Sir Thornton Andrew Jackson 33° established the first Eastern Star Chapter among Black Women in the United Sates on Wednesday, December 1, 1874. Mrs. Georgiana Henson Thomas opened the doors of her home at 708 0 Street, N.W., Washington D.C. and witnessed the establishment of Queen Esther Chapter No. 1. The first chapter of the Adoptive Rite among ladies of color. The first Worthy Matron was Sister Martha Welch and the first Worthy Patron was Brother Thornton A. Jackson.
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