Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-10-21
SANTA FE N NJ, TUESDAY, OCTOBER o. 1902
DR.. CHARLES B0WMER,
PAST GRAND MASTER
Made Mason in England in 1853 Accorded
Highest Honors in Ancient York Rite
Member of New Mexico Lodges
Forty-Four Years.
AN EXEMPLARY HARD WORKING
CONSCIENTIOUS MAN AND MASON

| DR.. Charles Bowmer can look back
| Masonic circles He has been an act
| i've Mason for nearly fifty years and
| seldom sat in the body of the lodge,
being nearly always in some station or
official position. He was born on De-
cember 81, 1881, at Hastir%s, county of
| Sussex, England. In youth he was
! associated with his father as book
seller and publisher at Hastings, hav-
| ing previously acquired Il knowledge
| of the business with Hamilton, Adams
and Company, of Paternoster Row,
London. He came 10 the United States
in 1855, and to New Mexico in August
1858, crossing the Ration pass on foot
During the Civil War he served in the
Third Regiment OF the United States
Cavalry and was wounded in the battle
of Valverde on February q, 1862, Aft
er recovery he entered the medical
service of the United States Army and
served as hospital steward, assistant
and acting surgeon for eleven years
after which he came to Plaza del Coy
ote, now Lucero. where he is still
practicing medicine and devoting his
spare time to his orchards and stock.
He was coroner of Mora county for
six consecutive years.
DR.. Bowmer received the r. a. de-
gree in February, the Fellow Craft de-
gree in March, and the degree of Mas
ter Mason in April, all in 1858. in Der
went Lodge, No. Al, now No. 40, at
Hastings England. He was secretary
of the lodge for one year. He demit-
ted from his mother lodge and affii-
ated with Montezuma Lodge, No l,
at Santa Fe, in 1868. He Identified from
Montezuma in 1866, then was for a
while in New York, and afterwards
became charter member of Union
Lodge, No. 4S0, under the jurisdiction
of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. now
No. 4, under the jurisdiction of New
Mexico, in which he has held the Off
ces of secretary, Junior warden, senior
warden and worsilipful master for 16
years. He has been grand sword bear
er, grand junior warden, grand senior
warden, deputy grand master, deputy
district grand maste, and grand mas
ter of the Grand Lodge of New Mexico.
He is a member of the Masoltn Neter
ans Association Of the Pacific coast.
DR.. Bowmer is a man of the highest
character, who always did his full du-
ty in the positions of life in which he
was placed. His record shows him to
be most exemplary Mason, a good
citizen, proficient, true and hard work. |
ing in his profession and greatly es
teemed and respected not only by the
Masonic fraternity throughout New
Mexico, but also by his neighbors and
he has lived for 30 years. and through |
out New Mexico of which he has been |
an honored and valued citizen for !
two score and seven years. In April, |
1903, DR.. Bowmer will. Providence will |
ing, celebrate the fact that he has been |
? Mason for so years and that during |
this half century he has to his fullest |
n pacity been true to the sublime prin- /
oiples underlying the ancient and hon.
)rable fraternity of Free and Accepted |
Masons.