Pearl Harbor Lodge F&AM recently designed a beautiful double-sided coin, to commemorate its 95th Anniversary. In the year 1924, twenty-five Masons joined together to form, and become, the Charter Members of Pearl Harbor Lodge No. 598. Ten of them were members of Lodge Le Progres de L’Oceanie No. 371. Three were from Solano Lodge No. 229. One each from Paul Revere Lodge No 462, Naval Lodge No. 87, San Diego Lodge No. 35, Mountain View Lodge No. 194, Amity Lodge No 370, Wilmington Lodge No. 198, Vallejo Lodge No. 487, and Kilauea Lodge No. 330; all under jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of California. One each from Tejon-Lodge No. 104, Colorado; Brainard Lodge No 102, Conneticut; El Paso Lodge No. 246 and Waukegan Lodge No. 78, both of Illinois.

Those Charter Members are (listed in alphabetical order):

Anglim, Robert E Bigler, George W. Blatt, Albert Brenner, Edgar A. Buchalter, William Burr, William S. Carlsen, Ferdinand H. Cooper, Fred G. W. Craelius, John C. Dorhority, Ray E. Ellis, Duncan S. Greenwell, Doile Harkins, Charles J.

Hart, William T. Hindemith, Paul C. Masser, Fred J. Mobley, Ray R. Mulhall, Hendry J. Rewcastle, William J. Russell, Thomas N. Slocum, Herbert R. Smith, Harry W. Stewart, William Thorton, Walter E. Weidman, Ernest H.

“THEY BUILT BETTER THAN THEY KNEW”

It is interesting to note that the Mason who is considered as the “Father or Founder” of the Lodge was Fred G. W. Cooper. He was born in Birmingham, Warwich, England; became a Mason in 1892 in Union Lodge No. 280 in London, Ontario, Canada; and later demitted to Waukegan Lodge No. 78 in Illinois. He was the first to sign his name to the petition to the Grand Lodge of California for establishment of Pearl Harbor Lodge. He was also our first Treasurer.