Editing Shriners (section)

===Women's auxiliaries===
The Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America was founded in 1903 in [[Wheeling, West Virginia]],<ref>[http://ladiesorientalshrine.org/ Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America]. Accessed November 6, 2011.</ref> and the Daughters of the Nile was founded in 1913 in [[Seattle]], Washington.<ref>[http://www.daughtersofthenile.com/about_who.htm "About Us"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201020744/http://www.daughtersofthenile.com/about_who.htm|date=2011-12-01}}. Accessed November 6, 2011.</ref> Both are for women only and they support the Shriners Hospitals and promote sociability. Membership in either organization is open to any woman 18 years of age and older who is related to a Shriner or Master Mason by birth or marriage. The latter organization has local branches called "Temples," and there were ten of these in 1922. Among the famous members of the Daughters of the Nile was [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Florence Harding]], wife of [[Warren G. Harding]].<ref>Preuss, Arthur ''A Dictionary of Secret and other Societies'' St. Louis: B. Herder Book Co. 1924; republished Detroit: Gale Reference Company 1966; p. 106.</ref>