Abram J. Dittenhoefer of City Lodge No. 408: Lincoln's Elector, the Stage's Lawyer and a Charter Brother
A charter member and past master of City Lodge No. 408, Abram J. Dittenhoefer cast an electoral vote for Lincoln, defended an extradited seaman before the Supreme Court and helped reshape American theater law. His long life joined Masonic fellowship to politics, public service and the stage.
From Manhattan to Astoria: The Geography of a Lodge Lineage
Follow the six lodges behind Advance Service Mizpah Lodge from Manhattan’s Grand Street through the waterfront communities and neighborhoods of Queens. This geographic history traces their meeting rooms, temples, ferry connections, and eventual convergence at the Advance temple in Astoria.