By Brete Murphy · November 11, 2026
A working index of historical members associated with Harmony Lodge No. 241 and its six constituent lodge histories. The directory brings together founding connections, documented offices, biographical notes and related articles, with incomplete identities and uncertain affiliations clearly marked.
Harmony: Main History · Harmony’s Lineage · The Seven Lodges
Scope of the Directory
This is a growing research index, not a complete membership roll.
Harmony brings together the histories of six constituent institutions:
- Oscar Coles, later Constitution.
- King David.
- Maspeth.
- Rufus King.
- North Shore.
- Cardozo.
Oscar Coles and Constitution are successive names of one institution, not two separate constituents.
The directory distinguishes:
- Founders and first officers.
- Verified charter membership.
- Later membership and office.
- Life dates and dates of lodge activity.
- Original lodge affiliations and membership documented only in a combined body.
Living members are not included.
The Lineage at a Glance
| Constituent institution | Number | Original setting | Beginning identified in the supplied research | Later combination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Coles, later Constitution | 241 | Manhattan | December 24, 1851 ceremony; renamed June 8, 1867 | Maspeth-Constitution, May 8, 1974 |
| King David | 994 | Astoria | Charter, May 3, 1922 | Cardozo-King David, November 1975 |
| Maspeth | 1089 | Maspeth | Charter, May 3, 1928; constitution, May 19, 1928 | Maspeth-Constitution, May 8, 1974 |
| Rufus King | 1091 | Jamaica | Charter, May 3, 1928; constitution, May 19, 1928 | Cardozo-Rufus-King-David, February 12, 1982 |
| North Shore | 1149 | Douglaston and Bayside | Charter, May 4, 1955 | Harmony, November 21, 1990 |
| Cardozo | 1150 | Bayside | Charter, May 4, 1955 | Cardozo-King David, November 1975 |
The supplied accounts describe the December 24, 1851 Oscar Coles occasion through its first meeting, constitution and officer installation. The controlling record should establish the precise terminology rather than placing every stage under a single “chartered” label.
On November 21, 1990, three bodies combined as Harmony No. 241:
- Maspeth-Constitution No. 241.
- Cardozo-Rufus-King-David No. 994.
- North Shore No. 1149.
Harmony’s meets at College Point.[1]
Read Harmony: A Manhattan Number, Six Lodge Histories →
Oscar Coles Lodge No. 241, Later Constitution
The lodge history places the December 24, 1851 gathering in a loft at Broome and Crosby Streets in Manhattan.
Grand Master Oscar Coles installed the officers.
The history associates the founders with Lafayette Lodge No. 64 and with maritime commerce.
Those statements should remain attributed to that account until checked against individual records.[2]
The lodge became Constitution on June 8, 1867.
It combined with Maspeth in 1974.
Its precise arrival in Queens remains unresolved; the consolidation date does not automatically establish a move date.
First Officers Identified in the 1851 Account
This officer list is not assumed to be a complete verified charter roster.
| Name | Role in the supplied account | Dated reference | Biographical or research note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred F. Thorn | First Master | 1851 | Identified as a ship chandler on West Street |
| Cornelius W. Brush | Warden | 1851 | Specific station and life record to be checked |
| John H. Black | Warden | 1851 | Specific station and life record to be checked |
| Samuel Auld | Treasurer | 1851 | Individual source file to be completed |
| Robert McCor | Secretary | 1851 | Spelling retained from the supplied transcription; original to be checked |
| Benjamin Beyer | Deacon | 1851 | Specific station and life record to be checked |
| George Anderson | Deacon | 1851 | Specific station and life record to be checked |
Later Officers and Members
| Name | Documented connection | Dated reference | Biographical or research note |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Wyckoff | Master | 1870 | Later styled “Right Worshipful” in an 1885 reference; exact office to be established |
| J. E. Rutherford | Warden | 1870 | Full name and specific station to be checked |
| N. T. Hallock | Warden | 1870 | Full name and specific station to be checked |
| George W. Day | Treasurer | 1870 | Individual source file to be completed |
| Henry C. Parke | Secretary | References in the 1860s–1870s | Exact term dates remain to be entered |
| William W. Wade | Member | Died February 1870 | Notice associated with 41 Ludlow Street |
| George Burger | Member | Died December 1870 | Morrisania connection in the supplied notice |
| Richard Van Cleef Colton | Member | Died 1952 | Textile manufacturer; identified as a founder of Great Kills Savings and Loan |
| Philip N. Mazziotta | Member | Died 1958 | Identified as postmaster of Towaco, New Jersey |
| Albert L. Mac Neill | Identified as Past Master and life member | Mastership reported as 1949; died 1993 | Postal supervisor and Purple Heart veteran in the supplied biographical research |
Exact spellings, affiliations and office dates should follow the original notices and register entries rather than later summaries alone.
King David Lodge No. 994
King David received its charter on May 3, 1922.
Its early meeting place was Advance’s temple on Grand Avenue in Astoria.
A January 1933 notice still placed it there.
An October 1934 notice announced a meeting in new quarters at Castle Hall, 37-09 31st Avenue.
A later reference associated the lodge with Forest Hills.[3]
These references do not yet form a complete address history.
King David combined with Cardozo in November 1975.
Charter Roster Research
| Research item | Period | Current position |
|---|---|---|
| Charter membership | 1922 | Name-by-name roster not yet entered |
Officers and Members Identified in the Research
| Name | Documented connection | Dated reference | Biographical or research note | Related article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac A. Albert | Master | 1925 | Identified by the author as I. A. Albert, misread or transcribed as J. A. in one notice; associated with 60 Carver Street, Long Island City | Tadmor’s Masters’ Night |
| Isidor M. Kopelman | Master | 1926 | Individual source file to be completed | — |
| Philip Schoenfeld | Identified as a Past Master | 1920s reference | Actual mastership dates to be established | — |
| Morris Brecher | Master | 1927 | Individual source file to be completed | — |
| Joseph A. Leichter | Master | 1928 | Individual source file to be completed | — |
| Abraham Rosenthal | Warden; later Master | 1928; Master in 1929 | Specific warden’s station to be checked | — |
| Joseph Bernstein | Warden | 1928 | Specific station and life record to be checked | — |
| Bernhard Susser | Member | Died 1925 | Manida Street, Bronx, connection in the supplied notice | — |
| Joseph Finkelstein | Member | Died 1929 | Ninth Avenue, Astoria, connection in the supplied notice | — |
| Edward I. Sturim | Identified as a Past Master | Died 1958 | Supplied obituary research describes twenty-eight years selling work clothes for the H. D. Lee Company | — |
| Charles Aron | Master | 1954 | Identified with King David’s participation in the Astoria Center of Israel service | — |
Read Castle Hall: Two Astoria Lodges in the Depression Years →
Read Advance Temple, Then and Now →
Maspeth Lodge No. 1089
Maspeth received its charter on May 3, 1928.
Its constitution followed on May 19 at Tadmor’s temple, alongside Rufus King and Suburban.
The newspaper research contains Maspeth and Bayside meeting-place references, but the full occupancy sequence remains incomplete.
Maspeth combined with Constitution on May 8, 1974.[1][4]
First Master and Charter Research
| Name or research item | Connection | Dated reference | Research note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Warner | First Master | 1928 | First-officer status does not establish the complete charter roster |
| Remaining charter membership | Roster research | 1928 | Names awaiting transcription and verification |
Later Officers and Members
| Name | Documented connection | Dated reference | Biographical or research note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roscoe L. Conklin | Master | 1929 | Individual source file to be completed |
| George Kirchner | Member | Reported membership exceeding forty years | Painter and decorator; the date and basis of the duration reference should be entered |
| Harry H. Fisher | Member | Died 1943 | Individual source file to be completed; do not merge with similarly named men in other lodge histories without evidence |
| Anthony J. Romano | Identified as a Past Master | Died 1995 | Camera laboratory owner associated with Farmingdale and a Boy Scout leader in Huntington |
Read Maspeth, North Shore and Cardozo →
Rufus King Lodge No. 1091
Rufus King received its charter on May 3, 1928, and was constituted at Tadmor’s temple on May 19.
Its meeting-place history includes Jamaica Lodge’s premises on Union Avenue, now 162nd Street.
The lodge held a City Officials’ Night in June 1929.
It joined Cardozo-King David on February 12, 1982.[1][5]
First Master and Charter Research
| Name or research item | Connection | Dated reference | Research note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Louis Saperstein | First Master | 1928 | Individual membership and life record to be attached |
| Remaining charter membership | Roster research | 1928 | Names awaiting transcription and verification |
Later Officers and Members
| Name | Documented connection | Dated reference | Biographical or research note | Related article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Marvin | Trustee | 1929 | City magistrate; introduced guests at City Officials’ Night | George U. Harvey and the Queens Lodge Room |
| Morris Bunderoff | Master | 1935 | Individual source file to be completed | — |
| Harry Gertz | Identified as a Past Master | Died 1954 | President of B. Gertz, Inc., and the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce in the supplied research | — |
| Abraham L. Hirschl | Secretary | Died 1951 | Associated with Hillside Glass Manufacturing Company | — |
| Dr. Leo Lyons | Identified as a Past Master | Date not yet entered | Queens Village dentist | — |
| Samuel Weiss | Member | Died 1950 | Identified as owner of the Jamaica Arena | — |
| Henry “Pop” Silverman | Member | Jamaica High School career reference, 1951 | Health-education head and coach; the career date is not a death date | — |
| Chester Schwimmer | Master; later district deputy | Master in 1947 | District appointment dates to be entered | — |
| Vincent Lewin | Master | 1949 | Individual source file to be completed | — |
| Lawrence C. Lewin | Master | 1950 | Jamaica Estates connection; supplied research also identifies brothers Arthur, Charles and Milton as members | — |
| Frank P. Bennett | Tyler | 1950s | Also identified as tyler of Queens Village and Council; office references should be entered separately | Lending a Hand |
The references to Arthur, Charles and Milton Lewin should become individual entries once full identities, membership evidence and life records are attached.
Read Jamaica Lodge’s Rooms and Union Avenue Hall →
North Shore Lodge No. 1149
North Shore received its charter on May 4, 1955.
The supplied research associates it with Douglaston and Bayside.
It entered Harmony’s three-body formation on November 21, 1990.[1]
Its founders and meeting-place sequence remain among the less fully documented parts of this directory.
Charter Roster Research
| Research item | Period | Current position |
|---|---|---|
| Charter membership | 1955 | Name-by-name roster not yet entered |
Members Identified in the Research
| Name | Documented connection | Life or activity reference | Research note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Johnson | Identified with North Shore in a death notice | Died August 1990 | The notice supplies an affiliation reference. It is not described as the last surviving notice or independent proof of the lodge’s operating status |
A notice can preserve an affiliation after an institutional change.
The formal consolidation record, rather than obituary wording alone, establishes the institutional chronology.
Cardozo Lodge No. 1150
Cardozo received its charter on May 4, 1955, the same day as North Shore.
The supplied research associates it with Bayside and includes references to Hillside and Hollis premises.
Those occupancy dates remain incomplete.
Cardozo combined with King David in November 1975.[1][4]
The lodge’s namesake is not established.
Charter Roster Research
| Research item | Period | Current position |
|---|---|---|
| Charter membership | 1955 | Name-by-name roster not yet entered |
No separate pre-consolidation member entries have yet been verified for this working draft.
People documented only in Cardozo-King David appear in the combined-lodge section below.
Members Documented in Combined Lodges
A person is only placed under the institution actually named in the evidence.
| Name | Documented institution or role | Life or activity reference | Biographical or research note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Benjaminson | Member identified with Cardozo-King David | Died 1978 | South African-born nature photographer; earlier individual lodge affiliation remains to be established |
| Emil Corsi | Identified as a Past Master of Cardozo-King David | Died 1996 | Former Bayside connection; exact mastership dates and earlier affiliation to be checked |
| Bertram Eckert | Master of Cardozo-Rufus-King-David | 1990; died 2017 | World War II veteran; reported raised in 1947, but the raising lodge is not established by the supplied summary |
Later obituary wording should be checked against the consolidation chronology.
A reference to an older lodge name does not, by itself, prove that the named body still operated independently at the time of death.
Future entries may be grouped under:
- Maspeth-Constitution.
- Cardozo-King David.
- Cardozo-Rufus-King-David.
- Harmony.
Duplicate a person in an earlier constituent section only when evidence establishes that earlier affiliation.
Articles About This Line
- Harmony Lodge No. 241: Main History
- A Manhattan Number, Six Lodge Histories: Harmony’s Lineage
- Maspeth, North Shore and Cardozo: Three Lodge Histories Behind Harmony
- Astoria’s Thirteen Founders
- Charles W. Froessel
- One Hall in Ridgewood
- George U. Harvey and the Queens Lodge Room
- Castle Hall on 31st Avenue
- Tadmor’s Masters’ Night, 1925
The separate Constitution, King David and Rufus King articles should be linked when their publication paths are confirmed.
Source Notes
1. Lineage and Consolidation Records
Grand Lodge of New York records as compiled by Brete Murphy.
The author’s Harmony main feature, lineage essay and consolidation sidebar.
Supports the constituent framework and later combinations.
Formal terminology for the December 1851 beginning should follow the controlling record.
2. Oscar Coles / Constitution
The author’s Constitution article and underlying lodge history, officer notices and obituary research.
The first-officer list is distinguished from a complete charter roster.
Individual newspaper titles, dates and pages should be attached to each entry as the directory develops.
3. King David
The author’s King David article and underlying sources.
These include the January 1925 officer notice, 1933–1935 meeting notices, 1954 service references and later affiliation notices discussed elsewhere in the series.
The author identifies Isaac A. Albert as the person misread or transcribed as J. A. Albert.
Exact office terms and individual obituary citations remain to be entered.
4. Maspeth, North Shore and Cardozo
The author’s combined article and Grand Lodge compilation.
See Maspeth, North Shore and Cardozo.
Meeting-place references do not establish ownership or continuous tenancy.
Later death notices may retain earlier affiliations.
5. Rufus King
The author’s Rufus King article and underlying officer, civic-event and obituary research.
The Chat, June 28, 1929, supports the City Officials’ Night account.
The membership and biographical entries require their own individual citations.
6. Combined-Lodge Members
The obituary and lodge references summarized in the supplied manuscript.
Earlier constituent affiliation is not inferred from membership in a combined lodge.
Eckert’s reported 1947 raising requires identification of the lodge before it can be assigned to a constituent section.
7. Present Meeting Place
Brete Murphy, November 2026 account.
Supplies Harmony’s September 2024 arrival in College Point.
8. Directory Status
This page is a working index, not a complete roster.
Several entries still require precise life dates, original citations or fuller identity checks.
Direct clipping URLs were not supplied with the manuscript.
Harmony: Main History · Harmony’s Lineage · Maspeth, North Shore and Cardozo
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Harmony Lodge No. 241: A Historical Members Directory
By Brete Murphy · November 11, 2026
A working index of historical members associated with Harmony Lodge No. 241 and its six constituent lodge histories. The directory brings together founding connections, documented offices, biographical notes and related articles, with incomplete identities and uncertain affiliations clearly marked.
Harmony: Main History · Harmony’s Lineage · The Seven Lodges
Scope of the Directory
This is a growing research index, not a complete membership roll.
Harmony brings together the histories of six constituent institutions:
- Oscar Coles, later Constitution.
- King David.
- Maspeth.
- Rufus King.
- North Shore.
- Cardozo.
Oscar Coles and Constitution are successive names of one institution, not two separate constituents.
The directory distinguishes:
- Founders and first officers.
- Verified charter membership.
- Later membership and office.
- Life dates and dates of lodge activity.
- Original lodge affiliations and membership documented only in a combined body.
Living members are not included.
Several supplied entries still lack life dates or an attached death record. They remain working research entries until deceased status and identity are confirmed from the individual source files.
The Lineage at a Glance
| Constituent institution | Number | Original setting | Beginning identified in the supplied research | Later combination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Coles, later Constitution | 241 | Manhattan | December 24, 1851 ceremony; renamed June 8, 1867 | Maspeth-Constitution, May 8, 1974 |
| King David | 994 | Astoria | Charter, May 3, 1922 | Cardozo-King David, November 1975 |
| Maspeth | 1089 | Maspeth | Charter, May 3, 1928; constitution, May 19, 1928 | Maspeth-Constitution, May 8, 1974 |
| Rufus King | 1091 | Jamaica | Charter, May 3, 1928; constitution, May 19, 1928 | Cardozo-Rufus-King-David, February 12, 1982 |
| North Shore | 1149 | Douglaston and Bayside | Charter, May 4, 1955 | Harmony, November 21, 1990 |
| Cardozo | 1150 | Bayside | Charter, May 4, 1955 | Cardozo-King David, November 1975 |
The supplied accounts describe the December 24, 1851 Oscar Coles occasion through its first meeting, constitution and officer installation. The controlling record should establish the precise terminology rather than placing every stage under a single “chartered” label.
On November 21, 1990, three bodies combined as Harmony No. 241:
- Maspeth-Constitution No. 241.
- Cardozo-Rufus-King-David No. 994.
- North Shore No. 1149.
The author’s November 2026 account places Harmony’s first College Point meetings in September 2024.[1]
Read Harmony: A Manhattan Number, Six Lodge Histories →
Oscar Coles Lodge No. 241, Later Constitution
The supplied lodge history places the December 24, 1851 gathering in a loft at Broome and Crosby Streets in Manhattan.
Grand Master Oscar Coles installed the officers.
The history associates the founders with Lafayette Lodge No. 64 and with maritime commerce.
Those statements should remain attributed to that account until checked against individual records.[2]
The lodge became Constitution on June 8, 1867.
It combined with Maspeth in 1974.
Its precise arrival in Queens remains unresolved; the consolidation date does not automatically establish a move date.
First Officers Identified in the 1851 Account
This officer list is not assumed to be a complete verified charter roster.
| Name | Role in the supplied account | Dated reference | Biographical or research note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred F. Thorn | First Master | 1851 | Identified as a ship chandler on West Street |
| Cornelius W. Brush | Warden | 1851 | Specific station and life record to be checked |
| John H. Black | Warden | 1851 | Specific station and life record to be checked |
| Samuel Auld | Treasurer | 1851 | Individual source file to be completed |
| Robert McCor | Secretary | 1851 | Spelling retained from the supplied transcription; original to be checked |
| Benjamin Beyer | Deacon | 1851 | Specific station and life record to be checked |
| George Anderson | Deacon | 1851 | Specific station and life record to be checked |
Later Officers and Members
| Name | Documented connection | Dated reference | Biographical or research note |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Wyckoff | Master | 1870 | Later styled “Right Worshipful” in an 1885 reference; exact office to be established |
| J. E. Rutherford | Warden | 1870 | Full name and specific station to be checked |
| N. T. Hallock | Warden | 1870 | Full name and specific station to be checked |
| George W. Day | Treasurer | 1870 | Individual source file to be completed |
| Henry C. Parke | Secretary | References in the 1860s–1870s | Exact term dates remain to be entered |
| William W. Wade | Member | Died February 1870 | Notice associated with 41 Ludlow Street |
| George Burger | Member | Died December 1870 | Morrisania connection in the supplied notice |
| Richard Van Cleef Colton | Member | Died 1952 | Textile manufacturer; identified as a founder of Great Kills Savings and Loan |
| Philip N. Mazziotta | Member | Died 1958 | Identified as postmaster of Towaco, New Jersey |
| Albert L. Mac Neill | Identified as Past Master and life member | Mastership reported as 1949; died 1993 | Postal supervisor and Purple Heart veteran in the supplied biographical research |
Exact spellings, affiliations and office dates should follow the original notices and register entries rather than later summaries alone.
King David Lodge No. 994
King David received its charter on May 3, 1922.
Its early meeting place was Advance’s temple on Grand Avenue in Astoria.
A January 1933 notice still placed it there.
An October 1934 notice announced a meeting in new quarters at Castle Hall, 37-09 31st Avenue.
A later reference associated the lodge with Forest Hills.[3]
These references do not yet form a complete address history.
King David combined with Cardozo in November 1975.
Charter Roster Research
| Research item | Period | Current position |
|---|---|---|
| Charter membership | 1922 | Name-by-name roster not yet entered |
Officers and Members Identified in the Research
| Name | Documented connection | Dated reference | Biographical or research note | Related article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac A. Albert | Master | 1925 | Identified by the author as I. A. Albert, misread or transcribed as J. A. in one notice; associated with 60 Carver Street, Long Island City | Tadmor’s Masters’ Night |
| Isidor M. Kopelman | Master | 1926 | Individual source file to be completed | — |
| Philip Schoenfeld | Identified as a Past Master | 1920s reference | Actual mastership dates to be established | — |
| Morris Brecher | Master | 1927 | Individual source file to be completed | — |
| Joseph A. Leichter | Master | 1928 | Individual source file to be completed | — |
| Abraham Rosenthal | Warden; later Master | 1928; Master in 1929 | Specific warden’s station to be checked | — |
| Joseph Bernstein | Warden | 1928 | Specific station and life record to be checked | — |
| Bernhard Susser | Member | Died 1925 | Manida Street, Bronx, connection in the supplied notice | — |
| Joseph Finkelstein | Member | Died 1929 | Ninth Avenue, Astoria, connection in the supplied notice | — |
| Edward I. Sturim | Identified as a Past Master | Died 1958 | Supplied obituary research describes twenty-eight years selling work clothes for the H. D. Lee Company | — |
| Charles Aron | Master | 1954 | Identified with King David’s participation in the Astoria Center of Israel service | — |
Read Castle Hall: Two Astoria Lodges in the Depression Years →
Read Advance Temple, Then and Now →
Maspeth Lodge No. 1089
Maspeth received its charter on May 3, 1928.
Its constitution followed on May 19 at Tadmor’s temple, alongside Rufus King and Suburban.
The author’s research contains Maspeth and Bayside meeting-place references, but the full occupancy sequence remains incomplete.
Maspeth combined with Constitution on May 8, 1974.[1][4]
First Master and Charter Research
| Name or research item | Connection | Dated reference | Research note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Warner | First Master | 1928 | First-officer status does not establish the complete charter roster |
| Remaining charter membership | Roster research | 1928 | Names awaiting transcription and verification |
Later Officers and Members
| Name | Documented connection | Dated reference | Biographical or research note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roscoe L. Conklin | Master | 1929 | Individual source file to be completed |
| George Kirchner | Member | Reported membership exceeding forty years | Painter and decorator; the date and basis of the duration reference should be entered |
| Harry H. Fisher | Member | Died 1943 | Individual source file to be completed; do not merge with similarly named men in other lodge histories without evidence |
| Anthony J. Romano | Identified as a Past Master | Died 1995 | Camera laboratory owner associated with Farmingdale and a Boy Scout leader in Huntington |
Read Maspeth, North Shore and Cardozo →
Rufus King Lodge No. 1091
Rufus King received its charter on May 3, 1928, and was constituted at Tadmor’s temple on May 19.
Its meeting-place history includes Jamaica Lodge’s premises on Union Avenue, now 162nd Street.
The lodge held a City Officials’ Night in June 1929.
It joined Cardozo-King David on February 12, 1982.[1][5]
First Master and Charter Research
| Name or research item | Connection | Dated reference | Research note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Louis Saperstein | First Master | 1928 | Individual membership and life record to be attached |
| Remaining charter membership | Roster research | 1928 | Names awaiting transcription and verification |
Later Officers and Members
| Name | Documented connection | Dated reference | Biographical or research note | Related article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Marvin | Trustee | 1929 | City magistrate; introduced guests at City Officials’ Night | George U. Harvey and the Queens Lodge Room |
| Morris Bunderoff | Master | 1935 | Individual source file to be completed | — |
| Harry Gertz | Identified as a Past Master | Died 1954 | President of B. Gertz, Inc., and the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce in the supplied research | — |
| Abraham L. Hirschl | Secretary | Died 1951 | Associated with Hillside Glass Manufacturing Company | — |
| Dr. Leo Lyons | Identified as a Past Master | Date not yet entered | Queens Village dentist | — |
| Samuel Weiss | Member | Died 1950 | Identified as owner of the Jamaica Arena | — |
| Henry “Pop” Silverman | Member | Jamaica High School career reference, 1951 | Health-education head and coach; the career date is not a death date | — |
| Chester Schwimmer | Master; later district deputy | Master in 1947 | District appointment dates to be entered | — |
| Vincent Lewin | Master | 1949 | Individual source file to be completed | — |
| Lawrence C. Lewin | Master | 1950 | Jamaica Estates connection; supplied research also identifies brothers Arthur, Charles and Milton as members | — |
| Frank P. Bennett | Tyler | 1950s | Also identified as tyler of Queens Village and Council; office references should be entered separately | Lending a Hand |
The references to Arthur, Charles and Milton Lewin should become individual entries once full identities, membership evidence and life records are attached.
Read Jamaica Lodge’s Rooms and Union Avenue Hall →
North Shore Lodge No. 1149
North Shore received its charter on May 4, 1955.
The supplied research associates it with Douglaston and Bayside.
It entered Harmony’s three-body formation on November 21, 1990.[1]
Its founders and meeting-place sequence remain among the less fully documented parts of this directory.
Charter Roster Research
| Research item | Period | Current position |
|---|---|---|
| Charter membership | 1955 | Name-by-name roster not yet entered |
Members Identified in the Research
| Name | Documented connection | Life or activity reference | Research note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Johnson | Identified with North Shore in a death notice | Died August 1990 | The notice supplies an affiliation reference. It is not described as the last surviving notice or independent proof of the lodge’s operating status |
A notice can preserve an affiliation after an institutional change.
The formal consolidation record, rather than obituary wording alone, establishes the institutional chronology.
Cardozo Lodge No. 1150
Cardozo received its charter on May 4, 1955, the same day as North Shore.
The supplied research associates it with Bayside and includes references to Hillside and Hollis premises.
Those occupancy dates remain incomplete.
Cardozo combined with King David in November 1975.[1][4]
The lodge’s namesake is not established in the supplied material.
Charter Roster Research
| Research item | Period | Current position |
|---|---|---|
| Charter membership | 1955 | Name-by-name roster not yet entered |
No separate pre-consolidation member entries have yet been verified for this working draft.
People documented only in Cardozo-King David appear in the combined-lodge section below.
Members Documented in Combined Lodges
Place a person under the institution actually named in the evidence.
Do not assign that person to Cardozo, King David, Rufus King or another predecessor solely because it was part of the combined body.
| Name | Documented institution or role | Life or activity reference | Biographical or research note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Benjaminson | Member identified with Cardozo-King David | Died 1978 | South African-born nature photographer; earlier individual lodge affiliation remains to be established |
| Emil Corsi | Identified as a Past Master of Cardozo-King David | Died 1996 | Former Bayside connection; exact mastership dates and earlier affiliation to be checked |
| Bertram Eckert | Master of Cardozo-Rufus-King-David | 1990; died 2017 | World War II veteran; reported raised in 1947, but the raising lodge is not established by the supplied summary |
Later obituary wording should be checked against the consolidation chronology.
A reference to an older lodge name does not, by itself, prove that the named body still operated independently at the time of death.
Future entries may be grouped under:
- Maspeth-Constitution.
- Cardozo-King David.
- Cardozo-Rufus-King-David.
- Harmony.
Duplicate a person in an earlier constituent section only when evidence establishes that earlier affiliation.
Articles About This Line
- Harmony Lodge No. 241: Main History
- A Manhattan Number, Six Lodge Histories: Harmony’s Lineage
- Maspeth, North Shore and Cardozo: Three Lodge Histories Behind Harmony
- Astoria’s Thirteen Founders
- Charles W. Froessel
- One Hall in Ridgewood
- George U. Harvey and the Queens Lodge Room
- Castle Hall on 31st Avenue
- Tadmor’s Masters’ Night, 1925
The separate Constitution, King David and Rufus King articles should be linked when their publication paths are confirmed.
How to Add an Entry
Choose the Institution Supported by the Record
Use the lodge named in the membership evidence.
If only a combined lodge is documented, use that section.
Do not infer membership in an earlier constituent from the combined name.
Separate Founding Categories
A first officer may also be a founder, petitioner or charter member.
Those categories should be verified rather than treated as interchangeable.
Separate Life Dates From Activity Dates
Keep birth and death dates apart from:
- Degree dates.
- Elections.
- Office terms.
- Event appearances.
- Career milestones.
- Dates when an obituary names an affiliation.
“Past Master by 1958” does not establish a mastership in the 1920s.
Attach Individual Evidence
For each person, record the source establishing:
- Identity and spelling.
- Membership.
- Office or ceremonial role.
- Life dates and deceased status.
- Occupation or public career.
- Family relationships.
- Article links.
Leave unresolved fields marked.
Living members are not included.
Source Notes
1. Lineage and Consolidation Records
Grand Lodge of New York records as compiled by Brete Murphy.
The author’s Harmony main feature, lineage essay and consolidation sidebar.
Supports the constituent framework and later combinations.
Formal terminology for the December 1851 beginning should follow the controlling record.
2. Oscar Coles / Constitution
The author’s Constitution article and underlying lodge history, officer notices and obituary research.
The first-officer list is distinguished from a complete charter roster.
Individual newspaper titles, dates and pages should be attached to each entry as the directory develops.
3. King David
The author’s King David article and underlying sources.
These include the January 1925 officer notice, 1933–1935 meeting notices, 1954 service references and later affiliation notices discussed elsewhere in the series.
The author identifies Isaac A. Albert as the person misread or transcribed as J. A. Albert.
Exact office terms and individual obituary citations remain to be entered.
4. Maspeth, North Shore and Cardozo
The author’s combined article and Grand Lodge compilation.
See Maspeth, North Shore and Cardozo.
Meeting-place references do not establish ownership or continuous tenancy.
Later death notices may retain earlier affiliations.
5. Rufus King
The author’s Rufus King article and underlying officer, civic-event and obituary research.
The Chat, June 28, 1929, supports the City Officials’ Night account.
The membership and biographical entries require their own individual citations.
6. Combined-Lodge Members
The obituary and lodge references summarized in the supplied manuscript.
Earlier constituent affiliation is not inferred from membership in a combined lodge.
Eckert’s reported 1947 raising requires identification of the lodge before it can be assigned to a constituent section.
7. Present Meeting Place
Brete Murphy, November 2026 account.
Supplies Harmony’s September 2024 arrival in College Point.
8. Directory Status
This page is a working index, not a complete roster.
Several entries still require precise life dates, original citations or fuller identity checks.
Direct clipping URLs were not supplied with the manuscript.
Harmony: Main History · Harmony’s Lineage · Maspeth, North Shore and Cardozo
The Seven Lodges: Complete Series Guide · Connecting Stories · Queens History Blog
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