Craft Masonry in Manhattan, New York County, New York Approximately 350 Lodges

Volume V As you will see below, as Lodge charter dates advance through the years there is regrettably less and less information available for their Lodge Histories and biographical information on their members. Additions and corrections are welcomed [see end note].

Lodge Nos. 704 thru 996 Compiled by Gary L. Heinmiller Director, Onondaga & Oswego Masonic Districts Historical Societies (OMDHS) www.omdhs.syracusemasons.com September 2011 In compiling the historical sketches for the Masonic Districts of New York State I have saved the Greater New York City area for last owing to the very many Lodges which formed in this area. In very general terms this large metropolitan area, to include Nassau County, had numerous Lodges which found themselves in various of these counties over the years, or met at the Grand Lodge Building at several different locations. The labor of completely and accurately identifying the actual location of the meeting places of these numerous Lodges is a somewhat daunting task, which at sometime may be able to be completely unraveled, but the present compilation the historical sketches will be written from extant sources which give locations for these Lodges. General sources used for compilation a list of Lodges for this area: Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York: Volumes I [1781-1815] and II [1816-1827]; 2000 and 2002 1898 List of New York Lodges, arranged by Districts from A Standard History of Freemasonry in the State of New York ..., Volume 2, by Peter Ross, page 6 et seq. http://books.google.com/books?id=kWYiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA7&dq=%22manhattan+masonic+districts%22&hl=en&ei=L6_4TYDOG8 bw0gH_spybCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false A brief overview of the Greater New York City area, gives some appreciation of the complexity of the many Lodges which appeared in this area over the years. New York City

The Five Boroughs of New York City: 1. Manhattan; 2. Brooklyn; 3. Queens; 4. The Bronx; 5. Staten Island. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City New York City is composed of five boroughs. Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of New York State as shown below. Throughout the boroughs there are hundreds of distinct neighborhoods, many with a definable history and character to call their own. If the boroughs were each independent cities, four of the boroughs (Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx) would be among the ten most populous cities in the United States.

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Borough

County

Approx Pop.

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Manhattan New York 1,629,054 The most densely populated borough and is home to Central Park and most of the city's skyscrapers. The borough is the financial center of the city and contains the headquarters of many major corporations, the United Nations, a number of important universities, and many cultural attractions. Manhattan is loosely divided into Lower, Midtown, and Uptown regions. Uptown Manhattan is divided by Central Park into the Upper East Side and the Upper West Side, and above the park is Harlem. Located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York. The borough and county consist of Manhattan Island and several small adjacent islands: Roosevelt Island, Randall’s Island, Wards Island, Governors Island, Liberty Island, part of Ellis Island, Mill Rock, and U Thant Island; as well as Marble Hill, a very small area on the mainland bordering the Bronx. The original city of New York began at the southern end of Manhattan, expanded northwards, and then between 1874 and 1898, annexed land from surrounding counties. The Bronx Bronx 1,397,287 New York City's northernmost borough, the location of Yankee Stadium, and home to the largest cooperatively owned housing complex in the United States, Co-op City. Except for a small section of Manhattan known as Marble Hill, the Bronx is the only section of the city that is part of the United States mainland. It is home to the Bronx Zoo, [265 acres]. The Bronx is the birthplace of rap and hip hop culture. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated [in 1914]. Brooklyn Kings 2,567,098 Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County. On the western tip of Long Island, is the city's most populous borough and was an independent city until 1898. Brooklyn is known for its cultural, social and ethnic diversity, an independent art scene, distinct neighborhoods and a distinctive architectural heritage. It is also the only borough outside of Manhattan with a distinct downtown neighborhood. The borough features a long beachfront and Coney Island, established in the 1870s. Queens Queens 2,306,712 Queens was established in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties of New York and was supposedly named for the Queen consort, Catherine of Braganza (1638–1705), the Portuguese princess who married King Charles II of England in 1662. Originally, Queens County included the adjacent area now comprising Nassau County. On 7 Oct 1691, all counties in the Colony of New York were redefined. Queens gained North Brother Island, South Brother Island, and Huletts Island (today known as Rikers Island). On 3 Dec 1768, Queens gained other islands in Long Island Sound that were not already assigned to a county but that did not abut on Westchester County (today’s Bronx County). From 1683 until 1784, Queens County consisted of five towns: Flushing, Hempstead, Jamaica, Newtown, and Oyster Bay. On 6 Apr 1784, a sixth town, the Town of North Hempstead, was formed through secession by the northern portions of the Town of Hempstead. On 1 Mar 1860, the eastern border between Queens County (later Nassau County) and Suffold County was redefined with no discernible change. On 8 Jun 1881, North Brother Island was transferred to New York County. On 8 May 1884, Rikers Island was transferred to New York County. In 1885, Lloyd Neck, which was part of the Town of Oyster Bay and was earlier known as Queens Village, seceded from Queens and became part of the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County. On 16 Apr 1964, South Brother Island was transferred to Bronx County. The New York City Borough of Queens was authorized on May 4, 1897, by a vote of the New York State Legislature after an 1894 referendum on consolidation. The eastern 280 square miles of Queens that became Nassau County was partitioned on 1 Jan 1899. Queens Borough was established on 1 Jan 1898. Long Island City, the towns of Newtown, Flushing, and Jamaica, and the Rockaway Peninsula portion of the Town of Hempstead were merged to form the new borough, dissolving all former municipal governments (Long Island City, the county government, all towns, and all villages) within the new borough. The areas of Queens County that were not part of the consolidation plan, consisting of the towns of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay, and the major remaining portion of the Town of Hempstead, remained part of Queens County until they seceded to form the new Nassau County on 1 Jan 1899, whereupon the boundaries of Queens County and the Borough of Queens became coterminous. W ith consolidation, Jamaica once again became the county seat, though county offices now extend to nearby Kew Gardens also. Geographically the largest borough and the most ethnically diverse county in the United States, and may overtake Brooklyn as the city's most populous borough due to its growth. Historically a collection of small towns and villages founded by the Dutch, today the borough is predominantly residential and middle class. Queens is the site of Citi Field, the home of the New York Mets, and annually hosts the U. S. Open tennis tournament. Additionally, it is home to two of the three major airports serving the New York metropolitan area, LaGuardia and JFK airports. (The third is Newark Liberty airport in Newark, NJ.) Staten Island Richmond 491,730 The most suburban in character of the five boroughs. Staten Island is connected to Brooklyn by the Verrazano Narrows Bridge and to Manhattan by way of the free Staten Island Ferry. The Staten Island Ferry is one of the most popular tourist attractions in New York City as it provides unsurpassed views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and lower Manhattan. Located in central Staten Island, the 2,500 acres Greenbelt has some 28 miles of walking trails and one of the last undisturbed forests in the city. Designated in 1984 to protect the island's natural lands, the Greenbelt comprises seven city parks.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Boroughs New York City, one of the largest cities in the world, is composed of five boroughs. Each borough now has the same boundaries as the county it is in. County governments were dissolved when the city consolidated in 1898, along with all city, town, and village governments within each county. A borough is a unique form of governmental administration for each of the five fundamental constituent parts of the consolidated city. Technically, under New York State Law, a "borough" is a municipal corporation that is created when a county is merged with the cities, towns, and incorporated villages within it. It differs significantly from other borough forms of government used in Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, other states, Greater London and elsewhere. New York City is often referred to collectively as the Five Boroughs; the term is used to refer to New York City as a whole unambiguously, avoiding confusion with any particular borough or with the greater metropolitan area. It is often used by politicians to counter a focus on Manhattan and to place all five boroughs on equal footing. The term Outer Boroughs refers to all the boroughs excluding Manhattan (although the geographic center of the city is along the Brooklyn/Queens border). Unlike most American cities, which lie within a single county, extend partially into another county, or constitute a county in themselves, each of New York City's five boroughs is coextensive with a county of New York State. All boroughs were created in 1898 during consolidation, when the city's current boundaries were established. The Borough of Bronx was originally the parts of New York County that had been previously ceded by Westchester County, until Bronx County was created in 1914. The Borough of Queens originally consisted of just the western part of a larger Queens County, until Nassau County was created by the secession from Queens County of the three eastern towns in 1899. The Borough of Staten Island was officially the Borough of Richmond until the name was changed in 1975 to reflect its common appellation. Each borough is represented by a Borough President and, with the exception of Manhattan, has a borough hall (the same functions, and others, reside in the Manhattan Municipal Building). Since the abolition of the Board of Estimate in 1990 (due to a 1989 ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court) the borough president now has minimal executive powers, and there is no legislative function within a borough. Most executive power is exercised by the Mayor of New York City, and legislative functions are the responsibility of the members of the New York City Council. Because they are counties, each borough also elects a District Attorney, as does every other county of the state. Some civil court judges are also elected on a borough-wide basis, although they are generally eligible to serve throughout the city.

Lodges - Volume V No. 704

Lodge Name Tuscan

714 724 727 727 728 733 734

Wieland Ancient Charity Bunting-Charity Alma Bethel Veritas

735 739

Uhland Radiant

739

Radiant-Loyalty

739

MaimonidesMarshall

6M

26 Jan 1987

740 742 743

Allemania Star of Cuba Maimonides

9M

ca 1874

744 745 746 748

Pentalpha Stuyvesant Roome Lincoln

750

Shakespeare

2K 9M

Chartered ca 1870

Notes Merged with Cassia-Adytum No. 445 to become CassiaTuscan No 445. now in Bronx Co.

ca 1872 ca 1872 ca 1872

5M ca 1872 ca 1873 1873

9M

ca 1873 1873 01 Dec 1976 331

1874

6M

16 Jun 1874

332

merged with Citizens No. 628 to become Citizens-Veritas No. 628, which in turn merged with Elmer Palestine No. 204 to become Perfect Square No. 204 in 1992 Now in Bronx Co. Radiant 739 merged with Loyalty No. 876 to become RadiantLoyalty No. 739, 1 Dec 1976 Radiant 739 merged with Loyalty No. 876 to become RadiantLoyalty No. 739, 1 Dec 1976 a consolidation of four Lodges: Radiant No. 739 (1873), Maimonides No. 743 (1874), Marshall No. 848 (1905) and Loyalty No. 876 (1909). In 1978 Maimonides 743 merged with Marshall No. 848, and 26 Jan 1987 Maimonides-Marshall merged with Radiant-Loyalty No. 739 forming the present Lodge Whitestone, Queens Co. merged with Marshall No. 848 on 13 Nov 1978 to become Maimonides-Marshall No. 743, which in turn merged with Radiant-Loyalty No. 739 in 1986 to become MaimonidesMarshall No. 739 consolidated with Bredablick No. 880, 1983 consolidated with Bredablick No. 880, 4 Feb 1992 consolidated with and became Matinecock 806, 1 Nov 1988 consol with Schiller No. 304 to form Schiller No. 304 [1984 GL Proc] Prev. Progress Lodge No. 12, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, ca 1873. By kindly intervention Shakespeare No. 750 was accorded a charter with the GL of NY; First met at 96 Bowery; removed to the GL Masonic Hall 'soon after' 1874 and again in the late 30s 3

751 752 753 758 763 765 770

La Universal Naphthali Justice Covenant Centennial Von Mensch Golden Rule

771 786 819

Solon Italia Composite

824 840

Mazzini William McKinley

848

Marshall

853 853 854

Civic Civic-Argosy Archimede-Roma

857

Frederik (Fredrick) Bronx Chancellor Kent Columbus

860 870 872 872

10M

20 Jun 1874

333

6M

19 Feb 1874 9 Jun 1875

334

9M

6M

10M

9 Jun 1898 1902

358

360

1905

10M

01 Dec 1987

370

7 May 1908 1964

876 876

ColumbusDaVinci-Galilei Mordecai Loyalty

878 880

Norsemen Bredablick

3K 6M

ca 1910 18 May 1910

880

6M

15 Dec 2006

890 890 891 893 897 901

SibeliusBredablick Truth Courland Federal Federal-Caxton Garfield Elbe-GarfieldGoelet Pilgrim Joshua Alba Elbe Midian Gotham

904

Netherland

907

Criterion

909

Elmer

914

Level

917

Integrity

881 885 888 888 889 889

offshoot of Commonwealth Lodge

ca 1876 1876

ca 1882 1896

at its inception, a Spanish speaking Lodge

Whitestone, Queens Co. consolidated with Ionic No. 486 in 1976; Golden Rule Clermont McKinley 486 formed from merger of Clermont 996 and William McKinley 840; these two merged with Golden Rule Ionic No. 486 on 5 Feb 1992. Merged with Lessing No. 608 in 1978 later' absorbed by Archimede No. 935 Lodges consolidated with Composite No. 819: Chancellor Kent No. 870, 1973; Truth No. 881, 1982; Civic-Argosy No. 853, 1984 Works ritual in Italian merged with Clermont No. 996 in 1979; these two merged with Golden Rule Ionic No. 486 in 1992 merged with Maimonides No. 743 in 1978 to become Maimonides-Marshall No. 743, which in turn merged in 1986 with Radiant-Loyalty No. 739 to become MaimonidesMarshall No. 739 consolidated with Argosy No. 1026 consolidated with Composite No. 819 in 1984 Floral Park, Nassau Co.; instituted date; 'absorbed' Renaissance Lodge No. 1121 and Dante Lodge No. 919 consolidated with Sibelius No. 1167; consolidated with Bredablick No. 880 extinct consolidated with Composite No. 819 in 1973 a merger of Cavour 872, Caesar 1078 and Etna 1090

10M 1909 1909

renamed Loyalty No. 876 in 1911 Prev. Mordecai No. 876; renamed Loyalty in 1911; merged with Radiant No. 739 to become Radiant-Loyalty, which in turn merged in 1986 with Maimonides-Marshall No. 743 to become Maimonides-Marshall No. 739 374

Lodges consolidated with Bredablick: Pentalpha No. 744, Federal-Caxton 840, Stuyvesant No. 745 formed from the consolidation of Sibelius No. 1167 and Bredablick No. 880 consolidated with Composite No. 819 in 1982

consolidated with Bredablick No. 880, 1984

7M 10M

1911

ca 1912

1914

merged with Audubon No. 930 in 1976 as No. 901 and 'later' merged with Joseph Warren-Gothic No. 934 merged with Guardian No. 921 and Nathan Straus No. 1114 to form Gideon No. 921 in 1980 in 1976 merged with Farragut No. 976 and ca 1982 they merged with Gideon No. 921 merged with Palestine No. 204 to become Elmer Palestine No. 204, which in turn merged with Citizens-Veritas No. 628 to become Perfect Square No. 204 in 1992 Level 914 consol with Nathan Hale 1006 to become Nathan Hale Level 1006, 1 Jan 1979. Midian 897, Integrity 917 and Argonne 1027 consol to become Integrity Midian Argonne 917, 13 Dec 1974 [21 Dec 1972] 4

917 918

IMA Goelet

7M

921

Guardian

1916

921

Gideon

1980

929

Paul Revere

930

Audubon

933

Joseph Warren

934

Joseph WarrenGothic

953

Ehlers

960

Caxton

976

Farragut

996

Clermont

7M

1976

1922

385

Prev. Argonne Lodge 1027 Louis Kossuth 1117 merged with and became Arcana 246, 18 Oct 1968; Elbe-Garfield 889 and Goelet 918 consol to become Elbe-Garfield-Goelet, 4 Nov 1993; Elbe-GarfieldGoelet 889 consol with Arcana 246 to become Arcana 246, 4 Nov 1999 Guardian No. 921 and Nathan Straus No. 1114 merged with Netherland No. 904 in 1980 to become Gideon No. 921 Guardian No. 921 and Nathan Straus No. 1114 merged with Netherland No. 904 in 1980 to become Gideon No. 921; in 1976 Farragut No. 976 merged with Criterion No. 907, and ca 1982 they merged with Gideon No. 921; In 1987 Gideon No. 921 merged with Joseph Warren-Gothic No. 934 Paul Revere 929 merged with Robert Fulton 1014 to become Robert Fulton Paul Revere 929, 30 Mar 1979 merged with Gotham No. 901 as No. 901, and they 'later' merged with Joseph Warren-Gothic No. 934. merged with Gothic No. 934 to become Joseph WarrenGothic formed from 10 mergers as follows: (ca 1912) Gotham No. 901; (1916) Guardian No. 921; Companion No. 1133, formed from Guardian No. 921 and returned to Guardian No. 921 in 1976; Joseph Warren merged with Gothic No. 934, becoming No. 934. With the previous mergers developed, Guardian No. 921 and Nathan Straus No. 1114 merged with Netherland No. 904 in 1980 to form Gideon No. 921; In 1976 Farragut No. 976 merged with Criterion No. 907, and ca 1982 they merged with Gideon No. 921. Also in 1976 Audubon No. 930 merged with Gotham No. 901; In 1987 Gideon No. 921 merged with Joseph W arren-Gothic No. 934; Audubon No. 930 and Gotham No. 901 merged as 901 and 'later' merged with Joseph Warren-Gothic No. 934 Ehlers 953 consol with Armistice 1008 to become Armistice Ehlers 963, May 1975 Federal 888 consol with Caxton 960 to form Federal Caxton, 4 May 1971 in 1976 merged with Criterion No. 907 and ca 1982 they merged with Gideon No. 921 merged with William McKinley No. 840 in 1979; these two merged with Golden Rule No. 486 in 1992

Tuscan Lodge No. 704 Warrant: ca 1870 Merged with Cassia-Adytum No. 445 to become Cassia-Tuscan No 445, 23 Apr 2003 A History of Long Island: from its earliest settlement to the ..., Volume 3, by Peter Ross, page 6. http://books.google.com/books?id=6T_ubA4oBXgC&pg=PP21&dq=%22Tuscan+Lodge+No.+704%22&hl=en&ei=eTR7TtvtDMnc0Q Hh7dDiAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Tuscan%20Lodge%20No.%207 04%22&f=false George Ryerson Fowler, M. D. - One of the greatest living exponents of the science of surgery, in fact one of the greatest the world has yet furnished, is Dr. George R. Fowler, of Brooklyn. While the city takes pride in laying first claim to him as one of its foremost citizens, his fame has encircled the globe and his great abilities are known throughout the civilized world. Dr. Fowler was born in New York City, December 25, 1848. His parents, Thomas W. and Sarah Jane (Carman) Fowler, were both natives of Long Island, as was also his grandfather, Duncan B. Fowler, who participated in the war of 1812. The family is of English origin, and the American branches are descended from three brothers who were among the early settlers of Connecticut. Two of them later removed to Long Island, one locating on the northern shore and the other on the southern. From the former of these the Doctor's father, who died in 1897, aged seventy-two years, was descended, while his mother, who resides in Brooklyn, is descended from the other. The early life of Dr. Fowler was passed in Jamaica. Long Island, whither his parents had removed, and there he laid the foundation of his general education. His medical and surgical education was obtained in the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, where he was graduated in 1871 with the degree of Doctor of Medicine.

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He at once entered upon the duties of his chosen profession in the eighteenth ward, Brooklyn, subsequently removing to the Twenty-first ward, and pursuing a general practice of medicine and surgery for fifteen years. Since that time he has given his attention exclusively to surgery and has one of the largest practices in that line of work on the American continent. In 1872 he was appointed upon the staff of the Central Dispensary of Brooklyn, from which he was forced to resign two years later on account of his rapidly growing practice. Upon the organization of the Bushwick and East Brooklyn Dispensary in 1878 he became its first visiting surgeon. When the medical staff was complete in its organization he was chosen its presiding officer, and upon his resignation from the active staff in 1887 was made consulting surgeon to that institution. In 1883 he was appointed surgeon in chief to the department of fractures and dislocations of St. Mary's Hospital, and later had entire charge of the department of general surgery. He has been surgeon to the Methodist Episcopal Hospital of Brooklyn since its establishment in 1887, is senior surgeon to the German Hospital of Brooklyn, surgeon in chief of the Brooklyn Hospital, consulting surgeon to the Relief Hospital of the Eastern District and to the Norwegian Hospital, and professor of surgery in the New York Polyclinic. When, in 1890, a law was enacted separating the educating and licensing powers in the state, the State Medical Society recommended Dr. Fowler as a member of the medical board and he was accordingly appointed by the board-of regents of the University of the State of New York, and at the first meeting of the board he was made examiner in surgery, a position which he still holds. The importance of this position in the state of New York with its many splendid medical colleges and other medical and surgical institutions is very great, as in the past half-century, which has been called the "home stretch of scientific advancement," scarcely any branch has made such rapid and well denned progress as that of surgery, If such credit is due to those who in their respective callings "keep up with the times," how greatly is the world indebted to those who, like Dr. Fowler, set the pace, and, as it were, blaze the way that, leads to the establishment of new scientific truths and the solving of scientific mysteries that for countless ages have lain beyond the reach of man. Dr. Fowler was married, in 1873. to Miss Louise Rachael Wells, youngest daughter of the late James Wells, of Norristown, Pennsylvania, To this union were born four children, three of whom are living: Russell S. Fowler. M. I)., who is practicing medicine and surgery in Brooklyn, and is assistant surgeon to the Methodist Episcopal, Brooklyn and German Hospitals; Miss Florence G. Fowler, who was graduated at the Packer Collegiate Institute in 1898; and Royale H. Fowler, who is a student in the Adelphi Academy. The Doctor and his family are members of the Church of the Messiah. Episcopalian. For a number of years Dr. Fowler has been a member of Tuscan Lodge, No. 704, F. & A. M., and is also a member of Kismet Temple, Mystic Shrine. He is a member of the Montauk Riding and Driving and the Nassau County Clubs. He resides at 302 Washington avenue, and has adjoining his residence and fronting on DeKalb avenue one of the best appointed surgical offices in the country. His beautiful country home is located in "The North Country" of Glen Cove, Long Island.

Ridgewood Lodge No. 710 Petition: Warrant:

16 Jun 1870 17 Jun 1871 [instituted]

Ridgewood Lodge No. 710 was scheduled to merge with Valley Stream Lodge No. 1143 on 1 Sep 2002 Lodge Website http://ridgewoodlodge.page.tl/History-of-Ridgewood-Lodge.htm As Ridgewood Lodge No.710 is a union of three Lodges, Ridgewood Lodge No.710, Instituted June 17, 1871, Cypress Hills Lodge No. 1064, Instituted June 10, 1926 and Star of Hope Lodge No.430, Instituted April 9, 1857, this history for its beginning has, of necessity, the origin of Ridgewood Lodge. The first minutes of Ridgewood Lodge are dated 28 Sep 1870 and record that the Lodge met at 943 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. with the RW Henry W. Turner as Master. The Lodge worked under a dispensation granted by the M.’.W.’.John H. Anthon, Grand th Master on September 26, 1870 upon the recommendation of Fortitude Lodge No. 19 and others, and it was set to expire on the 15 day of May 1871. In the following terms nineteen Master Masons of Brooklyn had petitioned the Grand Lodge of the State of New York for issuance of a Charter: “To the MW Grand Master of Masons of the State of New York”. “The undersigned petitioners being Ancient Free and Accepted Master Masons having the prosperity of the fraternity at heart, and willing to exert their best endeavors to promote and diffuse the genuine principles of Masonry, respectfully represent: “That they are desirous of forming a new Lodge in the Twenty-first ward of the City of Brooklyn to be named Ridgewood Lodge, No.” They therefore pray for a Letter of Dispensation, to empower them to assemble as a regular Lodge, to discharge the duties of Masonry, in a regular and constitutional manner, according to the original forms of the Order, and the regulations of the Grand Lodge. They have nominated and do recommend RW Brother Henry W. Turner to be the first Master; Brother George W. Close to be the Senior Warden, and W Brother William H. Reese to be the Junior Warden of said Lodge. If the prayer of this petition shall be granted, they promise a strict conformity in the edicts of the Grand master, and the Constitution, Laws and regulations of the Grand Lodge.” Dated at Brooklyn this Sixteenth day of June A.L. 5870. Henry W. Turner, P.M. William H. Reese, P.M. George W. Close William H. Fenwick John M. Fowler

Amity Lodge No. 325 Cassia Lodge No. 445 Cornucopia Lodge No. 563 Seawanhaka Lodge No. 678 Columbian Lodge No. 484

Job Corbin John B. Hester Lewis John Halbert James G. Powers James C. Brower

Kings County Lodge No. 511 Seawanhaka Lodge No. 678 Columbian Lodge No. 484 Lebanon Lodge No. 191 Long Island Lodge No. 382 6

Nathan Conklin J.P. Carll George B. Mason Noah Tittemore G.H. Crans

Center Lodge No. 97 Cornucopia Lodge No. 563 Arcanna Lodge No. 246 Masonic Union Lodge (VT) No. 16 Cosmopolitan Lodge No. 585

Amos Bostwick A.G. Merwin, P.M. Richard Oliver George LaMonti

Free Brotherhood Lodge (SC) No. 79 Suffolk Lodge No. 401 Anglo Saxon Lodge No. 137 Central Lodge No. 361

The records show that men of great character and ability were attracted to the Lodge and became active in its work. Two brothers rose to the eminence of Grand Master and forty-five others received Grand Lodge appointments The first application for membership was received from Jeremiah Chapman on 4 Oct 1870. He received the three degrees of Masonry, being raised on 5 Jan 1871. The original charter was presented to Ridgewood Lodge by M.’.W.’. John H. Anthon Grand Master on 17 Jun 1871. At the 760th communication, the Lodge received the proposition for membership of Elbert Crandall. Brother Crandall received his third degree on 6 Oct 1887; served as Master during the years of 1890 and 1891, was appointed District Deputy Grand Master for the years 1892-1893, and on 22 Sep 1892 M.’.W.’. William Scherer, Grand Master visited the Lodge and presented to the then R.’.W.’. Elbert Crandall his apron and jewel. On 7 Jun 1894 R.’.W.’. Elbert Crandall was appointed Commissioner of Appeals and was elected Deputy Grand Master in 1900 and Grand Master in 1902 and 1903. He died on 2 Oct 1907. In a meeting held 1 Oct 1957, the original Charter granted on 17 Jun 1871 was retired and placed in the custody of the Trustees. The new working charter granted by Grand Lodge at its annual communication in May of 1957 was substituted therefore in the performance of all functions of Ridgewood Lodge. On 12 Jun 1971 a Gala Event was held at the International Hotel to celebrate its 100th Anniversary. The Grand Master M.’.W.’. William R. Knapp was present along with his Grand Marshal R.’.W.’. Ernest Leonardi. The DDGM was R.’.W.’. Stanley Summers and W.’. Hugo A. Martin was the Master. At the lodges 100th Anniversary meeting held previously on 24 May 1971 there were present 151 brothers including the Grand Master. On 20 Oct 1996 Ridgewood Lodge celebrated the 125th Anniversary with a Dinner Dance that was held in the New Hyde Park Inn in Queens, NY. The Deputy Grand Master, R.’.W.’. Stewart C. McCloud was present along with his Deputy Grand Marshal, R.’.W.’. Vincent Libone. The District Deputy Grand Master was R.’.W.’. Seymour Silverman and the Master of the Lodge was W.’. Herbert H. Becker. A set of engraved Steak Knives was presented as a gift to all who attended commemoration the event. Carl J. Fitje In 2000 Brother Carl J. Fitje was elected Deputy Grand Master. Brother Fitje was raised a Master Mason on 20 Jun 1980. He served as Master of Ridgewood Lodge in 1987 and was appointed District Deputy Grand Master for two years, 1990-1992, by the M.’.W.’. Richard P. Thomas, Grand Master. In 1992 brother Carl J. Fitje was appointed Junior Grand Deacon and Senior Grand Deacon in 1994 by the M.’.W.’. Gary A. Henningsen, Grand Master. He served on various Grand Lodge Committees notably the Grand Lodge Convention Committee in which he was Chariman when New York hosted the 1997 World Conference of Grand Masters. During this time he received the Robert R. Livingston Medal and the Grand Master’s Certificate of Appreciation. In May 2002 exactly 100 years to the date in which Elbert Crandall from Ridgewood Lodge served as Grand Master, Brother Carl J. Fitje was elected Grand Master of Masons in the State of New York and served until 2004. During his term as Grand Master he was elected to the Board of Directors of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in 2003 serving as Director of the Memorial for a period of three years. He was also elected by his fellow Grand Masters of North America to serve as the Conference Chairman of the North American Grand Masters Conference held in W ashington, D.C. in 2004. Brother Carl J. Fitje received forty seven Honorary Memberships to Lodges within New York State and one Honorary Membership in the 11 Sep 2001 Lodge in Udine, Italy. Also he received Honorary membership in a Lodge in New Jersey and was appointed an Honorary Grand Master of New Jersey. Upon completion of his term as Grand Master he was appointed a Grand Representative to Norway by M.’.W.’. Edward R. Trosin, Grand Master, who presented him with the Charles H. Johnson Medal. On March 29, 2003 Ridgewood Lodge raised fifteen new brothers who took their three degrees in the Grand Master’s One Day Class. This was an exciting day for the Lodge as this was the largest amount of new members in one day, but included the raising of not only the Grand Master Carl J. Fitje’s son Eric C. Fitje, but his nephew and brother of R.’.W.’. Robert N. Fitje’s son, Jorma R. Fitje. June 17, 2006 was the anniversary date since Ridgewood Lodge was constituted and on 12 Jun 2006 Ridgewood Lodge held its 3072nd Communication. It was decided to hold off its celebration until later on in the year and on 26 Oct 2006 Ridgewood Lodge celebrated its 135th Anniversary year with a gala dinner dance at the Douglaston Manor in Queens, NY. It was well attended by many dignitaries including Ridgewood Lodge’s own R.’.W.’. Angel Ruiz, the current District Deputy Grand Master, Grand Treasurer R.’.W.’. Joseph A. Quarequio, Grand Marshall R.’.W.’. Kurt Ott and Grand Master M.’.W.’. Neil I. Bidnick. A Lenox Votive Candle was given as a gift of remembrance of all the Brothers and Sisters who were members of Ridgewood Lodge No. 710 over the past 135 years. Brother Walter J. Wasnieski 3d played the bagpipes in special honor of all past Brothers and Sisters of the Lodge as well as to honor our current Master W.’. Rene Rivera Sr. and Brother Jorma R. Fitje, two members of the Lodge who served in Iraq. Masters of Ridgewood Lodge No. 710 RW Henry W. Turner George W. Close M.M. Livingston Ira Goddard Andrew W. Aitchison

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Georg C. Hollis George G. Brown James Allen Obadiah Harned RW Peter Van Cott

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Henry W. Harned Joshua Crandall James S. Gardner George H. Kennedy William Fullerton

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Orlando Bennett RW Andrew B. Martin MW Elbert Crandall James Queen George W. Roland Edward Eastman John F. Davis RW William J. Madden RW George F. Maddock Charles M. Newins Harry H. Gould RW James H. Snyder Charles A. DuMoulin William M. Virge Henry A. Vandyne RW Charles O. Blaisdell Walter Fessenden Charles E. Patterson Thomas P. Broadley Francis P. Bent Miner H. Paddock Jr. Henry L. Miller John W. Sheahan R W William F. Hartmann George E. Taylor Eugene J. Brandt Willes G. L'Hommedieu Mortimer F. Drudy Alonson S. Tichenor Anton F. Mannel Frederick W. Sticht Thomas Weaver RW Charles L. Diehm Harry A. Derr John A. Siegel Arthur W. Zwilling

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RW Henry C. Suhr 1930 Francis J. Cabral 1931 RW Elmer D. Sherwood 1932 George Biehl 1933 Alfred J. Gerken 1934 R W Arthur W. Teeple 1935 William Robertson 1936 John A. Adler 1937 Otto E. Kaupp 1938 Ovilla J. Lassieraie 1939 James Anderson 1940 Joseph I. Trimble 1941 William Fitzgerald 1942 George Buck 1943 Graham Moore 1944 Arthur Tilly 1945 Eugene C. Brandt 1946 William H. Heidt 1947 Carl Terjung 1948 Vincent Gilmour 1949 RW William Link 1950 William Newiger 1951 Franck Anderson 1952 Joseph C. Miller 1953 Alan E. Tichnor 1954 Jacob W. Waidelich 1955 R W Alfred H. Erdmann 1956 Carlton F. Shannon 1957 R W George E. Collier 1958 Charles F. Brandt 1959 Chester T. Nantz 1960 Arthur W. Hauser 1961 Kenneth F. Diehm 1962 George W. Manz 1963 George F. Whidden 1964 RW Soren A. Fitje 1965,73,81-82

Fred Feldsher 1966 Conrad T. Koch 1967 Albert F. Hoffman 1968 RW George W. Johnson 1969 RW Richard R. Babbitt 1970 & 75 Hugo A. Martin 1971 Leonard L. Schneider 1972 Alan E. Tichnor 1974 RW John E. Thompson 1976 RW Donald A. Collier 1977 George Foy 1978 RW Arthur E. Lass 1979 James Schmiedecke 1980 Martin J. Winzler 1983 Mark Thompson 1984 Soren J. Fitje 1985 RW Charles A. Smith DSA 1986 MW Carl J. Fitje 1987 John Hauser 1988 RW Douglas R. Watson 1989 RW Robert N. Fitje 1990 Charles E. Albert 1991 Francisco Perez 1992-93 RW James J. McGlynn 1994-95, 00-01 Herbert H. Becker 1996-97 George Moretti Jr. 1998-99 David F. Velkas 2002-03 RW Angel Ruiz 2004-05 Raymond Marquez 2005-06 Rene Rivera Sr. 2006-07 John J. Castleane 2007-08 George O'Connor 2008-09 Walter J. Wasnieski 3rd 2009-10 Wayne A. Douglin 2010-2011 Kenneth Matthews 2011-2012

Wieland Lodge No. 714 Warrant:

ca 1872

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7767281 Philip Jacob Ebling b. 29 Apr 1861, Bronx, NY; d. there 26 Sep 1896; son of Philip and Catherine (Baum) Ebling, was president of the Ebling Brewery when his father Philip Ebling died in 1895. He Then directed all of its affairs until death called him in 1896. Philip Jr. was a member of Wieland Lodge No. 714, F&AM; he was also a member of the Schnorer Club and the K.O.S. Bowling Club. Philip married at Union Hill, New Jersey, 12 Apr 1894, Amanda Anna Peter, born 1 Mar 1872, d/o W illiam and Caroline (Aeppli) (Ohlenschlager) Peter. He had one child, Priscilla Katherine Philipine Ebling. http://www.ouroldneighborhood.com/ph/Ebling s.htm Ebling's brewery scented the air with the strong but not unpleasant brewery smell. The brewery occupied much of the area between Saint Ann's Avenue and Eagle Avenue south of 161st street and down to 156th Street. Ebling's was closed when a spectacular fire destroyed many of the buildings in the early fifties. The Daily News reported that the fire lasted for many hours and that fumes and heat overcame many firemen. I stood on the corner of Third and Saint Ann's Avenue watching as the firemen battled the blaze. They were high above Saint Ann's Avenue and so far back they seemed almost under Eagle Avenue. I later learned that caves under Eagle Avenue that were used to age the beer. That night the firemen were actually fighting the fire in these caves under Eagle Avenue. Ebling's also was involved in another mystery place in my childhood. The company built a dance hall, Ebling's Casino, on the corner of Saint Ann's Avenue and 156th Street. It was not large but was beautifully decorated with blue mosaic tiles as far inside as I could see from the street. I don't remember it ever being opened. It stood unused for years, a place of intrigue to me. At that time and place dance halls and

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restaurants were rarities. I often gazed into this mystery place with its beautiful mosaic walls and imagined ghostly guests reveling in a timeless party. The following piece about the history of Ebling's is on the "The Bronx in History" web site: "It was built in 1866 by Philip and Wilhelm Ebling, who introduced their German methods of malt-making to a population heavily German in composition and already well disposed to the pastime of drinking beer. The brothers called their establishment the Aurora Park Brewery as it was built upon the site of a picnic ground of that name. Ebling's Brewery became so well known that gradually its official name, Aurora Park, was discarded. In the 1880s, approximately 550 people were employed there, and the brewmasters lived in fine richly-ornamented brick homes on Eagle Ave. Incidentally, these houses are still standing at E. 156th St. Records from 1888 credit the brewery with 37,000 barrels of lager beer and 20,000 more of ale. The brothers also manufactured a malt tonic which became their mainstay when Prohibition came into effect in 1919. The number of employees dropped to 100 and these were engaged in making ice cream and 'near-beer' as well as the tonic. The hill behind the brewery, topped by Eagle Ave., had been dug out to form caverns and there the beer had been stored and aged."

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A Standard History of Freemasonry in the State of New York ..., Volume 2, by Peter Ross, page 217 http://books.google.com/books?id=kWYiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA279&dq=%22Wieland+Lodge+No.+714%22&hl=en&ei=PkKGToLEDIX e0QHq09XKDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Wieland%20Lodge%20No. %20714%22&f=false Fred Knecht was made a Mason in 1894 in Wieland Lodge, No. 714, New York, and since then has continuously served the Lodge in various offices. For one year he was Senior Master of Ceremonies, for two years was Senior Deacon, and at the annual election of 1898 he was elected Junior Warden. Those who are acquainted with the usual routine of Lodge work know in what direction all this tends and that still further advancement awaits a brother who has thus demonstrated his fitness for promotion and who has been advanced in such regular stages. Brother Knecht was born in Bempflingen. W urtemberg, Germany, 24 Nov 1865, and attended school there in accordance with what may be called the national custom, until he had reached the age of fourteen years. For some two years after quitting school he was engaged in the business of a nurseryman, with his father, in his native place. He then came to America and made his home in New York. In 1893 he entered into business as a cafe keeper, and has built up a successful trade, being now at 2840 Third Avenue. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, Rechborner Mannerchor, Schwabische Saengerbund, Melrose Turn Verein and the Cassover and Morrisania Yacht Clubs. ----Ibid. page 213. Christian F. Schaue - This well known member of Wieland Lodge, No. 714, was born in Vegesack, near Bremen, Germany, 22 Jan 1854. Shortly after he had attained his fourteenth year he came to America. For twelve years he worked as a butcher in New York City, but in 1883 he engaged in business on his own account and has built up a large trade, both wholesale and retail. He is one of the founders of the Vegesack Club, a benevolent association of which he is President and which he has represented at the Plattsdeutcher Volksfest, and he is Vice-President of the Bronx Bowling Club, of Morrisania. In the New York Produce Exchange he has been a member for several years, and is a director of the Union Granite Company of Weehawken. In the Harlem River Building, Loan and Savings Institution he holds the important office of treasurer. It will thus be seen that he is not only a successful man of business but that he has won the esteem and confidence of those among whom he mingles in every walk of life. In 1891 Brother Schaue was made a Mason in Wieland Lodge, and he has held in it the appointment of Senior Deacon and was elected and served as Junior Warden. He is proud of the Lodge and its association. ----Ibid. page 249. Edward A. Acker was made a Mason in Citizens Lodge, No. 628, in 1873. He soon developed a marked interest in the work of the craft and was noted for the careful and thoughtful attention he devoted to the ritual and to the business affairs of the organization, for, like all societies in this world, Masonry has its business as well as its philosophical side. After some experience in the subordinate offices he was elected Master, in 1876, and made a splendid record as an executive officer. In 1896 he affiliated into Wieland Lodge, No. 714. He received the Royal Arch degrees in Triune Chapter, No. 241. Brother Acker is a native of Switzerland, having been born at Basle, 30 Jan 1849. When four years of age he was brought to New York City and received his primary education in the public schools. At the age of fourteen he began attending the free lectures in the public high schools and later was entered as a student in Columbia Law School. For three years he worked in a law office, getting an insight into the practical working of his profession, and in 1869 was admitted to the bar. A year later he started in practice on his own account and has built up a splendid connection. He is noted for his ability as a consulting lawyer, his reading in his profession is most extensive and his advice is always conservative and always given with the view of advancing the best interests of his clients. In the profession his name stands high and he has many friends among them whose friendship is itself a guaranty of a man's standing. Among those friends he values most is Frank R. Lawrence, the Past Grand Master, who delivered the craft from debt, with whom his friendship has now extended over thirty-five years. ----Ibid. page 279. Conrad Muller - In Wieland Lodge, No. 714, New York, no one enjoys more the esteem of the brethren than Conrad Muller, who in 1897 reached the highest rung on the Lodge's official ladder by being elected its Master. To reach that honorable eminence he had given many years of earnest official work after serving as a Master of Ceremonies and as Junior Deacon. He was elected Junior Warden and held that office for three terms, and then was thrice in succession elected Senior Warden. His Masonic career dates from 1875, when he was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason in Veritas Lodge, No. 734. In the following year he withdrew from that body and affiliated with Wieland Lodge, in which he has won so enviable a record. Brother Muller was born in Ninthur, Switzerland, 3 Sep 1852. At the age of nineteen he left the college of his native town, and after taking a course in theoretical mechanics became a practical machinist. In 1872 he arrived in New York and worked for some years in a number of machine shops, so as to gain as thorough a knowledge of his trade as possible. His superiority as a mechanic and his ingenuity in making practical devices to facilitate whatever work was on hand quickly became noted. This led in 1876 to his securing the position of Chief Engineer of the David Meyer Brewing Company, which he has since held. He is the patentee of the beer-barrel counting-machine, which automatically records the number of quarters, eighths and full kegs daily turned out of the brewery. He is also the inventor and patentee of the Excelsior Beer Filter, which is in daily use by the David Meyer Brewing Company, and many other of the principal breweries of the country. Brother Muller has not much time outside of the demands of his Lodge to hold affiliation with the usual run of organizations, but we may mention that for over ten years he has been a member of the New York Engineers' Benevolent Society. 10

----Ibid. page 427. Robert Louis Steiner - In 1874 Brother Steiner was raised a Master Mason in Wieland Lodge, No. 714, New York, and went into harness almost immediately thereafter. He served as Senior Deacon for a term and was elected Senior W arden for a year, and then was three times elected Master. It was during his second term that Wieland celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary. He has proved a notable figure in the affairs of the Lodge for a quarter of a century, and all he has done has been work thoughtfully performed. Brother Steiner was born in Sonneberg, Saxe-Meiningen, Germany, 5 Oct 1846. He attended the schools in his native town until 1861, when he went to the Polytechnic School at Nurnberg, Bavaria, where he remained for two years, studying modeling and designing. He then became a designer in a porcelain factory and continued to be so employed until 1865, paying especial attention to high-grade pottery and to terra-cotta work. He then went to England, but remained there only a short time, for in 1861 he came to America, landing in New York City. He went to Philadelphia, where he found artistic employment in a chandelier-manufacturing establishment. In 1868 he settled in New York, and for the next ten years was engaged in designing terra-cotta work. In 1893 he assumed control of his present business—the designing and manufacturing of gas and electric light fixtures. Outside of his business and his Lodge Brother Steiner is little seen; but his business occupies his attention closely and the work of the Lodge has proved interesting enough to occupy all his leisure. During his three terms as Master he raised the membership number from 65 to 103. When he first assumed control the treasury contained about $300, and when he finally retired from the East it had over $2,000 to its credit. He is now serving his second term as Vice President of the German Masonic Temple Association. He is also a member of the German Masonic Maennerchor, the Union Sanger Society and the Traveling Men's Mutual Aid Society. ----History of German Immigration in the United States and successful German ..., by Georg von Skal, page 115. http://books.google.com/books?id=LSEtAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA115&dq=%22Wieland+Lodge+No.+714%22&hl=en&ei=PkKGToLEDIXe 0QHq09XKDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22Wieland%20Lodge%20No.% 20714%22&f=false Adolph G. Hupfel, brewer, was born in Orange County, NY, receiving his education in the public and private schools, coming to New York City in 1854. By political affiliation he is a Democrat, but has never held or sought a political office. The Hupfel Brewery [on East 161st and St. Ann's Avenue], of which he is the head, is numbered among the pioneer brewing industries which have made Bronx Borough noted. The buildings occupied by this establishment have stood so long on St. Ann's Avenue and One Hundred and Sixty-first Street, that they have become known as landmarks in the Bronx. Among the organizations of which Mr. Hupfel is an active member, may be mentioned the New York Produce Exchange, Brewers' Board of Trade, of which he is the ex-president; Associated Brewers; ex-trustee and ex-treasurer State Brewers and Maltsters; ex-director of the Union Railway, North Side Board of Trade, New York Botanical Society, Wieland Lodge No. 714, F. & A.M., Freundschaft Lodge No. 4, Improved Order of the Knights of Pythias, Melrose Turn Verein, Arion Liedertafel, Central Turn Verein, German Hospital, Deutsche Gesellschaft, Terrace Bowling Club, Manhattan Club, Democratic and Schnorer clubs. On May 13, 1873, he married Miss Magdalen Kuntz, to whom four children have been born: Catherine G, Adolph G, Jr., Antoinette G. and Otto G, all of whom are living.

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Ancient Lodge No. 724 Warrant:

ca 1872

Menu cover – 16 Feb 1901

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http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/10,000_famous_freemasons/Volume_2_E_to_J.htm Joseph H. Fussell (1863-1942) Theosophist. b. in Nottingham, England, he came to the U.S. in 1890. He first taught in a private school in Savannah, Ga., and was later private tutor in N.J. and N.Y. In 1893 he became private secretary to William Q. Judge, and later secretary to Katherine Tingley (1896-1929). He was secretary general of The Theosophical Society, and a trustee of Theosophical Univ. He wrote Theosophy and Occultism; More Light—A Study of Theosophy and Freemasonry. Mason; received 32° AASR (SJ), 31 Jul 1912, at San Diego, CA, and withdrew 16 Aug 1932. He had affiliated with San Diego Lodge No. 35 in Feb. 1907, from Ancient Lodge No. 724, N.Y., and withdrew in May 1934. d. 7 May 1942. ----Proceedings ..., by Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Council for the Northern Jurisdiction, page 289 http://books.google.com/books?id=WoFLAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA289&dq=%22Ancient+Lodge+ No.+724%22&hl=en&ei=gk2GToSmMYjr0gHlv_0G&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnu m=9&ved=0CFUQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22Ancient%20Lodge%20No.%20724%22&f=f alse Charles Tappan Dunwell, 33° - Our lamented brother was called from his labors at an age which many hope to be the beginning of a notable career. But he had already accomplished much, and his record shows the completion of a large amount of life-work. Illustrious Brother Dunwell was born in Newark, Wayne, NY, 13 Feb 1852. He died at his home in Brooklyn, 12 Jun 1908, in the 57th year of his age. He received an excellent education in Lyons (Wayne County) Union School, at Cornell University, and in Columbia Law School. His business life was that of a lawyer, and a general agent of the New York Life Insurance Company. In public life he achieved distinction by service on the Republican State Central Committee of New York in 1892 and 1893, and by election to the National House of Representatives for the Third District of New York in the Fifty-third Congress, and again in the Fifty-fourth. The degree of Bachelor of Laws was conferred upon him in 1874 by Columbia University. His Masonic life was prominent. He was made a Master Mason in Ancient Lodge, No. 724, New York, in March 1880. In that Lodge, after full service in lower offices, he was Master in 1886 and again in 1893. He was District Deputy Grand Master in the Eighth Masonic District of New York in 1893 and 1894. He became a Royal Arch Mason in Adelphic Chapter, No. 158, and served as Principal Sojourner for two years. He became later a member of Triune Chapter. The orders of Knighthood were conferred in Morton Commandery, No. 4, but his membership was later transferred to Palestine Commandery, No. 18. In the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite our brother became a member of the Aurora Grata bodies in Brooklyn, and filled official station as Junior W arden, Senior W arden and Master of the Chapter of Rose Croix. The thirty-third degree was conferred upon him at Boston September 21, 1897. His services to Freemasonry and to our Scottish Rite, his affable and considerate disposition, and his public career, entitle him to affectionate remembrance. Extended Memorial Addresses regarding Ill.’. Bro. Dunwell may be read in United States Congressional serial set, Issue 5539, pages 53-54 and pages 5-46 of the accompanying addresses, at http://books.google.com/books?id=jFI3AQAAIAAJ&pg=RA3PA23&dq=%22Ancient+Lodge+No.+724%22&hl=en&ei=gk2GToSmMYjr0gHlv_0G&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=17&v ed=0CIABEOgBMBA#v=onepage&q=%22Ancient%20Lodge%20No.%20724%22&f=false ----The Heroes of the American Revolution and their descendants: Battle of Long Island..., by Henry Whittemore, page 187. http://books.google.com/books?id=lxARAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA188&dq=%22Ancient+Lodge+No.+724%22&hl=en&ei=gk2GToSmMYjr 0gHlv_0G&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFoQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22Ancient%20Lodge%20No.%20 724%22&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=lxARAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA188&dq=%22Ancient+Lodge+No.+724%22&hl=en&ei=gk2GToSmMYjr 0gHlv_0G&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFoQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22Ancient%20Lodge%20No.%20 724%22&f=false Clarence Otis Bigelow, Member Sons of the Revolution, son of William Marlin and Margaret Catharine (Dye) Bigelow, was born in Phenix. town of Warwick, R. I., 29 Nov 1851. His father died the same year, and he in Guilford, VT., 16 Nov 1781. He married 3 Feb 1805, Aruthusia. daughter of [sic] was left wholly to the care of his mother. She removed to Phillipston. MA., and later to Springfield, MA, he attending the public schools in both places. His first knowledge of the drug business was obtained in a retail drug store at Springfield, MA. In 1867 Mr. Bigelow came to New York, and entered the employ of George L. Hooper, located at 102 Sixth Avenue. He bought out his employer in 1880, and has since continued to carry on the business in his own name. The business was established at this location more than sixty years ago, when this part of the city was inhabited by wealthy residents. Notwithstanding the changes and removals, some to the upper part of the city, others to New Jersey, the same parties or their children still continue their patronage of the old house, and Mr. Bigelow's trade far exceeds that of many of the more pretentious uptown stores.

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Mr. Bigelow has been for many years an enthusiastic member of the Masonic Fraternity. He is Past Master of Ancient Lodge No. 724. F&AM, having been initiated on the night of its organization, and passed through the several chairs, except that of J. W. In Capitular Masonry he was advanced and exalted in Ancient Chapter No. 1, R. A. M., and served in that as Captain of the Host; he demitted from this to Adelphi Chapter No. 348. In the Chivalric Order he was created and dubbed a Knight Templar in Columbian Commandery No. 1. He demitted to Adelphi Commandery No. 59— the only mounted Commandery in New York—of which he was Captain General, the Eminent Commander being Dr. Alexander B. Mott. The membership included many of the leading and most prominent men in the city. Mr. Bigelow was formerly identified with the various clubs, but pressure of business necessitated his withdrawal from all but the Aldine Association. He was President of the Board of Pharmacy of Greater New York, Treasurer of the New York College of Pharmacy, and a Trustee of the West Side Savings Bank. His ancestors, as shown by their record, have been patriots and men of mark in their day and generation. An expanded article on Bro. Bigelow may be read in the “Bulletin of Pharmacy,” Volume 20, pages 238-241, at http://books.google.com/books?id=bIlNAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA238&dq=%22Ancient+Lodge +No.+724%22&hl=en&ei=gk2GToSmMYjr0gHlv_0G&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&r esnum=16&ved=0CHwQ6AEwDw#v=onepage&q=%22Ancient%20Lodge%20No.%20724%22&f=false ----Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Volume 4, by Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs, page 1850. http://books.google.com/books?id=xdsgysln66MC&pg=PA1850&dq=%22Ancient+Lodge+No.+724%22&hl=en&ei=gk2GToSmMYjr0 gHlv_0G&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=20&ved=0CI0BEOgBMBM#v=onepage&q=%22Ancient%20Lodge%20No.%207 24%22&f=false Samuel Lane Gross, third son of John Spear and Nancy Coffin (Lane) Gross, was born 18 Nov 1846, in Brunswick, where he grew up and was prepared for college at the public schools and under special tutors. He was graduated from Bowdoin College with the degree of A. B. in 1872. Three years later he received the degree of A. M. from his Alma Mater. He studied law at Columbia University, New York City, and was admitted to the bar in 1876, in that city, where he has since engaged actively in the practice of his profession. While he has been interested in some important litigation, his practice has been chiefly in private cases and has gained him an excellent standing at the bar of the Metropolis. He occupies offices at 206 Broadway. He is affiliated with the Masonic fraternity, being a member of Ancient Lodge, No. 724, F&AM, of New York City. He is a member of All Angels (Protestant Episcopal) Church and acts politically with the Republican party. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Association of New York City; of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity and Club; of the Bowdoin Alumni Society and of the Maine Society of New York. He married, 30 Jul 1903, in New York. Adelaide Louisa Beekman, d/o Gerard T. and Catherine L. (Tompkins) Beekman, of New York. ----A Standard History of Freemasonry in the State of New York ..., Volume 2, by Peter Ross, page 46. http://books.google.com/books?id=kWYiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA147&dq=%22Ancient+Lodge+No.+724%22&hl=en&ei=gk2GToSmMYjr 0gHlv_0G&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CEEQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22Ancient%20Lodge%20No.%207 24%22&f=false Stephen C. Bedell - This gentleman was born in Brooklyn, NY, on 30 Jun 1858. He received a good education at the public schools, and graduated from the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute. He has since then been identified with mercantile business, having been connected as sales agent for the Chelsea Jute Manufacturing Co. of this city for the past twelve years. In 1882 he joined the gallant Twenty-second Regiment, and in due time was elected an officer of his company. He is an active member of the Royal Arcanum and an ardent supporter of the Republican party at all times. In 1889 he was united in marriage to Miss Augusta E. Preston, a cultured and highly accomplished young lady. He is well known in Masonic circles in New York, and while District Deputy Grand Master of the Eighth Masonic district won an enviable record by showing how, by hard work and persistent effort, that office could be made useful as well as ornamental. His visits to the Lodges under his jurisdiction were frequent and well timed, and his official addresses were clear, helpful and thoughtful. R. W. Brother Bedell was initiated, passed and raised in Ancient Lodge, No. 724, New York, in 1889, and served as its Master in 1894 and 1895. He was exalted in Triune Chapter, No. 241, and is now its King. In Columbia Commandery, No. 1, K. T., he holds the important office of Captain of the Guard. He is also one of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, having crossed the burning sands provided by Mecca Temple and found that journey and its attendant merchants so pleasant that he is rarely absent from a convocation of his brother Nobles. From all this it goes without saying that Brother Bedell is a most enthusiastic Mason, and that he not only holds the craft in honor, but is honored in turn by the members of the craft. ----Ibid. page 61. Orlando N. Dana - No man in the boot and shoe business in New York stands higher to-day in business circles than Orlando N. Dana, the present Master of Ancient Lodge, No. 724. He was born in Boston, MA, 16 Apr 1863, and after graduating from the world-renowned Phillips Andover Academy engaged in business with his father in his native city. That gave him, under practical and tried experience, a training which has stood him in good stead throughout his commercial career. After a while he entered the 14

establishment of Denham & Rowland, shoe jobbers, Boston, and acquired a thorough knowledge of that business,.—a business which it has often been said can nowhere be so thoroughly studied as in the "Hub,"—or at least in some of the manufacturing towns of New England. In 1887 Mr. Dana settled in New York and entered into business as a wholesale shoe jobber. His thorough knowledge of the trade soon enabled him to build up a large business, and his energy, his close attention to details and his strenuous efforts to do the very best possible for his customers constantly widened his connection, and he is now at the head of a great establishment whose ramifications extend far and wide. But while a hard worker Brother Dana has not forgotten that there, are other things as essential to happiness in this life as work, and, like so many hundreds of business and professional men in New York, he turned to our beloved institution to seek its aid in cultivating those qualities of friendship, charity and brotherly love with which all right-thinking and properly constituted men are endowed. Becoming a member, by initiation, passing and raising, of Ancient Lodge, he passed through its chairs with such success that he became the choice of the brethren, in December, 1897, for the highest office in the Lodge. He was exalted in Triune Chapter, No. 241, and has been elected its Scribe. Blue Masonry and Red Masonry will, we fancy, have other honors in the future to bestow on him. Brother Dana is a member of the Level Club, the social organization of the Masters and Wardens, past and present, of the Eighth District, and is justly regarded as a zealous craftsman, one whose connection with the order is in every way distinguished and honorable. ----Ibid. page 91. Charles Tappan Dunwell [see also above]. This prominent and well known member of the fraternity was born at Newark, NY, on 13 Feb 1852. He was educated at the Union School and Academy at Lyons, NY, graduated in 1868, and then entered Cornell University, leaving at the close of his junior year. He then entered Columbia Law School, where he was graduated with the degree of LL. B. in the class of 1874. Almost immediately after that he began the practice of his profession and continued successfully to prosecute it for a number of years. He has for many years been connected with the New York Life Insurance Company as a general agent of the Seaboard Department, at 100 Broadway, New York. In politics Mr. Dunwell is a Republican, and has always been interested in his party's affairs. He served as a member of the New York State Republican Committee in 18911892, and was the candidate of his party in 1890 for Comptroller of Brooklyn, N. Y. Brother Dunwell is also an active member of the Aurora Grata Club, of Brooklyn, and the celebrated Thirteen Club, of New York. His life has been a pleasant one and it only required his marriage to Miss Emma Williams, of Castle Shannon, Pa., on 22 Apr 1880, to crown his happiness. She has made a most excellent companion for him, and their union has been blessed with four children, who bear the names of Elsie, Arthur W., James W., and Ruth. Their home is situated at 207 Hart Street, Brooklyn. Brother Dunwell was made a Mason in Ancient Lodge No. 724, New York City, and served as its Master for two terms, and held the office of Deputy Grand Master for the 8th District during the year 1893-94. In Royal Arch Masonry he has also been active, having held the office of Principal Sojourner for two years in Adelphic Chapter. He affiliated with Triune Chapter No. 241, a few years ago. He was Knighted in Morton Commandery No. 4, and was its Junior Warden one year, but is now enrolled on the roll of Palestine Commandery. He has also been an enthusiastic worker in the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite and has held the distinguished office of Master of Aurora Grata Chapter of Rose Croix, Brooklyn, and also 1st Lieutenant Commander of the New York State Council of Deliberation. He received the 33rd degree at the meeting of the Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the U. S. A., at Boston, MA, 21 Sep 1897. All these offices and honors themselves testify to Brother Dunwell's capacity for work and to his devotion to the fraternity. ----Ibid. page 146-147 In Charles B. Wilkinson we have a bright example of the fact, often forgotten, that the descendants of the founders of this country are still actively engaged in brightening the rich jewel which their ancestors won not only from Indian savagery but from royal tyranny and misgovernment. It has been asserted that the descendants of our immortal sires are beneath them in physical and mental qualities; but while that may hold true in countries where "lines of long descent" means the possession of special privileges and honor, and possibly gifts also, it is not applicable to America, where each man must be judged according to his own merits, no matter what his father or his ancestors may have done. As a result, the country possesses many descendants of the Mayflower party, many descendants of those who. fought in the Revolution, and it is no more than just and proper that societies should be bound to keep alive the memory of brave deeds and their own claims to descent from those who performed such deeds. Of all this Charles B. Wilkinson is a good example. As the head of an extensive jewelry business at 42 John Street, New York, he has shown his fitness to hold up his own end in the struggle of life, and so is honored for his own success quite as much, if not more so, as because he is descended from one of the oldest families in America and Revolutionary heroes. As is natural he is very proud of that descent himself, and that pride led him to take an active part in the formation of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America in 1896. The aim of the society is to add to the glory of the founders of the country by bringing the lessons of their patriotism, perseverance and love of liberty to bear upon the present. Its objects, in short, are thus summarized:. "To bring together and associate congenial men, whose ancestors struggled together for life and liberty, home and happiness in this land, when it was a new and unknown country, and whose line of descent from them comes through patriots who sustained the Colonies in the struggles for independence in the Revolutionary War; to teach reverent regard for the names and history, character and perseverance, deeds and heroism, of the founders of this country and their patriotic descendants; to teach that the purpose of the founders could have had no lasting result but for their patriot sons; to inculcate patriotism in the associates and their descendants; to discover, collect and preserve records, documents, manuscripts, monuments and history relating to the genealogy of the history of 15

the first Colonists and their ancestors and their descendants; and to commemorate and celebrate events in the history of the Colonies and the Republic. Brother W ilkinson was born at Mansfield, MA, 22 Apr 1855, receiving his education in the public schools. In 1875 he removed to New York and engaged in the jewelry trade. For the past twelve years he has been in business on his own account, making a specialty of bronzes and medals, also handling all kinds of jewelry and diamonds and doing a yearly increasing trade. He was made a Mason in Aurora Grata Lodge, No. 756, Brooklyn, and is now a member of Ancient Lodge, No. 724, New York. He having served as Worshipful Master for one year, it may be said that to him the way is open to further preferment, which will doubtless come in time. In Capitular Masonry he has held the appointment of Royal Arch Captain and Captain of the Host. He received the Chivalric degrees in Columbian Commandery No. 1, and was dubbed a "Noble" in Mecca Temple, Mystic Shrine. These simple facts tell of a considerable amount of diligent Masonic work and show that Brother Wilkinson has been a devoted member of the fraternity and that he has won the entire confidence and esteem of the brethren among whom his lot has been cast. ----Ibid. page 166. John William Doscher - There are some men whose notions of the fitness of things is to circumscribe their lives by their offices or stores and their bedrooms, and to imagine that by thus closely attending to their own interests they are acting the part of a model to the rest of the community. Such men naturally are never found in the Masonic institution. Its platform is too broad, too liberal, too strongly saturated with the fraternal idea to be comfortable for such a man to stand upon. The class among whom good Masons are involved is that which believes in the world being somewhat of a social institution, which believes that there is a certain tie between all men which should unite them in the bonds of friendship, and that the wider these bonds are disseminated the better and happier will this world be. Such seems to have been the leading feature in the career of Brother Doscher, one of the most popular members of Ancient Lodge, No. 724. His business engagements and duties prevent his holding office, but nothing transpires in the Lodge in which he is not prominent and willing to render aid in every way in his power. Brother Doscher was exalted in Triune Chapter, and was Knighted in Palestine Commandery, passing from thence into Mecca Temple, Mystic Shrine. Brother Doscher was born in New York City on 22 Oct 1851, and was educated in the common schools, but completed his studies in Germany. He started while a boy in the hosiery business, in which he still continues, having worked his way up until he received his present position of manager of one of the departments in the noted firm of Fred Victor & Achelis. For thirteen years Brother Doscher served in the 23rd Regiment, National Guard, State of New York, and for five years was a Lieutenant in Company E. He is a member of the Officers and Veterans' Club of that regiment, of the Dry Goods Club, the Harlem Club and the Royal Arcanum. In politics he is a stanch Republican, and although as yet he has taken but little active part in political circles, his friends who have watched his career think his time is coming, and that he will yet be heard in that connection. Meanwhile he is doing his full duty as a citizen, and is proud of the many friends he has made in all circles of which he has formed a part.

Charity Lodge No. 727 http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NYBROOKLYN/2002-12/1041187509 Standard Union, Monday August 10, 1931 John REISENWEBER b. 7 Oct 1851, Brooklyn; d. 9 Aug 1931, Woodmere, Nassau, NY, for more than half a century the head of REISENWEBER's, one of the best known establishments in New York, a former political power as lieutenant of the late Senator Thomas C. PLATT, died yesterday at his home, 708 Central avenue, Woodmere, L.I. He would have been eighty years old on Oct. 7. He was survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Louis FISCHER, who were with him at the time of his death. Interment was at Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. REISENWEBER was probably the oldest and best restaurateur in this country. At an early age, John REISENWEBER assumed the management of the restaurant bearing his name, which his father established in 1856 at Columbus Circle, in what was then known as Bloomingdale road. At the time the establishment was surrounded by miles of farm land, and the patronage consisted of tourists who drove up in mail coaches. With the advent of the bicycle craze the house grew and Mr. REISENWEBER was obliged to install additional facilities for the growing trade. REISENWEBER's in time began to attract patronage from all parts of the city, and its fame grew until it was a by-word for the better type of dining. In 1901 he placed his son-in-law, Louis FISCHER, in charge of the management, and together they laid the foundation of what was destined to become one of the greatest dining institutions in the world. REISENWEBER's was the first to initiate dancing for its patrons and was instrumental in introducing the modern cabaret. They also installed the modern "cover charge" in 1913, when the fee for witnessing their elaborate entertainment specialties was twenty-five cents, an exorbitant sum at that time. The establishment grew in size until it occupied a half block front on Eighth avenue and extended for hundreds of feet along Fifty-eighth street. It housed a dozen dining rooms, employed more than 1,000 in help and seated 5,000 diners at one time. With the advent of prohibition, REISENWEBER's liquidated its business and ceased to exist. In the late eighties, REISENWEBER became the Republican leader of the Nineteenth Assembly District, which at that time extended from Fifty-second street to the northernmost end of Manhattan Island. He became a power in the political life of New York although he never held public office. His political opponent in the same district was John F. CURRY, now head of Tammany Hall. In 1921 he and Mrs. REISENWEBER celebrated their fiftieth anniversary and were received at the White House by President Harding. Mrs. REISENWEBER died three years ago. John REISENWEBER was one of the oldest members of the Masonic fraternity. He had been a member of Charity Lodge, No. 727, F&AM, since 1876. Three years later he became its master and was elevated to an office in the Grand Lodge in 1912. He was a member of many years standing in Lodge No. 1, B. P. O. E., the New York Athletic Club, The Eighth Avenue Association and was affiliated with many financial and charitable institutions. 16

Reisenweber’s Circle Hotel and Cafe (where jazz was king and Sophie Tucker headlined), on the SW corner of 58th and Eighth, just south of Columbus Circle, circa 1910:

http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Business/Brewery.html In 1890 when Frederick Hower Brewing Company was established at 253-269 Pulaski Street in Brooklyn with an annual brewing capacity of 50,000 barrels. In 1896, the ownership of the brewery changed. It was renamed the Excelsior Brewing Company. The layout of the plant was changed and the capacity was reduced to 35,000 barrels per year. By 1913, John Reisenweber, who owned a popular restaurant Reisenweber’s on Columbus Circle in Manhattan, was president of the brewery. When Prohibition came in 1920, the plant closed. Schlegel's German-American families in the United States ..., Volume 2, by Carl W ilhelm Schlegel, American Historical Society, page 126. http://books.google.com/books?id=CnATAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1PA131&dq=%22Charity+Lodge+No.+727%22&hl=en&ei=xdmGTtPcEO_q0QGnrcnFDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum= 4&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Charity%20Lodge%20No.%20727%22&f =false Henry H. Dreyer, eldest son of Gerhard and Anna Adelaide (Mustermann) Dreyer, born at the family home at 44th street and 8th avenue, New York City, 13 May 1853. He was reared to manhood years under the parental roof, and assisted his father in cultivating his vegetable gardens, and during his early boyhood years attended Grammar School No. 9, and after his twelfth year entered Grammar School No. 17 of New York City. When he had reached the age of sixteen years, he laid aside his textbooks and took up the practical duties of life. He remained under the parental roof and assisted his father in the various duties and work in his gardens at cultivating and raising vegetables, his father having about that time, removed to a location which is now 70th Street and West End Avenue, New York City. Soon after having left the grammar school of his native city, young Dreyer had decided to further pursue his studies with the view of entering college, and prepared himself for the study of the law, but owing to the urgent need of his services in his father's work and business, it was decided by his parents that it would be best for him to remain with the family and assist in the work and business which his father had established. After reaching his majority, Henry H. Dreyer developed a desire to enter into commercial life and accordingly, when he was 23 years of age, he engaged in the shoe business on his own account, and opened a shoe store at 40th Street and 8th Avenue, New York City, and here he soon established a successful business which was the logical outcome of his straightforward and honest methods in dealing with his patrons. Mr. Dreyer continued in this enterprise for a period of thirteen years. In 1889 he became identified with and engaged in the real estate business on his own account, with an office at 46th Street and 9th Avenue, New York City, where he remained for about one year, and next established an office at 81st Street and Amsterdam Avenue, and in 1891 he extended his business, which was the outgrowth of his energetic and straightforward methods in all his transactions, and at once established an office at 141 Broadway, which was later removed to 170 Broadway, New York City. Mr. Dreyer kept himself well abreast with the growth and advancement of the real estate interests, and in 1904 established an office at 4021 Broadway, New York City, where he has continued to conduct a successful and increasing business up to this time (1917). He was for a number of years actively identified with the Real Estate Board of Brokers of New York City, and has always taken an active and earnest interest in all such enterprises as tended to advance the material and social interests of the various communities wherein he has been identified. He is an active member of the executive committee of the Washington Heights Tax Payers' Association; and fraternally, is a member of Charity Lodge No. 727, F&AM, of New York City, and served as Master of the Lodge during 1896. He is a consistent member of the North Presbyterian Church on West 155th street, and is also a member of the board of Elders. He married, 20 Sep 1877, to Margaret Moskoski, born 12 Jul 1859, in New York City, a d/o Joseph and Frances Moskoski; the former was a native of one of the Polish Provinces of the kingdom of Prussia, and the latter was a native of the kingdom of Wurtemberg, Germany. 17

----A Standard History of Freemasonry in the State of New York ..., Volume 2, by Peter Ross, page 58. http://books.google.com/books?id=kWYiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA58&dq=%22Charity+Lodge+No.+727%22&hl=en&ei=xdmGTtPcEO_q0 QGnrcnFDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Charity%20Lodge%20No.%20 727%22&f=false Charles H. Grube, M. D. A man who has had charge for five years of one of the public hospitals in a 'great city must necessarily acquire a greater degree of practical experience in medical matters and in surgery than one who spends twice that time in private practice, and so be better armed to meet all emergencies as they arise. Such a term of service won such general confidence in Dr. Grube's skill, and in his practical equipment for his profession, that when he began business as a private practitioner he found little trouble in soon building up a remunerative practice. The Doctor is one of those steady going men who seem to be ready for service at a moment's notice, whose presence itself inspires confidence and whose word at all times can be implicitly relied on. Dr. Grube was born in New York City in 1858. After completing his general education at Pennington Seminary, NJ, he entered the University of the City of New York with the view of studying for the medical profession. As time went on he proved a devoted student, and he finally was graduated in 1878. It was in the 99th Street (New York) Hospital that he gained his wide professional experience and there he acted as physician in charge for five years. For two years he was visiting physician to Randall's Island Hospital and he is surgeon to the Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital and Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology in the Polyclinic College. Such appointments, as well as the calls of a large private practice, would, one might well think, so occupy a man's time as to leave little opportunity for anything else. But human nature craves a change from the passing realities of life, and to assuage this craving so far as he was concerned, for he required something that changed the current of his thoughts, —that gave him something fresh to think about,—Dr. Grube turned to Freemasonry. He was initiated, passed and raised in Charity Lodge, No. 727, and reached the Senior Warden's chair. Transferring his Masonic home to Daniel Carpenter Lodge No. 643, he was its Master in 1898. The Capitular degrees were received in Constitution Chapter No. 230, and then desiring to become acquainted with the Scottish Rite he received the degrees of the New York Consistory. In that body he is an active member and has held at least one office in the Council of Princes of Jerusalem. But office-holding is not suited to a physician in active practice, and Dr. Grube has to rest content with the work that comes off-hand to a willing worker in the Masonic quarries, or take part in the pleasures provided for him by his brethren of Mecca Temple, for like most active brethren the Doctor passed through the Consistory into the Shrine. Dr. Grube is a member of the Legion of Honor, United Friends, Chosen Friends and Knights of Honor, but his life may be said to be devoted to his profession, with Masonry affording the necessary quantity of change to round out the even measure of the succeeding days. ----Ibid. page 405. In 1880 Joseph Lane arrived in New York City, a stranger, without friends, and with little means, and at the date of this writing he is one of the best known local builders and a contractor, a man of substance, who has won the confidence of a wide circle of friends in all ranks of life, and whose business is yearly extending. Such, we are proud to say, is not an uncommon story in this richly endowed and beautiful land, but to bring it about a man must possess many sterling qualities. It is assuredly the possession of these, and no mere adventitious chain of circumstances, no mere "streak of luck," that has won for Brother Lane the honorable position he occupies to-day in the community in which he dwells. Joseph Lane was born in London, England, in 1856. On leaving school he learned his trade under the supervision of his father, who was a prominent builder in the great capital. After his apprenticeship days were passed he went to Canada, but finding the Dominion rather slow and too conservative to suit his ideas of getting ahead, he determined to try his fortune in the States. Settling in New York in 1880, he started in business as a builder and "hustled" until he fairly established his reputation and found himself at the head of a prosperous trade. He hustles still, for that matter, but, as every one knows who has "been there," hustling in prosperity is a much easier and pleasanter arrangement than when one is at the foot of the hill, and friendless and alone essays to climb up. Brother Lane's entire leisure is given over to Freemasonry. He was initiated in Charity Lodge No. 727, and was twice elected its Master. In Sylvan Chapter No. 188, R. A. M., he has held the office of Scribe, and in Chivalric Masonry he received the Knightly degrees in Constantine Commandery No. 48. He is also a member of the AASR, NMJ, having received the 32nd degree in New York Consistory. In the Craftsman's Club, of which he is a member, his presence is always welcome, and no one sees through the prolonged mysteries of Mecca Temple, Mystic Shrine, clearer than he. Brother Lane served as District Deputy of the 8th District in 1895 and by his labors in that capacity won the commendation of every Lodge, while his careful attention to every detail and his thoughtful addresses made him a model representative. Although to a great extent now out of harness and in the enjoyment of the dignity and prominence which come to one who has served the craft in high places, and served it faithfully and well, R.’. W.’. Brother Lane is still an industrious worker, and we are certain that for him many Masonic honors are yet in store.

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Bunting-Charity Lodge No. 727 Lodge Website: http://www.buntingcharity.org/ [little or no historical or biographical information]

LIVING PAST MASTERS as of 2010 – year served not stated http://www.buntingcharity.org/PastMasters.htm R.W. Robert A. Altmann V.W. Osman Arpad W. Robert Burch W. George S. Chivily W. James T. Hamilton, DSA W. Nicholas Kovarco

W. Peter A. Lewis R.W. Solomon I Meisler R.W. Richard Meshejian W. Howard Leo McCoy R.W. Walter R. Moore W. Richard Paige

W. Donald Pisany, DSA W. Lionel C. Rippie R.W. Robert M. Schvey W. James Roberts W. Allen Thompson, DSA W. Joseph Wengenofsky

W. Robert Wherry R.W. Leo J. Wisniewski R.W. Donald S. Writer W. Paul W. Zeese W. Jack K. Zisblat

Alma Lodge No. 728 Alma 728 merged with Ivanhoe 610 to be known as Alma Ivanhoe 610, 5 Sep 1978 Ref. History of Alma Lodge No. 728, F&AM: from October 7th, 1872, to January 1, 1904. A Standard History of Freemasonry in the State of New York ..., Volume 2, by Peter Ross, page 180. http://books.google.com/books?id=kWYiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA180&dq=%22Alma+Lodge+No.+728%22&hl=en&ei=eGGTteHI6jl0QHDisHODw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CF4Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=%22Alma%20Lodge %20No.%20728%22&f=false Charles F. L. Hohenthal. This good brother, whose name is held in high esteem throughout the German (Masonic) District of Greater New York, has been an active member of the fraternity since 1865. He has served as Master of Fessler Lodge, No. 576, between 1869 and 1872 and again between 1879 and 1881. From 1872 until 1879 he served as District Deputy of the old Twentyeighth District, and his reports to the Grand Lodge during those years, which may be found printed in the annual volume of "Transactions," testify to the loyalty which prevailed in it, as well as to the indefatigable industry and personal popularity of the representative of the Grand Master. Brother Hohenthal has also held the highly honorable office of Representative of the Grand Lodge of Saxony near that of New York. In every movement for the advancement of Masonry in his own much beloved district he has taken an active part, and his visits to the various lodges were always heartily welcomed. Brother Hohenthal is a native of Koenigsburg, Germany. He learned the drug trade early in life and has been engaged in business as a pharmacist in Berlin, London and New York. In 1862 he was married, in New York, and has one son—Frederick Hohenthal, who was born in this city Dec. 12, of that year. Frederick Hohenthal seems destined to follow in his father's footsteps in many ways. He studied pharmaceutics at the New York College of Pharmacy, and has been in business for some time at 857 Third Avenue. Like his father, he is an enthusiastic Freemason, and at present holds the office of Junior Warden in Alma Lodge, No. 728. That he will yet loom up higher in the councils of the fraternity there is no doubt. He is justly a favorite in his Lodge, has given the utmost care to the study of the ritual, and has already shown many signs of more than ordinary executive ability. ----Ibid. page 88. < R.’. W.’. George H. Toop is a well known business man in this city, as well as a widely known Mason in the fraternity. He is in the foundry and wrought iron business, and has furnished many of the large buildings of the city with the necessary material. The Brother was born in Trent, Somersetshire, England, where he was educated in the public and private schools, after which he engaged for a short time in the drug and grocery business. He came to this country in 1858 and "clerked" some years. In 1871 he started his present extensive business, at which he has been very successful. Brother Toop was made a Mason in Alma Lodge No. 728, in 1874, and served as its Master in 1885, 1886 and 1887; has been, and is now, its Treasurer, which office he has held for nearly eighteen years. In 1886 M.’. W.’. Frank R. Lawrence appointed him as Representative of the Grand Lodge of Porto Rico. He was made a Royal Arch Mason in Amity Chapter No. 160, affiliated with Mount Zion Chapter and became its High Priest, and is 19

now its Treasurer. He is a Past Thrice Illustrious Master of Union Council No. 2, R. & S. M., and a Past Commander of Manhattan Commandery No. 31. In Jun 1897, Brother Toop was elected a Trustee of the Hall and Asylum Fund and so well was he received by the other Trustees that upon the annual organization he was unanimously elected Treasurer of the Board, and it was acknowledged on all sides that Brother Toop proved a valuable acquisition to this important body. He is also prominent in many other organizations, such as the Royal Arcanum and the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and has been for many years the Treasurer of the Supreme Lodge, Sons of St. George. Brother Toop was married twice and had three children born to him. He resides in a most happy home at 124 East 91st Street. Politically, he is a stanch Democrat and an active member of Tammany Hall. ----Ibid. page 264. Warren Schoonover, M. D. A physician who has been in active practice in New York City for some thirty years carries with him in his daily rounds, by that fact alone, a tribute to his professional experience and skill, and to his personal qualifications, which is far higher than any multiplication of degrees could command. A poorly equipped physician is soon discarded in a great city, a common-place one may for a time struggle along, but thirty years of service speaks of a possession of substantial qualities which have captured the people and won their confidence, and these qualities Dr. Schoonover has shown he possesses in a marked degree. He was born at Honesdale, PA, 19 Feb 1838. After being graduated at Union College, Schenectady, NY, with the degrees of A. B. and A. M., he studied in the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, and in 1867 began the practice of his chosen profession on 2nd Avenue, near 59th Street, and in that neighborhood he has continued to the present day. For twenty-five years Dr. Schoonover has been House Physician for the Northwestern Dispensary, of New York. He is a member of the County Medical Society, of the American Medical Association, and of the Academy of Medicine. Although without any desire to be regarded as among the literary members of his profession, yet he has written several articles for the medical journals which have attracted much interest, and the clear manner in which in such contributions he has stated his case and backed up his assertions by facts and logic prove that he might have won prominence in literary fields had not the exacting duties of his profession engrossed the hours which would have been demanded by study and reflection had he entered upon such pursuits. Dr. Schoonover finds his greatest recreation in the grand world of Freemasonry, with its fraternal sentiment, its mission of doing good, and its beneficence and charity. In 1886 he first knelt at the Masonic altar in Astor Lodge No. 603, and in succession was enrolled in Phoenix Chapter No. 2, Union Council, No. 2, and Morton Commandery No. 4. Afterward he affiliated with Alma Lodge, No. 728, Amity Chapter No. 160, and Palestine Commandery No. 18. He has served as Master of his Lodge for two successive years, was High Priest of his Chapter three successive years, at the expiration of which time the Chapter members held his services in such high esteem that they presented him with an engrossed and framed set of resolutions, of which he is now the happy possessor, and is Surgeon in his Commandery. He is also a member of the Cerneau Consistory, Ancient and Accepted Scottish o Rite, has received its highest or 33 , and was Secretary of the Grand Consistory of New York State. In Mecca Temple, Mystic Shrine, he is also one of the leading lights, but in fact his activity really ranges over every branch of Masonry on which his name is enrolled, and his influence in them all is deservedly great. Dr. Schoonover belongs to many societies outside those of his profession and the craft, such as the American Legion of Honor, Chosen Friends and Royal Arcanum, and has held the highest offices in them all; but his interest in these is now merely perfunctory, although his name in many ways helps to give them strength. ----History of Medicine in New York: three centuries of medical progress, Volume 5, by James Joseph Walsh, page 271. http://books.google.com/books?pg=PA271&dq=%22Alma+Lodge+No.+728%22&ei=6BaHTtzCK6O80AHY4r3PDw&ct=result&id=T_ woAAAAYAAJ#v=onepage&q=%22Alma%20Lodge%20No.%20728%22&f=false De Lancy Carter, M.D., who for thirty-five years has had fellowship with the medical fraternity of New York City, during which time he has developed a worthy repute as a physician, and as specialist in diseases of the heart and lungs, was born in Brooklyn, NY, 18 Oct 1855, the son of W. Frank and Mary A. (Clark) Carter. His paternal descent connects him with many old families of Virginia and Maryland, the Carters of Virginia intermarrying with the Breckenridge, Carroll, and Lee families. And in his paternal ancestry are many distinguished forebears, his grandmother having been a daughter of John A. Ellis, one of the founders of Oberlin College. Another of the American ancestors of the Ellis family, which traces back to Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, was Colonel John Ellis, a distinguished New Hampshire soldier of Revolutionary War fame. Among Dr. Carter's maternal ancestors was the father of General Clark, who distinguished himself during the Crimean War, and yet another worthy ancestor, who was Dr. Carter's great-great grandfather in the maternal line, was a captain in the British army, and while stationed at Drogheda, Province of Ulster, Ireland, married the only child of Sir Phelim O 'Neil, the last scion of the main branch of the O'Neils, of Ulster. De Lancy Carter was educated almost wholly in New York City. His early tuition was obtained in the public schools of the city, and was supplemented by a course of higher academics at the College of the City of New York. So that he might enter the engineering profession, he later enrolled himself as a student in the engineering department of the University of the City of New York, and in 20

1878 was graduated from there as a civil engineer. In the meantime, however, he had taken an inclination to medical work, and after having graduated from the engineering college, determined to pursue the study of medicine, and with that intention became an undergraduate at the Medical College of Columbia University, New York, in due course, in 1881, becoming possessed of the university's degree of Doctor of Medicine. Determined thereafter to devote his time exclusively to medicine, instead of to the other profession in which he had also, graduated, he attached himself as interne of the Charity Hospital, New York City, between 1881 and 1883, his interneship being passed as house physician at the workhouse and almshouse branch of the hospital. In 1884 and 1885, Dr. Carter held an appointment under the Board of Health of New York City and also opened office for the private practice of his profession. He had pursued the study of the heart and respiratory organs, and eventually became especially recognized as an authority of these diseases. In 1884, he was appointed visiting physician to the Northeastern Dispensary, continuing as such until 1893. In 1884, he also became visiting physician to the St. Luke's Home for Indigent Females, holding connection with that institution until 1897, and during the years 1894-96 becoming president of the medical board thereof. At present Dr. Carter is visiting physician to the New York Nose, Throat and Lung Hospital, attending to the heart and lung cases. Throughout his more than thirty years of connection with medicine in New York City and State, Dr. Carter has held affiliation with some of the main medical organizations; he is a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, and member of the Medical Society of the State of New York, of the American Medical Association, of the Medical Society of the County of New York, of the New York Pathological Society, of the New York Medical and Surgical Society, of the Lenox Medical and Surgical Society, the American Electro-Therapeutic Society and the Physicians' Mutual Aid Association of New York. Fraternally, Dr. Carter belongs to the Delta Upsilon Society, to the Alumni of the University of the City of New York, and the Alumni, class of 1878 of the University of the City of New York, and the Alumni of Columbia University Medical College. He was past master workman of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, 1886; was past district deputy grand master in 1887, and past member of the grand finance committee, 1888. In the Royal Arcanum order, Dr. Carter was past regent in 1889, and he has also been prominent in Masonic circles; was Past Master of Alma Lodge No. 728, in 1894; past High Priest of Amity Chapter No. 160, in 1893; member of Union Council, Royal and Select Masters; surgeon of Palestine Commandery, Knights Templar; member of the Lodge of Perfection, Rose Croix, the Council of Princes of Jerusalem Consistory, 32nd degree, and a noble of the Mystic Shrine, Mecca Temple. Also District Deputy Grand Master of masons of the State of New York, 1915, 1916. ----Congressional Edition, Volume 4562, by United States. Congress, page 82 http://books.google.com/books?id=3AFHAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA82&dq=%22Alma+Lodge+No.+728%22&hl=en&ei=6BaHTtzCK6O80AH Y4r3PDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=11&ved=0CHIQ6AEwCg#v=onepage&q=%22Alma%20Lodge%20No.%20728 %22&f=false Francis E. Shober, Democrat, of New York City, was born in Salisbury, NC, 24 Oct 1860. His father, after whom he was named, was a member of the 41st and 42nd Congresses from that State. He was graduated from St. Stephen's College at Annandale, NY, in 1880, and received the degree of M. A. in 1883; engaged in ministerial and educational work in Dutchess County, NY, for some years, and afterwards became a newspaper man; was a reporter on the News Press of Poughkeepsie; editor of the Rockaway Journal at Far Rockaway, NY, and for ten years has been a member of the editorial staff of the New York World; he is Master of Alma Lodge No. 728, F&AM; was elected to the 58th Congress. ----http://www.nymasons.org/our-grand-lodge/the-builders.html “The Builders” is a group of three stained glass windows depicting Solomon, Hiram, and Hiram King of Tyre. The original windows are all located in the Tomkins Memorial Chapel located on the grounds of the Masonic Home, in Utica, New York. The King Solomon window was commissioned by Kane Lodge No. 454 of New York City and was the work of Louis Comfort Tiffany. It was commissioned in honor of M.·. W.·. Joseph Edwards Simmons, and is therefore known as the Simmons Memorial Window. Hiram Abiff was designed by Brother Charles Snell, a member of Alma Lodge No. 728 of New York City. It is in memory of M.·. W.·. John Stewart. Hiram King of Tyre was commissioned by the Staff of M.’. W.’. Townsend Scudder, and is also the work of the Tiffany Studios. The scene depicts First Kings, Chapter 9, verse 11.

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Bethel Lodge No. 733 Merged with and became True Craftsman 651, 2 May 1972 http://www.onlinebiographies.info/ny/bronx/huntington-bf.htm B. Fred Huntington, one of the business, social, and fraternal leaders of The Bronx, New York, is manager for Burns Brothers, coal dealers, for The Bronx section of New York. His keen business ability, his broad understanding of local conditions, and his varied experience combine to fit him admirably for his present responsible position. Mr. Huntington was born in New York City, 15 Apr 1876, son of Byron O. and Sarah Huntington, and descended from notable English and American families. The American progenitor of the Huntington family was Christopher Huntington, who came to America from England in 1620, brother to the ancestor of Samuel Huntington, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His father's mother was the daughter of Captain Ephraim Hyde of the Revolutionary War, of the famous English family whose name was bestowed on Hyde Park in London. Byron O. Huntington was a pioneer manufacturer of ladies' underwear, retiring in 1897. B. Fred Huntington was educated at Henry Academy, Elizabeth, NJ, at Riverview Military Academy, and at Eastman's Business School in Poughkeepsie, NY. His business career began in association with his father in the manufacture of underwear, and continued until his father's retirement. In 1899, Mr. Huntington entered the employ of Speiltnan & Company, silk merchants, as salesman, traveling in the Middle West, and remained in that association until 1905. For the next five years he worked for the American Silk Company, and for the next three for the Tatta Company, also silk importers. It was in 1913 that he shifted his attention and energy to the coal business as salesman for T. R. Thorne & Company, coal dealers. After a year he entered his fourteen year association with Burns Brothers as a salesman on commission, proving so successful that he was soon given a salary. His value to the company has grown steadily, until he has become invaluable as manager of The Bronx section, which he has been for the past six years. He is a member of Bethel Lodge No. 733, F&AM; of Bronx Lodge No. 871, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of Epsilon Sigma Fraternity, New York Athletic Club, and of The Bronx Board of Trade. He was one of the organizers and the second member of the Lions Club and is enrolled in the Schnorer Club. He attends the Tremont Baptist Church. On 3 Mar 1898, in New York City, B. Fred Huntington married Estelle Schroder, d/o John and Ernestine Schroder, and are the parents of a daughter, Hazel S., now Mrs. Gordon Miller and mother of Gordon Huntington Miller. ----Historic Homes and Institutions and genealogical and family ..., Volume 3, by William Smith Pelletreau, page 246. http://books.google.com/books?id=m9ZtFcegDKcC&pg=PA247&dq=%22Bethel+Lodge+No.+733%22&hl=en&ei=iCHTqfzD8Le0QH0v6jvDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22Bethel%20Lodg e%20No.%20733%22&f=false William Joseph Alexander, eldest son of William and Lucinda (Sarles) Alexander, was born at the family home, No. 551 Broome street. New York, 5 Jul 1841. His education was acquired in the schools of his native city, and later he entered the employ of his father as an apprentice, and in due course of time became proficient in the iron working business. Upon the death of his father he entered into partnership with his brother, Charles C. Alexander, and together they have successfully continued this business for 44 years. The business is one of the oldest in the city of New York, it having been established by his father, William Alexander, in 1836. William J. Alexander is a highly respected citizen, and the firm, of which he is the senior member, is well and favorably known for

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their strict integrity in all business matters. He has served as a school commissioner, discharging his duties creditably and efficiently He is a member of Bethel Lodge No. 733, F&AM, and Zerubable Chapter No. 157, Royal Arch Masons. Mr. Alexander was married in New York, 24 Jul 1881, to Hattie A. Connor, and to them have been born four children: William C, Grace Vera, Milton Joseph and Larine B. In religious views the family affiliates with the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, Mr. Alexander being one of its trustees. ----A Standard History of Freemasonry in the State of New York ..., Volume 2, by Peter Ross, page 269. http://books.google.com/books?id=kWYiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA269&dq=%22Bethel+Lodge+No.+733%22&hl=en&ei=iCHTqfzD8Le0QH0v6jvDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22Bethel%20Lodg e%20No.%20733%22&f=false Rev. John I. Patey, Ph. D. The name of this devoted brother, Past Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of New York, is not as well known to the majority of the brethren in the city of his adoption as it might have been had he not devoted himself wholly to the work of the church of which he is now a Priest. R.’. W.’. and Rev. Brother Patey is an Englishman by birth, and was educated in his native land, finishing with graduating from Columbia College, this city. His early training was for the legal profession and he practiced it for some eight years in New York City. But his personal predilections were for the church and his private studies were long shaped to that end. Then he went through the regular course of study for the ministry of the Episcopal Church and in due season was appointed assistant minister of St. Luke's Church, of which he is now Rector. Brother Patey is a member of Bethel Lodge, No. 733, and served it as Chaplain and Junior Warden. As may be seen from this brief, too brief, outline, Brother Patey is a man of much force of character, whilst his devotion to church work is only limited by the capacity of his power for labor. He is an eloquent preacher, a zealous student, and one of those clergymen gradually becoming fewer each year in our large cities, it seems to us, who believe that the spiritual needs of a people are more surely attended to by parochial work than by that of the pulpit alone, no matter how brilliant that influence might appear. The results of his work are seen in the large and rapidly increasing congregation of St. Luke's Church, which has the greatest influence and largest attendance of any church on Washington Heights. ----Ibid. page 492 Byron Ozias Huntington, a well-known and successful member of the business community of New York City, was born at Ogdensburg, NY, 9 Dec 1848. He received his early education in the Ogdensburg Institute and at the Howard High School of his native town, and at the age of nineteen, being anxious to engage in a business life, he made his way to Boston in quest of employment. Here he was quickly successful, obtaining a position with Sweetzer, Swan & Blodgett, a well known and leading wholesale and jobbing house of that city. He remained in this establishment until the firm dissolved, working industriously and faithfully in the interest of his employers, and saving what capital he could toward a business venture which he ambitiously designed for himself. When the Boston house was dissolved he came to New York, where he secured a similar position with Buckley, Welling & Company, which position he held for three years. On reaching the age of thirty he left his employers and established the well-known house of Huntington Brothers & Company, manufacturers and wholesalers of women's underwear, with satisfactory success. He then became, in 1880, the sole proprietor of this house and continued the business until 1894, when he retired from business. This rapid advance was a just reward for his business ability and enterprise. Mr. Huntington was at one time First Lieutenant of the Zouave Guards of Ogdensburg, and shortly before its disbandment was elected Captain of that organization. He is a prominent Mason, being made a member of Bethel Lodge No. 733, in 1890. He was for two years (1893-4) Master of this Lodge. His correct and careful rendition of the ritual as laid down by the committee on exemplification of the work, won for him an enviable reputation among his Masonic brethren. While he held supreme command there, he was well supported with a large attendance of the workmen of this craft. Brother Huntington's abilities as a Masonic exemplifier were also recognized and rewarded by brethren of other Lodges. His selection by Grand Lecturer W. H. Whiting as one of his corps of Assistant Grand Lecturers, representing the Eighth Masonic District, was considered throughout that jurisdiction as an excellent appointment. Brother Huntington was Treasurer for the Masters and Past Masters' Association of the Eighth Masonic District during the years 1893-94. He has also been quite prominent in Scottish Rite bodies and has received in Scottish Rite Hall the degrees up to and including the 32nd. He has held the office of Grand Orator in the Lodge of Perfection and is at present Grand Marshal of the Consistory of New York City, and also one of the Nobles of Mecca Temple, Mystic Shrine. ----John W. Jacobus, thread merchant, 260 West Broadway, New York City; residence, 209 W est 55th St. Born in New York City, Sept. 19, 1844. Educated in public schools. (Married.) Connected with The American Thread Co. Member of the Board of Aldermen, 1878-80; United States Marshal, Southern District of New York, 1890-5. Member Republican, New York Athletic and Columbia Yacht Clubs. Kimball Post No. 100, G.A.R., Past Master Bethel Lodge 733 F.&A.M., Palestine Commandery, No. 18, and Mecca Temple. A.A.O.N.M., of New York. JACOBUS, JOHN W. - Age 18 years. Enlisted [9th NY Inf. Vols.], 12 Aug 1861, at New York City; mustered in as private, Co. A, same date, to serve two years; mustered out with company, 20 May 1863.

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Veritas Lodge No. 734 Merged with Citizens No. 628 to become Citizens-Veritas No. 628, which in turn merged with Elmer Palestine No. 204 to become Perfect Square No. 204 in 5 Feb 1992 A Standard History of Freemasonry in the State of New York ..., Volume 2, by Peter Ross, page 47. http://books.google.com/books?id=kWYiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA47&dq=%22Veritas+Lodge+No.+734%22&hl=en&ei=aCHTowsqrzQAcHcjNUP&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Veritas%20Lodge% 20No.%20734%22&f=false R.’. W.’. Matthew Taylor, Past Deputy of the Eighth Masonic District, is a comparatively young Mason, but if his future advancement be at all in proportion to its past ratio, there is no saying how quickly he may get to the very top of the tree. At the same time no one in the metropolitan district will be found who would grudge Brother Taylor the honors he has won or say that in any instance they were not well deserved. They have been fairly earned by hard work and persistent endeavor, —by zealously striving to fill to the best of his ability and to the utmost of their opportunities for doing good the various duties which have fallen to his lot. He has striven in season and out of season to be of service, his genial, sunny nature has been felt by all who have come within the sphere of his influence, and he has steadily made friends wherever he has gone. Brother Taylor was initiated, passed and raised in Veritas Lodge No. 734, New York, on 23 Jun 1895. His exaltation in Zetland Chapter No. 141, R. A. M., followed, and the round of the York Rite was afterward completed by his acquiring membership in Adelphic Council and in Morton Commandery No. 4. Soon after his election as Master of Veritas Lodge he joined the Level Club, of which he is now President, and as such he has delivered before the members several lectures on Masonic themes, which have been listened to with much attention. They were not only interesting and instructive, but showed that their writer had delved more deeply into the Masonic quarries and had studied the philosophy of the Masonic institution much more thoughtfully and thoroughly than do most members of the fraternity. Brother Taylor is a native of England and is now in the fiftieth year of his age, having been born on 9 May 1848. After serving an apprenticeship to the civil-engineering profession he concluded that the law offered a more congenial field, and after a full course of study he was admitted to practice in London. After coming to this country he was for a short time in Boston, but finally settled in New York, where he quickly built up a practice in connection with the business of trusts and corporations. He was married in England. Brother Taylor is also active in the work of St. George's Chapter of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, and is foremost in every good work which lies in his power to do. He has hosts of friends and is ever ready with advice, pen, presence, or purse to promote the advancement of any worthy cause in which his sympathies have been enlisted. ----Ibid. page 229. Eugene Brown is well known as a good "all-around Mason" in the City of New York. He is a member of Veritas Lodge No. 734, and was its Master in 1884; is a member of Zetland Chapter No. 141: of Adelphic Council No. 7; and Morton Commandery No. 4, and of all the Scottish Rite bodies of this city. While he takes great interest in everything appertaining to the great Masonic fraternity, he has devoted much time to Morton Commandery, which grand old body he is now serving as Commander for the second term. He is regular in attendance at the State conclaves of the Grand Commandery as well as many of the general Grand Encampments. Eminent Commander Brown was born in Troy, NY, in 1852. His early education in the common schools completed, he was sent to the Troy High School, where he was graduated in 1868. He then came to New York City, where he engaged in mercantile business at 518 Sixth Avenue, and continued in the same place for sixteen years, after which he retired with a comfortable competency. Being a very active man and still in the prime of life, he decided to enter into another business venture, and opened at 45 Broadway, where he is now located. He is a member of the Elks and other societies, and is particularly active as a member of the State Executive Committee and Chairman of the Legislative Committee of the Association in his line of business. Brother Brown is well known in all the various branches of Masonry, and his genial nature and his upright conduct have made him many friends who hold him in the highest esteem for his sterling character and true Masonic life. He owns a magnificent Masonic jewel which was presented to him by many friends in and out of the craft on his retirement from active business at 518 Sixth Avenue. ----Ibid. page 279. Conrad Muller - In Wieland Lodge, No. 714, New York, no one enjoys more the esteem of the brethren than Conrad Muller, who in 1897 reached the highest rung on the Lodge's official ladder by being elected its Master. To reach that honorable eminence he had given many years of earnest official work after serving as a Master of Ceremonies and as Junior Deacon. He was elected Junior Warden and held that office for three terms, and then was thrice in succession elected Senior Warden. His Masonic career dates from 1875, when he was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason in Veritas Lodge, No. 734. In the following year he withdrew from that body and affiliated with Wieland Lodge, in which he has won so enviable a record. Brother Muller was born in Ninthur, Switzerland, 3 Sep 1852. At the age of nineteen he left the college of his native town, and after taking a course in theoretical mechanics became a practical machinist. In 1872 he arrived in New York and worked for some years in a number of machine shops, so as to gain as thorough a knowledge of his trade as possible. His superiority as a mechanic and his ingenuity in making practical devices to facilitate whatever work was on hand quickly became noted. This led in 1876 to his securing the position of Chief Engineer of the David Meyer Brewing Company, which he has since held. He is the patentee of the beer-barrel counting-machine, which automatically records the number of quarters, eighths and full kegs daily turned out of the brewery. He is also the inventor and patentee of the Excelsior Beer Filter, which is in daily use by the David Meyer Brewing Company, and many other of the principal breweries of the country. Brother Muller has not much time outside of the demands of his

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Lodge to hold affiliation with the usual run of organizations, but we may mention that for over ten years he has been a member of the New York Engineers' Benevolent Society. ----Ibid. page 323. J. H. Fitzler - Since 1875, when he was initiated, passed and raised in Veritas Lodge, No. 734, New York City, Brother Fitzler has missed only two communications of the Lodge in which his name has been carried as a member. After removing to Brooklyn, he affiliated with Baltic Lodge, No. 284, and at once began to take a prominent part in its affairs. He was appointed its Senior Deacon and won a great deal of deserved praise for his eloquent middle chamber work, besides proving a most efficient and reliable aid to the Master from whom he received the appointment. He afterward filled in succession the W ardens' chairs and is now holding the ancient and honorable office of Master,—the laudable goal of every Mason's ambition. In the "Royal" degrees he has been equally active, and when we state that he is Principal Sojourner of Ridgewood Chapter No. 263, those who belong to the "Senate" will appreciate the amount of thought and study he has devoted to it. He is also one of the officers of De Witt Clinton Commandery No. 27, and is a member of the Brooklyn Masonic Veteran Association and a Noble of the Kismet Temple, Mystic Shrine. Brother Fitzler was born in New York City, 14 Nov 1853, and received a good practical education in the public schools. When he was graduated he went to learn the trade of a cooper and followed that occupation until, on 7 Apr 1893, he was appointed inspector of the cooperage department of the HeckerJones-Jewell Milling Company. ----The Jeweler’s Circular, Vol. 75, Issue 2, page 52. http://books.google.com/books?id=jmMcAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA3PA55&dq=%22Veritas+Lodge+No.+734%22&hl=en&ei=OVyHTrCSLYn10gGf1_zfDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6& ved=0CEUQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22Veritas%20Lodge%20No.%20734%22&f=false DEATH OF E. A. SOLKY - Pioneer New York Engraver Dies After an Illness of Nearly 11 Years After an illness of nearly 11 years, during which time he was confined to his home, Edward A. Solky, a pioneer engraver of New York and founder of the firm of E. A. Solky & Sons, jewelry engravers, 21 Maiden Lane, died on Monday, Nov. 19, at his home, 1268 Grant Ave., the Bronx, in his 60th year. Mr. Solky was born on 29 May 1858, in New York city and was a graduate of the College of the City of New York. After finishing this course he served a four years' apprenticeship in engraving at the bench and then entered the employ of E. H. Fordham, 21 John St. After remaining in their employ a short time he entered the employ of C. R. Trumbull, 292 Bowery, in whose employ he was for 20 years. In 1901 he started in business for himself at 260 Bowery, under the style of E. A. Solky. In 1906 he admitted his son, Harry A. Solky, to the firm and its name was changed to E. A. Solky & Son. In 1910 the firm's address was changed to 135 Bowery and another son, Jacob E., was admitted to the firm. In 1913, the firm, which was then known as E. A. Solky & Sons, moved to its present address. Mr. Solky was taken ill in 1906, being a sufferer from nervous trouble. He remained an invalid up until the time of his death. During the past 11 years his business has been conducted by his two sons. The end came on Monday, Nov. 19, the cause being hardening of the arteries. He was a Past Master of Veritas Lodge No. 734, F. & A. M., and a Past Regent of the Stanley Council No. 1232, Royal Arcanum, as well as belonging to several other orders. Funeral services were held at his late resident last W ednesday and interment was in Washington Cemetery. Deceased is survived by a widow and two sons. ----http://www.onlinebiographies.info/ny/bronx/wolf-mj.htm Michael J. Wolf, proprietor of "Marion Infants' Wear," an infants' wear shop in The Bronx, is a son of Areie and Sesil Wolf, both of Austrian birth, both living, the father engaged in the fruit business. In Austria the elder Mr. Wolf served for a time in the Austrian Army. Michael J. Wolf was born in Narol, Austria, 15 Sep 1891, and came to the United States with his parents at the age of twelve. He had little opportunity for education, but being ambitious, attended night school in New York City while he was working. For seven years he was employed by Max Breman in a store on Avenue B, Manhattan, and then was salesman with the J. H. Semel Company for a period of six years. In 1916 Mr. Wolf opened up his own shop in The Bronx, under the name of "Marion Infants' Wear," and now has two shops on Fordham Road, both specializing in infants' wear. He is a member of the Fordham Mercantile Association, The Bronx Board of Trade, and Veritas Lodge, No. 734, F&AM, and his religious connections are with the Jacob Schiff Center. Mr. Wolf married, in The Bronx, 11 Mar 1917; Rose Feiden, a d/o Aaron Peiden, of Connecticut, and they have one son, Martin, born 18 Mar 1918.

Uhland Lodge No. 735 A Standard History of Freemasonry in the State of New York ..., Volume 2, by Peter Ross, page 143. http://books.google.com/books?id=kWYiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA412&dq=%22Uhland+Lodge+No.+735%22&hl=en&ei=lFHToW9E4Hy0gGn0TNDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Uhland%20Lodge%20No.%20735% 22&f=false Ferdinand Wieler, Jr. The ranks of the German Lodge in this city contain so many brethren whose lives are full of Masonic inspiration, who are so enthusiastic in all that pertains to the craft, and who are so eminently fitted for receiving all the honors which the fraternity has to bestow that whoever is singled out for recognition may be understood as fully deserving of it in every respect. Of 25

this Ferdinand Wieler, Jr., is a notable example. In 1894 he was District Deputy for the "German District," as it is called; and, although at the time that was, for many reasons now mainly forgotten, a very delicate office to fill, he acquitted himself to the satisfaction of the appointing power and of his brethren throughout the district. Since then he has proved that the receipt of a high honor did not lessen his desire for the performance of practical work, and he has continued in harness as full of enthusiasm as the youngest tyro who ever was inspired to win Masonic renown. In the German Masonic Temple, in the noble house at Tappan which is so representative of the charity of the brethren from the Fatherland, as well as in the ordinary work of his Lodge, Brother Wieler is as active to-day as any one could be who is newly putting on the harness. His services to the House as trustee have been very great, and as Secretary of the district for the past ten years it is impossible to over praise the value of his work. He was raised in Uhland Lodge, No. 735, in 1876, and passed through all its chairs to the East, where he served throughout two terms. Brother Wieler was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, 18 Nov 1848, and when ten years of age he crossed the Atlantic with his parents, and settled in New York. After completing his education in the public schools he went to work with his father in the meat business and has followed it ever since. On Aug. 1, 1872, he "hung up his own sign'' and has won, as he deserved, marked success, for in business as in Masonry his energy and progressiveness have been equally marked. His initiation in Masonry was probably due to the example of his father, Ferdinand Wieler, Sr., who was a member of Harmony Lodge, No. 199, this city, for twenty-seven years. But the social fraternizing spirit and generous impulses of our good brother have not been confined alone to our order. He has acquired membership in the Knights of Honor, as a charter member of Metropolitan Lodge, A. O. U. A., one of the organizers of the German Butchers' Guard, and in the Central Turn . Yerein, the Butchers and Marketmen's Protective Association, and the Cherokee Club he is as popular as in the craft. His home life is a happy one, and he and his good lady see around them five sons and three daughters, as fair a family circle as could gladden the hearts of devoted parents. ----Ibid. page 223. Frank O. Schellenberg was born in Saxony, Germany, 18 Dec 1850. At the age of fourteen, after his common school and three years' training in high school had been completed, he entered a mercantile establishment and remained there for three years. Then he came to New York City, and has made his home here ever since. For twenty years he was foreman in the weaving department of the E. S. Higgins Carpet Company, and then became clerk, and three years later manager of the Murray Hill Baths at 113 West 42nd Street. He is very popular among a large circle of warmly attached friends, and for a number of years was very prominent in a number of social organizations of one sort or another, but has managed to withdraw from them all as he finds his business requirements demand more and more of his time and attention. But in Masonry he is still as enthusiastic as when, in 1875, he was first brought to light in Uhland Lodge, No. 735. He was one of its Stewards for one term and a Master of Ceremonies for another, but his best work for the Lodge has been done during the past thirteen years, in which he has held and still holds the position of Secretary, and has often demonstrated that he well deserves the term of "faithful," which is the highest commendation that can be paid to one holding that time-honored and important office in a Masonic Lodge. ----Ibid. page 227. Henry Egner is justly proud of having been one of those who in the Civil War carried arms in defense of their native country. He served three years in the 133d New York Volunteers, and was for part of that time Sergeant of Company H. In the siege of Port Hudson he bore himself with especial gallantry, followed Sheridan in the famous campaign in the Shenandoah Valley, when Early's army was demoralized, and he was, among other engagements, in the battles of Cedar Creek and W inchester. Like most old soldiers he delights now in fighting his battles over again with one who has marched to victory with the boys in blue. He is a member of Sumner Post, G. A. R., and rarely misses any of its meetings. He has been a member of Uhland Lodge, No. 735, for many years, and is at present its Tyler. Henry Egner was born in New York City, 26 Oct 1840, and received a good education in the public schools. He was for years in the fish trade, but latterly has been engaged as a clerk in the fire and life insurance business. In Uhland Lodge he has a friend in each of the brothers, and he does everything that lies in his power to make that body of Masons successful and popular. EGNER, HENRY - Age 21 years. Enlisted [133rd NY Inf. Vols.], 27 Aug 1862, at New York city, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. H, 24 Sep 1862; promoted Sergeant, prior to Oct 1864; mustered out with company, 6 Jun1865, at Washington, DC. ----Ibid. page 234. Anton Meier, oven builder and boiler setter, has been for many years a member of Uhland Lodge, No. 735. He was made a Mason in that Lodge, and he rendered it good service as Senior Deacon during the year he held that appointment. He is devoted to Masonry and never misses an opportunity, by attendance at his Lodge or by conversation with his brethren, of showing that his interest is as active as when he first entered the tiled doors of Uhland Lodge. Brother Meier was born at Frohnhausen, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, 8 Feb 1840. In 1866 he came to America, and, settling in New York, began business as an oven builder and boiler setter. He at once got a large trade, and his services were in request all over the city. He did work for nearly all the large bakeries and his services in this line have been so successful that he is regarded as an expert. In a city like New York there are a hundred things to think of, to plan for, or guard against, in the construction and erection of a baker's oven or a large boiler intended for manufacturing purposes, and of these Brother Meier has made a long and intelligent study, and has evolved solutions of the various problems which have been successfully put into practice. For some years 26

he was a member of Washington Rifles, held the office of Captain, but resigned, and now belongs to no organization outside the craft with the exception of the Bakers' Society. ----Ibid. page 252. William Fischer is one of the best known brethren in the German district and in the craft generally in New York. He was born in the city of Darmstadt, Province of Hessen, Germany, 13 Jun 1847, and was brought, by his parents, to America when only five years of age. He attended the public schools in the 9th Ward of New York until he was eleven years of age and then became apprenticed to the butcher business. W hen twenty-three years of age he opened a butcher's shop on his own account and carried on that trade for seventeen years with considerable success. Then he was compelled to give it up, on account of ill health, and entered the general insurance business, in which he has now been engaged for a number of years. Outside of the Masonic fraternity Brother Fischer's time is entirely devoted to his business, but to the service of the fraternity he cheerfully gives all the time it demands. He is a most enthusiastic Mason and never considers wasted any labor exerted on its behalf. He was initiated, passed and raised in Uhland Lodge, No. 735, in 1875, and advanced as Senior Master of Ceremonies, Junior Warden and Senior Warden until he was elected Master. In that important office he served for three successive terms,—he was the only brother of the Lodge so honored; and under his administration the Lodge prospered as it had never done before. During his tenure of the Mastership some twenty members were added to the roll by initiation. He received the Royal Arch degrees in Union Chapter, New York, but his heart is with Uhland Lodge, and he is as zealous a worker in its behalf now as ever he was. At present he holds in its official roster the dignified position of Orator. ----Ibid. page 267. George Weisensee - In 1895 Brother Weisensee was initiated, passed and raised in Uhland Lodge, No. 735, and as he is now serving his second term as one of the Stewards it can be understood that he lost no time after signing the by-laws in getting a hold on the official ladder. He has proved a loyal, courteous and painstaking officer and further preferment awaits him if he so wills. Born in New York City, on 6 Apr 1855, Brother Weisensee passed through the usual training afforded by the public schools until he was some sixteen years of age, and then closed his educational training by a course at Packard's Business College, extending over eighteen months. He then secured a position with Lindenmayer Brothers, wholesale dealers in paper, where he remained for a couple of years. Then he accepted a position in the brewery of A. Fink & Son, and remained in that establishment until 1893, when he entered on business for himself as a bottler, at 237 West 37th Street. He is a member of Goethe Lodge No. 277, in the Ancient Order of United Workmen, of the Hessen-Darmstadt Verein, a social club and a bowling club, of which he has been President since 1897. ----Ibid. page 284. Ernst Zobel - In 1895 Brother Zobel was initiated, passed and raised in Uhland Lodge, No. 735, and as since then he has served two years as a Master of Ceremonies it can be seen that he lost no time in becoming one of the recognized workers in that zealous body of craftsmen. The office of Master of Ceremonies, while a subordinate one, is one that is of vital importance, because if it is carelessly or slovenly filled the result is not only detrimental to the Lodge most immediately concerned, but it also is apt to have a detrimental effect upon the craft at large. This doctrine has been proclaimed by those in authority for many years, and it can never be proclaimed too loudly. That Brother Zobel has faithfully and carefully and intelligently performed all the duties of the office, the brethren of Uhland Lodge can all bear testimony. Like most of the members of Uhland, Brother Zobel is a native of Germany, having been born at Blaubeuren, Wurtemberg, 22 Apr 1853. Leaving school with a good practical education, he learned the trade of machinist and worked at it in Germany until 1872, when he came to America. He readily found employment in New York City and continued to follow his trade, working in various shops until 1881. In that year he engaged in the manufacture of brewers' pitch, and as soon as he saw that the venture was certain to be a success he secured extensive premises, in 1883, at 112 to 116 Second Avenue, Brooklyn, and there he has since remained, doing a business which is extending its operations every year. He is a member of the Schwaebischer Saengerbund of New York City and of the Third Avenue Bowling Club of Brooklyn. ----Ibid. page 359. Louis Gaide - For two years Brother Louis Gaide has been one of the Trustees of Uhland Lodge, No. 735, and the continuous holding of that office shows the esteem in which he is held by his brethren and fellows. He has been a faithful member of Uhland Lodge since 1878, and has maintained his interest in its welfare since the night on which he signed the bylaws and was hailed as a Master Mason. Brother Gaide was born in Kassar, Germany, 26 Sep 1835. On leaving school he learned the trade of capmaker. When eighteen years of age he crossed the Atlantic and for three years continued working at his trade. Then he saw an opportunity for entering on business for himself, and he became a dealer in oil. For some twenty years he successfully followed this business. He also opened a glassware store on Broadway near Fiftieth Street, and when Broadway was widened he was forced to remove, and located in his present premises at Tenth Avenue and Fifty-fifth Street. 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----Ibid. page 364. George Gerlach was born at Hitzerode, Germany, 29 Jul 1835. At the age of fourteen he left school and entered into business life. He had experiences in various lines and for a year or two he was a commercial traveler for a general merchandise establishment. In 1856 he went to England, where he remained for ten years, engaging in a number of occupations but always managing to keep hold of something, never for any length of time belonging to the "army of the unemployed." He crossed the Atlantic in 1866, and settling in New York opened a grocery store. For eleven years he so continued, getting along slowly, but he then grew tired of the monotony, gave groceries up and went into the produce business. His progress there was most satisfactory and he remained engaged in it for some ten years. Then with a wide acquaintance and a sufficiency of capital he went into the real-estate business and was very successful. He is still in that line, but for the past year or two has been steadily withdrawing from active affairs and more and more retiring to enjoy in private life fruits of his working years. In 1874 Brother Gerlach was made a Mason in Uhland Lodge, No. 735, and acted as one of its Masters of Ceremonies for four years. He is not much of a society man, but his lodge never fails to arouse his enthusiasm. He can be depended on at all seasons to do his share—more even than his share—to further its work and increase its harmony and its spirit of fraternity. ----Ibid. page 381. Andrew Neumann was made a Mason in Uhland Lodge, No. 735, New York, in 1896, and has twice been appointed one of its Stewards, and has recently been elected Master of Ceremonies. He has taken much interest in the work of the Lodge—ritualistic and other —and has proved a capable and thoughtful officer. He was born in Heldenbergen, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, 13 Jul 1864, and after leaving school went to Frankfurt and learned the trade of painter and decorator. When nineteen years of age he came to America and settling in New York City soon found employment, and has made it his home here ever since. In 1892 he began business for himself, and has been quite successful, doing a large trade and, it seems to those who have watched his progress, doing each year a superior class of work. Brother Neumann is a member of quite a number of social and benevolent organizations, including the Foresters of America. ----Ibid. page 412. Adolph Gengis, who is now serving his second term as one of the Masters of Ceremonies in Uhland Lodge, No. 735, was made a Mason in that Lodge as recently as 1896; so he may be said to have been in harness since he signed the by-laws and so became eligible to office. Beginning the round of official preferment thus early, it is safe to say that he will continue to rise until he obtains a prominent position in the Lodge. It is seldom that brethren who begin thus early do not obtain the suffrages of their fellow members for any office to which they may aspire. By occupation Brother Gengis is a baker, which trade he learned in Switzerland. He was born at Eschenz, Canton Thurgau, in that country, 11 Nov 1849, and worked at his trade there until 1882, when he came to this country. Soon afterward he opened a bakery. In 1884 he removed to 424 West 42d Street, New York, where he has built up a splendid trade and won a high reputation as a business man. He is a member of Uhland Maennerchor, of Santo Maennerchor, the New York Schutzen Bunde, and of Columbus Lodge, No. 302, I. O. O. F. John Kramer - For two years Brother Kramer has held the office of Junior Deacon of Uhland Lodge, No. 735, in which body he was made a Mason in 1894. The year following his being "raised" he was appointed one of the Stewards of the Lodge, so he may be said to have started on a career of office-holding almost as soon as he was qualified to do so by signing the bylaws of Uhland Lodge. He has proved a faithful official, and his personal popularity among the members of the Lodge seems to increase each year. Brother Kramer was born at Greisarbach, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, 1 Jun 1865. At the age of fourteen he left school and went to work on a farm for two years, when he came to America. For a short time he tried his luck in Texas, but concluded to settle in the North. So he took up his residence in New York and opened a meat market, which he has now managed successfully for the past ten years. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Hessen-Darmstadt Volksfest Verein, the Darmstadter Marines, and several other social organizations. ----Ibid. page 419. Jacob Mayer - For some fifteen years Brother Mayer has been a member of Uhland Lodge, No. 735,— the Lodge in which he first received Masonic light; and while he has held no office,—he has desired none in fact,—he has nevertheless impressed the brethren with a sense of his enthusiasm as a Mason and of his pride in the tenets, principles and practices of his Lodge. No brother is more interested in the progress of Uhland Lodge, by none has its prosperity been more closely watched or more heartily rejoiced over. Of course the craft needs officers, it needs leaders, and these it has in abundance; but the vast majority of the 100,000 Masons in the State of New York is composed of quiet, effective workers such as he has proved to be. In his native city of Meiglenbock, Germany, where Jacob Mayer was born 29 Jul 1845, he learned the trade of brewer. In 1871 he came to America and for a time found employment at his trade in Brooklyn. For the past 24 years he has been master brewer in the Bellhamer & Schmid Brewing Company, a fact which speaks for itself as to his professional diligence and proficiency. He is a member of the United Order of Workmen, the Deutcher Kriegerbund, Independent Schuetzen Corps, the Riverside Quartette Club and other social and musical organizations. ----28

Ibid. page 425. Frank Baehser, who at present holds the post of Junior Deacon in Uhland Lodge, No. 735. was initiated, passed and raised in that fine body of Masonic workers in 1893. Since then he has followed closely its work and business, and in both has taken an active and intelligent part. Since 1883 Brother Baehser has been a' resident of the United States. He was born at W alderstadt, Wurtemberg, Germany, 15 May 1850, and when he left school, in his fourteenth year, went to learn the trade of a painter and interior decorator. He worked for a year in New York and then went to Florida, where he remained for a couple of years, when he returned to New York, and has since made it his home. He has now been in business a considerable time, and has built up a large trade, and one that keeps steadily growing. In many social and benevolent organizations Brother Baehser takes quite a prominent part. He is a member of Columbus Lodge No. 302, IOOF; of the Knights and Ladies of Honor, Eintracht Lodge No. 686; IOOF Encampment; Vereinigten Brueder Lodge No. 81, and the Schlachterner Quartette. ----Ibid. page 453. Louis Wendel, Jr. - In Uhland Lodge, No. 735, New York, no man is better known or more popular than the prominent member of the New York bar whose name heads this sketch. Louis Wendel was born in New York City, 2 May 1868, and after obtaining a good common-school and academic education, he attended Packard's Business College for a year. Then, having determined on adopting the legal profession, he entered Columbia Law School. He rapidly distinguished himself as a student, and in due time passed the usual severe examinations thoroughly and was graduated in the class of 1888. A year later he was admitted to the bar and since then has been engaged in active practice in New York. In 1893 he became a partner in the then newly organized firm of Quincy, Wendel & Robson, and their elegant office in the Stewart Building has become the legal center for many important interests. Brother Wendel is a member of the Washington Heights Association, of which organization he is counsel. This is a social and political society, composed principally of property owners on Washington Heights who are banded together for the purpose of protecting their interests and defending the amenity of their homes and of the district. It has accomplished a world of good in these directions. He is also counsel for the United Order of Protection, and for the Sick and Life Benefit Association of New York, which is primarily a society insuring sick benefits to its members as well as the usual life insurance features. Brother Wendel is an intensely practical man, indulging in no visionary schemes, and believing in people helping themselves along the rugged road of life; and he is a firm believer in the good that can be accomplished in any direction by the power of cooperation. He is conservative as a lawyer, shrewd and safe in his opinions, does not believe in going into court, but when he does he pushes a case to the end with the most indomitable energy and with a full use of every legal weapon. Brother Wendel was made a Mason in Uhland Lodge No. 735, in Feb 1896. He quickly interested himself in the work (Uhland transacts all its business and presents the ritual in the German tongue), and was soon marked out as a valuable member to whom promotion was due. In the following year he was appointed Senior Deacon, and acquitted himself so perfectly that at the election of 1897 he was elected Junior Warden, the office he at present holds. That further promotion is in sight goes without saying, and we believe, from the interest he has shown and the Masonic enthusiasm he has developed, that Brother Wendel will be called in time to higher honors than his Lodge can give, and that he will be entitled to wear "the purple of the fraternity" as an officer of the Grand Lodge. ----Ibid. page 458. Jacob Loewer - One notable feature in connection with Uhland Lodge, No. 735, is that while it is one of the most pronounced German Lodges in the German District, devoted to the traditions of the Fatherland to the very core, most of its officers are American-born. True, they are all of German descent and speak German as their mother tongue, and take a lead in all things that promise to advance the prestige of the German brethren in Masonic teaching and Masonic charity, yet the fact remains that they are proud of being born American citizens. In this Lodge the subject of this brief sketch was initiated into Masonry in 1892, and as soon as he was declared a Master Mason he threw himself into the work of the Lodge and became what might be called a Masonic student with remarkable zeal; and it was not long before that personal popularity which he had won outside the fraternity followed him within its tiled doors. In 1894 and 1895 he was elected Junior Warden, and in 1896 Senior Warden, while he was elected Master in 1897 and 1898. He was the youngest man ever elected to preside over a Lodge in the German District, but his conduct of the office has justified, more than justified, in fact, the confidence of his brethren. In Feb 1898, Uhland Lodge celebrated its twentyfifth anniversary and the perfect arrangements and the memorable proceedings which marked that event were mainly inspired by Brother Loewer, and to his efforts were mainly due the wonderful success of the occasion,—an occasion which is still the subject of talk among all who were present. Brother Loewer, it may be mentioned, is a member of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, in which he has received the thirty-third degree. Jacob Loewer was born in New York City, 1 Jul 1867. After receiving a good commercial education he entered the brewing establishment of his father and obtained a thorough knowledge of the brewery business in all its branches, and he is now Secretary of the V. Loewer Brewing Company. Brother Loewer is a Noble of Mecca Temple, Mystic Shrine, and a member of the Home Circle Benevolent Society. In politics he is a Democrat, and is a member of the General and Organization Committees of Tammany Hall. He is also Second Vice President of the Tecumseh Club.

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Radiant Lodge No. 739 Warrant: ca 1873 Merged with Loyalty No. 876 to become Radiant-Loyalty No. 739 A Standard History of Freemasonry in the State of New York ..., Volume 2, by Peter Ross, page 114. http://books.google.com/books?id=kWYiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA463&dq=%22Radiant+Lodge+No.+739%22&hl=en&ei=SmmJTqLYFOT x0gGppYGDCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Radiant%20Lodge%20No. %20739%22&f=false Clinton R. Wyeth. The fact that Brother Wyeth has been elected Master for two terms of Radiant Lodge No. 739, New York, is sufficient to prove that he is a popular member of that organization and one who takes an active interest in the craft in general. He was born in Baltimore, MD, in 1856, and educated in the public schools there. On completing his studies he became engaged with his uncle, Mr. W. N. Wyeth, of Baltimore, in the manufacture of railroad supplies. In 1885 he came to New York and entered the Auditing Department of the Erie Railroad Company, and so faithfully has he discharged his duties in connection with that office that he still holds this onerous position. He is an active member of the Knights of Pythias, Jersey City No. 15. He also belongs to Mount Zion Chapter No. 231, Royal Arch Masons, and has held the all important office of Principal Sojourner. Brother W yeth is an energetic, hard-working man and is gradually forcing his way to a prominent position in life as well as one in the fraternity. He is devoted to the principles of the institution, guides his life in accordance with its teachings, and so has proved himself on all occasions a man to be depended upon to be faithful to every trust committed to his care.

Radiant-Loyalty Lodge No. 739 Warrant:

1 Dec 1976

Maimonides-Marshall Lodge No. 739 This is a consolidation of four Lodges: Radiant No. 739 (1873), Maimonides No. 743 (1874), Marshall No. 848 (1905) and Loyalty No. 876 (1909). 01 Dec 1976 13 Nov 1978 26 Jan 1987

Radiant 739 and Loyalty 876 merged to become Radiant-Loyalty 739 Maimonides 743 merged with Marshall No. 848 to become Maimonides- Marshall Lodge No. 743. Maimonides-Marshall 743 merged with Radiant-Loyalty No. 739 to become Maimonides-Marshall No. 739

Website: http://www.mastermason.com/mml739/ [no Lodge history, biographies or PM listings].

Allemania Lodge No. 740 Warrant:

ca 1874

Star of Cuba Lodge No. 742 http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/10,000_famous_freemasons/Volume_3_K_to_P.htm Robert H. Morse, President of Fairbanks, Morse & Co., 1931-50, and chairman and general manager since 1950. b. 6 Dec 1878 in Chicago, IL. Began with Fairbanks, Morse Mfg. Co. at Beloit, WI, in 1895, in turn becoming assistant manager in Cleveland, OH, sales manager, and later president of Fairbanks, Morse Electrical Co. at Indianapolis, vice president, 1924-27, vice chairman, 192731, and then president. The company is one of the largest manufacturers of -railway supplies, diesel engines, scales, motors, pumps and machinery. His son, Robert H. Morse, Jr., was later president. Received first two degrees in Star of Cuba Lodge No. 742, N.Y.C. in 1902 and third degree by courtesy of Kilwinning Lodge No. 311, Chicago, on 27 Sep 1928, affiliating with that lodge on 20 Dec 1928 and dimitting 6 Jan 1938. Former member of chapter, commandery and 32° AASR. http://books.google.com/books?id=SYFMAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1PA184&dq=%22Star+of+Cuba+Lodge+No.+742%22&hl=en&ei=WYWfTsetM6rj0QHC28iBBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&res num=6&ved=0CEwQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22Star%20of%20Cuba%20Lodge%20No.%20742%22&f=false page 183. Henry Clay Preston, 33°, b. in Albany, NY, 15 Apr 1832, d. at Binghamton, 28 May 1878; of Welsh ancestry, son of Homer Preston and Eliza Sackett [daughter of John Sackett and Lucinda Mosely]. The Prestons landed at Plymouth about 1630, and settled in Massachusetts. The Sacketts (three brothers), about 1640, located one near Springfield, MA, one at Bedford, PA, and one in the Black River County now Sackett's Harbor. At a tender age the subject of this notice removed to this city, and completed his school days at the Brooklyn Grammar School ; at twelve he had there a class in Primary English, under the direction of Walter Chisholm, Esq., who had been tutor to Sir Hugh Littlejohn, grandson of Sir Walter Scott, to whom the "Tales of a Grandfather" were written. Teaching was too tame an occupation, and while yet a lad of thirteen be became mail agent between Albany and New York for "Hale's Letter Express," which then ran opposition to the U. S. Mail, carrying letters at half U. S. rates. This service required active, pushing, discreet messengers to forward the mails ahead of the U. S. mail time, which he did in the Winter by ice boats on the Hudson, or steamboat and rail via Bridgeport or New Haven and Springfield, getting through (after severe storms or cold) from twelve to thirty-six hours in advance of the regular mail. At eighteen he became a member of the Brooklyn Fire Department, serving actively for eight years and filling various offices. In 1855 he went to Binghamton, NY, in mercantile business, served there as Treasurer of the city, and was a member of the Board of Education for many years.

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Reorganized the Fire Department in Binghamton, and put it on a footing, in efficiency and equipment equal to any in the State. Organized a first class Hook and Ladder Company, was for several years an Engineer in the Department, and subsequently Treasurer, increasing during his care its Widow and Orphans Fund from a few hundred, to thousands of dollars. On the first call for 75,000 troops at the breaking out of the late civil war, he was the first man to enlist the day the order came (Sunday), but was, by his friends and fellow citizens, dissuaded from going immediately to the seat of war, and induced to remain and assist in recruiting and raising two regiments and a full battery. During the draft riots in New York City he quartered the Fiftyfirst Regiment from Syracuse, who were ordered to New York, but were temporarily held at Binghamton in consequence of threats by the rioters against the Erie Railway Company in case they transported troops to New York. Was commissioned as Major of the 44th NY, presented through the Mayor of Syracuse with a set of equipments by the field, staff and line of the Fifty-first, and the Syracuse Citizens' Corps. Assisted to conduct and acted as Treasurer of the Fair held under the auspices of the Binghamton Fire Department, auxiliary to the great Sanitary Fair in New York, and paid to the New York Fire Department Fund over $2,000 in cash, the largest contribution received from any other department: there was also a contribution of merchandise valued at $150. Conceiving a favorable opinion of Masonry, he sought admission to its mysteries, and was made at Binghamton. NY, in Otseningo Lodge (then under dispensation) No. 435, in Sep 1857, and was appointed Senor Deacon, Nov. 12 following, and did the middle chamber work at the next communication in full, from memory, only after receiving it himself. At the next annual election he was elected Senior W arden, serving as such one year, when he was unanimously chosen Master, holding the office for three successive years, and peremptorily declining a unanimous election for a fourth term. Has since been Master of Star of Cuba Lodge, No. 742, NYC, in the institution of which he was the leading spirit, and was Grand Sword Bearer of the Grand Lodge 1865-66, and 1867, was exalted in Binghamton Chapter No. 139, RAM, 25 Jan 1859. Served as King 1860 and 1861-62, received the Orders of Knighthood in Malta Commandery No. 21, in Feb 1859, and was elected Eminent Commander 1862; after passing the subordinate chairs in the Grand Commandery of the State of New York, he held the high station of Right Eminent Grand Commander in 1869-70. After one year's service he declined a re-election, and in the face of the strongest opposition of the Grand Commandery, he inaugurated the one year term, which has ever since prevailed and now has the heartiest sanction and approval of the whole Grand Body, and for several years has been adopted by the Grand Lodge of New York. After attaining the Grades of the Ancient and Accepted Rite in Otseningo Lodge of Perfection, Council Princes of Jerusalem, Chapter of Rose Croix and Consistory 32°, our distinguished brother was, by order of the Supreme Council admitted to the Thirtyo third, the highest grade known to Masonry: this distinction was conferred upon him at this city by C. T. McClenachan, 33 , assisted by Henry C. Banks, 33°, and others deputed for that purpose. Bro.’ . Preston’s official connection as Grand Marshal and Marshal of the day, with the grand demonstration of placing the cornerstone of the Masonic Temple, in New York, on 8 Jun 1870; the dedication of the Temple, .June 1875, and the immense funeral pageant on the reception of the remains of Most Worshipful Past Grand Master Orr, of South Carolina, 15 Jun 1873. These memorable occasions brought into the line of march seriate hosts of craftsmen of all grades, the command and direction of whom devolved upon the subject of this sketch, and how well he discharged his great trust was the burden of universal accord. It was during the demonstration in Jun 1873, that he suffered coup de noleil, and from the effects of which, it is believed he never recovered, and of this sad fact the autopsy gives painful assurance. The obsequies were observed at Binghamton, in this State, on the 31st, of last month, and called together the largest assemblage of Masons and Friends ever congregated in that beautiful city. The services were conducted according to the rites of the order by W.’.M.’. H. E. Allen, of Otseningo Lodge, upon whom this duty devolved, at a late hour. At the house on Chenango street, the remains laid in state from twelve to two o’clock, a guard of honor, consisting of Sir Knights H. F. Orcutt, A. L. Gifford, F. A. Benson, A. Johnson, and S. N. Carman, standing with drawn swords, forming the arch of steel over the casket. At the head stood a massive Roman cross in white flowers, presented by friends in New York. At the foot rested a white Maltese cross, bearing the words, "Malta Commandery, 31," in purple letters. Malta Commandery, and Binghamton and Otsenigo Lodges, the Exempt Firemen’s Association, and Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company met at their respective headquarters, and marched in bodies to the house. Rev. Dr. Parke read the burial service of the Episcopal Church. The casket containing the remains, was borne by C. H. W ebster, C. M. Brown, D. Felter, Benj. DeVoe, H. S. Jarvis, and H. S. Sloan. The funeral cortege moved through Court street to Spring Forest Cemetery. Here the Rev. G. S. Lines and Rev. Dr. Parke read the committal service. The Masonic ceremonies were impressively conducted by Wor. Master Allen. The funeral dirge was sung, the sprigs of evergreen were deposited upon the casket, and the obsequies concluded with the benediction by Rev. Dr. Lines. Participating in the ceremonies were the delegation from the wealthy Cuban Lodge in New York, of which Bro. Preston was Past Master. In the delegation was the Secretary, Bro. Godwin, an intimate friend of the deceased. There were present also, Townsend Fondey, of Albany, Grand Commander of the State; P. T. B. Emmons, of Great Bend Commandery; W. L. Collins, of DeMolay Commandery, Hornellsville; Commander F. N. Maybee, of Malta; A. D. Ellis, D. M. Goodrich, Dr. Heywood. James Coppins, George Truman, Jr., E. H. House, T. A. Todd, O. T. Gorman, and C. M. LaMont, of Owego; D. E. Comstock, Norwich; S. F. Smith, Union ; E. B. Jackson, Greene; R. C. McNeil, Campville; and Dr. Lewis, Apalachin. W. Brother Angerica, Master of Star of Cuba Lodge, was, by personal illness, prevented, from being present, which was regretted by no one more than himself. Brother Albert Pike feelingly remarks, that to every one of us these solemn offices of sorrow recall the faces of our dead and renew the recollections of our own bereavements; for we never wholly recover from a great affliction. "The sorrow panes, but the scar remains," and the wound often opens and bleeds anew. 31

And yet it is, perhaps, the pitying love of God, though it seems cruelty to us, which takes from us those we love, to save them from greater ills of suffering or of shame. Death may, indeed, be "that Heaven to which God hath designed men, that they may escape from the calamities of a longer life.” Our lamented brother was bold in frankness even to a fault, never using words to disguise his thoughts, ever guided by honor and duty; neither arrogant in prosperity or undignified in adversity, holding it not all of life to live, and that the true crown of glory is that of thorns, symbol of the sacrifice of self for others, acting upon the principle that to love is better than to hate, and that forgiveness is better than revenge. He was a true and worthy Knight of the Holy House of the Temple. http://www.sackettfamily.info/tekdatabase/g1/p1745.htm He married Donna Maria Weed, daughter of Samuel Weed and Mary Powers Hinds. Children: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Ada Weed Preston Homer Preston Edward Preston Henry Clay Preston Jr.

b. 28 Sep 1857 b. 17 Jul 1859, d. 6 Jan 1863 b. 16 Apr 1863, d. 14 Apr 1883 b. 09 Dec 1865

Maimonides Lodge No. 743 Warrant:

1874

Merged with Marshall No. 848 on 13 Nov 1978 to become Maimonides-Marshall No. 743, which in turn merged with Radiant-Loyalty No. 739 in 1986 to become Maimonides-Marshall No. 739 Ref. Maimonides Lodge No. 743, Free and Accepted Masons: Golden Jubilee, 1874-1924, 23 pages. The New age magazine, Volume 19, by Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Council for the Southern Jurisdiction, page 593. http://books.google.com/books?id=hsJNAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA593&lpg=PA593&dq=%22Maimonides+Lodge+743%22&source=bl&ots =CXJyQPLfR7&sig=YpNftSVqRppJKjvig1BJAfzs2z0&hl=en&ei=MDXUTt2dN8Tr0gHQ8ZiSAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&res num=1&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Maimonides%20Lodge%20743%22&f=false We copy from the "Masonic Standard" of November 1 the following account of the fortieth anniversary of Maimonides Lodge, 743: "Maimonides Lodge, No. 743, one . of the large lodges of the Eighth District, passed its fortieth milestone last Wednesday night, and celebrated the anniversary with a banquet and ball at Terrace Garden. More than 500 participated in the festivities. The large hall was beautifully decorated, and was filled with round tables at which the brethren and their ladies and friends were seated. On the dais the Master, W. Bro. Arthur Arkin, and Mrs. Arkin were surrounded by dignitaries of the Grand Lodge, R. W. George Friefeld, Deputy Grand Master; M. W. Robert Judson Kenworthy, P. G. M.; R. W. Bros. Charles H. Fox, Charles G. F. Wahle, Louis A. Sable, Robert L. Smith, Edward D. Newman, J, Stewart W ilson, Francis D. Haines, Henry Ullman, Aaron Stern, Charles I. White, Louis Davis, Albert Winternitz and their ladies. "R. W. Louis Davis introduced R. W. Charles I. White, the Chaplain, who said grace. Then the Master delivered a very eloquent address of welcome to the guests, and the festivities proceeded. An orchestra discoursed popular airs during the progress of the dinner. At the conclusion of the feast the Master presented to R. W . Bro. Freifeld a check for $644, representing the first year's contribution of Maimonides Lodge to the Sinking Fund, which R. W. Bro. Freifeld turned over to R. W . Charles H. Fox. D. D. G. M. of the Eighth. "The Master then introduced R. W. Edward D. Newman of Maimonides, Grand Sword Bearer, who presided as toastmaster. The Deputy Grand Master, who was the first speaker, said that Masonry has much to do with good fellowship, and said that Maimonides had taken that into consideration, displaying a spirit of hospitality that did the Lodge much credit. He referred also to the serious side, which had been recognized by the Lodge in its generous contribution to the Sinking Fund, for the benefit of the Masonic Home. "M. W. Robert Judson Ken worthy responded to the toastmaster's call in his usual graceful and felicitous style, congratulating the lodge on the happy anniversary. R. W. Charles H. Fox, D. D. G. M., extended his congratulations, and thanked the lodge in the name of the Grand Master for its donation to the Sinking Fund. R. W. Charles G. F. Wahle, Judge Advocate, spoke with eloquence and humor of the significance of the anniversary and of the wonderful progress that had been made in the world during the life of Maimonides Lodge. Before closing the post prandial exercises, the Master took occasion to welcome the oldest member of the Lodge, W. Isaac Silverstein, who has not attended the communications for several years, owing to poor health. "The room was soon cleared, and dancing occupied the attention of the company for the remainder of the night. The ladies received as a souvenir of the occasion a very handsome silver comport. The veteran Secretary of the lodge, W. Henry H. Guttman, was of great assistance to the Anniversary Committee in the performance of their duties."

Pentalpha Lodge No. 744 Consolidated with Bredablick No. 880, 1983

Stuyvesant Lodge No. 745 Consolidated with Bredablick No. 880, 4 Feb 1992 http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/10,000_famous_freemasons/Volume_4_Q_to_Z.htm Edward C. Reid (1900-1958) President and Director of American Writing Paper Corp. since 1952. b. Nov. 12, 1900 in N.Y.C. Graduate of New York U. in 1923. Was in purchasing departments of American Chicle Co. and Snider Packing Corp. until 1937, 32

when he became associated with the American Writing Paper Corp. Trustee of Mechanic Savings Bank since 1948. Member of Stuyvesant Lodge No. 745, N.Y.C. from 1921. d. Nov. 11, 1958.

Roome Lodge No. 746 Consolidated with and became Matinecock 806, 1 Nov 1988 Proceedings ..., by Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Council for the Northern Jurisdiction, page 331. http://books.google.com/books?id=eYNLAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA331&dq=%22Roome+Lodge+No.+746%22&hl=en&ei=cWDUTpiKCOH 20gHCs9T0AQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Roome%20Lodge%20No. %20746%22&f=false CHARLES T. LUNT, 33°. R. W. Charles T. Lunt of Roome Lodge, No. 746, Grand Recorder of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State of New York, died suddenly at Lockport, NY, after making an official visit to Bruce Council. After a very light collation he returned to the hotel and changed his clothes, preparatory to taking the car for Buffalo. While standing in the hotel talking with Comp.’. EMERSON, Master of the Council, and Bro. E. P. FERGUSON of Roome Lodge, at whose home in Buffalo he expected to pass the night, he was suddenly stricken with apoplexy and fell to the floor. His death was instantaneous. Funeral services were held in the Grand Lodge room of the Masonic Hall and were largely attended. Bro.'. LUNT had a wide acquaintance and was universally respected. He was noted as a ritualist in all branches of Masonry. C HARLES T. LUNT was born in Boston in 1847. He came to New York in 1874 and entered the banking business. For a score of years he had been employed at the U. S. Sub-Treasury. He was raised in Roome Lodge No. 746, 14 Dec 1895, and was Master of that Lodge in 1901. He had been Secretary of the Lodge for the past eight years. He was appointed Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Maryland last year, and attended its annual communication in November. Bro. LUNT was High Priest of Jerusalem Chapter No. 8 in 1907 and was appointed Grand Representative of the Grand Chapter of Massachusetts in 1910. He was Master of Adelphic Council No. 7 in 1906-67. He was Grand Representative of Missouri and Grand Lecturer in 1907. On the death of M. T. GEORGE VAN VLIET in Nov 1907, he was appointed Grand Recorder by M.’. I.’. Grand Master W ILLIAM H. ANDREWS. He was selected at each subsequent assembly and was considered a model Grand Recorder. He received the Thirty-third Degree in the Northern Supreme Council, A. A. S. R.. 20 Sep 1904, having presided three years over the Council of Princes of Jerusalem and distinguished himself as a worker in the various degrees. Bro. LUNT was a member of the Masonic Club, Masonic Historical Society, Grand Secretaries' Guild and other societies. ----http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/10,000_famous_freemasons/Volume_4_Q_to_Z.htm H. Eugene Stafford (1869-1954) Medical officer, U.S. Army, and first grand master of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines. b. in Meridian, Miss. Was one of the first to be commissioned in the medical service in the Spanish-American War. Made captain and assistant surgeon in the 71st N.Y. National Guard. Was wounded by shrapnel at San Juan Hill in Cuba. Arrived in Manila, Philippines, in May 1899, where he was in charge of the surgery department of the First Reserve Hospital. Then detailed to the Malacanan Palace as surgeon to General Arthur MacArthur. He engaged in civil practice for a time, and shortly before WWII, moved to Baguio, a mountain resort 165 miles north of Manila. In 1942 his stay was interrupted by the Japanese, who imprisoned Stafford and his wife. Here he underwent, from the hands of the Japanese, innumerable tortures which left him sightless and deaf—and from which he never recovered. Dr. Stafford raised General Douglas MacArthur, to the third degree, and MacArthur later said of him, "He was the noblest Mason of them all." Raised in Roome Lodge No. 746, N.Y.C., he was Master in 1895 and 1898. He later dimitted to become charter member and first master of Manila Lodge No. 342 under Calif. (now Manila No. 1). Became a member of Jerusalem Chapter No. 8, R.A.M., New York City, 28 Mar 1894, and High Priest of same in 1898; greeted in Adelphic Council No. 7, R. & S.M. in 1894; knighted in Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 23, K.T. of N.Y.C. on 11 May 1894, and was Generalissimo in 1898. Was life member of Mecca Shrine Temple, N.Y.C., and first president of the National Sojourners in Manila. Received the 32° AASR (NJ) in Dec 1892, and affiliated with Southern Jurisdiction, 9 Sep 1921; KCCH in 1931 and 33° in May 1936. Was first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines at its formation in Dec 1912, and reelected the next year at the first regular meeting. d. 1954, and his ashes, together with those of his wife, were scattered over Manila Bay at sundown on 7 Aug 1954, as ordered by his will.

Lincoln Lodge No. 748 Consolidated with Schiller No. 304 to form Schiller No. 304 [1984 GL Proc] A standard history of freemasonry in the state of New York ..., Volume 2, by Peter Ross, page 465. http://books.google.com/books?id=kWYiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA466&dq=%22Lincoln+Lodge+No.+748%22&hl=en&ei=yWPUTvP8Jsfw 0gGPtYzAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Lincoln%20Lodge%20No.%20748%22 &f=false Frederick De Kraft, M. D. - Progress, continued and rapid, has characterized America since the days when our forefathers gloriously and effectually made the attempt to throw off the yoke of British tyranny and to establish the republic, and with this ever 33

onward movement the medical profession has kept pace. An eminent representative of the calling who has aided largely in this advancement is Dr. De Kraft, who for many years has been a practitioner of New York City. Native talent and acquired ability have won him high standing and fame, and the profession and public both accord him a leading place in the ranks of the representatives of the medical science. There are no favored positions to be given in this line of endeavor; prominence comes alone through merit, and success is the reward of earnest labor, ability and the pursuit of a persistent purpose. Thus working his way upward, Dr. De Kraft has long since left the ranks of the many to stand among the successful few, and his position commands the respect and admiration of all. The Doctor was born in Homburg, Germany, 4 Dec 1861, and attended the schools of his native city until fourteen years of age, when he went to the Gymnasium in Solms Laubach, where he remained for three years. In 1878, at the age of 17, he came to America and further continued his education in the Germantown Academy, at Philadelphia, until the spring of 1880, when he became a student in the Jefferson Medical College, in the Quaker City. During his summer vacation in 1881 and 1882, from May to September, he studied with several of the most noted specialists of New York and attended their demonstrations in Bellevue Hospital, Randall's Island, and the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. He graduated in 1883. The study of the treatment of diseases of the eye and ear seemed to have peculiar attraction for him, and he devoted particular attention to that branch of medical science while attending the demonstrations in the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and the Eye and Ear Department of Bellevue Hospital. He remained in the New York Infirmary for three years, during which time he also had excellent opportunity to study diseases of the nervous system and the heart and lungs. At Bellevue Hospital and the Randall's Island Hospital he continued to devote particular attention to the study of diseases of the nervous system, and of this branch of practice he has made a specialty. Thoroughly equipped for his profession by a comprehensive and accurate knowledge of the principles of medical science, he entered upon the private practice of medicine, and has met with a most gratifying success. His patronage has steadily increased both in volume and importance, and he today has gained prestige that ranks him among the ablest representatives of the profession. In 1883 Dr. De Kraft was appointed physician in chief of the department for nervous diseases in the German Poliklinik. He is a member of the County Medical Society, the Society of Medical Jurisprudence and the Society of German Physicians. This enables him to keep abreast with the latest theories and discoveries in connection with the profession, and to accept those which he believes will make his medical labors more effective in restoring the health of his patients. But for the fact that his profession makes such heavy demands upon his time and energies and renders it impossible for him to give that direct attention to the work of the craft which can only be accomplished by regular attendance at Lodge communication, the Doctor would ere this have been widely known among the fraternity in Greater New York, for he is fitted for leadership in fraternal as well as professional circles. He has a profound belief in the beneficence of the institution, a clear under standing of its purposes and of its philosophy. He is an enthusiast on the subject of Freemasonry and all pertaining to it, and has been deeply interested in the success of the Order since 1893, when he was made a Mason in Lincoln Lodge, No. 748, F&AM, in New York. His name also appears on the rolls of other social and benevolent organizations. He is a valued member of Charter Oak Lodge, K. P., of which he is Past Chancellor; Knights and Ladies of Honor; Order of Chosen Friends, of which he is Past Councilor; Kaulbach Lodge, IOOF; Templars of Liberty, in which he ranks as Vice Grand Templar; Court Cedar, Foresters of America, and the Knickerbocker Athletic Club. He is popular in all these fraternities, for his many excellent qualities awaken high esteem in all whom he meets and he inspires personal friendships of great strength. ----http://books.google.com/books?id=AkAAAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA6PA34&dq=%22Lincoln+Lodge+No.+748%22&hl=en&ei=yWPUTvP8Jsfw0gGPtYzAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CFkQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22Lincoln%20Lodge%20No.%20748%22& f=false page 34. Hermann Gehnrich, Well Known Inventor Dies at Brooklyn. Hermann Gehnrich. president of the Gehnrich Indirect Heat Oven Co., Inc., Brooklyn, N. Y.. died on Feb. 18 after a short illness of bronchial trouble. Born in Magdeburg, Germany on 11 Jul 1851. At the age of 13 years he was apprentice to a sheet metal worker in Gentin, Germany. At the age of 20 he came to this country and shortly thereafter became a citizen. Forty years ago on Nov. 13 he started in business on a small scale in New York doing general sheet metal work. He invented and patented numerous devices, the principal one of which being the Gehnrich Indirect Gas Heated Radiator type oven, used extensively for baking japans, enamels, etc. This invention radically changed and revolutioned the method of baking japanned articles. The steady demand for this output necessitated larger factory facilities at three different times, the last being the plant now occupied by the company and which was built in 1913 by Hermann Gehnrich. In the year 1915 he and his three sons, who have been in business with the father since boyhood incorporated under the heading of Gehnrich Indirect Heat Oven Co., Inc. He did not live to see the completion of the large plant now being erected in Long Island City, covering the entire Mock on Skillman, Honeywell and Buckley streets, an edifice he should have been justly proud of, crowning his efforts and close attention to work which he loved. Mr. Gehnrich was affiliated with Lincoln Lodge No. 748, F&AM, Long I Grotto No. 44. M. O. V. P. E. R., Lebrecht Uhling No. 404. IOOF. Gas Fraternity Deeply Mourns Death of a Most Genial Gentleman. ----http://books.google.com/books?id=CnATAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA249&dq=%22Lincoln+Lodge+No.+748%22&hl=en&ei=yWPUTvP8Jsfw 0gGPtYzAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CE4Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22Lincoln%20Lodge%20No.%20748%22 &f=false pag 249. 34

Philip Carl Limbacher, eldest son and second child of Philip Adam and Katherina (Zapp) Limbacher, was born at the family home in the town of Niedereisenbach (am Glan), Rhenish Prussia, Germany, 21 Feb 1853. He attended the Seminar, an educational institution in the city of Kaiserslautern, Kingdom of Bavaria, and in 1863 came with his parents when they emigrated to the United States. After the settlement of his parents in New York City, the youthful German student took up a course of study at the Cooper Union, and for some time attended the trade schools in New York City. After laying aside his text books, Philip Carl Limbacher entered the employ of Adam Andreas Scheidler, a noted painter and decorator who had received his technical training in the city of Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, Germany. The young German apprentice remained under the direction and tuition of the Scheidler establishment, and, after having acquired a practical knowledge of the trade, as well as the technical side of the painting and decorating business, he entered the employ of John La Farge, where he continued at his trade up to 1882, at which time he enabled himself to engage in business on his own account at No. 162 East 35th street, New York City. In this undertaking Mr. Limbacher met with immediate success as a result of his thorough skill and knowledge of the profession. The products of his establishment and his skillful workmanship soon found an increased demand and market, and, in order to meet the needs of his patrons, he established a manufacturing plant for the production of paints and colors at 189th street and Beaumont avenue, New York City, which has become well and favorably known as the Limbacher Paint and Color Works, and, as a result of his commercial activities, Mr. Limbacher has gained an enviable reputation as a reliable manufacturer and business man. In addition to his commercial interests, Mr. Limbacher has become identified with numerous enterprises and organizations that have for their object the advancement of the moral and social welfare of the community wherein he resides. He is an active member of Lincoln Lodge, No. 748, F&AM, having celebrated his 25th year of membership, 4 Dec 1914. He is an active member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Deutsche Reichs Lodge, No. 456, past grand master, in which he has held membership for over 42 years, and holds a certificate as benefactor of the Home Association. On 21 Oct 1903, he was one of the organizers of the Belmont Liederkranz, and is also active in the Bloomingdale Eintracht, a popular singing society. He is also a member of the New York State Militia, 55th Regiment, Lafayette Guards. In his politics he upholds the principles and policies as advocated by the Republican party. Both himself and his wife are consistent members of Saint Peter's German Lutheran Church, at 54th street and Lexington avenue, New York City. He married, 12 Aug 1877, Cafherina Brandt, b. 11 Sep 1857, d/o Peter Brandt, of New Jersey. Children: 1. Catherina, b. 29 Jul 1879; m. Henry Pau. 2. Gottfried, b. 04 Aug 1880; m. 2 Jun 1907, Catherina Limbacher 3. Margarethe Anna, b. 10 May 10 1883; d. 20 Apr 1906. 4- Philip Carl, b. 13 Jan 1885 5. Henrietta Therese, b. 25 Jun 1887; d. 12 May 1888. Philip Carl Limbacher married (secondly), 20 Mar 1895, Auguste Christiana Hentschel, b. 6 Jan 1869, in the city of Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony, Germany, d/o Gustav and Christiana (Winkler) Hentschel. The former, Gustav Hentschel, was born in the city of Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony, Germany, 28 Jun 1838. He was a practical and skillful machinist, and for many years was identified with the locomotive works of Hentschel & Son, in the city of Dresden. The latter, Christina (Winkler) Hentschel, was born in the city of Dresden, 8 Aug 1836. Family tradition states that in 1709 August Hentschel, an ancestor of this branch of the family, received the title of "von Hentschel" from the then ruling monarch of the Kingdom of Saxony, as a recognition for his skill and merit as a decorative painter of china art ware, he having been the first to introduce this class of art into the German market. Gustav and Christiana (Winkler) Hentschel had born of their union, a family of sons and daughters, three of whom, namely, Gustavus, Max and Paul Hentschel, emigrated to the United States and settled at Geneva, Wisconsin, where they have become well and favorably known among the citizens of that town. Issue of Philip and Auguste Christiana (Hentschel) Limbacher: 1. Martha Helena, b. 13 Jan 1896. She attended a private school in the Bronx. 2. Ernst Franz Wilhelm, b. 19 Sep 1897. He received his education at Public School No. 32, and later entered the Corresponding School, where he learned the trade as that of his father. 3. Carl Helmut Irving, b. 16 Jan 1900. He received his education in Public School No. 45, from which he graduated, and later learned the trade as that of his father. ----http://books.google.com/books?id=qPYTAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22Lincoln+Lodge+No.+748%22&source=gbs_navlinks_s page 140. John Niederstein, real estate broker and present clerk of Queens County, son of John and Apollonia (Bauer) Niederstein, was born at New York, 21 Mar 1871. After attending the New York public schools, he completed his education at the University of Bonn, Germany. He has been a resident of the Borough of Queens for fifteen years, always voting with the Democratic party. Mr. Niederstein is a member of the Lincoln Lodge No. 748, Arion Society of Brooklyn, the Order of Elks, No. 22, the Second Ward Democratic Association, Fearless Hook and Ladder Company, of which he was one of the organizers in 1890, being made its first assistant foreman and finally foreman, his friends presenting him with a silver trumpet in recognition of his services. For four years he was a trustee of the Fire Department, and in 1895 he ran for assessor. In 1889 he married Miss Minnie Siebs; they had one child, Etta. After the death of his first wife he married Miss Louisa Reimers of Ridgewood in 1896. Two children sprang from this union, Lillie and Maxine. Mr. Niederstein's father was chef for Prince Frederick William of Prussia and afterwards for Emperor Frederick. Mr. Niederstein is a citizen in whom the people of the borough have the greatest confidence. He is obliging to a degree, affable and congenial to all whom he comes in contact with. 35

----http://books.google.com/books?id=grfmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA40&lpg=PA40&dq=%22Lincoln+Lodge+748%22&source=bl&ots=9i3Rm ErDEr&sig=JI3pgcM67t-b8Xi1JKy7YNzyeg&hl=en&ei=E_bUTtXlDuHV0QHdv6DvAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22 Lincoln%20Lodge%20748%22&f=false page 40. 14 Jan 1905. DR. GUSTAV PFINGSTEN. - Pharmacy and pharmaceutical journalism lost a good and strong intellect in the death on last Thursday morning of Dr. Gustav Pfingsten. editor-in-chief of the Deutsche-Amerieanische Apotheker Zeitung. Dr. Pfingsten had been ill only a few days, and the news of his death was received almost incredulously by his friends. Dr. Pfingsten was born near Cologne, Germany, 61 years ago. He studied pharmacy in Berlin and Breslau, and came to this country in 1860. A short service as clerk for Eimer & Amend preceded has establishment for himself at 48th street and Second avenue. Then he was elected a member of the German Apothecaries' Society, immediately going to work to help strengthen the organization, and succeeding, to such an extent that present members of that admirable association are united in praising him. It was through his efforts that the society's most important feature, the legal aid committee, was created. He was twice president, each time for two terms, the years being 1879, 1880, 1889 and 1890. In 1894, the end of his 25th year as a member, was the occasion of an honorary "comniers," and he was presented with a beautiful fifty nine-piece silver service. An illustration of his character is shown in the fact that he studied medicine in the New York Medical College without giving up his first profession, passing the regents in 1889, when he was 47 years old. During all of this time he was active in other directions. As editor-in-chief of both the Apotheker Zeitung and the Haus Doktor his writings have borne the impress of skilled thought and hard sense. Several years a school trustee of the German Polyclinic, member of many medical societies, Past Master of Lincoln Lodge, 748, F&AM, active member of the German Press Club and the New York College of Pharmacy, his activities are almost unbounded. The funeral was on Saturday from the residence at 128 East 83rd street. All of the officers of the German Apothecaries' Society and many members were present, though taking no part in the services, which were held at the crematory, because of the intention of the society to hold a special memorial service soon. Two of his fellows in the F&AM spoke feelingly of the dead man's many virtues. Floral tributes came from many friends and societies. Mrs. Pfingsten still survives, and three daughters, one of whom is married. Dr, Pfingsteu's last place of business was at 27 Pearl street. ----F. Steffems, Decorative Painter and Designer, Store and Office, No. 160 E. 59th Street. - An old established and enterprising firm engaged in the uptown section of the city as a decorative painter and designer is that of Mr. F. Steffens, who from the innate artistic ability displayed in his many productions as well as his careful and accurate execution of all work entrusted to his care, has been accorded a liberal measure of support. In addition to designing and decorative painting, the preparation of plain and ornamental signs on wood or metal, of every description is undertaken, and constitutes the leading specialty of the business; and for these several purposes a staff of twelve skilled artists is regularly engaged. The business was initiated by the present proprietor, Mr. F. Steffens, in 1867, at No. 987 Third Avenue, which premises are still retained and are used for storage purposes; the well appointed store at No. 160 E. 59th Street having been assumed in 1882. Mr. Steffens is a native of Germany, and has resided in the United States for the past 25 years. He is a member of the Lincoln Lodge No. 748, of the Knights of Honor, and was a charter member of the Central Park Lodge of the same order.

Shakespeare Lodge No. 750 Previously Progress Lodge No. 12, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, ca 1873. By kindly intervention Shakespeare No. 750 was accorded a charter with the GL of NY; First met at 96 Bowery; removed to the GL Masonic Hall 'soon after' 1874 and again in the late 30s. http://www.shakespeare750.com/history2.html [dead link 29 Jul 2011] A History of Shakespeare Lodge Early History - 1924-1949 The Middle Years - 1949-1974 - More Modern Times 1975-2001 and beyond - Into a New Century Our Masters' Annual Reports [Most of this information was derived from the history in our Centennial celebration booklet. Much of that came from the 75-year announcement. We are indebted to R.’.W.’. Daniel Semel and the late Bro. Ezra Samuels] There is no known record of William Shakespeare having been a Mason. Thus, it must be presumed he was not. To the man curious who wonder then why the name "Shakespeare" was chosen, the answer, regretfully, is buried in the tombs of our organizers. Perhaps the enduring qualities of Shakespeare's works inspired them to choose a name for a Lodge they hoped would also endure. The name was well chosen. The Lodge has had many older active members to give sagacious counsel, and younger ones to contribute youthful enthusiasm and vigor. it has balance. It is a world in itself. It is a way of life. Many men spend the best years of their lives at Shakespeare lodge. Man does not live by bread alone. He is a gregarious creature. As he grows older, in the natural order of things, he loves his friends. He becomes lonely. but not at Shakespeare. It has been peopled only by friends. Through the years, many Masons have become affiliated with Shakespeare Lodge. More men have switched to Shakespeare than any other Lodge.

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Shakespeare's earliest development is indeed unique, having received its original warrant on February 3, 1870, from the Prince Hall Grand Lodge, as Progress Lodge #12. It was also referred to as Downstate Lodge #12. There is an excellent article by Brother Joseph Walkes. Shakespeare had its origin in the filing of a petition by: Jacob P. Solomon, H.R. Cohen, Insurance, Henry H. Wilzensky, Bernard Brooks, William J. Trimble, William Bennett, Victor Heinberger, Patrick Feney, John H. Callender, Thomas J. McGrath,

Lawyer, born in England, born in Prussia, Lawyer, born in USA, Merchant, born in Prussia, Clerk, born in USA, Merchant, born in Poland, Clerk, born in German, Marshal, born in Ireland, Brewer, born in Scotland, Auctioneer, born in Ireland,

True Craftsman No. 651 True Craftsman No. 651 Emanuel Lodge No. 654 True Craftsman No. 651 True Craftsman No. 651 Mount Neboh No. 227 Mount Neboh No. 227 Montgomery No. 68 True Craftsman No. 651 Montgomery No. 68

All of these Brothers, with the exception of Brooks and Bennett, eventually returned to their Mother Lodges. The first meeting was held at 96 Bowery. The petition for our Shakespeare Lodge was granted and our Dispensation issued on February 16, 1874. The new Lodge was instituted March 10, 1874 and at once became a member of the Eighth Masonic District. The Dispensation was returned on May 15, 1874. During the three month period of Dispensation, 13 men were made Master Masons, 11 more reached the Fellowcraft Degree, and eleven candidates were initiated. These, added to the original ten petitioners, made a total of 45 men on the rolls when the warrant was granted on June 5, 1874. The Charter was granted on June 16, 1874 and Grand Master MW Ellwood Thorne formally constituted the Lodge six days later. [View some old lodge documents, including our charter in the Lodge's on-line photo album.] It was but a little more than three months from the time the Lodge was instituted to the time it was constituted, indicating the remarkable proficiency in the work by the first line of officers. This tradition has continued. Shakespeares officers have always been first rate and while other lodges have had a shortage of available talent, Shakespeare has been fortunate in having a surplus. Our ritual work has received worldwide acclaim. Shakespeares degree teams have a reputation dating back to the 19th century. Records disclose that Shakespeares degree teams performed the Hiramic drama for countless thousands both within and without New York. When our team performed, the Grand Lodge room had to be procured for the performance. The attendance was so large that admittance was by invitation only. In 1874 the Lodge met on the second floor of Bennetts Hall at 96 Bowery, between Hester and Grand Streets. In those days it was considered a good location. Meetings were held every Monday and Wednesday throughout the year. It wasn't too long before Shakespeare was advised by Grand Lodge that its Bowery Lodge room was unfit for Masonic work and the Lodge was ordered to cease meeting in that insecure place. By coincidence there was a room for us in the new Masonic Temple on 23rd Street, which had not yet been fully rented. When the present addition to the Temple was completed in 1909, we moved into the Corinthian Room. In 1925, we moved to larger quarters in the Koran Room at Mecca Temple (now the City Center on West 56th Street). In the late 1930s, we returned happily to the Masonic Temple on 23rd Street, to the beautiful but un-air conditioned Colonial Room where we now meet. Shakespeare's early years were marked by a sincere through often difficult effort to make the Lodge a success. Membership grew slowly but steadily. From a membership of 17 our first year, we grew to 229 after 25 years. At 50 years we were 864 strong. At 75 years the membership totaled 703, and at this Centennial year (1974) we number 575. We almost reached the thousand mark in 1928 when we attained 954 members. Our early years were also characterized by a struggle to achieve fiscal solvency so that we could contribute to the many charitable needs of the members. In 1874 the Initiation fee was $20 and dues were $6.35. Some paid by warrant (as checks were called in those days) but most paid cash and the Lodge's Cash Ledger is a magnificent example of Spenserian script. Early on it became customary to support the widows and orphans as wells as to contribute to any worthy destitute brother. Supplies of coal in the winter, food and clothing for the needy, passage West for the consumptive are just some of the ways the Lodge helped out. Contributions were also made to victims of the Civil War and collections were repeatedly made to help rebuild Southern Lodges destroyed in the conflagration. Charitable endeavors have continued throughout the years. Shakespeare has always been first to answer the call. Brotherhood is evidenced in many ways. For example, before the turn of the 20th century, it was a Lodge custom that, when a brother passed away, the entire Lodge was summoned by telegram to meet at the decedents home. There, in funeral cortege, the coffin was carried by pallbearers, followed by solemn brothers, many of them in full dress (required garb for members at Masonic Balls and for officers at meetings) t the cemetery, where the Master convened the Lodge to show appreciation and respect for hard work and general esteem the Lodge customarily gives gifts. Today we give aprons, gavels, wallets, books and sometimes money. In our early years the gifts were of gold inset with diamonds, silver tea sets and dinner services from Tiffany. District Deputies regularly received cut crystal bowls on their visitations. A popular gift was the Grandfather Clock. In 1921, the Lodge gave such a clock to the Masonic Home in Utica, which stands in the lobby of the Soldiers and Sailors Hospital, marking time as accurately today as it has since 1921. Some customs die hard. In 1974, our Centennial Master, W LeRoy Kramer, considered resuming afternoon degrees to be followed by convivial evening meetings. There was a precedent for this. As far back as 1881 the pressure of too many candidates led the Lodge to hold afternoon sessions. In fact, before World War I, Grand Lodge gave us dispensation to conduct more than one degree a day, without the usual proficiency, on candidates enlisted, drafted or commissioned in the Forces in the Great War, regardless of age! Private Arnold Landres and Seaman Jerry Feiman were among those who received all three degrees in one day. Under date September 1, 1918, dispensation was granted by MW William S. Farmer, Grand Master of Masons in the State of New York, empowering Shakespeare Lodge No. 750 to confer the three degrees of Masonry upon Benjamin J. Sheldon and Meyer J. Feinan, the second and third degrees upon Ralph J. Frank and the third degree upon Arnold G. Landers and Isidor Weinberg, who are now in the service of the US Army and Navy, at a communication called for September 21, 1918 at 2 pm, waiving the provisions of Section 20 Regulations, Book of Constitutions. The special communication was held on 37

September 21, 1918, and the degrees conferred, with W Jacob S. Sheldon in the East. RW Dan Semel provides some additional insight into this unique event: "What is most interesting is the fate of these Lodge brothers. Of the five raised by Shakespeare in 1918 in a single day, three became intensely active and dedicated officers and at least four were longtime members. "Jerry" Feiman was Treasurer. He then became the lodge accountant for decades. One of our most ardent adherents, he attended frequently, bringing in his son Richard, and even saving his "Club Sandwiches" (the newsletters of the Shakespeare Fellowcraft Club) and lodge notices. Ralph Frank fulfilled his father Abram's dream by becoming Master in 1926. Arnold Landres became Master two years later in 1928 and was the star (Jubalum) of Shakespeare's famed Hiramic drama team. He had the look and bearing of a matinee idol. There is extant a photograph of our degree team in costume and Arnold Landres is pictured in the center. I am not sure if Arnold's son became a member - he was an actor and may have joined Masonry in another area like California. The 1918 Master, Jacob Sheldon, raised his father, Benjamin Sheldon, in that one day class. I knew Ralph Frank, Arnold and Jerry Feiman and they attended meetings even in their old age and loved our lodge." Masonic social activities, picnics, excursions, etc., are more than just fun for the members and their families. They are also moneymakers for the charity funds. It became a yearly custom for the Lodge to hold a dinner and Masonic Ball usually on Thanksgiving Eve. The choicest location was selected and the finest musicians engaged. Dancing til morning has been a Shakespeare tradition that has continued to the present. Our Centennial Ball saw the dance floor overflowing as the clock struck midnight. The 19th Century Shakespeare Lodge customarily held public installations of officers followed by social activities. Our early members were a hearty lot. Many lived close enough to walk, but some had to come from Brooklyn by horse drawn carriage. A few came by horseback or carriage and train from Philadelphia. It is also noted in the minutes that a number of brothers regularly arranged their schedules to arrive from Connecticut and Rhode Island by packet boat. In 1901 a disagreement as to the expenditure of Lodge funds caused twenty brothers to demit. They formed William McKinley Lodge No. 840. In following years other members split off to found Marshall Lodge No. 848 in 1904, Civic Lodge No. 53 in 1906, and Courland Lodge No. 885 in 1911. All these Blue Lodge are still thriving and are now fellow members in the Sixth Masonic District. Despite these losses, Shakespeares strength is evidence by the fact that we continued to grow and prosper. In the 20th Century Shakespeare has been fortunate in having outstanding secretaries. It began in 1904 with Abram Frank, whose long reign ended in 1938, to be followed by our ever lovin Max Zigas, who served until 1972, when Ralph Katz assumed the role. Shakespeare has been fortunate in its 100 years by having many brothers selected to wear the purple. This Tyrolean color is attained only by dedication and achievement. The Lodge was host to Bro. William Jennings Bryan, on April 21, 1921. He arrived with a committee composed of RW Louis A. Sable and Max Monfried and the Master that year, W Charles Kroll. He orated for nearly two hours. He said, "If you can get people near together, it is easier to talk to them than if they are scattered. Personal magnetism that goes from human being to human being cannot pass so well over vacant chairs as it can when they touch each other." Brother Bryan was a member of Lincoln Lodge No.19, Lincoln NB. He was a very gifted orator, and was a President nominee three times: 1896, 1900 and 1908. He was wellknown for his attacks on the teaching of evolution in schools, culminating in the 1925 Scopes Trial, where he was pitting in the courtroom against Clarence Darrow. Brother Bryan spoke in Shakespeare Lodge on April 21, 1921. The minutes for the meeting as well as a transcript of his speech are on our Lodge website. It is a fascinating study. The Middle Years 1924-1949 - The Middle Years

1924 The Golden Jubilee Year with W Julius Kaplove as Master. On November 22, the lodge celebrated with a dinner at the Astor. 1925 On January 15, with W Morris Beskind as Master, the Lodge moved to the swank Koran Room at Mecca Temple, 130 W. 56th Street. A Fellowcraft Team worthy of the name "Shakespeare" was developed under the direction of W Benjamin Barondess.

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1926 W Ralph Frank was Master, when on November 4, Bro Samuel I. Siegel made an address on George Washington as a Mason. 1927 W Harold Vorzimer was Master. On February 11, the Honorable Albert Goldman, Commissioner of Plants and Structures of the City of New York, addressed the Lodge. "La Premiere Soiree de 1927" was a gala performance of "Gay Paree" at the Winter Garden on February 21. There followed a Supper Dance and Divertissement at "Brooke John's Ross Fenton Club in the same edifice." It was a formal attire event, costing Seven Dollars per person. W Isidore Hirschfeld chaired the Entertainment Committee and hosted the event. On Saint Patrick's Day, Arthur Garfield Hays addressed the Lodge on "Civil Liberties in America." Then on April 21, The Honorable Albert Ottinger, Attorney General of the State of New York spoke to the Lodge. On May 5, we had another speaker of note, Bro Royal S. Copeland, who was a U.S. Senator. 1928 W Arnold Landres was Master, when on September 30, a "Ladies Smoker and Entertainment" was served up. The annual Dinner-Dance-Entertainment was in the Cascades Room of the Hotel Biltmore on November 3. It was one of our most gaudy affairs. 1929 On June 6, with W Philip Horowitz as Master, we were addressed by Bro Dr. Frederick B. Robinson, president of the College of the City of New York. Then on June 20, the Honorable Bro Ferdinand Pecora, Chief Assistant District Attorney of New York County, gave the Historical Lecture of the Master Mason Degree. Our annual affair, held on November 16, included a vaudeville show at the Palace Theatre, and a summer dance at the Hotel Astor, all for $5.00 per person. 1930 In spite of the Wall Street crash only a couple of months previous, W Sigmund Schnarch will always be remembered for his swell year. He is the only Master that we can recall who footed his collation bills. One of his big nights was the appearance of Samuel Rothaphael, the beloved "Roxy."

1931 The Lodge hosted an outing at Lakewood during March 12-15, with W Solomon S. Leff as Master. For years afterwards, Bro Hugo Esberg tried to get the Lodge to duplicate that weekend. Time has not obliterated the memory of some of W Sol Leff's performances, especially that of King Solomon in the Temple Drama, and his peerless presentations of the lambskin aprons. < 1932 With W Max Zigas as Master, it was Dues, Dues, Dues. If you cannot remit in full, pay part. On February 4, Bro Chief Running Bear spoke on "What does the Indian know about Masonry?" The Fellowcraft Team performed in Vigilante Lodge Nr. 1108 on June 6. Then on December 1, Bro Abe Deutsch spoke on "What is this Machine Age?" After the meeting a collation was held at the Brass Rail. A huge hungry crowd attended. 1933 W Louis Cutler was Master. On April 20, we were addressed by Commander Harry U. Ross, US Navy Retired on the "Wilkins Ellsworth Expedition of the Submarine Nautilus to the North Pole." Talking on May 4 was Arthur J.W. Hilly, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York. On May 18, there was an open forum on "Shall the U.S. open trade relations with Russia?" On December 21, our pre-meeting dinner was held at Maison Louis. Finally on New Year's Eve, the Fellowcraft Club ran an affair at the Roger Smith Restaurant on East 41st Street. Supper, dancing, entertainment, noisemakers, and headaches, all for $4.00 per aching head. All this was under the auspices of Bro Dr. Joseph Axelrod, president of the Fellowcraft Club. 1934 W Irving Israel was Master. On July 1st, we went fishing under the sponsorship of W Benjamin Barondess. It was the last time our fishing was swell and our fishermen well. RW Louis Cutler arranged a pre-meeting dinner on September 17 in the Cocoanut Grove: $0.75 for members and $1.00 for ladies. (The ladies had cream sauce on their lamb croquettes and dancing.) On October 18, it was Italian Night. RW Louis Pace of Archimedes Lodge Nr 953 and his ruthless ritualists gave the Entered Apprentice Degree. 1935 W Gerson T. Margolish was Master on January 5, when a dinner-dance was held in the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel McAlpin, with over 400 guests attending. RW Louis Cutler arranged everything, for $1.50 per person. Then on February 2, 22 brothers enrolled in a Glee Club organized by Bros Jefferson Vorzimer and Leo F. Heidelberg. They proposed singing in the Lodge Room and visiting other Lodges in the District to annoy them. On February 7, a pre-meeting dinner at the Café Tokay, 52nd Street and 7th Avenue, cost members $0.75 for dinner, music and entertainment. 1936 W Richard Monfried was Master. On January 16, the man in the public eye was Harold G. Hoffman, the Governor of the State of New Jersey. He had just stayed the execution of Bruno Hauptmann (Lindbergh kidnapping). That night, under police escort and protection, Honorable Bro Hoffman gave a great monologue in our lodge. Over 600 members were present. W Morris Bonderefsky 39

organized a bowling club in January, but it disbanded about a year later when it became increasingly difficult for the members to lift the bowling balls. 1937 W Arthur Markewich sat in the East. The Lodge enjoyed a shish kebab dinner at the Golden Horn restaurant. On April 1, Mr. John Mulholland, the world's greatest magician, mystified us. Then on October 7, Arthur Donovan, referee and authority on boxing, made his appearance. 1938 W George Friedman was Master when, after 35 years of service as Secretary, our beloved Brother Abram Frank, died. A Lodge of Remembrance was held on November 17 under the direction of W Arthur Markewich. Honest emotion held sway. It was one of the most poignantly beautiful services ever held at Shakespeare Lodge. 1939 W Benjamin Barondess took time off from his lifelong studies of Abraham Lincoln to become Master of Shakespeare Lodge. The February 16 pre-meeting dinner was in the Coffee Room of the Essex House. The Master also arranged for the appearance on May 3 of Mr. Eleanor Roosevelt in the Grand Ballroom of the Pythian Temple on 70th Street. Her address was "Mason's Whither?" On May 24, the Lodge held a theatre party at the Adelphi Theatre. The show was "Sing For Your Supper." It was a most forgettable show. 1940 W Hilton Leff was Master. On May 7, we packed our belongings and took leave of the Koran Room of Mecca Temple. The Lodge Room had become tawdry and the building down at the heel. The elevator operator was wearing a dilapidated uniform trimmed in baby blue - the same one he wore fifteen years before; and it looked as though he had slept in it for fifteen years. So we moved back to the Masonic Temple. We've been in the warm Colonial Room ever since. It's a nice room, but a little small for us on our infrequent Ladies Nights. And it's a hot box from May to September. On November 21, according to the Lodge Notice, a "Gigantic Ladies Night" was to be held. Our ladies have since reduced. Now we hold "Slender Ladies Nights." 1941 W Samuel P. Pritz was Master, and his year was replete with interesting evenings. On January 16th, the "Boys" discovered Gertner's Restaurant at 168 5th Avenue. Dr. Adolph P. Link, Professor of Psychology at NYU, demonstrated Hypnosis. He made may Markewich sway, W Gerson T. Margolish swoon, and Bro Irving Liechtenstein unconscious for years. On February 6th, dinner was at Enrico & Paglieri's Restaurant. Speaking were Drs. Marie and Benjamin W . Warner on "Two Doctors Look at Married Life." Pre-meeting dinners were held at Gene's Restaurant, 71 West 11th Street on February 20th; and the Chelsea Chop House on March 6th. On March 20th, humorist Irving Davidson was found to be vastly entertaining. On May 15th, Mr. John J. Anthony took up our problems. [?] On June 5th, a dinner at Zucca's, 118 West 49th Street, was negotiated. On October 16th after dinner in the McAlpin Grill, Miss Dell O'Dell plied her magician's trade in the Lodge Room, with delightful results. 1942 On April 16th, with W Maurice Adler as Master, Dr. Tehyi Hsich, the "Chinese mark Twain," fascinated the Lodge. A Chinese supper followed in the Masonic Club Rooms. A waiter attempted to serve ice cream. The ice cream worshippers pounced on the hapless servitor every time he fearfully emerged from the kitchen bearing a tray stacked with dishes of the precious cooling stuff. The battered and bruised him. They bled him and they tore his clothes to shreds. He had no complaints. Under the circumstances, he was happy to have escaped utter annihilation. On May 21st, Harry Hirschfield proved why he is rated "America's Number One Story Teller." 1943 W Jerome H. Brill was Master. It was during his administration that we settled down to steady and disgusting eating at Gertner's. Said Bro Mike Oestreich in the Lodge Room one night admiringly of the magnificent Jerry Brill, "Matthew (W Matthew Margolish) sure knows how to pick a son-in-law!" 1944 W Morris Bonderfsky was Master. His delivery was a nice, easy, slow drawl. On June 15th, Harry Tanner, the world's most unentertaining entertainer, offended. W Gerson T. Margolish came frequently to heckle Secretary W Max Zigas 1945 On October 4, with W Anthony Turano as Master, "Judge Not," a One Act Masonic Play was presented by Justice Lodge Nr. 753. It was excellent both in content and in acting. It could be seen again, with profit. 1946 On May 16, with W Harry Storin as Master, W Lester N. Neulen gave his exciting version of the Middle Chamber Lecture. The use of colored slides and recorded music heightened his performance. On June 23rd and 27th, the Degree work began at 4:30 pm. On October 31st, former New Jersey Governor A. Harry Morre was our speaker, with collations in the Café de la Stewart Cafeteria. 1947 On April 3rd, with W George Feldman as Master, the Fellowcraft Team performed in the Grand Lodge Room. Masons from all over the eastern seaboard were invited. The SRO sign was hung out early. By 8 pm, visitors arriving in busloads were told by the police to turn around and go home again. There wasn't an inch of space left for them. November 27th was the night of a thousand knishes. They were made by Mrs. George Feldman, and served in the Masonic Hall Banquet and Knish Room < 1948 A man with an enormous capacity for friendship and a strong desire to please was Master, W Samuel Littman. The sumptuous collations during his year glorified the American bagel trimmed with lox. After these Lucullian feasts in the bowels of the Masonic Hall, the members adjourned to the Bicarbonate of Soda Room. Sam's accelerated pace gave us ample time to visit Clermont Lodge. The presentation ceremonies for the District Deputy, RW Arthur Markewich, occurred on September 16. This marked the beginning of the tour of the Shakespeare Repertory Company. This gallant band of loyal and abject Shakespeareans accompanied the DDGM on all his visitations in the Sixth Masonic District of Manhattan. They saw to it that he stayed away from Shakespeare Lodge for a year.

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1949 In our Diamond Jubilee Year, our destinies were guided by W Louis Ziskin as Master. Our surprise nourishments of the year included Turkish Halvah on St. Patrick's Day, and ice cream on the coldest night of winter. We also had a Macintosh and Barton night - apples and chocolates were served. On March 3rd, we were startled by Prince Hara, magician and pickpocket. He nearly went too far. He picked Bro Merny Milman right out of his clothes, leaving him draped only in his nylon shorts. On April 21st, we celebrated the Homecoming of the DDGM, RW Arthur Markewich. By the time he was scheduled to enter the lodge Room, it was so packed and the crush was so great, there was absolutely no space for him. All that could be admitted was his smile and his mellifluous voice. The Next 25 Years - More Modern Times 1949-1974 - More Modern Times 1949 The Diamond Jubilee Year saw W Louis Ziskin assume the East. In his previous year, MW Frank Totten had appointed a young lawyer in No. 750 to serve as his District Deputy of the Sixth Manhattan District. This started the rise of our beloved brother MW Arthur Markewich to the position of Grand Master of Masons in the State of New York. The Colonial Room was bulging at his homecoming, after all his visitations featuring large contingents of officers and members of his own lodge. Shakespeare and Markewich were synonymously on the lips of all in the district. Our 75th Annual Dinner and Dance, the Night of Nights, was held in the Hotel Astor on Saturday, November 12th, with over 500 in attendance. 1950 W Abraham J. Berk sat in the East. He was known for his perfection in ritual throughout the area. And they say there was none like him. The famous Fellowcraft Team performed in the Grand Lodge Room before a packed overflowing crowd of more than 1200 brothers. Hundreds were unhappily turned away. A Surprise Package Party (an annual affair) drew a great gather and raised more than $400 for charity, with Brother Nat Ressler starring as auctioneer. The June Strawberry Festival at the Grand Street Boys Club attracted 280 people for the sumptuous food and happy entertainment. The Annual Dinner Dance, up in the Star Light Room of the Astor, was a smashing success. To enhance his collations, the Master engaged a caterer who served a roast beef dinner name of Ralph Katz. 1951 W Eli Cohen, our Master, was famous for his great ability to ad-lib and never faltering in his ritual. > A long list of lecturers included: Dr. Samuel Standard, who spoke on Hospital and Social Conditions in the New State of Israel. Mr. Benjamin A. Cohen, Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations whose topic was Present World Crisis. The Art of Hypnotism by Dr. and Mrs. Frank Marion. An Evening with Dr. Stanley S. Jaks sopped off with a fabulous Chinese collation with the ladies. < 1952 W Herman Schneider was Master of the Lodge, and a noted perfectionist and ritualist. The year was full of well-planned eves, many with the ladies. Talks by W Benjamin Barondes (What We Dont Know About The Gettysburg Address); Honorable Hugh Heung-Wu Cynn, Korean Ambassador to Japan; W Abraham Strachstein (Recent Advances in Medicine); and an exhibition on hypnosis by Dr. John L. Levberg. W Abraham J. Berk was appointed Assistant Grand Lecturer. The final performance of the nationally famous Shakespeare Fellowcraft Team before an Admission by Ticket Only packed Grand Lodge Room. 1953 W Samuel Scholnick assumed the chair in the East of the Colonial Room. > A night of honor to RW Louis A. Sable, District Deputy in 1912. An evening of song by Betina Kasher followed by a package party that brought in $300. Following a meeting in his honor, W Matthew Margolish invited the entire lodge to enjoy a collation in the Masonic Club at his expense! The standard collation after almost each meeting was cookies and ice cream! < 1954 W Gerald D. Schwartz was elected Master a kind, humble man, loved by all. Famous baseball great Sid Gordon drew a packed lodge room, and thrilled all with his talk, followed by a question and answer period. The appointment of RW Samuel Scholnick as Grand Sword Bearer of the Grand Lodge was another honor for the lodge. 1955 A somber year unfolded as our Worshipful Master, Joseph Aripotch passed away on April 24, 1955, and the sagacious leader of the lodge and the district, RW Louis A. Sable shocked all with his sudden death just three weeks later, on May 14th. Both were eulogized in a lodge memorial meeting held on June 2nd.

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Senior W arden Harold B. Kramer acted as Master for the rest of the year. There was further confusion as the Hotel Grossman, proposed site of the winter weekend, burned to the ground. The event was ultimately held as the Berkeley-Cataret in Asbury Park. 1956 W Harold B. Kramer assumed the stewardship of the Lodge. In his appointments of line officers, the Master set some sort of record, as four of his appointees eventually became Masters. Featured a Ladies Night Music Festival, Ward the Wizard, A talk by Mr. Yakow Saphis, of the Israel Office of Information on the Arab-Israel Problem. A Spring stay at the Pines was followed by a winter weekend at the Laurel in the Pines. The Fellowcraft Club celebrated an eve at the Boulevard Night Club in Forest Hills where a new unknown comic was featured . . . Brother Don Rickles!

Standing: Harry Gochman, Sidney Warren (SW), Max Cohen (JW) Max Zigas (Secretary), Richard Milman Seated: Louis Ziskin, Arthur Markewich, Harold Kramer, Samuel Scholnick, Merny Milman (Master) 1957 W Merny A. Milman rose to Master Sudden illness forced him to be sidelined for much of the early part of his year when again the Senior Warden, this time Sid Warren, stepped in and did an outstanding task. Great team work! In honor of his 25th year as Past Master, W Max Zigas did a yeoman job, as he did all the work for the First Degree (Masters work, lecture, tools, aprons, charge and demand!). He was feted over a large and luscious cake prepared by Brother Harry Abend. Further honors to our perennial and efficient organist, Leo F. Heidelberg, after 25 years of supplying the happy background to our meetings. Mrs. Ruth Mondschein displayed her many talents before a packed Ladies Night gathering. Fifty-Year awards were presented to Brothers Samuel Markewich and Isidor Tachna. 1958 W Sidney Warren now the Master. The Max Monfried-Louis A. Sable Memorial Fund of the Legal Aid Society founded in honor of two Shakespeare greats. M.’.W.’. Jona Ron, Grand Master of the State of Israel, made an Honorary Member Our lovable secretary joins the purple of the Fraternity upon his appointment as Grand Directory of Ceremonies, RW Max Zigas. W e were all so happy and very proud of our Max! The year was full of honoring the RWs of our lodge as nights were given to Arthur Markewich and Louis Cutler. 1959 W Max Cohen assumed the reins of the lodge as he strode t the Masters chair. First meeting a social smash as the Milos entertained a great turnout of the Ladies. W Irving A. Israel honored on the 25th anniversary of his Mastership. Dr. Murray Banks, noted psychologist, gave his dissertation on living happily, like each day was the last day of your life! Brooklyn Link, Order of the Golden Chain, performed a degree in the Colonial Room A great night out On The Town included a family Chinese dinner for all, followed by a choice selection viewing of a top Broadway theatre show. 1960 W Harold S. Besser, a very eligible bachelor, became Master. Folk songs by Miss Elise Simon and a playlette by the Sixth District Players opened the social calendar. A Broadway show was featured in the Spring Ladies Night. A free weekend was raffled to all who had donated a pint of blood this year to the Masonic Blood Bank. Weekends were enjoyed at Kutschers and the Laurel In The Pines. 1962 W Milton Pelikow, congenial storyteller and famous writer of prose, assumed the serious role of Master. 42

A system of collations catered by the stewards after all meetings was instituted. A timely film from the U.N. featured The Man In The Blue Helmet and was shown after the first meeting. Entertainers Vickie Stuart and Lou Menchell drew a standing room only Ladies Night gathering. All went home happily after a sumptuous collation. The lovable young ladies of Menorah Triangle No. 56 presented the Initiatory Degree Brother LeRoy A. Kramer gave valuable hints on the preparation of tax returns. The Lodges Blood Bank, after floundering 20 pints in the red in 1959, was reported to hold a balance of 56 pints due to the efforts of Senior Warden Ralph Katz, Chairman. 1963 W Ralph Katz moved into the East to the Masters chair. The officers wore tuxedo and white gloves for most of the meetings. The year stared with a Zoom, as No. 750 hosted a weeks stay at San Juans newest hotel, the Americana, at only $376.80 a couple! Brother Henry A. Barnes, dynamic Commissioner of Traffic, drew a capacity crowd as he spoke on Me and My Traffic Problems. Honors were extended to many: Brother M. Jerry Feiman, auditor of our books for forty years. RW Samuel Scholnick, for a decade of work with the statewide blood bank. RW Max Zigas, for being secretary a quarter of a century. W Robert I. Shank, Master in 1923. W George Friedman, Master in 1938. Before a record turnout, Honorary Membership was conferred upon RWs Charles Hollender and Emanuel Kreisel A solid ringside gathering of 375 members of friends enjoyed a full dinner and the antics of comedian Milton Berle at the Town and Country Night Club for only $7.50 per person! In the lodge room, the Charles Lowe Revue rewarded a lodge full of members and their families, only in the Spring A display by World Renowned Pickpocket Jack London was the entertainment in a Fall Ladies Night. 1964 W Morris M. Karp picked up the gavel and assumed the Mastership. The second trip to a Caribbean resort proved a tremendous social and financial success when more than a half load of a 707 traveled t the new Puerto Rican Sheraton for a full week of Fun In The Sun Many tickets were sold in the lodge room as the famous Masonic Brotherhood Exhibit at the Worlds Fair started to take shape. Author Harold Flender was the feature in Why The Danes Ladies Night Nudism and Mental Health was the topic of the next social evening as Miss Zelda R. Suplee, the First Lady of Nudism was the guest speaker Great honors came with the appointment of RW Abraham J. Berk as the District Deputy of the Sixth Manhattan District. Many attended the eve in which our lovable Abe was presented. Rev. John Stanley Grauel, leader in the Battle of the Exodus, told of his celebrated exploits in this moment in history which led to the establishment of the State of Israel. A dinner and show at the Town and Country featuring Jackie Carter drew a sellout crowd The year was climaxed with the 91st Annual Dinner Dance at the Sheraton-Atlantic. 1965 This year of the New York City Worlds Fair, W Daniel Berman was elected Master in time to lead the Lodge on a junket to Jamaica, BWI. Headquartered in the Colony Hotel at Montego Bay, the legendary minions of Shakespeare spread our fame to yet another corner of the world Back home we were treated to Wine Tasting, courtesy of Cresta Blanca, and the World of Sholem Aleichem. We returned to the new Kutchers for our Spring Weekend. The Town and County again hosted our Fall Festival. Not to be outdone, the Fellowcraft Club held a Night at the Baths. 1966 W Martin Manes planned his installation to be our first Public Installation in many decades, only to be foiled by the Citys first transit strike ever. From that inauspicious beginning, things had to pick up, and W Manes did just that, by having a BOAC Rolls Royce jet carry a great many of the brothers and their ladies to Nassau, BWI. He was elected President of the Masters and Wardens association, and we can only assume that such dignified honors lead to the choice of a better Business Bureau Speaker for Ladies Night. The social hit of the year was our 93rd Dinner Dance, honoring Max Zigas at the Utopia Jewish Center. 1967 This year when our plane left the USA, it went a trifle north and landed in Bermuda. We located at the Castle Harbor Hotel. We also switched to the Windsor for our Catskill weekend. RW Larry Pollock was made an honorary member. Our Master, W Carl Liss, had some unusual programs. We saw films about your Vital Heart and The Mets Are Coming. We went outside the Lodge to see Thoroughly Modern Millie. Returning, we were entertained by the Charles Lowe Revue, Mr. Gil Eagles (an ESP specialist), and finally by a Korean karate exhibition. 1968 W Michael Gold took us on the most recent of our big trips, this time to Puerto Rico. He also switched our weekend to the Nevele, a pleasant change.

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We had debates on politics and a combined ladies night with Clermont and Justice Lodges for a theatrical production by the Hofstra Repertory Theater, which drew over 500 people. We had films on Football and Investing and Imbibing. We had a talk about Masonry in the Far East by MW Mauro Baradi. < 1969 W Daniel Semel perked things up right from the start with his bright yellow notices, replete with cartoons and quotes. Once again we gave up on the Masonic Club and ate at Fils. The Lodge sold out its Decoration Day weekend at the Concord. W Bro. Semel arranged for the Head of the Knights of Columbus, James E. Foley, to talk to us, as well as the District Attorney of Nassau, W William Cahn. A most controversial speaker at Ladies Night was Rabbi Neil Gellman of the Jewish Theological Seminary, who spoke on the Crisis on our Campuses. We honored Bro. Arthur Markewich on his elevation to the Appellate Division with a Law Day Celebration in the American Room. We had a guest ritualist at each meeting and were treated to the Hiramic Drama as performed by Alpha Lodge of New Jersey. Our own ritual was of such note that we were selected (at the suggestion of our own Grand Lodge) to perform a Fellowcraft Degree at a friendship evening for Triluminar Lodge No.112 of New Jersey. The years highlight was a gala dinner dance at the Terrace on the Park, Flushing Meadow. It was a lush affair and featured a profitable journal run by Senior Warden Frank Mandelbaum. Ws Semel and Mandelbaum repeated their dinner Dance Journal success in our centennial year. 1970 W Frank Mandelbaum had his own unique way of getting brothers to come to meetings. Each night he displayed a valuable oil painting worth thousands of dollars in the anteroom. At years end it was raffled off in a Grand Attendance Drawing, and won by W Ralph Katz. An unusual Ladies Night was a Mystery Train Ride on the LIRR to Ronkonkoma and back. Back in the lodge room we were privileged to hear Theodore Sorenson talk on foreign policy. A high point of the year was the presentation ceremonies for Brother Arthur Markewich as grand Treasurer, our first Grand Lodge Officer. We switched to the American Room for the evening and it was SRO. 1971 W Nicholas Ferraro began his year as all good CPAs should with a lecture by LeRoy Kramer on the highlights of the income tax law of 1969. The start of meetings was reduced to 7:00 pm. We had a lecture by Marshal Ed Slade on flying saucers, and a salute to Israel for Ladies Night. We journeyed to Browns Hotel for our summer weekend, And to Greenwich Village for an Israeli evening at Club El Avram. A grand evening was the presentation Ceremonies for RW Ralph Katz as Grand Steward. 1972 W George Lipkin didnt have any transit strike t compete with. He had only rain, rain and more rain! But to his credit, by years end he devised a program replete with contingency plans. No such alternatives were needed in September when over 400 of us crowded around to see the ceremonies attendant with Arthur Markewichs election as Deputy Grand Master. We saw Fiddler on the Roof, and Sleuth. We had a number of Beer and Bs Nights, And stated the great Trivia Quiz. Ladies night was heralded with a pink lodge notice and feature comedian Van Harris. 1973 W Walter Schraeter began his year with newly elected secretary RW Ralph Katz, and together they helped lay the foundation for our upcoming centennial. Our ladies were twice treated to a group of youthful entertainers from the staff of Catch a Rising Star. Lodge photographer Michael Britt began to compile a picture book of lodge memories. 1974 Our 100th Year. W LeRoy A. Kramer sat in the East. His theme for the year was Getting to Know You. It started with an informative program, a Florida reunion for our brothers who, because of age or distance, could no longer attend our New York meetings. Each meeting was planned around an enjoyable dinner, a brief but interesting meeting, allowing for an increased amount of time for socializing and a lovely collation afterwards. TV sets and gifts were raffled off at many of our meetings. Perhaps the Grand Lodge Election of our own son, MW Arthur Markewich as the Grand Master of Masons in the state of New York, brought about the greatest impetus to the revival of interest in our Lodge in May. This produced the second cause for celebration in our centennial year. Four new honorary members, giants in our fraternity, were taken into our midst in a gala evening: RW Wendell K. Walker, RW Frank H. Wikstrom, RW Robert L. Brusaw and RW Martin Klein. The MW Arthur Markewich participated. We eulogized RW Max Zigas, our secretary for over 25 years, at a Memorial Night. We entertained our ladies at six different functions during the year. A centennial dinner dance on May 18, 1974, saw 228 of us dance until 3:30 in the morning. There was standing room only for our Charter Night on June 6, 1974, commemorating our 100th year, when the MW Arthur Markewich rededicated our charter. This was a first for a grand Master I his mother lodge. Our 100th anniversary weekend away at the Windsor Hotel was attended by close to 95 of us. Our Journal copy was stolen and then fortunately recovered. Innovations were made in our meeting notices with new columnists, W Milton Pelikow and W Daniel Semel and our new columns, Meet Your Officer and Shakespeares Pony Express. 44

All of this was reflected most gratifyingly in our increased attendance figures, which coincidentally averaged out at about 100 in this our 100th year. It was a beautiful year, and provided the icing to our centennial birthday cake. 1975-2001 - Into a New Century 1975 Isidore Kratka 1976 Jerome Katz 1977 Lawrence J. Rossnick 1978 Raymond Shapson

1979 Michael H. Ackner 1980 David G. Rosenthal 1981 Raymond Puro 1982 Jeremiah J. DeNonno, Jr.

1983 Jeffrey S. Liss; 1984 Robert L. Tenny 1985 Jerold C. Liss 1986 Michael B. Daniels

1987 Sheldon B. Richman, the Kosher Virginia Ham, developed a program to honor two popular Past Masters on their Milestone Anniversaries. After 8 Masons were raised in April, they were presented in May as the MW Arthur Markewich Golden Anniversary Class. Our "good judge" was honored by over 100 Masons in the American Room, where we conferred Honorary Membership on MW Robert C. Singer, Grand Master. The Dedicated Service Award was conferred on Bro. Barnard J. Daniels. By November, 3 Masons were raised and presented in November as the W Milton Pelikow Silver Anniversary Class. Good humor and good fellowship permeated the Table Lodge festivities. 1988 Sheldon B. Richman continued to serve as Master because neither Warden wanted to advance. The Lodge co-sponsored with Keystone Lodge of the Second Manhattan District a "Celebrity Roast" on the Silver Anniversary of RW Barry B. Balogh as Secretary of Keystone. Barry's brother, Arthur, a PM of Keystone, and W David Rosenthal were Co-Roastmasters. Every Roaster had to contribute at least $25 to a specific Masonic charity; the Shriners Hospitals received $1,300 from 52 roasters out of the 130 Masons assembled at the 200 Fifth Avenue Club. In the autumn, the Lodge celebrated the 40th anniversary of Arthur Markewich's appointment as District Deputy Grand Master; the address was delivered by the Deputy Grand Master, who had served as the judge's DDGM. 1989 Barry Balogh- Barry B. Balogh and Sheldon B. Richman conducted an unusual switch of offices, which took at least two meetings for even veteran Craftmen to adjust to seeing Balogh in the East and Richman in the Southeast. The Master, who, together with RW Raymond Shapson, helped form the Metropolitan Assistant Grand Lecturers Association, focused on ritual proficiency for the Officers. The Master obligated a three-Mason class, which included his son, Bro. J. Franklin Balogh, in all three Degrees. The Third Degree was conferred by a Line of Officers containing Past District Deputies, who had served as Assistant Grand Lecturers; the Drama was portrayed by the New York City Police Square Club Degree Team. After he left office, he was elected to another term as Secretary. 1990 David G. Rosenthal; Barry Balogh died; Sheldon B. Richman took over as interim secretary 1991 Daniel M. Semel 1992-1993 Jay B. Azneer 1993-1994 Sheldon B. Richman became Shakespeare's first Master to serve in the new Lodge year running from May to May -- to coincide with the Grand Lodge year. The Lodge held an Honor Night to mark the Silver Anniversary of W Michael H. Gold as Master. On the eve of congressional debate over the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Lodge hosted a law professor, a trade lawyer, and a union lobbyist to outline the virtues and evils of free trade among Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. A delegation of 35 Masons, under the escort of W Charles K. Sanders, Master of Andrew Jackson Lodge No. 120, traveled from Virginia to pay a fraternal visit on Shakespeare. The Dedicated Service Award was conferred on W Harold S. Besser. The Grand Master, MW Gary A. Henningsen, accepted Honorary Membership in Shakespeare as he delivered the Commission as Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Ireland near the Grand Lodge of New York to RW Daniel M. Semel, J.A. An unusual feature of the post was the Brother Semel was granted the rank of Past Senior Grand Warden in the Grand Lodge of Ireland. 1994-1995 Basilio Whyte 1995-1996 Daniel M. Semel 1996-1997 David G. Rosenthal 1997-1998 Sheldon B. Richman again focused on interesting honor nights during his fourth term as Master. The Dedicated Service Award was conferred on W Michael H. Gold. The Lodge conferred the DeWitt Clinton Award for community service to Robert Abrams, former Attorney General of New York, for his tireless service in protecting consumers from fraud and deceit. Continuing on the consumer protection theme, the Master invited a succession of experts to explain federal, state, and foreign regulation of different businesses and how such regulation affects consumers. The Master regretted that he was unable to get MBAs conferred on those Brothers who attended these meetings. When he left office in June 1998, the Master apologized for a projected 18-month absence from stated communications because of his progression from Senior W arden to Master of Andrew Jackson Lodge No. 120 in Alexandria. < 1998-1999 Stanley A. Schimmel moved from his bench at the Organ to the Oriental Chair with no song or dance for the Lodge. He organized a delegation of Brothers and Ladies to travel to Alexandria to attend the Public Installation of RW Sheldon B. Richman as Master of Andrew Jackson Lodge No. 120. He appointed and oversaw the arrangements committees for the 125th Anniversary and Grand Representative Presentation ceremonies, which was chaired by W Michael H. Gold, DSA

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1999-2000 Bernard A. Liss became the fourth Liss in 32 years to be installed as Master -- joining his brother, Carl ('67), and his nephews, Jeffrey ('83) and Jerrold ('85). Less than a fortnight after his installation, the Master presided over the 125th Anniversary of Shakespeare and the Public Presentation Ceremonies of RW Sheldon B. Richman as Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Pernambucco (Brazil) near the Grand Lodge of New York. Honorary Membership was conferred on MW Stewart Wilson Miner, Grand Master of Virginia in 1974, who served simultaneously with MW Arthur Markewich. The Master prevailed upon his son, Bro. Jay C. Liss, to use his skills as a chiropractor to explain the holistic approach to maintenance of one's health. Finally, the Master revived the Spring Weekend in the Catskills by organizing an outing at the Nevele Hotel. 2000-2001 The theme for W William J. Thomas was "2001-A Masonic Odyssey," and what a trip it was. The Officers all received commissions as Kentucky Colonels, while three members of the Class of 1950 received their 50-year pins: W Walter Schraeter, W Milton Pelikow, and W Harold Besser. And Walter joined the other two by receiving the Dedicated Service Award. We had our first table lodge in many years to honor the Silver Anniversary of W Isidore Kratka who sat in the East in 1975. The Secret Service alerted everyone to the problem of Identity Theft. And the lodge has never heard the likes of music like the Philadelphia Jug Band, with the Worshipful Master on guitar and jug! Finally, our long-time Organist and Master of 1998, Stanley Schimmel, was appointed Grand Organist. 2001-2002 Robert S. Byer began his stewardship with an honor night to W Samuel P. Pritz on his 60th Anniversary as Master of our Lodge. Dark days followed almost immediately, with the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11. W William Thomas had worked in one of the buildings which fell, and reflected on the pain of the event along with others in the lodge. The Master organized a delegation to attend Andrew Jackson Lodge's Homecoming Ceremonies for RW Sheldon B. Richman, the recently installed District Deputy Grand Master of District 1A in Virginia. The Master led a delegation to Kane Lodge, which conducted the Presentation Ceremonies for RW Stanley A. Schimmel as Grand Organist. Our table lodge honored our dedicated and long-time Tiler, RW Enrique Castillo, who has patiently guided the development of a degree team. Shakespeare hosted the Sixth District's Grand Lecturer's Convention. The crowning event of the year, however, was the presentation of RW Daniel M. Semel, J.A., as Grand Representative of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge near the Grand Lodge of New York; the Grand Masters of both Grand Lodges addressed the Colonial Room overflowing with Masons, brotherhood, and good cheer. 2002-2003 Ihsan Toksu brought the theme of "Remember the Past, Enjoy the Present (with Masonic Evenings), Build the Future" to the Lodge. In his term, Shakespeare Lodge became the leader in the Sixth Manhattan District in terms of lodge growth by adding 24 new members in the lodge through affiliations and initiations for the first time in 30 years. Our by-laws were also amended. In 14 stated and special meetings, which mostly started at 6:30 p.m. and ended with a fellowship and bountiful dinner, Shakespeare Lodge hosted an average of 26 brothers per meeting and met 3.9 hours per meeting with teamwork, harmony and synergy. The Master, who conferred three degrees, represented the Shakespeare lodge in almost every district meeting. Some other important events of his term are the Grand Master's One-Day Class (10 Shakespeare brothers received three degrees on March 29, 03), our annual Table Lodge honoring our veterans, including a special tribute to RW Sheldon B. Richman, who had just been appointed Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Oregon near the Grand Lodge of Virginia. Also, a special education meeting of Shakespeare, Allied Lodge No. 1170, and Boyer Lodge No. 1 (MW Prince Hall GL of NY) was held. 2003-2004 William J. Thomas sat in the East for a second term and developed a very active program. We went to baseball games and theater, ate BBQ at the home of Walter and Maria Schraeter, visited the Masonic Home in Utica, exchanged many Lodge visits, and particpated as a sponsor of the Masonic Charity Tennis Tournament to benefit the Grand Lodge of Virgina Scholarship Fund. Who can forget the return of the Philadelphia Jug Band in December, with the Worshipful Master on jug and guitar? The Lodge ran several sets of degrees and brought many men into the Craft. We were particularly honored by the appointment of Walter Schraeter as Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Iceland! Our education exchanges with Allied Lodge and Boyer Lodge No. 1 (MW Prince Hall GL of NY) continued, as we raised several Shakespeare Brothers in Allied Lodge for the benefit of Boyer Lodge -- with the Grand Junior Deacon of Virginia in attendance. The cherry on the whipped cream was the appointment of Bill Thomas as Shakespeare's first District Deputy since Dan Semel was appointed in 1976. 2004-2005 Sheldon B. Richman was coaxed out of Masonic retirement to assume Shakespeare's Oriental Chair for the fifth time. With his line of Officers, he remarked that it was the first time he was the only Past Master in his Line. His first meeting was the Public Presentation Ceremonies for RW Walter Schraeter, DSA, the new Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Iceland near the Grand Lodge of New York. In the fall, our Lodge held the Public Presentation Ceremonies tendered for RW William J. Thomas, District Deputy Grand Master of the Sicth Manhattan District; besides dozens of Masonic dignataries in the Colonial Room, Shakespeare Lodge hosted the Deputy Grand Master, RW Neal I. Bidnick, and the Grand Master, MW Edward R. Trosin. A special treat was presentation of the DDGM Apron worn by RW Abraham J. Berk in 1964-65; Abe, from his retreat in Boca Raton, Fla., instructed Bill to continue productive Labors with a reinvigorated Apron. W ith the active assistance of his Officers, the Lodge raised two classes of eight Masons. The second class -- the Bro. Robert Anthony Plumb Proficient Class -- was named to honor the Lodge's Junior Warden who obligated five Brothers in all three Degrees. 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2007-2008 Julio Duran 2008-2009 Patrick A. Kelsey 2009-2010 Gil Ferrer 2010-2011 Michael B. Daniels was invited to sit in the East a second time. His term started off with a huge re-apron Presentation on Sept 2nd for RW William J. Thomas who was elected to serve as Grand Treasurer of the State of New York. The room was packed wth over 150 Guests including Masonic Dignities from all over including the MW Vincent Libone. A new Masonic addition was also added to the Liss familys' legacy by the Initiation of Bro Jeffrey Liss's son Steven Liss. Most Worshipful and Right Worshipful's Summary of Distinguished Brethren R.’.W.’. Rudolph Holde (1) Before Grand Master Markewich our most famous RW (although probably no one in the Lodge today ever heard of him) was a man by the name of Rudolphe Holde. RW Brother Holde claimed to have been one of the first or perhaps the first brother raised by Shakespeare in the 1870s. I have my doubts about that. In any event he was the most prominent lecturer of his day in the entire city (though his physical presence was less than imposing - short and fat). I believe there is or are bound volumes of his lectures in the Grand Lodge library. W ithout further research I can't remember what his appointment was but he was an RW. He moved around a bit and there are notations in the minutes of his traveling from Philadelphia by horse drawn carriage for meetings. He joined other lodges and was Master also of Saint John's lodge. I believe he became a public accountant and worked in government both in NYC and Philadelphia. [DS] (2) Rudolphe Holde was born in Germany 17 Jan 1850, and was an importer of Swedish and Norwegian products. After he was raised in Shakespeare Lodge on June 20, 1874, Holde was Master 1894 and 1895. He affiliated in December 1897 with Washington Lodge No. 21. He was appointed Grand Representative for Norway and Sweden near the Grand Lodge of New York in 1904. On November 18, 1909, Holde re-affiliated with Shakespeare. Grand Lodge return of 1909 shows his lodge number is 885, he was a CPA, and resided at 964 Grand Ave. A later return shows his lodge number is 17 (GL 161164), when he was dropped from the role at his own request on May 9, 1914. [WJT] R.’.W.’. William Goldsticker - Here was a very interesting guy. A lawyer and thrice Master of Shakespeare during a turbulent time. Shakespeare lodge in effect split apart during his regime and the rich members formed William Mckinley Lodge (now part of Golden Rule), which built a gorgeous building for their lodge in Harlem (I think 149th and Covent). They lost the property through bankruptcy in the depression, and it was bought by Prince Hall. The building today remains their Grand Lodge building. [DS] R.’.W.’. Louis Sable - Louie Sable was a very prominent lawyer and leader of the Eighth Manhattan District before our lodge was redistricvted into the Sixth Manhattan, where Sable continued as district head for many years. This was during an era when districts served an important function. Communication was poor and lodges had so many members and so many activities that districts accommodated the ambitious overflow in a like manner to concordant bodies. [DS] Only four years after he was Master of Shakespeare, Louis Sable, another lawyer, was selected as our first District Deputy in 1912. RW Brother Sable was instrumental in the presentation by the Eighth District of the renowned Tompkins Memorial windows in the Chapel at Utica. In 1918 Shakespeare left the Eighth Masonic District to become a charter member of the newly formed Sixth Masonic District. RW Louis Sable led the Sixth District Association until his death in 1955. [DS] R.’.W.’. Julius Jacobs - The brother who waited the longest for recognition was W Julius Jacobs who had been raised in 1861 in San Francisco. Brother Jacobs, a decorated and wounded veteran of the Civil War, was Master of Shakespeare in 1882. After serving as perennial Lodge Chaplain for 30 years, he was appointed Grand Representative to Oklahoma in 1916. [DS] R.’.W.’. Max Monfried - As Shakespeare Lodge grew older we also gained momentum. In 1923 Max "Sunny Jim" Monfried, another lawyer, was appointed District Deputy in recognition of our coming 50th Anniversary. [DS] R.’.W.’. Philip Horowitz - In 1930, the year after he was Master, Doctor Philip Horowitz was appointed District Deputy. [DS] R.’.W.’. Louis Cutler - In 1936 the popular Louis Cutler, a jeweler of note and a social chairman par excellence, was pointed Grand Steward. [DS] R.’.W.’. Samuel Scholnick - 1955 saw Samuel Scholnick appointed Grand Sword Bearer. Like RW Cutler, RW Scholnick is a great organizer of social events. His is also well known for his role in the creation and continuance of the Grand Lodge Blood Bank. [DS]

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R.’.W.’. Max Zigas - In 1958 the Good Secretary Max Zigas was appointed Grand Director of Ceremonies. Among other things Max was editor of our Club Sandwich and honorary chairman of the District Brotherhood Fund in recognition of the many years that Maxs efforts made Shakespeare the leading contributor to the District. [DS] R.’.W.’. Abraham J. Berk In 1964 the adage nice guys finish last proved it doesn't apply to Masonry when Abe Berk was made Shakespeare's fifth District Deputy Grand Master. During our centennial year, RW Abraham J. Berk served as a Director of the Sixth District Association, and on its important Scholarship Assistance Fund, which since its inception has been one of Shakespeare's pet charities. Brother Berk was concurrently secretary to the board of directors of the Sixth District Association. Brother Berk was honorary chairman of many committees, but one stands out. He was chairman of our Centennial Year Celebration Committee. [DS] R.’.W.’. Raymond Shapson Some Craftsmen come to the Quarries of Freemasonry as mature men and successful entrepreneurs. So it was with RW Raymond Shapson, who was raised in Shakespeare Lodge a few months before his 51st birthday. He plunged into our Lodge's activities and our Craft's ritual like a duck takes to water. He was one of Lodge's busiest Junior Deacons because of the Lodge's Centennial activities and the constant visits of the newly elected Grand Master, MW Arthur Markewich. In December 1977, he was elected and installed as Worshipful Master. Ray always displayed a flair for "Masonic marketing" -- the effort to arouse the interest of our Brothers to attend our communications and to band together on vacations. With his guidance, a record number of Brothers traveled to Acapulco for a fun-filled and sun-filled vacation. His vibrant vision for the Craft was unrelated to his vocation as an optician. After he left office, he was recognized for his ritualistic prowess by appointment as an Assistant Grand Lecturer in the Sixth Manhattan District. Ray was involved in the founding of the Metropolitan Assistant Grand Lecturers Association (MAGLA). Through MAGLA, he got to know another ritual maven and maniac for organization -- RW Barry B. Balogh, who was persuaded by Ray to become Secretary of the Lodge, following the death of RW Ralph Katz. In 1985, Ray served as President of MAGLA. His work within the Sixth Manhattan District was recognized in 1984 by his appointment as Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin near the Grand Lodge of New York. This was a suitable post for a "big cheese" in our Lodge. As a further recognition of his labors, Ray was elected to two consecutive three-year terms as a Director on the Board of Directors of the Sixth Masonic District Association of Manhattan, Inc. When he sold his business in 1990, he and wife, Faye, relocated to the Ft. Lauderdale area of Florida. Ray passed away in July 2001; Faye passed away in April 2005. [SR] R.’.W.’. Morris M. Karp Master 1964 Chairman, Constitution and Bylaws Committee Probable service on the Sixth District Board or one or more committees Grand Representative of Virginia (1982) Chairman, Arrangements Committee for 40th Anniversary of MW Arthur Markewich's appointment as DDGM (1988) R.’.W.’. Ralph Katz - In 1971 Brother Ralph Katz was elevated to Grand Steward. Like RW Cutler and Scholnick, RW Ralph Katz led the Lodge through many outstanding social activities. Trips to distant lands were his specialty. He also ran great dinner dances the bigger the better and for this reason he was selected by the Sixth District to be in charge of their annual charity dinner dance for many years. [DS] R.’.W.’. Barry B. Balogh - RW Barry B. Balogh continued a lengthy family involvement with Freemasonry. He and his brother, W Robert Balogh, were raised by his father, Bro. Arthur Balogh, who had been raised by his father, Bro. Joseph Balogh. Barry was raised in 1955 in Keystone Lodge, in the Second Manhattan District, and served as Master in 1963. Over the next 19 years, he was AGL, organizer of dozens testimonials and honor nights, Master of two other Lodges in that District, and Founding President of the Metropolitan Assistant Grand Lecturers Association (MAGLA). In 1982, he was appointed DDGM to represent MW Ernest Leonardi in the Second Manhattan District. A few months after completing his term as DDGM, Barry accepted the offer from Shakespeare Lodge to assume the duties of Secretary. In December 1983, he was elected Secretary and succeeded the late RW Ralph Katz. In 1988, the Master of Shakespeare Lodge, W Sheldon Richman, and the Master of Keystone National Lodge, W Louis Rosenthal, organized a Silver Anniversary Testimonial and Roast to honor Barry's 25th Anniversary as Master of Keystone Lodge. The two coRoastmasters General were Barry's brother, Arthur, and Barry's broker, W David Rosenthal. Barry, who usually needled everyone, recognized that many Masons would look forward to "getting even" by volunteering to roast him. So, he insisted that every Roaster must contribute at least $25 to the Shriners Hospitals Fund. Over 100 Masons turned out for the testimonial dinner, and the Shriners Hospitals Fund received a check for $1,300. At the end of 1988, W Sheldon Richman was completing his second consecutive term and neither Warden was willing to assume the burdens of Master in 1989. Barry and Shelley suggested an unusual arrangement: an office swap, where Barry would serve as Master and Shelley would serve as Secretary, provided Barry would reassume the post of Secretary in 1990. In his fourth term as a Master, Barry presided over the initiation, passing, and raising of his son, Bro. J. Franklin Balogh. The Sublime Degree of Master Mason was conferred in November 1989 by Past District Deputy Grand Masters who were current or former members of MAGLA; the Second Section of the Degree was performed by the New York City Police Square Club Degree Team. Barry again was elected Secretary in December 1989. Four months later, on April 4, 1990, he died suddenly on his way to assist Shakespeare's Officers in conferring the Degree of Entered Apprentice. The eulogy at his Masonic funeral service on April 7 was delivered by MW Arthur Markewich. Barry's widow, Sandra Balogh, passed away on August 16, 2003 in Florida. [SR]

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R.’.W.’. Enrique Castillo Raised (April 6, 1966, Eastern Star #227(now True Light #208)) Master, Eastern Star Lodge (three times!) Master, Peerless Lodge #195 (again three times!) Tiler, Shakespeare Lodge (May 2, 1991-present) Grand Representative, Grand Lodge of South Australia (1984-1986) Scottish Rite Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret (32nd degree) Honorary member, Cornerstone Lodge#178 (formerly D'Arcy-Lebanon #178) Honorary member, Pacific Lodge #233 Wife is Piedad; resides in Queens R.’.W.’. Sheldon B. Richman Raised (1968) Master (1987, 1988) Secretary (1989) Treasurer (1990) Master (1993-94) Director, Sixth Masonic District Ass'n of Manhattan (1993-2008) Associate Editor, "Sixth District Sun" (1994-2006) Master (1997-98) Grand Representative of Pernambuco (Brazil) (1998-2002) Master of Andrew Jackson Lodge No. 120 (Alexandria, Va.) (1999) New York Grand Lodge Committee on the George W ashington Masonic National Memorial (2000-present) District Deputy Grand Master of Masonic District 1A of the Grand Lodge of Virginia (2002) Trustee, Andrew Jackson Lodge No. 120 (Alexandria, VA) (2002-present) Virginia Grand Lodge Editorial Board of the "Virginia Masonic Herald" (2002-2006) Chairman, First Annual Virginia Masonic Charity Tennis Tournament (2003, 2005) Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Oregon near the Grand Lodge of the Commonwealth of Virginia (2003-present) Master of Ceremonies, Sixth District Charity Ball (2004, 2005) Master (2004-2005) Vice President, Sixth Masonic District Association of Manhattan, Inc. (2005) Director, Sixth Masonic District Ass'n of Manhattan (1993-2008) Chairman, Virginia Masonic Charity Tennis Tournament (2003, 2005) Master of Ceremonies, Sixth District Charity Ball (2004-2007) Member, Board of Governors, Masonic Home of Virginia (2007-present) R.’.W.’. David G. Rosenthal Raised (1973) Master (1980) Brotherhood Fund Chairman (1983-2003) Master (1990) Director, Sixth Masonic District Ass'n of Manhattan (1993-present) Grand Representative of Tasmania (1993-1996) Master (1996-97) R.’.W.’. Stanley A. Schimmel Raised November 28, 1983, Burk Lodge No.320 (NJ). Organist for: Burk Lodge No. 320 (NJ) Mosaic Lodge (NJ) Daniels Lodge (NJ) Carpenter Emanuel Lodge (NY) (member) Kane Lodge No. 454 (NY) (member) Continental Lodge (NY) (honorary member) Holland Lodge (NY) Bunting Charity Lodge (NY) (honorary member) Solomon Beethovan Lodge (NY) Garibaldi Lodge (NY) Shakespeare Lodge No. 750 (NY) (member) Master of Shakespeare Lodge (1998-1999) Grand Organist of the Grand Lodge of New York (2001-2006) Deceased September 15, 2006 R.’.W.’. Walter Schraeter, DSA Raised, 1950 with two other Brothers who became Masters and DSA's Master, 1973 Raised 52 Brothers Dedicated Service Award, 2001 Grand Representative of the Icelandic Order of Freemasons, Grand Lodge of Iceland, 2004present Trustee of the Shakespeare Lodge Education Fund Lodge Education Committee Lodge Constitution and By-laws Committee Lodge Welfare and Delinquency Committee Blood Bank Chairman, 1968-1975 Personally donated over 100 pints of blood to the Blood Bank President, Gourmet Square Club 49

Past President and Secretary of Atlantic Beach Square Club, 1965-1980 Lecturer for Entered Apprentice and Fellowcraft Degrees Florida Liaison, 1995-present Summer Barbeque Chairman, 1999-present Sixth District Florida Reunion Chairman, 2001-present Member of Quatuor Coronatti for over 30 years Member of American Lodge of Research for over 30 years Member of the Lodge of the Holy Land for 15 Years Member of the Amateur Yacht Research Society of London for 25 Years Member of the Rondout Yacht Club for 3 years Member of Zerubbabel Chapter, RAM, for 40 years Wendell K. Walker Builder of Men Award (2004) R.’.W.’. Daniel M. Semel Raised (1959) Master (1969) Founding Master of Allied Lodge (1975) D.D.G.M. (1976-77) Judge Advocate of Grand Lodge (1978-present) Director, Sixth Masonic District Association of Manhattan (1984-1993) Grand Lodge's Charles Henry Johnson Medal (1988) Chairman, Grand Lodge's Standing Committee on Unity (1988-present) Master (1991) Advisory Board--Sixth Masonic District Ass'n of Manhattan (1993-present) Grand Representative of Ireland (1993-2001) Master (1995-96) Grand Lodge's Chancellor Robert R Livingston Medal (2000) Grand Representative of Prince Hall (2001-present) R.’.W.’. William Joseph Thomas Raised, 1995 Master, 2000, 2003 Trustee, The Chancellor Robert R Livingston Masonic Library of Grand Lodge, 2006-present DDGM 6th Manhattan District, 2004-2006 Secretary, 2004-06 Metropolitan DDGM Association, 2004-07 Lodge Webmaster, 2000-07 District Group Email Moderator, 2002-present District Association Secretary, 2002-04 District Public Relations Liaison, 2001-04 District Florida Liaison, 2001-05 American Lodge of Research Active Member, 2003-present Member of Royal Arch, Cryptic Council and Knights Templar Life member of Philalethes Society Founder and President of Knickerbocker Chapter, Philalethes Society, 2002-present Member of various Masonic research lodges and chapters Fellow of the Grand College of Rites Past Tavernkeeper, Manhattan Lunchtimers, 1998-1999 Contributing editor, Empire State Mason Awarded medallion and three gold bars of Re-Member The Blue Lodge for Lodge membership development 2010-present Grand Treasurer R.’.W.’. Ahmet Ihsan Toksu Initiated 1993; Passed 1994; Raised 1996, Overseas Affiliated with Shakespeare Lodge, 1997 Master, 2003 (Gained 24 new members, 18 Raising and 6 Affiliations) Grand Director of Ceremonies, 2006-2007 Member of the Lodge Renewal Task Force Committee of GLNY, 2006-present Founding member of Anatolia Lodge No. 1183, 2004 Founding member of Ors Lodge #119, (Overseas), 1995 Treasurer, 2005-present Treasurer of Anatolia Lodge, 2004-present Individual Development Course, MUNY 2006 Sixth District Charity Ball Chairman, 2004 District St John's Day Fellowship Dinner Chairman, 2006

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M.’.W.’. Arthur Markewich Has someone been forgotten? Not really. The best was saved for last: Most Worshipful Arthur Markewich Initiated November 21, 1929 Passed December 5, 1929 Raised February 20, 1929 Master of Shakespeare, 1937 District Deputy Grand Master, 1948 Grand Treasurer, 1970-71 Deputy Grand Master, 1972-73 Grand Master of Masons in the State of New York, 1974 The icing on the cake, the cherry on the top, the ultimate recognition. Son of Brother Sam Markewich (67 years a member of Shakespeare), sibling of two Masons and father of two more. MW Arthur Markewich started as an Assistant District Attorney, became a Magistrate, was elected to the City Court, then to the Supreme Court, and was elevated to a position as a Justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Judicial Department. To countless Senior Wardens about to take over the helm of Shakespeare Lodge, Arthur has been a source of advice, help and inspiration. Until his election as Grand Master, he was the respected leader of our Conference of Past Masters. To all Shakespeareans, he is brother. No greater honor could be bestowed upon Shakespeare Lodge in our centennial year than to have one of our own members selected as the leader of all Masons within our Grand Lodge. How far we had come in first 100 years! [DS] Commentary by: DS-RW Daniel S. Semel SR-RW Sheldon B. Richman WJT-William J. Thomas http://shakespeare750.com/pages/Docs/32EarlyHistory.htm An Early History of Shakespeare Lodge W Bill Thomas, March, 2003 This paper was first presented on 6 Mar 2003, at a joint meeting of Shakespeare Lodge, Allied Lodge No.1170, and Boyer Lodge No.1 (MW Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New York). The petition to organize Shakespeare Lodge was granted and is dated February 16, 1874. But to look at its origins, we must make a trip back further in time, and to a historically most surprising source. For Shakespeare's founders were originally members of a Prince Hall Lodge - the only Caucasian Lodge known in the history of Prince Hall Masonry. In December 1869, Hamilton Lodge, UD, was formed in the Prince Hall United Grand Lodge of New York with Worshipful Abraham Levy as its Master. On January 24, 1870, at a Special Communication, a petition was submitted to change the name to Downshire Lodge, owing to the "bad odor surrounding the name of Hamilton." A week later, on Thursday, February 3, 1870, Right Worshipful Brother William H. Anthony, Deputy Grand Master, duly constituted Downshire Lodge No. 12. Worshipful Abraham Levy was the first Master. All members except the secretary were Caucasian Jewish men of Eastern European extraction. The secretary was Brother Albert Wilson, who was at the same time Grand Secretary. From February through December, 12 regular communications were held, and typical Masonic events were held, including degree work and a burial. At the annual communication in June 1873, the name was changed again to Progress Lodge No. 12. The 1874 proceedings of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge reflect that "Progress Lodge No.12, New York City, changed to Shakespeare Lodge No.750 under the jurisdiction of the New York Grand Lodge (white)." Brother Harry E. Davis has done research on the New York Prince Hall Grand Lodge, and has remarked that the warrant was recalled although it is not clear exactly when that happened. Thus we have a number of Caucasian Prince Hall brothers without a Lodge. The earliest records of Shakespeare no longer exist, but we can make some inferences based upon New York Grand Lodge records. The Dispensation to form Shakespeare was issued February 16, 1874. The founding members, including Worshipful Brother Jacob P. Solomon as Master Under Dispensation, were from True Craftsman's Lodge, Emanuel Lodge, Mt. Neboh Lodge and Montgomery Lodge. They instituted Shakespeare on March 10, 1874. To digress for a moment, it is interesting to note that this was the second lodge to be named "Shakespeare" for which Brother Solomon had petitioned. In 1867, he and nine others petitioned the Grand Master, who inexplicably changed the name to "Philanthropic Lodge, UD." When the Charter finally issued, the Grand Master again changed the name, this time to "True Craftmens [sic]" Brother Solomon's Lodge, True Craftsman, recommended the Shakespeare for its Warrant. The Charter was granted on June 16, 1874. During the three-month period of Dispensation, Shakespeare held 18 communications. Thirteen men were made Master Masons, 11 were made Fellowcrafts, and 11 were made Entered Apprentices. Most W orshipful Ellwood Thorne, Grand Master, 51

formally constituted the lodge six days later on June 22, 1874. Almost immediately, most of the petitioning members, including Brother Solomon, returned to their original lodges. Brother Solomon sat in the East for the shortest time of all Shakespeare's Masters. He was a well-known Masonic lecturer, and Junior Grand Deacon for the Grand Lodge of New York in 1895-1896. The Progress Lodge brothers who joined Shakespeare included Abraham Levy, who had been Worshipful Master of Downshire when it was chartered in February 1870. An 1870 list of Downshire brothers shows eight who joined Shakespeare in 1874. It is probable that there were many others, but the 1874 records for Progress Lodge have not been found for comparison. It is likely that the 18 communications and heavy degree work done in the three months under dispensation were to bring the Progress Lodge brothers into the Shakespeare. Shakespeare's first meetings were held at Bennett's Hall at 96 Bowery, which is a block north of Canal Street in China Town. We can make an educated guess that the Progress Lodge likely met there as well, in that the new lodge went immediately into its habitat. Shakespeare continued to meet there. Meetings were held every Monday and Wednesday throughout the year; the lodge did not go dark in the summer. It was not long before Shakespeare moved into the brand new Masonic Temple at 23rd Street and 6th Avenue. When the 24th Street addition was completed in 1909, the Lodge moved into the Corinthian Room. In 1925, the Lodge met at the Koran Room of the Mecca Temple on West 56th Street. [Mecca Temple's building was sold eventually, and is now the beautiful City Center.] The Grand Lodge was giving incentives to move into its building, and it was in the late 1930's that Shakespeare moved back to 23rd Street, to the beautiful but un-air conditioned Colonial Room, where we meet to this day. (You will note that the room retains that flavor and remains un-air conditioned.) The initiation fee was $20 in 1874, and annual dues were $6.35. That was equivalent to a month's wages to join, and a full week's wages for dues. There is, however, another connection between Shakespeare and Prince Hall. In 1901, 20 Shakespeare brothers dimitted to form their own Lodge. They formed William McKinley Lodge No.840. McKinley built a grand temple, which fell on financially hard times. The trustees halted interest payments on Brothers' loans and no brother objected. However the widow of one brother petitioned for involuntary bankruptcy which the court granted and the building was sold in the Bankruptcy proceeding. [We might speculate that if the brother had stayed alive McKinley Lodge might have weathered the depression.] McKinley sold the building on 155th Street to the Prince Hall Grand Lodge. (I had the pleasure to sit in several communications in this old structure, and could feel the circle coming around again.) Shakespeare has never forgotten its Prince Hall roots. In the early 1970's, members of the lodge labored to help constitute the first African American Lodge in the Grand Lodge of New York. Right W orshipful Daniel Semel was instrumental in the Charter process and was the first Master of Allied Lodge No.1170. Bibliography: Grand Lodge of New York, Grand Lodge Returns Shakespeare Lodge No.750, Private Correspondence Shakespeare Lodge No.750, Lodge records Prince Hall United Grand Lodge records Williamson, Henry Albro, Private papers: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York City Public Library, 515 Malcom X Blvd, New York, NY (Note: Henry Williamson, aka Harry Williamson, was Grand Historian for the Prince Hall Grand Lodge, 1911-1924, and was Grand Secretary for many years. His collection of documents has been put on microfilm for preservation and research.) William J. Thomas is a Past Master of Shakespeare Lodge No. 750, and a dual member of Allied Lodge No.1170. He is also an active member of the American Lodge of Research, and sits as an appointed officer for the Lodge. Brother Thomas is a Life Member of the Philalethes Society, the world's oldest and largest Masonic Research Society, and the founder of New York City's Knickerbocker Chapter of Philalethes. He is a member of the Anniversary Lodge of Research. Brother Thomas is active in both Royal Arch and Cryptic Council.

La Universal Lodge No. 751 Warrant:

20 Jun 1874; at its inception, a Spanish speaking Lodge

Antonio Gonzalez. Since 1865 R. W . Antonio Gonzalez has had a most successful business career in New York as an importer of Havana leaf tobacco. He slowly built up a good trade, dealing solely in Cuban-grown tobacco, and his goods have won a high reputation in the local market. He was born in Spain, 8 Jan 1839. When fifteen years of age he left his native country and went to Cuba, where he remained for some ten years, getting a thorough knowledge of all the details of the tobacco business and becoming in the end a recognized expert. In 1864 he settled in New York, and a year later went into business with the satisfactory results already referred to. In 1867 Brother Gonzalez was made a Mason in La Fraternidad Lodge, No. 387, and quickly acquired a thorough knowledge of its ritual and its business. He held several of the minor offices, and in due time was elected its Master. In 1874 Brother Gonzalez was instrumental in establishing La Universal Lodge, No. 751, of Brooklyn, of which he was the first Master. In the Grand Lodge he won many warm friends by his Masonic enthusiasm and the fraternal spirit he displayed on all occasions, and for nine years in succession he was appointed District Deputy Grand Master of the Latin District. For some years also he has been Representative of the Grand Lodge of Cuba near that of New York.

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----Mateo Alonso - The present [1899] genial and popular Master of La Universal Lodge, No. 751, Brooklyn, has ranked for many years among the substantial business men of New York. He has an enviable reputation in commercial circles and his cigar manufactory, corner of Wall and Pearl streets, is famous, not for its size, for there are others which are more extensive, but for the excellence of its product. Brother Alonso believes that honesty in cigar-making is as essential to business reputation as in any other line, and he only produces goods of the highest grade, which will stand the severest test and command the highest price. Whatever bears his mark may be unhesitatingly accepted as genuine, and in cigar-making that is saying a great deal. Brother Alonso knows every detail of the business, is an unerring judge of tobacco, in the leaf or manufactured, and has ever made it a point to summarily reject all material which did not come up to his high standard, even though at times, through untoward and unfortunate circumstances, that material has been difficult to secure. Brother Alonso was born in Spain, 21 Dec 1852. He received his educational training there until he was fourteen years of age, when he went to Cuba. He remained in Havana for four years and learned in the most thorough and practical manner possible the trade of cigar-making. In 1870 he came to this country and worked at his trade, mainly in New York, and gradually acquired an insight into the commercial workings and methods of America's commercial metropolis. Then, fairly armed at all points,—thorough knowledge of his business, and a perfect understanding of business methods,—he commenced manufacturing cigars on his own account in 1893, and these qualities, together with his own innate gentlemanly characteristics, made his success assured from the beginning. In 1891 Brother Alonso became associated with the craft, being then initiated, passed and raised in La Universal Lodge, No. 751, Brooklyn. He was deeply interested in its work from the start and after passing through the usual amount of office-holding he was elected Master in 1897, and in that office he still remains. He has made an excellent executive official, his courtesy extends to all the brethren, and in many ways La Universal Lodge has become prominent under his administration in the bodies which make up the Latin district.

Naphthali Lodge No. 752 Warrant:

12 Jun 1874

Naphthali 752 Corinthian 488 Sagamore-Napthali 371 Sagamore 371

consolidated with Sagamore 371 consolidated with Architect 519 consilidated with Greenwich No. 467 * consolidated with Corinthian Architect 488

to form Sagamore Naphthali Lodge No. 371, 1 May 1962 to form Corinthian-Architect No. 488, 3 May 1967, to form Sagamore Lodge No. 371, 4 May 1971 to form Heritage Lodge No. 371, 29 Apr 1996

* Greenwich 467 has previously been No. 381 from 7 Apr 1825 to 7 Dec 1835, when it surrendered its warrant. http://heritage371.org/node/72 Its first meeting was at 8 Union Square. Jeremiah Milford served as the first Worshipful Master. 10 Brethren from Arcturus Lodge No. 271, 1 from Daniel Carpenter Lodge No. 643, 1 from Hope Lodge No. 244 and 1 from Park Lodge No. 516. The 13 Brethren petitioned the Grand Master, MW Christopher G. Fox, for a dispensation to form a Lodge to be known as “Elm Grove Lodge”. The Grand Master issued the dispensation on 20 Feb 1874, and he changed the name to Naphtali. From that time, until the Charter in June, the original 13 members had increased to 35. Naphtali [translated means to “wrestle”] was one of the 12 sons of Jacob, and a Leader of one of the 12 Tribes of Israel. The Tribe of Naphtali was allocated on the immediate west bank of the Sea of Galilee. • “And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses, the man of God, blessed the children of Israel before his death.” [Deuteronomy 33:1] Moses speaks of Naphtali: “And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.” [Deuteronomy 33:23] The Lodge met at the William McKinley Temple at 454 West 155th Street. ----W. Thomas Balmford, present [1899] Master of Naphthali Lodge No. 752, New York, has been engaged in business as an undertaker in New York City since 1882. He was born in England, 7 Jun 1859. His sole Masonic affiliation is Naphthali Lodge, one of the bodies which meets in the upper part of the city and which, while not a strong Lodge, yet contributes its full share, by the correctness of its work and its enthusiasm for all that pertains to the craft, to the popularity with which Freemasonry is everywhere regarded in these enlightened days. Brother Balmford married, 25 Apr 1880, Ida E. Sauvan, of Morrisania. He is a member of the Level Club, a social organization made up of the Masters and Wardens, past and present, of the Eighth Masonic District, and takes a prominent part in its doings. This club has done a great deal to bring about a fraternal feeling among the Lodges eligible to membership and established within it a feeling of comradeship and proved useful' in many ways. ----W.’. Jeremiah Mulford, Jr., was born in New York City, 15 May 1843, and was educated in the public schools. Early in life he entered the tea trade and has been actively engaged in this line all his life. He was made a Mason in Arcturus Lodge, No. 274, which he subsequently served as Master for three years,—1869 to 1871,—and afterward affiliated with Naphthali Lodge, No. 752, in 1874-5, 1895-6 and 1898. He served this later Lodge seven years as Master. He was exalted a Royal Arch Mason in Union Chapter, No. 180, and Knighted in Manhattan Commandery, No. 31. Brother Mulford has been very active in Masonry, but devoted most of his time and energy to the affairs of the Lodge. He was appointed District Deputy for the Eighth Masonic District for 1898-99.

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Brother Mulford also is a member of the Royal Arcanum and well known in fraternal and social circles as a whole-souled and upright man. He is held in highest esteem by all who know him.

Justice Lodge No. 753 Warrant:

19 Feb 1874

Lodge Website:

http://justicelodge.com/

Shortly after the wounds of the Civil War had healed, and while Gen. U.S. Grant was President, a group of men, many of them former soldiers of the Union Army, met in a little basement cellar at Rivington Street and the Bowery. There they laid plans to ask the Grand Master, Christopher G. Fox, permission to organize a new Masonic Lodge. Men from a dozen Lodges were present. They took the name of JUSTICE - one of the four cardinal virtues - and thus began the long and distinguished career of a great Lodge, a Lodge in which Justice has always prevailed. The Grand Lodge issued a Charter to the Lodge on February 19, 1874. Among the highlights in the history of Justice was the "Silver Trowel" which was presented and traveled from Lodge to Lodge all over the world - for many years the forerunner of our present day "Traveling Gavel". The original now rests in the Robert R. Livingston Library and Museum. The Lodge has had many men who have worked not only in the Lodge but also in the Sixth Manhattan District and Grand Lodge. The rolls of the lodge list many Judges, Past DDGMs, GLSOs, and Grand Representatives that have served our Craft over the last 125 years. Many Brothers have been active in Scottish Rite and Royal Arch Masonry. David Fine, Morris Lookatzer, Mordecai Horwitz and Richard Walter are the names of just a few of the members who for the latter part of the last century were known not only for the dedication to the Craft and its principles but for their participating in all things Masonic. Richard Jossem, Alan Bardack, Dr. Arthur Bernhang and our newest Brother Richard Pertz are members who continue to support the Lodge and all of its functions. In 1995 Several Brothers from other Lodges in the District affiliated with the Lodge and have begun to restore it to its former greatness. The Lodge has started to raise new Brothers and is continuing to carry on the great traditions of the hundreds of Masons who have gone this way before us.

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John White, 79th Highlanders WHITE, JOHN. - Age 34 years. Enlisted [79th NY inf. Vols.],13 May 1861, at New York city, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. C, 27 May 1861; transferred to Co. H , Jun 1861; again enlisted in Co. C, 29 Jul 1864; deserted, 20 Apr 1865. http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/10,000_famous_freemasons/Volume_1_A_to_D.htm Julius Ochs Adler (1892-1955) Major General; vice-president and general manager of the New York Times. Fought in both WW 1 and WW2 and was called a "Soldier's Soldier" by President Eisenhower. Was active in many Jewish, civic and patriotic endeavors throughout his life. The rank of general—which Adler carried proudly—was not honorary. He had been a civilian soldier for forty years. Since WW1, he had served the 77th infantry division. He left it during WW2 to lead other combat troops. After the war he rejoined the 77th and became the commanding general of this New York reserve unit. He started with the New York Times in 1914, and in directing its business management as well as that of the Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times, he helped maintain the high standards that have been a credit to the world of journalism. He was a member of Justice Lodge No. 753 of New York City. Adler died on October 3, 1955 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery on October 6. http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/10,000_famous_freemasons/Volume_2_E_to_J.htm Alvin C. Eurich University president and vice president and director of the Ford Fund for Advancement of Education since 1951. b. June 14, 1902 at Bay City, Mich. Degrees from North Central Coll., U. of Maine and U. of Minnesota, with honorary degrees from a number of other institutions. He was acting president of Stanford U. in 1948 and first president of State U. of New York, 1949-51. He was raised in Justice Lodge No. 753, New York City. ----Benjamin Fine Journalist and Education Editor for The New York Times. In 1943 he won the Pulitzer Award for the New York Times for "the most disinterested and meritorious public service rendered by an American newspaper during the year." b. Sept. 1, 1905 in New York City, he is a graduate of Rhode Island State Coll., and Columbia U. He was taught and lectured in education in a number of institutions of higher learning. Among his books are A Giant of the Press; Educational Publicity; and Admission to American Colleges. Raised in Justice Lodge No. 753, New York City in 1937, he was master in 1946 and named representative of New Mexico near the Grand Lodge of New York in 1955; 32° AASR (NJ) and member of Mecca Shrine Temple of New York; chairman of education committee of New York Times Square Club.

Covenant Lodge No. 758 Warrant:

9 Jun 1875

http://www.14thbrooklyn.info/ebartowc.htm Charles Augustus Bartow b. 5 Mar 1844 Flushing, Long Island, NY; d. 20 Mar 1903 in Brooklyn, NY, age 61; bur. Evergreen Cemetery Brooklyn, NY (York Street No. 95); son of William B. Bartow, b. 22 Mar 1819, d. 21 Jul 1906 (age 87), and Caroline French, b. 7 May 1822, d. 22 Apr 1880 (age 57); m. 27 Nov 1867 at T. Rushmore, Methodist Church, Brooklyn, NY, Anna Campbell, b. 20 Oct 1846, d/o Anthony F. Campbell and Anna Van Pelt. Known Brooklyn Addresses: 20 Hopkins Street; 449 Chestnut Street; 151 North Oxford Street. Children: 1) Francis (Frank) Bartow. b. 28 Sep 1868; m. Isabelle ____; Bookkeeper living at 151 Oxford Street, Brooklyn, NY; Superintendent of Hoffman Island. 2) Edgar Anthony Bartow. b. 09 Aug 1870; 4 Apr 1873 3) Herbert Campbell Bartow. b. 19 Sep 1874; d. 1931; m. Lillie Grace Slover 4) Clarence Lester Bartow. b. 17 Feb 1882; d. 1 Apr 1960 NYC; m. Louisa Anna Schlessiger 5) Lillian Mabel Bartow. b. 17 May 1884; d. Dec 1970

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Corporal Charles Bartow's Springfield Model 1842 Musket. Enlisted 18 Apr 1861, at Brooklyn, to serve 3 years; mustered in 23 May 1861 as private, Co. E. 14th Regiment; Corporal, 1 Dec 1863.muster out 6 Jun, 1864 at New York City Description: 5 Feet 10 ? Inches, Brown Hair, Hazel Eyes, Light Complexion. Wounded/Sick: 30 Aug 1862, at Bull Run, VA. Wounded in right side, fracturing 2 ribs. In hospital Sep-Nov 1862. July 2, 1863, at Gettysburg, PA. Wounded in right leg, fracturing femur, striking right testicle and glancing off pelvic bone. In hospital July and August 1863. Recruited 29 Dec 1863 to 17 Apr 1864. Last Pension Rate: $6.00. Affidavit written by Captain George Sharpe Elcock 31 Mar 1880, in order for Charles Bartow to obtain a pension. Brother of Musician Stephen B. Bartow. Stephen B. Bartow - Stephen Benjamin Bartow, retired mason and builder, who was in charge of the mason work on the Brooklyn Bridge as a foreman of construction, and who was a well-known Civil War veteran, died yesterday from uremic poisoning at his home at 1020 Bedford avenue. He was born in the Eastern District on 26 Jul 1846, and at the age of 16 enlisted as a drummer with the 14th Regiment of Brooklyn on the outbreak of the Civil War. It was also known as the 84th Regiment of New York Volunteers and the "Red-Legged Devils." Mr. Bartow afterward became a private and was in twenty-two battles, including those of Gettysburg and Bull Run. He was in business on North Elliot place many years, retiring eighteen years ago. He was a member of Crystal Wave Lodge [No. 638], F&AM; the Brooklyn Masonic Veterans Association. 14th Regiment War Veterans Association, and Rankin Post G.A.R. He is survived by a widow Phoebe A., and a daughter, Mrs. Arthur D. Schenck. . . . Interment will be made with military honors in the National Cemetery at Cypress Hills . . . (The Brooklyn Eagle 11 Oct 1911) Note: Stephen had subsequent service in Co. H., 5th New York Veteran Infantry. On 30 Jul 1866 he married Phoebe A. Haff. CORPORAL BARTOW'S FUNERAL Many war veterans and masons were in attendance at the funeral of Corporal Charles A. Bartow, which was held yesterday afternoon at his late residence, at 449 Chestnut street, East New York. The services were conducted by the Rev. E.H. Dutcher, pastor of the Wesley M.E. Church, at Atkins and Glenmore avenues. The interment, which took place in Evergreens Cemetery, was with Masonic and Grand Army honors. Corporal Bartow was born in Flushing in 1844. When the deceased enlisted in Company E of the Fourteenth Regiment at the outbreak of the war, he was one of the youngest men in the regiment. He took part in both battles of Bull Run and during the second engagement was wounded in the right side. During the battle of Gettysburg he received a bullet wound in the right leg. Deceased was superintendent of sewers in Brooklyn eighteen years ago. He was deputy sheriff under Sheriffs Farley and Rhinehart. He is survived by his widow, three sons, Frank Bartow, superintendent of Hoffman Island. Herbert and Clarence, and one daughter, Miss Lillian Bartow. (Brooklyn Eagle March 23,1903) BARTOW-On Friday, March 20, CHAS. A. BARTOW, husband of Martha Bartow, aged 59 years and 4 months. Relatives and friends, also members of Covenant Lodge, F&AM, and 14th Regiment War Veterans respectfully invited to attend the funeral at his late residence, 449 Chestnut st. Brooklyn, N.Y. BARTOW-Members of Covenant Lodge, F&AM, are invited to attend the funeral services of our late brother, CHARLES A. BARTOW, at 449 Chestnut st. Sunday 2 o'clock. (Brooklyn Eagle March 21, 1903) GRAND ARMY NEWS Charles A. Bartow, a member of the 14th Regiment War Veterans' Association and of Rankin Post No.10, died at his home 449 Chestnut street, on Friday morning, after an illness since early January of Cancer of the stomach. He was 59 years, and four months old. Funeral services will be held at his late home this afternoon, at 2 0'clock. The Rev. George H. Horne will officiate. The interment will be in the cemetery of the Evergreens. Comrade Bartow enlisted in Company E, 14th Regiment, in 1861, when he was eighteen years of age. He was wounded in the second battle at Bull Run and again at Gettysburg. He was in all the battles in which the regiment participated except two, when he lay in the hospital wounded. Comrade Bartow had a fine record as a soldier and a citizen. He was deputy under two sheriffs and at the time he was stricken with illness he was an inspector of sewers. He was a member of Covenant Lodge, F&AM. (Brooklyn Eagle March 22, 1903) ----Obituary - Charles A. Bartow Funeral Services were held yesterday afternoon at 449 Chestnut street, East New York, over the remains of Charles A. Bartow, a widely known veteran of the Civil War and a resident of Brooklyn for nearly sixty years. There was in attendance at the funeral, members of the 14th Regiment War Veterans' Association; Rankin Post, No. 10, G.A.R. and Covenant Lodge, No. 758, F&AM, of which organization the deceased was an active and much-beloved member. The religious services were conducted by the Rev. E.H. Butcher, pastor of the Wesley M.E. Church, at Atkins and Wenmore avenues. The internment, which took place in the Evergreens Cemetery, was with Masonic and Grand Army honors. Corporal Bartow died Friday last at his home after an illness of many weeks of cancer of the stomach. He was born in Flushing L.I., March 27, 1844. When deceased enlisted in Company E, of the Fourteenth Regiment at the outbreak of the war he was one of the youngest men in the regiment, being only 18 years old. 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brother of the deceased who survives him, was the youngest volunteer, being only 16 years of age. Deceased took part in both battles of Bull Run, and during the second engagement was wounded in the right side. During the battle of Gettysburg he received a bullet wound in the right leg. Altogether he was in twenty battles and was frequently commended for bravery. He was discharged as a corporal. For thirty years and more deceased lived in the Fort Green section of Brooklyn and was widely known in Republican politics. The deceased was a good friend and comrade to his acquaintances and his demise is mourned by many. He is survived by his widow, three sons, Frank Bartow, Superintendent of Hoffman Island, Herbert, Clarence and one daughter, Miss Lillian Bartow. The deceased was at one time the President of the 14th Regiment War Veterans' Association. BARTO, CHARLES. - Age 18 years. Enlisted [84th NY Inf. Vols.], 18 Apr 1861, at Brooklyn, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. E, 23 May 1861; wounded in action, 1 Jul 1863, at Gettysburg, PA; promoted Corporal, 1 Dec 1863; mustered out with company, 6 Jun 1864, at New York city, as Charles A. Bartow. BARTOW, STEPHEN B. - Age 17 years. Enlisted [84th NY Inf. Vols.], 11 Sep 1862, at Brooklyn, to serve three years; mustered in as musician, Co, E, 12 Sep 1862; transferred to Co. H, 5th Veteran Infantry, 2 Jun 1864. ----http://books.google.com/books?id=kWYiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA383&lpg=PA383&dq=%22Covenant+Lodge+No.+758%22&source=bl& ots=YojDtWyK6b&sig=VQVMQsOYbeXwFdeoh0-j-OwzDF8&hl=en&ei=FBfWTsKBIHW0QHw7bGAAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDMQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22Covenant%20Lodge%2 0No.%20758%22&f=false page 384. Thomas W. Franklin, one of the most esteemed of the past members of Covenant Lodge No. 758, Brooklyn, is a native of England, where he was born 9 Jul 1851. He received his education in Christ Church Collegiate School, London, one of the grandest establishments of its kind in the world. Determining to seek success in the New W orld, Brother Franklin came to America in September, 1870, and in 1873 engaged in the fur business, confining himself exclusively to dealing in furs. The building up of such a business requires all a man's time and skill, and that Brother Franklin has been successful in spite of the keenest competition and of the often unexpected and unwarrantable interference of the weather,—which often becomes capricious at the very time such business should most prosper,—shows that his application, his judgment and his commercial instincts have combined to carry him over pitfalls into which many have fallen. In our beloved order Brother Franklin has confined himself to the Blue Lodge Masonry. He was initiated in Covenant Lodge, No. 758, in 1889, and in due time was elected its chief officer, after the usual experience in the subordinate offices. It may therefore be said that Worshipful Brother Franklin has just started on his Masonic career, for it is not until a man has passed the Oriental chair that he is equipped to be called to serve the fraternity in general. Should that call ever come to the subject of this sketch he will be found ready and qualified to do his whole duty, and we believe that call will yet come. In other circles our good brother has already received high honors. As a member of Bedford Council, No. 655, Royal Arcanum, he has held the office of Regent and filled the higher office of District Deputy Grand Regent of the Third District, State of New York, with honor to himself and that useful and practical order. ----Ibid. page 116. Charles D. Durkee, the present [1899] Senior Warden of Covenant Lodge, No. 758, Brooklyn, was born in that city on 23 Jul 1862, and his educational training was received at its public schools. He entered business life in a ship-chandlery and hardware store, and in that line has continued. In 1891 he engaged in business on his own account and soon built up a good trade. He is now a member of the corporation of Charles D. Durkee & Co., organized in 1895, and is its President. Its establishment on South Street, New York, is one of the best of its kind in the city and its goods are used by ships of all nationalities. Mr. Durkee has had an enviable record in business circles and he has a record for scrupulous honesty in all his dealings. As all who are acquainted with the history of the ship-chandlery business know, there is no other department of commercial life in which the "tricks of trade" more conspicuously flourish, although we can readily understand such tricks are less frequently attempted in these modern days than formerly. But from the first Mr. Durkee set his face steadfastly against all that sort of thing,—set out to do a fair and square business according to reputable business methods, and to that he owes his success in life. Brother Durkee received the three Symbolic degrees in Covenant Lodge, in 1894. Recruiters’ Bulletin, by United States. Marine Corps, page 14. http://books.google.com/books?id=KjtHAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA4PA14&dq=%22Covenant+Lodge+No.+758%22&hl=en&ei=jyfWTpXxJcjl0QH7_tiQAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&v ed=0CFQQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22Covenant%20Lodge%20No.%20758%22&f=false The commissioned personnel of the Bureau was increased on June 14 [1917] when Marine Gunner Benjamin F. Fogg was nominated for a temporary second lieutenancy in the Marine Corps. Lieutenant Fogg, who as a first sergeant has been assistant officer in charge of the Bureau continuously since its inception in November, 1911, was appointed a Marine Gunner on June 5. Lieut. Fogg first enlisted in the Marine Corps in July. 1896, and has served continuously ever since. During the Spanish American War he served as a sergeant of the Artillery Company at Guantanamo, Cuba. He also served as a first sergeant in the Philippine Insurrection, was a member of the China Relief Expedition during the Boxer Uprising in 1900, and was attached to the Army of Cuban Pacification in 1906. During Mr. Fogg's tours of duty in the United States, he has seen service in practically every shore station. Although his service has been confined mostly to shore duty, he has served as first sergeant of 57

the Marine detachments of the U. S. S. Badger, U. S. S. Brooklyn, and U. S. S. Alabama. He has been connected with the recruiting service and the Public1ty Bureau continuously since 1909. Lieut. Fogg is a charter member and Past Commander of George F. Elliott Camp No. 84. U.S.W.V., the first exclusively Marine Corps branch of this veteran organization. He is prominent in Masonic circles, being a Past Master of Covenant Lodge No. 758, F&AM, of Brooklyn, NY. SERGEANT FOGG IS "WATCHED." At a reception tendered him by the Covenant Lodge No. 758, F&AM. First Sergeant Benjamin F. Fogg, U. S. M. C, of this Bureau, was presented with a handsome gold watch as a token of esteem and appreciation of his services as Master during 1916.

Centennial Lodge No. 763 http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/10,000_famous_freemasons/Volume_4_Q_to_Z.htm < Adolph Zukor President of Board of Paramount Pictures Corp. b. 7 Jan 1873 in Ricse, Hungary. He was educated in Hungary and came to the U.S. in 1888. In America he engaged in the hardware, upholstery and fur business in New York and Chicago. While in the fur business, he invented a clasp which is still in use on many fur pieces. In 1904 he became associated with Mitchell Mark, who was the owner of the Strand Theatre in NY, and with Marcus Loew, presenting vaudeville acts and motion pictures. He is the founder of Famous Players Film Co., in 1912. He has been revered as a "pioneer and father" of the motion picture industry for more than 50 years. He has received citations from all over the world. It was Zukor who discovered a poor little girl who was later to be known as America's sweetheart—Mary Pickford. A member of Centennial Lodge No. 763, N.Y.C., he has been presented a 50-year pin by the Grand Lodge of N.Y.

Von Mensch Lodge No. 765 Warrant:

11 Nov 1875

Services for Gustav Detloff, a prominent and well known German Mason, Past Master of Von Mensch Lodge, No. 765, and stockholder of the U. S. Cremation Company, took place at Fresh Pond under impressive Masonic ceremonies, in presence of several directors as well as of delegates from his own, the Allemannia and Tyrian Lodges. To the strains of Integer vitae the casket, decked with flowers, was brought into the chapel and surrounded by friends ready to bestow the last honors upon a deceased brother. W. M. Herrman conducted the services, P. M. Everding gave a biographical sketch and Br. Charles Dlouhy then made a touching address "In memoriam." Of other prominent Masons there were present P. G. St. Cantor, G. M. Wieler, P. G. M. Breunich and Jentz. ----Frederick August Von Mensch was born at Dresden, Saxony, in 1798, and settled in New York in 1824. A year later he was initiated in Albion Lodge, No. (26) 107, and until about 1833 continued his membership and won the friendship of all its members. Then he returned to his native city and in time affiliated with the Lodge of Three Swords there. But the brethren in the land in which he had spent the best years of his life did not forget him. Albion Lodge elected him an honorary member and he was elected to the same distinction by the Lodge of Antiquity, No. 11, German Union, No. 54, Pythagoras, No. 86, and other Lodges. In Saxony he was elected honorary Master of the Lodge with which he affiliated and received other marks of distinction, and his death in 1881 aroused many regretful feelings on both sides of the Atlantic. Before that happened, however, he had learned that a Lodge had been founded bearing his name in the land he-had left, and the veteran Mason naturally regarded that as the highest consideration which his Masonic brethren had tendered him. The Lodge thus founded still prospers and holds an honorable position in the long list of German speaking Lodges contained in the Greater New York. http://books.google.com/books?id=CnATAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA281&dq=%22Von+Mensch+Lodge+No.+765%22&hl=en&ei=jNDWTvv vIMPn0QHZvzbAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CEMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Von%20Mensch%20Lodge%20No. %20765%22&f=false page 280. Henry Schilling, eldest child and son of Jacob and Marie (Daut) Schilling, was born at the family home in the village of Hainchen, not far distant from the town of Budingen, in the Grand Duchy of Hessen, Germany, 27 Oct 1866. His educational advantages were obtained in the Volks-schule of his native village, and he was there confirmed in the Lutheran church at the age of fourteen years. Soon after his School days had ended, his parents decided that the boy should take up and learn some useful occupation or trade, and accordingly, when his parents removed to the town of Altenstadt, in the Grand Duchy of Hesse, the boy was there apprenticed to a master distiller, where it was decided that he should learn the art and technique of the distilling trade. It seems, however, that the nature of the work and its environment did not appeal to the approval of the boy, and one year later he decided to emigrate in company with his brother, William Schilling, to the United States, and accordingly the two Schilling brothers arranged their personal affairs and family interests and set sail from the seaport city of Hamburg on board the steamship "Rugia," and after an uneventful voyage landed in the harbor of New York City on the 23rd day of June, the same year. Here the Schilling brothers at once sought 58

employment, and Henry found work in a printing establishment. This line of work afforded the young German the opportunities that he sought for, and he quickly acquired a knowledge of the methods and customs as well as the technique of the printing business, and also rapidly familiarized himself with the English language. He remained thus employed in the printing trade for a period of over thirteen years with the "Deutsches Tageblatt," one of the German newspapers of New York. During this time the young German printer husbanded his resources and succeeded in saving sufficient capital to enable himself to engage in the printing business on his own account, and accordingly he established himself in this line of enterprise at No. 1345 Greene avenue, in the city of Brooklyn. In 1895 Mr. Schilling found it necessary to increase his facilities in order to meet the increasing demand of his trade, and enabled himself to secure larger quarters at 1444 Myrtle avenue, where he has since been actively engaged in the general printing business. In 1911 Mr. Schilling admitted his son, Harry Jacob Schilling, into partnership, under the firm name of Henry Schilling & Son, and under the joint management and direction of the father and son, the Schilling printing establishment has been developed to one of the leading concerns of its kind in the borough of Brooklyn, where the name of Schilling in the printing world has become recognized as being synonymous with honesty and straightforward methods in all their business transactions. Fraternally, Henry Schilling is a member of Von Mensch Lodge No. 765, F&AM; Ridgewood Lodge No. 1642, Royal Order of Moose, in the borough of Brooklyn, and Court Reliance No. 422, of the Foresters of America, in the borough of Brooklyn. He is an active member of the Hesse-Darmstadter Kronken Unterstiitzungs Verein, the Germania Mannerchor Society, the Williamsburger Saengerbund, the Schwabischer Saengerbund, and a number of other clubs and societies that have for their object the advancement of the social and moral interests of the community wherein he resides. Mr. Schilling and his family are members of the German Lutheran Friedenskirche, in the borough of Brooklyn. He married 20 Sep 1891 in Brooklyn, Marie Schmidt, b. in Hainchen, 22 Dec 1870; d/o William and Katherina (Schilling) Schmidt, both of whom are natives of the village of Hainchen. Children: 1. Harry Jacob, b. at the family home in Brooklyn, 14 Jun 1892. 2. Lynda Louise Marie, b. at the family home in Brooklyn, 5 Sep 1898.

Golden Rule Lodge No. 770 Warrant :

1878

Golden Rule 770 consolidated with Ionic No. 486 to be known as Golden Rule Ionic No. 486, 7 May 1969 Golden Rule Clermont McKinley 486 formed from merger of Clermont 996 and William McKinley 840; these two merged with Golden Rule Ionic No. 486 on 5 Feb 1992

Solon Lodge No. 771 Solon 771 merged with and became Lessing No. 608, 23 Jan 1978 A Standard History of Freemasonry in the State of New York ..., Volume 2, by Peter Ross, page 214. http://books.google.com/books?id=kWYiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA214&lpg=PA214&dq=%22Solon+Lodge+No.+771%22&source=bl&ots= YojDuRxI8j&sig=JmOsn_iXs4EKfR-4kYFo0nugUss&hl=en&ei=0NXWTu-rBL30gHlqMGOAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Solon%20Lodge%20No. %20771%22&f=false Charles John Meiser was born in Altzfeld, Germany, 24 Jul 1847, and attended school there until fourteen years of age, when he went to learn the trade of a wagon builder. His father had an extensive business in that line, and saw to it that his son became thoroughly efficient in all the details of the work. In 1868 he entered the German Army and served until 1871. He saw during that time a great deal of active and dangerous service, having participated in thirty-five battles of various degrees of importance in the war with France which ended in the consolidation of the German Empire. In 1872 Brother Meisner arrived in New York and again started to work at his trade, and, as a journeyman, continued to work in various shops until 1882, when, having acquired a thorough knowledge of the requirements of American wagon users—vastly different in many respects from those of Germany—he started in business on his own account. He opened a factory, or workshop, at 210 and 212 West 28th Street, and has there since remained, steadily adding each year to the extent of his trade. In 1888 Brother Meisner was made a Mason in Solon Lodge, No. 771, and has served for two years as Steward of that popular Lodge. He is a member of Centennial Lodge, No. 261, Knights of Honor, of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and of the Heinebund Singing Society of New York City. For some time his eldest son has been associated in business with him. ----Christian F. Zobel was born in Marktbreit, Bavaria, 9 Jul 1849. On completing his education, soon after reaching his fourteenth year, he was sent to learn the trade of a confectioner and as events have demonstrated learned it thoroughly. When his apprenticeship was over, following an old German custom, he worked at his trade, a veritable journeyman, over a great part of Europe. In 1871 he came to America and settled in New York City. After four years' experience in several establishments, he started in business on his own account, at No. 120 Bleecker Street, and has since remained in the same block, where he has built up a large trade. For many years Brother Zobel has been a member of Solon Lodge, No. 771, in which Lodge he was made a Mason. He is a member of the Arion Society, the Eichenkranz, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Columbus Lodge, No. 302, and the Solon Bowling Club. He takes the greatest interest in benevolent and charitable work and is never wearied in well-doing. In the affairs of the German Hospital Association he is ever active and he is much interested in the work of St. John's Guild, an organization which 59

gives many excursions and outings each year to the poor children of New York. He is also a Delegate to the German Masonic Temple Association, from which, mainly, is supported the Masonic Home at Tappan,—the brightest jewel of New York's famous district,—and is also a member of Presbyterian Hospital. ----Henry Koch is now serving his second term as Marshal of Solon Lodge, No. 771, New York, in which body he was made a Mason, in 1893. He has been noted for his regular attendance at each communication of the Lodge and for the quiet but deep interest he takes in all its affairs. He is ever ready to fulfill all Masonic requirements, and to help, aid, and assist in the progress of Solon Lodge. On 19 Sep 1861, Brother Koch was born at Mettmann, Dusseldorf, Germany. Leaving school at the age of fifteen years he was sent to learn the trade of a locksmith, and he followed that trade in Germany until 1881, when he crossed the Atlantic, settling in New York City. After "drifting around" at various employments for several years he went into business as a cafe keeper, and now owns a large establishment at 119th Street and 8th Avenue. In society life Brother Koch has been quite active for many years. He is the founder of the Koch Association, an organization which now has some 300 members banded together for social purposes. He is also active as a member in the Enterprise Legion, Select Knights, the Knights and Ladies of Honor, Columbus Lodge, Ancient Order of United Workmen, and the John Roddy and James R. Ahearn Association. In the German shooting societies he is known as a first-class marksman and has won many medals and trophies in the various contests in which he has participated. In this connection he belongs to the New York Independent Schuetzen Corps, the Harlem Independent Schuetzen Corps and the New York Schuetzen Bund, No. 1, of which latter he is Secretary. He is also a member of the Goethe Bund, a benevolent organization, and of the Eichenkranz Singing Society. A Democrat in politics, he is a member of the General Committee of Tammany Hall in the 21st Assembly District, and gives that body his unwavering fidelity and support. Ibid. page 251. Adam Knobloch. The Masonic career of Brother Knobloch has been bounded by the Blue Lodge, but in that most ancient of all Masonic bodies it has been a most active one. He was made a Mason in Manhattan Lodge, No. 62, in 1887, but afterward affiliated with Solon Lodge, No. 771, in which he has been a most prominent worker for many years. He was Senior Deacon in 1893, Junior Warden 1894-5, Senior Warden 1896-7, and at the last election (December, 1897) was elected Master. His term, so far as it has gone, has proved a most prosperous one for the Lodge: it has done good work, its meetings have been popular, and harmony has prevailed. Brother Knobloch was born in Rempfalz, Germany, 29 Nov 1854, and attended school in that beautiful town until he was fourteen years of age. Then he was sent to learn the tailoring trade, and when seventeen years of age came to the United States. For some years he worked in various establishments at his trade and then started in business for himself as a merchant tailor, and has built up a good, high-class connection. He is a member of the Order of United Workmen and of the Knights and Ladies of Honor; but, next to business, Masonry, and in particular Solon Lodge, takes up most of his time and thought. Ibid. Page 263. Carl Neppach, the present Junior Warden of Solon Lodge, No. 771, was initiated, passed and raised in that Lodge in 1890. He was twice appointed Senior Deacon and served in a manner that won for him the warmest encomiums of the members of the Lodge and led to his election to his present office, which it is safe to presume is only a stepping-place to higher honors. A good Senior Deacon invariably makes a good Master of a Lodge, for his knowledge of the ritual as well as his acquaintance with the work on the floor of the Lodge serves him in good stead when raised to the three steps on which rests the Oriental chair. Brother Neppach was born in Esslingen, Germany, 27 Aug 1854. In 1873 he came to New York and, after a term of service in several stores, engaged in business as a wholesale and retail dealer in wines, and has so continued, having built up a prosperous business. He is a member of the Heinebund Singing Society, the Solon Bowling Club and of such benevolent organizations as the Knights of Honor and the Knights and Ladies of Honor. Ibid. page 278. Charles Roos - As a member of Solon Lodge, No. 771, in which Lodge he was made a Mason, Brother Roos is held in high personal esteem by the brethren of that body of enthusiastic craftsmen. He has held no office in the Lodge, and apparently is not anxious to be so distinguished; but he is ever ready to prove his devotion to the Lodge and the fraternity. Brother Roos was born in New York City, 24 Jun 1861, and attended the public schools and City College of New York until he was eighteen years of age, when he entered his father's factory and set to work to learn all the details of the trade of coppersmith. He served the usual apprenticeship of five years, during which he carefully mastered every point in the business, and was recognized before his apprenticeship was past as a thorough workman. On being hailed as a journeyman he became a partner in the business, which then assumed the firm name of August Roos & Son. This firm continued until 1890, when the senior member died, and since then the business has been carried on by the subject of this sketch and a brother. The trade carried on is the largest of its kind in New York, and it makes a specialty of manufacturing the apparatus used by brewers. Brother Roos is a member of the Arion Society and of the Schnorer Club, the largest of the social organizations of Morrisania. He is also one of the veterans of the Seventh Regiment, N. G. S. N. Y., having served in that body of militia from 1880 to 1888. Ibid. page 362. Michael Brenel - As the incorporator and Treasurer of the Brendel Spring Tire Company, of Jersey City, Brother Brendel holds a prominent place among the business men of New York. The company manufactures the spring tire which bears his name, and of which he was the patentee. It is a splendid production, is used equally for vehicles and bicycles, and is in increasing demand everywhere.

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Brother Brendel was born in Baden, Germany, 6 Jun 1850. When he was yet an infant his parents emigrated to America and settled in the Twentieth Ward of New York City. There he was brought up and educated, so he may be regarded as a native New Yorker. On leaving school he worked in a wallpaper factory. In 1864 he became an apprentice coppersmith and served an apprenticeship of five years. For some years he was foreman of two of the largest roofing concerns in the city, and later he engaged in that business on his own account, and so continued for upward of twelve years. He then went into the manufacture of metal laths, a new invention designed to aid in making buildings fireproof. The company of which he is the present virtual head was organized under the laws of New Jersey, Jan. 3, 1899, and does a large business all over the country. Brother Brendel was made a member of Solon Lodge, No. 771, in 1888, and has held in it the office of Steward. His business interests, however, have interfered with the further holding of office. He is a member of the Central Schuetzen Corps and takes a lively interest in it. He is an expert marksman, scoring in a recent match seventy-two out of a possible seventy-five, on the Target of Honor. Ibid. page 413. Dr. Henry Kolb, M. D. was initiated, passed and raised in Manitou Lodge, No. 106, in 1882, and affiliated in 1887 with Solon Lodge, No. 771, which continues to be his Masonic home. He received the Royal Arch degrees in Triune Chapter, No. 241, and the Cryptic degrees in Adelphic Council, No. 7, R. & S. M. The chain of the York Rite was completed by his receiving Masonic Knighthood in Columbian Commandery, No. 1, and he thereafter braved the mysteries of Mecca Temple and became enrolled among the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Dr. Kolb is an enthusiast upon all that pertains to the ancient institution, and has been a diligent student of its history and philosophy, but his professional duties leave him neither time nor opportunity for any of that practical work which necessarily brings a man to the front in the mystic circle. Dr. Kolb was born in Lancaster, N. Y., and received his educational training in the public schools of Baltimore and Boston. His medical education was obtained in the Homeopathic Medical College and in the University of the City of New York. Since receiving his diploma in 1882 he has been engaged in the practice of his profession. Dr. Kolb is a member of the New York County Medical Society. Ibid. page 418. John H. Dresler was born in Germany, 14 Jun 1830. Leaving school at the age of fifteen years, he learned the trade of baker and confectioner, and by the time his apprenticeship was over was regarded as an expert. In 1851 he came to America and settled in Savannah GA, where he remained for twelve years, during seven of which he was engaged in the confectionery business on his own account. In 1864 he came to New York and at once opened a confectionery-manufacturing business and prosecuted it with diligence and success until 1881, when he retired to private life, to enjoy the fruits of his many years of industry. In 1887 he became a member of Solon Lodge, No. 771, and has been one of its Trustees for the past twelve years. For six years he was a delegate to the German Masonic Temple Association. Outside of the Masonic fraternity he belongs to no societies, preferring to spend his time in his home, where he finds all the enjoyment and social pleasures he desires. Ibid. page 442. Diedrich Huneke was born in Schwarme, Hanover, Germany, 6 Mar 1861. On leaving school he worked on a farm near his native town until he attained his 17 year, when he came to America. Locating in New York City, he secured employment in a grocery establishment. Gradually he worked his way onward, steadily saving what money he could, like most Germans, until he was enabled to go into business on his own account. He opened a cafe at 207 Seventh Avenue and has there built up a first-class trade. With the exception of the New York Central Schuetzen Brother Huneke belongs to no social organization. He is more interested in the doings of Solon Lodge, No. 771, New York, in which Lodge he was made a Mason in 1891, than in anything else outside of his business. He is very popular among the brethren of Solon, and does his best to fulfill all the requirements of the Masonic code and so to maintain the respect in which he is held as an upright man and Mason. Ibid. page 500. George Wolf, so well known in New York City, especially among the German brethren, was born in Germany 19 Jan 1834. After receiving a good rudimentary education in his own land he went into a butcher's shop and in that business he has continued up to the present time. After coming to this country he worked at his trade as a journeyman for several years and then started in business on his own account. For over thirty years he conducted a store at 60th Street and Sixth Avenue, but for the past ten years has had his business at 636 Sixth Avenue, where he commands a steady first-class trade. For a number of years he was a member of one of the regiments of the National Guard of New York, but has been on the retired list for some time. Brother Wolf was initiated, passed and raised in Socrates Lodge, No. 595, New York. When the movement for the organization of Solon Lodge, No. 771, was set on foot he signed the petition for its charter and has remained a member of it since its dedication. He was elected its Master and at present holds the responsible office of Treasurer. Brother Wolf is very popular in his own Lodge, where his many sterling qualities are well known and thoroughly appreciated.

Italia Lodge No. 786 Warrant:

ca 1882

Italia 786 merged with and became Archimede Lodge No. 935, 1 Dec 1986 A Standard History of Freemasonry in the State of New York ..., Volume 2, by Peter Ross, page 79. http://books.google.com/books?id=kWYiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA429&dq=%22Italia+Lodge+No.+786%22&hl=en&ei=YzWTtT9M4Pc0QGd9ajzDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Italia%20Lodge %20No.%20786%22&f=false 61

Dr. Pietro Perretti. This well known New York Italian physician was born in Laurenzana, Italy, 43 years ago [ca 1856]. He studied medicine and surgery at the famous University of Naples. He practiced for a time in his native country, but in 1893 he came to New York, where he has since built up a large practice, his office being at 219 Mott Street. In Italy he held several important offices, such as President of the Mutual Association B. Franklin and President of the Political Independent Society of Laurenzana. He has also served as Superintendent of Schools, education being one of the matters, outside his profession, in which he takes a deep interest. In 1894 Dr. Perretti was initiated, passed and raised in Italia Lodge, No. 786, New York, and although his professional duties prevent his becoming an active worker in its ranks, he is known to the brethren as an earnest, devoted Mason. Ibid. page 87. Foscaro J. Dassori, 32°. This prominent and popular member of Italia Lodge No. 786, and of Consistory Giordano Bruno No. 66, o S.’.P.’.R.’.S.'. 32 , is a native of Camogli, Province of Genoa, Italy, and was born on 7 Nov 1866. He came to New York when only thirteen years of age and acquired a fair education, principally by attending evening schools. He learned the trade of printing in an Italo-American establishment and has worked on the Progreso Italo-Americano, the Spanish paper El Progreso, the Swiss newspaper Croix Federale, and on The New York Herald. In 1896 the York Printing Company was founded by Brother Dassori for the purpose of translating and printing in the English, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese languages. This company, although started on a small scale, has, under his able management, become quite a prominent concern. Brother Dassori is a member of Typographical Union, No. 6, - Big 6 it is called, - and he was President of the first Italian Typographical Union in New York City. He served for two years as a proof-reader in the Government Printing Office at Washington, DC. His place of business is at 35-37 Frankfort Street, New York, and he resides at 288 19th Street, Brooklyn. He can talk fluently in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and English. As a member of the craft he is held in high esteem by all who know him, being an intelligent, warm-hearted man, who has gained his present position by strict integrity and a due regard for the rights and welfare of others. Ibid. page 118. Rev. Agostino Dassori - Although this devoted minister of the Gospel has been in the fraternity but a short time, having been made a Mason in Italia Lodge, No. 786, in 1896, he has been so strongly impressed with the beauties and the practical relation to life and happiness of the principles of the order that he is full of enthusiasm for its work and its opportunities for doing good among his fellowmen. Therefore, although a hard-working pastor, constantly going about in missionary work, and subject to momentary call, he finds not only relaxation but profit, food for thought and scope for honest speculation in the ceremonies and teachings of the Lodgeroom, and never misses a meeting except when the imperative duties of his holy calling demand his presence elsewhere. Brother Dassori was born in Genoa, Italy, on 29 Jul 1864, and was educated with a view to a mariner's career at Camogli. In 1881 he settled in New York and entered Union Theological Seminary, and, on the completion of his studies in that famous institution, was ordained. For many years he served as a missionary, being four years in connection with the New York Baptist Mission Society. He is now the pastor of the First Italian Baptist Church of New York, a congregation which he has built up by his own exertions and which is now in a flourishing condition. Ibid. page 157. Peter Pennelli - This well known and beloved member of the Latin District has secured quite a favorable reputation for himself in business circles as a manufacturer of thermometers, etc. His place of business is at 194 William Street, and there he may be found any hour of the day with a pleasant word ever ready for a friend who may happen to call in on him. Brother Pennelli is a native of sunny Italy, having been born at Leghorn on 27 Sep 1847. He attended school for a few years, but at the age of twelve sailed for America, arriving in New York in Dec 1859. Being of a pushing character, his first work was at selling newspapers or any kind of honorable employment that he could find. He served an apprenticeship to his present trade for five years and in 1868 started in business for himself, with the best results. As a member of the craft he has been devoted with all the energy of his race since first being brought to light, in 1870, in National Lodge, No. 209, New York City. He affiliated in time in Garibaldi Lodge, No. 542, and with other members, in 1882, instituted Italia Lodge, No. 786, of which he was the first Senior Warden and the second Master. His success in the chairs and his ardent enthusiasm in all that pertained to the order led to his appointment as [District] Deputy Grand Master for the 29th (or Latin) District, an office which increased his popularity among his brethren, and widely extended his circle of personal friends in the fraternity. Brother Pennelli is also a member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, being enrolled on the register of the New York Consistory, and like most Continental Masons finds much opportunity for thought and speculation in connection with its work. Ibid. page 162. Rev. Alberto Pace, B. C. L. - In the Italian community in New York City the name of no one who goes out and in among the people is held in more reverence than that of the Rev. Alberto Pace, the devoted pastor of San Salvatore (Episcopal) Church, 307 Mulberry Street. Many might think it strange that a Protestant priest should thus be held in honor in a community essentially Roman Catholic, but Brother Pace is a patriot of the purest type and there is nothing which an Italian holds more in esteem. Besides he has been constantly going about doing good to men and women irrespective of creed or nationality. He has hearkened to the voice of poor, weak, sinful, poverty stricken humanity whenever that voice has reached him without heed as to what church directed its faith, or what artificial barrier political history has raised to determine its nationality. It is one of the unexpressed dreams of Masonry that by its aid all artificial barriers which separate the people of this earth may yet be thrown down and unity take the place of separation. It will be the first step toward a practical realization of the long promised "Golden Age," the age when the ''Brotherhood of Man" will be an accomplished fact and the merciful "Fatherhood of God" be universally acknowledged. Every good and true Mason, every good and true man, is ever working to bring about this time, and the faithful, earnest, self-denying efforts of such men as Alberto Pace are doing much to make certain its accomplishment. Brother Pace was born in Naples, Italy, in 1842. After being educated at the university of his native city, he married, in Cyprus, and came to America and studied for the ministry. His first pastoral experiences in America were in Brooklyn, where he officiated for ten years, in two churches, established mainly for carrying on evangelistic work among his countrymen. In 1887 he settled in his present 62

charge in New York and practically built it up to its present honored position in its communion. In practical, benevolent work Brother Pace has taken a great interest, being a firm believer in the theory, — a theory often, however, demonstrated to be a fact,— that the poor are their own best friends, and are most liberally disposed in helping each other. While in Brooklyn he founded the Fraterno Olmore, a practical benevolent organization which has accomplished a wonderful amount of good. He is now Superintendent President of the San Salvator Benevolent Association. He is also Superintendent of "The Globe" of the Adopted Sons of America. In all that pertains to Italy and her sons in this city Brother Pace is prominent, while in many purely American circles he is always certain of a warm welcome. He is a member of Italia Lodge, No. 786, in which he holds the office of Chaplain. He is also a member of Metropolitan Consistory, where he has received the 32nd degree. His whole life is an example of what Masonry teaches and an illustration of the often asserted fact that it is the handmaid of religion pure and undefiled. Ibid. page 232. Luca Francia. - The Right Worshipful Brother Luca Francia is one of the few active Italian brethren who are as well known among the English speaking Masons as in their own immediate district. He was made a Mason in Lodge Concord Perseverance, Bombay, India, and affiliated with Italia Lodge, No. 786, of this city, in 1889. Through his active work and regular attendance lie soon became well known and very popular. He was elected Master of Italia Lodge in 1894, and in June, 1895, was appointed by Most W orshipful John Stewart, Grand Master, as Deputy of the Twenty-ninth (Latin) District, in which office he served very acceptably. His interest in the order and its work still continues very active, not only in his district but in everything pertaining to Masonry at large. Brother Francia was born in Naples, Italy, 22 Feb 1855, and was educated in schools of his native city. In Naples, too, he learned his trade of tonsorial artist. On completing his apprenticeship he began a roving career which lasted for some years, and he traveled much, seeing a great part of the world. He resided for some time in Alexandria and in Cairo, Egypt. Thence he went to Bombay, India, and from there returned to Italy. His next wanderings led him to France, and England, and finally he came to New York, where he settled down in December, 1889. In his extensive travels and through his business he became acquainted with many prominent men. He served His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught; his Excellency the Governor of Bombay, Sir James Ferguson; Governor General of India, Marquis of Dufferin; His Royal Highness the Prince Leopold of Prussia, and the Nizam of Hyderabad. In Bombay he became well known and was for six years a prominent member of the Bombay Club. He was President of the Barbers' Union of this city and is now its Secretary; he owns several establishments in different parts of this city, and has received a gold medal for skill at his trade. Mr. Francia is a live and very progressive citizen, speaks Indian, Arabian, French, Spanish and English fluently, and is always ready to serve in the cause of Masonry or of humanity. He is a member of Metropolitan Consistory, having had the 33rd degree conferred upon him in March, 1898. Ibid. page 263. Giuseppe Monaco. This well known member of the Latin district has had quite a stirring career. He was born at Calbritto, Italy, 3 Jul 1848. After graduating at college he determined to try his fortune in the New World, and in May 1873, found himself in New York City. For several years he maintained himself by selling coral which was sent to him from Italy. It was, however, an uncertain occupation at the best, with but little prospect of improvement, and in 1878 he enlisted in the United States Navy and served faithfully for thirteen years. Then he obtained a contract for furnishing the clothing and general outfit for the boys entering the navy, which he held for some four years, and he still does business with many of those connected with the navy residing in Brooklyn, where he has his establishment and his home. Brother Monaco is a member of Italia Lodge, No. 786, in which he has held the office of Junior Warden, and is a member of the New York Consistory, 32nd degree, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, taking an active interest in all the bodies leading up to it,— Lodge of Perfection, Council of Princes and Rose Croix Chapter. He is also well known in connection with Mecca Temple and makes as good an Arabian Noble as could be imagined when work or play is on the tapis. His love for society has made him also take a prominent part in many of the societies among his own countrymen, such as the Lega Operia of Giuseppi Garibaldi Fraternal Association, and in Italian military circles. He also belongs to the Independent Order of Foresters. June 7, 1898, he was admitted a member of the Reale Accademia Nazionale di Scienze, Lettre, Arti'e Industrie, of Florence, Italy, high Patrons of which are Oscar II., King of Norway and Sweden; the Honorable President, the Duke Carlo Carafa di Noia; and High Protector, His Royal Highness the Prince Vittorio Emmanuele, and Count of Turin. Ibid. page 383. Joseph Gifuni. - In Italian circles in New York no lawyer has a larger practice or is more confidently relied on for advice and professional service by his fellow-countrymen than Joseph Gifuni, whose office, at 320 Broadway, is the daily scene of many anxious consultations on all matters imaginable for which legal advice or action may be deemed necessary. He was born at Tolve, Italy, 13 Jun 1863. He studied law in New York, and in Dec 1892, was admitted to the bar, since which time he has been engaged in practice, steadily adding year after year to its extent and its standing, winning the confidence of the best class of his countrymen, and of the American and German element alike. He is of a fraternizing spirit, belonging to a great number of fraternal organizations, mainly among his countrymen, and is attorney for most of them. His membership in Italia Lodge, No. 786, F&AM, dates only from 1897, but if he only develops in Masonry the enthusiasm and energy which it is confidently expected he will, — the same enthusiasm and energy he has devoted to other organizations, — there is little doubt he will be a power for good, not only in his own Lodge circle, but out of it. He is a staunch friend, a shrewd adviser, and his knowledge of men and books will insure for him honor and reputation in whatever position he may be called to fill. Ibid. page 400. Count Giovanni Michelle Bettini Di Moise. - This distinguished brother was made a Mason in Italia Lodge, No. 786, and served as its Master in 1896. He is a member of the New York Consistory, 32nd degree, and of Mecca Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. The Count was born in Cherso-Istria, (Austro-Hungary) 29 Sep 1849, and is a lineal descendant of the distinguished family 63

whose name he bears, a family whose genealogy dates to 1384 and which ranks among the oldest of the Venetian nobility. He has a wide and varied education. At ten years he entered St. Stephen's College, Padua, Italy, and from there he entered the Royal University of Padua to study medicine. After a year or two of hard study he went to Vienna, Berlin. Paris, Heidelberg, Florence and Rome to attend lectures and afterward graduated from his alma mater at Padua, 16 Aug 1876. He then entered, as Surgeon, the Austrian Army, but in order to gain the necessary qualifications, or rather certificates, to be admitted to the Surgeon Corps, he was obliged to pass another examination at the University at BudaPesth and graduated from there with high honors, 7 Dec 1877. He was Director of the famous hospital at Lossini, a climatic island in the Adriatic Sea. He later made a tour of the universities and hospitals of Paris, then went to the Antilles and Mexico, also to the Sebastian Hospital at Vera Cruz, to make a study of yellow fever in all its phases. The Count came to New York in 1882, and soon built up a very successful practice. With all the great demands on his time he devotes much attention to his duties as visiting physician to the Italian Children's Home, which position he has filled for ten years. He is a member of the New York County Medical Society and the Medical League of New York. Ibid. page 403 P. Rigali. - Since 1890 Brother Rigali has been engaged in the hotel business at Rosebank, Staten Island, and his hostelry is a favorite resort all the year round. As a host he is ever ready to meet, even to anticipate, the wants of his patrons, and he has a grand helpmeet in his wife, (formerly Miss Prudencia Brogotti,) who like himself was born in "Sunny Italy," and together they have managed to make their hotel known far and wide beyond the confines of Staten Island. Brother Rigali was born in Italy, 4 Oct 1846. At the age of twelve years he went to France, continuing to reside there for thirteen years, when he returned to his native land. He had learned the trade of a decorative painter, but after three years' experience in Italy he concluded that there was more scope for him in America, and accordingly he crossed the Atlantic. Settling in New York, he worked at his trade for ten years and then, having accumulated the necessary capital, he became proprietor of the establishment at Rosebank which he still so successfully conducts. In June, 1885, he was made a Mason in Italia Lodge, No. 786, New York, and was its Master for three years. This testifies not alone to his popularity with his brethren, but to his devotion to the principles of the order. The Mastership of any Lodge is full of onerous duties, but of such a Lodge as Italia the office of executive head is one in which these duties are increased ten-fold, but they were all undertaken and filled by Brother Rigali to the complete satisfaction of all concerned. He is an enthusiast in Masonry, and all that pertains to it, and this enthusiasm he has had the pleasure of seeing imitated by his eldest son, Benevenuto, who was initiated, passed and raised in Italia Lodge, and served as its Secretary for four years. The other members of the family are Robert, Annie and Mazzini, and all are advancing in life in such a way as to reflect honor on their devoted parents. Ibid. page 415. Antonio Savarese conducts a wholesale grocery business and is held in very high esteem by his business associates and, indeed, by all people with whom he comes in contact. He is a native of Naples, Italy, born 26 Jul 1866. He was educated first in a private school and afterward in the college at Naples. Leaving the shores of sunny Italy in 1888 he came to New York and entered into business relations with his uncle. In 1892 he started in the wholesale grocery business for himself and has been eminently successful in building up a large and profitable concern. He joined Italia Lodge No. 786, in 1895, and has been honored by his brethren with the position of Treasurer of the Lodge. Mr. Savarese is an active member of the Mutuo Soccorso, of Brooklyn, and he is a constant attendant at the Royal Arcanum Council to which he belongs. Great credit is due to him for his sterling integrity and successful business qualifications. Ibid. page 423. Nicholas Conforti. - Few members of the fraternity are better known in New York City than is Brother Conforti, who was raised in Italia Lodge No. 786, in 1893. He has served a term as Senior Warden, and in 1897 was installed in the office of Master. In Mount Nebo Chapter, No. 213, he received the honor of exaltation. He is a very active Mason, takes a great interest in the general welfare of the craft, and enjoys the confidence and esteem of all his brethren. Brother Conforti was born in Italy on 16 Sep 1860. He is therefore, comparatively speaking, a young man. He was educated at the Polytechnic School in Italy and graduated with honors in 1878. He then became a Civil Engineer and followed this occupation for three years in his native land. In 1882 he located in New York, and has since been traveling and following his profession in connection with excavating, stone work, brick work, plastering, etc. He has traveled- through Cuba and Mexico, and is at home in Pennsylvania and one or two other States. In his profession he has had to do with cathedral, aqueduct and railroad work in Italy and under his own direction built Prince de Medeci's mansions in Florence and Naples. His uncle was at one time chief of staff in Italy, and one of the leaders of the "Carbonari" and affiliated with "Giovane Italia." Mr. Conforti is an active member of various organizations, and has filled different offices in nearly all of them. He is prosperous and, as the term is, "well to do." We might mention that his great grandfather, the Abbe Francisco Conforti, was executed by the guillotine in 1799. He was the Confessor of the Queen, and at the time of the Revolution became Secretary of the Republic of Naples, thus putting himself in open rebellion against the Vatican. Mr. Conforti's granduncle, Ralph Conforti, was prominent in political circles in Italy from 1848 to 1880. He was leader of the Revolution of 1848, and one of the best known men in jurisprudence in the peninsula. Ibid. page 425. Pacifio Adda. - New York City is, one would think, the natural home of a man who is able to write, speak or do business in five languages,— English, French, Italian, Spanish and Arabic, — an accomplishment, or series of accomplishments, of which Brother Pacifio Adda, of Italia Lodge, No. 786, boasts. New York is truly a cosmopolitan city and linguistic acquirements in such conditions add not only to a man's comfort but to his opportunities for pleasure, for profit and for doing good. So Brother Adda has himself practically found on many occasions and in divers ways since settling down to fight the battle of life on Manhattan Island. Born in 64

Alexandria, Egypt, in 1869, he studied in France and Italy and in the latter country obtained the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He intended adopting the legal profession, but circumstances induced him to change his mind, and he determined on a commercial career. Taking up his residence in New York in the fall of 1891, he secured employment as bookkeeper and after getting business experience in several establishments he engaged, in 1897, in the wine business at 142 West 24th Street. He is a member of the Fencer's Club of New York, and the center of a wide circle of friends who are attracted to him by his many intellectual gifts and by the warmness of his big, generous heart. Ibid. page 428. Godfrey B. Dassori, the well-known chef at the Grand Union Hotel, New York, is as well known and esteemed among his countrymen in America's commercial metropolis as might be expected by those who know his generous impulses and the many ki ndly qualities which have leavened his career. Born 31 Mar 1852, in Genoa, Italy,— that birthplace of so many renowned sailors, — Dassori was a seaman for a year or two; indeed he belongs to a family which for generations has more or less followed the sea, and his brothers have all been captains of ocean-going ships. This might have been the destiny of Brother Dassori, but, somehow, he tired of floating about on Mother Ocean, and in 1868 he settled in New York and started out to acquire the mysteries of cooking. To this he devoted a great deal of attention, for the occupation suited him and he was anxious to excel and get to the front rank. This he has done. His first position as chef was at the Ocean Hotel. Long Branch, and since then he has held many similar situations at various summer resorts, while in New York City his talents have found employment at the Astor House and similar famous hostelries. Among the chefs of the city Brother Dassori is very popular. He was one of the founders of the Italo-Swiss Cooks and Pastry Bakers' Association and has been elected its First Vice President. Brother Dassori is a member of Italia Lodge, No. 786, New York, and is its Junior Warden. On the subject of Freemasonry he is quite enthusiastic, and his enthusiasm has deepened as time has made clearer to him its aims and objects. ---R. Giudetti was born at Potenza, Province of Basilicata, Italy, in 1852. He came to New York in 1872 and engaged in railroad contracting for several years. He found it remunerative enough and employed many men, but the employment was too irregular to suit his taste. In 1892 he entered upon his present business of undertaker, and the firm of which he is a member has a large business and all the necessary appurtenances in their own control, — horses, hearses, etc. Brother Giudetti is a most enterprising business man and is very popular among his countrymen of all classes, for he not only belongs to most of their fraternal associations but his liberal hand is constantly giving to their charities. In Masonry he is also well known. He is active in the councils of Italia Lodge, No. 786, but his time is too much engrossed by the calls of business to permit him to seek official preferment, although there is no doubt that office would be thrust upon him were it not known that he could not serve and would never consent to be merely a figurehead. He is also a member of the New York Consistory and is prompt in his attendance at all the bodies which meet in Scottish Rite Hall under the banner of the Northern Jurisdiction. Ibid. page 521. Peter Paul Acritelli was born in Acri in the Province of Cosenza, Italy, 19 Jan 1873, and came to the United States 1 Jan 1884. He was educated in the public schools in New York City, and in 1890 started in the banking business at his present place, 243 Elizabeth Street, this city. He is a member of several social and fraternal associations, was Chief Ranger in the Order of Foresters, is President of the Italian Steamship Agents' Society, and an officer in many societies and clubs. He is somewhat active also in politics, being the associate leader in the Sixth Assembly District, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Italian-American Democratic Union. For a long time he has been the official interpreter of Middlesex County, New Jersey, and has passed the civil service examination for the position of interpreter in New York County with great honor and high percentage. He is a member of Italia Lodge, No. 786, and takes much interest in Masonic affairs, but he is content with being a floor member and does not seem to care for office. He is, however, devoted to Masonry and is ever ready to respond to any of its calls.

Composite Lodge No. 819 Warrant:

1896

Lodges consolidated with Composite No. 819: 1973: Chancellor Kent No. 870 1982: Truth No. 881 1983 GL Proc: Diadem 1119 merged with and became Composite 819, 1984: Civic-Argosy No. 853 1985 GL Proc: Civic 853 merged with and became Composite 819 These consolidations with Composite Lodge gave the Lodge Brothers: Ira Kirsch, Secretary R.’.W.’. Martin Epstein, Past DDGM Maximillian Shorr, Corresponding Secretary R.’.W.’. Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Dick, noted humorist and champion promoter of Freemasonry. This Lodge was instituted as part of the 8th Masonic District in 1896, and later joined the 6th Manhattan District, meeting in the Ionic Room of the Grand Lodge Masonic Hall on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays. The first Master was Louis Jacoby, who served from 1896 to 1900. ‘Many notable men’ [?] have served the Lodge: Abraham Ticknor, as Master in 1958 raised 41 Brothers during his term. 65

Arthur Levitt, b. 28 Jun 1900, Brooklyn; d. 6 May 1980, NYC, New York State Comptroller, was a Brother, and was honored in 1958. The Lodge had an active Fellowship Club, which met on the third Tuesdays for social and fellowship events. The Lodge donated a Menorah to the Jewish Chapel on the grounds of Masonic Home [in Utica]. A major donation to the Masonic Medical Research Laboratory in Utica was the Tree of Humanity, which is situated there in the lobby, and displays the name of hundreds of donors to research performed at the Laboratory.

Mazzini Lodge No. 824 Warrant:

9 Jun 1898

Lodge Website: http://mazzini824.tripod.com/ 78-39 76th Street, Glendale , NY Charter [founding] Members: C. Aimone R. Aimone G . Brentini P. Bianchetti

A.. Fassi L. Lorenzi A. Lertora P. Rondano

E. Borre L. Cardani B. Bertini A. Castelli

C. Rampone N. Sartori F. Ughetta D. Berni

Past Masters DECEASED C. Aimone; R. Aimone; G. Brentini; P. Bianchetti;

A. Fassi; L. Lorenzi; A. Lertora; P. Rondano;

E. Borre; L. Cardani; B. Bertini; A. Castelli;

C. Rampone; N. Sartori; F. Ughetta; D. Berni

1954-1955 Renato Chiappori 1960-19xx Andrew Gelso 1982-1983 Francesco Maragliano LIVING PAST MASTERS 1992-1993 Francesco Rizza 1993-1996 Anthony V. Boccabella 1996-1997 Anthony De Siena † 1998-1999 Giuseppe Ventimiglia

1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2003 2003-2004

Calogero Lauria Francesco Abate † Filippo Barone Ignazio Barone

2004-2006 2006-2007 2007-2009 2009-2010

Pietro Ciaccio Joseph Ognibene Giuseppe Nastasi Michele Mestolo

† - Dimitted http://sites.google.com/site/mazzinilodge824/history

HISTORY OF MAZZINI LODGE NO. 824 - by R W Lido Perini In the spring of 1897, thirteen brothers from Garibaldi Lodge and two from Italia Lodge petitioned the Grand Lodge of the State of New York to form a new Lodge that would work in the Italian language and would be named MAZZINI LODGE. Grand Lodge issued a dispensation and the first meeting was held on October 14th, 1897 in the "social" meeting room at 115 West 23rd Street, New York City. The meeting was opened by the incumbent District Deputy R W Remigo Lopez and the Officers of La Fraternidad Lodge occupying the chairs. The officers of the new Mazzini Lodge were escorted into the Lodge by the R W Luca Francia, Past District Deputy of the 10th Manhattan District. R W Remigo Lopez installed the new officers, led by W Luigi Cardani, who became the first Master of Mazzini Lodge. Lorenzo Lorenzi became the Senior W arden and Carlo Rampone the Junior Warden. The Deputy called on the Master of La Sincerite Lodge to read the dispensation issued by the M W Sutherland, Grand Master of Masons in the State of New York. The gavel was then given to the Master, W Cardani and Mazzini Lodge was officially on its way. R W Edward Ehlers, Grand Secretary was called upon to speak. He read a letter from the Grand Master expressing his regrets on not being able to attend. The letter also gave a history of Giuseppe Mazzini and noted that although Mazzini was not a Mason he was loved by all Mason because of his philosophy of love of God, freedom and humanity which he practiced throughout his life. The Grand Master also expressed the hope that just as Giuseppe Mazzini is known as the prophet of a united Italy, Mazzini Lodge will be not only the prophet but also the teacher and the example for all Masons for many years to come. At the Grand Lodge Annual Communication of 1898, the Charter for Mazzini Lodge was approved and on June 9th 1898 the Charter was issued. On September 15th, 1898 the Grand Master M W William Sutherland presided at the Charter presentation 66

ceremonies with his Grand Line Officers. The Lodge was off to an auspicious start. By October 1902, five years after the first meeting, the founding Brothers had raised over 60 new Brothers and in the space of a few more years raised the total to 150 members. Mazzini Lodge survived two world wars and a great depression successfully. However, in the 1980's there was a decline in new membership. This combined with the passing away of some active members as well as Brothers retiring and moving to other states left the roster depleted of active members. By the early nineties, the Lodge had come upon hard times. It seemed the Lodge was doomed to become extinct. There were only a few active members left. Many meetings had only five or six members attending and other meetings were canceled because of lack of quorum. However, a few Brothers persisted with the hope of attracting new Brothers to reverse the fortunes of the Lodge. This perseverance paid off and the Lodge was revived with a burst of new members and their new energy. In a period of three years, over 30 new Brothers were raised. While many people played an important role in the revitalization of the Lodge, three people stand out as principal forces in the renewal of the Lodge's vitality. They are R W Anthony V. Boccabella, W Anthony DeSiena and W Giuseppe Ventimiglia. Through their devotion and the efforts of its new members, the Lodge is now poised to enter its second 100 years and the new millennium with the same vigor that its founding fathers brought into the craft 100 years ago. As we look back in our history, it is fitting to review the words of our past Mazzini Brothers, who on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary, also looked back on their history. Their conclusions are as valid today as they were 50 years ago. We offer them as our conclusions and pass them on to our future Brothers. "We neither can nor want to rest on these laurels because the venerable founders and the old Brothers imparted to us a school of glorious ideology excellence. We believe we have brought to completion in the best way the task handed down to us for the honor and the glory of Mazzini Lodge. We are firm in our intention to continue to pursue these beliefs after our 100th anniversary and to continue to instill in us and the future members the pure fraternal love to practice the doctrine of the G A .D U in unison with the principle and belief of the great Giuseppe Mazzini for the triumph of freedom, equality and brotherhood in the name of God, the people and family.” May the Great Architect of the Universe continue to guide us as we enter the Second Century of our Worshipful Lodge. The Mazzini Lodge will in our annual tradition visit the Kensico Cemetery annually, this is mandated by our By-Laws. http://sites.google.com/site/mazzinilodge824/who-we-are/giuseppe-mazzini-1 A LEGACY (in brief) Nato: Genova, 22 Maggio 1805; Morto: Pisa, 10 Marzo 1872 Mazzini believed that Italian unification could only be achieved through a popular uprising. He relentlessly agitated the Italian populace to revolt, and encouraged, initiated, and organized numerous small and large revolts from his exile in England. Although the odds may have been against his revolutionaries in any given situation, the trend of history was with Mazzini and so every challenge to local authority advanced the cause of Risorgimento. Mazzini continued to avow this purpose in his writings and pursued it through exile and adversity with inflexible constancy. Mazzini’s importance was more ideological than practical, but the same could be said of Italian national identity. Regardless, Mazzini is credited with fashioning the political idea that Italy was one nation, rather than a patchwork of antiquated Roman city-states. It would be others who would make this idea a reality though. After the failure of the 1848 revolutions, the Italian nationalists began to look to Victor Emmanuel II, King of Sardinia and his prime minister Count Cavour as the leaders of the unification movement. This meant separating national unification from the social and political reforms advocated by Mazzini. Cavour was able to secure an alliance with France, leading to a series of wars between 1859 and 1861 that culminated in the formation of a unified kingdom of Italy. Garibaldi, no more a follower of Mazzini, also played a major role. The kingdom rising from this process was very far from the republic preached by Mazzini. Mazzini never accepted a monarchical united Italy and continued to work for a democratic republic. In 1870 he was arrested and sent again into exile, even though he managed to return under a false name and lived in Pisa until his death in 1872. The political movement he led was called the Italian Republican Party and was active in Italy until the 1990s. The party still exists, but no longer has a central role in politics, hardly managing to present own lists, and has recently experienced schisms. A bronze bust, unveiled in 1878, of Mazzini overlooks the Sheep Meadow in New York City’s Central Park. The sculptor was Giovanni Turini (1841-1899), and it was a gift from Italian-Americans. Inscribed on one side of the bust’s pedestal are the words “Pensiero Ed Azione,” “thought and action,” which was the name of the newspaper he founded in London 1858. Mazzini was also a key supporter of the idea of nationalism. In “The Duties of Man” Mazzini argues that one’s country is like one’s family and it is a necessity that one love it and care for it. He also argues that geographical conditions should create countries since these conditions were created by God, unlike borders, which were created by jealous and greedy politicians.

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William McKinley Lodge No. 840 Warrant:

1902

William McKinley 840 consolidated with Clermont 996 to form Clermont McKinley 840, 1 Dec 1978; Golden Rule 486 and Clermont McKinley consolidated to be known as Golden Rule Clermont McKinley 486, 5 Feb 1992 In 1901, 20 Shakespeare Lodge Brothers dimitted to form their own Lodge. They formed William McKinley Lodge No.840. McKinley built a grand temple, which fell on financially hard times. The trustees halted interest payments on Brothers' loans and no brother objected. However the widow of one brother petitioned for involuntary bankruptcy which the court granted and the building was sold in the Bankruptcy proceeding. [We might speculate that if the brother had stayed alive McKinley Lodge might have weathered the depression.] McKinley sold the building on 155th Street to the Prince Hall Grand Lodge. http://www.nycago.org/Organs/NYC/html/PrinceHallTemple.html The building now occupied by the Prince Hall Grand Lodge was built in 1925 as the Masonic Temple for William McKinley Lodge No. 840, F. and A. M. Previously located at 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, the new temple was built in Harlem on 454 West 155th Street between Amsterdam and St. Nicholas Avenues. In September, 1936, the property was foreclosed, but it seems that the lodge and other associations continued to meet in the building. In March, 1938, the building was leased by Manufacturers Trust Company to the Savage School for Physical Education, previously at 308-10 West 59th Street for almost 50 years. As some point, the building was acquired by the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, who moved from a temple built in 1926 at 144th Street and Seventh Avenue. Two identical organs – opus 4405 and 4406 – were built by the M. P. Möller firm for the new McKinley Temple on West 155th Street. The contract, dated June 12, 1925, states that the organs had detached stop-key consoles, operated on 5" wind pressure, cost $3,225.00 each, and included the notation, "Voice Soft". Both organs were to be completed by December 1, 1925.

Marshall Lodge No. 848 Warrant:

1905

Marshall 848 consolidated with Maimonides 743 to form Maimonides-Marshall No. 743, 12 Nov 1978, which in turn merged in 1986 with Radiant-Loyalty No. 739 to become Maimonides-Marshall No. 739. http://cdm15088.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/Biography/id/292 W.’. Eli Meyrich1876-6 Nov 1965, A member of Freemasonry of Dirigo Lodge No. 30 [Raised 12 Mar 1900], for sixty-five years, Eli Meyrich was a Charter Member [1905] and Master [1910] of Marshall Lodge No. 848, New York, NY. Initiated: February 12, 1900; Passed: February 26, 1900. Eli Meyrich was born in New York and at the time of his initiation, he was 24 years old. He dropped from the rolls of Dirigo Lodge No. 30 on June 22, 1905.

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Brother Meyrich was a Charter Member of Marshall Lodge No. 848, which began in 1905. The Charter Members of Marshall Lodge No. 848 were recorded in alphabetical order, which made his Lodge member number "51." He served as Worshipful Master of Marshall Lodge No. 848 in 1910. His two sons, (who later became Freemasons), were Mortimer and Fred Meyrich, born in 1914 and 1916, respectively . On June 10, 1963, his sons, Mortimer and Fred Meyrich were raised together in Marshall Lodge No. 848. At the time of their raising, Mortimer was 48, working in textiles, and Fred was 46, a student. Mortimer maintained his membership in Marshall Lodge until 1970 and Fred until 1974. Marshall Lodge No. 848 had a resident poet, Michael N. Salmore, who wrote a poem about each of the Past Masters, including one about Eli Meyrich. A book of his collected poems [148 pages] was published by Marshall Lodge No. 848 in 1942, titled "Marshall Lodge Poems." This is the poem written about Brother Meyrich: W.’. Eli Meyrich - 1910 Yes, his ways are unassuming, his demeanor never bold; Therefore some who do not know him mayhap deem his bearing cold . But within the cloak of silence and that pose that seem austere There's a sympathetic spirit, ever faithful, true, sincere. 'Twas by keeping ever busy at his task from day to day That from very small beginnings Eli Meyrich made his way In his everyday vocation; in the Lodge it was the same; And his progress slow but certain until Master he became. There are some of us who ponder o'er the days that now are past And we often sit and wonder how the years have flown so fast , Ah, the faces once familiar now seem strange and far away And the boys who travelled [sic] with us have found other paths to stray. Oft we welcome to our Lodge room and escort unto the East Those who one time served us truly and whose int'rest has not ceased . In our Master's words of greeting, there is something strange, divine That brings back the days departed - happy days of Auld Lang Syne . March 25, 1920 (Salmore, 1942)

Civic Lodge No. 853 Warrant:

ca 1906

Civic 853 consol with Argosy 1026 to form Civic Argosy, 28 Oct 1980 Lodges consolidated with Composite No. 819: Chancellor Kent No. 870, 1973; Truth No. 881, 1982; Diadem 1119 merged with and became Composite 819, [1983 GL Proc]; Civic-Argosy No. 853, 1984; Civic 853 merged with and became Composite 819 [1985 GL Proc]. http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/10,000_famous_freemasons/Volume_4_Q_to_Z.htm Milton R. Rackmil President of Decca Records, Inc., N.Y.C. since 1949, and President and Director of Universal Pictures Co., Inc. since 1952. b. 12 Feb 1903 in N.Y.C. Graduate of New York U. in 1924. Was with Brunswick Radio Corp. from 1929 as comptroller; secretary of Brunswick Records, 1932-34. Treasurer of Decca Records, 1934-37; vice president 193746, and executive vice president, 1946-49. Director of Decca since 1946. Member of Civic Lodge No. 853, N.Y.C., receiving degrees on Oct. 27, Nov. 24, 1936 and Jan. 12, 1937. Vivian Blaine married Milton Rackmil, married president of Universal Studios and Decca Records, in 1959, and recorded several albums prior to their 1961 divorce.

Civic-Argosy Lodge No. 853 Civic 853 consol with Argosy 1026 to form Civic Argosy, 28 Oct 1980 Lodges consolidated with Composite No. 819: Chancellor Kent No. 870, 1973; Truth No. 881, 1982; Diadem 1119 merged with and became Composite 819, [1983 GL Proc]; Civic-Argosy No. 853, 1984; Civic 853 merged with and became Composite 819 [1985 GL Proc].

Archimede-Roma Lodge No. 854 Warrant:

1 Dec 1987

Archimede 935 consolidated with Roma 854 to be known as Archimede-Roma 854, 1 Dec 1987 Renaissance Lodge No. 1121 consolidated and became Archimede-Roma 854, 1 Nov 1988 Dante Lodge No. 919 consolidated with and became Archimede-Roma 854, 20 Apr 1994 16 Jun 1905 a group of distinguished Master Masons from Italia Lodge No. 786 desired to form a new Italian-speaking Scottish Rite Lodge. It would be named “Roma Lodge” and hold its meetings in Brooklyn. 05 Oct 1905, Grand Lodge approved the petition with a Dispensation from the Grand Lodge. 69

24 Oct 1905 the founding members of Roma Lodge No. 854 met for the first time at the Joppa Lodge Rooms, 200 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn. The officers included: Giuseppe Monaco, Master Vincent D’Agrosa, SW Alfonso Monaco, JW Saverio Maulella, Secy. 1943 the Lodge switched to English for its ritual work. Archimede Lodge No. 935 was established in New York City on 22 Mar 1915. The Petition had been signed by 29 Master Masons belonging to Italia, Mazzini, Roma, Cavour, Alba and Dante Lodges. The Charter was dated 22 May 1916. If founding officers included: Giovanni Danielli, Master Santo Puglise, SW Giuseppe Barone, JW The original Brothers of Archimede were mainly Sicilians, and the majority were barbers. Similar to Roma, it was an Italian-speaking Lodge whose ritual was Scottish Rite. 01 Dec 1987 Archimede-Roma Lodge No. 854 was instituted. The first meetings took place at the Midwood Temple in Brooklyn. Currently [2002] the Lodge meets at the Floral Park Temple. Since merging, Archimede-Roma has absorbed Renaissance [No. 1121] and Dante [No. 919] Lodges. Ritual remains in English, with part of the first Degree still practiced in the Scottish Rite. Meets in the Baldwin Masonic Hall, Baldwin New York. http://www.mjm.net/~mark/gl/index.php?c=grandLine R.·.W.·. Joseph Quarequio Raised in Roma Lodge No. 854 in 1962 Brother Quarequio became Master in 1970. He also served as Worshipful Master of Garibaldi No. 542 in 1994. He was Master of Archimede Roma Lodge No. 854 in 1991 and 1992. He was a Grand Steward in 1989; and Bro. Quarequio has held office in various 10th Manhattan District associations as well as Metropolitan associations. He is a Royal Arch Mason, a Scottish Rite Mason, and a Shriner, and he has many other Masonic affiliations here and abroad. R.·. W.·. Bro. Quarequio has served as Grand Tiler from 1995 to 2006. Brother Quarequio received the Grand Lodge of New York Appreciation Award as well as the DeMolay Legion of Honor. By profession he is a registered pharmacist, with a BS degree from St. John’s University College of Pharmacy in 1961. He has also pursued a career in law enforcement. He accumulated a variety of formal and experiential training through the FBI, State Police, and the Justice Department, and completed numerous undercover drug assignments, both foreign and domestic. Brother Quarequio keeps his membership in several professional law enforcement organizations. He has received citations for his police work as well as awards, including the Chancellor Robert R Livingston Medal, for his Masonic work. Bro. Quarequio has been married to Nina for forty-five years. Their children are Sestina, Nina, and Michael, and each has two children.

Frederick Lodge No. 857 Frederick 857 consolidated with Sibelius No. 1167, 16 Oct 1986 Sebelius 1167 consolidated with Bredablick No. 880 to form Sibelius-Bredablick No. 880, 15 Dec 2006 http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/10,000_famous_freemasons/Volume_3_K_to_P.htm Lauritz L. H. Melchior Operatic tenor. b. March 20, 1890 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He attended Melchoir's School at Copenhagen from 1896-1905. Although now a tenor, he made his debut as a baritone at the Copenhagen Opera on April 2, 1913. His first appearance there as a tenor was on Oct. 8, 1918. He has sung at Covent Garden, London, since 1925; with Metropolitan Opera, N.Y. since 1926, and at the Wagner festivals, Bayreuth, since 1925. He has appeared with marked success in Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Hamburg, Buenos Aires, and many other cities throughout the world. He has been making motion pictures and radio and TV appearances in recent years. His latest motion picture is The Stars Are Singing. He received the three degrees in 1918 at the age of 28 in St. John's Lodge (Zorobabel og Frederick) in Copenhagen. He is also an honorary member of Frederick Lodge No. 857, N.Y.C. (March 24, 1935). In 1944 he received the coveted Distinguished Achievement Award of the Grand Lodge of New York.

Bronx Lodge No. 860 Warrant: Forfeit:

7 May 1908 10 Oct 1928

http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/10,000_famous_freemasons/Volume_4_Q_to_Z.htm Albert B. Rossdale U.S. Congressman to 67th Congress, 1921-23, from 23rd N.Y. dist. b. 23 Oct 1878 in N.Y.C. Was proprietor of Rossdale Co., wholesale jewelry. W as post office clerk in N.Y.C., 1900-10, and former president of National Federation of Post Office Clerks. Took an active interest in post office affairs and effected various reforms in the postal service. He long advocated the 70

enactment of the present pension system for government employees. Became member of Bronx Lodge No. 860, Bronx, N.Y., receiving degrees on Oct. 27, 1909; Jan. 12, 26, 1910. This lodge forfeited charter in 1927. ALBERT B. ROSSDALE, Republican, of The Bronx, NY, was raised in New York City and has been a resident of The Bronx, in the northerly part of the greater city, more than 21 years; was a clerk in the New York post office, and while in that service was a leader in various movements to improve the conditions of post office and other Federal civil-service employees; was president of the postal clerks' organization for two years; resigned from the Postal Service in 1910 to go into the wholesale jewelry business and became a successful merchant; is unmarried, and resides with, his sister. Miss Mattie Rossdale; has been active in Bronx fraternal, civic, and political affairs for many years; was Master of Bronx Lodge No. 860, P. & A. M., two years; was one of the organizers of the Tremont Republican Club and was its first treasurer; later helped to organize the John Hay Republican Club and was its president three years; was elected to the Sixty-seventh Congress November 2,1920, by 38,915 votes, to 36,835 for Richard F. McKiniry, Democrat, and 22,949 for A. W. Josephson, Socialist— a plurality of 2,080 out of a total vote of 107,002 over his Democratic opponent and incumbent, who was elected two years previously by 21,594 majority.

Chancellor Kent Lodge No. 870 Lodges consolidated with Composite No. 819: Chancellor Kent No. 870, 1973; Truth No. 881, 1982; Diadem 1119 merged with and became Composite 819, [1983 GL Proc]; Civic-Argosy No. 853, 1984; Civic 853 merged with and became Composite 819 [1985 GL Proc].

Columbus Lodge No. 872 Warrant: 1964 Cavour 872 merged with Caesar 1078 and Etna 1090 to become Columbus No. 872, 1 Apr 1964 Da Vinci-Galilei 937 merged with Columbus 872 to become Columbus-Da Vinci-Galilei, 5 Dec 1985

Columbus-DaVinci-Galilei Lodge No. 872 Cavour 872 merged with Caesar 1078 and Etna 1090 to become Columbus No. 872, 1 Apr 1964 Da Vinci-Galilei 937 merged with Columbus 872 to become Columbus-Da Vinci-Galilei, 5 Dec 1985

Mordecai Lodge No. 876 / Loyalty Lodge No. 876 Warrant:

1909

23 May 1910 J. Stewart Wilson, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Eighth Masonic District, to constitute Mordecai Lodge, No. 876, and install its officers. [1911 GL Proceedings]. 1911 1 Dec 1976 1986

Renamed Loyalty No. 876 Merged with Radiant No. 739 to become Radiant-Loyalty Merged Maimonides-Marshall No. 743 to become Maimonides-Marshall No. 739.

Chicago: its history and its builders ..., by Josiah Seymour Currey, page 157. http://books.google.com/books?id=BBgVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA158&lpg=PA158&dq=%22loyalty+Lodge+No.+876%22&source=bl&ots =1i6gdvEIfc&sig=GtJUyyMVLUlb8bbfFPcfzWuPO4&hl=en&ei=zSnYTpb7JefL0QGDrZDfDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAg#v=on epage&q=%22loyalty%20Lodge%20No.%20876%22&f=false Sidney Salomon - One of the most progressive of the young business men of Chicago is Sidney Salomon, now vice president and general manager of The Independent Drug Company. He possesses a spirit of initiative that has led to the advancement of many new and original ideas in connection with trade development. He is constantly on the alert for opportunities that will broaden the scope of his activities and his efforts are far reaching and resultant. A native son of Chicago, he was born 16 Nov 1881, a son of Martin and Bertha Salomon, who came to this city about 1868. The father conducted a barber shop in Chicago for a time. He is the [half] brother of the late General Edward M. [S.] Salomon [see below], a brigadier general of the Civil war and a pioneer of Chicago, who was later appointed governor of Washington Territory by President Grant. Sidney Salomon was reared and educated in this city. He early started out in life on his own account, however, and earned his own way when a boy. At the age of thirteen he became wagon boy for the firm of Mandel Brothers and later was employed in the shipping room, while subsequently he filled a position as stock boy. He was afterward advanced to a clerkship and eventually became assistant buyer. Thus step by step he worked his way upward and from each new experience he gained the lessons therein to be learned. He was afterward made buyer in dry goods lines and in 1900 became manager for the Leonard Mandel Dry Goods Company. At a subsequent date he was assistant general manager with Sydney Mandel and in 1904 he became buyer for the house of Schlesinger & Meyer. As the years passed he thus became the associate of the foremost merchants of the city. He was next buyer for H. G. Selfridge and afterward became buyer for Carson Pirie Scott & Company. In Feb 1906, he went to New York as buyer for the Siegel store of that city and he established a bargain basement for the firm of Simpson & Crawford of New York in 1907. In 1909 he became merchandise manager of their Fourteenth street store in New York and in 1910 he was made general manager of the Siegel interests in New York. On 15 Jun 1913, he came to Chicago as merchandise manager for Siegel Cooper & Company, with whom he remained until 1 Feb 1916, when he was elected vice president and made general manager of The Independent Drug Company. Since that time he has instituted many most progressive methods, including wide advertising, the introduction of other lines of goods and managers' meetings. The company has a chain of eleven stores and on each Thursday morning a managers' meeting is held where questions relative to the trade are discussed and problems solved. Mr. Salomon is acquainted with every phase of the business and during his two years' connection therewith has greatly advanced the interests of the house. 71

On 4 Sep 1905, Mr. Salomon married Mollie Jesselson, of Chicago, and to them have been born three children, Myrtle, Sarah and Sidney. Fraternally Mr. Salomon is connected with Loyalty Lodge, No. 876, F&AM, of New York, and he has membership in Rhamah No. 33, of B'nai B'rith, of Chicago. He is also connected with the Covenant Club of Chicago, the Kimroch Athletic Association and is independent in politics. His has been a most active and useful career, fruitful of good results, and his record illustrates what may be accomplished by individual purpose and indefatigable energy when guided by sound judgment. Uncles of Sidney Salomon http://webspace.webring.com/people/lo/oregon81/82salomon.html A REGIMENT OF IMMIGRANTS --THE 82ND ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY Colonel (later Brevet Brigadier-General) Edward Selig Salomon The following biography of Salomon is from a contemporary San Francisco newspaper article. Thanks to Barbara Lacy of Columbia City, Indiana for passing along this information. (Barbara is the great-great-granddaughter of Edward Salomon's halfbrother Martin Salomon.) Edward S. Salomon, from a photograph of the officers of the 82nd Illinois taken in Atlanta in October 1864, shortly before the commencement of Sherman's March to the Sea. General Edward Selig Salomon is now living in the twilight of a life of conspicuous service -- an honorable career which more than entitles him to the high respect in which the community holds him. No paragraphic summary of his life would suffice fittingly to describe its full value and usefulness, but the recital of the main events of his life will at least impress the reader of this biography with the fact that there was a long span of years dedicated to patriotic service, and crowned with honor. Christmas Day in the year 1836, witnessed the birth of this distinguished citizen, in the city of Schleswig, in the German province of the same name. The family's ancestral history has been traced back over four hundred years, constituting a lineage of which he may be justifiably proud. His father Salomon M. Salomon was married to Caroline Samuels, who also was the representative of a fine old family of Schleswig-Holstein. He died in 1869, at the age of fifty-eight years, leaving a family of five sons and six daughters, all of whom but one of the former, now deceased, being now residents and citizens of the United States. Edward S. Salomon was educated in the public school and later in the college at Schleswig. At the age of seventeen years he came to America, stopping in NewYork for about six months, and then removing to Chicago, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits for about three years. He then took up the study of law, and was admitted to the bar in 1859. He immediately engaged in practice, and was very successful, so that after a year his recognized ability caused his election to the city council in 1860, when he was only twenty-four years of age. He was the youngest member of the council. In 1861, the outbreak of the great Civil War changed the whole trend of his life, and Lincoln's call for troops found a willing patriot in him. It has been said that our citizens of German birth are more deeply patriotic than any others of foreign birth or lineage, and whether this be true or not, it is certain that the race displayed that characteristic to a remarkable degree by the manner in which its representatives took part in the war to preserve the Union. Edward S. Salomon enlisted on May 6, 1861, in Company H, Twenty-Fourth Illinois Infantry. For gallantry and military ability -- the latter due in large measure perhaps, to the blood of centuries of soldiers that flowed in his veins -- he was rapidly promoted, being successively second lieutenant, first lieutenant, captain and major. In the fall of 1862, Captain Salomon and nineteen other officers organized the Eighty-second Illinois, or the "Second Hecker regiment," which became one of the most famous in the army. In this regiment, Captain Salomon became Lieutenant Colonel, and early in 1864, on the resignation of Colonel Hecker, he succeeded him in command. General Hecker being wounded, General Salomon took command at the battle of Gettysburg, and remained in command until the close of the War, when he was brevetted brigadier general for "distinguished gallantry and meritorious service." The war over, General Salomon retired to Chicago and was elected county clerk, serving in that position for four years. In 1869 he was appointed governor of Washington territory by President Grant, and on his departure was presented with a costly silver table service in recognition of his fine record of service and high qualities as a citizen and as a friend. At the head of this delegation which thus bade him a god-speed was General Phil Sheridan, the hero of W inchester. General Salomon served as governor of Washington for four years and then resigned and came to San Francisco, where he engaged in the practice of law in the year 1875. In this he was uniformly and continuously successful, and had an active part in the upbuilding of the great city. In 1898 he was appointed assistant district attorney for the city and county. General Salomon has had a conspicuous part in public life, both in service to the state and in military affairs. In 1887 he was elected commander for the department of California and Nevada of the Grand Army of the Republic. He was one of the organizers and for eight years served as commander-in-chief of the Army and Navy Republican League of San Francisco. He was favored by a large number of prominent veterans for the post of brigadier-general of volunteers in the Philippine campaign in 1898, which was given to General Harrison Grey Otis of Los Angeles. He is president of the Volunteer Officers' Retired List, an organization of retired army officers. He was elected to the state assembly in 1888 and distinguished himself as a lawmaker and as an orator, being recognized as a leader in the legislature and the ablest speaker in the lower house. For the past thirty years he has taken an active part in the presidential campaigns and is counted a strong and effective political speaker. He is prominent in the Masonic order, in which he has attained the thirty-second degree. Bro. Edward S. Salomon was Past Master of Olympia Lodge, No. 5, Oregon Territory [now No. 1, GL of Washington], Grand Warden, Grand Lodge of Washington, and Past Master [1873 & 1874] of Mount Moriah Lodge No. 44, San Francisco, CA. Edward S. Solomon [Salomon] was governor of the [Oregon] territory from 1870 to 1872, and was Master of No. 1 one term during his residence here. He was a Polish Jew. Upon retiring from office, he moved to San Francisco, there practicing law.

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General Salomon was married at Peoria, Illinois, on February 20, 1860, to Sophia Greenhut, a daughter of Benedict and Minnie (Pollock) Greenhut of Peoria. To them were born three sons and three daughters; Emil, who died at the age of three years in Chicago; Minnie, who passed away at the age of twenty-two years in San Francisco; Ben I., who is deputy tax collector and president of the Civil Service League; Max, a distinguished physician and graduate of Cooper Medical College and Heidelberg University, for nine years city physician and for over ten years chief surgeon of the German Hospital and physician for the Benevolent Society of San Francisco; Carrie, who married M.M. Stern, general passenger agent of the Central Pacific Railroad Company at San Francisco; and Annie. Mrs. Salomon died in the year 1893. http://german.about.com/cs/culture/a/foreignguvs.htm There were two German-born Salomon cousins who served as governor in two different states. Edward Selig Salomon (1836-1913), born in Schleswig-Holstein, came to America and settled in Chicago before 1860. Salomon served in the Union Army in the Civil War, attaining the rank of brigadier general. In 1869 President Grant appointed him governor of Washington [Oregon] Territory (Washington became a state in 1889). Salomon served as governor in the capital of Olympia from 1870 to 1872. He later moved to San Francisco, California. > Edgar Selig Salomon was the cousin of Charles E. Salomon, Edward Salomon (Governor of Wisconsin), and Friedrich (Frederick) C. Salomon, all men who would become Union generals in the Civil War. He emigrated to Illinois in 1856 and was elected an alderman of Chicago’s sixth ward in 1861, one of the youngest in Chicago history. < Edward S. Salomon's cousin, Edward P. Salomon (1828-1909), was born near Halberstadt, Prussia. After studies at the University of Berlin, he came to W isconsin in 1849. In 1855 Salomon was admitted to the Wisconsin bar and later became a member of the Wisconsin Board of Regents. He became lieutenant governor under Governor Harvey. After Harvey drowned in the Tennessee River, Salomon became the governor of Wisconsin during the Civil War era, from 1862 to 1864. Commenting on the new governor in 1862, the Milwaukee Sentinel wrote: "Mr. Salomon is a German by birth. He has, however, resided most of his life in this country, is a thorough master of our language, and as a successful and accomplished lawyer is fully conversant with American Institutions and modes of business." Salomon later moved to New York City, where he served as the Prussian consul. When his German wife fell ill and returned to Germany, Salomon soon followed. A decade after her death, he died in Frankfurt am Main. http://suvcw.org/past/salomon.htm Wisconsin's Salomon Brothers in the Civil War In 1927 the citizens of Manitowoc, Wisconsin erected this monument on the lawn of the Manitowoc County Courthouse in honor of the four Salomon brothers for their service in the Civil War.

Monument to Salomon Brothers

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Salomon Brothers, sons of Christop[er] Salomon and Dorothea Klussmann (Left to Right: Charles, Fredrick, Edward and Herman) http://www.2manitowoc.com/44Sobit.html

Christoph Salomon

Dorothea (Klussmann) Salomon

< Brevet Brigadier General Charles Eberhard Salomon was b. Halberstadt, Prussia, 24 Jun 1824. He served as Colonel of the 5th Missouri Volunteers, 4 May 1861. He followed his brother, General Frederick Salomon, as Colonel of the 9th Wisconsin Volunteers and was Breveted Brigadier General 13 Mar 1865. He was mustered out of service 3 Dec 1865. He died Jan 1894 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Brevet Major General Frederick Charles Salomon b. 7 Apr 1826 in Halberstadt, Prussia. Emigrated in 1849 and settled in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Enlisted 4 May 1861 as Captain of Co. C of the 5th Missouri Volunteers; Colonel of the 9th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment, 22 Aug 1861; Brigadier General 16 Jul 1862 and Brevet Major General 16 Mar 1865. He died 8 Mar 1897 in Salt Lake City, Utah and is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. > < Edward [P,] Salomon - Civil War Governor of Wisconsin, b. 11 Aug 1827 in Halberstadt, Prussia. Edward was a Lawyer in Milwaukee and was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1861 with Governor Louis P. Harvey. W hen Governor Harvey was drowned in the Tennessee River while inspecting Wisconsin troops after the Battle of Shiloh, Edward succeeded him in April 1862 and served the remainder of the term until 1864. He died 21 Apr 1909 in Germany at Frankfurt am Main. Herman Salomon - b. 1 Jan 1834 in Halberstadt, Prussia. He enlisted 4 Sep 1861 in Co. I of the 1st Missouri Vol. Engineer Regiment (Bissell's) and was discharged at end of term as Sgt. of the 1st Missouri Volunteer Engineer Regiment at East Point, Georgia on 28 Sep 1864. He died 20 Sep 1881 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. >

Norsemen Lodge No. 878 Warrant:

20 May1910; constituted

Lodge Website: http://www.mastermason.com/norsemen878/ To Bro. J. T. Andersen, a member of Manhattan Lodge No. 62, goes the honor and the title "The Father of Norsemen Lodge." Bro. Andersen in his visits to various Masonic Lodges in the Greater New York area, met and conversed with many Brothers of Norwegian birth or descent. He spoke to them about the formation of a new Masonic Lodge composed of Brethren of Norwegian birth or descent, where in 74

addition to the standard work of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York, they could also participate in Masonic and other charitable undertakings within the community in which they resided. The idea had appeal and informal meetings were held to discuss the formation of a club, and thus gain the necessary status to enable them to make application to the Grand Lodge for a Dispensation. The first meeting on record was held 17 Mar 1909 at Prospect Hall, Prospect & 5th Avenues, Brooklyn, NY. The following Brothers were present: Jacob T. Andersen Olaf Andersen Peter Benson Amund Christofersen This was the culmination Midnight Sun Club." The following Officers Bro. Louis M. Johnson. Bro. Jacob T. Andersen Bro. C. A. Hanssen

Sven J. Hansen Hartvig Davidsen Carl A. Hanssen Hans Engebretsen Axel Homestead Edward J. Evans Oliver Iversen Thorvald C. Gay of all the preliminary meetings and the club was now

Einar S. Myrvold Martin Iversen Christian Nelson Louis M. Johnson Thomas T. Sando Axel J. Larsen Jens T. Tengelsen Ole Lorensen formally organized under the name of "The

were elected: President Secretary Treasurer

The second meeting of "The Midnight Sun Club" was held on 18 Apr 1909 at Prospect Hall with Bro. Louis M. Johnson presiding. Routine matters were discussed, and a set of by-laws were adopted preparatory to forming the new Lodge. Article Two of the By-Laws read as follows: "The purpose of this Club shall be to organize a Norwegian Lodge in the City of New York." The third meeting of "The Midnight Sun Club" was held at Prospect Hall on 2 May 1909, Bro. Louis M. Johnson presiding. Bro. J. T. Tengelsen made a motion that "The name of the new Lodge shall be Norsemen Lodge." This name was enthusiastically and unanimously adopted. At the same meeting another motion was made as follows: "After the Lodge receives the Dispensation the Initiation Fee shall be $40, and after the Lodge shall have received a Charter the Initiation Fee shall be $50. At subsequent meetings, the Club elected a line of Officers for the proposed "Norsemen Lodge." It now became necessary for the Officers to become proficient in the ritual of the three degrees of Masonry. Countless meetings were held at the homes of the Master and Wardens, and finally on the evening of 5 Sep 1909, the Master, Wardens, and Line Officers presented themselves at Frederik Lodge No. 857 for examination. They worked the Three Degrees of Masonry to demonstrate their ability, as required by the Constitution of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York. Having exemplified the degrees, including lectures and charges, and thus demonstrating their proficiency to the satisfaction of all present, the officers of the proposed "Norsemen Lodge" were congratulated by the Master of Frederik Lodge, W.’.Bro. Sorensen, and by many high Masonic officials present. Frederik Lodge then passed a resolution as follows: "Resolved: We the members of Frederik Lodge No. 857, F&AM, having witnessed the exemplification of the Three Degrees of Masonry by Bro. L. M. Johnson, Peter Benson and Torvald C. Gay, named in the petition as Master and Wardens of the proposed "Norsemen Lodge" find them proficient in every respect." On 14 Sep 1909 the petition for Dispensation was mailed to Grand Master S. Nilsen Sawyer, together with all necessary papers as requested. At the last meeting of the "Midnight Sun Club" held 12 Oct 1909, Louis M. Johnson presiding, the official notice was read that the petition of "Norsemen Lodge" had been granted. A committee was appointed to arrange for a meeting at Sanctorum Hall, Court and Union Streets on 26 Oct 1909. Thus on this evening the Brother Members of the "Midnight Sun Club" received from the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York a dispensation to confer the three degrees of Masonry. The "Midnight Sun Club" had now become "Norsemen Lodge U. D." The following Masonic officers officiated. R..W.'. P. Pepee, DDGM of the 10th Masonic District, Acting Grand Master. W...Bro. Paul Sorensen, Master of Frederik Lodge No. 857, Acting Marshal. The following Officers were installed in their respective stations and Places: Louis M. Johnson Peter Benson Thorvald C. Gay Edward J. Evans J. T. Andersen C. A. Hanssen

Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Secretary Treasurer Chaplain

O. Andersen T. T. Sando 0. Iversen A. Homestead O. Lorensen A. Larsen

Chaplain Senior Deacon Junior Deacon S. M. Ceremonies Jr. M. Ceremonies Steward

H. Engebretsen S. J. Hansen Fred Bollman Edward F. Wunder

Steward Marshal Tiler Organist

At this meeting forty visiting dignitaries and members from various Lodges around Brooklyn and New York were present. Congratulations and good wishes were extended and presentations were made as follows: silver working tools by Sanctorum Lodge No. 747. Officers aprons and Bible by Zeredatha Lodge No. 483; Square and Compass by Frederik Lodge No. 857. Many other gifts have been presented to Norsemen Lodge from time to time: silk American Flag by the Brethren of Bred Ablick Lodge No. 880; a silk Norwegian Altar Flag by Mrs. George Kirkegaard, the wife of R.’.W.’. George Kirkegaard, Past Master of Frederik Lodge No. 857 and Honorary member of Norsemen Lodge who also presented to the Lodge a miniature silver Viking Ship; a silk Norwegian Flag from Bro. Hans Pederson of Norway (this Flag was brought over from Norway by R.’ .W.’. Wm. Koch); a silk Degree Banner by R.’.W.’.Axel Pedersen made by Mrs. Axel I. Pedersen after a design made by Bro. John Andersen. During the seven months the Lodge operated under Dispensation, the membership increased to thirty-eight. At the first Third Degree, conferred in Norsemen Lodge on 28 Dec 1909, the following Brothers were raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason: 75

Bro. Chas. H. Bordewick Bro. John Nord

Bro. Carl Holmsen Bro. Bro. Solfest Tomasen

O. A. Gorden

The last meeting under Dispensation was held 12 Apr 1910. This meeting was held just prior to the annual convention of Grand Lodge, where consideration was to be given to Norsemen Lodges' application for a charter. April 29, 2010, a time to commemorate Norsemen’s founding members, we welcome all to celebrate and pay homage to the group that was given birth 100 years the group that was given birth 100 years ago. http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/10,000_famous_freemasons/Volume_1_A_to_D.htm Bernt Balchen - Explorer, air pioneer, army officer, OSS operator, and one of the most colorful characters of the 20th century. b. 23 Oct 1899 at Tveit, Topdal, Norway. Educated Norway air force and artillery line; War Academy at Oslo and Horton 1918-21. Came to U.S. in 1926 and naturalized in 1931. Pilot engineer with Roald Amundsen q.v. 1925-26. Piloted The America for Admiral Byrd q.v. across the Atlantic in 1927. Pilot of the Bremen relief expedition to Greenly Island, Labrador, 1928. Chief pilot Admiral Byrd's Antarctic Expedition (piloted first fight over south pole, 29 Nov 1929) 1928-30;pilot Viking Rescue Expedition to Newfoundland, 1931; chief pilot, Ellsworth Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35; chief inspector of Norwegian Airlines 1935-40 and managing director, 194648. Served with R.A.F. Ferry Command as pilot-navigator 1940-41; Transferred to U.S. Air Force, 1941, building base at Bluie West 8 on Greenland and commanding officer of this station until 1943. Chief of A.T.C. for Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and U.S.S.R. in Stockholm, 1943-45 and during this time supported Norwegian underground resistance against German occupation forces, 1944-45. Balchen was in charge of evacuating 70,000 Russians from slave labor camps in northern Norway. Entered U.S. Air Force in 1941 and advanced to captain in 1941, then to colonel in 1942, working with the Air Force and OSS in Greenland and Scandinavia from 1943-45. Stationed in Alaska since 1948. As a U.S. colonel on the OSS he made 166 flights to Norway (Operation Carpetbagger) where his B24 dropped allied agents and 700 tons of sabotage material. Project "Sonnie" required 270 trips between his base at Prestwyck, Scotland and the neutral airfields of Sweden. In these trips he evacuated 1,000 Americans who had crossed the border and 5,000 others, including Trygve Lie q.v. He is a member of Norseman [sic] Lodge No. 878 of Brooklyn, N.Y. With Admiral Byrd they dropped Masonic flags over the two poles, and Balchen dropped his Kismet Temple Shrine fez over the South Pole. He is a member of the AASR (NMJ) of New York. He helped in the staggering achievement of establishing the new air base at Thule, Greenland, 900 miles from the North Pole and was one of the organizers of the "Top of the World" Masonic Square Club at that base which 500 airmen and construction workers joined. In reference to this he stated "Men needed the fellowship and warmth of Masonry at 20° below zero." In 1954 he was awarded the Grand Lodge of New York's Distinguished Achievement Medal. Bro. Balchen was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Section 2, grave 4969, next to Admiral Richard E. Byrd III. [Section 2, Grave 4969-1, Map grid WX-32/33] Note: In the Antarctic expedition of 1933-35, 60 of the 82 members were Freemasons and on Feb. 5, 1935 established First Antarctic Lodge No. 777 of New Zealand constitution. Admiral Byrd was an affiliated member of Kane Lodge No. 454, New York City, 18 Sep 1928. He died 11 Mar 1957. http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/10,000_famous_freemasons/Volume_4_Q_to_Z.htm Finn Ronne - Antarctic explorer and geographer. b. 20 Dec 1899 in Horten, Norway. A graduate mechanical engineer and naval architect of Horten Technical College in 1923, he came to the United States in that year and was naturalized in 1929. He was the leader of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition of 1946-48, which claimed 250,000 square miles of new land, including Edith Ronne Land (named for his wife), for the United States. W intered three times on the Antarctic continent. A captain in the U.S. naval reserve, he is a consultant with the U.S. Department of Defense. He is commanding officer of the Weddell Sea Station, Antarctica, and scientific director of the International Geophysical Year, 1956-58. Received congressional silver medal in 1935, and the gold medal in 1943. Member of Norseman's [sic] Lodge No. 878, New York City. http://www.tntpc.com/252/philalethes/p86feb.html Captain and Brother Finn Ronne - Polar Explorer, by Egil H. Eriksen, MPS Finn Ronne, like Colonel and Brother Bert Balchen, was a remarkable human being. He was born in the City of Horten, a naval base in Southern Norway, on 20 Dec 1890. He obtained an education in mechanical and marine engineering at Horten Technical College. He took post-graduate courses in naval architecture and boiler construction. He emigrated to the United States in 1923. His first employment was as a designer of ship machinery and equipment with the Bethlehem Ship Yard in Elizabeth, New Jersey. After one year there, he went to Pittsburgh to work for the Westinghouse Electric Corporation as a mechanical engineer, a position he held for fifteen years. He was raised a Master Mason in Norseman [sic] Lodge No. 878, F&AM, Brooklyn, New York, on 25 Mar 1936. 76

In 1933 he was selected by Admiral Byrd as a member of his second Antarctic Expedition as a ski expert, dog driver and trail radio operator. A sledge dog driver is infinitely harder than it looks. A dog-team is not born; it is made, the same applies to the driver. Successful training requires an enormous amount of patience. When he became irritated with the team, he would often switch from cursing them in English to Norwegian. As a result, his dog-team gained the reputation of being the only group to understand two languages fluently. He skied behind a dog-team more than 6,000 miles, a greater distance by that means than any other man in history. He made nine expeditions to the Antarctic and six to the Arctic. His accomplishments in the Antarctic are legendary. He chartered land three times the size of the State of Texas. He took 14,000 aerial photographs. The Continent of Antarctic is the size of the United States and Mexico combined - 5,100,000 square miles, covered with ice from 8,000 feet to three miles thick. Most of you have seen pictures of icebergs in the North Atlantic. When Byrd approached Antarctica in 1934 on his second expedition, they counted 5,000 in one week. There are ice floes 150 feet high, covering the size of the State of Connecticut. The ocean is 4,500 feet deep, and you know that 9/10s of the ice is under water, so you can imagine the size of the ice. No wonder the Arabs want to hire the Norwegians to tow ice floes to Arabia to obtain fresh water. They say it is feasible. There is a strong current going from Antarctica to Arabia, which was discovered by the Norwegian Whalers, and chartered on the Norwegian maps. The Norwegian Line that I was employed by took advantage of that current when they participated in the Wool-Race from Australia to England. We won every time, and although the other ships were faster they did not know about the current, so they went straight for the Suez Canal. When Finn Ronne landed in Little America with Byrd's second Expedition in 1934 Byrd told Finn to follow him. They crawled through a tunnel into the Administration Building. It was dark in there, so they had to light some paper to see. Byrd took Finn over to a bunk and there, on the wall was written Finn Ronne, above the name of his Father, Martin Ronne. Finn was flabbergasted because how could his Father know that he was going to be there. Finn did not know that he was going to the South Pole before a year after his Father died. Martin Ronne was with Byrd's first Expedition four years before. He was the only man on that expedition that been to Antarctica before. He was with Roald Amundsen, who was the first man on the South Pole in 1911. Martin Ronne sailed with Roald to both the North and South Regions for 20 years. He passed away in 1932. Antarctica is the coldest place on earth. The lowest temperature measured was 137d below zero. The wind velocity often exceeded 200 miles per hour. Just to give you an example of the enormity of the place, in 1911 Wilhelm Filchner's ship "Deutschland", became the first to reach the head of the Weddell Sea, approaching from its Eastern Side. The party attempted to build a base on the ice in Vashel Bay. During the erection of the buildings, the ice suddenly broke loose and drifted northward. The men were trapped aboard the ship, locked in the moving ice. Not until a year later, after drifting a thousand miles, did the German ship reach open water. And they were still in Antarctica . In 1914, Sir Henry Shackleton set sail on the Norwegian Barquentine Endurance. This attempt was doomed from the start. The ship was caught in the Weddell Sea and crushed. After drifting for nine months, they abandoned the wreck, hauled small boats onto the ice floe and continued to drift north for another six months. When the ice floe began to break apart, they piled into the life boats and continued to drift for months. Finally, after a harrowing 458 days, they pulled themselves ashore at bleak, deserted Elephant Island. Some five months later, a Chilean steamer broke through the ice and rescued them. In 1940-41 Finn Ronne mapped the position of 320 major mountain peaks, the highest being Mount Vinson, 16,860 feet. A new coastline extending 500 miles was also mapped. In 1941 he joined the United States Navy. He served as desk officer in charge of all types of tenders for submarines, destroyers and repair ships. In 1946 he planned and organised the Navy's "Operation Nanook" to the Arctic. After three months in the Arctic, he received word that President Harry Truman had signed into law a Congressional Bill authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to lend him a ship suitable for his Expedition to the Antarctic. Army Chief of Staff, George C. Marshall, authorised him to draw from the Quartermaster Corps anything that he needed in equipment - airplanes, weasels, clothing, food, camping equipment, and thousands of other items, to be tested under extreme Antarctic temperatures. The main objective of the expedition was to trace the true coastline of the Antarctic Peninsula to determine whether Antarctica was actually one Continent. They would study weather and wind conditions, and cosmic rays, earthquake tremors, oceanography and geology. They stayed over the winter on Stonington Island, named after Stonington, Connecticut, where Nathaniel Brown Palmer came from, who was the first man to sight the Antarctic Continent in 1820. What he saw, and some thousands of square miles, is now called Palmer Land, or Palmer Peninsula. Finn Ronne was designated Antarctica's first official Postmaster in 1947 by the United States Government. At his suggestion, the post office at Stonington Island was given the Postmark "Oleona Base," honoring a Norwegian settlement in Pennsylvania, founded by Ole Bull, the world-famed violinist. Finn Ronne's wife, Edith, was the first woman to stay over the winter in Antarctica in 1947. The last time he and his wife flew to the South Pole was in 1970. In 1956, he was in charge of the Ellsworth Station on the Weddell Sea, for the International Geophysical Year Program which lasted for two years. The South Pole is 9,200 feet above sea level. The trip back and forth to Antarctica is 14,000 miles. Captain Finn Ronne received three Gold Medals from the United States Government. He was knighted by the King of Norway, and received a vast number of medals from many countries. 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Bredablick Lodge No. 880 and Sebelius-Bredablick No. 880 Warrant:

18 May 1910

Warrant:

15 Dec 2006

Ref. A Masonic Portrait of the Empire State, 2002. Page 374-75. Lodges consolidated with Bredablick: Pentalpha No. 744 [GL Proc 1983], Federal-Caxton 840 [1984], Stuyvesant No. 745 [4 Feb 1992] In 1995 a ‘large group’ [?] of Brothers from Justice Lodge No. 753 affiliated with Bredablick Lodge. Fredrick No. 857 consolidated with and became Sibelius 1167, 16 Oct 1986. Sebelius 1167 consolidated with Bredablick No. 880 to form Sibelius-Bredablick No. 880, 15 Dec 2006. The Lodge was called Bredablick, the name given by Northern mythology to the Castle of the god Balder – said castle being of so great a height that a broad view could be had of the entire world. It story began when Emil F. Johnson and Henry Johnson held numerous conferences during the years 1904 through 1908 for the purpose of starting a Masonic Lodge of men of Swedish birth or extraction. Meanwhile, Gustave A. Backman issued a semi-public call in Nordstjernan (North Star, a Swedish newspaper, still published in New York City) in May 1909. This call brought together six members of the Masonic Fraternity of Swedish birth at a meeting in the Teutonia Assembly Rooms. Emil F. Johnson and Henry Johnson carried the main burden of organization. About $800 was raised for expenses and such rapid progress was made that in Nov 1909, the Grand Lodge granted a Dispensation to Bredablick Lodge, with 40 charter members. The first meeting was held on Saturday, 8 Dec 1909, at which time the Lodge was instituted and the following officer were installed: Henry Johnson, Emil F. Johnson,

Master SW

G. A. Backman, Henry Swanson,

JW SD

William Borgstrom, JD William Bergman, Treas

Bernt O. Anderson, Secy

18 May 1910 the Lodge obtained its charter from Grand Lodge. Both the Institutional and Constitutional meeting were held at Masonic Hall, 71 West 23rd Street, where the Lodge has met since its inception. The Lodge’s first Master was Henry Johnson (DDGM 1922-23), who was followed by another great, Emil F. Johnson. Then cam Emil Anderson and C. Emil Johnson (DDGM 1933-34). In 1913 the Lodge was honored when we were presented with a large, autographed photograph of King Gustav, then Grand Master of Sweden, which was later donated to the Masonic Library and Museaum. Captain Gus L. Brown, a Lodge member, took part in Admiral Byrd’s expedition to the South Pole in 1925, as Captain of one of the ships. Upon his return a reception was held in his honor and he was presented with a Life Membership. Captain Brown presented to the Lodge a Swedish flag, which had traveled with him during his journey. http://www.sailoroffortune.com/antarctica_medal.htm Gustav L. Brown b. Kalmar, Kalmar, Sweden, 6 Jun 1892; d. Stapleton, Staten Island, Richmond, NY, 3 Dec 1950. Gustav L. Brown became captain of a mail liner. http://www.south-pole.com/p0000107.htm The ELEANOR BOLLING - The selection of the CHELSEA, later renamed the ELEANOR BOLLING, was a choice for which Byrd received much criticism. She would be the first ship with a metal hull to risk a full-blown exploration venture into the ice pack of Antarctica. Despite the criticism, prior experience of the steel-hulled Norwegian whalers C.A. LARSEN and SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS, making seasonal passages to and from the Ross Sea without incident, only reassured Byrd. Besides, she was cheap, available and suitable for the job which Byrd had planned for her. Without aviation, need for a second ship would have been doubtful. She was not much larger than the CITY OF NEW YORK but she was a freighter capable of hauling 800 tons of cargo. Her top speed? Nine knots! She was put into drydock where she underwent extensive repairs, primarily in strengthening her hull against the inevitable blows from the ice pack. The cost of purchasing the two ships and outfitting them was approximately $285,000. The work was done, at cost, by William Todd at the Todd Ship Yard. Under the command of Captain Gustav Brown, the ELEANOR BOLLING put out from Norfolk, VA, on 25 Sep 1928, with 300 tons of supplies and 28 men. The dog drivers and 94 dogs with 40 tons of dog biscuit were taken aboard the SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS at Norfolk, Virginia. The greater speed of this whale ship meant less danger to the dogs while crossing the tropics. The aircraft, aviation personnel, gasoline, oil and 100 tons of supplies were also shipped out of Norfolk on the C.A. LARSEN. Commander Byrd boarded the C.A. LARSEN at San Pedro, California, from where she departed on 10 Oct 1928.

Grand Lodge Officers Anderson, Emil, Gr. Rep GL of Sweden Berglind, Harry R., DDGM 1943-44 Bidnick, Neal I., DDGM 1986-87 Bobrow, David, Gr. Rep. GL of Tasmania Carlson, Arthur, Gr. Rep GL of Sweden Eckhaus, Melvin, DDGM 1987-88 [Afil]

Hansen, Charles C., Gr. Director of Ceremonies 1984-85 Johnson, C. Emil, DDGM Johnson, Emil F., Gr. Rep GL of Sweden 1915-47 Kalliomaa, Ilkka, DDGM 1986-98 [Afil] Kirsch, Ira, DDGM 1988-89 [Afil] Lipper, Nathan D., DDGM 1998-2000 [Afil] 78

Mansour, Paul and Michael [Brothers], AGL Mossberg, Paul E., DDGM 1990-91 Mossberg, Sven R., DDGM 1974-75; Gr. Std Bearer 1982-84 Mossberg, Sven R., Gr. Rep GL of Sweden Rubinstein, Stephen, DDGM 1993-94

Sandstrom, A. Harry, Gr. Rep GL of Sweden Wedin, Edward, Gr. Rep GL of Sweden Wilkstrom, Frank G., Grand Steward 1939-40 Wilkstrom, Frank H., DDGM, Grand Standard Bearer

Truth Lodge No. 881 Warrant:

25 May 1910; constituted

Lodges consolidated with Composite No. 819: Chancellor Kent No. 870, 1973; Truth No. 881, 1982; Diadem 1119 merged with and became Composite 819, [1983 GL Proc]; Civic-Argosy No. 853, 1984; Civic 853 merged with and became Composite 819 [1985 GL Proc].

Courland Lodge No. 885 Munn 5 chartered, St. John’s GL, 1 Apr 1840; Templar 6 chartered, St. John’s GL, ca 1840; Empire City 25 chartered, St. John’s GL, ca 1840; Munn 5 revived at Union of GL NY as Munn 190, 27 Dec 1850; Templar 6 Revived at Union of GL NY as Templar 203, ca 27 Dec 1850; Empire City 25 revived at Union of GL NY as Empire City 206, ca 27 Dec 1850; Centennial 763 chartered, 7 Jun 1876; Templar 203 consol with Empire City 206 to form Temple City 203, 11 Sep 1968; Munn 190 consol with Temple City 203 to form Munn 203, 11 Sep 1968; Centennial 763 consol with Courland 885 to form Courland Centennial 763, 10 Dec 1971 [1 Jan 1972]; Templar 203 consol with Munn 190 to form Temple City 203, 10 Jan [Nov] 1977; Munn 203 consol with Courland Centennial 763 to form Munn 203, 24 Jan [Nov] 1992.

Federal Lodge No. 888 and Federal-Caxton Lodge No. 888 Warrant:

ca May 1911

Warrant:

4 May 1971

Federal 888 consol with Caxton 960 to form Federal Caxton Lodge No. 888, 4 May 1971. Federal Caxton 888 consolidated with and became Bredablick No. 880, [GL Proc 1984]. Caxton Lodge No. 960 was founded in 1907, whose members were all or mainly printers. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7591954 Otto Perry Winblad, b. 4 Aug 1902, Jersey City, Hudson, NJ; d. 17 Nov 1977, Toms River, Ocean, NJ. Otto Perry Winblad was a US Army Veteran and a Free and Accepted Mason at Federal Lodge 888 in New York City. He was a stereotyper for the New York Daily Mirror and other Hudson County, NJ and New York City newspapers. (b. 4 Aug 1902, Jersey City, Hudson, NJ - d. 17 Nov 1977, Toms River, Ocean County, NJ. Birth: Otto was born in Jersey City in 1902 to John Edward Winblad (1856-1914) of Sweden and Salmine Sophia Severine Pedersen (1861-1914) of Farsund, Norway. Siblings: His siblings include: Anton Julius Winblad (1886-1975) aka Tony W inblad, who married Eva Ariel Lattin (1892-1939) and latter married Marguerite Van Rensselaer Schuyler (1891-1972) aka Marge Van Rensselaer Schuyler; Theodora Winblad (1888) who died as an infant; Mary Winblad (1889) who died as an infant; Otto Edward Winblad (1892) who died as an infant; Maria Elizabeth Winblad (1895-1987) aka Mae Winblad, who married Arthur Oscar Freudenberg (1891-1968); and John Edward Winblad II (1897-1899) aka Eddie Winblad, who died as a youth. Isle of Pines, Cuba: Otto spent about a year and a half on the Isle of Pines in Cuba from 1910 until March 26, 1912. He returned to the US with his sister Maria Winblad and lived with her. Death of Parents: In 1914 his parents took him to visit family in Norway and Sweden. Both his parents died on that trip in Farsund, Norway and he returned to live with his sister, Maria, in Jersey City on July 06, 1915 from Norway. On the same day, his older brother, Anton returned from Cuba to New York City for Otto's arrival. US Army: Otto served in the US Army 101st Signal Battalion after World War I. Free and Accepted Mason: in 1922 Otto joined the Freemasons at Federal Lodge No. 888 in New York. He received his first Masonic degree on 22 Nov 1924; his 2nd degree on 6 Mar 1925; and his 3rd degree on 20 Mar 1925. He remained a member in good standing until his death. First Marriage: On 9 Oct 1926 Otto married Helen Louise Hollenbach (1905-1928). Helen had one child: Geraldine Winblad (1928- ) who married Emmett Peter Van Deusen II (1926-2002) and after a divorce married John Earl Borland I (1924-1986). John Borland had previously been married to Gerladine's cousin: Helen Eloise Freudenberg (1928-1989). 79

Death of Wife: Six days after Gerladine's birth, on May 20, 1928, Helen Hollenbach died from post-birth complications. Otto and Geraldine then moved in with Otto's sister, Maria Winblad. Trip to Chicago: In 1929 Otto took his sister, Maria, and her two oldest children, on a car trip to Chicago, Illinois and from there they traveled to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The trip was to visit their aunt on their mother's side: Lena Olson (1860-1938) who was married to Andrew Havig Jensen. Stereotyper: In 1930 Otto was living with his sister Maria, and Geraldine may be living with the Hollenbachs in Bayonne. In 1932 Otto was working for the New York Daily Mirror newspaper as a stereotyper. Second Marriage: On 5 Jun 1933 Otto married Leah Way (1901-1986) in Manhattan. Their certificate number was "10868". They honeymooned in South Bend, Indiana; and Niagara Falls, New York. During the 1950's Otto may have been a part owner of a gas station in Paramus, New Jersey. Whiting, New Jersey: In 1975 Otto retired from the newspaper and moved to 111 Woodchuck Parkway in Whiting, New Jersey and lived in a trailer park in a double sized trailer. Death: Otto died on 17 Nov 1977 at Community Memorial Hospital in Toms River, New Jersey and he was buried at George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus, New Jersey with Leah, his second wife. Obituary: His obituary appeared in the Asbury Park Press on November 18, 1977 and read as follows: "Otto P. Winblad, 75, of 111 Woodchuck Parkway, Whiting died yesterday at Community Memorial Hospital, Toms River. He was born in Jersey City, where he lived until coming here two years ago. He worked 12 years for the Hudson Dispatch, Union City and retired in 1969. Mr. Winblad was a member of Federal Lodge 888, F&AM, New York; Christ Lutheran Church here; the Travel Club of Crestwood and Pine Ridge Residence Association, both here. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Leah Way Winblad; a daughter, Mrs. Geraldine Van Deusen, Bayonne; a sister, Mrs. Mae Freudenberg, Fairfield, and two grandchildren. The Anderson & Campbell Funeral Home, here, is in charge of arrangements." Parents: Spouses: Children: Burial:

John Edward Winblad (1856 - 1914) and Salmine Sophia Pedersen Winblad (1862 - 1914) Helen Louise Hollenbach Winblad (1905 - 1928) and Leah Maria Way Winblad (1901 - 1986) Geraldine Winblad VanDeusen Borland (1928 - 2011) George Washington Memorial Park , Paramus, Bergen, NJ; Plot: Block H Lot 130, Section A, Grave 2

Garfield Lodge No. 889 and Elbe-Garfield-Goelet Lodge No. 889 Garfield 889 and Elbe 893 consol to become Elbe-Garfield [1985 GL Proc] Louis Kossuth 1117 merged with and became Arcana 246, 18 Oct 1968; Elbe-Garfield 889 and Goelet 918 consol to become Elbe-Garfield-Goelet, 4 Nov 1993; Elbe-Garfield-Goelet 889 consol with Arcana 246 to become Arcana 246, 4 Nov 1999.

Pilgrim Lodge No. 890 Pilgrim 890 consol with Joshua 929 to become Joshua 890, 2 Jan 1986. Joshua 890 and Nathan Hale-Level 1006 consol to remain Joshua 890, 1 Dec 1988.

Alba Lodge No. 891 Warrant:

1911

http://masahome.org/Barazotti%20Pres.htm Louis F. Barazotti was born on July 19, 1940, raised in Queens, a County of New York City. He was employed by Chemical Bank in 1958 as a bookkeeper. He advanced to Assistant Vice President, lending Officer/ Branch Manager in the Wall Street area of New York City. He retired in 1990 and is CEO of Business and Tax Service. He met his wife, Virginia Boylan in the bank and was married on October 1, 1960. They have three grown children, Carole, Louis and William and five grandchildren, Kenneth Ray Ball, Virginia Emma Ball, Alexandra Barazotti, Adrianna Barazotti and Nicholas Louis Barazotti. He served in his community in various school and civic associations Parish School Council, local Political ClubPresident, local Rifle & Pistol Club- President and Scout Leader, Committee Chairman. His Masonic career started in 1968 when he was raised by his father in Italia Lodge No 784, where he served as Master in 1974, 1975 & 1976. He held various positions in his district and in 1978-79 he was appointed District Deputy Grand Master. He is secretary of Alba Lodge 891. Lou is a member of the Scottish Rite, Valley of New York, Royal Order of Scotland, the York Rite Bodies of New York State and Allied Masonic Degree Bodies. He is Past Pryor of Knickerbocker Priory No. 8, Knight York Cross of Honor and still active in the York Rite and Allied Masonic Bodies. Lou served as Potentate of Kismet Shrine Center in 1997, Recorder in 2005-2007 and is a Trustee of Kismet Shriners and Director of New York Court No. 30, ROJ in 1994. He is a recipient of the 24 pt Samsar Award and a Life Member of the International Cabiri, Past President of MASA Cabiri and President of Kismet Cabiri. He served on the Imperial Captain of the Guard Aides and Imperial Outer Guard Aides Committees. He presently is serving on the Imperial Potentate's Aides Committee. He will be receiving his Emeritus in the Colorado Corporation, Shriners Hospitals for Children at the Imperial Session 2009.

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Lou is starting his 9th year as a member of the Board of Governors, Boston Burn Hospital. Presently he is the Secretary of the Board and Chairman of the Research and Grants Committee.

Elbe Lodge No. 893 Elbe 893 consol with Garfield No. 889 to become Garfield-Elbe No. 899 [1985 GL Proc]. Elbe-Garfield 889 and Goelet 918 consol to become Elbe-Garfield-Goelet 889, 4 Nov 1993. Elbe-Garfield-Goelet 889 consol with Arcana 246 to become Arcana 246, 4 Nov 1999.

Midian Lodge No. 897 Midian 897, Integrity 917 and Argonne 1027 consol to become Integrity Midian Argonne 917, 13 Dec 1974.

Gotham Lodge No. 901 Warrant:

ca 1912

Gotham 901 merged with Audubon No. 930 to become Audubon-Gotham 901, 15 Dec 1976

Netherland Lodge No. 904 Warrant:

ca 1913

Nathan Straus 1114 consol with Netherland 904 to form Nathan Straus Netherland 1114, 13 Dec 1979; Guardian No. 921 and Nathan Straus Netherland 1114 consol to form Gideon No. 921, 8 Oct 1980

Criterion Lodge No. 907 Warrant:

ca 1914

Criterion 907 merged with Farragut 976 to form Farragut Criterion 907, 1 May 1975 ca 1982 they merged with Gideon No. 921

Elmer Lodge No. 909 Warrant:

ca 1914

Elmer 909 merged with Palestine No. 204 to become Elmer Palestine No. 204, 11 Feb 1981, which in turn merged with Citizens-Veritas No. 628 to become Perfect Square No. 204, 5 Feb 1992.

Level Lodge No. 914 Warrant:

ca 1914

Level 914 consol with Nathan Hale 1006 to become Nathan Hale Level 1006, 1 Jan 1979. ----End Note Over the past five years it has been possible to compile very interesting Lodge histories and biographical sketches, which have been posted as the ‘Craft Masonry’ series on the History Pages of www.omhds.syracusemasons.com. In that there is so little available to the general public on the remaining Lodges in the Manhattan District, from 1900 to the present, the present compiler will discontinue their histories at this point until further interest and information from the Lodges or their successors may be obtained. Many attempts have been made to obtain information from Lodges on their histories and biographical information, but in general it has met with little success. Most Lodge histories are not kept current, and in many instances the records may no longer be available. One may surmise that a considerable amount of information may be available to various degrees from The Chancellor Robert R Livingston Library of the Grand Lodge of New York, but to obtain it a single person would need to travel to New York City and spent a inordinate of time there to locate and extract the information for each Lodge or overwhelm the good will of the Library to do this by correspondence. It has been noted with some interest that some Lodges have prepared brief histories in such works as “A Masonic Portrait of the Empire State,” 2002, but the format for these histories was such that it is not uniform and very limited in scope and content. In one such history a Lodge reported “Shortly after the wounds of the Civil War had healed . . . a group of men, many of them former soldiers of the Union Army, met in a little basement cellar at Rivington Street and the Bowery.” But they didn’t name any of these Civil War veterans or there units. In another Lodge history it was written, “Many notable men have served the Lodge.” But unfortunately they apparently weren’t ‘notable’ enough to note their names, or for what they were notable.

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Grand Historian Peter Ross compiled many Lodge histories, with input from the Lodges, which were published in the Grand Lodge Proceedings, 1902-1913. The format of these histories was succinct and highly organized; a model that we should consider. All of these histories may be read on the OMDHS website. Fraternally yours, R.’.W.’. Gary L. Heinmiller Director, OMDHS Dec 2011

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