Past members of Advance Service Mizpah Lodge No. 586 and the six lodges behind it, from City Lodge of 1856 to the Astoria lodge of today.
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Advance Service Mizpah Lodge No. 586 in Astoria, Queens carries the history of six New York lodges: City No. 408, Island City No. 586, Advance No. 635, Mizpah No. 738, Geba No. 954, and Service No. 1009.
This is the master directory of their past members. It connects readers to a directory for each lodge, including its charter members, and to individual member articles as they are published.
It covers historical members, not current members. The directory will grow as additional names and records are added.
For the connections between the six lodges, see the Family Tree and Merger History.
Directory by Lodge
Entries identify each member’s role, rank, or membership dates where supplied. Individual profile links will be added as their final destinations are confirmed.
City Lodge No. 408
Chartered September 1, 1856 · Manhattan
City Lodge History · City Lodge No. 408 Members Directory
- A. J. Dittenhoefer, charter member and Master
More members will be added.
Island City Lodge No. 586
Chartered June 18, 1866 · Long Island City
Island City Lodge History · Island City Lodge No. 586 Members Directory
More members will be added.
Advance Lodge No. 635
Chartered July 2, 1867 · Astoria
Advance Lodge History · Advance Lodge No. 635 Members Directory
- Benjamin S. H. Maillefert - charter member
- Caleb G. Francis - charter member
- James D. Torrey - charter Treasurer
- William M. Berger - charter member and Master in 1878
- Dr. Thomas Rainey - raised in 1881
- John I. Lovell
- Ezra Newton Dodson
- Anthony “Speed” Hanzlik - raised in 1938
More members will be added.
Mizpah Lodge No. 738
Chartered June 20, 1873 · Newtown and Elmhurst
Mizpah Lodge History · Mizpah Lodge No. 738 Members Directory
- Garret J. Garretson, first Master
- George M. Williamson, Master and District Deputy Grand Master
More members will be added.
Geba Lodge No. 954
Chartered May 7, 1919 · Jackson Heights and Elmhurst
Geba Lodge History · Geba Lodge No. 954 Members Directory
- Samuel A. Lando, first Master
- Dudley D. Schoenfeld
More members will be added.
Service Lodge No. 1009
Chartered May 3, 1923 · Flushing
Service Lodge History · Service Lodge No. 1009 Members Directory
- Max S. Rosenzweig, raised in 1942
- Ernest L. Chambre
More members will be added.
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Related Reading
Advance Service Mizpah Lodge No. 586: A Living Inheritance of Six New York Lodges
The Lodge Family Tree of Advance Service Mizpah Lodge No. 586
The Merger History of Advance Service Mizpah Lodge No. 586
Timeline of the Lodges That Formed Advance Service Mizpah Lodge No. 586
How This Series Is Researched: Sources for Queens Lodge History
