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The Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of North and South America and its jurisdiction, incorporated, Prince Hall Shriners, is a benevolent and fraternal organization in every sense of the word. 

Its ladies' auxiliary, the Imperial Court, Daughters of Isis, is similar in nature. Its membership is composed of daughters, mothers, sisters, widows and wives of those Prince Hall masons who are also PH shriners.

The nobles and daughters of the order are dedicated to the welfare and extension of Prince Hall masonry and to its major programs of benevolent, worldwide.

Membership in this predominantly black fraternal body are held by some of the most outstanding and illustrious personalities in these United States. These include United States Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall; Major General Harry William Brooks, Jr.; one of the youngest military officers, black or white, ever nominated by a President of the U.S.A. to be promoted to the rank of general in peace time; musicians Count Basie and Lionel Hampton, noted band leaders; Bishop H. Z. Plummer and Dr. J. J. Jackson, outstanding religious leaders of America; All-American footballers Kenneth William of Ohio and Kenneth Washington of California; Elton Smith, Jr., first black superintendent of a public school system in Virginia and perhaps in the nation; and Tom Bradley, Theodore M. Berry, Maynard R. Jackson and Charles R. Lightner, mayors of metropolitan cities in the U.S.A.

Many of the Prince Hall shriners named above will be attending the 83rd annual Imperial Council session in Los Angeles, California, in August of 1976.

IMPERIAL COURT, DAUGHTERS OF ISIS, PHA, ORGANIZED IN 1910

The Imperial Court, Daughters of Isis, auxiliary to Prince Hall Shriners, worldwide, was formally organized at the annual session of the Imperial Council, held in the city of Detroit, Mich. on August 24th, 1910.

The establishment of the Imperial Court was the outgrowth of a meeting held the previous year when a group of ladies representing Daughters of Isis from Maryland, Rhode Island and Washington, D.C., met with a committee of Prince Hall Shriners from the Imperial Council and requested organization of a grand body for the Daughters.


August 15-21, 1976
Los Angeles, California
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DAUGHTERS OF ISIS

Although groups of ladies in several cities where Prince Hall Shrine temples were located had been organized as a ladies auxiliary for the female relatives of members of PH Shrine temples, nothing had been done towards formally organizing these ladies until the meeting stated above.

Since establishment of the Imperial Court in 1910, 23 Daughters of Isis members have served as the imperial Commandress.

As of this year, the total membership in the Imperial Court is 9,500 daughters. A spokeswoman for the group said that this figure is expected to be increased by 20 percent by the time of the annual session which is set for New Orleans, La., in August of 1975.

Programs sponsored by the Imperial Court include but are not limited to, sponsorship of the Isiserettes, two groups of girls seven to twelves years old and thirteen to eighteen years; salute to "Outstanding Negro Woman" presentation of an award to the outstanding daughters of Isis for the PH Shrine year; the U. H. Bott luncheon and the Sally Berry fashion show; the Egyptian Tea and Talent show, and the Public Relations public service program.

The purpose of the Imperial Court, Daughters of Isis is basic. It tends to unite in one common bond of friendship, the relatives of all members of the Ancient Egyptian Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, PH Shriners, to practice charity and benevolence to promote the general welfare and to inculcate honor and integrity as symbolized in the legend of the Egyptian Queen, the Goddess of Isis. 

Like its parent organization, the Imperial Council of Shriners, the Imperial Court is a benevolent, charitable and fraternal organization. Its criteria for membership is very simple. You must be a daughter, mother, sister, widow or wife of a Prince Hall Shriner who is first a Prince Hall Mason.

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