Gulf Beach Masonic Lodge No. 291
Madeira
Beach, Florida
W:. George F.
“Fred” Clark, Master of Gulf
Beach Lodge UD (Under
Dispensation) Jan – April 1950
W:.
Fred, a local Realtor, was Master of Star Lodge #78 in 1945. In 1949 Star Lodge
was asked to sponsor a new Lodge on the Gulf Beaches, to be called “Gulf Beach
Lodge”. Star Lodge agreed and W:. Fred was asked
to be the Master of Gulf
Beach Lodge while
‘under dispensation’ from Grand Lodge as none of the other Charter
members had sat as the Master of a Lodge before. From January 1950 through
April 1950, W:. Fred led Gulf Beach
Lodge through the many and varied details necessary to obtain a Charter. When
the Charter was granted by M:.W:. Dekle
( pictured below) Br:. Carl Schaefer was installed as
the first “Official” Master of our Lodge. The Charter ceremony was
a dual ceremony with Sunshine Lodge #288 (now defunct) also receiving its
Charter the same night. In 1952 W:. Fred took a dimit
back to Star Lodge and passed away just a few short months thereafter.
April 1950
(L-R) W:. Joy
Adams, (Master of Sunshine Lodge #288) ; M:.W:. Gus J. Dekle,
(Grand Master) ; W:. Carl Schaefer (Master of Gulf Beach
Lodge #291)
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Br:. Lundie & W:. James Tillinghast 1985
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W:. Ernest Freeman 1984 Installation
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W:. Archie Graham and Officers 1983
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1953
(L-R)
Row 1 : W:. Ken Vaughan ;
W:. William Marvin ; W:.M:. James Knowles; W:. John Palmer ; W:. Carl
Schaefer
Row 2:
Br:. Robert Parker ; Br:.
Elmer Shirey
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1954
Trestle Board Cover
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Gulf Beach Lodge Song
by Illustrious Br:. Hopkins (organist)
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Memorial
Team 1980’s
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John
Henry, John Hoag & Bob Andresen (organist) 1985 with Scholarship Winner
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W:. Bob Calhoun &
Officers 1998
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Bill
O’Brien, John Henry, Tom & Linda Cox and Sherry Bingham
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Past Masters Night 1996, Grand Master Padron
center
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John & Mickie Hoag
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Fishing Trip 1993
(L-R in group shot) W:. Tom Bingham Jr; David Jones; Andy Weick;
Sam Ciatto
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Br:. Scottie Joe
Gribbin
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W:. Bill
O’Brien presenting our Scholarship Award at St. Pete High School
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