P.H.A. Shrinedom
History
The Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine
of North and South America and Its Jurisdictions, Inc. has a long and colorful
history. The order was established as an Imperial Council of Prince Hall
Shriners on June 3, 1893, in Chicago, Illinois, by 13 Prince Hall Masons under
the leadership of John George Jones. They met in the Apollo Hall on State Street
where Palestine Temple was organized. On June l0, 1893, Jones and his associates
organized the Imperial Grand Council of Prince Hall Shriners. Jones, who was an
attorney, immediately went about organizing Prince Hall Shrine Temples in Los
Angeles, California, Washington D.C., Jacksonville, Florida, Indianapolis,
Indiana, Baltimore, Maryland, Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri, New York
City, New York, Cleveland, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Providence, Rhode
Island, Alexandria and Richmond, Virginia. In September of 1889, Isaac L.W.
Holland, the Illustrious Potentate of Pyramid Temple in Philadelphia, sent out a
call to members of Prince Hall Shrine Temples within the nation to meet with him
for the purpose of reorganizing the Imperial Grand Council. On December 12,
1900, a meeting was held in Philadelphia with officers and members attending
from Temples in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and from Alexandria, Virginia, At this
meeting the Imperial Council was reorganized and the order adopted a new name:
Imperial Council of the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine of
North and South America and its Jurisdiction, Incorporated.
The first
annual session of the newly organized Imperial Council was held on September 25,
1901, in Newark, New Jersey, it was here that a Constitution was formally
adopted, establishing the fraternity as it is today, and designating the
Imperial Council as a charitable, benevolent, fraternal. and social
organization, dedicated to the welfare and extension of Prince Hall Freemasonry,
and decreeing that membership in the order be confined to regular freemasons who
were members of lodges descended from African Lodge #459 (African Lodge #459
established on September 29, 1784, was formally African Lodge #l formed on July
3, 1776; Massachusetts).
The Worldwide Fraternal Shrine Family has a
membership of approximately 35,000 in some 227 Shrine Temples and 200 Courts,
its women's auxiliary, the Daughters of Isis, throughout the Continental United
States, Canada, Germany, Italy, England, Spain, Hawaii, Japan, Korea, Guam,
Thailand, Panama, and the Bahamas. The Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of
the Mystic Shrine is primarily a benevolent, charitable and fraternal
organization, Its membership is dedicated to the principle of fostering civic,
economic and educational development programs throughout the
world.
History
The Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine
of North and South America and Its Jurisdictions, Inc. has a long and colorful
history. The order was established as an Imperial Council of Prince Hall
Shriners on June 3, 1893, in Chicago, Illinois, by 13 Prince Hall Masons under
the leadership of John George Jones. They met in the Apollo Hall on State Street
where Palestine Temple was organized. On June l0, 1893, Jones and his associates
organized the Imperial Grand Council of Prince Hall Shriners. Jones, who was an
attorney, immediately went about organizing Prince Hall Shrine Temples in Los
Angeles, California, Washington D.C., Jacksonville, Florida, Indianapolis,
Indiana, Baltimore, Maryland, Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri, New York
City, New York, Cleveland, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Providence, Rhode
Island, Alexandria and Richmond, Virginia. In September of 1889, Isaac L.W.
Holland, the Illustrious Potentate of Pyramid Temple in Philadelphia, sent out a
call to members of Prince Hall Shrine Temples within the nation to meet with him
for the purpose of reorganizing the Imperial Grand Council. On December 12,
1900, a meeting was held in Philadelphia with officers and members attending
from Temples in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and from Alexandria, Virginia, At this
meeting the Imperial Council was reorganized and the order adopted a new name:
Imperial Council of the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine of
North and South America and its Jurisdiction, Incorporated.
The first
annual session of the newly organized Imperial Council was held on September 25,
1901, in Newark, New Jersey, it was here that a Constitution was formally
adopted, establishing the fraternity as it is today, and designating the
Imperial Council as a charitable, benevolent, fraternal. and social
organization, dedicated to the welfare and extension of Prince Hall Freemasonry,
and decreeing that membership in the order be confined to regular freemasons who
were members of lodges descended from African Lodge #459 (African Lodge #459
established on September 29, 1784, was formally African Lodge #l formed on July
3, 1776; Massachusetts).
The Worldwide Fraternal Shrine Family has a
membership of approximately 35,000 in some 227 Shrine Temples and 200 Courts,
its women's auxiliary, the Daughters of Isis, throughout the Continental United
States, Canada, Germany, Italy, England, Spain, Hawaii, Japan, Korea, Guam,
Thailand, Panama, and the Bahamas. The Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of
the Mystic Shrine is primarily a benevolent, charitable and fraternal
organization, Its membership is dedicated to the principle of fostering civic,
economic and educational development programs throughout the
world.