Honourable Fraternity Of Ancient Freemasons (1933)

Full title reads: “London. Honourable Fraternity of Ancient Freemasons, founded by women for women, celebrates its ’coming of age’ by dedicating new Headquarters and consecrating new Temple.“ London. Group of women, dressed in Freemasonry style regalia of bibs and sashes, walk down staircase. Unidentified woman speaks to the camera. She says that they are celebrating the 21st Anniversary of the foundation of the ’Honourable Fraternity of Ancient Freemasons’. She says that they are based on the Grand Lodge of England and possess the same secrets, degrees and rituals as their male counterparts. More shots of women freemasons coming down steps. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.