Craft Masonry in Oneida County, New York - Onondaga and ...

1877—
Feb. 10, John Crawshaw;
Feb. 24, Reuben Horrocks.
1878—
Jan. 25, Henry Barton;
March 9, Rev. Clarence H. Beebe;
April 10, H. W. Teachout;
1879—
Jan. 11, John B. Gough;
May 10. H. W. Goodier;
June 14, Prof. T. H. Roberts;
May 25, Rev. B. F. Willoughby;
Sept. 28, Edward B. Avery.
July 12, George W. Penner, Charles L. Seaman;
Sept. 13, Frank A. Randall;
Sept. 27, Samuel Clayton.
Veteran Members—Being a list of those eligible to the " V“teran Masonic Society," t”eir Masonic age being 21 years or more:
P. M. Calvin E. Macomber, honorary and charter member Fredonia Lodge, admitted 1816;
Leverett Bishop, M. D., honorary and charter member Chittenango Lodge, admitted 1817;
Squire Albert Barnett, honorary member Delaware Lodge, 1816;
Solomon Rogers, honorary member of old Amicable Lodge, 25, admitted 1822;
Edwin Webster, honorary member Paris Lodge, 348, admitted 1822;
Nathan C. Green, honorary member Sauquoit Lodge, 150, admitted 1851;
Rev. Samuel F. Dexter, honorary member Sauquoit Lodge, 150, admitted 1852;
Benjamin Moore, Sauquoit Lodge, 150, admitted 1850;
E. Dean Brownell, Sauquoit Lodge, 150, admitted 1850;
Dexter Crossman, Sauquoit Lodge, 150, admitted 1851;
W. Irving Tillotston, Sauquoit Lodge, 150, admitted 1854;
Charles E. Luce, Sauquoit Lodge, 150, admitted 1854;
Grove W. Bagg, Sauquoit Lodge, 150, admitted 1855;
Henry C. Rogers, Sauquoit Lodge, 150, admitted 1856;
Wilbur E. Moore, Sauquoit Lodge, 150, admitted 1857.
Original charter members, . . . . 11
Since admitted, ..... 255
Total, ...... 266
Honorary members, (also charter,) . . . 2
Honorary members, .... 5
Deceased charter members, .... 9
Deceased other members, ... 30
Withdrawn, removed, &c., .... 113
Surviving active members, . . . 107
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RECAPITULATION.
Hon. William Knight, during the unfortunate rupture of the Grand Lodge, which resulted in there being at one time two Grand Lodges
in the State, took an active part in the reconciliation, and to his efforts, perhaps, more than any other single individual, the union was
happily effected. As a recognition of his services he was appointed in 1862-3, one of the Grand Stewards of the Graud Lodge. In
1867, H. C. Rogers received the appointment of Assistant Grand Lecturer for the Fifth Judicial District, composed of the counties of
Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Herkimer, Jefferson and Lewis, and was reappointed in 1868. Those Brothers comprise the Graud
Lodge officers from Paris.
OFFICE OF THE GRAND SECRETARY
OF THE GRAND LODGE OF F. & A. MASONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
NEW YORK, October 28, 1872.
W. HENRY C. ROGERS,
Dear Sir and Brother:—Pursuant to a provision of the resolutions adopted by the Grand Lodge, referring the Proposal Amended
Constitution to a committee of one from each of the Masonic Districts, the Grand Master has called a meeting of the said committee,
to be held in " C“ntral City Masonic Hall," i” the city of Syracuse, on Tuesday, November 19th, p rox., at 9 o'cl’ck A. M., [the day was
afterward changed to second Tuesday of December,] for the purpose of considering the matter so referred. You have been duly
elected from the 14th Ma sonic District (Oneida and Madison counties,) as a member of said committee, and you are hereby notified
to attend at the time and place above designated.
Given under my hand and the seal of Grand Lodge,
[L. s.] this 28th da y of October, 1872.
JAMES M. AUSTIN,
Grand Secretary.
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