u201d found within it many things that so often escaped the daily lives of women in 19th century\u00a0America: A voice; a place. The chance to excel and to lead; the ability to insure their own lives and protect their families\u2019 futures.<\/p>\n<p>Slowly, and from a flicker, our earliest leaders nursed their collective ambitions into an unprecedented blaze: By 1910, Degree of Honor made history by becoming the first &#8212; and only &#8212; female auxiliary to become independent from its male, parent order, the AOUW.<\/p>\n<p>By the 1950s, Degree of Honor would make further history as it witnessed the AOUW\u2019s dissolution.<\/p>\n<p>These few images, dating from the 1890s and early 1900s, are virtually all that remains of some of Degree of Honor&#8217;s earliest leaders. We honor these women, whose impact on Degree of Honor is indelible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_two_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae\">\n.flex_column.av-av_two_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_two_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_gallery-c8de4d71721aa18fce4bd758a02ec87e\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-av_gallery-c8de4d71721aa18fce4bd758a02ec87e .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:11.1111%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-av_gallery-c8de4d71721aa18fce4bd758a02ec87e avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-9  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-1'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><meta itemprop=\"contentURL\" content=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/collections\/lodge-life\/\"><a class='avia-gallery-big fakeLightbox lightbox avia-gallery-big-no-crop-thumb ' href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Elizabeth-Schroeder.jpg\"  data-onclick='1' title='Elizabeth Schroeder' ><span class='avia-gallery-big-inner'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" ><img class=\"wp-image-488 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-488\"  width='248' height='300' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Elizabeth-Schroeder-248x300.jpg' title='ll-fm-elizabeth-schroeder' alt='Elizabeth Schroeder' \/><span class='avia-gallery-caption'>Elizabeth Schroeder<\/span><\/span><\/a><div class='avia-gallery-thumb'><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Elizabeth-Schroeder.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Elizabeth-Schroeder-248x300.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='1' title='Elizabeth Schroeder'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-488 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-488\"  data-avia-tooltip='Elizabeth Schroeder' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Elizabeth-Schroeder-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='ll-fm-elizabeth-schroeder' alt='Elizabeth Schroeder' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-488 avia-img-lazy-loading-488\"  width='248' height='300' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Elizabeth-Schroeder-248x300.jpg' title='ll-fm-elizabeth-schroeder' alt='Elizabeth Schroeder' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Anna-Wilson.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Anna-Wilson-208x300.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='2' title='Anna C. 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Webster' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Luella-Webster-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='ll-fm-luella-webster' alt='Luella K. Webster' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-497 avia-img-lazy-loading-497\"  width='185' height='300' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Luella-Webster-185x300.jpg' title='ll-fm-luella-webster' alt='Luella K. Webster' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Susannah-B-Oram.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Susannah-B-Oram-216x300.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='14' title='Susannah B. Oram'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-501 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-501\"  data-avia-tooltip='Susannah B. Oram' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Susannah-B-Oram-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='ll-fm-susannah-b-oram' alt='Susannah B. Oram' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-501 avia-img-lazy-loading-501\"  width='216' height='300' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Susannah-B-Oram-216x300.jpg' title='ll-fm-susannah-b-oram' alt='Susannah B. Oram' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Mamie-Briggs.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Mamie-Briggs-195x300.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='15' title='Mayme Wagley Briggs'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-498 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-498\"  data-avia-tooltip='Mayme Wagley Briggs' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Mamie-Briggs-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='ll-fm-mamie-briggs' alt='Mayme Wagley Briggs' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-498 avia-img-lazy-loading-498\"  width='195' height='300' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Mamie-Briggs-195x300.jpg' title='ll-fm-mamie-briggs' alt='Mayme Wagley Briggs' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Myra-Sprague.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Myra-Sprague-237x300.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='16' title='Myra L. Sprague'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-499 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-499\"  data-avia-tooltip='Myra L. Sprague' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Myra-Sprague-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='ll-fm-myra-sprague' alt='Myra L. Sprague' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-499 avia-img-lazy-loading-499\"  width='237' height='300' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Myra-Sprague-237x300.jpg' title='ll-fm-myra-sprague' alt='Myra L. Sprague' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Pauline-Ennis.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Pauline-Ennis-214x300.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='17' title='Pauline Ennis'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-500 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-500\"  data-avia-tooltip='Pauline Ennis' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Pauline-Ennis-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='ll-fm-pauline-ennis' alt='Pauline Ennis' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-500 avia-img-lazy-loading-500\"  width='214' height='300' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-Pauline-Ennis-214x300.jpg' title='ll-fm-pauline-ennis' alt='Pauline Ennis' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-FBOlson.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-FBOlson-236x300.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='18' title='Frances M. Buell'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-491 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-491\"  data-avia-tooltip='Frances M. Buell' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-FBOlson-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='ll-fm-fbolson' alt='Frances M. Buell' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-491 avia-img-lazy-loading-491\"  width='236' height='300' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-FM-FBOlson-236x300.jpg' title='ll-fm-fbolson' alt='Frances M. Buell' \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-4da73188384e96a35036e11a2c4a93c9\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-4da73188384e96a35036e11a2c4a93c9{\nbackground-color:#f0eedb;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section av-av_section-4da73188384e96a35036e11a2c4a93c9 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-84'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_three_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36\">\n.flex_column.av-av_three_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-11  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Emblem &amp; Official Seals<\/h2>\n<p>The Degree of Honor emblem has two main components: A heart that reads &#8220;Talitha Cumi,\u201d and a wreath of mistletoe ornamented with three berries that symbolize Degree of Honor\u2019s watchwords of constancy, honor, and purity.<\/p>\n<p>The heart with the inscription &#8220;Talitha Cumi&#8221; was designed by MW Sackett, the Supreme Recorder of the AOUW. The wreath of Mistletoe was designed by past Superior Chief of Honor Ginevra L. Miller.<\/p>\n<p>Each lodge owned an official seal, which was affixed to all official documents and papers issued by the lodge. Impressions of the seals were required\u00a0to be deposited in the office of the Grand Secretary or National Secretary.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_two_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae\">\n.flex_column.av-av_two_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_two_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_gallery-79e25fdca12b94f057d777c95f1a8629\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-av_gallery-79e25fdca12b94f057d777c95f1a8629 .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:16.6667%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-av_gallery-79e25fdca12b94f057d777c95f1a8629 avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-14  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-2'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><meta itemprop=\"contentURL\" content=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/collections\/lodge-life\/\"><a class='avia-gallery-big fakeLightbox lightbox avia-gallery-big-no-crop-thumb ' href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-EOS-Talitha-Cumi.jpg\"  data-onclick='1' title='Early official Degree of Honor emblem.' ><span class='avia-gallery-big-inner'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" ><img class=\"wp-image-507 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-507\"  width='300' height='293' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-EOS-Talitha-Cumi-300x293.jpg' title='Early History Cover' alt='Early official Degree of Honor emblem.' \/><span class='avia-gallery-caption'>Early official Degree of Honor emblem.<\/span><\/span><\/a><div class='avia-gallery-thumb'><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-EOS-Talitha-Cumi.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-2' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-EOS-Talitha-Cumi-300x293.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='1' title='Early official Degree of Honor emblem.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-507 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-507\"  data-avia-tooltip='Early official Degree of Honor emblem.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-EOS-Talitha-Cumi-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='Early History Cover' alt='Early official Degree of Honor emblem.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-507 avia-img-lazy-loading-507\"  width='300' height='293' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-EOS-Talitha-Cumi-300x293.jpg' title='Early History Cover' alt='Early official Degree of Honor emblem.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LL-EOS-Superior-Lodge.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-2' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LL-EOS-Superior-Lodge-300x288.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='2' title='Official seal of the Superior Lodge, Degree of Honor&#8217;s governing body. This seal dates to 1896, with the establishment of the Superior Lodge. The anchor on the seal symbolizes Degree of Honor&#8217;s relationship to the AOUW, then its parent order.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-455 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-455\"  data-avia-tooltip='Official seal of the Superior Lodge, Degree of Honor&#8217;s governing body. This seal dates to 1896, with the establishment of the Superior Lodge. The anchor on the seal symbolizes Degree of Honor&#8217;s relationship to the AOUW, then its parent order.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LL-EOS-Superior-Lodge-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='ll-eos-superior-lodge' alt='Official Seal of Degree of Honor&#039;s Superior Lodge.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-455 avia-img-lazy-loading-455\"  width='300' height='288' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LL-EOS-Superior-Lodge-300x288.jpg' title='ll-eos-superior-lodge' alt='Official Seal of Degree of Honor&#039;s Superior Lodge.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-EOS-Ginevra-Miller-Full.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-2' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-EOS-Ginevra-Miller-Full-247x300.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='3' title='Ginevra Miller, center, a prominent member in early Degree of Honor history.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-505 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-505\"  data-avia-tooltip='Ginevra Miller, center, a prominent member in early Degree of Honor history.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-EOS-Ginevra-Miller-Full-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='Ginevra Miller 1903' alt='Ginevra Miller, center, a prominent member in early Degree of Honor history.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-505 avia-img-lazy-loading-505\"  width='247' height='300' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-EOS-Ginevra-Miller-Full-247x300.jpg' title='Ginevra Miller 1903' alt='Ginevra Miller, center, a prominent member in early Degree of Honor history.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/BOF-MW-Sackett.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-2' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/BOF-MW-Sackett-231x300.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='4' title='Myron W. Sackett, the Supreme Recorder of the AOUW for many years. Sackett is credited with designing the golden heart that bears &#8220;Talitha Cumi.&#8221;'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-407 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-407\"  data-avia-tooltip='Myron W. Sackett, the Supreme Recorder of the AOUW for many years. Sackett is credited with designing the golden heart that bears &#8220;Talitha Cumi.&#8221;' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/BOF-MW-Sackett-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='bof-mw-sackett' alt='MW Sackett, Supreme Recorder of the AOUW for many years. Developed the heart bearing Talitha Cumi.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-407 avia-img-lazy-loading-407\"  width='231' height='300' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/BOF-MW-Sackett-231x300.jpg' title='bof-mw-sackett' alt='MW Sackett, Supreme Recorder of the AOUW for many years. Developed the heart bearing Talitha Cumi.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Embosser-complete.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-2' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Embosser-complete-300x175.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='5' title='A Degree of Honor embosser (left), with examples of seals from the national office and three subordinate lodges (right).'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-504 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-504\"  data-avia-tooltip='A Degree of Honor embosser (left), with examples of seals from the national office and three subordinate lodges (right).' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Embosser-complete-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='embosser-complete' alt='A Degree of Honor embosser (left), with examples of seals from the national office and three subordinate lodges (right).' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-504 avia-img-lazy-loading-504\"  width='300' height='175' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Embosser-complete-300x175.jpg' title='embosser-complete' alt='A Degree of Honor embosser (left), with examples of seals from the national office and three subordinate lodges (right).' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-EOS-Superior-Lodge-Certificate.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-2' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-EOS-Superior-Lodge-Certificate-191x300.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='6' title='A Degree of Honor life insurance policy dated December 1909 &#8211; a year before Degree of Honor severed ties from the AOUW.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-506 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-506\"  data-avia-tooltip='A Degree of Honor life insurance policy dated December 1909 &#8211; a year before Degree of Honor severed ties from the AOUW.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-EOS-Superior-Lodge-Certificate-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='ll-eos-superior-lodge-certificate' alt='A Degree of Honor life insurance policy dated December 1909 - a year before Degree of Honor severed ties from the AOUW.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-506 avia-img-lazy-loading-506\"  width='191' height='300' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-EOS-Superior-Lodge-Certificate-191x300.jpg' title='ll-eos-superior-lodge-certificate' alt='A Degree of Honor life insurance policy dated December 1909 - a year before Degree of Honor severed ties from the AOUW.' \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-36e64fdad0ba6e150053c0c2740b3c49\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-36e64fdad0ba6e150053c0c2740b3c49{\nbackground-color:#f5f4e8;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section av-av_section-36e64fdad0ba6e150053c0c2740b3c49 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-84'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_three_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36\">\n.flex_column.av-av_three_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-16  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Lodge Ritual<\/h2>\n<p>For many who are unfamiliar with fraternal benefit societies, their reputation for ritualistic practices may seem peculiar.<\/p>\n<p>Most are surprised to learn that the ritual work of fraternal benefit societies was employed for very straightforward reasons: First, to enable members to make themselves known to each other; second, to ensure consistency between lodges; and third, to impart the values of a society.<\/p>\n<p>While a few remaining Degree of Honor lodges continue to use traditional rituals today, many lodges have been replaced by Service Clubs, a more modern manifestation of fraternalism. Service Clubs place less emphasis on rituals, and focus more on acts of community service.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_two_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae\">\n.flex_column.av-av_two_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_two_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_gallery-a1e090babe407fb3d9f5cc241f10c5df\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-av_gallery-a1e090babe407fb3d9f5cc241f10c5df .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:14.2857%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-av_gallery-a1e090babe407fb3d9f5cc241f10c5df avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-19  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-3'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><meta itemprop=\"contentURL\" content=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/collections\/lodge-life\/\"><a class='avia-gallery-big fakeLightbox lightbox avia-gallery-big-no-crop-thumb ' href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Lodge-in-a-Box-1030x683.jpg\"  data-onclick='1' title='This metal box contains many of the essential items necessary for conducting a Degree of Honor lodge meeting. ' ><span class='avia-gallery-big-inner'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" ><img class=\"wp-image-602 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-602\"  width='300' height='199' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Lodge-in-a-Box-300x199.jpg' title='lodge-in-a-box' alt='This metal box contains many of the essential items necessary for conducting a Degree of Honor lodge meeting.' \/><span class='avia-gallery-caption'>This metal box contains many of the essential items necessary for conducting a Degree of Honor lodge meeting. <\/span><\/span><\/a><div class='avia-gallery-thumb'><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Lodge-in-a-Box-1030x683.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-3' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Lodge-in-a-Box-300x199.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='1' title='This metal box contains many of the essential items necessary for conducting a Degree of Honor lodge meeting. '  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-602 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-602\"  data-avia-tooltip='This metal box contains many of the essential items necessary for conducting a Degree of Honor lodge meeting. ' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Lodge-in-a-Box-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='lodge-in-a-box' alt='This metal box contains many of the essential items necessary for conducting a Degree of Honor lodge meeting.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-602 avia-img-lazy-loading-602\"  width='300' height='199' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Lodge-in-a-Box-300x199.jpg' title='lodge-in-a-box' alt='This metal box contains many of the essential items necessary for conducting a Degree of Honor lodge meeting.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-14-at-1.50.12-PM.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-3' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-14-at-1.50.12-PM-300x236.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='2' title='Set of officers&#8217; medals from a Huntington, WV Lodge. Each medal symbolized a particular office. For example: An open Bible denoted a lodge President; an anchor, the Vice President, etc. '  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-609 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-609\"  data-avia-tooltip='Set of officers&#8217; medals from a Huntington, WV Lodge. Each medal symbolized a particular office. For example: An open Bible denoted a lodge President; an anchor, the Vice President, etc. ' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-14-at-1.50.12-PM-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='screen-shot-2016-11-14-at-1-50-12-pm' alt='Set of officers&#039; medals from a Huntington, WV Lodge. Each medal symbolized a particular office. For example: An open Bible denoted a lodge President; an anchor, the Vice President, etc.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-609 avia-img-lazy-loading-609\"  width='300' height='236' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-14-at-1.50.12-PM-300x236.jpg' title='screen-shot-2016-11-14-at-1-50-12-pm' alt='Set of officers&#039; medals from a Huntington, WV Lodge. Each medal symbolized a particular office. For example: An open Bible denoted a lodge President; an anchor, the Vice President, etc.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/gavels.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-3' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/gavels-300x199.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='3' title='Collection of gavels from various Degree of Honor lodges. The lodge President used her gavel to preside over meetings.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-599 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-599\"  data-avia-tooltip='Collection of gavels from various Degree of Honor lodges. The lodge President used her gavel to preside over meetings.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/gavels-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='gavels' alt='Collection of gavels from various Degree of Honor lodges. The lodge President used her gavel to preside over meetings.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-599 avia-img-lazy-loading-599\"  width='300' height='199' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/gavels-300x199.jpg' title='gavels' alt='Collection of gavels from various Degree of Honor lodges. The lodge President used her gavel to preside over meetings.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ballot-box-2-1030x682.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-3' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ballot-box-2-300x199.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='4' title='A secret ballot box, used to vote in prospective Degree of Honor lodge members. Existing members were each given a white and black marble, denoting a favorable or unfavorable vote. According to Degree of Honor ritual, the presence of three or more black balls resulted in an &#8220;unfavorable&#8221; vote.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-600 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-600\"  data-avia-tooltip='A secret ballot box, used to vote in prospective Degree of Honor lodge members. Existing members were each given a white and black marble, denoting a favorable or unfavorable vote. According to Degree of Honor ritual, the presence of three or more black balls resulted in an &#8220;unfavorable&#8221; vote.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ballot-box-2-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='ballot-box-2' alt='A secret ballot box, used to vote in prospective Degree of Honor lodge members. Existing members were each given a white and black marble, denoting a favorable or unfavorable vote. According to Degree of Honor ritual, the presence of three or more black balls resulted in an &quot;unfavorable&quot; vote.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-600 avia-img-lazy-loading-600\"  width='300' height='199' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ballot-box-2-300x199.jpg' title='ballot-box-2' alt='A secret ballot box, used to vote in prospective Degree of Honor lodge members. Existing members were each given a white and black marble, denoting a favorable or unfavorable vote. According to Degree of Honor ritual, the presence of three or more black balls resulted in an &quot;unfavorable&quot; vote.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Old-Lodge-Book1-1030x683.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-3' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Old-Lodge-Book1-300x199.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='5' title='Lodge Secretary&#8217;s book, used to record lodge meeting minutes. This book is from Norwood Lodge 111-MN, and contains minutes from 1904-1910.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-607 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-607\"  data-avia-tooltip='Lodge Secretary&#8217;s book, used to record lodge meeting minutes. This book is from Norwood Lodge 111-MN, and contains minutes from 1904-1910.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Old-Lodge-Book1-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='old-lodge-book1' alt='Lodge Secretary&#039;s book, used to record lodge meeting minutes. This book is from' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-607 avia-img-lazy-loading-607\"  width='300' height='199' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Old-Lodge-Book1-300x199.jpg' title='old-lodge-book1' alt='Lodge Secretary&#039;s book, used to record lodge meeting minutes. This book is from' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1908-Minutes-Inside.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-3' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1908-Minutes-Inside-300x199.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='6' title='Inside of Norwood Lodge Secretary&#8217;s book.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-606 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-606\"  data-avia-tooltip='Inside of Norwood Lodge Secretary&#8217;s book.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1908-Minutes-Inside-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='1908-minutes-inside' alt='Inside of Norwood Lodge Secretary&#039;s book.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-606 avia-img-lazy-loading-606\"  width='300' height='199' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1908-Minutes-Inside-300x199.jpg' title='1908-minutes-inside' alt='Inside of Norwood Lodge Secretary&#039;s book.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/wildwood-bible-1030x683.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-3' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/wildwood-bible-300x199.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='7' title='A Degree of Honor lodge Bible. The centerpiece of all lodge meetings was a bible opened to Mark 5:41, the verse from which the Degree of Honor motto, Talitha Cumi, is taken. '  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-603 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-603\"  data-avia-tooltip='A Degree of Honor lodge Bible. The centerpiece of all lodge meetings was a bible opened to Mark 5:41, the verse from which the Degree of Honor motto, Talitha Cumi, is taken. ' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/wildwood-bible-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='wildwood-bible' alt='A Degree of Honor lodge Bible. The centerpiece of all lodge meetings was a bible opened to Mark 5:41, the verse from which the Degree of Honor motto is taken.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-603 avia-img-lazy-loading-603\"  width='300' height='199' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/wildwood-bible-300x199.jpg' title='wildwood-bible' alt='A Degree of Honor lodge Bible. The centerpiece of all lodge meetings was a bible opened to Mark 5:41, the verse from which the Degree of Honor motto is taken.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/charterbooks.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-3' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/charterbooks-300x148.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='8' title='Collection of Degree of Honor charter, articles of incorporation, by-laws, and ritual from 1937 to 1989.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-608 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-608\"  data-avia-tooltip='Collection of Degree of Honor charter, articles of incorporation, by-laws, and ritual from 1937 to 1989.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/charterbooks-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='charterbooks' alt='Collection of Degree of Honor charter, articles of incorporation, by-laws, and ritual from 1937 to 1989.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-608 avia-img-lazy-loading-608\"  width='300' height='148' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/charterbooks-300x148.jpg' title='charterbooks' alt='Collection of Degree of Honor charter, articles of incorporation, by-laws, and ritual from 1937 to 1989.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Red-Scrapbook-1030x719.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-3' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Red-Scrapbook-300x209.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='9' title='Scrapbook made by Degree of Honor member in the 1920s.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-605 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-605\"  data-avia-tooltip='Scrapbook made by Degree of Honor member in the 1920s.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Red-Scrapbook-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='red-scrapbook' alt='Scrapbook made by Degree of Honor member in the 1920s.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-605 avia-img-lazy-loading-605\"  width='300' height='209' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Red-Scrapbook-300x209.jpg' title='red-scrapbook' alt='Scrapbook made by Degree of Honor member in the 1920s.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/black-scrapbook-open-1030x682.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-3' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/black-scrapbook-open-300x199.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='10' title='Scrapbook compiled by Degree of Honor member between the 1920s and &#8217;30s.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-604 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-604\"  data-avia-tooltip='Scrapbook compiled by Degree of Honor member between the 1920s and &#8217;30s.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/black-scrapbook-open-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='black-scrapbook-open' alt='Scrapbook compiled by Degree of Honor member between 1920-1930.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-604 avia-img-lazy-loading-604\"  width='300' height='199' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/black-scrapbook-open-300x199.jpg' title='black-scrapbook-open' alt='Scrapbook compiled by Degree of Honor member between 1920-1930.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Postcard.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-3' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Postcard-233x300.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='11' title='Postcard inviting a guest to join a Degree of Honor dance. These postcards were originally designed by Frances Buell Olson in 1910, as a means of marketing Degree of Honor.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-613 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-613\"  data-avia-tooltip='Postcard inviting a guest to join a Degree of Honor dance. These postcards were originally designed by Frances Buell Olson in 1910, as a means of marketing Degree of Honor.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Postcard-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='postcard' alt='Postcard inviting a guest to join a Degree of Honor dance. These postcards were originally designed by Frances Buell Olson in 1910, as a means of marketing Degree of Honor.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-613 avia-img-lazy-loading-613\"  width='233' height='300' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Postcard-233x300.jpg' title='postcard' alt='Postcard inviting a guest to join a Degree of Honor dance. These postcards were originally designed by Frances Buell Olson in 1910, as a means of marketing Degree of Honor.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Green-Sewing-Kit.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-3' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Green-Sewing-Kit-300x207.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='12' title='Promotional sewing kit from early 1920s, advertising the many features and benefits of Degree of Honor membership.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-610 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-610\"  data-avia-tooltip='Promotional sewing kit from early 1920s, advertising the many features and benefits of Degree of Honor membership.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Green-Sewing-Kit-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='green-sewing-kit' alt='Promotional sewing kit from early 1920s, advertising the many features and benefits of Degree of Honor membership.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-610 avia-img-lazy-loading-610\"  width='300' height='207' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Green-Sewing-Kit-300x207.jpg' title='green-sewing-kit' alt='Promotional sewing kit from early 1920s, advertising the many features and benefits of Degree of Honor membership.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/White-Sewing-Kit.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-3' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/White-Sewing-Kit-300x256.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='13' title='Promotional sewing kit from early 1920s, advertising the many features and benefits of Degree of Honor membership.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-611 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-611\"  data-avia-tooltip='Promotional sewing kit from early 1920s, advertising the many features and benefits of Degree of Honor membership.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/White-Sewing-Kit-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='white-sewing-kit' alt='Promotional sewing kit from early 1920s, advertising the many features and benefits of Degree of Honor membership.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-611 avia-img-lazy-loading-611\"  width='300' height='256' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/White-Sewing-Kit-300x256.jpg' title='white-sewing-kit' alt='Promotional sewing kit from early 1920s, advertising the many features and benefits of Degree of Honor membership.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Death-Records-MN--1030x683.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-3' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Death-Records-MN--300x199.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='14' title='Handwritten death register of Degree of Honor members in Minnesota between 1896 and 1901.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-601 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-601\"  data-avia-tooltip='Handwritten death register of Degree of Honor members in Minnesota between 1896 and 1901.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Death-Records-MN--36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='death-records-mn' alt='Handwritten death register of Degree of Honor members in Minnesota between 1896 and 1901.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-601 avia-img-lazy-loading-601\"  width='300' height='199' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Death-Records-MN--300x199.jpg' title='death-records-mn' alt='Handwritten death register of Degree of Honor members in Minnesota between 1896 and 1901.' \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-4da73188384e96a35036e11a2c4a93c9\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-4da73188384e96a35036e11a2c4a93c9{\nbackground-color:#f0eedb;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_6'  class='avia-section av-av_section-4da73188384e96a35036e11a2c4a93c9 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-84'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_three_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36\">\n.flex_column.av-av_three_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-21  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Staffs<\/h2>\n<p>The Degree of Honor ritual handbook allowed for several \u201cstaffs\u201d \u2013a dedicated group of lodge members who assisted the lodge officers with rituals. Escort Staffs, Degree Staffs, and Banner Staffs were a mainstay of Degree of Honor lodge life.<\/p>\n<p>According to the ritual handbook, staffs were comprised of anywhere between 4 and 16 lodge members. Staff members were responsible for mastering and conducting initiation and special ceremonies.<\/p>\n<p>Though specifics varied widely between lodges, staffs typically carried American flags during their ceremonies, and wore red and white uniforms reflective of Degree of Honor\u2019s official colors.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_two_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae\">\n.flex_column.av-av_two_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_two_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_gallery-027240538327d6e3ad820d15d43345c4\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-av_gallery-027240538327d6e3ad820d15d43345c4 .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:11.1111%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-av_gallery-027240538327d6e3ad820d15d43345c4 avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-24  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-4'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><meta itemprop=\"contentURL\" content=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/collections\/lodge-life\/\"><a class='avia-gallery-big fakeLightbox lightbox avia-gallery-big-no-crop-thumb ' href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-1929.jpg\"  data-onclick='1' title='Degree of Honor Drill Staff, 1928. Submitted by member.' ><span class='avia-gallery-big-inner'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" ><img class=\"wp-image-512 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-512\"  width='300' height='235' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-1929-300x235.jpg' title='ll-staff-1929' alt='Degree of Honor Drill Staff, 1928. Submitted by member.' \/><span class='avia-gallery-caption'>Degree of Honor Drill Staff, 1928. Submitted by member.<\/span><\/span><\/a><div class='avia-gallery-thumb'><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-1929.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-4' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-1929-300x235.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='1' title='Degree of Honor Drill Staff, 1928. Submitted by member.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-512 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-512\"  data-avia-tooltip='Degree of Honor Drill Staff, 1928. Submitted by member.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-1929-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='ll-staff-1929' alt='Degree of Honor Drill Staff, 1928. Submitted by member.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-512 avia-img-lazy-loading-512\"  width='300' height='235' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-1929-300x235.jpg' title='ll-staff-1929' alt='Degree of Honor Drill Staff, 1928. Submitted by member.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Banner-Staff-Mpls-1934.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-4' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Banner-Staff-Mpls-1934-300x216.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='2' title='Banner Lodge #22-MN Staff in 1934. '  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-513 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-513\"  data-avia-tooltip='Banner Lodge #22-MN Staff in 1934. ' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Banner-Staff-Mpls-1934-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='ll-staff-banner-staff-mpls-1934' alt='Banner Lodge #22-MN Staff in 1934.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-513 avia-img-lazy-loading-513\"  width='300' height='216' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Banner-Staff-Mpls-1934-300x216.jpg' title='ll-staff-banner-staff-mpls-1934' alt='Banner Lodge #22-MN Staff in 1934.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Banner-Staff-Mpls-1939.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-4' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Banner-Staff-Mpls-1939-300x220.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='3' title='Banner Lodge #22-MN Staff again in 1939. '  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-514 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-514\"  data-avia-tooltip='Banner Lodge #22-MN Staff again in 1939. ' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Banner-Staff-Mpls-1939-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='ll-staff-banner-staff-mpls-1939' alt='Banner Lodge #22-MN Staff again in 1939.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-514 avia-img-lazy-loading-514\"  width='300' height='220' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Banner-Staff-Mpls-1939-300x220.jpg' title='ll-staff-banner-staff-mpls-1939' alt='Banner Lodge #22-MN Staff again in 1939.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Blairsville-IN-Staff-1925.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-4' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Blairsville-IN-Staff-1925-300x222.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='4' title='Blairsville, IN staff, 1925.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-515 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-515\"  data-avia-tooltip='Blairsville, IN staff, 1925.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Blairsville-IN-Staff-1925-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='Blairsville, IN staff. 1925' alt='Blairsville, IN staff, 1925.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-515 avia-img-lazy-loading-515\"  width='300' height='222' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Blairsville-IN-Staff-1925-300x222.jpg' title='Blairsville, IN staff. 1925' alt='Blairsville, IN staff, 1925.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Colonial-Escort-Staff-National-Convention-1932.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-4' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Colonial-Escort-Staff-National-Convention-1932-300x209.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='5' title='&#8220;Colonial&#8221; themed escort staff from the National Convention of 1932.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-516 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-516\"  data-avia-tooltip='&#8220;Colonial&#8221; themed escort staff from the National Convention of 1932.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Colonial-Escort-Staff-National-Convention-1932-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='ll-staff-colonial-escort-staff-national-convention-1932' alt='&quot;Colonial&quot; themed escort staff from the National Convention of 1932.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-516 avia-img-lazy-loading-516\"  width='300' height='209' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Colonial-Escort-Staff-National-Convention-1932-300x209.jpg' title='ll-staff-colonial-escort-staff-national-convention-1932' alt='&quot;Colonial&quot; themed escort staff from the National Convention of 1932.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Dalles-OR-Degree-Staff-1926.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-4' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Dalles-OR-Degree-Staff-1926-300x222.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='6' title='Dalles, OR Degree Staff, 1926.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-517 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-517\"  data-avia-tooltip='Dalles, OR Degree Staff, 1926.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Dalles-OR-Degree-Staff-1926-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='Dalles, OR Degree Staff. 1926.' alt='Dalles, OR Degree Staff. 1926.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-517 avia-img-lazy-loading-517\"  width='300' height='222' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Dalles-OR-Degree-Staff-1926-300x222.jpg' title='Dalles, OR Degree Staff. 1926.' alt='Dalles, OR Degree Staff. 1926.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Degree-Staff-of-Willmar-MN-1926.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-4' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Degree-Staff-of-Willmar-MN-1926-300x192.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='7' title='Degree Staff of Willmar, MN, 1926.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-518 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-518\"  data-avia-tooltip='Degree Staff of Willmar, MN, 1926.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Degree-Staff-of-Willmar-MN-1926-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='Degree Staff of Willmar, MN. 1926' alt='Dalles, OR Degree Staff, 1926.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-518 avia-img-lazy-loading-518\"  width='300' height='192' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Degree-Staff-of-Willmar-MN-1926-300x192.jpg' title='Degree Staff of Willmar, MN. 1926' alt='Dalles, OR Degree Staff, 1926.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Fresno-Degree-Staff-1924.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-4' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Fresno-Degree-Staff-1924-300x231.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='8' title='Fresno, CA Degree Staff, 1924.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-520 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-520\"  data-avia-tooltip='Fresno, CA Degree Staff, 1924.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Fresno-Degree-Staff-1924-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='Fresno, CA degree Staff. 1924' alt='Fresno, CA degree Staff, 1924.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-520 avia-img-lazy-loading-520\"  width='300' height='231' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Fresno-Degree-Staff-1924-300x231.jpg' title='Fresno, CA degree Staff. 1924' alt='Fresno, CA degree Staff, 1924.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Ft.-Smith-AR-Degree-Staff-c1925.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-4' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Ft.-Smith-AR-Degree-Staff-c1925-300x186.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='9' title='Fort Smith, AR Degree Staff, 1920s.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-521 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-521\"  data-avia-tooltip='Fort Smith, AR Degree Staff, 1920s.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Ft.-Smith-AR-Degree-Staff-c1925-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='Ft. Smith, AR Degree Staff' alt='Ft. Smith, AR Degree Staff, 1920s.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-521 avia-img-lazy-loading-521\"  width='300' height='186' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Ft.-Smith-AR-Degree-Staff-c1925-300x186.jpg' title='Ft. Smith, AR Degree Staff' alt='Ft. Smith, AR Degree Staff, 1920s.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Fort-Smith-AR-Degree-Staff-1926.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-4' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Fort-Smith-AR-Degree-Staff-1926-300x195.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='10' title='Fort Smith, AR Degree Staff, 1926.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-519 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-519\"  data-avia-tooltip='Fort Smith, AR Degree Staff, 1926.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Fort-Smith-AR-Degree-Staff-1926-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='Fort Smith, AR Degree Staff. 1926.' alt='Fort Smith, AR Degree Staff. 1926.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-519 avia-img-lazy-loading-519\"  width='300' height='195' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Fort-Smith-AR-Degree-Staff-1926-300x195.jpg' title='Fort Smith, AR Degree Staff. 1926.' alt='Fort Smith, AR Degree Staff. 1926.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Little-Falls-MN-Drill-Staff-1924.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-4' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Little-Falls-MN-Drill-Staff-1924-300x217.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='11' title='Little Falls, MN Drill Team, 1924.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-522 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-522\"  data-avia-tooltip='Little Falls, MN Drill Team, 1924.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Little-Falls-MN-Drill-Staff-1924-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='ll-staff-little-falls-mn-drill-staff-1924' alt='Little Falls, MN Drill Team, 1924.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-522 avia-img-lazy-loading-522\"  width='300' height='217' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Little-Falls-MN-Drill-Staff-1924-300x217.jpg' title='ll-staff-little-falls-mn-drill-staff-1924' alt='Little Falls, MN Drill Team, 1924.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Palestine-TX-Degree-Staff-1925.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-4' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Palestine-TX-Degree-Staff-1925-300x175.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='12' title='Palestine, TX Degree Staff, 1925.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-523 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-523\"  data-avia-tooltip='Palestine, TX Degree Staff, 1925.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Palestine-TX-Degree-Staff-1925-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='Palestine, TX Degree Staff. 1925' alt='Palestine, TX Degree Staff, 1925.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-523 avia-img-lazy-loading-523\"  width='300' height='175' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Palestine-TX-Degree-Staff-1925-300x175.jpg' title='Palestine, TX Degree Staff. 1925' alt='Palestine, TX Degree Staff, 1925.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Plentywood-MT-Degree-Staff-1925.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-4' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Plentywood-MT-Degree-Staff-1925-300x177.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='13' title='Plentywood, MT Degree Staff, 1925.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-524 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-524\"  data-avia-tooltip='Plentywood, MT Degree Staff, 1925.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Plentywood-MT-Degree-Staff-1925-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='Plentywood, MT Degree Staff. 1925' alt='Plentywood, MT Degree Staff, 1925.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-524 avia-img-lazy-loading-524\"  width='300' height='177' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Plentywood-MT-Degree-Staff-1925-300x177.jpg' title='Plentywood, MT Degree Staff. 1925' alt='Plentywood, MT Degree Staff, 1925.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Superior-WI-Escort-Staff-1925.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-4' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Superior-WI-Escort-Staff-1925-300x261.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='14' title='Superior, WI Escort Staff, 1925.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-525 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-525\"  data-avia-tooltip='Superior, WI Escort Staff, 1925.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Superior-WI-Escort-Staff-1925-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='Superior, WI Escort STaff. 1925.' alt='Superior, WI Escort Staff, 1925.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-525 avia-img-lazy-loading-525\"  width='300' height='261' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staff-Superior-WI-Escort-Staff-1925-300x261.jpg' title='Superior, WI Escort STaff. 1925.' alt='Superior, WI Escort Staff, 1925.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staffs-Blooming-Prairie-1923.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-4' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staffs-Blooming-Prairie-1923-300x185.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='15' title='Drill team from Blooming Prairie, MN, 1923.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-526 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-526\"  data-avia-tooltip='Drill team from Blooming Prairie, MN, 1923.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staffs-Blooming-Prairie-1923-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='ll-staffs-blooming-prairie-1923' alt='Drill team from Blooming Prairie, MN, 1923.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-526 avia-img-lazy-loading-526\"  width='300' height='185' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staffs-Blooming-Prairie-1923-300x185.jpg' title='ll-staffs-blooming-prairie-1923' alt='Drill team from Blooming Prairie, MN, 1923.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staffs-Mayville-ND-Degree-Staff-1926.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-4' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staffs-Mayville-ND-Degree-Staff-1926-300x217.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='16' title='Mayville, ND Degree Staff, 1926.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-527 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-527\"  data-avia-tooltip='Mayville, ND Degree Staff, 1926.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staffs-Mayville-ND-Degree-Staff-1926-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='Mayville, ND Degree Staff. 1926' alt='Mayville, ND Degree Staff, 1926.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-527 avia-img-lazy-loading-527\"  width='300' height='217' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staffs-Mayville-ND-Degree-Staff-1926-300x217.jpg' title='Mayville, ND Degree Staff. 1926' alt='Mayville, ND Degree Staff, 1926.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staffs-Rhodedenron-Lodge-48-Degree-Staff-Everett-WA-1923-.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-4' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staffs-Rhodedenron-Lodge-48-Degree-Staff-Everett-WA-1923--300x226.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='17' title='Degree Staff of Rhododendron Lodge 48, Everett, WA in 1923. '  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-528 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-528\"  data-avia-tooltip='Degree Staff of Rhododendron Lodge 48, Everett, WA in 1923. ' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staffs-Rhodedenron-Lodge-48-Degree-Staff-Everett-WA-1923--36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='Rhodedendron Lodge 48, Everett, WA. 1923. Degree Staff' alt='Degree Staff of Rhododendron Lodge 48, Everett, WA in 1923.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-528 avia-img-lazy-loading-528\"  width='300' height='226' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Staffs-Rhodedenron-Lodge-48-Degree-Staff-Everett-WA-1923--300x226.jpg' title='Rhodedendron Lodge 48, Everett, WA. 1923. Degree Staff' alt='Degree Staff of Rhododendron Lodge 48, Everett, WA in 1923.' \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-36e64fdad0ba6e150053c0c2740b3c49\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-36e64fdad0ba6e150053c0c2740b3c49{\nbackground-color:#f5f4e8;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_7'  class='avia-section av-av_section-36e64fdad0ba6e150053c0c2740b3c49 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-84'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_three_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36\">\n.flex_column.av-av_three_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-26  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Charters<\/h2>\n<p>Whenever a new Degree of Honor lodge was established, an official charter was drawn up by the National President and hung in the hall where Degree of Honor lodge meetings took place.<\/p>\n<p>Charters included the name of the lodge and its founding members, the lodge location, and its date of incorporation.<\/p>\n<p>The original design for the Degree of Honor Charter was developed by the Grand Lodge of Indiana, and formally adopted in 1875 by the Supreme Lodge of the AOUW.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_two_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae\">\n.flex_column.av-av_two_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_two_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_gallery-b5fe55d44bf32a82966bd8d469bb5b02\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-av_gallery-b5fe55d44bf32a82966bd8d469bb5b02 .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:20%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-av_gallery-b5fe55d44bf32a82966bd8d469bb5b02 avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-29  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-5'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><meta itemprop=\"contentURL\" content=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/collections\/lodge-life\/\"><a class='avia-gallery-big fakeLightbox lightbox avia-gallery-big-no-crop-thumb ' href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Charter-1984.jpg\"  data-onclick='1' title='Charter for Martha Lodge #11 of Fresno, CA. Original issue date is 1892.' ><span class='avia-gallery-big-inner'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" ><img class=\"wp-image-510 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-510\"  width='213' height='300' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Charter-1984-213x300.jpg' title='ll-charter-1984' alt='Charter for Martha Lodge #11 of Fresno, CA. Original issue date is 1892.' \/><span class='avia-gallery-caption'>Charter for Martha Lodge #11 of Fresno, CA. Original issue date is 1892.<\/span><\/span><\/a><div class='avia-gallery-thumb'><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Charter-1984.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-5' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Charter-1984-213x300.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='1' title='Charter for Martha Lodge #11 of Fresno, CA. Original issue date is 1892.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-510 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-510\"  data-avia-tooltip='Charter for Martha Lodge #11 of Fresno, CA. Original issue date is 1892.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Charter-1984-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='ll-charter-1984' alt='Charter for Martha Lodge #11 of Fresno, CA. Original issue date is 1892.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-510 avia-img-lazy-loading-510\"  width='213' height='300' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Charter-1984-213x300.jpg' title='ll-charter-1984' alt='Charter for Martha Lodge #11 of Fresno, CA. Original issue date is 1892.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Charter-1938.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-5' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Charter-1938-221x300.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='2' title='Duplicate charter for Turtle Creek Lodge #23 of Turtle Creek, PA. This duplicate charter, issued in 1938, replaced a lost charter originally issued in December 1928.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-508 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-508\"  data-avia-tooltip='Duplicate charter for Turtle Creek Lodge #23 of Turtle Creek, PA. This duplicate charter, issued in 1938, replaced a lost charter originally issued in December 1928.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Charter-1938-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='ll-charter-1938' alt='Duplicate charter for Turtle Creek Lodge #23 of Turtle Creek, PA. This duplicate charter, issued in 1938, replaced a lost charter originally issued in December 1928.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-508 avia-img-lazy-loading-508\"  width='221' height='300' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Charter-1938-221x300.jpg' title='ll-charter-1938' alt='Duplicate charter for Turtle Creek Lodge #23 of Turtle Creek, PA. This duplicate charter, issued in 1938, replaced a lost charter originally issued in December 1928.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Charter-1976.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-5' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Charter-1976-221x300.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='3' title='Charter for Free Silver Lodge #11 in Butte, MT, issued in 1976.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-509 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-509\"  data-avia-tooltip='Charter for Free Silver Lodge #11 in Butte, MT, issued in 1976.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Charter-1976-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='ll-charter-1976' alt='Charter for Free Silver Lodge #11 in Butte, MT, issued in 1976.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-509 avia-img-lazy-loading-509\"  width='221' height='300' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Charter-1976-221x300.jpg' title='ll-charter-1976' alt='Charter for Free Silver Lodge #11 in Butte, MT, issued in 1976.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Charter-Picture.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-5' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Charter-Picture-300x256.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='4' title='In this photo of a lodge Halloween party dating to the early 1900s, the lodge&#8217;s Degree of Honor charter can be seen hanging on the wall.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-511 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-511\"  data-avia-tooltip='In this photo of a lodge Halloween party dating to the early 1900s, the lodge&#8217;s Degree of Honor charter can be seen hanging on the wall.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Charter-Picture-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='ll-charter-picture' alt='In this photo from a 1911 mixer, the lodge&#039;s Degree of Honor charter can be seen hanging on the wall.' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-511 avia-img-lazy-loading-511\"  width='300' height='256' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LL-Charter-Picture-300x256.jpg' title='ll-charter-picture' alt='In this photo from a 1911 mixer, the lodge&#039;s Degree of Honor charter can be seen hanging on the wall.' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1911-dance-1030x833.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-5' data-prev-img='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1911-dance-300x243.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='5' title='In this photo from a 1911 mixer, the lodge&#8217;s Degree of Honor charter can be seen hanging on the wall.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-573 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-573\"  data-avia-tooltip='In this photo from a 1911 mixer, the lodge&#8217;s Degree of Honor charter can be seen hanging on the wall.' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1911-dance-36x36.jpg' width='36' height='36'  title='1911-dance' alt='' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-573 avia-img-lazy-loading-573\"  width='300' height='243' src='https:\/\/degreeofhonor.com\/onlinemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1911-dance-300x243.jpg' title='1911-dance' alt='' \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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