Brief History of Rush Springs Mason Lodge - Grady County, Oklahoma

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Surnames: Adams, Alcorn, Alexander, Anderson, Bailey, Barnes, Beale, Bernard, 
Blakley, Brooks, Brown, Chitwood, Conover, Cox, Coyle, Crouch, Dorsey, East, 
Evans, Gunther, Hamilton, Hopper, Hoyt, Jones, Logan, Long, Mcauley, Mccarthy, 
Mccullough, Montgomery, Muldrow, Padgett, Pursley, Roberts, Roper, Rucker, 
Shook, Smyers, Stumm, Terhune, Williams, Worley, Wrotten 

History of Rush Springs Lodge No. 7
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons

DAVID C. ROBERTS

Brief History of Rush Springs Lodge

OPERATIONS SINCE STATEHOOD

In February 1909 the Grand Lodges of Indian Territory and Oklahoma 
Territory were united in marriage, and became the Most Worshipful Grand 
Lodge, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Oklahoma. The 
subordinate Lodges existing at that time were permitted to keep their 
original Numbers and Charters for historical reasons, but all were given 
NEW CHARTERS, under the authority of the new Grand Lodge of the State of 
Oklahoma. The Charter members of this Lodge at that time, listed on the New 
Charter, read as follows:

Adams, John Hamilton
Alcorn, William David
Alexander, Burt
Alexander, Sheb W.
Alexander, William Vineyard
Bailey, John Edward
Barnes, Charles Bradley
Beale, John Joshua
Bernard, Henry Miller
Blakley, Frederick C.
Brooks, William
Brown, Stephen
Chitwood, David Poindexter
Conover, George Washington
Cox, Robert Samuel
Coyle, Edward
Coyle, John
Crouch, Burton B.
Dorsey, Neal
East, Thomas Banser
Evans, Alhanan Lee
Gunther, Charles
Hamilton, Eugene
Hamilton, Peter Joseph
Hopper, Wm. Terhune
Hoyt, Chas. Bertram
Jones, James Sanders
Logan, John
Long, Lucius Walter
McAuley, Leonard William
McCarthy, John
McCullough, John W.
Montgomery, Edward
Padgett, Thomas J.
Pursley, James Scott
Pursley, Wm. Mercellas
Roberts, David C.
Roper, John A.
Rucker, Wm. Charles
Ryan, John Lawrence
Shook, John C.
Smyers, Walter Ashley
Stumm, John Hamilton
Terhune, Louis Phillips
Williams, John Alonzo
Williams, Wm. Richard
Worley, John Terhune
Wrotten, George Meadhurst

Wm. Charles Rucker, W. M.
John Hamilton Stumm, S. W.
James Sanders Jones, J. W.

This Charter is issued in lieu of a Charter granted by the Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Indian Territory on the 5th day of September, A. D. 1876.

Signed this 11th day of February, A. D. 1909, A. L. 5909.

H. L. Muldrow, Grand Master
Leo E. Bennett, Grand Treas.

Joseph S. Murrow, Grand Sec.
Wm. M. Anderson, Grand Sec. 
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