Dear Sisters and Brothers,   

The "Order of The Amaranth" means many things to many people. To its early members it meant the opportunity to build upon the strong foundation of TRUTH, FAITH, WISDOM and CHARITY. A fraternal order having for its purpose, service to humanity, set to the music of fraternal love. To its present members, the "Order of The Amaranth” means a challenge to build higher and stronger upon these foundations of Fraternal Love and Service. It means the Hand of Fraternal Friendship to those in distress.

It means thinking and remembering about in their hours of sorrow and sickness.. Most of all, it means the Opportunity to serve its Fellowmen, to enjoy the close fraternal ties of mutual

respect and understanding to enrich our lives with friendship worth far more than gold or silver.

The Order of the Amaranth is a moral institution composed of Master

Masons and their properly qualified female relatives. In its teachings, the members are emphatically reminded of their duties to God, to their Country and to their fellow beings.  They are urged to portray, by precept and example, their belief in the "Golden Rule", and by conforming to the virtues inherent in TRUTH, FAITH, WISDOM, and CHARITY, they can prove to others the goodness promulgated by the Order. The Grand Court of California was constituted on August 26, 1898. However Honey Lake Court No. 1 in Janesville was chartered before the Grand Court on October 10,1895! Its charter was current until September 2007. It is currently being reorganized and hopefully will regain active status and continue to be the oldest Court West of the Mississippi, and

the second oldest in the Country.

The new officers of the Grand Court of California are

Honored Lady Sylvia Mathews Grand Royal Matron from Crescent Court No. 3, South San Francisco Sir Knight Stephen Wallace Grand Royal Patron from Serenity Court No. 25, Manhattan Beach. Please join us on Saturday April 29, 2008 at 7:30PM

 for the Installation of New Officers for Palo Alto Court No. 115 Honored Lady Lynda Wing Royal Matron Sir Knight Bill Malmstrom Royal Patron Honored Lady Susan Amirsehhi Associate Royal Matron Sir Knight Paul Williams Associate Royal Patron

Richard Wing