Order of the Eastern Star

The Order of the Eastern Star is the largest fraternal organization in the world to which both men and women may belong. Worldwide, there are currently more than 1 million members under the General Grand Chapter.

Eastern Star is a social order comprised of persons with spiritual values but it is not a religion. Its appeal rests in the true beauty of the refreshing and character-building lessons that are so sincerely portrayed in its ritualistic work. A deep fraternal bond exists between its members. It is the wholesome relationship of sisterly and brotherly love brought about through high principles exemplified in our lives which makes us near and dear to each other.

In Yonkers, there was at least five chapters of the Eastern Star:

- Bryn Mawr Chapter, O.E.S.

- Fern Brook Chapter, O.E.S.

- Mount Shasta Chapter, O.E.S.

- Terrace Chapter, O.E.S.

- Woodbine Chapter, O.E.S. - Founded sometime in the 1890s; first mention made in 1895 in Nepperhan Lodge history)

(Information from: http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/oes_jewelry_fobs.htm)