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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 |
| SARAH DAWSON | 2008-2009 |
| * 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.....................Ann R. Thompson