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18 unusual facts about Masonic Lodge


Batavia Cemetery

Two years later, in 1882, an organization called the National Christian Association Opposed to Secret Societies called attention to William Morgan, a Batavia resident who, after a failed bid to join the local Masonic Lodge, began speaking and writing against the order and its alleged hidden influence on society and politics.

Boggy Depot, Oklahoma

The name was officially used for the state in 1907: In 1869 Oklahoma's first Masonic Lodge was founded in Boggy Depot.

Capt. Charles Schreiner Mansion

In 1927, the Schreiner heirs transferred ownership of the mansion to the Kerrville Masonic Lodge, who sold it in 1972 to a private owner.

Cheltenham Masonic Hall

The Cheltenham Masonic Hall is believed to be the second oldest purpose-built Masonic Lodge in England.

Job's Daughters International

They usually meet at a Masonic Lodge building but may meet at a church hall, or other fraternal hall.

Masonic Lodge

Lodges are governed by national, state or provincial authorities, usually called Grand Lodges or Grand Orients, whose published constitutions define the structure of freemasonry under their authority, and which appoint Grand Officers from their senior masons.

Different Grand Lodges and their regions show subtleties of tradition and variation in the degrees and practice; for example under the Grand Lodge of Scotland, the Mark Degree (which is unrecognised by the United Grand Lodge of England, but has a separate Mark Grand Lodge) is integrated into "The Craft" as a completion of the second degree.

Maxime Julien Émeriau de Beauverger

Emeriau was a Freemason, member of four lodges: the Mère Loge Écossaise, the lodge Paix et Parfaite Union in Toulon, Amitié à l'Épreuve and Amis Fidèles de Saint Napoléon in Marseille.

Mendez, Cavite

In 1856, when they were still Spanish naval officers, Malcampo and Mendez-Nuñez, established the first Masonic lodge in Kawit under a charter from the Grand Lodge of Portugal.

Old Gippstown

It is currently used by a number of local groups, and is one of the newest Masonic Lodges in Victoria.

In addition it is the meeting place for the Old Gippstown Masonic Lodge, the local Woodturners and Woodworkers Club.

Samuel S. Carr

He was at one point President of the Brooklyn Art Club, and was also a member of a Masonic Lodge.

St George's Church, Stalybridge

The foundation stone was laid on 3 September 1838, the same day as the foundation stone for Sharpe's St John's Church at Dukinfield, by Lord Viscount Combermere, a former Grand Master of the local Masonic Lodge.

State House, Bermuda

Since then, the State House has been leased to a Scottish Free Masonic Lodge.

Stoneyburn

Stoneyburn is home to a vibrant and friendly community, supporting a bowling club, junior football team Stoneyburn F.C., two primary schools (Stoneyburn and Our Lady's) a Masonic Lodge and a Roman Catholic church, Our Lady's.

The Milton Rooms

The main body of the building was built in 1930 by the Fitzwilliam family over the 19th century Masonic Lodge which is still in use.

Thomas L. Kennedy Secondary School

Kennedy had been a longtime resident of Streetsville (now part of Mississauga), where he was Master of the River Park Masonic Lodge.

Walhalla-orden

Walhalla-orden was hardly unique to its period in Sveaborg; quite the contrary, besides a masonic lodge and Walhalla-orden, there were a number of similar societies including a British-inspired secret society of kirvesmiehet called Saint Charles' Cabin and another unconnected society called Brothers of February the Seventeenth.


Francesco Mario Pagano

He was friend of Gaetano Filangieri, entering the masonry with him, and was elected venerable master of the Neapolitan lodge "La philantropia".

Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania

The earliest records of any Masonic lodge on the North American continent are the records for the Lodge at the Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, officially known as the St. John's No. 1 Lodge.

Hampton Masonic Lodge Building

As originally designed the building had commercial store space on the first floor, and rooms for both the Hampton Masonic Lodge and the Farmers Home Administration on the second floor.

Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon

He was also a prominent freemason, having been initiated in the Westminster and Keystone Lodge, and with his permission a number of subsequently founded lodges bore his name in their titles.

Herman Lee Meader

Meader was a member of the Harvard Club, the Strollers Club, the Astor Masonic Lodge, the National Geographic Society and the New York Southern Society.

Hiram Lodge

His name is also probably intended to sound vaguely Masonic: "Hiram" being the name of the Masons' legendary founder and "Lodge" being the term used for a Masonic chapter.

Lodge Obreros de Hiram, no. 29

The Respectable Lodge Obreros de Hiram (Hiram's Workers), no. 29 is a masonic lodge in Seville (Spain), a liberal and adogmatic one, and under the auspices of the Gran Logia Simbólica Española.

Richard V. Thomas

Thomas was active in civic and community affairs, including the Masonic lodge, the Cheyenne Kiwanis International, and the United Way of Laramie County.

Ted Abernathy

He enjoyed playing softball and tinkering with old cars and was active in several organizations including the Masonic Lodge, the Shriners and Major League Baseball's alumni society.