Famous Members of the Order of the Eastern Star

The following is an alphabetical list of Eastern Star members who have gained a level of notoriety. Please be advised that only those who have their chapter affiliation listed have been confirmed. If you can provide additional specifics, please contact us below. Last Update: 12 February 2002

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A-B-C

Clara Barton (possibly initiated by Rob Morris himself), famous nurse

D-E-F

Colleen Dewhurst (the late actress and wife of the late Mason George C. Scott)
Everett M. Dirksen, the late Orator and Congressman from Illinois (Senate Minority Leader)
Dale Evans (the late entertainer and wife of the late Mason Roy Rogers)

G-H-I-J

Martha Griffiths, Congresswoman from Michigan, Victoria Chapter #290 (Best known for adding to the 1964 Civil Rights Act the prohibiting of sex discrimination)

K-L-M

Barbara Mandrell, the famous country singer/performer -- rumored and unconfirmed
Ruth Ann Minner, Governor of Delaware, Georgetown Chapter #9
Rob Morris, the Poet Laureate of Masonry and Master Builder of the Order of the Eastern Star

N-O-P

Q-R-S

Eleanor Roosevelt (the late wife of the late Mason and President Franklin D. Roosevelt)
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother of Great Britain, Queen Elizabeth II's mother -- rumored and unconfirmed

T-U-V

President Harry S. Truman
Mary Jane Truman, PGM (1950-51), Grand Chapter of Missouri, Grandview Chapter # 365 (Harry Truman's sister)

W-X-Y-Z

Maxine Waters, Congresswoman from California
Laura Ingalls Wilder, the late author of the children's "Little House on the Prairie" book series, Grand Officer in Missouri, local chapter unknown, believed to be living near De Smet, South Dakota, at the time

The End Of The List

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