A Manhattan Number, Six Lodge Histories: The Lineage of Harmony No. 241
Harmony Lodge No. 241 brings together six lodge histories, from an institution founded in Manhattan in 1851 to Queens lodges chartered in the 1920s and 1955. Follow their connections through Astoria, Maspeth, Jamaica and northeast Queens, four consolidation events and a succession of shared meeting places.
From Tadmor’s East to the Grand East: Charles W. Froessel
Charles W. Froessel served as Tadmor Lodge’s Master, Grand Master of New York and a judge of the state’s highest court. Follow his parallel Masonic and legal careers, from a Ridgewood ceremony for his five brothers to the constitution of three Queens lodges and the 1964 World’s Fair.
Rufus King Lodge No. 1091: Merchants, Magistrates and Civic Jamaica
Chartered in 1928, Rufus King Lodge No. 1091 connected merchants, professionals and public officials within Jamaica’s Masonic life. Explore its City Officials’ Night, members such as Harry Gertz, family successions and shared temple, then follow its consolidation history into Harmony Lodge No. 241.
Harmony Lodge No. 241: One Number, Six Lodge Histories
Harmony Lodge No. 241 brings together six lodge histories rooted in Manhattan, Astoria, Maspeth, Jamaica and northeast Queens. Follow their meeting places and consolidations from an 1851 Manhattan beginning to the formation of Harmony in 1990 and its present meeting place in College Point.