<P> The Order of the Eastern Star is a Masonic appendant body open to both men and women . It was established in 1850 by lawyer and educator Rob Morris , a noted Freemason , but was only adopted and approved as an appendant body of the Masonic Fraternity in 1873 . The order is based on teachings from the Bible , but is open to people of all religious beliefs . It has approximately 10,000 chapters in twenty countries and approximately 500,000 members under its General Grand Chapter . </P>
<P> The Order of the Eastern Star is a Masonic appendant body open to both men and women . It was established in 1850 by lawyer and educator Rob Morris , a noted Freemason , but was only adopted and approved as an appendant body of the Masonic Fraternity in 1873 . The order is based on teachings from the Bible , but is open to people of all religious beliefs . It has approximately 10,000 chapters in twenty countries and approximately 500,000 members under its General Grand Chapter . </P>
who started the order of the eastern star
who started the order of the eastern star
Rob Morris
Rob Morris