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Excerpt from A Ceremony for Constituting Chapters Into the Order of the Eastern Star
These pages, like many others, owe their origin to necessity. It was not at first intended to present the work in this shape, but the frequently expressed wish for its publication at last induced the author to set about the task. And it is offered without comment. It may not at all times be necessary to adopt the fol lowing suggestions, but they are recommended as being proper and appropriate. When Chapters are instituted by Dispensation, they should petition the Grand Chapter, at the session fol lowing, for a Charter of Constitution. Which, if grant ed, confirms them in all the rights and privileges of the Order. The Grand Matron then appoints a time for constituting the new Chapter and installing its officers. If, for any reason, the Grand Matron cannot be present, she should issue an instrument in writing, under her hand and private seal, appointing the Associate G1and Matron or some Past Matron (who may for the time being possess the title of Deputy Grand Matron) to act for her. The constitution of a Chapter should precede all other business except the opening. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
