Pamphlet on the history of Hiram Lodge, No. 1, by Alex Hotchkiss, 2003

Item

Identifier: A2007-025-001

Scope and Contents

This pamphlet, published in 2003 by John H. Scatzlein, Past Master, contains a talk given by Alex Hotchkiss, Past Master, sometime in 1970s, to the members of Hiram Lodge, No. 1. The pamplet also contains the three charters of Hiram Lodge, No. 1, and the charters of Connecticut Rock Lodge and Olive Branch Lodge, which merged into Hiram Lodge in January 1988.

Dates

Creation: 2003

Creator

Hotchkiss, Alex, d. 2003 (Person)
Schatzlein, John H., 1934-2024 (Publisher, Person)

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Biographical / Historical

Hiram Lodge was chartered on November 12, 1750 and held its first meeting in the following December. It is the oldest lodge in the state of Connecticut and about the seventh oldest in the United States (not counting military lodges). The original charter, still in the lodge’s possession, is known as the Oxnard Charter and is the oldest extant charter in America (the earlier ones having been lost or destroyed). It is named after Thomas Oxnard, who was the Provincial Grand Master for the colonies under the Grand Lodge of England, and was issued from St. John’s Lodge in Boston.

Alex Hotchkiss was Master of the Hiram Lodge, No. 1, in 1955 and 1970.