| History of the Daughters of Isis and Magnus Court No. 100 |
| Magnus Court No. 100 is a member of the Imperial Court, Daughters of Isis. The Imperial Court, Daughters of Isis, composed of female family members, is an auxiliary to the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (A.E.A.O.N.M.S.), and was formally organized on August 24, 1910 in Detroit, Michigan. There were three groups of women in several cities where Shrine Temples were located (Maryland, Rhode Island, and Washington, D.C.), that had formed auxiliaries for the female relatives of the male members, but nothing had been done to formally organize them until the meeting in Detroit. The purpose of the Imperial Court, Daughters of Isis, is basic. The uniting of the relatives of all members of A.E.A.O.N.M.S. into one common bond of friendship, to practice charity and benevolence, and to inculcate honor and integrity as symbolized in the legend of the Egyptian Queen, the Goddess of Isis. On the national level, the Daughters of Isis annually award four-year educational scholarships to deserving and needy women to attend colleges or universities of their choice. The Order, like its male counterpart, accepts members without regard to race, creed, color or natural origin. Approximately five to ten percent of its present membership are non-black. There are courts throughout the United States, in the Bahamas, Canada, Europe, and the Far East. The membership is in excess of 20,000 women. Magnus Court No. 100, Daughters of Isis, is truly a "brain-child" of the late Noble John E. Strange (Past Illustrious Potentate of Magnus Temple No. 3 and Past Imperial Organizer). He conceived and made known the idea of an auxiliary Court to Magnus Temple No. 3; two Nobles played a major role in assisting with this dream, the late Reverend James Howard and the late Noble Nelson Welford. Magnus Court No. 100, was organized on March 22, 1947 and chartered August 22, 1947, with 20 ladies from the Northern Virginia area. The charter members were: Bessie Barbour*, Celeste Davis*, Elizabeth Hughes*, Eva W. Ladrey, Lula McCullough*, Lillian Strange*, Martha Vinson*, Lera Bates*, Barbara Doles Hall, Nellie Jackson*, Jessie Mackey*, LaFlora Overstreet*, Pearl Strange*, Edna Walton*, Jennie Burrell*, Pearl Gibson*, Henrietta Jones*, Mildred Lee*, Elizabeth Randolph*, Fannie Tucker* *Deceased |
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