He/She
The Order of the Eastern Star's principal symbol is the inverted five-pointed star. Each star point represents a different heroine of the Bible and degree of the Order, and each one represents a different virtue: Adah: Adah is the first point; its color is blue, and its symbols are the sword and veil.
The Star Point Heroines are central to the Order of the Eastern Star and its teachings:
ADAH – DAUGHTER.
RUTH – WIDOW.
ESTHER – WIFE.
MARTHA – SISTER.
ELECTA – MOTHER.
Eastern Star Biblical Heroines
Adah, (Blue), Jephthah's daughter, (from the Book of Judges)
Symbol: A sword and shield, symbolizing how she sacrificed her life to save her father's honor.
Ruth, (Yellow), the widow
Symbol: A sheaf of barley (grain), representative of Ruth, the poor widow in the Bible, who gathered left over barley stalks as her means of survival.
Esther, (White), the wife
Symbol: A crown and scepter. Queen Esther was a great and noble spirited biblical queen, known for her willingness to sacrifice her life for her people.
Martha, (Green) , Lazarus's sister, (from the Gospel of John)
Symbol: The broken column, symbolic of the uncertainties in life.
Electa, (Red) , the mother, (the "elect lady", friend of St. John, from II John)
Symbol: The cup, symbolic of charity and hospitality. Her color, red, is symbolic of love. She accepted God's will in spite of persecution.
Inside the center of the star, a pentagram (5-sided figure) with an altar is the logo's focal point. The open book upon the altar signifies obedience to God's word.
Each of the 5 points of the star are represented by a woman who represents that character within the lectures.
Each woman is dressed in a costume, symbolic of which of the 5 heroines she represents.
Each of these biblical characters share a lesson in the Masonic virtues:
(From Mackey's Revised Encyclopaedia of Freemasonry, page 303, copyright 1929)
Adah - Respect to the binding force of a vow
Ruth - Devotion to religious principles
Esther - Fidelity to kindred and friends
Martha - Undeviating faith in the hour of trial
Electa - Patience and submission under wrong
End of descriptions from Mackey's Revised Encyclopaedia of Freemasonry