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(FRATERNAL.) ELIZABETH MASONIC LODGE. Archive of material relative to the Elizabeth, Pennsylvania Masonic Lodge. Includes: Masonic paraphernalia, gavel, calipers, t-square, pins etc.; a 'Members Register,' identifying by name the full roster of the lodge; paid membership receipt books, copies of the 1913 and 1919 'Official Proceedings of the 98th and 104th Annual Grand Communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Pennsylvania,' plus a binder containing approximately 40 miscellaneous documents, forms, and correspondence from 1906 through the 1920's. Includes two wonderful graphite portraits of founders, not identified (14 x 12-1/2 inches each). must be seen Pennsylvania, circa 1906-1920's
We could not find very much about the Elizabeth Lodge. It was most certainly a Prince Hall lodge, given that its members were African American, but beyond that, there does not seem to be an existing lodge with that name today. It is possible that the lodge, serving four small towns in Allegheny County, might have died off at some point during the Depression. The archive includes the original manuscript copy of the 'Preamble' drawn up by the three founders: Jerry Smith, George W. Little Sr, and James W. Balch in 1906. There is correspondence from the Hall of Golden Rule Lodge in Waynesburg, as well as membership certificates for the St Cyprian Lodge, (all in Pennsylvania). A ring binder contains a number of pieces of correspondence and membership certificates as well as an elaborate 'In Memoriam' book for Joseph Bell of the Elizabeth Lodge. An early piece of correspondence from an Alabama lodge (with an official stamp) certifies that one Lonnie Jones is a Mason in good standing.
