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1850
GL of Ca. has 3 Lodges, 103 members in April

•California becomes a State in Sept.

	Discussion points:
	Timeline: April 1850
	Event: Grand Lodge of California has 3 Lodges
	•Total membership – 103 Masons
	•September, Republic of California becomes State of California, 5 Months after Grand Lodge is formed
	•Jonathan D. Stevenson first Grand Master
	•April 19, 1850, he opens first session, in ample form, assisted by a full corps of officers