White Mountain Lodge #3
History
In the latter part of the year 1879, the few members of the Masonic fraternity residing at and in the vicinity of Globe, which was part of Pinal County, assembled for the purpose of discussing the advisability of establishing a lodge of Free & Accepted Masons. With no more that a half a dozen very enthusiastic Masons present, the meeting was held and first steps started for an organization.
A committee on credentials was appointed to ascertain if a sufficient number of masons could be procured, who would be willing to dimit from their respective lodges in order to establish one here, but owing to the slow methods of transportation of mails in those days, progress was very slow.
At a meeting in May 1880 this committee reported that nine Demits had been placed in the their hands, and at the same time offered the following resolution.
“ Resolved:” That while we realize that the real strength of our order, lies not in the numbers, but in absolute unswerving fidelity to its principles and teachings. True masonry is the upbuilding and uplifting of the individual character, having for its aim and object, the advancement of everything that stands for more intelligent citizenship and cleaner lives.
Be it further resolved; that this committee procure sufficient donations from the brothers to defray the expenses of a dispensation, lodge furniture, Jewels, etc. and to make application for a dispensation at once.
These resolutions were unanimously adopted.
White Mountain was chosen for the name of the lodge and
Alexander Hamilton Morehead, was named Worshipful Master,
Alonzo Bailey as Senior Warden and
Jacob Abraham as Junior Warden.
It was evident that the hard work and enthusiasm of the Masons scattered around an isolated mining district would result in a fast growing lodge.
The Grand jurisdiction of California prohibited the holding of Masonic Lodges on the ground floor, while that of New Mexico allowed such meetings provided that they were safe from intrusion and properly tiled. There being no two story buildings in Globe at that time, it was manifest that application must be made to the Grand Lodge of New Mexico and some of the brothers being personally acquainted with the Grand Officers of that jurisdiction, no trouble was anticipated in securing a dispensation from that source with the least possible trouble and expense.
The Altar, Pillars, Pedestals, columns and other lodge furniture was designed and put together by local carpenters, the jewels were made from tin neatly cut out by our local tin smith, (Brother Jacob Abraham) which suspended by collars of blue ribbon, presented a very unique appearance of which the members were very proud.
In the meantime and while patiently waiting news of the dispensation, Mr. John Kennedy an enterprising citizen was induced to erect a second story on one of his buildings on the West side of Broad street, at the St. Elmo (La Casita restaurant now occupies this site.), which we readily accepted on a not less than five year lease.
Occasional meetings were held by the brothers to familiarize themselves with the ritual adopted by the Grand Lodge of New Mexico and agreeable to ancient customs, these meetings were held on the high hills and in the low valleys, one place of meeting was held in a lonely cabin on what is now called Nob Hill, this cabin has been preserved and is dedicated to White Mountain Lodge, another place of meeting was in a lonely cabin in the wilderness back of and near the Kinney house, these meetings was greatly enjoyed by all the brethren.
Patience was finally rewarded by the receipt of the dispensation, authorizing the persons named in the application and others to legally open a regular lodge and to confer the three degrees of masonry.
On the second day of August 1880, the first meeting was held under dispensation, the officers being:
Alexander H. Morehead, Worshipful Master
Alonzo Bailey, Senior Warden
Jacob Abraham, Junior Warden
Alexander D. Skinner, Senior Deacon
Ben F Pascoe, Junior Deacon
Ernest F Kellner, Secretary
The date of the regular monthly communication to be held in the future was to be each Thursday night on or succeeding each full moon.
At the meeting held November 19, 1880. Brothers Cornelius Burns and Albert Young were raised to the Sublime degree of Master Masons, they being the first ones to be raised by this lodge.
On the 18th day of January, 1881 a charter was granted under the name and number White Mountain Lodge No. 5, A.F.& A.M. with the same brethren named therein as in the old dispensation.
On the 22nd day of February 1881, with new furniture and a complete set of new jewels, purchased in the east, a public ceremony was held in the Methodist church and the following charter officers were duly installed:
Alexander Hamilton Morehead as Worshipful Master;
Alonzo Bailey as Senior Warden;
Jacob Abraham as Junior Warden;
George Henry Cook, Treasurer;
Ernest Frederick Kellner, Secretary;
Francis Newton Howell, Senior Deacon;
Benjamin Franklin Pascoe, Junior Deacon;
William Tucker, Senior Deacon;
The lodge room was then duly and constitutionally dedicated and consecrated to Free Masonry according to the impressive ritual of the order.
At a regular meeting held on April 14th, 1881 a committee was appointed to look after the ventilation in the hall and also put a fence around the Masonic Cemetery and erect a headboard for Brother Morrow.
A Special Communication was held September 26, 1881 for the purpose of holding funeral services for our late Brother James A Garfield, President of the United States who died September 19, 1881.
A committee was appointed to draft Resolutions of Respect and they were published in the Globe Chronicle and Silver Belt and a copy sent to the bereaved family.
On February 2, 1882 a committee was appointed to correspond with the several Masonic Lodges throughout the Territory to obtain their views regarding the advisability and necessity of establishing a Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in Arizona.
On the 25th day of March 1882, the Grand Lodge of Arizona was regularly organized and duly constituted and recognized as such by the Grand Lodges of New Mexico and California. This lodge then applied to the Grand Lodge of Arizona and a charter was issued by that body to White Mountain Lodge No. 3 F. & A.M. George J Roskruge, Grand Secretary and Ansel Melton Bragg, Grand Master signed the charter.
The following officers served during the first year after the Charter had been granted.
Alonzo Bailey, Worshipful Master
Francis N. Howell, Senior Warden
William Tucker, Junior Warden
Joseph Redman, Treasurer
Charles A Fisk, Secretary
Albert Young, Senior Deacon
Benjamin F Pascoe, Junior Deacon
William W Lowther, Senior Steward
George W. Bird, Junior Steward
John C Robbins, Tyler
Apart from the above, there where twenty-seven Master Masons and five Entered Apprentices on the roll.
Grand Lodge: Alonzo Bailey elected Deputy Grand Master
Alexander Morehead WM
Alonzo Bailey SW
Jacob Abraham JW
New Master Masons:
Albert Young
Alonzo Bailey SW
Jacob Abraham JW
George H Cook Treas
Ernest F Kellner Secty
Francis N Howell SW
William Tucker JW
Joseph Redman Treas.
Charles A Fisk Secty.
New Master Masons:
William Trevillion
Affiliations:
Albert R. Young SW
Joseph Redman JW
Quintus C. Tebbs Treas
Charles Fisk Secty
New Affiliations:
New Master Masons:
David W Calfe Samuel Richard Sands
Andrew Jackson Caswell Charles Edwin Taylor
William Harris Cook Clarence H Wallace
William Castleton Eddy William Long Whepley
John Isaac Ira Hamilton Wood
Matthew McKinney John McDonald Wilmans
James Lewis Fred Washington Wilmans
Deceased:
Alexander Douglas Skinner
43 Master Masons on the roll
On November 14, 1883 our Brother Alonzo Bailey was elected Grand Master of the M.W. Grand Lodge of F. & A. M. of Arizona
Grand Lodge: Alonzo Bailey elected Grand Master
William W Lowther SW
Charles Fisk JW
William Trevillian Treas
William H. Cook Secty
Joseph Bunny Elijah Trengove James Sullivan
William Kingdon Butler Clarence Holmes Wallace
Affiliations:
Deceased
Ira Hamilton Wood
Demits:
47 Master Masons on the roll
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Joseph Redman SW
F. F. Burke JW
William Trevillian Treas.
William. H. Cook Secty
At a meeting held February 24, 1885, White Mountain Chapter No. 2, O.E.S. was allowed the use of the hall for a term of five years at a rental of $5.00 per month
New Master Masons:
Joseph Thomas Flippin Thomas Ross
Early Hubbard John Robbins
Affiliations:
Deceased Demits:
Joshua R Nichils William Whepley
William Tucker
43 Master Masons on the roll
Charles E. Taylor SW
James H Pascoe JW
Alonzo Bailey Treas.
Charles Fisk Secty
New Master Masons:
Samuel James Connors Theodore Martin
John Hoyl Higdon Edward Cain
Charles Christian Charles C Martin
Affiliations:
Deceased:
Reuben Franklin Box
Demits:
46 Master Masons on the roll.
William H. Cook SW
John Isaac JW
Alonzo Bailey Treas.
Charles A Fisk Secty
Alfred Charles Carter
Charles Flood Pascoe
William Henry Hender
Demits:
Clarence H Wallace
40 Master Masons on the roll.
Charles A Fisk SW
E. F. Burke JW
James W. Ransom Treas
Charles C. Martin Secty
At a meeting held on October 25, 1888 it was decided to invite the Grand Lodge to hold its 1889 meeting in Globe and the use of the hall and Jewels of the Lodge be tendered them.
41 Master Masons on the roll
John Isaac SW
Alfred C. Carter JW
Alonzo Bailey Treas.
Charles Martin Secty
Bro. Charles Martin, Secretary reported at a meeting held October 10, 1889 that the report to the Grand Lodge together with the remittance consisting of a check and $20.00 in cash had been lost by reason of a stage robbery.
At the same meeting a new set of working tools was presented to the Lodge by Bro. Carl Hagen
The Grand Lodge met this year in Tucson on November 12, 1889 for reasons that follow.
White Mountain Lodge had extended an invitation which had been accepted and Bro. Morris Goldwater, Grand Master at this time stated that it had been reported to him by Deputy Grand Master George J. Roskruge that the Indians were out and a fight had occurred between them and the United States troops in Gila County and that it was not safe to travel. Past Grand Master Alonzo Bailey had wired that the roads were safe and Brother Goldwater had started to Globe by way of Phoenix, but upon reaching that point had found that there would not be a quorum of at least three Lodges present at Globe and had returned to Tucson.
The Worshipful Master called a special meeting on November 4th for conducting the last rites for Brother Glenn Reynolds who was murdered by the Apache Indians on November 2nd.
New Master Masons:
Carl Gotthilf
Carl Ferinand Hagen
New Affiliations:
Deceased John Lanz
Glen Reynolds
Demits:
42 Master Masons on the roll
Charles C. T. Martin SW
Albert R. Young JW
Alonzo Bailey Treas.
Charles A Fisk Secty
* Died in Office
On March 6th, 1890, John Isaac, Worshipful Master was killed in a mining accident at the Old Dominion Mine
New Master Masons:
Butler Gilbert Fox
Barney Johnson
Deceased:
John Isaac
Glen Reynolds
Demits:
John H Higdon 40 Master Masons on roll.
Albert R. Young SW
James H Pascoe JW
Alonzo Bailey Treas
Charles E Taylor Secty
New Master Masons:
George Kingdon
John Herman Luedke
New Affiliations:
Oliver Charles Felton
41 Master Masons on the roll.
James H Pascoe SW
E. Trengove JW
Charles Taylor Treas
Charles A Fisk Secty
At a meeting held on May 12, 1892, the committee appointed to wind up the affairs of White Mountain Chapter No.2, Order of Eastern Star presented the keys to the desk that had been in use and $5.00 which was all that remained in the treasury.
New Master Masons:
Joseph Hiram Burrows
Charles Holzman
Deceased:
Matthew Kinney
William Trevillion
Demits:
39 Master Masons on the roll.
Francis N. Howell SW
Butler G Fox JW
Charles E Taylor Treas.
Charles A Fisk Secty
At the Regular meeting held January 1893, the fee was reduced to $50.00 from $75.00 and all candidates were told that they would not receive a lunch at the time of their raising.
Bro. Alonzo Bailey stated at the meeting of May 4, 1893 that it was proposed to start a Chapter of Royal Arch Masons and agreed to enlarge the lodge room and fix it for the Chapter if they would agree to pay $40.00 per month rent. The Lodge accepted the proposition in case the Chapter was organized.
New Master Masons:
William Licurgus Akers
Andrew Miller
John Henry Windmiller
New Affiliations:
Deceased
William Trevillian
Demits:
41 Master Masons on the roll.
On the 9th day of June 1893, the lodge room and nearly all its contents was destroyed by fire and being unable to find a suitable room in which to work, the lodge was left without a home. Permission was granted by the Grand Lodge to hold business meetings in the Court House until such time when a suitable lodge room could be procured.
Joseph B. Henry SW
Thomas A Pascoe JW
Charles E Taylor Treas.
Charles Holzman Secty
The Lodge was granted a Special Dispensation on August 16, 1894 to hold a meeting at the Court House.
New Master Masons:
Edward Herbert Cook Robert Calvin Sloan
Edwin William McDowell
New Affiliations:
42 Master Masons on the roll.
Butler G Fox SW
Charles Holzman JW
Alonzo Bailey Treas
Edward H. Cook Secty
A committee was appointed June 13, 1895 to contract with Bro. Albert R. Young for a lease of a lodge room to be constructed by him for 2 ½ years at a rental of $500.00 per year.
An agreement was entered into with Brother Albert R., Young to add a second story to his building on the west side of Broad street near Mesquite on the site now known as Keegans, this was completed and occupied by the lodge on the 27th day of December 1895, having been without a home for two years and a half, these rooms were small and hardly adequate for lodge purposes but there being no choice this was called home
Bro. Charles Taylor, Joseph Henry and Mills Van Wagenen appointed to purchase the furniture and paraphernalia necessary to furnish the new hall made their report on October 5, 1895.
It was decided December 5, 1895, to invite the Grand Master to be present to dedicate and consecrate the new hall on December 27, 1895 and that the installation of officers be semi-public for all Master Masons and their families and that a single member be allowed to invite a lady. The installation was to be followed by a banquet.
It was also ordered that the Lodge pay no funeral expenses for a brother unless the estate of the deceased brother is not able to pay them.
New Master Masons:
William Van Wagenen
New Affiliations:
Deceased:
42 Master Masons on the roll.
Charles Holzman SW
Edward H. Cook JW
James H Pascoe Treas
Mills Van Wagenen Secty
At a meeting held June 25, 1896, the request from the Miners Union that the hall be rented to them was for the second time denied.
New Master Masons:
Alfred Oliver Branner
Joseph Thomas Flippen
Paul Michaelson
Deceased
Joseph Bunny,
43 Master Masons on the roll.
William L. Ackers JW
James W. Ransom Treas
Mills Van Wagenen Secty
New Master Masons:
John Briscom George W.P Hunt
Daniel Campbell John C Martin
Ed. Broderick Furlong Leroy Middleton
Chauncey E Gunn Alexander H. Morehead
Walter P Howle Lowell L Rogers
New Affiliations:
Joseph Tatton
Demits:
49 Master Masons on the roll
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John C Martin SW
Thomas A Pascoe JW
James W. Ransom Treas
Alexander H. Morehead Secty
The Revised By-laws were adopted at a meeting held September 1896, these by-laws were sent to the Grand Master who returned them “corrected” and the matter was laid over until the meeting of December 1st, at which time the suggestions made by M.W.G.M. Cramer were adopted.
New Master Masons:
Max Carl Bonne William B Crowe
Olaf H. Bru William Graville
H. L. Coombs
New Affiliations:
Albert L Waters
Deceased
Joseph Tatton
55 Master Masons on the roll
Charles C. T. Martin SW
Robert C. Sloan JW
James W. Ransom Treas.
Alexander H. Morehead Secty
New Master Masons:
William David Fisk William Ross
Ralph Holton Robert H Samuels
David Mulligan William Voris
New Affiliations:
Deceased
Andrew Miller
Quintus Cincinnatus Tebbs
61 Master Masons on the roll
Robert C. Sloan SW
H. L. Coombs JW
James W. Ransom Treas
Alexander H. Morehead Secty
At the meeting held February 15, 1900, the first Board of Trustees was elected and consisted of Bros. Edward H. Cook and Charles C.T. Martin to serve with the Master.
At the meeting held June 14, 1900 Bros. Thomas A Pascoe, Paul Michaelson and Edward Wick were appointed as a building committee with a view of building a hall, and on July 12th Bros. Charles C.T. Martin, James H Pascoe, Alonzo Bailey, Edward Wick and Thomas A Pascoe were appointed to see how much money could be raised for building a lodge room. This special committee reported on July 26th, that the sum of $8900.00 had been subscribed and they were directed to close with Mr. Webster for Lot 1 Block 86 and to see that plans and specifications be submitted at a special called meeting for August 9th.
On September 13th, a hall was leased from Bro. Albert R. Young for one year with the privilege of two at a rental of $100.00 per quarter.
New Master Masons:
George S Andrus Frank Joseph Lunn
Clarence S Benner John Hoe Morehead
Cyril Byrne William Mulligan
Herbert John Day Eugene Ayer Robertson
Herbert Fuller Zeferino Prina
Fred Walpole Hoar Harry F. Saunders
Charles Franklin Lucas
New Affiliations:
Deceased
Joseph Redman
Demits:
Thomas Ross
75 Master Masons on the roll
John C Martin SW
Leroy Middleton JW
James H Pascoe Treas
Alexander. H. Morehead Secty
On January 10, 1901, the sum of $5.00 per month was voted to keep the Masonic cemetery in repairs. The Secretary was also instructed to sell his old desk and purchase a new one which he did making a profit of $5.60 on the deal.
At the meeting held February 7th, it was decided to pay the Tyler the sum of $1.00 for every night he tiled the Lodge and the Secretary was voted the sum of $2.50 per month to remain at that figure until he kicked.
After having refused to rent the hall to the Miners Union several times, it was stated at the meeting held on August 1st, that at the next Regular Meeting to be held in September, the question would again be brought up as the Union had offered a rental of $33.35 a month holding two meetings a month and the Secretary was instructed to inform in writing every member to be present at the September meeting. At this meeting the question was taken up and defeated by a vote of 19 to 6.
Bros. James H. Pascoe, Fred L. Jones and William W. Greek were appointed to confer with the I.O.O.F. concerning the purchase of one half of the Odd Fellows hall.
On December 25th, a committee composed of Bros. Ed. Wick, Harry F. Saunders and Paul Michaelson and to be known as the Building Committee to work in connection with the Trustees was appointed.
New Master Masons:
Charles H Cutting Burton Galen Jackson
William Gessnard George M Kerney
John Granville Arthur Frederick Maisch
Andrew Thomas Hammons William Verren
New Affiliations:
John Ellis Counts
Deceased:
William Kingdon Butler,
Benjamin Franklin Pascoe
Lowell L. Rogers
82 Master Masons on the roll.
Leroy Middleton SW
Benjamin F. Gray JW
James H Pascoe Treas
Alexander. H. Morehead Secty
New Master Masons:
Charles Henry Cutting George Marshal Kerney
John Duncan Ferguson John William Sharkey
Charles Gallentine George Walter Shute
Thomas Kavanaugh William A Smith
Demits:
Albert L Waters
82 Master Masons on the roll
William D. Fisk SW
William W. Greek JW
Arthur T. Hammons Treas
George W. Shute Secty
On January 15, 1903, the By-laws were amended to make the Regular Communication of this Lodge the Thursday night on or before the full moon of each month instead of the Thursday night succeeding the full moon.
On September 3, 1903, the time of the regular communication was changed to the First Tuesday evening of each month at the I.O.O.F. hall in the town of Globe, Arizona Territory.
When the Odd Fellows erected a building for their own occupancy which was more spacious and suitable for lodge purposes into which this lodge moved on the first day of October 1903, (this they occupied until the 7th day of October 1913.)
New Master Masons:
Ernest Frederick Kellner, Jr.,
Demits:
Lyle R Harrison
David Mulligan
Deceased:
Herbert Lee Fuller
John Henry Windmiller
76 Master Masons were on the rolls.
Leroy Middleton SW
John K Chilton JW
Arthur T. Hammons Treas
George W. Shute Secty
New Master Masons:
James W Balmer
John Kavanaugh
New Affiliations:
Deceased:
William Henry Hender
Demits:
William Greek
75 Master Masons on the roll.
William Ross SW
Harry. F. Sanders JW
Arthur T. Hammons Treas
George W. Shute Secty
At the Regular Meeting held December 5th, the Lodge was presented with a gavel made from wood grown on the estate of our late Brother General George Washington by Bro. George W. P. Hunt.
New Master Masons:
James Agnew Nathan Howard Livingston John Cady Pascoe
Andre Caillaud Louis Gwaltney Moyers George John Stoneman
Frances L Gates Angus McAlpine John Thomas Trevethan
John Kavanaugh James Murdock McLean John Wall
Arthur M Kenyon William Q Milhallen
John Duane Leonard
New Affiliations:
John Hoskins Bowden
John Ezra Mays
Demits:
Edward Weck
Deceased:
Alexander H. Morehead
George F Pendelton
85 Master Masons on the roll.
Pickney C.Anderson SW
James S. Towle JW
Arthur T. Hammons Treas
George W. Shute Secty
On February 6, 1906, a committee composed of Bros. Thomas A. Pascoe, George J. Stoneman and James S. Towle was appointed to investigate the matter of procuring a hall from Joseph H Hamill.
On June 5th, it was ordered that a donation of $25.00 be made to the destitute of San Francisco, California.
New Master Masons:
James Parker Bosch Roland Herbert Jacobs
Edwin G. Bright Clarence Preston Jacobs Velasco Chandler Murphy
George M Elledge Roderick Duncan Kennedy George Herbert Smalley
J. H. Eaton John Langdon
John Delaney Holcombe Peter Wilson
Demits:
John C Martin
Albert Young
New Affiliations:
Deceased: John H Bowden,
Edgar G McIntier,
96 Master Masons on the roll.
OFFICERS FOR 1907
William A. Smith SW
Louis C. Moyers JW
James H. Pascoe Treas
Pickney C. Anderson Secty
On February 5, 1907, the fee for the three degrees was raised to $75.00, the Secretary’s salary placed at $50.00 per annum and a committee composed of Bros. Arthur T. Hammons, Louis C. Moyers and Charles Charles T.Martin appointed to formulate some plans to build a Lodge room.
On October 1st, the members were invited to attend the laying of the corner stone of the new Masonic Temple at Prescott on October 19, 1907
New Master Masons:
George Everett Baker William S Sultan
Robert R Boyd Frank Cleveland Howe Howard Thompson Wayne
Paul Bernard Caler Granville J. Ridenhour John D Wick, Jr.
Wiley Clay Commons Tom Trevillian
New Affiliations:
George Livengood
James Wesley Pritchett
Warren J Durham
Deceased
Ambros C. Dellinger William Graville
Warren Durham Charles Gallentine
109 Master Masons on the roll
Luis G Moyers SW
Andre Caillaud JW
James H Pascoe Treas
John D. Wick, Jr. Secty
On January 7, 1908, a motion was carried whereby the Lodge was to furnish the Master with a silk hat and Prince Albert coat to be worn by him at all meetings.
We were at that time paying the Odd Fellows Lodge $244.00 per quarter for rent and the Trustees were asked to try and secure a reduction.
A motion made on August 4, 1908, to secure three emblematic aprons to be worn by the three principal officers of the Lodge.
At the same time it was ordered that the matter of investigating the building of a hall be left to the Trustees and that they confer with a committee from the Royal Arch Masons.
On November 3rd, Bros Louis G. Moyers, Leroy Middleton and Theodore E. Sweet were appointed to act with a committee from the Chapter in the matter of securing a hall for the use of the Lodge.
New Master Masons:
Solomon Abraham Alphonse L McKay
Charles Sedgwick Bussey Earl Roby McPheeters
David Brown George Otis, Jr.
Edward Charles Conway Edward John Pearce
William Henry Cummings Harold C. Plummer
Joseph Ross Farnsworth Abijah George Smith
Walter Lionel Kingdon Henry J Snell
William J.G. McCune Charles Herman Weideman
William J Martin Carl Wind
Frank E Huffer
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