Order of Eastern Star celebrates 100 years in MH

Published on Morgan Hill Life’s website May 22, 2016

By staff report

Order of Eastern StarOn May 9, a Masonic-affiliated organization, The Order of the Eastern Star, celebrated its 100th anniversary in Morgan Hill. Chartered in 1916, it is one of the world’s oldest co-ed fraternal organization, and its members participate in many civic and charitable functions.

For the past four years, South Valley Lodge #187, Free and Accepted Masons, has awarded scholarships to one student at each of the four local high schools and will do so at award ceremonies in June.

“These awards are focused on worthy students seeking to attend a local community college,” South Valley Lodge member Steve Chase said.
A member of the lodge will attend each school’s award ceremony and present the scholarship.

In the April meeting of the Library, Culture and Arts Commission, the lodge volunteered and agreed to assume the maintenance of the bronze statuary in the city. The lodge will provide the labor and material to clean and protect the statues twice a year.