Jackson County IL Archives News.....MASONS LODGE 498 IN M'BORO SINCE YEAR '66 October 16, 1923 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary Riseling riseling@insightbb.com July 13, 2006, 5:11 pm Murphysboro Daily Independent October 16, 1923 Murphysboro Lodge No. 498, A. F. of A. M., now housed in one of the most commodious temples in all southern Illinois at Twelfth and Chestnut Streets, boasts a charter antedating to October 3, 1866, and the Mastership of John FORD, whose name is honorarily identified with the very birth of the town as an incorporated village. Hence the local Masons pride in the romance of age which hallows their Chapter. Down the years of a half century and more came the lodgemen to the time and day, July 8, 1920 of the laying of the Temple cornerstone. Weather belated the occupancy of the edifice, but on August 27, of the next year, the first meeting within its walls was held. Dedication came by the Grand Lodge of Illinois, September 22, 1921. Building and furnishings represent an expenditure of $70,000 and the Temple will remain for decades to come one of the architectural show places of the city. Officers 1866 John FORD, W. M. William FAIN, S. W. E. W. PHILLIPS, J. W. U. E. ROBINSON, Treas. Geo W. ANDREWS, Secy Chas W.SCHERNER, S. D. J. A. WERNER, J. D. J. F. POVER, S. S. Alexander IMHOFF, J. S. Joseph CUMMINS, Tyler Officers 1923 S. R. PLANT, W.M. W. P. BEIN, S. W. C. B. McNEILLY, J. W. F. B. HALL, Treas. W. H. JONES, Secy A. G. JAUSS, S. D. W. E. CHRISTIE, J. D. F. L. BARNHAM, S. S. P. G. ARMM, J. S. O. D. FISHER, Mar. J. R. HATHAWAY, Tyler The Masters John FORD, Master 1867, 1868-1872 Chas. SHERNER, Master 1869-1870 Lemuel WILSON, Master 1871 R. J. YOUNG, Master 1873-1886-1887 T. F. HORD, Master 1874 E. B. PELLETT, Master 1875 A. A. McGAHEY, Master 1876-1883-1889-1892-1898 R. W. HAMILTON, Master 1877 Geo W. SMITH, Master 1878-1879-1888 W. L. MURPHY, Master 1880-1881 Geo W. HILL, Master 1882 Geo. MICHOELIS, Master 1885-1885 A. B. GALLITON, Master 1890-1891 J. M. HERBERT, Master 1893-1894 J. A. WHITE, Master 1895-1896-1897-1906 David CHRISTIE, Master 1899 Henry STEIN, Master 1900 J. A. PRICKETT, Master 1901 W. B. MILLER, Master 1902 Harris LEVY, Master 1903-1904-1907 W. EDMONDS, Master 1905 F. B. HALL, Master 1908 Solomon HENDRICKS, Master 1909 G. J. KOONS, Master 1910-1911-1914 J. R. HATHAWAY, Master 1912-1913 W. J. TILP, Master 1915-1916 W. R. WRIGHT, Master 1917-1918 W. H. DAVIS, Master 1919-1920 J. H. HRABIK, Master 1921 A. G. SCHRAEDER, Master 1922 S. R. PLANT, 1923 Additional Comments: Transcribed by Mary Riseling from grandfather C. E. RISELING's collection of old newspapers. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/jackson/newspapers/masonslo78nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 3.3 Kb