Monday, August 19, 2013
Great Freemasons: Charles Horace Mayo, M.D. (July 19, 1865 – May 26, 1939)
The scientist is not content to stop at the obvious.
Charles Horace Mayo, M.D. (July 19, 1865 – May 26, 1939)
Charles Horace Mayo, M.D. was an American medical practitioner and was one of the founders of the Mayo Clinic along with his brother, William James Mayo, Drs. Augustus Stinchfield, Christopher Graham, E. Star Judd, Henry Stanley Plummer, Melvin Millet and Donald Balfour.
http://en.wikipedia.org/
("Dr. Charlie" petitioned to Rochester Lodge No. 21 in Rochester, Minnesota for membership on December 23, 1889, he was initiated as an Entered Apprentice on January 24, 1890, and eventually raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason on May 12th. Dr. Charlie became a member of the York Rite Bodies in 1922-23.)
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Great Freemasons: Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809)
Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark. Their mission was to explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase, establish trade and sovereignty over the natives near the Missouri River, and claim the Pacific Northwest and Oregon Country for the United States before European nations. They also collected scientific data, and information on indigenous nations. President Thomas Jefferson appointed him Governor of Upper Louisiana in 1806.
Lewis was a Freemason, initiated, passed and raised in the "Door To Virtue Lodge No. 44" in Albemarle, Virginia, between 1796 and 1797. On August 2, 1808, Lewis and several of his acquaintances submitted a petition to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania requesting dispensation to establish a lodge in St. Louis. Lewis was nominated and recommended to serve as the first Master of the proposed Lodge, which was warranted as Lodge No. 111 on September 16, 1808.
http://en.wikipedia.org/
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832)
A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.
Goethe, Conversations with Goethe, 1824.
Friday, August 16, 2013
Great Freemasons: Hoot Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962)
(Truth Lodge 628 of Los Angeles)
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Matthew Alexander Henson (August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955)
I think I'm the first man to sit on top of the world.
Matthew Henson
Matthew Alexander Henson (August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955) was an African American explorer and associate of Robert Peary on various expeditions, the most famous being a 1909 expedition during which he may have been the first person to reach the Geographic North Pole.
(Prince Hall Celestial Lodge 3, New York, NY)
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