Royal Lady, Betty E. DeToscano a member of Ivanhoe Royal Court No. 7 was named an Honorary Past Royal Grand Commandress of the Supreme Grand Court, Oder of Cyrene of the United States of America for the work she did in organizing the Cyrene Courts in the State of New York. 1 On October 31, 1918 the three Cyrene Courts in the State of New York surrendered their warrants and with the assistance of the Supreme Grand Court, Order of Cyrene of the United States of America in Pennsylvania, with its Most Royal Grand Commandress, Elizabeth Banks and Most Royal Grand Chief Engineer, John W. Elzy presiding, and assisted by Royal Lady, Anna E. Robinson, the Right Royal Grand Secretary, constituted and established the Most Royal Grand Court, Order of Cyrene for the State of New York. 1
R.L., Bettie E. DeToscano
Sir Eng., James McCadden
The First Most Royal Grand Commandress
The First Most Royal Grand Chief Engineer
Royal Lady, Bettie E. DeToscano was elected the Most Royal Grand Commandress, Sir Engineer, James McCadden was elected the Most Royal Grand Chief Engineer
R.L. Eva A. Green Right Royal Grand Secretary
and Royal Lady, Eva A. Greene was elected the Right Royal Grand Secretary of the new Grand Court. 1 With the establishment of the Most Royal Grand Court; Ivanhoe Court was renamed and listed as Helping Hand Royal Court No.1. Nazarene Royal Court, and Bethany Royal Court were listed on the Grand Court’s register as Nazarene Royal Court No. 2 and Bethany Royal Court No. 3. A fourth Court, St. Helena Royal Court No. 4 wa s established in Manhattan in 1919. 1 In October 1920 the Grand Court established, Oriental Royal Court No. 5 in Brooklyn, N.Y. 1 In 1922 the first Cyrene Court established by the Most Royal Prince Hall Grand Court outside of the State of New York, was Rose of Sharon Royal Court No. 6, in Newark, New Jersey. 1 In 1923 Mount Calvary Royal Court in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the charter Cyrene Courts of the Supreme Grand Court, Order of Cyrene of the United States of America in Pennsylvania, surrendered its warrant to the Supreme Grand Court, and affiliated with, and was re-warranted by the Most Royal Grand Court, Order of Cyrene of the State of New York. It was designated; Mount Calvary Royal Court No. 7, as a subordinate Court of the Most Royal Grand Court, Order of Cyrene of the State of New York.. In 1927, during the administration of Royal Grand Commandress, Rosa P. Peyton, Mount Siba Royal Court No. 8 was established in Providence, Rhode Island. 1 In 1929, Alpha Royal Court No. 9 was established in Chicago, Illinois. 1 In May of 1944 during the administration of Most Royal Grand Commandress, Royal Lady, Genevieve L. Keizer and Sir Knight, Arthur Carter, the Most Royal Grand Chief Engineer, Miriam Royal Court No. 11 was established in Bridgeport, Connecticut. 1 Also in 1944, the Prince Hall Conference of Grand Masters submitted a request to all Prince Hall Grand Lodges, Concordant and Appendant bodies in existence at the time, to adopt the name Prince Hall and/or, the appendage P.H.A., to their Corporate name, where legally possible to commemorate the memory of the founder of the worldwide Prince Hall fraternity. 1 Accordingly, the name and title of the Most Royal Grand Court, Order of Cyrene, State of New York and Jurisdiction was changed to: “ The Most Royal Prin ce Hall Grand Court, Order of Cyrene of the State New York and
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