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Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 154
BY SENATOR MURRAY
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Esther Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star Prince Hall Affiliation of
Louisiana on its seventy-fifth anniversary.
WHEREAS, Esther Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star, the auxiliary and adopted
body of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons,
Louisiana Jurisdiction, was organized January 12, 1938, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and
incorporated by the state of Louisiana on December 4, 1954; and
WHEREAS, Esther Grand Chapter, a nonprofit organization, had a mere ten chapters
at its inception; and
WHEREAS, the Esther Grand Chapter now proudly boasts of more than one hundred
forty-five chapters and a continuous growing membership of more than five thousand; and
WHEREAS, "Through our Youth" Fraternities the Esther Grand Chapter provides
young people with guidance that helps to build character and self-esteem while providing
them with a recreational outlet; and
WHEREAS, the Esther Grand Chapter contributes more than $60,000 annually to
Camp Chicota, a youth camp in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, owned and operated by the
Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Louisiana and Esther Grand Chapter Order
of Eastern Star; and
WHEREAS, annually, the Esther Grand Chapter makes donations to deserving
charities during their Grand Session held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the Esther Grand Chapter participates in the following major activities:
voter registration, volunteer services, food banks, tutorial services, scholarship awards,
sponsors of youth organizations, provides school supplies, Second Harvest Food Drive, Toys
for Tots, New Orleans Mission, and sponsors senior citizen functions; and
WHEREAS, the Esther Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star Prince Hall Affiliation
of Louisiana has engaged in philanthropic activities for seventy-five years. SR NO. 154 ENROLLED
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby congratulate and commend the Esther Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star
Prince Hall Affiliation of Louisiana on its seventy-fifth anniversary.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Esther Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star Prince Hall Affiliation of Louisiana.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE