The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-02

histories Of Marion county Masonic blue
lodges which have been appearing each
Monday in The Times. Next week his
tory Of Logan lodge will be published.
GONE eight years before it was
- chartered, Englewood lodge No.
It's, Free and Accepted Masons,
was conceived, early in 1912, in the
mind Of Roy Mawson. real founder
Of EngleWood and then a young
man who had Just received degrees
from Logan lodge.
Mr.. Mawson and his instructor,
the late Benjamin F. Frey, often
discussed the possibility of found
ing blue lodge IN the vicinity Of
Rural and East Washington streets
which they considered a location
ideal for such an organization.
In due course considerable
group was won over to the idea and
a building was erected, the second
floor Of which was to be used by the
lodge.
After a disheartening struggle,
however, the idea was temporarily
abandoned when it proved impos-
sible to obtain a dispensation for
a charter. But the spirit that had
carried the first movement so far
never died and again in 1919 the
same group reinforced by others in
Guiding, notably, the Rev. E. f.
Norman, then pastor of Englewood
Christian church, started proceed
ings with a view to petitioning once
more for a dispensation.
Indispensable to this group was
John E. Bayless, past master of
Viewpoint lodge and first master of
Englewood, for before a dispense
ton can be issued the petitioning
group must contain a past master.
Dispensation was granted Nov 10,
1919, by Charles OrbiSon, most wor-
shipful grand master of Indiana,
who at that time appointed Mr..
Bayless, worshipful master; Mr..
MaWsOn, senior warden, and Mr.
Frey, junior warden. They selected
Ralph E. Lund as secretary and
Jacob j. Hasseld as treasurer. At
this time Englewood was selected
as the lodge name.
A T the first regular meeting,
N which was held in the hall of
Irvington lodge, no less than thirty
four petitions for membership were
presented. At this same meeting
DR.. Homer w. Cox, William A.
Moore and Edward c. Gottman were
elected trustees.
The building which the tentative
lodge had built in 1914 was long
since occupied, so at this time En-
glewood was forced to look for new
quarters somewhere lin the vicinity
Of Rural and East Washington
streets" as the dispensation speci-
fed.
The building at 2215 East Wash
ington street was selected, pur-
chased on Dec. 90, 1919, remodeled
and furnished for a lodge hall, and
on Jan. 90, 1920, Englewood held its
first meeting in its new home.
EngleWood performed its first
work that same night when it con-
ferred the entered apprentice de-
gree on Alfred V. HollingsWorth,
Russell NJ. Asher, George F. Sim
mons and Elmer M. Peterson. AL
though these four were the first to
receive degree work from Engle-
wood, William Y. Hinkle, on March
5. 1920, was the first man to be
raised to the master Mason degree
by the new blue lodge. He won this
honor on the toss of a coin from
fellow petitioner who also received
the third degree that night.
The first official staff of officers
was named April 20, 1920. and suffi-
cient members had signed the char
ter when it was presented to the
grand lodge of Indiana, May IL,
1920.
Charter members were Victor j.
Armhorst, John G.. Baker, John E.
Bayless. Harry H Boles, James P.
Carter. Herman R. Corbin, Homer
w. Cox, Patrick H. Craig. James o.
Dawson, Benjamin F. Frey, Edward
c. Gottman, John M. Gray, Charles
Hacker, Frank Hasseld, Jacob j.
Hasseld. Harvey Hiatt, Ray t. Hol-
land Alfred B. HollingSworth, Murzy
H. Hollingsworth, Peter S. Kelly.
Ralph E. Lund, John L. Manson,
Roy Mawson, Raymond H. Mitchell,
Charles A. Penny, Fred w. Shigley,
Leroy Shilkett, Frank Swarthout,
Thomas L. Sharp, Lloyd M. Thomp-
son, Chris VoSsler and Leo Whorley.
Bfeyn- SyiNIM( shrdlu bmh
u NGLEWOOD received its char
T. ter May 25. 1890; but because
of the crowded schedule of tee
grand lodge it was not officially in
stituted until July Is at ceremonies
at which Mr.. Orbison, past grand
master, assisted by Mr.. Frey, pre-
sided.
First officers of the lodge under
charter were Mr.. Bayless, worship
full master; Mr., Mawson, senior
warden: Mr.. Carter, junior warden;
Mr.. Hasseld. treasurer; Mr.. Lun&.
secretary: Mr.. Thompson, senior
deacon; Mr.. Hinkle, Junior deacon;
NJ. Cbrictia senior steward Mr.