Garret J. Garretson: First Master of Mizpah Lodge No. 738 and the Judge Queens Would Not Let Go

In 1873, Garret J. Garretson opened his Newtown law office to eight fellow Masons and became Mizpah Lodge No. 738’s first Master. His story follows a village lawyer into education, the Greater New York Charter Commission and a judicial career that earned the lasting confidence of Queens voters.