Secret Societies, Facts About Mysterious Orders Existing Today – The Cross Of A Knight Of Malta; Stars Of A Knight Commander Of The Temple; A Sovereign Prince Rose Croix Of Heredom And More. By W.J. Wintle. An Uncommon Original Article From The Harmsworth London Magazine

Great will be the astonishment of many people to know that there exist in our midst today numbers of secret societies whose names never appear in the newspapers and that there are orders of nobility in our land which are never mentioned in the Peerage. There are knights, princes, and even sovereigns amonst us of whose existence the man in the street is entirely unaware. One may even buy one’s bread from a belted knight and be measured for a new suit by a sovereign prince! Of these secret orders we can here deal only with three of the most notable, though many of the others are of equal historical and social importance.’ An uncommon original article (date unknown) – 4 pages, illustrated H:23.5 x W:16cm