[or-roots] Lodge Sash

[Eugene Barnes]

Dear Jim:

I too think that it  may be related to the Masons.
You might want to check with your local chapter.
Also there were some males who were attached
to the Eastern Star.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jim Cook 
  To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us 
  Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 12:05 PM
  Subject: [or-roots] Lodge Sash


  Does anyone recognize this sash?

  I was sent a scanned photo of a relative that is wearing a sash that appears to be some sort of lodge identification.  The photo does not have any studio markings and was probably taken in the 1870s or 1880s.  He was a miner in Southern Oregon, primarily Jackson & Josephine counties.

  The sash is wide, maybe about 8", dark color with white edges.  Across the shoulder is a white stripe with some symbols that I can't make out.  Below that is a large white five pointed star.  Below that is what appears to be five chain links formed in an oblong loop.  Each link has some kind of character in it and there is also one in the center of the loop.  Below that are two additional white five pointed stars.

  I have tried to enlarge the sash enough to read the symbols, but there is not enough pixels in the scam and they just get fuzzy.

  I will email a jpeg to anyone that thinks they might be able to help.

  It was not recognized by the IOOF.

  Jim

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