Grand
York Rite
of Freemasonry
of the State of Missouri
Knight
Masonry
The Order of Knight Masons was formed in Dublin, Ireland, on June 18, 1923, for the purpose of governing the degrees previously known as the "Green Degrees." These degrees were formerly controlled by the Order of Knights Templar in Ireland (for more than eighty years) and conferred in their subordinate bodies. They were introduced in the United States on May 20, 1936, when the Grand Council in Ireland chartered three Councils in North Carolina. Subsequently seven additional Councils were chartered by that Grand Council in the United States. The degrees are Knight of the Sword, Knight of the East, Knight of the East and West, and Installed Excellent Chief and are not to be confused with the degrees which may have similar names in other Orders.
Knight Masonry came to Missouri through the efforts of Tralee Council No. 41 in Millington, TN and two of its Sir Knights. Although some Missouri Masons already belonged to Knight Masons in Washington D.C., these two Sir Knights laid the ground work to establish the first Knight Mason Council in Missouri, Tipperary Council No. 62. Through their efforts and the long standing leadership of the new Council, other new Councils grew in Missouri, namely Cell Airne Council No. 76 in Springfield, Charlemagne Council No. 79 in Buckner, and Gates of Derry Council No. 82 in Rolla.
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