Post by Tamrin on Aug 9, 2009 8:18:14 GMT 10
THE OPEN DOOR.
The Order of Women Freemasons 1908 – 2008
by Ann Pilcher-Dayton
[Excerpt - Article Freemasonry Today, Autumn (Northern Hemisphere) 2008 - Linked Above]
The Order of Women Freemasons 1908 – 2008
by Ann Pilcher-Dayton
[Excerpt - Article Freemasonry Today, Autumn (Northern Hemisphere) 2008 - Linked Above]
All too often the official anniversary history of an organisation is a rather dry, and often self–congratulatory, chronology of major events giving little insight into the organisation, its development or the major personalities involved. That certainly cannot be said of Ann Pilcher-Dayton’s centenary history for the Order of Women Freemasons, more formally known as the Honourable Fraternity of Antient Masonry.
Skilfully weaving together extracts from official archives, quotations from the Order’s superb journal The Gavel and extracts from the various Grand Masters own speeches, she has produced a fascinating narrative of the origins and development of her Order. Nor has she shied away from covering the problems and occasional embarrassments that beset any organisation.
Skilfully weaving together extracts from official archives, quotations from the Order’s superb journal The Gavel and extracts from the various Grand Masters own speeches, she has produced a fascinating narrative of the origins and development of her Order. Nor has she shied away from covering the problems and occasional embarrassments that beset any organisation.
