History of Essex and Hudson counties, New Jersey, Vol. I, Part 131

Author: Shaw, William H
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: [United States :]
Number of Pages: 840

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CHAPTER XL.

FREEMASONRY IN NEWARK. 1

dence that it existed in the province nearly a century and a half ago, and was introduced but a few years after its revival in England. In 1729, Daniel Coxe, a large proprietor in West Jersey, and for many years a justice of the Supreme Court, was appointed Pro- vincial Grand Master for New Jersey under the seal of the Duke of Norfolk, Grand Master of England. There is no evidence that the appointment resulted in the establishment of any lodges in the province, and it is presumable that in those times temporary lodges were convened at irregular intervals to give

1 By Hlenry Farmor.

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the craftsmen an opportunity of enjoying fraternal amenities and promoting the cultivation of masonic science among the scattered brethren. At these eso- terie communications it is probable that candidates were initiated into the ancient mysteries of the craft under a dispensation from the Grand Master.

The first deputation for New York was granted in 1737, during the Grand Mastership of the Earl of Darnley, to Richard Riggs as Provincial Grand Mas- ter, and neither is there any record of his having es- tablished any lodges or doing anything towards organizing or extending the order. By the deputa- tion of Grand Master Coxe, therefore, whose jurisdic- tion included New York and several other provinces, it is safe to say that the history of Freemasonry on American soil had its starting-point in the province of New Jersey.

On Dec. 18, 1786, a convention was held in New Brunswick and a Grand Lodge was organized, the Hon. David Brearley, chief justice of the State, being elected Grand Master. From that time Masonry in New Jersey has a distinctive history, and the growth and prosperity of the institution in the century which has nearly elapsed since the organization of that body, both at home and in other States, is a matter of pride and congratulation to the twelve thousand craftsmen now within the borders of the foster-mother of American Freemasonry.

The first regularly-organized lodge of which we have any record, and which antedates the Grand Lodge by nearly a quarter of a century, is the one with which the list of Newark lodges properly com- inenees.

lodge, by-laws were adopted, the first of which pro- vided that the second Monday of every month should be the regular day of meeting, "that the young breth- ren may be well instructed in the noble science and mysteries of the Royal Art, and that the materials for the Lord's work be not spoiled for want of judgment." In 1779 (December 24th) a minute is recorded of the lodge jewels and other articles loaned to the Army Lodge encamped at Morristown, of which tien. Wash- ington was the Worshipful Master, for the purpose of initiating Gen. Lafayette. These jewels, etc., were loaned on the pledges of Thomas Kinney and Jere- miah Bruen, that they should be returned safely to the lodge. They were promptly restored to their proper depository, and were long prized for their antiquity and the associations connected with them.

The jewels were of solid silver and much larger than are now generally used, and consequently of consider- able intrinsic value.

They were stolen from the lodge-room in 1864, since which time no clue has ever been obtained to them, to the great regret of every Mason in the city.

In 1792 the corner-stone of the old Academy build- ing, on the corner of Broad and AAcademy Streets, was laid, and a lodge-room in the upper story of the edifice was dedicated June 16, 1795. Here the com- munications of the lodge were regularly held until 1854, when the property was bought by the United States government, as a site for the present custom- house and post-office, and the lodge was removed to the present St. John's Hall, in the building of the Newark Banking Company, corner of Broad and Bank Streets.

St. John's Lodge, No. 1, F. and A. M .- On the In his address to the Grand Lodge in 1792, Grand Master Beatty says that he "found the brethren of St. John's Lodge numerous and respectable, its offi- cers intelligent and active, and the members zeal- ously attached to the principles of Masonry." He mentions with pleasure, "the growing state, good order, and symmetry of this lodge." 13th day of May, 1761, a constitutional number of Master-Masons residing in the town of Newark made application for, and received from the hands of MI. W., George Harrison, Provincial Grand Master of New York and neighboring provinces, a warrant em- powering them to enter, pass and raise candidates for the mysteries of Freemasonry, according to the an- This condition of prosperity attended the lodge until a brief period of inactivity was occasioned by the anti-Masonic excitement, which spread rapidly through New Jersey. After it had subsided the busi- ness of the lodge was resumed uninterruptedly. cient constitutions of the order, the customs and usages of the cratt and the rules and regulations of the Grand Master, as set forth in his warrant of dispensa- tion. William Tuckey, Esq., was appointed Master ; David Jannson, Esq., Senior Warden ; James Banks, 1 During the struggle for independence the lodge was visited more than once by tien. Washington, and a triple chair, upholstered in blue, but now badly faded, that stood in the rast room, is still preserved as a memento of the time when the illustrious Washing- ton occupied it in presiding over the labors of the lodge. A notable fact in the history is that St. John's Lange observed Washington's birthday while he still lived, and, there is good reason to believe, before any Esq., Junior Warden ; and Lewis Ogden, Secretary and Treasurer. The place first selected for meeting was the Rising Sun Tavern, but it was subsequently changed to the private residences of the members, the first of which was the house of John Robinson. The original minutes for three years after its institution are still in existence in the archives of St. John's Lodge. The charter members, in addition to those named above, were Thomas Eagles, Moses Ogden, ! other body of men had instituted such a commemora- Robert Bond. Joseph Hildreth and John Smith. The initiation fee was then £3 128, which in 1762 was in- creased to five pounds, and in 1788 it was fixed at twelve dollars. Three days after the institution of the tion. llis birthday was observed with appropriate exercises in 1792 and every year thereafter, and on the 22d of February, 1800, it was determined by the lodge that the day should be forever observed " for

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the purpose of solenmizing so great an event as the death of that good and great man." The day is so solemnized every year by impressive ceremonies and an oration usually delivered by a brother of the lodge. Among other distinguished visitors to this lodge, the name of the Revolutionary hero, Gen. Lafayette, is recorded on July 15, 1825, when a most cordial fraternal greeting was extended to the friend and companion-in-arms of Washington.

The Hungarian patriot. Louis Kossuth, and his private secretary, Col. Bethleny, made a visit to the lodge on the 21st of April, 1852, and met with an en- thusiastic reception. They each inscribed their names on the minute-book among the visitors. The lodge- room has been decorated and furnished very hand- somely at an outlay of several thousand dollars, and a considerable sum of money, realized from the sale of their interest in the old academy building, is invested by the trustees. Many interesting relies are in the possession of St. John's Lodge, one of which is a very rare copy of a black-letter Bible, printed in 1549. This is one of the few original folios of Tyndale's translation of the Scriptures into English, and was the tirst edition of the English Bible printed in England. It was presented to the lodge in 1800 by William Mur- ray, Esq., of Birmingham, England. In 1825 it was borrowed from the lodge-room without authority, and was lost sight of for twenty-nine years, until one of the members obtained a trace ofit in Philadelphia. committee was sent to that city in 1854, and the iden- tification being complete the sacred volume was ro- turned to the possession of the lodge, and is now care- fully preserved among the archives.

The lodge has numbered on its roll many of the most distinguished men of Newark, -- men renowned in State, on the bench, at the bar, and in municipal affairs. The first mayor of the city, William Halsey, who was elected to that oflice in 1836, was made a Mason in St. John's Lodge in 1793, while the present mayor, Joseph E. Haynes, has been an active participant in its labors for over twenty years. Another old and honored member is William Silas Whitehead, who was Grand Master of the State in 1865 and 1866. Its oldest mem- ber is JJonas Agens, who was raised in this lodge on the 10th of October, 1827, fifty-seven years ago! The old gentleman is approaching his eighty-fourth year, but his venerable fare is still occasionally seen at the com- munications of the lodge.

The lodge now numbers one hundred and ninety- five members, and is otlicered very etbeiently, as fol- lows: William M. Grithin, W. M. ; Samuel J. Mac- donald, S. W .; Edward H. Allen, J. W. ; L. L. C'arlisle, Treas. ; William II. Garrison, Sec .; Henry J. Anderson, S. D. ; Louis Hood, J. D. ; Henry M. Crowell, S. M. C .; Samuel HI. D. Ward, J. M. C .; Charles F. Smith, Organist ; Elias B. Latham, Tyler; C. W. Harrison, William A. Ripley, L. L. Carlisle, Osceola Currier and C. H. Gleason, Trustees.

The Past Masters now living are I. L. Carlisle,

Osccola Currier, William B. Glasby, Alfred V. C. Genung, Charles N. Gleason, Norris N. Halstead, Charles 11. Harrison, John L. Johnson, Charles E. Hill, Timothy W. Lord, John D. Mitchell, Fred- erick W. Ricord, James N. Van Arnan and William Silas Whitehead.

The lodge mects every Wednesday evening at 7.45 o'clock, uniformly throughout the year.

Newark Lodge, No. 7, is the second oldest Ma- sonic lodge in Newark. It was organized Feb. 6, 1827. just at the time when Masonry was attacked on all sides by the bitterest opposition it has ever encoun- tered. Its first officers were James Hedden, W. M .; Moses Smith, S. W .; James Black, J. W .; William Stevens, Treas .; Isaac MI. Pierson, See. ; George S. Pierson, S. D .; John Morris, Jr., J. D .; Daniel B. Bruen, S. M. C .; George W. Campbell, J. M. C.

The charter members were the officers above-named and the following: Thomas Christie, William Halsey, Thomas Whitlock, Israel Brown, John B. Carle, David Beach, Charles Tucker, James Nuttman, Andrew Rankin, John Ward, Matthias Day, Elias E. Boudinot, Japhia Harrison and Lewis Atterbury.

The present officers of Newark Lodge are Stephen I'. Belcher, W. M .; Robert W. Chapman, S. W .; Mer- rick Martin, J. W .; George 11. Parkinson, Treas .; Charles E. Wecks, Sec .; T. De C'ue Pahuer, S. D .; Harry L. H. Boylan, J. D .; George M. Ryno, S. M. “ .; David Povey, J. M. C .; Lawrence Boylan, Tyler.

The membership on the 1st of May was two hun- dred and twenty. The lodge meets every Friday evening at No. 768 Broad Street.

Diogenes Lodge, No. 22, was chartered Jan. 14. 1852. The charter members were W. C. Gessner, Carl N. Faas, William Leibe, Peter Fichter, N. Sellecht, Charles Borcherling, F. Gaup. The first officers were : William C. Gessner, W. M .; C. N. Faas, S. W. ; William Leibe, J. W. The following are the Past Masters: William C. Gessner, William Leibe, George Burgesser F. Haerterick, Peter Bender, John Hammel, J. R. Flerichaus, Charles Knopf, Samuel Fleischer, Henry Stengel, F. N. Traudt, John Beissinger, John B. Haas, Oscar Seifert, John Ruckelsharis, Charles Kappauf. The present officers are Charles Kappauf, W. M .; John J. Kimmerle, S. W .; fohn Henning, J. W .; John A. Huether, Treas. ; Joseph Lencht, Sec .; John Kurfess, S. D .; Max Mueller, J. D .; John Hang and Adolph Hideman, M. C.'s; Lesser Mendel and John Heuschkel, Stewards; Philip Scherzer, Tyler.

The lodge has a present membership of one hundred and thirty-six, and mects every Thursday evening in Eureka Hall, Broad Street.

Northern Lodge, No. 25, was instituted April 7, 1853, under authority granted by the M. W. Grand Master, Edward Stewart, who took great interest in the welfare of the young lodge, and frequently pre- sided over its labors. At the first meeting the otli- cers were elected, and on the 80th of May the Grand Officers opened a Grand Lodge in the hall, and the

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following officers were installed by Grand Master Stewart : Edward T. Hillyer, W. M .; John R. Crock- ett, S. W .; Dennis W. Morris, J. W .; Levi I]. Sand- ford, Treas. ; Israel C. Eagles, See. ; Lewis A. Corey, Tyler.

The officers for Last were Stephen D. Davis, W. M .; John W. McNeillie, S. W .; Henry A. Beck- mayer, J. W .; Isaac F. Jones, Treas .; John U. Ku- merle, See .; A. V. Lunger. S. D .; William E. Loper, J. D .; E. A. Astley, Tyler.

The Past Masters in their order of succession are as follows: Edward T. Hillyer, Dennis W. Morris, William R. Todd, Levi H. Sandford, George Booth, Charles M. Zch, M.D., William Mead. C. L. C. Giff: ord, David S. Battey, Ludlow Allen, R. W. Vander- voort, Jacob Guyer, Isaac R. Elstin, George F. Elstin, George Riley, F. S. Johnson, George R. Kent, Joseph T. Budd, Israel L. Kinsey, Charles W. Moore and Moses J. De Witt.

The prosent membership is two hundred and twenty- three. Regular communications are held in Ma- sonic Hall. 481 Broad Street, on the first, third and fifth Mondays of each month.

Eureka Lodge, No. 39, was organized in the rooms of Newark Lodge. Dec. 31, 1855, applica- tion having been granted for a charter for Baldwin Lodge, by which name it was known while working under dispensation. The applicants for the warrant were Milton Baldwin, M. D., Joseph L. Alden, Theo. Runyon (now chancellor), Frederick C. Dodd, Wil- liam Wright, Henry L. Martin and David Dingwell. J .. (. Dodd was installed as W. M .; David Dingwell, S. W .; Henry 1. Martin, J. W .; Joseph L. Alden, Treas, and Milton Baldwin, Sec. On the 7th of January, 1856, the lodge changed its name to Eureka. The above-named officers were then duly installed on the 15th of January by M. W. Grand Master Edward Stewart, with the following additions: William Wright, S. D .: Theodore Runyon, J. D. ; William II. Wilkinson, Tyler. On May 20th, F. C. Dodd, MI. Baldwin, William Wright, Nicholas Vanness and William Dodd were electe 1 the first board of trustees.

About this time, and for several years thereafter, lodge-meetings were held in Eureka Hall, corner of Broad and New Streets. At present the lodge meets in the hall of Oriental Lodge, corner of Mechanic and Broad Streets, on Tuesday evenings of each week.

The others for 1884 were Ira II. Ormsby, W. M .: E. Krock, S. W. ; John G. Porter, J. W .; F. C. Haw- kins, Treas .; George C. Jacobs, See .; James K. Walsh, S. D .; Frederick G. Manninger, J. D .; Thomas Thompson, S. M. C. ; Sammel Smith, J. M. C .; S. S. Coil, Tyler; C. 11. Geer, Organist. Eureka Lodge has a larger membership than any other Masonic body, in the State, the total number on the roll in January. ISS-4, being two hundred and forty-three. Financially, it is also very prosperous, and its reputa- tion for an efficient rendition of the ritual is second to none in New Jersey.

Many prominent citizens and Masons have been, and are now, members of Eureka, whose Past Masters, like the list of St. John's Lodge, include many of the publie men of the city of Newark, and two who have attained the honor of Past Grand Masters, viz. : Ed- ward Stewart, who died Jan. 29, 1866, and William E. l'ine.

The Past Masters, in the regular order of their sur- cession, have been Frederick C. Dodd, David Ding- well, William Wright (now sheriff of Essex County), Milton Baldwin, M.D., Charles II. Harrison, Robert (. Winters, Lewis D. Cranz, Henry L. Martin, Wil- Jiam E. Pine (three years), Robert Dingwell, Charles 11. Ingalls, D. L. Garrigus, Edward Martin, Charles E. Smith, Charles 11. Brinckerhoff, John J. King, Benjamin W. Tucker and James A. Small.

Oriental Lodge, No. 51, was instituted under dis- pensation June 23, 185s. A charter was granted by the Grand Lodge Jan. 12, 1559. The lodge was con- stituted and the officers installed, March 9th, as fol- lows: James J. Terhune, W. M. ; Francis Lindsley, S. W. ; Thomas B. Pierson, J. W. ; James W. Newell, Treas. ; Corra Drake, Sec. ; Joseph E. Ball, S. D .: John Tobin, J. D. ; W. I]. Wilkinson, Tyler. These, with the exception of the Tyler, were the charter mem- bers. The officers for IS84 were Edward P. Simpson, W. M. ; L. R. S. Needham, S. W. ; John Mekce, J. W .; Daniel Wallace, Treas .; Charles B. Pollard, Sec. ; William E. Bennet, S. D .; George W. Stiff, J. D .; William J. Smith, S. M. C .; Stephen J. Taylor. J. M. C .; Valentine Aschenbach, Tyler ; David L. Wal- lace, M. D., Organist ; Jacob Miller and Moses Cohen, Trustees.

The Past Masters are James J. Terhune, James L. Hays, John S. Clark, J. Warren Vanderveer, Herbert Cottrell, John D. Faitoute, Isaac Pierson, Thomas J. Dennis, Edward V. Harrison, Isaac C. Ayres, Austen 11. MeGregor.

The lodge meets every Thursday evening in Orien- tal llall, National Bank building, 810 Broad Street. It has two hundred and thirteen members on the roll.

Kane Lodge, No. 55, was instituted under a dis- pensation July 12, 1860, and constituted under a warrant dated Jan. 21, 1861.

The charter members were W. Donaldson Kinney, John Sproston, C. M. Smith. t. W. Wheeler, II. A. Ward, William D. Rutan, W. E. Hudson, Theodore Runyon, N. B. Whitehead, O. L. Baldwin, John J. Chandler, W. M. Woodhull, R. W. Wilde, J. W. Corey, James Johnston, Charles Crowder. C. W. Compton.

The first officers were as follows: William D. Kin- ney, W. M .; John Sproston. S. W .; E. M. Smith, J. W. ; C. W. Wheeler, Treas. : HI. A. Ward, See.

The officers for the current year, 1884, were Charles W. Wells, W. M .; Daniel Postill, S. W .; William A. Sharpe, J. W .; Frank Tuite, Treas. ; Frederick G. Osborn, See.

The Past Masters have been William D. Kinney,

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William D. Rutan, David 11. Brown, Thomas Godson. T. F. Young. R. R. Coursen, E. P. Day. C. B. Price, William E. Iludson, Sumner D. Aspinwall.

The lodge has one hundred and twenty members, and meets at No. 810 Broad Street every Friday evening, at eight o'clock.

Schiller Lodge, No. 156, meets every second and fourth Wednesday at Eureka Hall, 748 Broad Street. The lodge was organized Jan. 18, 1865, with thefollow- ing charter members : (. Walther, P. Bender, John Hammel, F. Reynold, L. Kissling, F. Hacfeli, C. Wiedenmayer, George Lorenz, John Geiger and G. Kirschman. The first officers were P. Bender, W. M .; C. Walther, S. W .; John Hammel, J. W .; F. Hlaefeli, Treas. ; F. Reynold, See. It has sixty-three members on the roll, and the following are the Past Masters : P. Bender, John Hammel, Christian Walt- her, Julius Stapff, William Wendel, M. Issler, Wil- liam 11. F. Fiedler.

The officers for 1884 were F. Il. Sieger, W. M .; H. Bernhardt, S. W. ; E. Hupperts, J. W .; Thomas Dusel, Treas. ; Julius Stapf, Sec .; Julius Henser, S. D .; P. Ulrich, J. D .; August Broemel, S. M. C .; Emil Koller, J. M. C.

St. Albans Lodge, No. 68, was organized under warrant, and its first communication was held on Jan. 26, 1865. Its charter members and first officers were as follows: E. A. Bleything, W. M. ; D. E. Clark, S. W .; M. Kertson, J. W .; A. H. Searfoss, Treas .; J. M. Mayhew, Sec. ; John E. Saunier, S. D .; Joseph C'anfield, J. D.

The Past Masters are Eugene A. Bleything, Benja- min F. Morehouse, David S. Battey, Alfred P. May- hew, John E. Saunier. John M. Mayhew, John Dit- mars, Isaac D. Leonard, Wellington B. Ward, Joseph 11. Wightman.

The officers for 1884 were Joseph H. Wightman, P. M., W. M .; Joseph J. Van Boden, S. W .; S. S. : Ganz, M. of C .; Samuel Clark, Tyler.

Leonard, J. W .; A. C. Littell, Treas. ; tieorge G. Trelease, See. ; H. T. Garrigues, S. D .; G. M. Haley, J. D .; Vanis Ervey, S. M. C .; W. II. Vreeland, J. M. C .; Andrew Amrine, Tyler. The total member- ship at the date of the last report was one hundred and forty.

Cosmos Lodge, No. 106, was organized Feb. 2, 1870, with the following charter members : Cyrus A. Force, W. M .; Enoch B. Woodruff, S. W .; Charles B. Alston, J. W .; James A. Arnold, Treas .; Robert Jaz- Alpha Lodge, No. 116, was organized Dec. 30, 1870. zard, Ser .; Albert D. Coles, S. D. ; Isaac H. Terrill, J. D .; John Williams and William H1. Bannister, M. The charter members were Israel Baldwin, William M. Clarke, HI. P. Witzell, M. W. Adams, Nathan Mingus, G. E. P. Howard, George W. Howells. of C .; John C. Force, Tyler. The other charter mem- bers were James D. Cleaver, William F. Bailey, Wil- liam Burnett, Charles F. Bond, L. W. Cullen, Horace The first officers were Nathan Mingus, W. M .; Wil- W. Forec, Joseph A. Hallock, William H. Knauss, ' liam M. Clarke, S. W. ; Israel Baldwin, J. W .; George

John H. Medcraft, Joseph D. Osborn, Samuel Petty, John S. Rice, Henry Roberts, Frank A. Rockwith, Joseph N. Tingle, Henry R. Williams.

The officers for 1884 were Wilbur F. Dickinson, W. M .; Robert D). Argue, S. W .; I. HI. Terrill, J. W .;

Cyrus A. Force, Treas .; E. J. Merrill, Sec. : ]I. C. Rumsen, S. D .; 1I. H. Schenck, J. D. ; Joseph A. Logan and George Il. Bannister, MI. oft" .; R. Hlatch, Tyler ; and J. L. Morris, Chaplain.

Past Masters, Cyrus A. Force, Henry G. Disbrow, E. J. Merrell, Isaac H. Terrill, Albert D. Coles. S. Wasson Jones, E. B. Woodruff and W. F. Dickinson.

There are seventy-two members. The lodge meets on the first and third Wednesday evenings of each month at 95] Broad Street.

Triluminar Lodge, No. 112, was instituted under dispensation Sept. 21. 1870, and organized by war- rant from the Grand Lodge Jan. 19, 1871. The charter members were John G. Aschenbach, Joseph E. Ball, l'aul Buchanan, Samuel Clark, W. H. Elston, J. (. Fitz-Gerald, Charles Freeman, David H. Garrison, Albert Garrabrant, Alexander Jarvis, James Lovatt, George W. Lands, Peter M. Melick, John 11. Perry, Charles G. Ritchie, C. W. Stickney, Amos H. Sear- foss, P. P. Saunier, Arthur W. Tench, John Tunstead, Charles W. Wilson, A. L. Woodruff.

The officers of the lodge U. D. were J. C. Fitz- Gerald, W. M .; Dr. Charles W. Stickney, S. W .; James Lovatt, J. W .; Charles V. Wilson, Treas. ; Charles G. Ritchie, Sec .; W. H. Elston, S. D .; Arthur Tench, J. D. : John Tunstead and Albert L. Wood- ruff, M. ("s.

When the lodge began work under a warrant slight change was made in the officers. a James W. Lovatt was elected S. W., Dr. Stickney declining to serve longer ; Peter P. Saunier, J. W. ; Joseph E. Ball, Tyler, and John G. Ashenbach was substituted for J. Tunstead as M. C.

The officers for 1884 were William Davey, W. M .; John E. Rowe, S. W. ; Isaac W. Jacques, J.W .; S. De Jonge, Treas .; Charles G. Ritchie, Sec .; Hugh Cook, S. D. ; Louis L. John, J. D. ; A. Heller and John

The successive Past Masters have been Julius C. Fitz-Gerald, James Lovatt, Peter B. Saunier, John G. Aschenbach, Thomas H. Hickey, Frederick Scholl, Thomas H. Williams, A. W. Tench, Israel P. Smith. Mr. Ritchie served faithfully in the office of secretary from its first institution to his death, on the 5th of June last. The lodge numbers about one hundred members, and holds its regular communications every Wednesday evening at No. 768 Broad Street.

W. Howells, Treas .; Samuel Morrow, Jr., Sec .; G. E. P. Howard, S. D., Marens W. Adams, J. D.

The officers for 1884 were William L. Clarkson. P. M., W. M .; W. 11. Van Blake, S. W. ; A. W. MeIn- tyre, J. W .; J. II. O'Fake, Freas .; Il. 11. Cook,

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See; L. A. Sears, S. D .; D. Il. Seudder, J. D. ; J. G Evans, Tyler.

Past Masters, Nathan Mingus, John Whitehead. Samuel Morrow, Jr., W. M. Clarke, W. L. Clawson, G. E. P. Howard, A. J. Cook, James M. Baxter, Elins S. Ray.

The lodge has twenty-three members, and meets on the first and third Wednesdays in each month at 745 Broad Street.

Pythagoras Lodge, No. 118, was organized Feb. 7, 1871, under charter granted by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of New Jersey, and the officers were then regularly installed as follows: Luke Morris, W. M. ; J. Harrington, S. W. ; Seymour Tucker, J. W., C. Arkin, Treas .; George Wevill, Sec .; Charles 11. Booth, S. D .; Edward Harvey, J. D .; Henry Lewis, Tyler. The above, with the exception of the Tyler, were the charter members of this lodge. The Past Masters have been Luke Morris, Seymour Tucker. Joseph Harrington, Francis E. Totten, John Kelly, Samuel MeCorkle, and Frederick Winans.

The officers for the present year (1884) are Henry Lewis, W. M .; James S. Shaw, S. W .; E. P. Hitľ, J. W .; Joseph Harrington, Treas. ; Charles B. Duncan, Sec. ; James A. Craig, S. D .; S. B. Rittenhouse, J. D .; Ephraim Leach, S. M. t .; Frank MI. Kummer, J. M. ( .; William A. Russell, Organist ; Robert Wake- field, Tyler. The lodge numbers ninety-three meni- bers, and meets every Monday evening at the corner of Prospect and Elm Streets.

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History of Essex and Hudson counties, New Jersey, Vol. I, Part 131

Author: Shaw, William H Publication date: 1884 Publisher: [United States :] Number of Pages: 840

Author: Shaw, William H
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: [United States :]
Number of Pages: 840