FIFTY-THIRD SESSION - PHILADELPHIA - JUNE 1947
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Anna M. Thomas Worthy Grand Matron 1946 - 1947
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0. F. Edwards Worthy Grand Patron 1946 - 1947 |
481 CHAPTERS
MEMBERSHIP - 94,988
LARGEST CHAPTER - ALTOONA #290 - 740 MEMBERS
MOST INITIATIONS - ALTOONA #290 - 74 MEMBERS
23 MEMBERS RESIDED IN THE EASTERN STAR HOME AND 20 MEMBERS WERE IN THE WESTERN HOME.
PENNSYLVANIA NOW HAD 2 CHAPTERS WITH MEMBERSHIP OVER 700, 3 CHAPTERS OVER 600, AND 5 CHAPTERS WITH MEMBERSHIP OVER 500.
THE WORTHY GRAND MATRON DECLARED A BALLOT ILLEGAL. THE SPRING ON THE BALLOT BOX BROKE AND THE BALLS ROLLED ON THE FLOOR. THE FACT THAT THE BIBLE WAS UPSIDE DOWN ON THE ALTER DID NOT AFFECT THE LEGALITY OF THE BALLOT.