The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-01

Bro. Sener's sketch. It bears the sig
nature of Sholto Charles. Lord Aber
dour. grand master; Alex. D1cDougal,
grand secretary, and other grand lodge
officers
kilwinning Crosse Lodge was first or
gained in Port Royal. Va, and, after
many vicissitudes Of fortune, is now
working at Bowling Green. It helpe- to
form, together with four other lodges,
the grand lodge Of Virginia IN 1777. It
was given No. 9, on the Grand Lodge
roll in 11SG. No. 1 being Norfolk Lodge.
which was supposed to have been con-
stttutcd in 1741, but which, according to
w. j. Hugha1, WIS chartered in 1853.
Norfolk Lodge was No. 236 ON the roll
Of the Grand Lodge Of England. Kill
winning Cross Lodge is now. oddly
enough, No. 237 on the roll of the Grand
Lodge Of Virginia, just one number be-
low what Norfolk formerly was in the
Grand Lodge of England. Kilwinning
Crosse Lodge, No. 2, Blandford Lodge.
No. 5. Fredericksburg Lodge. No. 4, and
Botetourt Lodge, No. z, have their or.
iGinal charters in their own keeping,
and thus the Grand Lodge of .,.rginia
can trace its Masonic title by unques-
toned documentary and Masonic evil
dence back to the cary nfties Of the
eighteenth century. The Grand Lodge
OF Virginia has in its possession also the
charters of Lodges No. and S, SO that
of the eight lodges in existence in Vlr-
ginia prior to me election of the LIST
grand master in ITS. six of tho o.u
colonial charters are preserved. Bro
Sener does not believe that any other
jurisdiction in the United States can
produce so many old original charters.
Norfolk Lodge, though No. /, in the
Grand Lodge of Virginia, possesses no
older charter than mat given it by the
Grand Lodge of Virginia in 1850.
It seems that Kilwinning Crosse Lodge
received its number (2) from the Grand
Lodge Of Virginia in 17sG. It was
granted a charter by the Grand Louge
of Virginia in 1I96. From 1777 to 1iyG
it seems to have owned and rendered
allegiance as a subordinate body to two
grand bodies-the Grand Lodge Of Scot
land and the Grand Lodge of Virginia.
1t appears to have sent representatives
to the Grand Lodge of Virginia in 1854
and 1855. but not in 1856 and not again
until 1896, though a member of the lodge
was present at Grand Lodge in 1902 as
a visitor. Four charters have been is
sued to Kilwinning Crosse Lodge; one
from the Grand Lodge Of Scotland, De-
cember 1. 1855, and three from the
Grand Lodge of Virginia, of date De-
cember 8, 1896, December 10 1855 and
tiers it has now in its possession. though
working, of course. under that of the
last date. IT is certainly to be doubted
whether any other lodge in existence has
worked thus under two different Grand
Lodges at the same time and has four
different charters granted to it still In
its possession. The lodge became ex-
tinct in 1919 was granted a dispensatlon
in 1850, became again extinct in 1854,
1,,,% iv,
It's last return was made in 1850, but
in 1881 it was again chartered at Bowl
ing Green, with its present number, 237.
This account of the early history of
kilwinning Crosse Lodge is not only
very Interesting, but very valuable.
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