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History of
HENDRICK HUDSON LODGE #875 F. & A. M.
Chartered June 28, 1910
(2nd & 4th Wednesdays)
After several years of discussions concerning the establishment of a Masonic lodge in Red Hook, a group
of nineteen Master Masons of Monumental Lodge #374 in Madalin, New York and one of Margaretsville Lodge #389 formally met on January 15, 1909 to endorse the idea of a lodge in the Village.
There followed several meetings dealing with the preliminary arrangements which included an election of
temporary officers and the selection of "Armstrong" as the name for the proposed lodge.
However, before plans were finalized, the name Hendrick Hudson was adopted. This selection was influenced primarily by the Hudson-Fulton exposition and the desire on the part of the members to add area rather than purely local prestige to the new lodge. These meetings resulted in the announcement by the presiding officer, Robert V. K. Harris, that Masonic jurisdiction having been relinquished by Rhinebeck #432, Warren #32, Stissing #665, and Monumental #374 lodges, that on June 22, 1909 Hendrick Hudson Lodge Under Dispensation would be instituted by Right Worshipful Brother George H. Sherman, a representative of the Grand Master.
The list of Charter Members was made up of men representing all walks of life and many of the prominent
business and professional men of the area.
They were Frank E. Burnett, H. L. Cookingham, Andrew J. Gedney, R. V. K. Harris, M. C. Phillips, G. W. Thompson, W. S. Massonneau, Fred W. Feller, William S. Aucock, George S. Aucock, E. B. Bostwick, C. C. MacDonald, E. W. Pitcher, C. V. Henion, William A. Metzger, J. A. Curtis, E. R. Smith, Ben R. Horton, W. M. Van Steenburgh, John Griffing, William E. Traver, Eugene P. Budd, O. D. Rider, William Rosborough, Willett Harris, Ambrose E. Traver, Irving Fraleigh, H. W. Griffing, all members of Monumental Lodge #374, and George W. Storms of Margaretsville Lodge #389, Joseph Griffing of Justice Lodge #753 and Leonard Mattice of Schoharie Valley Lodge #491. From this group the first officers elected to direct the immediate destiny of the lodge were Master Frank E. Burnett, Senior Warden R. V. K. Harris, Junior Warden William S. Massonneau, Secretary Cecil C. MacDonald, Treasurer E. R. Smith and Trustees John Curtis, Joseph Griffing, and George S. Aucock.
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