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DURING
the 1907-08
masonic
year the first of a number of Princeton resident's received the
degrees of Craft Masonry at King David Lodge #15 in Trenton,
New Jersey. Others followed and in time those bretheren petitioned
Most Worshipful Thomas Riley, Grand Master of the Most Worshipful
Prince Hall Grand Lodge State of New Jersey for a dispensation
to form a Prince Hall Lodge in Princeton, New Jersey. On April
16, 1913 that authority was granted and 47 Bretheren became known
as Aaron Lodge.
They received
it's warrant
on December 26, 1913 and was registered with it present number
9. The first elected officers of Aaron Lodge #9 were the following.
WB Scott Blake as Worshipful Master;, George Parago as Senior
Warden;, Omega Harris as Junior Warden;,Henry M. Austin as Treasurer;,
and John T. Coy as Secretary.
They previously
met on Witherspoon
Street and Douglas Hall, but now congregat in it's Temple purchased
in 1943 and located on John & MacLean Streets. This acquisition
was made under the able leadership pd WB I. Major Stryker and
aided by the faith the membership had in each other and their
spirit of cooperation. This building continues to serve as a
center for community activity.
From 1914
to 1947 all of the
District Deputies of the then 4th and present 5th Districts were
members of Aaron Lodge #9.
Aaron
Lodge #9 will
celebrate its 87th year of existence on December 26, 2000 and
with the able support of all the Bretheren and under the guidance
of the Master,
Aaron Lodge #9 will continue to perform good and great works.
The
history of Aaron Lodge #9 was obtained from a studt conducted
at Rutgers University in 1947 |
Past Masters from 1979 on..
1979
- 1980
- Howard Sweeney
1980
- 1981
- Hyette Bricoe, Jr.
1981
- 1982
- Anthony Watson
1982
- 1983
- William Fitch
1983
- 1984
- Jimmie Pittman
1984
- 1985
- Phillip Randolph
1985
- 1986
- Floyd Phox
1986
- 1987
- Peter H. Young
1987
- 1988
- Ronald Gillette
1988
- 1989
- Homer O. Justice
1989
- 1990
- Whitfield Mude, Jr.
1990
- 1991
- Larry Gunnell, Sr.
1991
- 1992
- Earl J. Buggs
1992
- 1993
- Roosevelt Stephenson
1993
- 1994
- Robert Gunnell
1994
- 1995
- Glenn Ferguson
1995
- 1996
- Anthony M. Davis
1996
- 1997
- Francis D. Boyer
1997
- 1998
- Wayne P. Murray
1998
- 1999
- Kevin G. Jordan
1999
- 2000
- Wallace C. Holland III |
