Theos-Talk Archives (October 1995 Message tl00526)

On Tue, 10 Oct 1995, Liesel F. Deutsch wrote:

> Wheaton does have a service organization, the Theosophical Order of
> Service. It has its own officers & heads of various departments.
>

The above statement is not quite correct: The Theosophical Order of
Service is NOT an organization that is part of the TSA headquartered in
Wheaton. In fact, it is organizationally not part of any Theosophical
Society, but an independent international organization. However, most or
all of its officers are members of the TS Adyar in various countries and
the current international president of TOS is Radha Burnier. Members of TOS
need not be members of the Theosophical Society.

It was founded in 1908 by Annie Besant to "provide an opportunity for
participation in activities which promote the first object of the T.S."
TOS International publishes a newsletter, "THE SERVICE LINK."
For information and a TOS start-up package, write to:

TOS International Secretary

Diana Dunningham-Chapotin

9 Avenue de la Republique

93420 Villepinte

France

In the U.S., subscriptions (US$3.00/year) may be placed with:

Mrs. Alice Gamble

410 Carillo

Ojai, CA 93023

The TOS in the U.S. publishes its own quarterly newsletter, "FOR THE LOVE OF
LIFE," as well as several books. Another newsletter, "ALL CREATION," is
published by the TOS Animal Welfare Dept. For information on TOS
activities in the U.S. contact:

Mrs. Jean Gullo

PO Box 41584

Tucson, AZ 85717

I hope this information is useful to the readers of this BBS.

Elisabeth Trumpler
Olcott Library