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Josephine Cables was one of the most influential American members of the Theosophical Society in its early days as a cofounder of the Rochester Theosophical Society.
Early life
Josephine Warner Married James Harvey Cables.
Theosophical Society involvement
On July 27, 1882, Josephine and James were among 25 people who formed the Rochester Theosophical Society. It was the first recognized branch of the original Theosophical Society. [1]
Matilda Joslyn Gage, a remarkable feminist and mother-in-law of L. Frank Baum, was admitted to the Rochester Theosophical Society on March 26, 1885.
American Board of Control
The American Board of Control was constituted on May 13, 1884 by "Special Order" of President-Founder Henry Olcott, then in India, to establish central management of the American branches of the Theosophical Society. Mrs. Cables was took on the role of corresponding secretary; Elliott B. Page of St. Louis was President; and Dr. J. D. Buck served as recording secretary and treasurer. Other Board members were Abner Doubleday, William B. Shelley, George Frederic Parsons, Thomas Moore Johnson, and Mordecai D. Evans. Professor Elliott Coues was also a member for a time.
The Board of Control held a convention in July, at Rochester, N. Y., when various matters relating to admission of members and other details of organization were discussed. In accordance with a resolution passed on June 6th by the Executive Council, Adyar, the Board was then dissolved.[2]
Life in Aldrich, Alabama
William F. Aldritch joined the Gnostic Lodge of Washington, D.C. on October 15, 1885.[3]
The Gita Theosophical Society was established in Aldrich in 1886 as the twelfth American branch of the Theosophical Society. It was never large, and dissolved on September 29, 1887.[4]
Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor
Writings
The Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals lists six articles by or about Mrs. Cables. The contents of her journal The Occult Word are not included in the index; issues are quite rare.
Mrs. Cables conducted a large correspondence with such people as William Quan Judge, Damodar K. Mavalankar, and Thomas Moore Johnson.
Notes
- ↑ Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at http://tsmembers.org/. See book 1, entries 1286 and 1287 (website file: 1A/42).
- ↑ A. J. Cooper-Oakley, "NAME OF ARTICLE," General Report of the TS or Theosophist??? (January, 1887), ???.
- ↑ Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at http://tsmembers.org/. See book 1, entry 3465 (website file: 1B/15).
- ↑ The Theosophist (April, 1888).