COWLS OR COLLARS LOYAL ORANGE LODGE
c. 1914Orange coloured silk lined with cotton backing. Sequin and metallic lace trim . Hook and eye with orange satin ribbon bow . Used at meetings and marches on Orangemen's Day12th July. Silk is frayed where collar has been folded.
These cowls were owned and used by Hannah Saw and her daughter Elsie Green (nee Saw) from the early 1900s through to the mid 1900s. They were both members of the Armadale Loyal Orange Lodge No 53. The cowls were worn at monthly meetings and important events including 12 July the date Orangemen celebrate in memory of King William of Orange defeating King James II in 1688 and starting Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland.
The Loyal Orange Lodge is a part of the Loyal Orange Institution or Orange Order, a international Protestant fraternal order started in Northern Ireland in 1795. It was started to maintain Protestant ascendancy in Northern Ireland during a period sectarian violence with the Catholic Community. The Orange Order first arrived in Australia in 1834.
By 1914 the 'Hope of Armadale' Loyal Orange Lodge No 53 was established in Armadale. It had links to the local Masonic Hall and the Congregational Church. In 1923-26 again in 1932-1934 the Reverend Gershom Morris of the Congregational Church was a member of the lodge, acting as treasurer and H.D.G.
In 1947 branch had a relaunch and attracted a number of old and new members. The response was so good they were able to form a juvenile branch for children. During this time Mr Ernest Otto Woidt of Eighth Avenue Armadale was its Worshipful Master, A J Carlisle treasurer in 1947, 1949 D.C. Challis was Secretary
The group met at the Armadale Masonic Hall (c 1947-1953). Members would meet to discuss the cause of Protestantism and finish the evening by singing the National Anthem, which at the time was 'God Save the King.'
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The Loyal Orange Lodge (L.O.L) 'Hope of Armadale' No 53 collars were worn by Hannah Saw and Elsie Green (nee Saw) who were members. Both were members of the Congregational Church, a protestant church. The L.O.L ran from the early 1900s through to the c1950s. From 1947 they met monthly at the Armadale Masonic Lodge located on the corner of Church Avenue and Fourth Road.
