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Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA - Lu Lu Temple - ARCHITECTURE - Shriners - Masons For Sale

Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA - Lu Lu Temple - ARCHITECTURE - Shriners - Masons
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Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA - Lu Lu Temple - ARCHITECTURE - Shriners - Masons:
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Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA - Lu Lu Temple - ARCHITECTURE: In 1870, five (5) Freemasons working and living in New York City, fostered the idea for an affiliate organization that would provide fun and fellowship not only for the members, but also for their wives and families. These five Masons met for lunch regularly at the Knickerbocker Cottage on Sixth Avenue. They established prerequisites for membership, adopted a Ritual, approved Costumes, and adopted Rules for the operation of the first Shrine Temple. The prerequisite for membership was first to be a Freemason, and also had obtained “either York Rite or Scottish Rite Advanced Degrees.” The recommendations were approved at the first formal meeting of “13” Freemasons, held on June 16, 1871. The “13” received the “Order of the Shrine” and MECCA (#1), New York City, was organized. The organization was titled “The Shrine of the United States.” Between June 1876 and June 1887 (11 years), thirty seven Temples were Chartered, and national membership reached 4,398. On December 31, 1883, twenty eight Knights Templar assembled in Industrial Hall, Broad Street, Philadelphia, and agreed to request a Dispensation to form a Temple, to be known as LULU (meaning in Arabic “PEARL”). This Divided Back Era (1907-15) postcard is in good condition, but shows some edge wear. No. 525-22.


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