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Apr 16, 1863 - "On motion of Bro. J. S. Heath an order of $333.49, $180.00 and $20.00 was made on the Treasury in favor of T. B.
Anderson to reimburse him for expenditures made by him in fitting up the Lodge Room and procuring the Furniture for the same,
including the amount paid the Odd Fellows Lodge for property purchased of them."
Dec 11, 1866 - "The Treasurer reported about $86.00 in the Treasury."
Feb 11, 1867 - "Br. Joseph Palmer presented a request to this € for consent to form a new Lodge at Centreville which was voted by
the € without dissent."
Oct 12, 1868 - "The committee on Territorial Jurisdiction reported that in confirmation with Centreville committee they have agreed
to a line between the two Lodges as follows - Beginning at the creek south of the tollgate on the Brewerton plank [road] kept by
Isaac Patten thence direct to a point between Dunhams & the Joshua Smith's place thence to the Rial Woodward place which is
within the Centreville district thence to the Judge Saul Jones, the Simon Eaton place being in the Liverpool District."
May 10, 1869 - "Br. Baxter presented a bill of $38.00 for 3 chairs for East, West and South."
Lodge Jurisdiction Note
In 1928 Grand Lodge was petitioned by William S. Farmer Lodge for a Masonic Lodge to be organized in the Village of Solvay. The
Charter was granted and this move reduced the potential membership of Liverpool Lodge nearly fifty percent. Consequently
Liverpool Lodge grew slowly but, nevertheless steadily, becoming on of the larger Lodges in the District.
The Grand Lodge directive on jurisdiction relative to William S. Farmer Lodge is quoted herewith:
“Any Lodge now existing or hereafter created in the territorial limits of the Village of Solvay, in the County of Onondaga, shall have
exclusive jurisdiction over all candidates residing within the territorial limits of said village and shall have no jurisdiction whatsoever
over any candidate residing outside such village limits as they now exist.”
This jurisdictional directive during the year 1958 was changed to read as follows:
“Any Lodge now existing or hereafter created in the territorial limits of the Village of Solvay in the County of Onondaga shall have
exclusive jurisdiction over all candidates residing within the territorial limits of said Village, and shall have no jurisdiction whatsoever
over any candidates residing outside such Village limits as they now exist, except that William S. Farmer Lodge No. 1109, Solvay,
New York, shall have concurrent jurisdiction with Liverpool Lodge No. 525, Liverpool, New York, over all candidates in the portion of
the area now under the jurisdiction of Liverpool Lodge No. 525, Liverpool, New York, which is west of the east town line on the Town
of Geddes, Onondaga County, and south of the New York State Thruway.”
This was the only instance in Onondaga District where a concurrent jurisdiction existed except in the City of Syracuse.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
On 29 Apr 1939, 6000 Master Masons gathered at the New York State Fair
Coliseum to witness an exemplification of the Third Degree. The Royal
Canadian Mounted Police Degree Team in full dress uniform gave an amazing
performance.
Syracuse Lodges invited this team, but the Fair Grounds being in the Liverpool
Lodge’s jurisdiction at that time, the Liverpool Lodge Officers, under W.’.
Warren S. Pease, held a Special Communication and opened the meeting in
due form. A large number of high ranking dignitaries from Canada were
present. W.’. Sgt. J. Delmar Graham of Builders Lodge No. 177, Ottawa,
Canada, was in charge of this degree team. Brother Graham paid a visit to
Liverpool Lodge on 2 Dec 1940. For more on the Mounties and Freemasonry
see: http://www.canadianpolicedegreeteam.com/team.html .
Biographies
Ward Wellington Ward - Lodge No. 379, Raised 3 Mar 1919, age 41 (b. ca 1878; died 6 Aug 1932, at age 54, per the Register of
Liverpool Lodge No. 525.)
http://syracusethenandnow.org/Architects/WWWard/WWWard.htm
A young architect, Ward Wellington Ward, moved from New York City to Syracuse, New York, in
1908 to practice architecture. During the next eighteen years, he designed over 200 private
residences in upstate New York. Most of these works stand today as eloquent testimony to Ward's
talent and show him to be a figure of historical importance within the Arts and Crafts movement in
America.
Ward was born in Chicago in 1875 (ca 1878), son of William D. and Emma Hart Ward who were
natives of England. Ward grew up in Detroit where he attended public schools. From 1894 to 1897
he studied architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology but did not receive a
degree. During these years he met his future wife, Maude Moyer, of Syracuse, who was a student
at the Boston Conservatory of Music. The Wards married in 1900 and moved to New York City
where he practiced architecture. His only known design from these years was a residence and
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