Societies Collection (page 9)

Female Mason - 1
Sister Eva Dynamis (born Reims 1858) initiated into the Lien Maconnique lodge, currently Sovereign Grand Mistress in the Modern Adoptive Rite of the Grand Orient of France. Date: 1891

Female Initiation - 2
A candidate is initiated as a Companion : in a bush which represents the Garden of Eden, she strokes the serpent, bites the apple and submits to the reproaches of her guide. Date: 1891

Female Mason - 4
Sister Frederic (born Cherbourg 1867) initiated into the Lodge of the Perfect Female Mason, dressed as Cupidon for a mysterious ritual. Date: 1891

Female Initiation - 5
A candidate is initiated into the Sublime Scottish Rite, vowing on her scimitar to honour the Modern Rite of Adoption. Date: 1891

Boys Brigade
A jolly group of boys on a rowing boat at the Boys Brigade summer camp, England. Date: mid 1930s

Union Jack Club
The Union Jack Club, Sandell Street, Waterloo, London SE1, was founded in 1904 as a National Memorial to commemorate the bravery of the troops in the Boer War. Date: founded 1904

Young Peoples Society
A happy group of young people, members of the Young Peoples Society, High Barnet, north London, England. Date: 22 April 1935

Brotherley Surveillance
After the Paris Commune, the Lodge of Perfect Equality set traps for individuals suspected of insurrection under the pretext of initiations

Assassination of Count Rossi
Count Rossi assassinated, having had his throat slit. Date: 1890s

Initiation of the Sovereign Inspector General
The recipient is required to wash his hands in a vase of molten lead aftering having been led three times round the vase. Date: 1890s

A meeting of the High Court
The President breaks the ceremonial cup by throwing it violently onto the floor whilst the members, right arm raised, say Amen. Date: 1890s

Test of the Forestry Masons
Battle scene depicting the forestry masons in action. Barely had the signal to fire been given by the military men than bullets where flying through the air. Date: 1890s

The Ladys Lodge - Rite of Passage
Initiation ceremony for the Perfect Mistress also known as the Bird of Mystery. Date: 1890s

Assassination of Garcia Moreno
Garcia Moreno, President of the Equatorial Republic, assassinated in Quito. The man who killed him has been apprehended. Date: 1890s

Assassination of Leon Gambetta
Leon Gambetta assassinated in his home by a Sister of the Free-Masons. 1890s

The Carbonari at work
The Carbonari (literally meaning the charchoal burners) were groups of secret revolutionary soceities founded in Italy. Here Giuseppe Mazzini is shown communicating his project of creating Young

Freemasonry and the Homeland
Two captive officers, discovered to be Masons, are treated with certain privileges not usually seen in war prisoners. 1890s

Androgynous Banquets
Scene depicting the Final Song and the Union of Brothers and Sisters chain. Date: 1890s

The Legend of the Tabernacle Chief
The intrepid Angel Eblis, protector of the portable dwelling place of the divine presence, is depicted preparing to battle a monstrous crocodile, also known as the devourer of humanity. Date: 1890s

Initiation of the Prince of Thanks
The candidate, blind-folded and wearing wings, soars and falls onto a blanket held by several existing members. There is a lady watching on from inside a well. Date: 1890s

The Mysterious Amusements
A group of Brothers, dressed in robes and representing shadows, approach a young Sister who is playing the role of Cupid. Date: 1890s

Assassination of Mr and Mrs Emiliani and Mr Lazzoneschi
After retiring from the Free-Masons with some hostiliry, Mr and Mrs Emiliani and Mr Lazzoneschi were assassinated by Brother Gaviol. Date: 1890s

Assassination of Saint - Blamont
Saint-Blamont, a police officer who ran a Masonic initiation order whereby he could discover the sects members, is shown gagged and tied, being entombed into a wall built by his assassinators. 1890s

Feast of the Rosy - Cross
Throwing the head and the feet of the lamb into the fire, the " Very Wise" commences the feast. 1890s

Initiaion of the Rosy-Cross
The " transparent light of charity" is extinguished as part of the ceremony. Date: 1890s

The legend of the heavenly Jerusalem
Under the guidance of Eblis, the descendants of Cain and Hiram attack the heavenly city of Jerusalem to reduce the strength of God. Date: 1890s

Initiation of the Prussian Knight
Bizarre initiation ceremony whereby a member of the assembled group lifts his mask and questions the recipients validity. Date: 1890s

Initiation of the Great Patriarch
" Be like the star which announces the coming of the day; show the world the light; in the sacred name of Lucifer, eradicate obscuratim" cries the President to the recipient

The Distress Signal
Whilst captured by the Iroquois, Captain Mac-Kinsty makes the distress signal and is saved by the Chief, who has recognised him as a Brother. 1890s

Initiation of Provost and Judge
Initiation ceremony whereby the President gives the recipient a large key to the resting place of Hirams remains. Date: 1890s

Banquet at a Symbolic Lodge
Members of a Lodge, with napkins over their shoulders and arms extended, propose a toast. Date: 1890s

Initiation of the Buildings Steward
The illustrious Brother, if his eyes can bear the brightness, is being shown the three mysterious letters of the formidable triangle. 1890s

Initiation to Companion Grade
Recipient and Expert Brother bending theirs knees in front of the mysterious letter G of the Flamboyant Star. Date: 1890s

Initiation Ceremony for the Sublime Knight
Down on one knee between three impaled heads, the recipient receives the sash of the Sublime Knight Elect. 1890s

Initiation to the Master of Prefects
The recipient is assisted by a Brother, who has been given the name Scherebiah, the title Captain of the Guards, and is dressed in a biblical costume

The legend of Hiram
The father of your fathers, Tubalcain, leads Hiram to the centre of the earth, the domain of Eblis and Cain, where liberty reigns. Date: 1890s

Initiation of the Private Secretary
Ceremonial initiation consisting of the enactment of a heated discussion between two Brothers pretending to be Salomon and the King of Tyr. 1890s

Initiation Ceremony
The recipient is lead to the chamber of caverns and told to stab the man in the cave after having drunk from the fountain of life

Cancellation of a Brothers Membership
A Brother is excluded after dishonouring the society through not paying his membership Date: 1890s

The Arch of Steel
Chevalier Kadosch being led through the arch of steel. Date: 1890s

Cain in the service of people
Cain, watched by the superior soul of the Angel of Light, Eblis, teaches the children of the Earth how to cultivate the forest. 1890s

Initiation of the Grand Master of Architecture
Down on all fours, the recipient is obliged to kiss the letter G of the Mysterious Star. Date: 1890s

Initiation
Three recipients are initiated after being lowered through a hole in the ceiling. They are privy to a brass column that escape the ravages of an immense cataclysm, " the Great Flood"

Initiation of the Grand Scot of the Sacred Vaults
The Grand Scot of the Sacred Vaults initiation ceremony. Upon exiting a dark corridor, he is greeted by a (stuffed) lion holding a sword in its mouth

Initiation of the Knight of the East or the Sword
The elected is paraded in a curiously decorated room before the President, chained and dressed as Zorobabel. Date: 1890s

Initiation of the Prince of Jersualem
Wearing pretend beards, the Brothers reward the recipients dedication on a recent mission with kisses and a golden crown made of paper. Date: 1890s

Engraved Board
The bizarrely engraved board of the Knight of the East and West, illuminated by the " magic lamp". Date: 1890s

The Infernal Chamber
Brother gaze upon paintings depicting demons and the damned in Hell, who do not seem to be suffering. In the centre, Hiram is being crowned by Eblis. 1890s

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