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FAMOUS ODD FELLOWS AND RUTHITES:<\/p>\n
Harry Truman<\/p>\n
Franklin Delano Roosevelt<\/p>\n
Ulysses S. Grant<\/p>\n
Justus Henry Rathbone- Founder of the Knights Of Pythias<\/p>\n
Albert Pike<\/p>\n
Charlie Chaplin<\/p>\n
Winston Churchill<\/p>\n
William Rice\u2010Founder of Rice University<\/p>\n
Senator Al Franken<\/p>\n
Edward G. Irvin (GUOOF)-Founder of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.<\/p>\n
Norris Wright Cuney (GUOOF)-1st Grand Master<\/p>\n
of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas<\/p>\n
R.M. Bailey (GUOOF)-Education Leader in the Bahamas<\/p>\n
Booker T. Alexander (GUOOF)-Imperial Potentate of the Prince Hall Shriners<\/p>\n
from 1955-1962<\/p>\n
Frederick Douglass (GUOOF)<\/p>\n
Madame CJ Walker (Household of Ruth)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Famous Odd Fellows FAMOUS ODD FELLOWS AND RUTHITES: Harry Truman Franklin Delano Roosevelt Ulysses S. Grant Justus Henry Rathbone- Founder of the Knights Of Pythias Albert Pike Charlie Chaplin Winston Churchill William Rice\u2010Founder of Rice University Senator Al Franken Edward G. Irvin (GUOOF)-Founder of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Norris Wright Cuney (GUOOF)-1st Grand Master of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas R.M. Bailey (GUOOF)-Education Leader in the Bahamas Booker T. Alexander (GUOOF)-Imperial Potentate of the Prince Hall Shriners from 1955-1962 Frederick Douglass (GUOOF) Madame CJ Walker (Household of Ruth)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":91,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-89","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8rHzu-1r","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3996,"url":"https:\/\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/history\/interesting-facts\/famous-odd-fellows\/peter-ogden-founder-of-guoof\/","url_meta":{"origin":89,"position":0},"title":"Peter Ogden, Founder of GUOOF","author":"Sis. 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Jeanette Carter \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Board Luncheon \u00a0 Installation of Grand Officers \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Registration \u00a0 Opening Session \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/MHGM-and-MWGS-225x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":623,"url":"https:\/\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/10-committees\/area-ii\/","url_meta":{"origin":89,"position":5},"title":"Area II","author":"Sis. Anne Huffman","date":"May 28, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Area II Session 2019 Area II Session of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows was held at the Holiday Inn in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The session was lead by Bro. Graham Paige, Area II Director and Sis. Cathy McGlotten, Area II Co-Director. 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