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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'''.
== Personal life ==
Josephine Warner married James Harvey Cables.....
William F. Aldritch joined the Gnostic Lodge of Washington, D.C. on October 15, 1885.<ref>Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at [http://tsmembers.org/ http://tsmembers.org/]. See book 1, entry 3465 (website file: 1B/15).</ref>
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== Theosophical Society involvement ==
=== Rochester Theosophical Society ===
Mrs. Cables was a co-founder of the '''Rochester Branch''' on [[July 27]], 1882. Twenty-five people came together to establish the first lodge established in the United States. William B. Shelly was president, and Mrs. Cables was secretary.<ref>A. E. S. Smythe, "Editorial Notes" ''The Lamp'' 4.6 no. 42  (August, 1900), 181.</ref>  Her husband James Harvey Cables are thirteen others who applied for the charter. <ref>Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at [http://tsmembers.org/ http://tsmembers.org/]. See book 1, entries 1286-1287 (website file: 1A/42).</ref>
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]] to be formed in the United States.<ref>Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at [http://tsmembers.org/ http://tsmembers.org/]. See book 1, entries 1286 and 1287 (website file: 1A/42).</ref>
'''[[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.
[[File:Board of Control letter 1886.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Letterhead for Board of Control, 1886.]]
=== American Board of Control ===
The '''American Board of Control''' was constituted on [[May 13]], 1884 by "Special Order" of [[Henry Steel Olcott|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 [[Jirah Dewey Buck|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. [[Elliott Coues|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.<ref>A. J. Cooper-Oakley, "NAME OF ARTICLE," General Report of the TS or Theosophist??? (January, 1887), ???.</ref>
=== Theosophical Society in Aldrich, Alabama ===
The '''Gita Theosophical Society''' was established in the small coal-mining town of Aldrich, Alabama, in 1886 as the twelfth American branch of the Theosophical Society. It was never large, and dissolved on September 29, 1887.<ref>''The Theosophist'' (April, 1888).</ref>
== Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor ==
== Writings ==
The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Cables six articles by or about Mrs. Cables]. The contents of her journal [[The Occult Word (periodical)|''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 ==
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[[Category:Nationality American|Cables Josephine]]
[[Category:Editors| Cables Josephine]]
[[Category:Writers| Cables Josephine]]
[[Category:People|Cables, Josephine]]

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