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This fearful tale had the effect to throw the whole country into a panic of persecution against the Masons and Masonry, and as a partial consequence the Grand Lodge of Mich- igan was closed, and not again opened until the 2d day of June, 1841, fourteen years later, at
which time Lewis Cass was again elected Grand Master. In the meantime Monroe and other subordinate lodges were also closed.
On the 17th of September, 1844, pursuant to a resolution of the old or first Grand Lodge of Michigan, acting under new charters received from the Grand Lodge of New York for the sub- ordinate lodges in Michigan Territory, was or- ganized the present Grand Lodge of Michigan, re-electing General Lewis Cass Grand Master; the Grand Lodge of New York having refused to recognize the organization under and by virtue of what she pleased to denominate " The defunct lodges of Michigan Territory." On the 5th of July, 1848, Monroe Lodge, No. 27, was organized by authority of a dispensation issued by Judge E. Smith Lec, Grand Master, to Brother Isaac Lewis, Worshipful Master; Brother John Burch, Senior Warden ; Brother George Kirkland, Junior Warden, and Brothers Walter P. Clark, George W. Crispin, Thomas Leonard, James Q. Adams, Jefferson G. Thur- ber, Daniel B. Miller and Riley Ingersoll. Of these ten gentlemen only two survive, viz .: Isaac Lewis and George Kirkland.
After opening they had an election with the following result, viz. : Brother Isaac Lewis, Worshipful Master; Brother John Burch, Senior Warden; Brother George Kirkland, Junior Warden; Brother Daniel B. Miller, Treasurer; Brother Jefferson G. Thurber, Sec- retary ; Brother Geo. W. Crispin, Tyler.
They convened in what was then known as " Odd Fellows Hall," but subsequently, and for many years, Zion church (Lutheran), south- west corner of First and Cass streets, which has since given way to Zion church school building. At this meeting Jefferson G. Thur- ber was appointed to draft a set of by-laws for the lodge, and Brothers Isaac Lewis, John Burch and George Kirkland to negotiate for a suitable hall in which to meet.
Brother Isaac Lewis was Government super- vising inspector of steamboats under Presi- dents Pierce and Buchanan ; has held the office of county inspector of the poor for twenty-five years, and has held other offices of trust and honor, and has always had an unsullied repu- tation for strict honesty and fidelity.
Brother John Burch represented this county in our State senate during the sessions of 1842-3; was mayor of this city in 1850.
Brother George Kirkland represented this
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county, in part, at Lansing in the lower house in 1855, and has held other place of trust and honor.
Brother Jefferson G. Thurber, first secretary of Monroe Lodge, No. 27, was an able lawyer and speaker; represented this county in our State senate in 1844, '45, '46, '47. HEis eldest daughter, Elizabeth, is the present wife of Brother Judge Taleott E Wing. His eldest son is a Congregational minister of eminence at Syracuse, New York, but has recently re- ceived and accepted a call to a church in Paris, France. Ilis second son, Henry C., is a lawyer of Detroit, and partner of Hon. Don. M. Dickinson, late Postmaster General.
Brothers Walter P. Clark, James Quincy Adams and Dan. B. Miller were each mayor of the city, besides receiving many other honors here and elsewhere, and the children of Bros. Clark and Miller after them are widely known and highly respected, most, if not all, having served in many places of trust and honor.
So you will see the first officers and charter members of Monroe Lodge, No. 27, like those of Monroe Lodge, No. 375, already referred to, have a record that neither they nor their friends need be ashamed of.
At the next meeting, July 12, 1848, Walter W. Prentice formally asked to be made a Ma- son, and Brother H. W. Campbell was admit- ted a member by dimit. These were the first two applicants for the privileges of Monroc Lodge, No. 27, one for membership and the other for the mysteries of Masonry.
On the 26th of July, 1848, Walter W. Pren- tice was elected to take the Entered Apprentice degree, and Charles Noble to membership. The latter was the secretary of the original lodge (Monroe Lodge, No. 375), organized in 1825, and the only member of that old lodge who ever affiliated with Monroe Lodge, No. 27. Brother Prentice was the first person ever elected for a degree in this lodge.
On the 2d of August, 1848, Monroe Lodge adopted a set of by-laws. On the 9th of August Walter W. Prentice was made an Entered Ap- prentice Mason. This was the first degree ever conferred in Monroc Lodge, No. 27, Brother H. W. Campbell acting as Worshipful Master.
On the 6th of September Brother Isaac Lewis conferred the degree of Fellow Craft on Rus- sell Howe and David H. Derriek. This was
the first time this degree was ever conferred in Monroe Lodge, No. 27.
On the 4th of October, 1848, " Walter W. Prentice was raised to the Sublime degree of Master Mason in due and ancient form," Brothers Win. W. Lister and Ezra Rood, of Detroit Lodge, No. 2, acting as Worshipful Master and Senior Warden respectively. This was the first time this degree was ever con- ferred in Monroe Lodge, No. 27. Brother Lis- ter was the person upon whom Brother John Barney, the real author of the present work in this Grand jurisdiction, conferred the degrees in Detroit Lodge, No. 2, at that time, viz., June, 1844, one year after the reorganization of Masonry at Baltimore, Maryland ; while Brother Ezra Rood was one of the brothers who were in daily attendance upon the in- structions of Brother John Barney while in Detroit, after the Baltimore or Barney work was adopted.
On the 29th of November, 1848, Monroe Lodge fixed the present time of holding regular meetings, viz .: "The Wednesday evening on or preceding the full moon in cach month." Previous to this time all meetings were regulars to all intents and purposes, as they received and referred petitions, balloted for candidates and conferred degrees at all meetings regard- less of rules.
At the session of the Grand Lodge January, 1849, Monroc Lodge was chartered and num- bered - Brother Isaac Lewis representing the lodge.
On the 14th of February, 1849, Brother Hosmer, of Toledo, Ohio, was here by request and conferred the third degree upon Brothers Russell Howe and D. H. Derrick. On the 28th of February, 1849, Brother George Kirkland, acting as Worshipful Master, conferred the third degree on Brother Ashley. He was the first member of Monroe Lodge who ever con- ferred the third degree in it, Detroit or Toledo parties always having done it previously. Brother Kirkland became one of the brightest and best working Masons in Michigan.
March 21, 1849, Brother Walter W. Prentice acted as Worshipful Master for the first time, Brother Lewis being absent.
On the 4th, 5th, 14th, 17th, 18th and 19th of July, 1849, the Grand Lecturer, A. C. Smith, of Detroit, was here instructing the officers of the lodge in the work and lectures. During
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this time Brothers I. R. Grosvenor and John M. Bliven were initiated, passed and raised to the Sublime degree of Masonry, while Brother E. G. Morton was initiated and passed to the degree of Fellow Craft.
During the month of August, 1849, Brothers E. G. Brigham and Daily were made Masons.
On the 3d of September, 1849, Brother Tal- cott E. Wing was made an Entered Apprentice Mason.
On the 14th of November, 1849, Brother Isaac Lewis conferred the third degree on Brothers E. G. Morton and Barton W. Spears. This was the first time Brother Isaac Lewis ever conferred the third degree, as far as the records of the lodge show. On the 28th of No- vember, 1849, the first annual election of of- ficers occurred, and the following were chosen ; Brother Isaac Lewis, Worshipful Master ; Brother Jefferson G. Thurber, Senior Warden ; Brother John M. Oliver, Junior Warden. This did not appear to please the members exactly, for on the 26th of December, 1849, they held another election, with the following result, viz .: Brother Isaac Lewis, Worshipful Master ; Brother Walter W. Prentice, Senior Warden ; Brother Walter P. Clark, Junior Warden ; Brother Charles Noble, Treasurer ; Brother John M. Oliver, Secretary. On the day fol- lowing the balance of the officers were ap- pointed, I. R. Grosvenor and Barton W. Spears, Stewards.
On the 3d of January, 1850, the above named officers were duly installed by Brother Bar- bour, of Detroit, the lodge having failed to procure the services of Brother J. H. Cleve- land, of Adrian, for that purpose.
This closes the first Masonic year of Monroe Lodge, No. 27. She has had her period of in- cubation, so to speak, while working under a dispensation issued by Grand Master E. Smith Lee ; her first year of chartered existence ; her first annual élection and installation of officers, etc., etc.
On the 20th of February Brother I. R. Gros- venor, in accordance with instructions, pro- cured a set of jewels for the officers of the lodge. Brother Ira Maybew was also elected at this meeting. He has since become famous in the history of this State as an educator.
October 5, 1850, occurred the second annual election of Monroe Lodge, and resulted as fol- lows, viz .: Brother Isaac Lewis, Worshipful
Master; Brother Walter W. Prentice, Senior Warden ; Brother Jefferson G. Thurber, Junior Warden ; Brother J. T. Holt, Sec'y ; Brother Ira R. Grosvenor, Treasurer ; Brother B. F. Fifield, Senior Deacon ; Brother B. W .. Spears, Junior Deacon. The lodge also showed its patriotism at this meeting by appropriating ten dollars towards erecting a monument to General George Washington.
April 9, 1851, Brother Ephraim Baldwin was made a Mason. His son Willis is now Secretary of this lodge.
August 12, 1851, Brother Doctor L. H. Cooper was made a Mason.
December 24, 1851, occurred the third annual election of officers, with the following result, viz. : Brother Walter W. Prentice, Worshipful Master ; Brother Jefferson G. Thurber, Senior Warden ; Brother W. Vagne, Junior Warden; Brother Ephraim Baldwin, Secretary ; Brother Isaac Lewis, Treasurer ; Brother B. W. Spears, Senior Deacon; Brother B. F. Fifield, Junior Deacon ; Brothers E. G. Morton and W. Corbit, Stewards ; Brother Thomas Leonard, Tyler.
January 7, 1852, the above named officers were duly installed by Postmaster Isaac Lewis. On the 21st of January, 1852, J. V. Cook and Peter Benson were made Master Masons.
On the 3d of March, 1852, Brother G. A. Strong (Captain Albert G. Strong, who was killed at Pittsburg Landing,) was made a Ma- son, and Brother A. D. Perkins and Wm. C. Bronson were elected.
March 31, 1852, Brother Isaac Lewis pre- sented two columns for work in the Fellow Craft degree to the lodge, but the lodge paid for them.
May 12, 1852, Brother E. Smith Lee, who had become Grand Lecturer, visited and instructed the lodge in the work and lectures, and before leaving the city left a copy of the work with Brother Walter W. Prentice, while the latter on his death bed gave it to Brother A. I. Sawyer, and in low and trembling accents gave him this injunction : "Preserve the landmarks." These were his last words to Brother Sawyer.
December 22d occurred the fourth annual election in Monroe Lodge with the following result, viz. : Brother Jefferson G. Thurber, Worshipful Master ; Brother George Kirkland, Senior Warden; Brother John M. Oliver, Junior Warden. The Worshipful Master ap- pointed to fill other offices, Ephraim Bald-
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win, Secretary ; Isaac Lewis, Treasurer ; B. W. Spears, Senior Deacon ; W. M. Corbit, Junior Deacon ; Brothers G. A. Strong and Thomas Leonard, Stewards, and Peter Benson, Tyler. All of these were duly installed on the 25th of December, 1852, by Past Master W. W. Prentice.
On the 11th of January, 1853, Brother Dan'l B. Miller, who died on the 9th, was buried by Monroe Lodge. This was the first death in the lodge, and his the first Masonic funeral, and it was a large one. But of all who took part in that funeral as Masons, there are but seven now living, viz., Isaac Lewis, Talcott E. Wing, George Kirkland, I. R. Grosvenor, Ephraim Baldwin, Thomas Doyle and W. C. Brown. He was one of the charter members and the first treasurer, and a man of more than ordinary influence.
On the 23d of February, 1853, Brothers Wm. C. Brown, Wm. V. Miller, Luther H. Barnes and P. S. Underhill were elected to be made Masons.
March 23, 1853, Brothers Constant Luce and S. W. Curtis were elected to be made Masons.
April 6, 1853, Brothers James Darrah and W. H. Montgomery were elected to be made Masons.
At the regular meeting in May Brothers Toussaint Navarre, Christ. Diffenbaugh and Rev. R. R. Salter were elected to be made Masons.
July 28, 1853, Brother Thomas Norman was made a Mason.
December 14, 1853, Monroe Lodge held its fifth annual election of officers, resulting as follows: Brother George Kirkland, Worship- ful Master; Brother John M. Oliver, Senior Warden; Brother Barton W. Spears, Junior Warden. The Worshipful Master appointed the balance of the officers as follows : S. W. Curtis, Senior Deacon ; Lyman Wolcott, Junior Deacon ; James Darrah, Treasurer; L. S. Stevens, Secretary ; Peter Benson, Tyler. They were duly installed on the 27th of the same month.
February 8, 1854, the lodge voted a dona- tion of $8.00 per month until July of same year for a Mrs. Nash, who was a Mason's widow in want.
In those days there was no distinction made between affiliated and non-affiliated Masons, so far as the right of Masonic burial or relief
was concerned, therefore on the 2d day of May, 1854, the lodge arranged for the burial of old Mr. Norman, though not a member of the lodge.
May 10, 1854, Brothers E. G. Matteson and B. J. Thayer (Dr. Thayer) were elected to be- come Masons.
June 14th, Brother Wm. Corbin was made a Mason.
July 5th Brothers John J. Chamberlain and George Peters, of Petersburgh, were elected to be made Masons.
November 1, 1854, Brother A. S. Hall was elected to be made a Mason, also Brother W. H. Wells. At this meeting the lodge received a petition for a recommendation for a new lodge at Dundee, which petition was granted at a subsequent meeting, held two weeks later.
Dundee Lodge, No. 74, was the second lodge organized in this county since the reorganiza- tion of Masonry in 1843.
December 20, 1854, Monroe Lodge, No. 27, held its sixth annual election of officers, with the following results, viz. : Brother Walter W. Prentice, Worshipful Master; Brother Luther H. Barnes, Senior Warden, Brother Thomas Norman, Junior Warden. The Worshipful Master appointed the others as follows, viz. : Brother James Darrah, Treasurer; Brother John H. Richardson, Secretary ; Brother L. S. Stevens, Senior Deacon; Brother Harvey V. Man, Junior Deacon, etc., who were installed by Past Master Isaac Lewis on the 27th of December, 1854.
January 17, 1855, Brother Cogshall, Grand Lecturer, visited the lodge and instructed it in work and lectures. Brothers Prentice and Richardson were instructed to procure a seal for the lodge.
January 31, 1855, Brothers John J. Stevens, John D. Darrah, John S. Dickinson and Rich- ard Stringleman were elected to be made Masons.
March 28, 1855, Brothers Samuel H. Wag. ner and Samuel W. Arnold were elected to be made Masons. The Worshipful Master also appointed a committee to wait on all members addicted to intemperance and notify them that they must either reform or be expelled.
May 30th Brothers C. S. Bulkley and John Norman were elected to be made Masons.
October 24, 1855, Brother Charles R. Taylor was elected to be made a Mason.
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November 23, 1855, Brother Henry Smith was elected to membership.
December 26, 1855, the lodge held its seventh election of officers, resulting as follows: Brother John M. Oliver, Worshipful Master ; Brother Thomas Norman, Senior Warden ; Brother James Darrah, Junior Warden. The Worship- ful Master elect appointed the balance of the officers, viz .: Brother John J. Stevens, Senior Deacon ; Brother George A. Strong, Junior Warden; Brother Charles R. Taylor, Secretary; Brother Lewis Darrab, Treasurer; Isaac Lewis and Jefferson G. Thurber, Stewards; Peter Bronson, Tyler, who were duly installed the next day.
February 20, 1856, Brother John Thompson was elected to be a Mason.
February 21st Brother Charles Taylor (Little Charles Taylor, as we used to call him) was elected to receive second degree of Masonry. No record of any previous action in his case.
February 22d there was a Masonic address at the Methodist church, by Brother Blinn, and a supper in the evening. The Cass Guards and Germania Fire Company were out in force. The lodge paid Brother Blinn $10.00.
April 16, 1856, Brothers D. P. Newell, F. M. Winans, Alexander Grant and Wm. E. Ince were elected to be made Masons, and Rev. Frank May was elected to 'membership. The lodge also voted to allow the Knights Templar to meet in their hall.
May 7th the lodge buried Brother L. H. Pine. Brother Pine was a non-affiliated Ma- son, too.
August 14, 1856, Brother Wm. Dunbar was elected to receive the first degree of Masonry.
October 8, 1856, Brothers R. R. Kirby and Jacob Van Wormer were elected to be made Masons, and Brother Jacob Cooke was made a Mason.
December 10, 1856, Brother Fred Ferry was elected to be made a Mason.
December 24, 1856, the lodge held its eighth annual election of officers, resulting as follows, viz. : Brother Thomas Norman, Worshipful Master; Brother James Darrah, Senior War- den ; Brother George Lindly, Junior Warden; Brother W. W. Prentice, Senior Deacon; Brother John Norman, Junior Deacon; Brother Alexan - der Grant, Secretary ; Brother Lewis Darrah, Treasurer ; Brother Peter Bronson, Tyler, who were all duly installed on the 27th.
January 7, 1857, Brothers O. R. Goodale and H. P. Vrooman were elected to be made Masons.
February 26, 1857, Brother J. V. Cooke was buried with Masonic honors.
March 4, 1857, Brother S. B. Wakefield was elected to be made a Mason.
April 22, 1857, Brother Stillman Blanchard visited and instructed the lodge in the work and lectures.
May 8, 1857, the lodge buried Brother Jeffer- son G. Thurber, Past Grand Master, Henry T. Backus acting as Worshipful Master.
August 5, 1857, Brother Don. O. Spalding was elected to be made a Mason. August 8th Don. O. Spalding and Brother Frank Raleigh were made Masons.
December 23, 1857, the lodge held its ninth annual election, resulting as follows, viz. : Brother James Darrah, Worshipful Master ; Brother Isaac Lewis, Senior Warden ; Brother Richard Stringleman, Junior Warden. Brother Thomas Norman was appointed Senior Dea- con ; S. B. Wakefield, Junior Deacon ; Alexan- der Grant, Secretary ; W. V. Miller, Treasurer ; W. W. Prentice and John Norman, Stewards ; Peter Bronson, Tyler, who were duly installed by John M. Oliver on the 26th of the same month. Brothers S. Meyerfeld and L. Fried- enberg were elected to be made Masons at this meeting.
On the 24th of February, 1858, Brother Thomas Whelply was elected to membership, on the 21st of April Brothers Ben. Dansard and E. Hendy were raised to the Sublime degree of a Master Mason. I shall never forget the impressions received through an oral prayer made by the now deceased Brother Dansard at that time.
After remaining in the aforenamed brick building, on the southwest corner of Cass and First streets, for a brief period, the lodge moved into the second story of the building then oc- pied by James Armitage as a dry goods store, situated on the west corner of 'Front street, by F. Walldorf's mill, where Brother E. C. Harvey formerly kept hotel. It was in that hall that the incidents just related took place, and it was during my first visit to Monroe Lodge.
Here the lodge remained until burned out in May, 1860, when it was moved to the rooms now occupied by the Odd Fellows in the third story of Brother Wakefield's building on Wash-
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ington street, where it remained for some time, when it again moved, into the third story of the building used by Brother F. S. Sill for a shoe store. Finally and lastly it moved into this hall, where it and all other Masonic bodies of the city now meet.
I have been thus elaborate in noting what was done Masonically up to and during the first ten years of the life of Monroe Lodge, No. 27, for the reason that it contributes quite largely to the history of Masonry and Monroe county ; and for the further reason that many of those who took an active part in those trans- actions have also figured conspicuously in the subsequent political and business history of the county, while some have added luster to the history of the State and Nation. The bal- ance will be a cursory and hurried
SUMMARY.
Charter members: Isaac Lewis, W. M .; John Burch, S. W .; George Kirkland, J. W .; and Brothers Walter P. Clark, Geo. W. Crispin, Thomas Leonard, Riley Ingersoll, J. G. Thurber, Dan. B. Miller.
First meeting, July 5, 1848.
First work : Walter W. Prentice, applica- tion July 12, 1848; Entered Apprentice, August 9, 1848; Fellow Craft, October 3, 1848 ; Master Mason, October 4, 1848.
ROSTER OF MASTERS AND SECRETARIES.
Ycar.
Masters.
Secretaries.
1848
Isaac Lewis.
Jeff. G. Thurber.
1849
Isaac Lewis.
Jeff. G. Thurber.
1850
Isaac Lewis.
J. M. Oliver.
1851 1852 1853
W. W. Prentice.
J. G. Thurber.
E. Baldwin.
1854
George Kirkland.
L. S. Stevens.
1855
W. W. Prentice.
J. H. Richardson. C. R. Taylor.
1857 1858
James Darrah.
Alex. Grant.
1859
W. W. Prentice.
Alex. Grant.
1860
Ira R. Grosvenor. Jas. Darrah.
Alex. Grant.
1862
W. W. Prentice.
Alex. Grant.
1863
Ira R. Grosvenor.
Alex. Grant.
1864
W. W. Prentice.
Alex. Grant.
1865 1866
A. I. Sawyer.
John P. Schluter.
1867
A. I. Sawyer.
Chas. P. Toll. Lewis Grant.
1869
A. I. Sawyer.
Lewis Grant.
1870
A. I. Sawyer.
Lewis Grant.
1871
W. A. Noble.
A. Bragdon.
1872
Jas. C. Kellie.
Year.
Masters.
Secretarics.
L. Darrahı.
L. Darrah.
W. D. Clark.
1876
Lewis Grant.
D. R. Crampton.
D. R. Crampton.
S. A. Gowman.
S. A. Gowman.
1880
A. 1. Sawyer.
D. R. Crampton.
1881 A. I. Sawyer.
D. R. Crampton.
1882
Lewis Grant.
Hal. E. Stevens.
1883
Lewis Grant.
HIal. E. Stevens.
1884
Lewis Grant.
Hal. E. Stevens.
1885
Wm. F. Haight.
Hal. E. Stevens.
1886
Wm. F. Ilaight.
IIal. E. Stevens.
1887 A. 1. Sawyer.
A. E. Dunbar, jr.
1888
R. S. Thompson.
A. E. Dunbar, jr. Willis Baldwin.
Brother A. I. Sawyer acted as Senior Grand Warden of Grand Lodge in 1885-6; was a member of Committee on Jurisprudence several times, also Committee on Appeals, for the Grand Lodge.
Of those who have been Worshipful Masters the following have died, viz .: Walter W. Pren- tice, Jefferson G. Thurber, John M. Oliver, James Darrah, Lewis Darrah, Wm. A. Noble, Thomas Norman ; total, 7. Of the Secretaries, Jefferson G. Thurber, John M. Oliver, J. T. Holt, L S. Stevens, Chas. R. Taylor, Alexander Grant, John P. Schluter, Lewis Darrah ; total, 8.
Monroe Lodge has from the first been a sort of central or rallying point in Masonry, conse- quently those first " receiving Masonic light" under her auspices, have contributed to the organizing and building up of several other Masonic lodges, as well as organized bodies of higher Masonry within the city and through- out the county; and I see no reason why she should not as a rule feel proud of her sort of motherhood to them. For instance: Dundee Lodge, No. 74, located at the lively and some- what ambitious little village of that name, was organized in 1856, and has a proud record, worthy of emulation, as she was bound to have, when represented by such painstaking, hard-working and zealous Masons as Henry Walting, J. W. McBride, J. W. Mason, M. D., John J. Dixon, Geo. C. Kent, HI. A. Wilkinson, Enos Kent, etc., etc.
BLANCHARD LODGE, No. 102,
Is located at Petersburgh, the home of that king of good fellows and organizers, Rev. Bro. D. B. Tracy. She was organized in 1858, and
1856
J. M. Oliver.
Thomas Norman.
Alex. Grant.
Alex. Grant.
1861
A. I. Sawyer.
Alex. Grant.
1868
A. I. Sawyer.
1873
Jas. C. Kellie.
L. Darrah.
1874 1875
Lewis Grant.
Lewis Grant.
1877 Lewis Grant. 1878 1879 A. 1. Sawyer.
1889 Hal. E. Stevens.
N. Kornlith.
Isaac Lewis.
J. T. Holt.
E. Baldwin.
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has ever held a warm and enviable place among the Masons of the State, which she could not well fail to do while represented by such gal- lent and efficient " fellows" as Rev. Brother D. B. Tracy, John T. Rose, Isman P. Russell, etc. A dispensation was granted Blanchard Lodge, No. 102, March 31, 1858; Worshipful Master, D. B. Tracy ; Secretary, Horace Hill. Lodge constituted February 16, 1859, J. Adams Allen, Grand Master.
The lodge was opened in the third story of the brick building occupied by Brother George Meinsinger as a meat market, on the 19th of January, 1858, James Darrah acting for Grand Master Wm. M. Fenton, and installing the officers.
The Worshipful Masters and Secretaries were as follows:
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