Masonic Records: Verda Lodge No. 323, F. &. A. M., 1913, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: Official Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana, 1913 Verda Lodge No. 323, F. & A. M. Organized May 25th, 1907 at New Verda, Grant Parish. Chartered February 4th, 1908. Meets on the first Saturday in each month. Officers: Sandford, W. D., W. M. Morris, D. O., S. W. Chelette, J. W., J. W. Garrett, R. S., Treas. Garrett, G. L., Sec. Smith, J. H., S. D. Baumgardner, J. W., J. D. Lofton, R. D., Chap. Johnson, W. O., Steward Anderson, N. J., Steward Ratcliff, J. H., Tyler Past Masters: Horn, R. M. Sanford, W. D. Straughan, J. M. Members: Bagwell, H. H. Baumgarden, P. J. Bradford, Franklin H. Chellette, A. B. Chelette, R. M. Cooper, Andrew F. Cooper, Lonnie Deen, Edward William Deen, J. W. Durham, A. P. Ferguson, Cornelius H. Fitzgerald, C. D. Freeman, J. T. Fryday, Oliver H. Fryday, R. D. Gibson, J. H. Gregory, Tom S. Harris, I. E. Holmes, Jesse L. Kees, W. E. McGuire, J. A. McIlwain, J. W. McKee, J. R. McManus, Hugh Morehead, Henry A. Murrell, Elisha S. Payne, D. I. Pinnell, Jasper R. Purvis, William T. Purvis, C. L. Rachelle, Jerome Richardson, J. W. Smith, D. M. Smith, H. D. Smith, E. A. Straughan, R. V. Swor, J. A. Swor, M. M. Wagner, Thomas J. Williams, C. W. Williams, Ed. S. Woods, Lucius B. Total Members: 54 Initiated: Stroud, Scott Initiated, Passed, and Raised: Baumgardner, Joseph M. Baumgardner, Paul J. Johnson, W. Oscar Raised: McManus, Hugh A. Affiliated: Freeman, James T. Lofton, Richard D. Payne, David I. Dimitted: Smith, Wm. H. Wagner, R. W. Dropped: John S. Brister