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Clinton Lodge has participated in a number of public ceremonials, among them being the laying of the corner-stone of the Town
Hall at Waterford, September 16, 1873; it was also represented at the laying of the corner-stone and the dedication of the Home at
Utica.
Its first meeting place was in the Howard House Block, which was destroyed by fire June 12, 1875. It next met in the Town Hall,
where it remained until the completion of the building known ns Masonic Hall erected in 1870 by JOHN HIGGINS, a Past Master of the
Lodge. It now has quarters on the third floor of this building.
MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.
Cornelius A. Waldron, Surrogate.
John Lawrence, District Attorney.
John C. Mott, District Attorney; Police Justice, N. Y. City.
Chauncey Boughton, Assemblyman.
John Fulton, Assemblyman.
William M. Donald, Assemblyman.
James H. Lloyd, Assemblyman.
Henry C. VanDenburgh, Sheriff.
Frederick W. Kavanaugh, Sheriff.
Frank B. Peck, Post Master.
John Richmond, Supt. Champlain Canal.
Hiram W. Vedder, Postmaster.
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.
R. L. Schoonmaker, Grand Chaplain 20 years. James M. Austin, Grand Secretary 27 years.*
* See sketch of Phoenix Lodge, No. 58, Grand Lodge Proceedings, 1904.
MASTERS.
1848. James M. Austin.
1849. James M. Austin.
1850. James M. Austin.
1851. James M. Austin.
1852. James M. Austin.
1853. John Fulton.
1854. John Fulton.
1855. Joseph H. Cudworth.
1856. R. L. Schoonmaker.
1857. D. M. VanHoevenburgh.
1858. John Higgins.
1859. D. M. VanHoevenburgh.
1860. D. M. VanHoevenburgh.
1861. D. M. VanHoevenburgh.
1862. Edward Lansing.
1863. Edward Lansing.
1864. Thomas Breslin.
1865. Thomas Breslin.
1866. Russell Porter.
1867. Russell Porter.
1868. Russell Porter.
1869. Samuel A. Northrup.
1870. Russell Porter.
1871. Russell Porter.
1872 Horace T. Stiles.
1873. William Humphreys.
1874. Merwin T. Scott.
1875. Merwin T. Scott.
1876. John E. Gage.
1877. John E. Gage.
1878. John Polhamus.
1879. John Polhamus.
1880. Henry De Freest.
1881. Henry De Freest.
1882. Emanuel Mead.
1883. Emanuel Mead.
1884. George L. Rogers.
1885. George L. Rogers.
1886. Frank B. Barnfather.
1887. Roland H. Stubbs.
1888. Roland H. Stubbs.
1889. Charles L. Mitchell.
1890. George E. Holroyd.
1891. William A. Dennis.
1892. John W. Ford.
1893. Samuel Snyder.
1894. William Roberts.
1895. William Roberts.
1896. Samuel Snyder.
1897. William A. Saxe.
1898. William A. Saxe.
1899. Elmer J. Wyman.
1900. Frank Jelf.
1901. Frank Jelf.
1902. John L. Harris.
1903. T. Alvin Davis.
1904. Edward A. Wilkins.
1905. Harry A. Holmes.
1906. Stephen H. Vickery.
1907. Wm. E. Adams.
CATO LODGE, NO. 141, CATO, N. Y.
WARRANT: The warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated June 11, 1849.
The name or number has never been changed.
MINUTES: Intact.
Previous to the advent of Cato Lodge another Lodge existed at Cato but all records relating to it are missing: so far as tradition
can throw any light upon its affairs, it was organized in the early part of the last century and doubtless shared the fate of others
during the Morgan period.
The present Lodge was organized during the early part of 1849. The first recorded meeting was held April 5, 1849.
The first officers were:
GEORGE H. CARR, Master.
PIER TELLER, Senior Warden.
ANSEL KIMBALL, Junior Warden.
JOHN HOOKER, Treasurer.
ANDREWS PRESTON, Secretary.
MATTHIAS VAN DERHUYDEN, Senior Deacon.
GEORGE R. RICH, JR.. Junior Deacon.
WILLIAM HAGER, Tiler.
From its organization until 1864 its meetings were held in the afternoon.
Its meeting place until 1862 was in the second story of a building owned by GEORGE H. CARR, the first master; from 1862 until
1864 meetings were held in the Morley Block at Meridian. In 1864 the Lodge purchased the second story of a building on the corner
of Main and South Streets. In January, 1865, this building was destroyed by fire and for a year or more its meetings were again held
at Meridian.
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