PILGRIMS REST CHAMBER

-MYSTERY SOLVED-

WHAT DOES THIS STONE's SYMBOL MEAN???

Seallie Anderson Born Apr 25 1863 Died Feb 13 1927

This stone is found in the Oak Ridge Cemetery, Davis, Murray County, OK

Mosaic Templars of America

Location: Little Rock, Arkansas 
Mosaic Templars of America Headquarters
Once headquarters for one of the largest African-American 
fraternal organizations in the country, this 1911 structure
is scheduled for restoration in the future.

900 Broadway 
Little Rock AR 72201 

One such fraternal organization, the Mosaic Templars of America, was founded in Little Rock in the late 1800s by John Bush and Chester W. Keatts, initially to provide burial insurance policies to African Americans. It quickly expanded into operating a building and loan association, hospitals and teaching facilities and other enterprises. Shortly after the organization built its impressive 
three-story headquarters building in downtown Little Rock in 1911, it became the largest black-owned and capitalized enterprise in the country. Unfortunately, like many other businesses during the Great Depression, the Mosaic Templars financial empire had crumbled by the 1930s, but the headquarters building continued to function for many years as the cornerstone of African American social and cultural life in Little Rock. It is still standing at Ninth and Broadway and the descendants of the original founders of the Mosaic Templars are still living in Little Rock today. 

This sure seems to be what we are looking for!

Contributed by: Mahlon Erickson - Jan. 2002