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TUCKER-COFFEE GRAND COURTPrincesses York Cross Of Honour
An Adoptive Rite Of TheConvent General
Knights York Cross Of HonourUnited States Of American—Inc.
Prince Hall Affiliation
Welcome To The Garden Of
Queens
GREETINGS:
We bring you GREETINGS on behalf of the Officers and Members of Tucker-Coffee Grand Court, Princesses York Cross of Honour, of the Convent General, Knights York Cross of Honour, United States of America, Inc., Prince Hall Affiliation.
As you proceed through your learning journey through our website, please take time to sign our Guest Book, and if you have any questions regarding our Order, please feel free to contact us. THANKS for taking time to visit us. Please come back as we continue our construction and growth.
Yours In the Garden of Queens,
Princess Rubyee B. Meeks Eminent Knight Donald GrayMost Regal Grand Prioress Grand Knight Advisor
PRIORATE COURTS
Levi L. Rose No. 1Illinois Jurisdiction
Sir Michael E. Steele No. 2Tennessee Jurisdiction
Tarheel No. 3North Carolina Jurisdiction
Phyllis McKoy No. 4New York Jurisdiction
Henry Choya Small No. 5Pennsylvania Jurisdiction
Bertha M. Bragg No. 6Washington D. C. Jurisdiction
Virginia Court No. 7Virginia Jurisdiction
Princesses York Cross of Honour
HISTORY
The PYCH or “Princesses York Cross of Honour”, known as the Priorate, is held in the same esteem as the Priory. Only those who have been elected and served Most Ancient Matron (Heroines of Jericho), as Worthy Matron (Order of the Eastern Star), Royal Perfect Matron (Ladies of the Circle of Perfection) and Princess Captain / Princess Commandress (Heroines Templar Crusades / Cyrene’s) were able to petition and become a member of the Princesses of the York Cross of Honour. Levi L. Rose Priorate #1 was the first PYCH Priorate established in the United States and abroad. On September 7, 1999, Sister Yvonne G. German submitted a letter of petition to then Eminent Prior Charles M. Jones, Jr., and then Grand Master MW Bro. Willie B. Evans, Sr., requesting to form the Princesses York Cross of Honour. The Grand Master and Knights, requested research pertaining to the women of these Houses. The request was complied with. History of the Heroines of the Bible along with biblical references and computer research, which included that no other Priory had a female counterpart, was submitted to the Eminent Prior and Grand Master of Illinois. Also, the names of Sisters who were elected to the highest position in all York Rite Houses were submitted.
On March 9, 2000, Levi L. Rose Priorate #1 was officially formed, and the following Sisters were appointed Offices and obligated: Ethel M. Jones, Eminent Prioress, Yvonne G. German, Deputy Prioress, Dorothy J. Wood, Herald, Emily R. McClendon, Treasurer, and Shirleyan Walker, Registrar. The following Sisters were also Inducted that evening and given the following appointments: Sisters: Doretha Tarleton, 1st Grand Lecturer, Norma C. Reid, 2nd Grand Lecturer. These Sisters became the first members of the Princesses of the York Cross of Honour. Together, with the assistance of Eminent Charles M. Jones, Jr., 33*, Knight Elmer S. Redd, 33*, Deputy Prior, and MW Bro. Willie B. Evans, Sr., these Sisters formulated the Constitution and By-Laws, along with the Ritual for this Order.
On Friday, April 28, 2000, at 7:00 pm, at the Grand Lodge, 809 E. 42nd Place, Chicago, IL, a formal Constitution Ceremony was held, and the beginning of Levi L. Rose, Priorate #1, Princesses of the York Cross of Honour, State of Illinois, an affiliate of John W. Thompson, Jr., Priory #3, Knights of the York Cross of Honour, State of Illinois, and the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, State of Illinois and It’s Jurisdiction went from a dream to reality. At the time of the PYCH conception, the Convent General, USA, PHA, was not formed. Levi L. Rose Priorate #1, PYCH, was under the umbrella of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, F.&A.M., State of Illinois and It’s Jurisdiction, and John W. Thompson, Jr., Priory #3, Illinois Jurisdiction.
• As PYCH became more known throughout the Jurisdictions, many Sisters became members of Levi L. Rose Priorate #1. In July 2006, Sisters from the New York Jurisdiction became members. In July 2007, Sisters from the Tennessee Jurisdiction became members. In July 2008, Sisters from the Jurisdiction of North Carolina became members of Levi L. Rose Court #1. While members of Levi L. Rose Court #1, Princesses Rubye Meeks of TN, and Kim Peterson of NC, worked hard to develop the membership in their Jurisdictions in order to form PYCH Courts.
• • The Priorate was named after the 33rd Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Illinois, Most Worshipful Brother Levi L. Rose, 33*. Brother Rose was a very influential
Mason within the Illinois Jurisdiction who thoroughly supported the progress of Masonic ideals across the various Masonic bodies within the state• On April 29, 2010, ten years after the formation of the Princesses York Cross of Honour, The Convent General, Knights York Cross of Honour, United States of America, Prince Hall Affiliation,
presented Charters to the Priorate Courts of: Levi L. Rose Court No. 1, Illinois Jurisdiction, Sir Michael J. Steele Court #2, Tennessee Jurisdiction, and Tarheel Court #3, North Carolina Jurisdiction.
• • In September 2010, Phyllis McKoy Court #4,T New York Jurisdiction, was presented a Charter from the Convent General. Princesses from the Jurisdiction of Washington, D.C., joined Phyllis
McKoy Court #4. Princesses from the Jurisdiction of Florida, joined Tarheel Court #3, Jurisdiction of North Carolina. To date other Jurisdictions are currently under formation.• • On Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at 8:10pm, twelve years to the date of the formation of the Princesses York Cross of Honour, our National Body was formed.
• Princess Yvonne G. German – Most Regal Grand Prioress• Eminent Knight Leroy R. Gary – Grand Knight Advisor
• Princess Rubye Meeks – Right Regal Deputy Grand Prioress• Princess Kim Peterson – Right Regal Grand Warder• Princess Edwina Harris – Grand Princess Prelate
• Princess Dorothy J. Wood – Grand Princess Herald• Princess Robbie Pillow – Grand Princess Treasurer• Princess Denise King – Grand Princess Registrar
• Princess Dorothy Williams – Grand Princess First Lecturer• Princess Shirleyan Walker – Grand Princess Second Lecturer• Princess LaTashja R. Mosby – Grand Princess Third Lecturer• Princess Sylvia J. Williams – Grand Princess Fourth Lecturer
• Princess Wilma Johnson – Grand Assistant Registrar• Princess Clara K. Jackson-Wright – Grand Instructor / Orator
• • Our National Body was named after two GREAT Men of Masonry; from Illinois Jurisdiction, The Late Most Eminent Knight Raymond T. Tucker, PMEGMG, and from Tennessee Jurisdiction,
The Late Most Eminent Knight Adlai S. Coffee, PMEGMG, both of the Convent General, KYCH, USA, PHA. These great men worked hard for the Prince Hall Masonic Family, and extra hard for the Princesses York Cross of Honour. Both of them paved the way for the formation of our new National Body. How befitting that the Princesses agreed to name our National Body after these two great men
Officers
ELECTED:PRINCESS RUBYE B. MEEKS TENNESSEE MOST REGAL GRAND PRIORESS
EMINENT KNIGHT DONALD GRAY TENNESSEE GRAND KNIGHT ADVISOR
PRINCESS KIM C. PETERSON NORTH CAROLINA RIGHT REGAL DEPUTY GRAND PRIORESS
PRINCESS EDWINA HARRIS NEW YORK RIGHT REGAL GRAND WARDER
PRINCESS DOROTHY J. WOOD ILLINOIS GRAND PRINCESS HERALD
PRINCESS JOYCE C. BRAXTON PENNSYLVANIA GRAND PRINCESS HERALD
PRINCESS ROBBIE PILLOW TENNESSEE GRAND PRINCESS TREASURER
PRINCESS DIANNA M. CASTON ILLINOIS GRAND PRINCESS REGISTRAR
APPOINTED:
COMMITTEES
Functioning Committees
• Ways and Means
• Educational Donation
• Budget and Finance
• Auditing
• Constitution and By-Laws
• Ritual
• Appeals and Grievances
• Jurisprudence
Grand Conclave Committees:
• Grand Prioress Address
• Credentials
• Annual Returns
• Special Projects
• Time and Place
• Special Efforts
PROCLAMATION
• COMING JANUARY 2017
FORMS
• Membership Application
• Annual Returns
• Educational Donation Application
• PRIORATE COURT AUDIT FORM
• Contact the
• Grand Princess Registrar
NEWSLETTER
COMING SOON!
UPCOMING EVENTS
CONTACT US:
Princess Rubye B. Meeks
Most Regal Grand Prioress
PRINCESS DIANNA M. CASTON
Grand Princess Registrar
Princess Yvonne G. German
Past Most Regal Grand Prioress
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Chartering Luncheon Ceremony May 2012
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