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Historical Overview of Texas Grand Assembly

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  • Texas IORG was organized on April 6, 1922

  • Mrs. Daisy Cushing was appointed the first Supreme Deputy

  • Sherman No. 1 was the first Texas Assembly and was instituted on July 10, 1923

  • Mrs. Cushing was elected Supreme Inspector in 1923 and served until her passing in 1941

  • Texas Grand Assembly was organized August 20 – 22,1924 in San Antonio

  • The first Texas Grand Assembly Session was held in Houston in 1925

  • Mrs. Martha Marie Whitfield was appointed Special Deputy at the 1941 Session

  • Mrs. Whitfield was appointed Supreme Deputy in 1942 and elected Supreme Inspector in 1950

  • Mrs. Whitfield was elected Supreme Faith in 1972

  • Texas’ Fiftieth Anniversary was celebrated in 1974 and the Grand Assembly in San Antonio

  • Mrs. Whitfield advanced through the Supreme Assembly line and served as Supreme Worthy Associate Advisor until her passing on April 7, 1989

  • Mrs. Pearl Mills was appointed Supreme Deputy in 1982 and elected Supreme Inspector in 1990

  • Texas hosted the Biennial Supreme Assembly Session in Fort Worth in 1992

  • Mrs. Mills was appointed Supreme Chaplain in 1992, Supreme Drill Leader in 1996, and Supreme Outer Observer in 1998

  • Mrs. Marlene Dibrell was selected as Supreme Deputy and installed at the Grand Assembly Session in Corpus Christi on June 16, 1999

  • Mrs. Dibrell was elected to the House of Gold and installed as Supreme Inspector in 2008

  • Mrs. Dibrell was later appointed and served the Supreme Assembly as Supreme Nature, Supreme Fidelity, and Supreme Parliamentarian

  • On March 19, 2011, Mrs. Dibrell announced that Mrs. JoAnn Weaver would succeed her as the Supreme Officer of Texas

  • Mrs. Weaver was installed as Supreme Deputy at the 2011 Grand Assembly Session

  • Mrs. Weaver was elected to the House of Gold in 2020 and became Supreme Inspector in Texas

  • Texas IORG celebrated its 100th anniversary in June 2023 at the Grand Assembly Session in Waco

  • Supreme Assembly honored Mrs. Weaver with appointments as Supreme Religion in 2022 and Supreme Love in 2024

  • In February 2024, Mrs. Weaver announced her plans to retire at Grand Assembly in June, and in March, she announced Mrs. Angela Seymour as her successor

  • Mrs. Seymour was confirmed by Supreme Assembly as Supreme Deputy and installed in June 2024

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