HISTORY OF JUBILEE LODGE #746 F&AM WHITELAND INDIANA
FROM AN EDITORIAL FROM THE INDIANA FREEMASON MAGAZINE JANUARY ISSUE 1967
"THE NAME "JUBILEE" MAY BE CLAIMED BY THE FIRST LODGE TO BE ORGANIZED UNDER DISPENSATION DURING THE JUBILEE YEAR. IT WILL BE A UNIQUE NAME, A DISTINCTIVE NAME, A NAME OF HONOR TO COMMAND AND LOYALTY OF ITS MEMBERS."
ON THE ACTUAL 150TH BIRTHDAY OF THE GRAND LODGE OF INDIANA A DISPENSATION TO WORK WAS SIGNED BY THE THEN GRAND MASTER JOHN L. BLOXSOME. THE NEW LODGE WAS DESIGNATED "JUBILEE" JANUARY 12 1968.
AT THE JUBILEE YEAR'S ANNUAL MEETING ON MAY 21 1968 THE LODGE WAS GRANTED A CHARTER.
ON SATURDAY
OCTOBER 12 1968 JUBILEE LODGE #746 WAS CONSECRATED, CONSTITUTED AND SET TO WORK.
OFFICERS INSTALLED ON THIS DATE WERE:
BENJAMIN F.
BRAUGHTON..........WORSHIPFUL MASTER
JAMES D. WOOD..........SENIOR WARDEN
WILLIAM R. McCLAIN..........JUNIOR WARDEN
JOHN J. FAVINGER..........TREASURER
LESTER E. ASHER..........SECRETARY
JACK O. PRIVETT..........SENIOR DEACON
CLAYTON NICHALSON...........JUNIOR DEACON
CHARLES G. BRIGHT..........SENIOR STEWARD
LEONARD E. HATFILELD..........JUNIOR STEWARD
RALPH C. HOLDCROFT..........TYLER
The first
meeting was held on Jan 24th 1968
THE first meetings were held in the basement of the Whiteland United Methodist
Church. The current lodge was opened in 1974.
Ben Braughton was Chairman assisted by Trustee's Wm. R. McClain and Jack Pruett
Other building committee members were
Charles Barnett-Lester Sands-Hugh Newhouse-Lester Asher
PAST MASTER'S OF JUBILEE LODGE #746
Benjamin F. Braughton 1969 Paul Ferrell 1984 Fredrick L. Holland 1999
William R. McClain 1970 William F. Stephenson 1985 Kermit C. Freels 2000
Jack O. Privett 1971 Russell F. Reed 1986 James R. Teague 2001
Clayton L. Nichalson 1972 James L. Nixon 1987 James R. Teague 2002
Charles G. Bright 1973 Earl K. Schaffer 1988 George C. Dow 2003
Leonard E. Hatfield 1974 George E. Simon 1989 Stephen R. Adwell 2004
Lester I. Sands 1975 Duane E. DeBaun 1990 Daryl L. Johnson 2005
Charles W. Barnett 1976 Vinton G. Dove 1991 Scott A. Zufall 2006
John G. Bearry 1977 Bill J. McDonald 1992 James W. Taylor 2007
Richard A. Wood 1978 John E. Simon 1993
Bill E. Havener 1979 Shannon C. Thompson 1994
Vernie N. Parton 1980 Fredrick L. Holland 1995
George F. Burton 1981 Lloyd L. Fernung 1996
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