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Freemasonry Nearing 150th Milestone In Prince Edward Islqnd

fiovernor Fanning Was The First Initiqtied Mqgqn In St. John’s Lodge Opened In Charlottetown In 1797, W/hen Province Was Known As St. John? ISIQRd. um Masonry Closely Associated With Island's Hiflqry

Since not Time.

(‘The follovnng

from

and 0

L“. s L/"dce ‘became Imi car. be traced when tl- P“ It "s .. ' - bi’ Th1; LKKlZQ n

lown rverr: prébap.) m. mi: meetzngs held in Prince Ed-

vard Lsland

The next ‘step taken to form a

I/zdsze of

tr.- several Bfaster

rizinxl letter "s in ‘Kn:- archives o!

ut no record as to its (115 3531- Asistarit Judge. Thomas De.- filid l Svlccfi-ul 3'" late Lfeut. Governor to Gove . . vi

in‘! Grand Lodge

Tn e n e w‘. tempt, was

warrant do! Ila October l9. .

Esq, one of our ithe Worshipfu.

bert Liec his Ju

rm and hold a Lodge o! Free and

Accepted Masons.

exander Richardson or elsewhere

Churlotietowh the T-iiand M ielected Worshi fui Master in 180i 531m. J on 1.:- day in earth Calendar Month-

The hoijse of Alexander Richard-

’ was known as mi stood or. the n! Queen and

m. in July he Sessions was gichardson.

flrstlodga Opened

‘the following Erchives o! the

Ovober 10th, 179

Warrant issued by the Right W01’-

shipful Brother aster n! Ancient

.e Province of Nova Scotia and ifs ‘the numbers as 562 in i832 and ‘

pgndencios, etc . MEMBERS

R, _ Bro. J. Brand Master. n W. Bro. A. Warden. R. W. Warden.

Eecretary. R.

W. Bro. A.

Deacon. n. W Bro. J.

n. 4 The Rizht

Dre d Master ‘W35 pleased to 09¢“ E1j§jEishLW°r~§h1eieLQr&e9_1.-Pil8e

1

in Prince Edwa rd

ard Islandt were gran‘.-

. a. Nova Sco a Reinmeni. In

" at‘

by .e..er dated Charlotte- viwn. 22nd sepie-mber. 179.0- N‘ 795w! to the Grand Master

(asons of Nova scoiia and signed

made by a letter dated jhnrlottotorvn. lith July I192. Th9!‘-

ad Halifax Nova Soo- . 1'9“. [he Worshipfu: Ebenezer Nicholson. William l-Iillman. is Senior Warden and Worshipful

Dorchesfer stregls. 1n t the firs’. House o. Assem l‘ 1 1773, and the C.erk of

Grand Lodge ova SQOLLB, a record of the for- mation proccednzif Proceodinezs of the Ri ht W0!- shxnf ii Grand Lodge he! latte-town in the Island of St. John.

Bro. J. R. W Bro. J. Macgowan-Grrand

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

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“w” °i Pm" ir- ihr TF-‘N Derrve of Masonry tin the {Yea-Stiff was reduced w on; um» and oi ee ii lf ‘ Aliiigugh the ‘record: ofpgticjonnks imwud mum

Island

"when the Warrant fo: holding the I ‘r "was read ‘here is inserted ‘he

Bro. G Irszallment» and dgcd by the

n After which the .-

.' f0“ no ‘

explained. Brother Ebenezer Nlthnlsc-n. R. A. M. was then introduced ‘r Masonic form. and acquainted : the Prayer of his Petition and t of the other Brethren of the is‘. of S! John had been complied v1’. 03g hunag-ed and and that a. Warren empowe .-, On the 91h Ma to hold a. Lodge by ‘the name members hart-Ln; o! St John Lodge. No 26 had beer. wanted. and that the Right Wor- shipful Dep. find Vadster was no?‘ o.‘ readv to roc accor in ‘.0 Anc - o A A: '- Wl‘ Fiiibanfid- ent formpin the Instaliatigon o! the J h‘ I wdga '11P méfilhgfi said Lodge and the several officers. " Chi-film?‘ Brother Nicohon after performing i? 51!‘! M35‘ the usual ceremonies was zhen In- vested with the Honorable Eadee of Master. Brother College as proxi- for Brother Hiliman in the place for Senior Warden and Brother Lee as ‘Junior Warden. The followiriz is a list of the twelve members on the above date: “Ebenezer Nicolson M D. William I-‘iilman. James College. Army Officer. Robert Lee. Pete: hfacgovvan. Attorney General. Alex- ander Gordon .\f. D. Aexand smith, John tvehner. James '

15!. Jenn (now .

and in particular

its membership years by

No. :4 n. N. s . to the year ‘.802.

Province; and up

nstory of Edward Island

and white gloves.

Masons The On May 16th.

‘shipfxil Master B Lohhan hv His Henry Vere, Th"? was ra. "Y- rollency in laying of the Provincial

of Nova Scotia.

Patterson. John Clark». Prop Lot 49. Brother Thomas Alexander. ‘ an affiliate fellow Craft was raised

lr. November i797.

authorizing

3135i" 5135mm" Governor Fanning Initiated Qn Lieutenant Governor

hi0!’ wflrden~ w iAugustus Fanning was the first

ed 14th November 1797. pased and - a1

raised 12th December. 1m lie ‘was ,,,‘;ig‘;_.§§"h._§°c‘§‘§. Grand Lodge of leavini: the Maso

at the house o!

5969114 n95‘ ‘and was cont nued in office for

several years.

n The Lndaze has a. copv of ‘he Holy U"! “CT°55 K93‘ Bible presented to it bv Governor north-PHI CWT-e‘ ‘Fanning in i799. bearing the 1n-

Dispensat ions wh

‘ bvdse from 1797 to m? are miss- ins. the L/xl

"e was no: dormant gt n

Jidlhg the aforesaid If. ge an: evridcnceni zhe archives o! mg 9:321! 196g»: of Nova Scotia. that .e.u.ns were fairly regularly mgdg ‘m; and Rv _ from 1311 t0 iMui-ray held the

1826 wifhouz a break. It added i0 ‘Grand Master uriti lfidfl

Ifidge styled “Victoria? undg: War- rant zranted by the Grand 1nd e S:otland withdrew

and then existing Lodge in the

Freemasonry in In the met nil: of the nineteenth

century the Masmic Dress for hm- erais was white scarfs. band enlist.

‘Lieut. i u assist His Ex-

Frederick led themselves g5 an Imgmber by petition He was initiaf- gGl-and M35162 the Ho“ Alexander

‘Jiilffi Leland without. a head. or one authorized to grant VJ ‘J_ IQ 12$,“-

_g;

land ‘by the next Grand Lodge of

in the thirty of the Grand ward Island.

initiation and affiliation

forty-four.

(‘Ahcgwett-"i emu; the-Beg. Wu m“: Indian nuns for ' Island).

_ m id was plied recommending‘ the agpolnt- .Brltuin and placed under

i

and 8 511ml“ one .

the United Grand Lod e offing-

maii. e United

England complied with the requeé} of the memorial-

Brother Adam i 0f District the formation of Prince Ed-

rch. 1858. several {The Grand lodge of Prince Ed- ward Island

formed a new

t0 this date Lhe

"u-a n m cv

Prince ‘ B

Morrison e~*....~..v...- - is er a v This made the sec~ a Gran Lodge of A. P. a A. Mg

in Prince Edward Island was held _ . John's Hall (Jharlottetown. Records of St. Johns Lodge is the lOctober 31st. 1871, when several rethren from 5t. John's avg?‘ viii; en

Itoria lodges were present.

ambled the

was “Resolved. Whereas it is the opinion of the Brethren here u~ t- it would oonduoc to

5 On other oc- ithe best interest of our Ancient Or-

i843 ——complying rother Henry W.

Governor, inc

Building which like Grand

PW old "quite to the pleasure of lScotla-nd. Ontario. Ills Excellency and suite. and hun- '. creds of spectators.’ i, Aft-er seven! m infl

H the 24th June. 1869 -when .held the final meetln was held in “he Lodges of Nova Scotia ulggnlz- isummersidc on the Ifth February Ihdependgni, {I815 when the eight Grand Lodge. the then Provincial ireprcsented when it was unanim- lously voted —-“Whcreas the various

casions the hat band was of course ider in this Island if an Independ- fil-FCK-‘drd: and blue scarfs took the place of the ii-hite.

‘ent Grand Lodge for Prince - ward Island could bc constituted." _ goommiwee was n “lih a request made to the Wor- .02‘ er to ascertain whA lnecusary to the formation o! a Excellency s1.- lamina Lodge and w 0mm Ill the ‘information required. Lietters were written to iui the

the Corner-stone v-Iurlsdlctlon 0n the lodge-I

_ intod in 518% BIG

lodges in the mbiect. also to o! :1

Grand “we, |Lodges of Free and Accepted Mas-

nectltm with the ‘W n! Prion 113w at this Connection of their

m la d. th why resented ns [in nPrlncee Ed- ldlfl? authorized

provincial

en necessary. (Continued on

to form a Gland

ud ‘Island. rep-

Del am. desire gc of Prince

page 1i. Col ‘Ii

scriptlon “Frederick Augushlc Fanning his book I799.“

The Treasurer's account book

a Mr. Alexander xopened in February isio is still in ; tuse in 5t. John's lodge. l Except for three years. (1848-1850) lwhen the regular Communication was held on the second Friday, the found in 3e Lodge has since its organzzation 0f i797. set, apart the second TuesdaY in each month for that purpose.

St. Johns Lodge continued to be known as No. 26 on the Rezistc-r of t the Athol Provincial Grand Lodge o! Nova. Scotla until March 10th. 1929, the date of the Warrant granted by the United Grand Lodge of England and numbered 833 subsequently, in closing up of

301T‘ C» c-"oooooopooo

in Char-

N?"

7 pursuant to a

heel...

Bulkeley, Grand York Masons for ‘were -

i397 in 1863.

PRESENT leoond Lodge Organized Holland - W. i828 under a Warrant of To the Gordon —8cni0r ‘stitution grandted byghe United »Gri\nd Lodge of Enmand Curtis -Junior ‘known as Sussex Lodze No. B2 Charlottetown. The Charter rnrim bera were members of St. John's. Lodge. It ceased to work in 1837. sinyth -Scnior st. John's Lodge. like manv other Ixxlgaw. was shaken to its founda tlons during what was known as the Morgan incitement IRES-IPA!) In twelve years frmn 182a the rc- corda show initiated 5: passed 6; -re1§¢,<1._6=._w<f.1-i Omrilmejhe sash

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Every True Citimi of this

heartily joins in cgtcndipg "' 003M511 SALUTATIONS

to ouch dllllugflisltm visitors u an the precept guests of

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The Story OId Abegweit

‘ ‘canon sndtnden

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to make their f

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owned Isle St. Jean

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‘QIUI _ I! “IQ 1n hid .1): 119ml; established a C *0“ Ill 1 there ;'I‘hree Rlveayrcédigrucliaenell Pm: fibula): . g ewe ' orsonlwisdzstro yteEngi . e ‘illlfiflg’ K . ‘Diet came ctltelared much land and b?- ‘ ' " came n er prosperous. ut n "“‘“""" "~' ' ' r V |17$B the British seized their home levtg 8m v ifu wu 1106176?‘ ‘gist many F31 x1111: no??? g , an I nee. r t nex ur we fig: It! q one: up | you: 5t. John Island was left prct. g inert-I Res - itymuch alone with its memories. vince. rich a m or - l In I'm the Island was ceded to

i

. of Nova Sootia. The

v ormpcs.

did not. stay but. fled back I0 g before the approach u! win- . lbw almost two centurfs the

was a place of summer so-

Count de St. Pierre who

L; Jole and St. Peters. Later.

fused to Crow? trad . _ _ agree to a scheme o Lo

District Grand Masher for . ce - Elgmonfs to make the isle

‘kingdom. Captain Holland surver‘

rs of St. Johns ; ed the island and dzvlded it into l hree counties and 6T lots. The

1-3;

founded olony at

the rule

a feudal

‘county capitals were :0 be Char» i lottewwn. Georgetown and Prince-

‘town. Then 64 lots were in return

by American privatcers the next thirty years. 600 settled here and Selkirk out the Skye Pioneers.

ernor. General Fbnning. the island was

Queen Victoria. The next governor was

our history. Smith's This worst of governors forthc farmer and his

During dcmy; the forerunner of

called ‘he Pocahontas beg

under the chancel of S Church.

of the Colonial Building

granted

‘to army and naval officers who

promised to bring out settlers and pay a small quit-rent. Si. John Island was made a sep- arate province and Vvalzer Patter- son became its first rovernor. Soon after Charlottetown was plundered

Within Loyalist: brought Patterson

was succeeded by the Loyalist gov-

1111799

re-chrlstened "l-‘klncc Edward Island“ in honour of the Duke of Kent. father of

Capital Academy Established

themed

DesBai-rcs who died when be was 1M. Then came Charles Douglas Emit-b. the tyrant, the Charles l.

belief in

in the “divine right. of governors" gut him into a mat deal of hot water.

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carded by our best governor. Col- onel John Ready who did much _ fisherman. "lime Central Aca-

RWC

WQS’ established. and ice-boats ‘be; ban to can-y winter mail across the Strait. Soon after. a little steamer

an ioply

in the open season between Char- lottetown and Photon. Sir Aretas Young was the first governor to live st. the newly-built Government House. He flats in his lonely tomb

t. Paul's

in 1843 the corner stone

was laid

Ind soon after there occurred the

Prince Edward Islanders are always glad of the opportunity to give expression to that spirit of hoapitality for which they are