| NOVEMBER
16, 1966 - Dispensation to establish a new Lodge at Pawleys Island, SC
was granted by MW R. Lewis Smith, GM.
The first meeting
place was in the Parish House of All Saints Episcopal Church, Pawleys
Island.
~ FOUNDING OFFICERS
~
- WM - Henry G. Deer, PM
- SW - Boyd L. Marlow,
Sr., PM
- JW - W. Reese Hart
- Treas. - George Edwin
Prince
- Sec. - Earnest LeRoy
Barnes
- SD - Andrew Lealand
Gantt
- JD - Charles William
Cusick
- Stew. - William Dewey
McCall
- Stew. - William Harold
Sapp, Jr.
- Tiler - Gordon Leath
Miller, Jr.
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DECEMBER 7, 1966
- Our first Regular Communication. Grand Master Smith, accompanied by
other
Grand Lodge officers, delivered the Dispensation Document to the Lodge.
Forty-five (45) members and visitors were present.
JULY 14, 1967 - Grand
Master Smith constituted Pawleys Island Lodge #409 and installed the
Lodge
officers. Eighteen Grand Lodge officers were present.
MARCH 6, 1969 - A
Building Committee was authorized to begin construction of a Lodge
building
on land donated by WM and Mrs. W. Reese Hart.
JULY 3, 1969 - The
Lodge received the official Charter Document.
DECEMBER 4, 1969
- The first meeting was held in the new Lodge building - our current
building.
FEBRUARY 2, 1978
- The last of the bonds issued to finance the Lodge building were
called
and paid. Lodge now free of debt through fund raising
efforts.
SEPTEMBER 12, 1985
- MW Jesse Branhan, GM, visited, monitoring work done on the F.C.
Degree.
SEPTEMBER 22, 1989
- Hurricane Hugo: Fortunately no Lodge casualties. Our Lodge
contributed
substantial effort & material assistance to storm victims including
food & clothing delivered in the hard hit community of nearby
McClellanville.
FEBRUARY 7, 1991
- An informal visit by MWBro. Jarman, PGM of North Dakota, MWBro.
Ross,
PGM of Illinois during a Regular Communication.
AUGUST 7, 1991 -
Received a large cash donation by Bro. Salem Van Every, III for Lodge
renovation
& landscaping. WBro. & Mrs. W. Reese Hart donated the Lodge’s
cornerstone.
MAY 16, 1992 - Grand
Lodge of South Carolina opened at Pawleys Island Lodge #409, MW William
D. Longshore, GM, presided for the setting of cornerstone &
dedication
of Lodge Building.
SEPTEMBER
19, 2002
- WM Hugh Peteet, Master of P.I. 409 welcomed MW G. Kent Elkins, GM,
along
with other Grand Lodge Officer's attendance at a special “Table
Lodge”
conducted by Pawleys Island Lodge #409.
Most Historical Highlights adopted from archived
notes of WBro. Charles
Cusick, PM, deceased. |
