The History of Valley City Lodge No. 7, Valley City ND

Unlike most lodges, there is no history preceding the issuance of the dispensation for the Valley City Lodge.

There were ten signatures on the petition for dispensation. Dispensation was granted to the Valley City Lodge by the Grand Lodge of Dakota on April 21, 1881. The charter was issued three months later on June 15, 1881, to Valley City Lodge No. 21, and was re-issued June 13, 1889, to Valley City Lodge No. 7 by the Grand Lodge of North Dakota.

The Lodge first met over John Holmes’ store, which burned March 22, 1884, and then it moved to Clark’s Hall. The present Lodge hall was built in the years 1919 thru 1922.

Past Masters’ Nights, Teachers’ Nights, Ladies’ Night and other social funtions are annual occurences in the Lodge. It is one of the leading organizations in the community.