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h. Daniel B. Conant, b. ca 1838 in NY i. Austin Conant, b. ca 1840 in NY. Yonnondio Lodge No. 163, Rochester WARRANT: The original warrant, issued June 8, 1850, is in possession of the Lodge. MINUTES: Intact from organization to date. The Lodge was organized in the early part of 1850. The first recorded meeting was held April 3, 1850. At this meeting Abram Karnes was elected Treasurer and George B. Harris Secretary. Charles G. Cummings was appointed Senior Deacon and Lansing B. Swan Junior Deacon. A subsequent meeting was held April 17, 1850. The following is an excerpt from the minutes: "Lodge opened in due form, Worshipful Master Paine in the chair. "The minutes of the last meeting were read by the Secretary. Senior Warden Lathrop stated that the Committee on By-Laws asked further time, which was granted. The Committee of Conference not being present, no report was made. "Senior Warden Lathrop moved that the fee for conferring the first, second and third degrees of Masonry in this Lodge shall be $15, of which $10 shall be deposited with the petition of every applicant and the remaining $5 be paid before conferring the first degree, which motion prevailed. There being no further business, the foregoing minutes were duly approved and the Lodge was closed in due form. "GEORGE B. HARRIS, Secretary. CHARTER MEMBERS. William Brewster. Nicholas E. Paine. Cornelius G. Palmer. William F. Holmes. Abram Karnes. Charles G. Cummings. William E. Lathrop. Nathaniel Clark. Lansing B. Swan. George B. Harris. The officers named in the warrant were: NICHOLAS E. PAINE, Master. WILLIAM E. LATHROP, Senior Warden. WILLIAM F. HOLMES, Junior Warden. All of the charter members were former members of Valley Lodge, No. 109. The Lodge worked but a short time under dispensation. Application for a charter was made at a meeting of the Grand Lodge in June, 1850; on June 6th the Committee on Warrants reported favorably; on June 8th the warrant was issued and on the 21st of the same month the Lodge was duly instituted and the officers installed by W.'. JARVIS M. HATCH, of Utica Lodge, No. 47, who subsequently affiliated with Yonnondio Lodge. The Lodge was organized and held its first meetings in a building on the corner of State and Buffalo (now Main Street East) Streets, in what is now known as the Elwood Block; subsequently it moved to the opposite corner in the Chapel (now Wilder) Block, thence to 13-17 Exchange Street, known as the Masonic Temple. The Lodge was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York February 17, 1870. It participated in the ceremonies attending the laying of the cornerstone of the City Hall at Rochester, May 28. 1873. It was also represented at the laying of the corner-stone and dedication of the Home at Utica. On April 17, 1900, it celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. The services were hold in the old St. Paul's Church and attracted a large gathering. M.'. W.'. WRIGHT D. POWNALL, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, and M.'. W.'. WILLIAM A. SUTHERLAND, Past Grand Master, were the principal speakers. MASTERS 1850. Nicholas E. Paine. 1851. William E. Lathrop. 1852. William E. Lathrop. 1853. William E. Lathrop. 1854. William E. Lathrop. 1855. William E. Lathrop. 1856. William E. Lathrop. 1857. William E. Lathrop. 1858. William E. Lathrop. 1859. Charles Vail. 1860. William W. Bruff. 1861. William W. Bruff. 1862. Alvah M. Ostrander. 1863. Alvah M. Ostrander. 1864. Alvah M. Ostrander. 1865. William F. Holmes. 1866. Charles W. Watson 1867. Henry P. Knapp. 1868. Henry P. Knapp. 1869. William S. Coon. 1870. William S. Coon. 1871. William S. Coon. 1872. James T. Southard. 1873. Frederick F. Boorman. 1874. John Mitchell. 1875. David K. Cartter. 1876. Thomas L. Turner. 1877. Thomas L. Turner. 1878. Henry M. Plant. 1879. Willard S. Brandt. 1880. John A. Davis. 1881. William J. McKelvey. 1882. Robert Salter. 1883. Alonzo D. McMaster. 1884. William II. Jones. 1885. Charles M. Williams. 1886. John W. McKelvey. 1887. Richard A. Searing. 1888. William J. Martin. 1889. Lewis S. Kendall. 1890. Joseph A. Crane. 1891. James R. Chamberlain. 1892. Frank B. Goble. 1893. J. Henry Anslinger. 1894. Charles P. Lyon. 1895. Thomas Dransfield. 1896. Fred G. Sweet. 1897. John B. Colman. 1898. George A. Benton. 1899. Frederick R. Smith. 1900. Charles W. Blodgett. 1901. Andrew Ludolph. 1902. Emil H. Schmidt. 1903. Fred L. Mvers. 1904. William C. Smith. 1905. Ward K. Angevine. 1906. Arthur Warren. 1907. Fred L. Dutcher. 1908. Raymond J. Ruliffson. http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924030288843/cu31924030288843_djvu.txt Yonnondio Lodge, No. 163, F. & A. M. [1902] Yonnondio Lodge, the second Masonic Lodge in Rochester, was organized April 3, 1850, chartered June 8, 1850, and incorporated February 17, 1870. "Yonnondio," meaning " Great Mountain," was the name given to the lodge organized by William Brewster, 20
Charles G. Cummings, Nicholas E. Paine, William E. Lathrop, Cornelius G. Palmer, Nathaniel Clark, William F. Holmes, Lansing B. Swan, Abram Karnes, George B. Harris, all of whom have long since passed to their reward in the Grand Lodge on high. The name "Yonnondio," signifying "Great Mountain," had been selected for the new lodge upon the suggestion of Brother Eli Parker, of Valley Lodge, and afterwards of Genesee Falls Lodge. Brother Parker was a full blooded Indian and Chief of the Six Nations. He was afterwards Chief of the Staff on Gen. U. S. Grant's Staff and drew up the articles of surrender at Appomattox. So great was the prosperity and so rapid the growth of Valley Lodge that encouragement was given a few of the brethren to take up the burden of organizing this second lodge in 1850. The necessary permission was cheerfully given by Valley Lodge and on the first of April that year dimits were granted the above named brethren and they received a God speed in their work of organizing Yonnondio Lodge No. 163, an informal meeting being held Wednesday evening, April 3, 1850, with W. M. Nicholas E. Paine in the east. From the record of this informal meeting of the Lodge on that Wednesday evening, April, 1850, down to the meetings of the present day, the large ledger volume of records contain a complete and accurate account of every meeting regular and special that this Lodge has ever held. This seems to be quite remarkable in fifty-two years of history. The first candidate to receive the degrees in this Lodge was Bro. George B. Redfield, September 25, 1850. The Lodge was formally instituted in due form by the authority of the Grand Lodge, June 21, 1850, by Bro. Jarvis M. Hatch, of Utica Lodge No. 47. The growth of this Lodge in membership since 1859 has been steady and of a healthy character. In 1850 the Lodge started with ten charter members and in i860 had reached an enrollment of 217; in 1870, 285; in 1880, 310; in 1890, 427; in 1900, 770; in 1902, over 1000. During the fifty years of its existence the Lodge has received as members, 1529 persons, and during this period 1694 meetings have been held. It is an interesting fact that among the members of Yonnondio Lodge today there are nine who came into the organization previous to 1860. At the head of the list of veterans, as the oldest living member of Yonnondio, stands Bro. Dwight Knapp, who was raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason June 25, 1855. The eight other veterans are Brothers James S. Graham, 1859; Robert M. Chapman, 1857; George C. Clark, 1857; James M. Dickinson, 1859; William Donaldson, 1859; John H. Howe, 1857; P. W. A. M. Ostrander, 1858. In the membership of Yonnondio Lodge there have always been many members who have been prominent in making our fair city what it is although they have long since gone into that Lodge on High where they have heard from the Grand Master those welcome words, "Well done, good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord." Such names as E. Darwin Smith, W. C. Storrs, Andrew M. Sample, David Upton, John F. Whitbeck, Henry Wray, James F. Poole, Seth Green, Thomas Gliddon, William S. Ailing, and many others are names all closely identified with the city's interest as well as revered members of Yonnondio Lodge. "We'll not forget them, we who stay To work a. little longer here; Their names, their faith, their love shall lie On mem'ry's tablets, bright and clear. Farewell! loved companions; their worth we'll proclaim, Their memory we'll cherish while life shall remain." Two of the Grand Masters of the State of New York, General Lathrop and Bro. S. V. McDowell, have been from this Lodge, while the High Priest of the Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masonry of this state, in 1900, was Wor. Bro. Joseph A. Crane, and the present Grand Master of Royal and Select Masons of the State of New York is P. W. Willard S. Bradt. Of the twenty-two Past High Priests of Hamilton Chapter living, fifteen are members of this Lodge, and of the forty-one Commanders of Monroe Commandery during the last fifty years, twenty-two have owed their Blue Lodge allegiance to Yonnondio. Yonnondio has been fortunate in the services she has received from the hands of her Masters in the years that are gone. There have been forty Masters, thirty-two of whom are living today. Wor. Alva M. Ostrander is the oldest surviving Past Master, who, though a Mason for nearly half a century, has lost none of his enthusiasm for the order and is a much more regular attendant today than the younger members. The following is the list of Yonnondio's Past Masters: N. E. Paine, 1850 F. F. Boorman, 1873 William E. Lathrop, 1851-58 John Mitchell, 1874 Charles Vail, 1859 David K. Carter, 1875 William W. Bruff, 1860-61 T. L. Turner, 1876-77 A. M. Ostrander, 1862-64 Henry M. Plant, 1878 William F. Holmes, 1865 Williard S. Bradt, 1879 C. W.Watson, 1866 John A. Davis, 1880 H. B. Knapp, 1867-68 William J. McKelvey, 1881 William S. Coon, 1869-71 Robert Salter, 1882 J. T. Southard, 1872 A. D. McMaster, 1883 William H. Jones, 1884 Charles M. Williams, 1885 J. W. McKelvey, 1886 R. A. Searing, 1887 W. J. Marlin, 1888 L. S. Kendall, 1889 J. A. Crane, 1890 J. R. Chamberlain, 1891 Frank B. Goble, 1892 J. H. Anslinger, 1893 Charles P. Lyon, 1894 Thomas Dransfield, 1895 Fred G. Sweet, 1896 John B. Colman, 1897 George A. Benton, 1898 Frederick R. Smith, 1899 C. W. Blodgett, 1900 Andrew Ludolph, 1901 Emil H. Schmidt, 1902 The following is a list of Yonnondio's present officers [1902]: Emil Henry Schmidt, W. M. Fred. Louis Meyers, S. W. William Carvey Smith, J. W. Charles M. Williams, Treasurer Charles Henry Carson, Secretary Charles Deforest Gallagher, S. D. Ward Kelly Angevine, A. S. D. Arthur Warren, S. M. of C Fred. Louis Butcher, J. M. of C Raymond J. Ruliffson, S. S. William John Parker, J. S. Fred. Albert Reynolds, Organist Chas. Mackley, Assistant Organist Cyrus VanNess Mills, Marshal Albert C. Bostwick, Master of Arts Isaac P. Coddington. Chaplain 21
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