The History of Lion Heart Lodge #673

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The Masonic year 1922 began on December 23, 1921 when John W. Fogle was installed as Worshipful Master. G. W. Glick was Secretary and E. C. Ralph was Tyler.

The change of tile and gavel for Masonic year 1923 took place on December 08, 1922, going from Fogle to Cockburn with Edgar Ralph as Tyler and G. W. Glick as Secretary. On October 16, 1923, three Entered Apprentices were examined and then passed to the degree of Fellowcraft. The work was continuing to progress very well. At the end of the year, the membership stood at 142.

The Masonic year 1924 began December 07, 1923, when John Kirkpatrick was installed as Worshipful Master and G. W. Glick was Secretary with Edgar C. Ralph staying on as Tyler. On January 18, 1924, a ballot on a Fred C. Koepke was returned with a ‘black ball’ making the result “not clear” - so he was rejected (also known as being ‘blackballed’). The special meeting of January 25, 1924 at 4:00 PM, dealt with the conferring of the Entered Apprentice degree on four candidates. The work was getting ahead of the normal allotted time.

On November 20, 1924, the Masonic year 1925 began with John W. Graeff taking the Tile and Gavel from Worshipful Brother Kirkpatrick. The work progressed very satisfactorily under W.M Graeff’s leadership. An interesting footnote, the Woodward Temple rent was $250.00 annually.

The Masonic Year 1926 began with the installation of E. M. Hess as W.M. on November 11, 1925. The line consisted of:
S.W.: H. W. Harding
J.W.: R. K. Johnson
S.D.: Frank Kettner
J.D.: H.W. Durwall
Petitions were being received at almost every stated meeting and it was not just one at a time. Usually, two or three were received at each Stated Meeting. The Special meetings were for work only. At the end of the year the roll increased by 36 members.

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