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HOPE LODGE # 19

History

of

Hope Lodge No. 19

In 1881, thirteen upright regular men who were worthy and well qualified and of good repute and well recommended conceived Free masonry in their hearts and petitioned the Most Worshipful Union Grand Lodge of the state of Florida, for membership and was chartered on October 19, 1881. The Grand Lodge officers whose names appear on the charter are as follows: Grand Master Tillman Valentine, Deputy Grand Master Benjamin Dilworth, Grand Senior Warden R. J. Smith, Grand Junior Warden G. N. Smith.

The lodge was first located at 319 Brigadier Street in Warrington, Florida. Then moved to St. John Lodge No. 189 located at 2560 North Davis Highway where they met for numerous years and presently meet at Excelsior Lodge No. 43 located at 704 North A. Street, Pensacola, Fl. 32501. The past Master’s of Hope Lodge No. 19 are as follows: Earm White, Lawrence Holly, Albert Ballard, Dave Andrews, Doc Choice, Jame R. Milton 32^o, Edward E. Mitchell 33^o, Aldophus Savage 32^o, Raymond Jones 32^o, Kiaser Roberson 32^o, Kevin Fortune 32^o, Pearlie Graves, Jr. 32^o, Ronnie Cole 32^o, Freddie Hogan, Earnest Daniels 32^o, Kenneth Roberts Sr. 32^o, Earnest Daniels 32^o, Louis Gaiter, Ronnie Cole 32^o.

The current Master and officers are Bro Gregory Dorsey, Worshipful Master, Bro Canary Williams, Senior Warden, Bro Maurice Jones, Junior Warden, Bro Eric Thomas, Treasurer, Bro Kerry Polingo, Secretary.  Under the present leadership, the brethren of Hope lodge are growing spiritually and collectively, they are striving to be living stones in that building not made by hand but eternal in the heavens.