Lodge History
History and Formation of Harry S Truman No. 1066
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Lodge History History and Formation of Harry S Truman No. 1066 |
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Harry S Truman Lodge No. 1066 has a complex history which we will try to explain as clearly as possible.
In 1970, the 8th Masonic District of Manhattan was comprised of 22 Blue Lodges, which were:
| Progress Lodge No. 1041 | Solidarity Lodge No. 1099 | ||
| Habonim Lodge No. 1042 | Paramount Lodge No. 1076 | ||
| Faith Lodge No. 1044 | Fiat Lux Lodge No. 1079 | ||
| Vigilantia Lodge No. 1108 | Trojan Lodge No. 1098 | ||
| Metropolis Lodge No. 1059 | Justinian Lodge No. 1065 | ||
| Valorous Lodge No. 1063 | Jehoshophat Lodge No. 1080 | ||
| Algonquin Lodge No. 1056 | Mt. Scopus Lodge No. 1075 | ||
| Prudence Lodge No. 1066 | Felicity Lodge No. 1100 | ||
| Vulcan Lodge No. 1102 | Duquesne Lodge No. 1067 | ||
| Comrade Lodge No. 1058 | J.W. Husted Lodge No. 1068 | ||
| Zealous Lodge No. 1115 | Humanitas Lodge No. 1123 |
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The first merger in the 8th District of Manhattan took place in 1971 between Valorous Lodge and Jehoshophat Lodge. THAT was the BEGINNING of OUR LODGE, as it is today. The new Lodge became Valorous - Jehoshophat Lodge No. 1063 until 1975, when Algonquin Lodge merged. The combined membership of the new Lodge chose the name Harry S. Truman, and the Grand Lodge of New York State assigned a new number, 1171, because we were a newly formed Lodge. Six months later, Mt. Scopus Lodge merged, without any change in our Lodge's name and number. |
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Sometime during the mid-seventies, Trojan Lodge, Vigilante Lodge and Faith Lodge merged to form a new Lodge known as Heritage Lodge No. 1044, (The Membership decided to keep the lowest number of the Lodges instead of getting a completely new number from the Grand Lodge.) Soon after, Zealous Lodge combined with Heritage Lodge, and Mt. Scopus joined Harry S. Truman Lodge. |
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By 1980, there were many more mergers in the 8th District, which have no bearing on the formation of Harry S. Truman Lodge. (We just mention this to underscore there were many other mergers in the 8th District.) |
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In 1988, Harry S. Truman Lodge and Heritage Lodge merged to form Truman-Heritage Lodge No. 1044. Everyone opted to keep the lower number of 1044. It stayed that way until 1997 when the leaders of Truman-Heritage and the leaders of Prudence decided to form one, united Lodge. |
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The new Lodge decided to keep Prudence Lodge's number, 1066, so that in some way the Prudence name and spirit would be preserved, and the combined Lodges of Truman - Heritage and Prudence would henceforth be known as Harry S. Truman Lodge No. 1066. It was decided at that time that if and when any other Lodge was to merge with us, the name would not change. |
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That was ten years ago. Today, Harry S. Truman Lodge No. 1066 is the largest within the 8th Masonic District of Manhattan. |
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(Special thanks and appreciation to the R.'.W.'.Michael Hyman, longtime Treasurer of our Lodge, for all the specifics and details.) |