Legion of Honor Information
Henry L. Brown Preceptory
The Legion of Honor was founded for the purpose of bringing together a select few out of the millions who have knelt at the altar of DeMolay. Legion of Honor recipients must have actively demonstrated outstanding leadership in some field of endeavor, whether it be a civic, professional, fraternal or spiritual arena. It consists of men who can be implicitly relied upon, as the years pass, to aid young men in carrying the ideals of DeMolay into every walk of life.
The Legion's mission is to consecrate the hearts and minds of its members to an unfaltering belief of God, support of the public schools, and defense of the rights of all. A DeMolay legionnaire can be of great assistance to the Order. His leadership is needed to guide the young men of today who are learning those teachings that have helped guide his life. One man alone may falter, but, united, legionnaires can expand and extend their abilities, interests and leadership, building a foundation of service and accepting the responsibilities and tradition.
Legionnaires throughout DeMolay have been united in Preceptories, carrying out their responsibilities by extending their leadership to DeMolay. All members of the Preceptory must be legionnaires, either active or honorary. In Georgia, all Legionnaires invested in or residing in the state are members of Georgia's sole Preceptory, the Henry L. Brown Preceptory.
Preceptory Officers
Dean: Alessandro Silva
Preceptory Events
The Preceptory holds its annual observance on (or near) March 18 each year. The Preceptory also confers the Legion of Honor degree in Georgia upon those elected by DeMolay International's Supreme Council to the designation. Additionally, the Legion of Honor hosts and participates in the annual Georgia Grand Master's Class in March of each year, an expert conferral of both degrees of DeMolay.
About Henry L. Brown
Dad Henry Lee Brown was a charter member of the Advisory Council of Cecil Cheves Chapter in Savannah, chartered in 1922 and one of the first DeMolay Chapters in Georgia. He was on the original Advisory Council of the Chapter. He was a Past Master and Secretary of Landrum Lodge #48 located in Savannah. He would later serve as Chairman and Chapter Dad for Cecil Cheves Chapter. He was Past Grand Patron of the Grand Chapter of Georgia OES in the year 1929-1930. He was Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Georgia in 1953. He one of only 135 people, and the only person in Georgia, awarded the coveted Founder's Cross by the late Dad Frank S. Land. He is also a Past Executive Officer of the Associated DeMolay Chapters of Georgia, the first to hold that title. He was one of the original state adult leaders of Georgia DeMolay. Despite the high offices and his many accolades, the DeMolays of Cecil Cheves Chapter and the State of Georgia simply called him "Dad."
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Group membership is restricted to LOH members living in State of Georgia.