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Arabian Court #52, DOI

HISTORY

Arabian Court #52, Daughters of Isis was Organized May 30, 1953 by the Imperial Deputy of the Daughters of Isis, Dt. Moly Poag. The courts charter was issued August 21, 1953 by the Imperial Court Daughters of Isis. There were twenty-one chartered members.

HANNAH BROWN - MATTIE CHANCE - VIOLA CHAPMAN - LENA COGDELL - NORA DOWDY - LILLIAN DONALDSON - ADA BELL GREEN - SUEJETTE JONES - FRANNIE NICHOLAS - MAGGIE STRONG - MATILDA WILLIAMS - THELMA HALL - NORVELLA KING - VIOLA PETERSON - ROSETTA WALLACE - MYRTLE WILSON - FLORA JOYNER - GERTRUDE KNIGHT - JOSEPHINE REAVES - RUTHIE WIGGINS - MARTHA WILSON

Dt. Suejette Jones is responsible for creating the tune, "O Isis Dear," which is sung Nationally as the Isis opening ode. (Incorporated in our Ritual, Page 9). Of the twenty-one chartered members, one daughter is still living,         Dt. Suejette Jones, whom resides in Greenville, NC.

 

The following Daughters have had the distinction of serving the court as Illustrious Commandress:

JOSEPHINE REAVES 1953-1959*
LILLIAN DONALDSON 1960*
HANNA BROWN 1961-1963*
ZETELLA W. WILLIAMS 1964
FLORA JOYNER 1965*
ERMA CARR 1966-1967
ETHEL M. LEWIS 1968*
MARQUERITE ROYALS 1969-1970
EVELYN NORRIS 1971*
MARY DUDLEY 1972-1973
ELIZABETH WHITE 1974*
HELEN EVANS 1975-1976
LEOLA CAVINESS 1977-1979*
ROSA GRANTHAM 1980
REATHA SAUNDERS 1981*
CORA BRAGG 1982-1983
HELEN ADAMS 1984
LOIS NEWTON 1985-1986
JESSIE COLLINS 1987
RENEE DILLAHUNT 1988
ILENE PARKER 1989-1990
DOROTHY BROWN 1991
PHILLIS SHEPPARD 1992-1993
ROSENA M. HENDERSON 1994-1995
MARVENE GEE 1996-1997
THELMA HILL 1998-1999*
MICHELLE J. MCGEE 2000
DIANA SUTTON 2001-2002
SHIRLEY GOODING 2003
LOIS C. DAVIS 2004-2005
MARY MOORE 2006-2007
* DENOTES DECEASED  

All of these Daughters currently hold the privileged title to now be known as Past Illustrious Commandress. Daughter Sondra Hicks currently holds the privilege of the title Honorary Past Illustrious Commandress.

The following Daughters of Arabian Court were appointed by the Imperial Court Daughters of Isis to the office of Imperial Deputy of the Oasis of New Bern.

Hannah Brown (served 25 years)

Helen T. Evans

Lois Newton

Renee Dillahunt

Rosena Henderson

Michelle McGee

Diana Sutton (currently serving)

The following daughters of Arabian Court served the Imperial Office of Imperial Deputy of the Isiserettes for Arabian Court:

 

Leola D. Caviness

Helen Adams

 

North Carolina Imperial Officers

Imperial Commandress...................Iris L. Moore

Imperial Deputy of the Desert..................Joe Powell

Imperial Deputy of the Desert.....................Ann R. Thompson

 

Arabian Temple #42 Officers

Illustrious Potentate........................Homer E. Stephenson

Imperial Deputy of the Oasis........................Herbert E. Caviness