Mason's 75th Anniversary program. University of South Florida Tampa Library still image eng Pages of a program booklet for the 75th Anniversary of the Manatee Masonic Lodge F&AM. These pages include the roster of members, a list of officers for 1928, the list of past masters and a history of the lodge.Manatee Lodge Number 31 of the Free and Accepted Masons was chartered January 14, 1853, two years before the county of Manatee was created. Its first regular communion was March 3, 1853. Officers were Franklin Branch as worshipful master, Joseph Braden as Senior Warden, Robert Gamble as Junior Warden, Josiah Gates as Treasurer and L.W. Hayes as Tyler. At the time, they were the only masons in the young community. Pages of a program booklet for the 75th Anniversary of the Manatee Masonic Lodge F&AM. These pages include the roster of members, a list of officers for 1928, the list of past masters and a history of the lodge.Manatee Lodge Number 31 of the Free and Accepted Masons was chartered January 14, 1853, two years before the county of Manatee was created. Its first regular communion was March 3, 1853. Officers were Franklin Branch as worshipful master, Joseph Braden as Senior Warden, Robert Gamble as Junior Warden, Josiah Gates as Treasurer and L.W. Hayes as Tyler. At the time, they were the only masons in the young community. Manatee Lodge No. 31, F. & A. M. (Masons) United States Florida--Manatee County--Manatee Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection
Mason's 75th Anniversary program.
University of South Florida Tampa Library
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Pages of a program booklet for the 75th Anniversary of the Manatee Masonic Lodge F&AM. These pages include the roster of members, a list of officers for 1928, the list of past masters and a history of the lodge.Manatee Lodge Number 31 of the Free and Accepted Masons was chartered January 14, 1853, two years before the county of Manatee was created. Its first regular communion was March 3, 1853. Officers were Franklin Branch as worshipful master, Joseph Braden as Senior Warden, Robert Gamble as Junior Warden, Josiah Gates as Treasurer and L.W. Hayes as Tyler. At the time, they were the only masons in the young community.
Pages of a program booklet for the 75th Anniversary of the Manatee Masonic Lodge F&AM. These pages include the roster of members, a list of officers for 1928, the list of past masters and a history of the lodge.Manatee Lodge Number 31 of the Free and Accepted Masons was chartered January 14, 1853, two years before the county of Manatee was created. Its first regular communion was March 3, 1853. Officers were Franklin Branch as worshipful master, Joseph Braden as Senior Warden, Robert Gamble as Junior Warden, Josiah Gates as Treasurer and L.W. Hayes as Tyler. At the time, they were the only masons in the young community.
Manatee Lodge No. 31, F. & A. M. (Masons)
United States
Florida--Manatee County--Manatee
Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection