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Ladies Oriental Shrine
of North America
ILA
NEB Court # 51
If you have any questions
regarding this very "special" Order, please feel free to
contact the Recorder further information.
BRIEF HISTORY
The Ladies Oriental Shrine
of North America,
founded in 1903, is a fun group, with each court assuming an
obligation to extend financial support and assistance to Shriners
Hospitals for Children with emphasis on the hospital fund, hospital
sewing and special projects. They have 101 courts throughout the country. The Ladies Oriental Shrine was
organized in the jurisdiction of Osiris Shrine in Wheeling, West
Virginia, on Feb. 14, 1903. The Grand Council was organized in 1914
and incorporated in 1954. The top official of the Grand Council has
the title of Grand High Priestess and the principal of local courts
has the title of high priestess. To become a member of Ladies
Oriental Shrine, a woman must be the wife, mother, daughter,
granddaughter, widow, sister, half-sister, step-daughter or niece of
a Shriner in good standing at the time of death.
ILA NEB Court # 51
Ila Neb Court #51 was started in
Sacramento, California in 1949. Ila Neb is Ben Ali spelled backwards. Our Court has 5 units and 4 clubs. The Court stated meetings are
held at the San Juan Masonic Center on the first Tuesday of each
month, except July and August. Dinner / refreshments are at
6:00pm and the meeting is at 7:30pm. During the course of the year we
have Fund Raising projects for both the Sacramento Shriners Hospital
and our own court. On the 4th Tuesday of each month, our sewing ladies
meet at the San Juan Masonic Center to make items for the hospital and
do mending. They sew and put together
articles that are donated to the Hospitals, not only in Sacramento, but
also throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
HISTORY:
The Ladies
Oriental Shrine of North America was organized in West Virginia in
1903. The purpose is to provide financial support and assistance to
the Shriners for their network of hospitals, including funding for
transportation, sewing for the children, purchase special equipment,
and for the support of research. This Order does not claim to
be an auxiliary of the A.A.O.N.M.S., but we are proud of the great
humanitarian kindness and strive to cooperated and assist our Nobles
in their effort. Membership is open to ladies who
are at least eighteen years of age and who are related by blood,
marriage or adoption to a member in good standing of A.A.O.N.M.S. All courts consist of 10 elected
officers (the top position being the High Priestess), 7 appointed
officers, and aides and pages as needed. Courts may also have
clubs and units.
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