CHAPTER X. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. On the 24th of June, 1734, upon the petition of several brethren residing in Philadelphia, a warrant of constitution was granted by the grand lodge of Boston, for holding a lodge in that place; appointing the Rt. Worshipful Benjamin Franklin their first master; which is the beginning of masonry in Pennsylvania. The grand lodge of England granted a grand warrant, bearing date the 20th June, A. D. 1764, to the M. W. William Bell and others, authorizing them to form and hold a grand lodge for the State of Pennsylvania. The grand officers, together with the officers and representatives of a number of regular lodges under their jurisdiction, at a communication holden in the grand lodge room in the city of Philadelphia, on the 25th day of September, 1786, after mature and serious deliberation, unanmously resolved, "That it is improper that the grand Lodge of Pennsylvania should remain any longer under the authority of any foreign grand lodge." And the said grand lodge did then close, sine die. The grand convention thus assembled did then and there unanimously resolve, that the lodges under the jurisdiction of the grand lodge of Pennsylvania, aforesaid, lately holden as a provincial grand lodge, under the authority of the grand lodge of England, should, and they did form themselves into a grand lodge, to be called "The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania and masonic jurisdiction thereunto belonging," to be held in the said city of Philadelphia. No. 80 Salisbury. 83 Upper Smithfield. 87 St. Domingo. 100 Bloomsbury. 101 Palms Town, Dau 102 Jerusalem, Joppa., 104 Philanthropic, Leacock 105 Lodge of Amity, Zane- 106 Williamsport, Lycom- 107 Western Star, Kaskas- 108 Union, Wysox and Or- ⚫ well. No. phia. 116 Amicitia, Elizabeth, town, Lancaster Co. 117 Lodge la Concorde, New-Orleans. 118 Lodge la Perseverance, 119 Town of Clifford, Lu- 121 Union, Philadelphia. 24 Borough of Erie, Erie County. 25 Herman's, (a German Lodge) Philadelphia. No. 126 Rising Star, Philadel- 127 Philanthropy, do. 130 Phoenix, Philadelphia. 133 St. James, Beaver. 136 Friendship, Abington. 139 Rising Sun, Philadel phia. CHAPTER XI. Grand Lodge of Delaware. Ar a grand communication of a majority of the lodges, established in the State of Delaware, at the Town Hall, in the borough of Wilmington, on Friday, June 6, A. D. 1806, A. L. 5806, it was Resolved unanimously, "That the several lodges of ancient masons in the State of Delaware, here represented by deputies properly authorized, consider it as a matter of right, and for the general benefit of masonry, that they ought to form a grand lodge within the said State; and do now proceed to form and organize themselves into a grand lodge accordingly, to be known and distinguished by the name of The Grand Lodge of Delaware. No. Subordinate Lodges. 1 Washington, Wilmington. 2 St. John's, Newcastle. 3 Hiram, Newark. 4 Hope, Laureltown. 1 5 Cantwell's Bridge, New- 9 Temple, Milford. castle County. CHAPTER XII. Grand Lodge of Maryland. THE Grand Lodge of Maryland was constituted on the 17th day of April, A. D. 1787, and is holden in the city Baltimore. Subordinate Lodges. Hiram, Leonard's town. Mount Moriah,Hagerstown. Somerset, Princess Ann. CHAPTER XIII. Grand Lodge of Virginia. THE Grand Lodge of Virginia began its operations October 30, A. D. 1778. It meets annually, at the city of Richmond, on the second Monday in December. The mode of address is, "The Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, Richmond." Subordinate Lodges. 1 Norfolk, Norfolk Boro'. 2 Killwining Cross, Port Royal. 3 Blandford, Blandford. 5 Dormant. 26 Washington, dormant. *** No Lodge, No. 29. mant. 39 Marshall, Lynchburg. 41 Lebanon, dormant. |