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Doric Lodge # 424 AF and AM G.R.C., 1860 to 1965, Pickering Village.
"FOREWORD
We have endeavoured in the following brief history of Doric Lodge, while not slavishly
adhering strictly to the original minutes, to bring events of the greatest interest in a more
readable form to those who may peruse this booklet.
Our thanks to all who have contributed in any way to bring to our notice any personal
anecdotes of the past years of Doric Lodge,
Our especial thanks to Wor. Bro. John Stark for the loan of ""101 Years of Craft Masonry in
Whitby"" and his reminiscences of the late Rt. Wor. Bro. Caleb Rose; to the estate of the late
Rt. Wor. Bro.
F.M. Chapman for the copy of the ""Saturday Globe"" of 1894 and his original notes of a
""Short History of Doric Lodge"" and ""Masonic Highlights of Sixty Years of Doric's Life"";
and also to the estate of the late Wor. Bro. J.S. Chapman for his notes prepared for a similar
""Short History"" a task in which he was engaged at the time of his death; to Rt. Wor. Bro.
C.E. Morley for his valuable assistance in the reading and editing of the original manuscript;
and also to Wor. Bro. Eugene Green and Bro. George Montgomery.
This work has been a labour of love and will be amply rewarded for the many hours of research
and writing entailed in the preparation of ""The Story of Doric"" if its reading proves instructive
and interesting to the present day members of Doric
Lodge, #424, G.R.C.
Leslie M. Morley.
""Romley""
Pickering, Ontario.
January, Nineteen Hundred and Sixty Six.
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"INTRODUCTION
Pickering Village in the 1890's
From the Saturday Globe, August 14th, 1894
(A brief description of the Village of Pickering as it was at the time of the Constitution of Doric
Lodge # 424, G.R.C.)
""The pretty Village of Pickering is situated in the midst of a very fertile district, twenty-two
miles east of Toronto, on the Grand Trunk Railway.
The village nestles among the hills which form the banks of a pretty stream (Duffin's Creek)
giving it a quiet, peaceful appearance to the visitor.
The Village of Pickering has many attractions to those who love the quiet of the country,
and one can imagine such a spot as this, inspiring another Keats to write :-
' To one who has been long in the city pent,
Tis very sweet to look into the fair
And open face of heaven - to breathe a prayer
Full in the smile of the blue firmament.’
Beautifully situated on a rise of ground overlooking Lake Ontario, with every facility for natural
drainage, it is very healthy.
The winding stream which affords good facilities for boating and fishing, lends a charm to the
foreground by its sinuous course of nearly five miles, twisting and turning in its efforts to reach
Lake Ontario, which is only two and a half miles in a straight line.
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It is about sixty years now since the first house was built in the village,
(1830) but a century has elapsed since the first white man, (an Irishman named Duffin)
settled at the mouth of the creek.
The village is compactly built and has a number of very fine residences, good general stores,
a first class hotel, a splendid roller grist mill, capacity 350 barrels per day, and the usual small
industries found in villages of this size.
The village is not incorporated but forms part of the Township of Pickering.
The villagers are fully alive to their own interest, however, and have their local committees, and
as a result, splendid sidewalks (plank) line both sides of the streets which are kept in first class
condition.
The citizens take great pride in fixing up their lawns and yards and as a result nearly every
house is in the midst of a flower garden, Many new houses are in course of erection and the
signs of prosperity are visible on every side.
The young men of the village have established a volunteer fire brigade and have bought a fire
engine and sufficient hose to cover any of the village. They also purchased the
Old Presbyterian Church and converted it into a very convenient hall for general purposes,
erected a tower at one end, in which swings the town bell. The bell is rung regularly each
morning (7 a.m.), noon (12 and 1 p.m.) and at night (6 p.m.) on work days and fifteen minutes
before service on the Sabbath. (It was also used as the fire alarm and may now be seen
mounted on a concrete base at the west side of the entrance to the new Municipal offices.)
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The traveller, miles before reaching the Village of Pickering, is attracted by the view of a
massive building of brick and stone, situated on a hill overlooking the village; it is Pickering
College, a co-educational preparatory and collegiate boarding school. The College was
established in 1877 by the Society of Friends. (Following a disastrous fire in 1905 the
College was never rebuilt but transferred to Newmarket, Ontario.)
The Public School erected in 1888 at a cost of over $5,000 has an accommodation for 200
scholars. (This was the old school on Church Street North and known as The William Street
School which was torn down in 1964.)
In addition, Pickering Village has a live Mechanics' Institute. Organized in 1891 there were at
the end of the year 1893, 700 volumes on the shelves and over $150 is expended yearly in the
purchase of new books and magazines. The President and Librarian is Dr. R.M. Bateman,
M.D. (Worshipful Master Doric Lodge, 1895). (The present Public Library is a continuation of
the Mechanics' Institute).
The Pickering News, a weekly paper is one of the best local papers to be found anywhere.
It was established in 1881 and has a bonafide weekly circulation of 1250 copies. (In 1902 the
""News"" was purchased by the late John Murkar, and has been in the family ever since.
The present editor is Mr. Barry Murkar, the third generation, Wor. Bro. W.C. Murkar, worshipful
Master, Doric Lodge, 1937, was editor for over 30 years.)
The Society of Friends have a large plain brick meeting house (our present Temple) in which
they worship, and the plain unassuming style of its architecture is suggestive of the character of
the people who use it. (The late Rt. Wor. Bro. F.M. Chapman, the late Very Wor. Bro. M.S.
Chapman and the late Wor. Bro. E.L. Chapman attended this church in their youth).
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The Presbyterians have a very pretty modern church in which they worship.
It is situated on one of the most desirable sites in this charming residential village.
(It is now the Pickering United Church).
The Methodists have a substantial brick edifice on King Street with spacious yard and sheds
at the back. (This site is now occupied by Richardson's I.G.A. Food Market.)
The Village has many advantages to offer for those wishing to retire from active life or to have
a place of residence away from the hustle and bustle of the larger towns. Many fine residences
grace its well-kept streets.
Pickering has four good general stores, Dickie and Marquis', R.A. Bunting's
(Worshipful Master Doric, 1899-1900, and father of the late F.T. Bunting, Worshipful Master,
1923), W.T. Dunbar's and W. Logan's, W.J. Reazin's (Charter Member, Doric Lodge),
hardware store; Dr. R.M. Bateman's (father of Wor. Bro. Lloyd Bateman, Worshipful Master
Doric 1915, killed in action 1918) drug store and N. Margach's tailoring establishment.
The largest commercial building is the Dale Block. It compromises the W.J. Reazin hardware
store, also on the ground floor is the office of the Pickering News, over which are offices and a
neat public hall. Mr. W.V. Richardson, general insurance agent and notary public occupies one
of these offices. The Gordon House is a favourite stopping place for bicyclers from Toronto.
James Gordon (Bro. James Gordon) is the genial and popular proprietor, and his table is
loaded with good, substantial food. On account of the Local Option Law no intoxicating drinks
are sold.
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The Ontario Bank has an office in the Gordon House, the manager is Mr. Geo. Kerr
(Worshipful Master, Doric, 1894 and father of the late Wor. Bro. H.G. Kerr, Worshipful Master,
Doric, 1914, killed in action, 1915).
Such is a brief and abbreviated sketch from the files of the ""Saturday Globe"" of August 14,
1894 and from this description one can readily see that Pickering was a thriving rural
community, the centre of business and social activity for the immediate vicinity. Indeed,
from this period on,
Pickering Village slowly diminished both in population and importance until 1940.
With its incorporation as a village in 1953 and the coming of a municipal water system it again
attracted many new home owners with its natural beauty and clear bracing air,
its good schools and nearness to the city of Toronto. Although the pace of life was more
leisurely then than it is today, the business and the professional men worked a full six day week,
the stores being open every evening, often to midnight on Saturdays.
Farmers worked from dawn till dark and longer and even for the villagers amenities were few
and far between. Everything was done by hand, the wood or coal had to be carried for the
stoves and the water had to be brought from the well. The new binder had taken some of the
backbreaking drudgery out of the harvest field, but the horse was still king and was to remain
so for another two decades. Barn raisings and dances were major events in the life of the rural
community. The churches were the centre of the social and cultural life of the village and
immediate surroundings.
It was the industry and integrity of these same farmers, business and professional men,
many of whom were charter members and early initiates of Doric Lodge, which was largely
responsible for the success of the village of those days, and this same industry and integrity
set the pattern that bode well for the success of Doric Lodge for years to come.
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EARLY DAYS OF MASONRY IN PICKERING TOWNSHIP AND THE
VILLAGE OF PICKERING 1826-1889
In the early 1800's the territory now known as the Township of Pickering and Whitby had not as
yet been organized or their boundaries defined, but was known as the East Riding of York in
the Home District of Upper Canada.
The earliest record of our ancient Craft in this community is that of February 2nd, 1808 when
Nathan Cummins, David Lloyd and Ebenezer Ransom, petitioned the Provincial Grand Lodge
of Upper Canada for a dispensation for one year and then a Warrant of Constitution to hold a
lodge to be named the ""Rising Sun Lodge"" at the house of Ebenezer Ransom. These three
brethren were all farmers and pioneers of Port Windsor, now Port Whitby, Ontario.
There is no evidence of a Dispensation ever having been granted, and no reference to it in the
Provincial Grand Lodge records. So we have an organization with a name but without a history.
(M.W. Bro. John Ross Robertson, ""History of Freemasonry in Canada"").
The following extracts are taken from ""101 Years of Craft Masonry in the Town of Whitby""
by Rt. Wor. Bro. George Every.
""By virtue of a dispensation granted November 30th 1825, Unity Lodge, No. 19 P.R.,
799 E.R. came into existance and held its first regular meeting reads: 'Voted to meet at
Bro. George Post's in Pickering there not being a convenient place in Whitby'. It is significant
that of the ten charter members of Unity Lodge, three were from Pickering, James N.
Sharrard, farmer, Benjamin R. Cool, tanner, and George W. Post, farmer, and not only
Unity Lodge but its successor, Composite Lodge # 30, continued over the years to draw
members from Pickering until the Constitution of Doric Lodge in 1890.
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It might be interesting to the present day reader to learn a little more of that early meeting place
in Pickering Township.
George Washington Post brought Lot 4, 2nd. Con. Twp. of Pickering in 1812 for the sum of
200 pounds sterling, (about one quarter of a mile West of the Audley sideroad on the North
side of the Kingston Road) where in 1822 he built a large brick house, said to be one of the
first brick buildings in Pickering Township. For almost one hundred years this building was a
landmark on the road between Toronto and Kingston. It was demolished in 1912 to make room
for the right-of-way of the Toronto and Eastern Railway (which never operated) and which
right-of-way may still be seen paralleling the Kingston Road between Pickering Village and
Oshawa.
Here the Post family kept a tavern for many years, and it was in this Post's Tavern that Unity
Lodge met in the year 1826, 1827 and 1828. George Post died in 1828 so Unity Lodge
moved back to Whitby. Two of George Post's sons, Asa and Jordon became members of
Unity Lodge in 1838 and one again Unity Lodge met at the Post Inn for the years 1838,
1839 and 1840. Another son, Robert, became a member of St. Andrew's Lodge, York,
(Toronto). Asa and Robert are buried with their father in the family plot adjacent to the Friends
Cemetery immediately east of our present temple. Jordon Post had business connections
in York and it was after him and his wife Melinda that Jordan and Melinda Streets were named.
(From Masonic Highlights by Rt. Wor. Bro. F.M. Chapman). Jordon Post is buried in the
disciple Cemetery at the South-West corner of the Brock and Kingston Roads and opposite
the field stone house which he built in 1845 and now name ""Post Manor"".
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In 1843 the Alva Annes section of Unity Lodge
removed to the Inn of Hiram Post in Pickering Township where it remained until 1845 at
which time Unity Lodge was re-united with Jordan Post as Worshipful Master.
This Hiram Post Inn is still standing and is situated about one half mile west of the previously
mentioned George Post Tavern on the South side of the Kingston Road. It has recently been
disfigured by having the front covered with siding hiding the beautiful fanlight over the front
entrance.
The late Rt. Wor. Bro. George Washington Post Every was a kinsman.
Before we take our leave of Unity Lodge, let us note that their night of meeting was
""Thursday, on or before the full of the moon"". Later Composite Lodge adopted the same
night and for many years met on that particular Thursday night. Of even still greater interest to
us is that sixty-three years later when Wor. Bro. Calvin Campbell, a Past Master of Unity Lodge
(1843 and 1847) became the first Worshipful Master of Doric Lodge,
""Thursday, on or before the full of the moon"" was chosen as Doric's regular meeting night and
remained so until 1932 when it was changed to the 3rd Thursday of the month.
On May 24th, 1852, Composite Lodge came into
existence. It was formed from the two Unity Lodge factions and the territory, as far West as
Pickering Village, was considered within its jurisdiction. There were no Pickering names
among Composite's charter members, but one yearlater in 1853, Bro. A. Wing Brown of
Pickering and a former member of Unity Lodge became a member. From this date on many
Pickering men joined Composite Lodge.
In 1855, John Hunt, farmer, and George Ballar, millwright, in 1859 Dr. Tucker, physician of
Duffin's Creek (Pickering Village) as well as Wm. A. McCollough, merchant,
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Wm. Warran, tanner, and Nelson Chapman, mechanic, all of Greenwood, joined Composite.
The Nelson Chapman, mentioned here was a great uncle to the late Rt. Wor. Bro. F.M.
Chapman, the late Very. Wor. Bro. M.S. Chapman and the late Wor. Bro.
E.L. Chapman and a great uncle of Wor. Bro. J.S. Chapman. In 1860, Hamilton Dunlop,
and Eli Leavens, both farmers of Pickering, became members. It was also on August 2nd, 1
860 that a number of brethren from the vicinity of Greenwood petitioned for a new lodge at that
place but were referred to Mt. Zion # 39 at Brooklin as being the nearest lodge. Brougham
Union # 269 was the ultimate outcome of this attempt to form a lodge in Pickering Township.
In 1864 W.A Powers, Duffins Creek, Grand Trunk Railway Station agent joined.
In 1868, Robert Whiteman, teacher of Pickering in 1869, Thos. C. Kirkham of Baffin's Creek,
in 1870 Arthur Johnson, Pickering, 1874 Andrew Somerville, and Thos. Gormley of Pickering
joined Composite. Bro. Formley was later to become a charter member of Doric and no less
than five of his sons have been connected with Doric Lodge.
In 1875 three brethren from Duffins Creek (Pickering Village) Thos. Gormley, B.H.G. Vicars
and John Haight asked Composite to recommend a lodge for that place. As Brougham Union
had already turned down the proposition it was decided by Composite not to recommend the
petition ""as such a course would not be in the interest of Masonry"".
This was the first recorded attempt to form a lodge in the Village of Pickering.
In 1878 Caleb Rose of Dunbarton, stonemason, a member of Brougham Union # 269 affiliated
with Composite. He later moved to Quebec where he became Grand Senior Warden and later
when he retired andlived in Whitby, was a frequent visitor to Doric, until the time of his death in
1920.
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In 1882 Caleb Ed. Rose, Pickering, a son of the above, and a stonecutter by trade, became a
member of Composite.
In 1885 Peter A. Rose, farmer of Pickering, also joined Composite.
In 1888 Dr. R.M. Bateman, physician, became a member of Composite, the last Pickering
man to do so before Doric was Constituted. Bro. Bateman was Worshipful Master of Doric in
1895.
And so Pickering's connection with Composite drew to a close. That plans were already afoot
for the formation of a lodge in Pickering is evidenced by the following minute of Composite
Lodge and dated November 7th, 1899 - ""The lodge had made application to Brougham Union
Lodge for permission to deal with a petition for initiation from Pickering Village.
This permission was refused, whereupon the Secretary was instructed to withdraw the
application to Brougham Union on the ground that the said Lodge had nothing to do with it,
as the same have been sent to Pickering Lodge. ""
This is the first reference to Doric Lodge at Pickering, which was Constituted in the January of
the following year.
An interesting letter from the late Wor. Bro. T.C. Brown, a Past Master of Brougham Union to
Wor. Bro, John Stork and which is an apparent answer to a query as to how many South
Pickering Masons were members of Brougham Union before January 16th, 1890,
is as follows :-
""Dear John, Brougham, February, 26/40
When I went home I looked up Harry Westgate's record, he took his first Feb. 1, 1888, 2nd,
Feb. 29, 3rd, March 28, was Master Brougham Union 1892-3-6. Died July 2, 1896.
The Rev. W.R. Ross, a minister from Pickering was the only other
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member from the South that was Master of Brougham Union. He was the first to join Brougham
Union from the South, the next was Thos. Tripp, Dunbarton, the next was Thos. Gormley,
the next was B.H.G. Vicars, then J.S. Margach, David Annan, W.J. Reazin, Thos. S. Leng,
Andrew Annan, John Mclntosh, Wm. McConachie, Alex Ure, James Adair, Robt. G. Kerr,
John Cuthbert, James Gordon, Lee S. Ackerman, Harry Westgate and Matthew O'Brien.
I think that completes the list of members from the South, if there is any other information about
Brougham Union you would like to know, I would be pleased to give it to you. ""
Yours truly,
T.C. Brown.
From the above it can be seen that seven of the original charter members of Doric were or had
been members of Brougham Union and would account for the statement by the late
Wor. Bro. Brown, that Brougham Union was the mother lodge of Doric, Pickering.
Wor. Bro. Brown was a frequent visitor to and a great friend of Doric Lodge.
The following is a list of the charter members of Doric Lodge :
Wor. Bro. Calvin Campbell.
Bro. David Annan.
Bro. Robert Davidson.
Bro. J.H. Eastwood.
Bro. Thos. Gormley.
Bro. James Gordon.
Bro. Geo. Kerr.
Bro. John Mclntosh.
Bro. Matthew O'Brien.
Bro. W.J. Reazin.
Bro. Henry Westgate.
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And so the stage was set for the beginning of Doric Lodge in Pickering and as evidence of the
interest created by the formation of the new lodge, as we shall read in the next chapter,
there were no less than five petitions for initiation and two petitions for affiliation received at
the first meeting alone. The prospects indeed looked good for the new Lodge and Masonry in
Pickering and district.
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"THE STORY OF DORIC LODGE # 424
A Short history gleaned from the minutes 1890-1965
As will be recalled from the preceding chapter, an attempt was made in 1875 to constitute a
lodge in Pickering Village when three brethren, Bros. Thos. Gormley, B.H.G. Vicars and John
Haight, petitioned Composite # 30 Whitby to recommend a lodge for that place.
As Brougham Union # 269 had already turned down a similar petition the following motion was
carried: ""That this Lodge (Composite) cannot recommend the petition as such a course would
not be in the best interests of Masonry"" - Minute, October 7th, 1875.
Some fourteen years later, in 1889, certain brethren of Pickering and surrounding districts
petitioned Grand Lodge for a dispensation to form a lodge to be known as Doric Lodge and
the following letter taken from the records of Grand Lodge tells in a few words of the machinery
that was set in motion looking forward to the constitution of a Masonic Lodge in the Village of
Pickering.
Right Worshipful Bro. Wm. Roaf, D.D.G.M., Toronto No. Eleven, reported to Grand Lodge on
June 20th, 1890, as follows :-
""In August last, I received from the Grand Secretary, a dispensation to certain brethren in
Pickering, to start a lodge to be called, Doric Lodge and I was instructed to see that the same
be properly started.
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Accordingly I visited Pickering with a view of selecting a room, and before I left,
suitable quarters had been decided upon, but owing to some trouble with the landlord,
the brethren had to give up those which had been chosen, and with my consent they selected a
building which is situated on the ground floor, but which is perfectly safe from intrusion.
On January 16th, 1890, I visited Pickering and opened the Lodge.
I was accompanied by V.W. Bro. McCarter, G. P. and W. Bro. Cuthbert P.M. of Stevenson
Lodge No. 218. There were a large number of visitors present from Whitby, Oshawa and
Brougham. After the opening of the lodge and reading the dispensation, I place the W.M.,
the S.W., and the J.W. in their respective chairs.
The other officers were named by the W.M. and took their respective chairs. The prospects
when the lodge was started, seemed to be good. ""
Extract from Minute Book of meeting held January 16th, 1890.
""Thursday, January 16th, 1890 was the day appointed to visit and institute said lodge and on
the evening of that day Rt. Wor.Bro. Wm. Roaf, D.D.G.M. attended, accompanied by
Bros. R. Cuthbert and John M. Carter of Toronto. Assembled at the Lodge were a goodly
number of Masons from the vicinity and at 8:30 Rt. Wor. Bro. Roaf, D.D.G.M. placed himself in
the East and after filling the chairs and calling to order was plwased to appoint the following
officers of the newly constituted lodge viz :-
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Wor. Bro. Calvin Campbell, Worshipful Master.
Bro. Geo. Kerr, Senior Warden.
Bro. J. H. Eastwood, Junior Warden.
Bro. W.J. Reazin, Treasurer.
Bro. I.H. Hoover, Secretary.
Bro, H. Westgate, Senior Deacon.
Bro. R. Davidson, Junior Deacon.
Bro. Thos. Gormley, Inner Guard.
Bro. Jas. Gordon, Tyler.
Rt. Wor. Bro. then vacated the chair and duly installed Wor.
Bro. Calvin Campbell in the same, handing him the Dispensation empowering him to hold
meetings and employ and teach Masonry"". Minute p.6.
The building selected as mentioned in Rt. Wor. Bro. Roaf's letter was the old Pickering School
House known then as S.S. #4 West, and now occupied by Law Motors. Here Doric continued
to meet regularly under dispensation on Thursday on or before the full of the moon. It might be
explained here that in those days the roads were dark at night, only the odd street light at the
main corners in the village, so to meet at the full moon was a wise precaution particularly so for
those members living in the country or visitors coming from a distance.
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To say the least, the condition of the roads in those early-days was simply atrocious.
In the winter time travellers and local farmers often had to take to the open fields with their
horse-drawn cutters and sleighs in order to by-pass the huge snow drifts which accumulated
between the stump, snake and rail fences which bordered the roads, while in the spring the
mud holes were bottomless. It was said that on a trip from Toronto to Kingston at this season
of the year, eighteen miles was a good average day's travel. Members of Doric in those early
days used to recount how changes of horses had to be made every three or four miles during
the time the roads were axle deep in mud which fact probably accounts for the number of
taverns and hotels found along the Kingston Road. At one time, there were no less than four in
the Village of Duffins Creek (Pickering). Particularly swampy sections of the roadway would be
made usable by the felling of trees alongside and laying the logs crosswise, which gave
travellers a terrific jolting ride, particularly when riding in a springless wagon. Portions of this
type of road, known as corduroy, could still be found in the vicinity of Pickering until a few years
ago, much improved by the addition of coatings of gravel. Later the Kingston Road was
planked; lumber being readily available and cheap. This is a far cry from the paved roads we
know today.
On January 25th, 1390, Doric's first Masonic funeral was held when Bro. Thos. Gormley was
buried with Craft honours. As is often the case, Bro. Gormley, who had worked so strenuously
during the previous fifteen years to secure a lodge for Pickering
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barely lived long enough to see his dreams come true.
At the regular meeting on March 9th, the first initiations took place when Geo. Parker,
merchant, Geo. White, farmer, and Alex Falconer, sadler, first saw the light of Masonry.
On June 26th the first official inspection of Doric Lodge took place. Rt. Wor. Bro. Wm. Roaf,
D.D.G.M. Toronto District # 11, reported to Grand Lodge as follows :-
""On the 26th June, I again visited Pickering with a view of ascertaining the process made by
the same lodge, and I found the work to be done in a highly satisfactory manner;
a considerable increase in membership has taken place, there having been two affiliations
and ten initiations, and the books were neatly kept. The prospects are exceedingly good.
I have therefore, much pleasure in recommending that a Warrant be granted to said lodge
and in certifying that the lodge is suitable and comfort-ably furnished. There are no accounts
due to tradesmen for the furniture and the debt which the members are carrying amount
themselves, is only $150.00"".
Report of The Board of General Purposes - July 1890,
""The Board are pleased with the flattering reports on the lodges
working under dispensation at Port Lampton, at Sundridge, and at
Pickering.""
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An interesting sidelight on Inspection in those early years is
related by Wor. Bro. John Stork, The D.D.G.M. and Secretary, with other visitors who may have
come from Toronto, would arrive on the evening train about 6:30 p.m. at the Grand Trunk
Railway Station at Pickering, then proceed to the Village by Peak's livery, remaining at the
Gordon House for the night and returning to Toronto on the morning train,
(the milk train it was called). There were about four local passenger trains a day both east and
west-bound through' Pickering in those days.
On September 3rd, Doric Lodge was constituted, consecrated and dedicated with a large
number of distinguished visitors being present as follows :—
Rt. Wor. Bro. G.J. Bennett, D.D.G.M., Toronto 11
W. Bro. W.R. Cavell, District Secretary.
Rt. Wor. Bro. John A. Wells, P.G.S.W., St. George
# 367.
Very Wor. Bro. A.G. Horwood, G.D. of C.
St. George # 367.
Very Wor. Bro. Robert Cuthbert, G.S.B.,
Stevenson # 218.
Very Wor. Bro. Chas. F. Mansell, P.G.S. Of W.,
Zeta, # 410.
Very. Wor. Bro. Ned F. Manley, G.S.D., Ionic #25. Rt. Wor. Bro. F.M. Morson, P.G.R., Ionic #25.
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Rt. Wor. Bro. Wm. Roaf, P.D.D.G.M., Ionic #25. and many other P.M.'s from Toronto and
Brougham Union.
The D.D.G.M. then assumed the gavel and stated that a warrant had been granted to this
lodge at the last communication of Grand Lodge and that this lodge was to be designated as
Doric Lodge No. 424, G.R.C. and that he had been deputized by the Most Worshipful the
Grand Master to Consecrate, Dedicate and Constitute the new lodge, which was then done.
(Minutes P.33)
Other items of interest taken from the minutes of that first year: -
There was no scarcity of candidates there being no less than twenty-one petitions for
membership, of which twelve were initiated and also-two affiliations.
This necessitated many emergent as well as regular meetings with some meetings having
three firsts and two seconds and closing well after midnight. Another meeting had two
seconds and two thirds, closing at 11-30 p.m. It was indeed a busy year.
We also note that the initiation fee was $25.00 with dues set at $3.00 and apparently paid
monthly, 25¢ at each meeting.
On May 1st a draft was presented by a Mr. Johnson of Whitby for $250.00 for Lodge furniture.
We read that the cost of the officers jewels and collars was $34.45 and nine Master Masons
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aprons cost $22.75. A Lodge seal was purchased at a cost of $5.00. The first minute book of
500 pages cost $1.50 and a homely little item states that a comb, brush and mirror be
purchased for the use of visitors.
On November 20th, the final amendments to the By-Laws were made and adopted.
On December 25th (Christmas Day) the first elections were held and the following officers
were elected:-
Worshipful Master-elect Bro.J.H. Eastwood,M.D.
Senior Warden "" George Kerr.
Junior Warden "" Harry Westgate.
Treasurer "" W.J. Reazin.
Secretary "" John Gormley.
Senior Deacon "" Alex Falconer.
Junior Deacon "" D.B. Gormley.
Director of Ceremonies "" James Gordon.
Inner Guard "" D. Mclntosh.
Senior Steward "" John R. Winters.
Junior Steward "" Robert Davidson.
Tyler "" John Andrew.
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FIRST DECADE
1891 - 1899 : On January 21st, 1891, Doric Lodge was highly favoured with a visit of
M.W. Bro. John Ross Robertson, Grand Master, who gave a lecture on the
""History of Masonry"". It was to be over fifty years before another Grand Master was to visit
Doric.
Following Doric's first official inspection the D.D.G.M. reported to Grand Lodge as follows :
June 1891 - ""On the 3rd September last I had the honor by request of the ? .V. The Grand
Master John Ross Robertson, to constitute and dedicate this lodge, with the assistance of
R.W. Bro. Wm. Roaf, J.A. Wills, and F. M. Morson and others, and I was then impressed with
the go-ahead spirit which seemed to actuate the brethren entrusted with its affairs.
Nor did the enthusiasm end with that occasion. They continued steadily to add to their
membership, until when I again visited them in March, they had contributed fifteen to the roll.
At my second visit I had an excellent opportunity to test the efficiency of the officers,
and found that they were familiar with all their duties in the several degrees; the W.M.
especially being proficient. The lodge has now over thirty members and the outlook is very hopeful.""
G.F.Bennett, D.D.G.M. Toronto District 11.
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In May of 1891 the bylaws were again revised and amended, the main changes being,
""Elections at regular November meeting and Installation and Investiture of officers a regular
December meeting."" The affiliation fee was to be $3.00 and monthly dues 25¢, non-resident
$2.00 per annum, initiation to remain, the same at $25.00.
From then on, after the initial enthusiasm had gone, the attendance commence to lag. With
members moving away, others taking their demits, with some of the older members being
taken by death, and the lack of candidates, not to mention suspensions for non-payments of
dues, there were occasions when no meeting was held for lack of quorum. In one year there
were no candidates, in another no recorded minutes for three months. The year 1899 showed
some improvement there being three initiations.
Also in 1899 Bro. W.M. Greig presented the Lodge with a Tracing Board which remained in
use until 1938. On April 23rd, 1896, the death of W. Bro. Calvin Campbell, first Worshipful
Master of Doric Lodge, is recorded. And so the first decade drew to a close.
SECOND DECADE
1900 - 1909: The year 1900 opened on a brighter note. For some years there had been a
great deal of dissatisfaction over Doric's meeting place, in fact as early as 1892 a committee
had been appointed to look for new quarters and conversations were
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held with the local Village Firemen for the use of the Town Hall, but the cost to make it suitable
as a lodge room was found to be prohibitive, estimated at $200.00 so the matter was laid over.
On April 12th, 1900 a committee was appointed to look for a new home. Some reasons given
for moving were lack of ventilation, leaking roof, with consequent damage to furniture, unsightly
and unsanitary surroundings and uncertainty of tenure.
On October 4th, the Hall Committee reported as follows: ""That the lodge rent Pirie's Hall at
$40.00 per annum and that changes be made to make it suitable for lodge purposes and if
found necessary the Lodge to borrow not more than $100.00 for such changes.""
In the late Rt. Wor. Bro. F.M. Chapman's ""Short History of Doric Lodge"" he mentions the
purchase of a carpet and on checking the accounts for the year 1901, we find an entry of
$55.32 for carpet. Whether or not this was the total cost we do not know.
The carpet mentioned here is the same one that is in use in the Temple today.
With the alterations running well over the original estimate, it was necessary for the brethren to
borrow $140.00 from one of the members, which amount was not paid off until December,
1905. Other purchases included, stove $15.00, 2 hanging lamps $5.00, coal oil and lamp glass
77¢. At the November meeting we note that Pirie's Hall had been leased at $40.00 per annum
and that the repairs
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and alterations already agreed upon completed and ready for
the December meeting. As there is no record of a December meeting we would suppose that
the Hall was not ready. On January 3rd, 1901, the first meeting was held in Pirie's Hall. Pirie's
Hall was situated at the west end of the village just west of Windsor Drive on the site of the
present apartment building. Pirie's Block was destroyed by fire in 1952. The Lodge continued
to meet in this location until 1944 when the present Temple was dedicated.
In 1901, the only Masonic trial in the Lodge's History was held.
In 1904 a committee was appointed to work on the Grand Lodge Semi-Centennial Fund.
During this decade candidates were few and far between averaging about one a year.
Nevertheless, it was during this period that some of our most distinguished Past Masters
became members. R. A. Bunting, Geo. W.P. Every, F.M. Chapman, M.S. Chapman,
and Rev. F.C. Harper, all these brethren in later years receiving Grand Lodge Honours.
On inspection night, May 14th, 1908, the meeting lasted until 1:20 a.m. - a record, in 1909,
Wor. Bro. Geo. Every, who was then living in Berlin, Ontario, (Kitchener) returned to act as
Installing Master. He continued to act in this capacity for 24 consecutive times with the
exception of two years while overseas.
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We note that in November 1909 that the ante room was to be heated during the winter months.
There must have been some chilly candidates previous to this date.
Towards the end of the decade the attendance improved and there were more candidates
coming forward and the Lodge entered the third decade with much brighter prospects in view.
THIRD DECADE
1910 - 1919: On February 17th, 1911, after several years of delay, the lodge room was finally
dedicated with due ceremony by Rt. Wor. Bro. R.W. Brennan, D.D.G.M.,
Toronto E. District 11A, Rt. Wor. Bro. F. Saunders, St. George, # 367, Rt. Wor. Bro. Caleb
Rose, W. Bro. Taylor, both of Composite #30, Whitby, and many other distinguished Past
Masters and brethren of Brougham Union #269, and Composite #30, Whitby.
In April of 1912 we had an unusual visitor in the person of Bro. the Baron Lord Somers of the
Household Brigade Lodge # 2614, E.R. London, England. Lord Somers, who was then
residing in Pickering, later affiliated with Doric and at the next elections he was appointed
organist. He was an accomplished musician. His stay was very short as on the outbreak of
World War I, he returned to England to rejoin his regiment. At the November meeting the same
year, the by-laws as revised and amended were ordered to be printed.
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Early in the year 1913 the interior of the hall was painted and some repairs made to the ceiling
at a total cost of $20.00. A little later in the year two items appear, one for coal 550 lbs. $2.45
(about $8.00 per ton), and 36-1/2 yards of carpet at $1.10 a yard, for the side platforms.
Also tassels were purchased.
1914 - The Worshipful Master, Wor. Bro. H.G. Kerr, had enlisted and in September was
reported at Valcartier. He soon proceeded overseas where early in 1915 he was killed in
action.
1915 - An anecdote of Wor. Bro, Stark states that Rt. Wor, Bro. W.R. Walters, District Deputy
Grand Master, 1915, was a former Pickering Township boy from the village of Audley where
his father had a blacksmith shop - a very important trade in those days.
1916 - The initiation fee was raised to $30.00 with dues at $5.00 and non-resident at $3.00.
There is also a motion in the minutes that an Honor Roll be purchased and again in 1917,
that all dues be remitted for brethren serving overseas. In 1918, there was a motion that
parchment certificates be bought and sent to all brethren serving in the C.E.F. It is most
unfortunate that no record had been kept in the minutes of those serving in the armed forces.
The Lodge was further saddened when almost at the close of the War, Wor. Bro. Lloyd
Bateman, Worshipful Master in 1915 was reported killed in action.
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In June, 1919 the initiation fee was raised to $40.00.
In July, 1919, Rt. Wor. Bro. Caleb Rose was made an honorary-member of Doric Lodge.
Rt. Wor. Bro. Rose had been a frequent visitor to Doric from its beginning in 1890.
Originally living in Dunbarton, and then a member of Brougham Union #269, in 1878 he
affiliated with Composite # 30, Whitby, then later he became Worshipful Master of Central
Lodge # 111, Prescott, and again in 1909 he was a member of #15, St. Frances, Quebec.
It was while residing in the Province of Quebec that he was elected Grand Senior Warden of
the Grand Lodge of Quebec. He afterwards returned to Whitby to live when he re-affiliated with
Composite.
An interesting story is told by Wor. Bro, John C. Stork. When Rt. Wor. Bro. Rose was working
on the stone work of the Grand Trunk Railway bridge at the foot of Church Street - he was a
stonemason by trade and his son Bro. Caleb Edward Rose was a stonecutter,
Rt. Wor. Bro. Rose asked his son to select and square two stones as ashlars to be
presented to Doric Lodge. These jewels are still in use and are a fitting memorial to the
Bros. Rose.
Wor. Bro. Stork also told that on one occasion when Rt. Wor. Bro. Rose was visiting Doric
during his year as Worshipful Master, he carefully measured and squared the ashlars his son
had made and declared them perfect. Wor. Bro. Stork also
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recalled hearing Rt. Wor. Bro. Rose state on more than one occasion how proud he was of his
workmanship in the stonework of the retaining wall which he had built in 1889 and may still be
seen at the east end of the C.N.R. bridge over Church Street.
Rt. Wor. Bro. Caleb Rose was called to the Grand Lodge above shortly after being made an
honorary member of Doric Lodge. His last visit was in January, 1920.
During those ten years from 1910 - 1919 Doric had acquired many new members,
the standard of the officers' work was complimented upon by more than one visiting D.D.G.M.
and the prospects looked good as Doric entered the nineteen-twenties.
FOURTH DECADE
1920 - 1929: The twenties were marked by a steady growth in membership. In 1924, 1925,
and 1927 there were six candidates each year, while in 1928 there were nine initiations.
The work continued to be of a high standard and received the commendation of several
D.D.G.M.'s. In 1921 Coleman lamps replaced the old coal lamps to be replaced in turn in
1926 by electricity. The landlady paid for the wiring and the brethren paid for the fixtures,
about $70.00. By this time, after some thirty-five years of service, the regalia was getting
somewhat shabby, so some new regalia was bought and repairs were made to the old.
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A new stove was purchased for the ante room as well as window shades.
Some dissatisfaction was voiced over the lack of ventilation which became
more apparent with the increased attendance of members and visitors.
It was about this time that the brethren commenced talking of building a new Temple.
In 1929 the sum of $200.00 was set aside as a Building Fund. The initiation fee was raised to
$50.00. A start was also made on the 75th Grand Lodge Memorial Fund. A feature of this
period was the emphasis placed on Masonic Education and the number of talks given.
Following the Installation and Investiture ceremony on December 20th, 1928, a silver service
was presented to Rt. Wor. Bro. W.P. Every, as a token of appreciation by the brethren,
he having acted as installing Master for twenty-four years, a very happy occasion indeed.
Rt. Wor. Bro. Geo. Every, a Past Master of Doric Lodge, was elected District Deputy Grand
Master of Ontario District in, 1920. He had affiliated with Composite #30, Whitby, in 1913.
FIFTH DECADE
1930 - 1939: In the thirties although the number of candidates had dropped off drastically the
attendance remained good. Possibly the outstanding event of this decade was the coming for
the first time of Grand Lodge honours to Doric Lodge. At the annual Communication of Grand
Lodge held at Windsor in 1931, Wor. Bro. F.M. Chapman was elected D. D. G. M. of Toronto
District ""B"". In October, 1932 a very special event took place
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when Rt. Wor. Bro. F.M. Chapman, P.D.D.G.M., Very Wor. Bro. M.S. Chapman last District
Secretary and Very Wor. Bro. R.A. Bunting were presented with their regalias.
Very Wor. Bro. R.A. Bunting had been Treasurer of the Lodge since 1908. He was also largely
instrumental in bringing the 75th Anniversary of Grand Lodge Memorial Fund to a successful
conclusion.
Other items of interest were the presentation of a hand made wooden offering plate by
Bro. Tredway Closson in 1931, the purchase and hanging in the Lodge room of all
Past Master's photos and the presentation of a silver salver by Beaches Lodge.
In 1932 the date of meeting was changed to the 3rd Thursday of the month,
after 40 years of meeting by the moon,-which had at times caused odd situations to arise,
such as two regular meetings in one month and on one occasion the first meeting of the new
officers was held in December of the previous year. On another occasion, and quoting from
page 93 of the first minute book - ""The Worshipful Master explained that on account of some
irregularity of the moon in getting full sooner than usual, notices for this meeting were not
issued in time, therefore it would be unconstitutional to transact any business"".
The Meeting opened at 8:00 p.m. and closed at 8:25 p.m.
As earlier mentioned, on one occasion the Regular Meeting fell on Christmas Day,
nevertheless the meeting was held as usual.
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In 1933, Wor. Bro. T. C. Brown of Brougham Union presented Doric with the Working Tools
and Cabinet which is still in use.
Also in that year Bro. Chas. Morrish, an excellent marksman, was a member of the Bisley
Team from Canada. At the November meeting the photo of the late Rt. Wor. Bro. Geo. W.P.
Every was unveiled in honour of his memory. Rt. Wor. Bro. F.M. Chapman read a very fitting
tribute and memorial to the late Rt. Wor. Bro. Every.
In 1934 (the hungry thirties) the initiation fee was reduced from $50.00 to $35.00. In February
of the same year one of the elder statesmen of Doric Lodge, Very Wor. Bro. R.A.Bunting,
passed to the Grand Lodge above. This period of our history was noted for the large
attendance of members and visitors. On one occasion in 1935 there were sixty-six visitors.
It was in this year also that the Building Committee previously appointed presented various
plans and drawings of other Lodge Halls which had recently been built. The Committee was
then asked to obtain prices of lots available and estimate of cost of buildings. Apparently this
was as far as they went at this time. Two years later the Building Committee was asked to get
estimates on the re-modelling of St. Paul's Church as a Lodge Hall, also the cost of erecting a
new building suitable for a Masonic Hall. At this same meeting Bylaw Mo. 37 was amended re
duties of Trustees. In 1938 the summons was revised. Also in
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that year Bro. A.J. Grigsby presented the Lodge with a Director of Ceremonies baton and
Wor. Bro. L. Woolger of the Beaches Lodge, presented Doric with a new tracing board
executed by himself. In 1939 a motion was passed to purchase twenty-two Past Masters j
ewels to be presented to the Past Masters at Doric's Jubilee in 1940. Possibly the
outstanding event in this decade was the amount of work and research done by the Building
Committee on a new home for Doric. This aim was to be realized within the next four years.
So ended 50 years of Masonry in Pickering Village.
SIXTH DECADE
1940 - 1949: These were momentous years for Doric. A 50th Anniversary,
Doric again honoured with a D.D.G.M. in the person of Rt. For. Bro. R.P. Winter in 1943.
The purchase and dedication of a new Masonic home in 1944 as well as the greatest
increase in membership in its history, 80 new members in the ten year period.
Our 50th Anniversary was celebrated on February 15th, 1940. Among the distinguished
guests were Rt. Wor. Bro. Geo. Murphy, D.D.G.M. who brought greetings from the Most
Worshipful the Grand Master, Rt. Wor, Bro. A.H. Downs, Rt. Wor. Bro. B.E. Ekblad and
Rt. Wor. Bro. Percy Henderson and many Past Masters and Brethren from Brougham Union,
Composite, Whitby and various
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Toronto Lodges. Rt. Wor. Bro. F.M. Chapman gave a talk on the ""Early Days of Masonry in
Pickering Township and a Short History of Doric Lodge 1890-1940"". After the reading of the
names of all Paster Masters who had passed to the Grand Lodge above, seventeen Past
Masters of Doric were presented with their Past Master Jewel.
In July, the Dean of the Past Masters, Wor. Bro. Wm. Gormley, Worshipful Master,
Doric Lodge, 1898, passed to the Grand Lodge above, Rt. Wor. Bro. F.M. Chapman paid a
fitting tribute to the late Wor. Bro. Wm. Gormley following the presentation by
Wor. Bro. John Stork of a cheque for $300.00 from the estate of the late Wor. Brother.
A presentation was also made in March 1942 by Wor. Bro. J.S. Balsdon on behalf of the
estate of the late Very Wor. Bro. R.A. Bunting of two volumes of the Masonic Encyclopedia.
In November a new stove was purchased for the lodge room and linoleum for the hallway.
An interesting item at the same time on the accounts was this: 5000 lbs. of nut coal $3.50
($14.00 a ton).
By October of 1942 definite progress had been made towards the acquisition of a new home
for Doric. A plan was presented by Very Wor. Bro. M.S. Chapman, to purchase the Friends
Meeting House and adjacent grounds, the suggested purchase price being $2,000.00.
A committee was appointed consisting of Very. Wor.
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Bro. M.S. Chapman, Wor. Bro. C.E. Morley and Wor. Bro. I.G. White to proceed to negotiate
the purchase of the property. Following the acceptance of certain restrictions regarding the use
of the said property and certain other legal provisoes regarding conditions of sale,
the committee was authorized to purchase the property, the financing of the same to be taken
up at a later date. Consequently, in May of 1943 the trustees were authorized to mortgage
the said property to the amount of not more than $3,000.00 for the purpose of purchasing and
equipping the building in order to make it suitable for the purpose of Masonry.
Under the superintendence of Wor. Bro.
R.P. Winter and Wor. Bro. D.E. Schwalm the work of renovating the premises proceeded
favourably. Many of the brethren gave of their time unstintingly. The floors were levelled,
a tremendous job in itself, some windows and doors bricked in and the carpet from the old hall
relaid (this carpet was originally purchased in 1890).
While these physical changes were taking place, Doric Lodge was again honoured when,
at the annual Communication of Grand Lodge in July 1943,Wor. Bro. R.P. Winter was elected
District Deputy Grand Master of Toronto District ""B"" and at the October meeting was officially
received into Doric Lodge accompanied by the District Secretary, Wor. Bro. A.E. Stork.
On Sunday, November 7th, the annual District Church Service was held in Pickering United
Church, the speaker being Wor. Bro. Rev. E.D. Renaud, of Georgina Lodge.
This was the first time a District
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Church Service had been held in Pickering.
On May 18th, 1944, the new Temple was officially dedicated by the Most Worshipful the Grand
Master, M.W. Bro. Timothy C. Wardley, assisted by Present and Past Grand Officers in a most
impressive and never to be forgotten ceremony. The Lodge Room was filled to overflowing and
spilled over into the ante room. There were some two hundred and thirty six members and
visitors present and over two hundred sat down at the banquet table.
A few notes gleaned from ""A Short History"" by the late Rt.
Wor. Bro. F.M. Chapman, relating to the present temple yields the following information.
It was formerly used by the Society of Friends or Quakers as a Meeting House for Divine
Worship. Built in 1868 it was first used an a Meeting House of the New York Yearly Meeting in
1869. A frame building situated to the south of the present building had been used as a
Meeting House for many years previously. This frame building was sold after the brick building
had been in use for a few years to a Mr. Pirie, who moved it to a site at the West end of the
village and which was known as the Pirie Block, This was the home of Doric Lodge for over
forty years, 1900 – 1943.
The late Mr. W. Cornell, a life-long resident of Pickering Village and a member of the Society
of Friends gave the following information in regard to the Meeting House. He stated that
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Ontario and New York State were one district as far as the Society was concerned,
that the beautiful Chestnut seating was originally a gift from the Philadelphia Quakers,
that at one time the building houses a most extensive library, later destroyed by fire,
and that the flooring was one and a quarter inch maple and that the walls were of solid brick.
The writer in his youth recalls seeing the black-garbed men and bonnetted women sedately
walking to the meeting house during the time of the Yearly Meeting. By the 1920's however
services had been discontinued and from what had been for over one hundred years a centre
of Quaker culture and education (Pickering College) became only a memory to a few of the
older inhabitants. For some years after 1930 the Presbyterians of the Village worshipped in
the old Meeting House.
In June 1944 it was decided to rent the banquet hall to the Ontario Chapter of the Order of the
Eastern Star and this arrangement is still in effect.
At the same meeting it was moved, seconded and carried that letters of appreciation be sent
to all Masters and Lodges of Toronto District ""B"" for their help and assistance in the
furnishing of the new Temple.
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Up until that time the lodge room had been heated most effectively by two large stoves,
so a committee was appointed to investigate the best system to heat the whole building,
both lodge room and banquet hall.
At the September meeting Rt. Wor. Bro. R.P. Winter was presented with two full length photos
of himself in his D.D.G.M. regalia while at the same time Very. Wor. Bro. A.E. Stork, G.S. was
presented with his regalia and Wor. Bro. Chas. Ward on behalf of the Lakeshore Masonic
brethren presented Very Wor. Bro. Stork with a Past Masters Jewel, and a further presentation
at this meeting was made by Bro. Thos. G. Mansfield of a new secretary's desk. Another item
of business at this very full evening was the changing of Inspection Night from March to October.
This meant that there were two Inspections in 1944. A property committee was appointed at
the November meeting to consist of one Past Master and two Master Masons.
The first Installationand Investiture of the Officers in the new Temple was held on December
21st, 1944 with Rt. Wor. Bro. F.M. Chapman as Installing Master. This was the twelfth
consecutive time that Rt. Wor. Bro. F.M. Chapman had acted in this capacity.
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This brought to a close one of the busiest and most eventful years of Doric Lodge's history.
In the following year, at the April Meeting, the yearly dues were raised to $10.00 for resident
members and $5.00 for nonresident. The initiation fee had been raised in the previous year
from $35.00 to $50.00.
On Sunday, May 13th, 1945, a service of Thanksgiving was held in the Lodge Room followed
by church service at the Pickering United Church. Bro. the Rev. M.R. Jenkinson conducted the
service.
At an emergent meeting held in July, 1945, the Furnace Committee was authorized to
purchase a heating system at $1,600.
A Memorial Service for Bro. Reginald Barker, killed in action in Europe was held December
20th, 1945.
An outstanding event of 1946 was Veterans Night held on December 5th, when the veterans of
Worl War II were officially received into the Lodge. Later in the evening
Rt. Wor. Bro. R.P. Winter presented each veteran with an engraved tie pin.
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On February 20th, 1947, Rt. Wor. Bro. Walter T. Overend P.G.S.W. Coronati # 520 was made
an honorary member of Doric Lodge in token of gratitude for the outstanding services he had
rendered to Doric and has continued to do so until this time of writing. (Rt. Wor. Bro. W.T.
Overend is the only living non-resident to receive an honorary membership, the second such
occasion in the history of Doric Lodge - minuted February 20th, 1947.) (On July 11th, 1919,
Rt. Wor. Bro. Caleb Rose P.G.S.W. (Quebec) was made an honorary member).
On April 17th, 1947, the Bylaws as revised were presented and confirmed.
In February of 1948 the Craft was saddened by the death of M.W. Bro. T.C. Wardley, P.G.M.
who had officiated at the dedication of the new Temple in May, 1944.
On March 18th, 1948 Wor. Bro. J.S. Jephson, Worshipful Master Doric Lodge 1910 - 1911
was made an honorary member.
Many letters of thanks were received during this year and following years from recipients of
Food Parcels sent to the United Kingdom. A total of $110.00 was reported by Wor. Bro. C.E.
Morley to have been forwarded by December, 1948.
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In June 1948, the Finance Committee, set up to consider the condition of the Lodge's finance,
reported as follows :-
(1) A Sinking Fund to be set up.
(2) This fund to be derived from 1% of Annual dues and 40% of Initiation Fees.
(3) That while a number of the older members had contributed in the past to the
original Building Fund, the newer members were not at liberty to make a contribution.
(4) A Mortgage of $1,000.00 at 5% to be arranged to cover outstanding overdraft at the
Canadian Bank of Commerce.
At the regular September meeting Bro. Wm. Pearce was presented with a Fifty-Year Jewel.
Bro. Pearce was initiated into Doric Lodge on June 25th, 1896. Wor. Bro. J.S. Jephson made
the presentation.
On the evening of October 20th, 1949, on the occasion of the Official Visit of the District
Deputy Grand Master, Rt. Wor. Bro. H. Pike, Wor. Bro. J. Kennedy, St. Aidans Lodge #567,
Toronto, presented to Doric Lodge, in memory of his son, his son's Dress Sword, to be used
by the Inner Guard. The late Bro. Kennedy had been called to the Grand Lodge above as a
result of injuries sustained in the Second World War.
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Following a short history of the purchase of our present
Temple up to that time by Wor. Bro. Percy Neale, Wor.Bro. Neale and Rt, Wor. Bro. Pike,
were escorted to the altar where Very, Wor. Bro. M.S. Chapman, Treasurer of Doric,
presented them with the recently discharged note for $1,500.00 representing the indebtedness
on our Masonic Hall.
Rt. Wor. Bro. Pike then burned the note on a silver platter while the Chaplain, Wor. Bro. L.M.
Morley offered a prayer of thanksgiving to the Most High. This was a most fitting climax to the
conclusion of a year's intensive campaigning for funds under the direction of Bro. Geo. Smith
and a happy augury for the celebration of cur Sixtieth Birthday in 1950.
SEVENTH DECADE
1950 - 1959: Our Sixtieth Birthday was celebrated on May 18th, 1950, with many distinguished
visitors present, among them being: Rt. Wor, Bro. H. Pike, D.D.G.M., Toronto District ""B"",
Rt. Wor, Bro, Wm. Davidson, D.D.G.M. Ontario District and the Ruling Masters of the following
lodges: Wor. Bro. Elliott, Composite #30, Whitby, Wor, Ero. Pearce, Brougham Union #269,
Wor. Bro, Elmer Powell, Mt. Zion, #39, Brooklin, Wor. Bro. M. Clarke, John Rocs Robertson
#545; Toronto, Wor. Bro. F. Carter, Stevenson #218, Toronto,
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Rt. Wor. Bro. Pike conveyed the best wishes and congratulations of the Most Worshipful the
Grand Master and of District ""B"" to Doric Lodge on the occasion of their 60th Birthday.
Rt. Wor. Bro. F.M. Chapman, the Lodge Historian, gave a brief outline of the past sixty years
of Masonry in Doric Lodge and of Masonic Highlights in Pickering Township before 1890.
Bro. Alex Findlay, one of the oldest members of Doric Lodge, was then presented with a
Fifty-Year Jewel by Rt. Wor. Bro. Pike. Rt. Wor. Bro. W. T. Overend presented the Lodge with
the Union Jack and the Red Ensign which were dedicated in a most impressive manner by
Rt. Wor. Bro. the Rev. F.C. Harper, P.G.C. and a Past Master of Doric Lodge (1907).
The close of the year 1950 marked the end of another period of long service to Doric Lodge.
The December minutes were the last to be written by Wor. Bro. E.L. Chapman. He had been in
poor health for the previous three months and although present at the Installation Ceremony,
was unable to assist when his son, Bro. Jack S. Chapman was installed as Worshipful Master.
Wor. Bro. E.L. Chapman was Secretary in 1931-32 and again from
1941-51. Indeed a worthy achievement. As Wor. Bro. E.L. Chapman had already been
appointed Secretary for 1951 his appointment was allowed to stand, although he was too ill to
be invested. At the May meeting he was reported seriously ill and early in June, Wor. Bro.
Chapman passed to the Grand Lodge above. This was the first break in the three Chapman
brothers,
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all members of Doric Lodge.
September 20th, 1951, Paster Masters' Night, always of deep significance to Doric and
particularly on this occasions, was designated an John Forgie Night. Very Wor. Bro. John Forgie
was presented with his Grand Lodge Regalia by Rt. Wor. Bro. R.P. Winters, P.D.D.G.M. in a very
sincere and capable manner. Very Wor. Bro. John Forgie was noticeably moved when making
his reply. He was a Past Master of Brougham Union #269, (1910), affiliated with Doric in May,
1928 and was a tower of strength to Doric Lodge. Among the distinguished guests present were:
Rt. Wor. Bro. A.E. Waldon, D.D.G.M,, Toronto District ""B"" and Wor. Bro. Ed. Logan, District
Secretary as well as Past Masters, Officers and Brethran from Brougham Union, Claremont,
and Richardson Lodge, Stouffville.
During the summer of 1952 the exterior Woodwork of the Temple was painted, windows reglazed
and painted, adding much to the appearance of the property.
Owing to increasing expenses the initiation fee was raised to $85.OO and for affiliation to $5.00,
annual dues remaining the same.
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The year 1953 saw a much needed improvement made to the lodge room itself, the addition of a
balcony under the superintendence of Bro. Frank Simons. This added considerably to the
accommodation and comfort of the members and visitors. This was further enhanced by placing
an organ, a gift from John Ross Robertson Lodge, in the balcony.
Once again however, a sum of $2,000.00 had to be borrowed from the bank to defray the cost of
the addition and other necessary repairs.
Past Master's Night in September, 1953 saw the presentation of Past Master's Jewels to Rt.
Wor. Bro. the Rev. F.C. Harper, P.G.C. (W.M. 1907) and to Wor. Bro. John McCamus,
(W.M.1921). Both Brethren responded with great feeling and spoke of the early days of Doric,
which was of great interest to the brethren present.
While the Installation ceremony that year had to be postponed owing to the unfortunate
accident to Bro. Harold Anderson, the Worshipful Master elect, the remaining officers were
legally and duly invested at the December Meeting. It was not until the following February, 1954,
that Bro. Anderson was installed as Worshipful Master. There were many visitors as well as
brethren present to witness the proposed ceremony.
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At the March meeting a committee of Past Masters was appointed to study Bylaws XXV and
XXVI re: Life Membership, in order that members of advanced years might obtain Life
Membership for a nominal fee.
Up until this time it had been necessary for the Junior Warden or someone appointed by him to
bring water in 8 gallon milk cans for use at the banquet hour, now at long last water was piped to
the kitchen from the municipal system, a much needed improvement to our kitchen facilities.
Early in June, one of Doric's most distinguished members, Rt. Wor. Bro. Frank MacKenzie
Chapman was called to the Grand Lodge above. The Masonic Funeral Service was held on June
9th, 1954 with some fifty brethren and visitors present. Rt. Wor. Bro. F. M. Chapman,
B.A., D.D.G.M. Toronto District ""B"", 1931 - 1932 was one of Doric's intellectuals,
he was initiated into Doric on February 8th, 1906, was Worshipful Master in 1909.
He was largely instrumental in promoting the idea of a new Temple. He had procured plans and
drawings of recently built smaller lodges over the years and had worked unceasingly with the
several committees appointed to obtain a site or building in Pickering.
Our Present Temple is a permanent memorial to his continued efforts in this regard.
He was also intensely interested in the historic record of Doric Lodge and he did considerable
research and writing for our 50th and 60th Anniversaries. He also acted
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as Installing Master for twelve consecutive years. His Grand Lodge regalia may be seen in the
lodge room.
In July, 1955, Doric was again saddened by the death of our beloved Very Worshipful Bro.
John Forgie, O.G.S. He was called to the Grand Lodge above on July 29th, the Masonic
Funeral was held on July 31st. He was an excellent ritualist and master of the Constitution.
He was an examplary Mason and most regular in his attendance. His passing was keenly felt
by the brethren and was a very great loss to Doric.
In January, 1956 a plaque was presented by Wor. Bro, W.G. Murkar on behalf of
Bro. Frederick Noyes of St. Albans # 514, Toronto. It is a quotation from the ritual, and a very
fine piece of craftsmanship.
Wor. Bro. Chas. R. Noland was called to the Grand Lodge above in August, 1956, following
a major surgical operation. His sudden and unexpected death was a great shock to the
brethren who attended the Masonic Funeral Service in large numbers to show their respect to
our late departed brother. His cheerful and engaging personality made him a great favourite
among the brethren. He was initiated on June 24th, 1943 and was Worshipful Master of
Doric Lodge, 1952. His sudden passing would remind us, that ""in life we are in the midst of
death"".
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as Installing Master for twelve consecutive years. His Grand Lodge regalia may be seen in the
lodge room.
In July, 1955, Doric was again saddened by the death of our beloved Very Worshipful Bro. John
Forgie, O.G.S. He was called to the Grand Lodge above on July 29th, the Masonic Funeral was
held on July 31st. He was an excellent ritualist and master of the Constitution. He was an
examplary Mason and most regular in his attendance. His passing was keenly felt by the brethren
and was a very great loss to Doric.
In January, 1956 a plaque was presented by Wor. Bro, W.G. Murkar on behalf of Bro. Frederick
Noyes of St. Albans # 514, Toronto. It is a quotation from the ritual, and a very fine piece of
craftsmanship.
Wor. Bro. Chas. R. Noland was called to the Grand Lodge above in August, 1956, following a
major surgical operation. His sudden and unexpected death was a great shock to the brethren
who attended the Masonic Funeral Service in large numbers to show their respect to our late
departed brother. His cheerful and engaging personality made him a great favourite among the
brethren. He was initiated on June 24th, 1943 and was Worshipful Master of Doric Lodge, 1952.
His sudden passing would remind us, that ""in life we are in the midst of death"".
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At the November meeting the annual dues were again raised. Resident to $12.00
and non-resident to $7.00.
Fifty-Year Jewels were presented by Rt. Wor. Bro. R.P. Winter to Wor. Bro. J.S. Jephson and to
Very Wor. Bro. M.S. Chapman in May, 1957. Wor. Bro. J.S. Jephson was initiated in February,
1907 Worshipful Master of Doric Lodge for 1910, 1917 and 1919. Very Wor. Bro. M.S. Chapman
was initiated March, 1907, Worshipful Master 1911 and 1912, District Secretary Toronto District ""B
"", 1931-32, appointed Grand Steward 1932, elected Treasurer of Doric Lodge, March 1933
which office he held until called to the Grand Lodge above in May, 1959.
Very Wor. Bro. Miles S. Chapman was the last of the three Chapman Brothers who had
contributed so much to Doric Lodge. He was an excellent ritualist and his regular attendance for
so many years was an example for all to emulate. His untiring efforts while a member of the
provisional trustees did much to bring the purchase of the Temple property to a successful
conclusion. The Masonic funeral service was held on May 26th at our late beloved brother's
residence and was attended by a great many of our own and visiting brethren.
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Bro. Morley, in a few well chosen words, thanked his brethren for the honour that had been
bestowed upon him. Very Wor. Bro. Morley was initiated in March, 1928, the same year in
which his father, Bro. Ernest H. Morley and brother Wor. Bro. C.E. Morley, also became
members of Doric Lodge. Worshipful Master of Doric in 1942., Vary Wor. Bro. Morley was
elected Chaplain in 1946 and has held that office until the time of writing (1965). He has been,
and still is, much interested in Masonic Education and has served on that committee for a
number of years. He is also a member of the committee appointed in 1962 to compile a
history of Doric Lodge for the 75th Anniversary celebration.
During 1961 there was some discussion as to the advisability of changing the regular meeting
night from the third Thursday in the month to the second. After a lengthy discussion, the motion
was referred back to the Board of General Purposes. Also an amendment was made to Bylaw
#26, paragraph 2, re Life Membership, to read as follows: Any member of the Lodge in good
standing for thirty consecutive years and reaching the age of seventy years may, on payment
of the sum of $30.00 be admitted to Life
Membership with full privileges.
Another improvement to the Lodge property was made during 1961 by the addition of a porch
over the entrance. The work was again under the superintendence of Bro. Frank Simons,
The simple lines of the pillars add much to the dignity of the building and offset
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to a certain extent its original plainness.
The beautiful framed picture of H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth II which graces the east wall of the
banquet room was presented by bro. Eugene Green in 1962 on behalf of his father and
mother-in-law.
In August 1962, a most tragic accident took place when following severe burns resulting from a
gasoline explosion, Wor. Bro. J.S.
Chapman was called to the Grand Lodge above. Many brethren attended the Masonic Funeral
Service to pay their respects to
our late departed brother. Wor. Bro. Chapman as historian of the lodge was engaged at the
time of his death in writing a short history of Doric Lodge in preparation for the 75th
Anniversary of Doric Lodge. The only son of the late Wor. Bro. E.L. Chapman, his death
closed a chapter of dedicated service to Doric Lodge by the Chapman family.
Wor. Bro. Chapman was initiated February 27th, 1941 and was Worshipful Master,
Doric Lodge, 1951.
At the September meeting the annual Past Masters Meeting took
place at which time a beautiful alter cushion was presented by Rt. Wor. Bro. Walter T. Overend,
an honorary member and a great frend of. Doric Lodge.
Another very useful gift, a safe, was presented to the lodge by Bro. Frank Simons at the
November meeting. This was also election night, a rather unique occasion in this case,
as following the
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meeting the members wives' were received in the Lodge room and after introductions were
over Wor. Bro. Wm. C. Murkar gave a short talk in the history of Masonry followed by a talk on
the interior of the Lodge by Bro. Eugene Green.
At the first meeting in 1963, the thanks of the Lodge was expressed to Bro. Eugene Green,
Wor. Bro. Frank Simons and Bros. Dave Green and John Marks for the new illuminated
Mosaic pavement which added much to the appearance of the interior of the lodge,
particularly when in session.
Following numerous blackouts, a 100 ampere service was installed and, at the same time,
a hot water heater went into operation; another welcome improvement to our kitchen facilities.
At the April, 1963 meeting, a committee was appointed to plan for the 75th Anniversary to take
place some time in 1965. The committee consisted of Wor. Bro. A. Wm. Wright (Chairman),
Wor. Bro. Alex Russell, Wor. Bro. Harold Anderson, Wor. Bro. Wm. J. Martin,
Wor. Bro. C. E. Morley and Bro. Eugene Green. Wor. Bros. Wm. C. Murkar and Very
Wor. Bro. L. M. Morley, historians of the Lodge, were authorized to bring the History of
Doric Lodge up to date for this event.
April 6th say Doric Lodge host to a Lodge of Instruction by the Senior Wardens of Toronto
District 3. The work was in the second degree, a very interesting and instructive evening.
Among those present were Rt. Wor. Bro. W. Furlong, D.D.G.M., Toronto District 3
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and the Chairman of the Masonic Education Committee of District 3, Wor. Bro. James Watt.
At the regular meeting in May another very interesting meeting was held which time the Ruling
Masters of Toronto District 3 conferred the First degree on the son of the Worshipful Master
Wor. Bro. Frank Simons. Bro. Roland Simons, the newly initiated candidate, was presented
with a copy of the Volume of the Sacred Law by his brother, Bro. Jack Simons, Junior Deacon.
On June 20th, at the regular meeting, Wor. Bro. Gardiner Winter, presented to Doric Lodge,
on behalf of Mr. F.M. Chapman, the regalia of her late husband,
Rt. Wor. Bro. Frank M. Chapman. Following the dedicatory prayer by the Chaplain, Very. Wor.
Bro. L.M. Morley, the Worshipful Master, Wor. Bro. Frank Simons, in a few well chosen words
expressed the thanks of Doric Lodge for the gift. The beautiful case in which the regalia rests
was made and donated by the Worshipful Master.
September 19th, was the Annual Past Masters Night and at the conclusion of the degree Rt.
Wor. Bro. Walter T. Overend, in his usual inimitable style, gave an excellent talk on the fourteen
questions in the ceremony of the First Degree.
During the Fall, plans were discussed for the landscaping of the grounds surrounding the
Temple. About this time our ancient but still beautiful carpet received some very necessary
repairs
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and the thanks of the lodge to Bro. Copping for his skill and craftsmanship.
Following the practice initiated the previous year of inviting the members wives to a reception
following the annual elections and after introductions by the Worshipful Master and a short talk
on points of interest in the lodge room by Very Wor. Bro. L.M. Morley, all adjourned to the
banquet room for refreshments. We might add the ladies had been entertained in the banquet
room, while the lodge was in session, with coloured transparencies taken by
Wor. Bro. Cyril E. Morley on his recent trip to England and Scotland.
1964 was a working year, with Masonic Education again taking a foremost place in the
activities of the lodge. With our own Wor. Bro. A. Wm. Wright, Chairman of the Education
Committee for the District, much good work was done. In Doric several interesting talks were
given, Wor. Bro. Wright spoke on ""Pillars of the Lodge"", Bro. Eugene Green, Senior Warden,
spoke on the ""Symbols of the Carpet"", while at the Past Masters Night held in September,
Very Wor. Bro. L.M. Morley gave a talk on the words ""Ancient Free and Accepted Masons"".
At the June meeting the brethren decided to present the Worshipful Master's and Warden's
chairs from the old Lodge room, (and which had been in continuous use for over fifty years
before being retired) to the Ladies of the Ontario
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Chapter O.E.S., they having agreed to re-upholster them.
It was also suggested at this meeting that a special register be purchased for the use of
Visitors of our 75th Anniversary Year.
Also in June, one of our older and much respected members, Very Wor. Bro. (Rev)
J.N.H. Norton, Past Asst. Grand Chaplain, ascended to the Grand Lodge above.
Very Wor. Bro. Norton was a member of Cedar Lodge #396 Wiarton, Ontario,
and affiliated with Doric Lodge on April, 17th, 1947. His words of wisdom added much to any
discussion in the Lodge Room and his death was a great loss to the Craft in general.
The 75th year closed in a blaze of glory with the Annual Installation and Investiture of the
Officers being outstanding in the history of Doric Lodge with many distinguished visitors
present and an unusually large attendance of members and visitors.
At this meeting an event of great interest too kplace when Wor. Bro. John C. Stork was
presented with his 50 years lapel button by Rt. Wor. Bro. R.P. Winter.
Very Wor. Bro. L.M. Morley read a short address outlinging the highlights of Wor. Bro. Stork's
fifty years in Masonry to which Wor. Bro. Stork fittingly replied. An honour well earned and richly
deserved. Wor. Bro. Stork was Worshipful Master in 1920 and 1936.
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This event brought to a close seventyfive years of Masonry in Doric Lodge, Pickering,
and augurs well for the fourth quarter century of our Masonic life. What will the next twenty
five years have in store for us? With the continued development of industry and residential
subdivisions in Ajax, Bay Ridges, Pickering Village and the West Rouge, our membership
should continue to increase, indeed it is quite within the bounds of possibility and easily within
the foreseeable future when new lodges will have to be formed with the consequent breaking
down of the closely knit fellowship of today. Our older members already look back on what they
think of as the good old days with a certain amount of nostalgia when our membership was
quite small but more intimate.
1965 - Our 75th Anniversary Year
There were numerous events of outstanding interest during our Anniversary Year.
At the regular March meeting a group of the P.D.D.G.M.'s of Toronto Districts 3 and 4
conferred the first degree in a very dignified and capable manner. Prior to the degree work,
Wor. Bro. C.E. Morley presented the lodge with the new Canadian Maple Leaf Flag.
The chaplain, Very Wor. Bro. L.M. Morley made the dedicating prayer.
At the April meeting the Warrant was draped in memory of the late M. Wor. Bro. Clarence
MacLeod Pitts, Grand Master, 1959-196O.
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On May 20th, Doric Lodge celebrated its 75th Anniversary at a dinner meeting held at the
Annandale Golf and Country Club, Pickering.
Besides the large numbers of members, many of whom had come considerable distances
for the occasion, there were also many visitors present, including Present and Past Grand
Lodge Officers as well as officers and brethren from Toronto and neighbouring lodges.
The Worshipful Master, Wor, Bro. Eugene Green cordially welcomed the visitors.
The Past Masters of Doric Lodge were then introduced. There were many present.
The 75th Anniversary cake was cut by Wor. Bro. John C. Stork, (W.M. 1920).
The toast to Grand Lodge was proposed by Rt. Wor. Bro. R.P. Winters and responded to by
Rt. Wor. Bro. Cecil I. Lent, Toronto District 3, and Rt. Wor. Bro. Walter T. Overend.
The toast to Doric Lodge was proposed by Rt. Wor. Bro. C.I. Lent and responded to by
Wor. Bro. Eugene Green and V. Wor. Bro. L.M. Morley, who read excerpts from the
""Story of Doric Lodge"".
The guest speaker, introduced by Wor. Bro. C.E. Morley was the
Rt. Wor. Bro. George J. McQueen, Assistant to the Grand Secretary and Supervisor of
Benevolence. The subject of his address was ""Who am I - Why am I here?"" In his remarks
he stated that
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""neither God nor the politician were to blame for the mess the world was in - only man alone"",
and that ""this Mission of Masonry was still the practice of love and brotherhood"".
A most successful event in an eventful year.
At the regular meeting of June 17th, we had as a special guest Rt. Wor. Bro. W.K. Bailey who,
at the banquet hour, told us by word and picture of his recent visit to Russia as a member of a
group of Canadian educators.
On July 21st, 1965 Doric Lodge was again honoured when Wor. Bro. Cyril E. Morley was
elected by acclamation as District Deputy Grand Master of Toronto District 3 at the 110th
Communication of Grand Lodge held at the Cedarbrae Secondary School, Scarborough
(Toronto), Rt. Wor. Bro. C.E. Morley was initiated into Doric Lodge, May 3rd, 1928 and was
Worshipful Master in 1940, Doric's 50th Anniversary Year.
At our annual Past Master Night, September 16th, 1965, Rt. Wor. Bro. Cyril E. Morley,
D.D.G.M., Toronto District 3, was formally received into his own lodge, Doric #424 for the
first time since his election to this high office in July. Following his official introduction,
Rt. Wor. Bro. C.E. Morley was presented by V. Wor. Bro. L.M. Morley with a beautiful pipe
from the Lodge Members with tobacco from the Worshipful Master, and a book ""Portraits
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of Greatness"" by Karsh from his immediate family and brothers.
In the presentation address, V. Wor. Bro. Morley briefly out-lined some of the highlights of
Rt. Wor. Bro. Morley's church, lodge, business, municipal and community life, and pointed
out that his new and important office was the climax to a life spent in the welfare of his fellow
men. Following are some of the names of Grand Lodge officers present:
Rt. Wor. Bro. William Manson , Connaught #501.
Toronto District #1.
Rt. Wor. Bro. Duncan McKerracher, Sunnyside #582.
Toronto District #2.
Rt. Wor. Bro. Harry H. Duckworth, Coronati #520.
Toronto District #4.
Rt. Wor. Bro. S. Gordon Elvidge, Wilson #86.
Toronto District #5.
Rt. Wor. Bro. N. Coulson Malloy, Vaughan #54.
Toronto District #7.
Rt. Wor. Bro. G. Gordon Pinkham, King Edward #464.
Sunderland, Victoria District.
Rt. Wor. Bro. T.L. Wilson, Oshawa.
Board of General Purposes.
V. Wor. Bro. L.C. Alchin, Toronto,
Grand Pursuivant.
V. Wor. Bro. Harold Babbitt,
Toronto Grand Steward,
At the banquet hour following, Rt. Wor. Bro. Morley, in his response to the toast to
Grand Lodge, used for his address the thought that the success of Masonry was dependent on
every member doing his share.
Altogether an evening that will be long remembered.
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Our 75th Anniversary Year came to a fitting climax and ending at the Installation and Investiture
Ceremonies held on December 16th. The meeting was very well attended, there being a more
than capacity audience. Following the ceremony which was, as is usual in Doric Lodge,
excellent and of a high calibre, the brethren adjourned to the banquet room where a delectable
feast of turkey awaited them. The time honoured toasts were given and responded to.
Special mention should be made of the Rt. Wor. Bro. C.E. Morley's address focusing on the
rusty nail causing a horse to go lame and then referring specifically to life both inside or
outside the lodge and the many things which cause one to limp through life. A high note on
which to end the year and a challenge for the future.
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Concerning Banquets & Other Social Events
While the moral teachings of Masonry and the consequent development of character is one of
its most important aspects, we feel it is essential to mention the social side of our meetings.
Fraternization, both the formal during the lodge sessions and the more informal, usually
associated with the banquet hour, is an important part of our Masonic experiences.
From the first meeting in 1890 right up until the present day Doric has always held out the
right hand of fellowship to its visitors, and we would like to mention a few facts that we have
gathered about their entertainment at the banquet hour.
It must be admitted that for the first quarter century or even a little longer, there were but two
big banquet nights during the year, the night of the Official Inspection by the District Grand
Master and Installation Night. For those two especial occasions in those early days,
the brethren would journey up the road for the first ten years and then after 1900 across the
road to the Gordon House where Bro. Jas. Gordon would have the tables loaded with good
substantial food at 25¢ a plate, also cigars for all, at $2.00 a box.
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Following World War I, either because of finances or the do-it-yourself idea,
the brethren would lay the tables in the ante room. They were loaded with home-baked pies,
home-made salads, cold meats, cheese etc., while the coffee being brewed on the stove
would send its tantalising odour directly into the lodge room. Incidental to this, a cupboard,
dishes and flatware had to be purchased and as the membership and visitors increased,
added to from time to time. The tyler was usually delegated to look after the coffee,
on one occasion with unusual results. The coffee was generally dumped into a cheese cloth
bag and loosely tied before being put into the coffee boiler, but this time it was tied too tightly
with the result that when it was time to draw the coffee, the water barely tasted of coffee so the
bag was squeezed and squashed until a very anaemic coffee developed. About the most one
could say was that it was wet and warm. On opening the coffee bag to dump the grounds,
it was found that the centre was still dry, the water only penetrating the first half inch or so.
Wor. Bro. W.C. Murkar tells this story about the late Bro. Wm. Chester, how that every Fall he
would come staggering up the long flight of stairs leading to the ante room in the old
Pirie Building loaded down with a gunny sack of water melons from his garden over one
shoulder and jugs of sweet cider in his other hand to regale the brethren after the Lodge
meeting was over.
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Wor. Bro. Murkar still chuckles over it - water melons and sweet cider - oh my!
As the visitors increased, more tables were needed but by then the ante room had become too
small, so the tables were prepared in the ante room and at the close of the meeting carried into
the lodge room. This was not thought appropriate but, nevertheless it was the custom for a
number of years.
The next move was downstairs into the room used by the A.Y.PA. (1935), which was still
inconvenient and inadequate. We then rented the old town hall (since demolished).
This was a decided improvement as far as space was concerned but facilities were
non-existent. The dishes, etc., had to be carried to and from,
the coffee had to be made at a member's home across the street, with a great improvement in
its quality we must add. But in spite of all these inconveniences, wonderful times were had,
it being more like a family party. Visitors on these occasions ranged in number from six to
seventy-five.
The brethren, since commencing to cater themselves, had depended upon their ladies to
provide the salads, pies and cakes so much enjoyed by the visiting brethren, but now with the
banquet hall so far from the lodge room, the ladies cam early and prepared the banquet.
This was an immense improvement as not only was everything ready as soon as the brethren
arrived
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but that indefinable something was added which before was missing, the woman's touch.
Following the purchase of the present Temple this tradition of the ladies helping was continued,
for which we must thank them. Indeed, it had become quite a task with the increase in
membership and visitors. In fact, without this assistance from the ladies in the preparation of
the banquet, the stewards could never cope with it without engaging a caterer for special
occasions. The brethren are responsible today for the buffet lunches which are served
informally at other meetings.
Space now is no longer at a premium, there being ample facilities both in the kitchen and in
the banquet room. Possibly the record attendance was made at the banquet following the
Dedication Ceremonies in 1944 when over two hundred were seated. Ordinarily the
accommodation is more than ample.
There is very little in the Minutes relating to social functions such as Ladies Nights but we do
Know that such gatherings have been held quite regularly especially during the past forty years.
The first mention of such an event in the Minutes is March 1st, 1923 when an entertainment
committee was appointed to have full charge of the social functions of the lodge and later in
June of that year a Strawberry Festival and Garden Party was held on the lawn of the late
Wor. Bro. A.G. Clark, to which the Worshipful
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Masters, Past Masters and Officers of Brougham Union and Composite Lodges were also
invited.
The next recorded event of a social nature was in 1925 when a motion was passed to hold
""a Family Night restricted to Masons and their families, as held two years previously"".
Then in 1928 it was decided to hold a Ladies Night, which was an apparent success as we
note that the committee had a balance on hand of $22.00.
There is no further record until 1935 when a motion of thanks was passed, thanking the
Entertainment Committee for a successful Ladies Night. This particular event was held in the
old William Street (Church Street N.) Public School.
About this time, and during the banquet hour, the custom of presenting the visiting D.D.G.M.
with a hamper of delicious apples from the orchards of Grasmere Farms
(Rt. Wor. Bro. F.M. Chapman) was started and has continued to the present day.
Then for a number"" of years the Falcon Inn, Highland Creek, was locale for our Ladies Night.
Many pleasant hours were spent here until the building was destroyed by fire. It would not have
been long, however, before a change would have had to be made as
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with the increase in membership and the popularity of Doric's Ladies Night things were getting
to be somewhat crowded.
In 1944 arrangements were made to hold this now annual event at the Chisholm Avenue
Temple, Toronto. This was quite an innovation but, nevertheless, met with the support of the
brethren, the greater numbers attending this event attesting to its increased popularity and
prestige.
About the year 1952 another change was made owing to the inability to secure an open night
at Chisholm. This time we moved back to Pickering, the Annual Ladies Night taking place at
the Pickering District High School. This location had a decided advantage as it was close at
home. At first the banquets were held in the cafeteria with the overflow spilling over into the hall,
while the dancing or other entertainment took place in the gymnasium. But even this soon
proved inadequate for with the numbers attracted by Doric's Annual Ladies Night, the cafeteria
became crowded far beyond its capacity. The only alternatives were to look for more ample
accommodation or move the banquet into the gymnasium, which was done.
In 1962 we moved once again to the Dunbarton High School but here too the accommodation
and service was limied.
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A very pleasant Saturday afternoon was spent on June 15th, 1963 when the brethren were
guests of Wor. Bro. Frank and Mrs. Simons at their lovely home and grounds at
Riverside Farm, Pickering. The afternoon was spent playing shuffleboard, golf,
exploring or just plain loafing and old-fashioned visiting, not to mention enjoying the delicious
refreshments which were served later.
1964 saw another change when we held our Ladies Night at the Annandale Golf and Country
Club, Pickering.
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APPENDIX A
Past Masters of Doric Lodge
* Wor. Bro. Calvin Campbell - 1890
* Wor. Bro. J.H. Eastwood - 1891 - 92
* Wor. Bro. John Gormley - 1893, 1908
* Wor. Bro. George Kerr - 1894
* Wor. Bro. R.M. Bateman - 1895
* Wor. Bro. Alex Falconer - 1896, 1901
* Wor. Bro. A.T. Elliott - 1897
* Wor. Bro. Wm. Gormley - 1898
* V. Wor. Bro. R.A. Bunting - 1899, 1900
* Wor. Bro. R.S. Dillingham - 1902
* Wor. Bro, R.E. Johnston - 1903 - 05
* Rt. Wor. Bro. George W.P.Every - 1906
* Rt. Wor. Bro. Frank C. Harper - 1907
* Rt. Wor. Bro, F.M. Chapman - 1909
* Wor. Bro. J.S. Jephson - 1910 - 17 - 19
* V. Wor. Bro. M.S. Chapman - 1911 - 12
* Wor Bro. T.M, McFadden - 1913
* Wor. Bro. H.G. Kerr - 1914
* Wor. Bro. F. Lloyd Bateman - 1915
* Wor. Bro. W.H. Crummer - 1916
* Wor. Bro. A.F. Percy - 1918
Wor. Bro. John C. Stork - 1920, 1936
Wor. Bro. John C. McCamus - 1921
* Wor. Bro. A.G. Clark - 1922
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* Wor. Bro. F.T. Bunting - 1923
Wor. Bro. V.E. Cartwright – 1924
V. Wor. Bro. A.E. Stork - 1925
Wor. Bro. George Toyne – 1926
Rt. Wor. Bro. R.P. Winter - 1927
Wor. Bro. George Coultice – 1928
Wor. Bro. Gardiner Winter - 1929
Wor. Bro. Wm. R. Mee – 1930
Wor. Bro. C.A. Sterritt - 1931
Wor. Bro. F.G. McKenna - 1932
Wor. Bro. F.H. Westney - 1933
* Wor. Bro. I.G. White - 1934
Wor. Bro. E.L. Chapman – 1935
Wor. Bro. W.C. Murkar – 1937
Wor. Bro. Harry W. Boyes - 1938
Wor. Bro. W. Frank White - 1939
Rt. Wor. Bro. Cyril E. Morley – 1940
Wor. Bro. J.S. Balsdon – 1941
V. Wor. Bro. Leslie M. Morley – 1942
V. Wor. Bro. A.J. Grigsby - 1943
Wor. Bro. C.A. Balsdon - 1944
Wor. Bro. E.D. Schwalm - 1945
Wor. Bro. R.A. Murison - 1946
Wor. Bro. W.P. Neale - 1947
Wor. Bro. W. Frank Baker – 1948
Wor. Bro. C.S. Bryant -1949
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Wor. Bro. Alex Russell - 1950
* Wor. Bro. J.S. Chapman - 1951
Wor. Bro. C.R. Noland – 1952
Wor. Bro. Barrie MacKenzie - 1953
Wor. Bro. George Smith - 1955
Wor., Bro. Arnold Grenke - 1956
Wor. Bro. J. Stanley Balsdon – 1957
Wor. Bro. V.C. Balsdon - 1958
Wor. Bro. Robt. D. Rahmer - 1959
Wor. Bro. W.K. McCombe - 1960
Wor. Bro. A, Wm. Wright – 1961
Wor. Bro. Lorne C. White –1962
Wor. Bro. Frank Simons – 1963
Wor. Bro. Wim. J. Martin – 1964
Wor. Bro. Eugene C. Green – 1965
By Affiliation
V. Wor. Bro. John Forgie; Wor. Bro. D.R. MacRae; Wor. Bro. G.H. Bray; Wor. Bro. B.C. Falby;
Wor. Bro. H.E. Thompson.
Honorary Members
Rt. Wor. Bro. Caleb Rose; Rt. Wor. Bro. Walter T. Overend.
* Deceased.
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APPENDIX B
Members of Doric Lodge who have been elected or appointed to
Lodge
Rt. Wor. Bro. Frank M. Chapman, D.D.G.M., Toronto District ""B"" 1931-32; initiated
February 8th, 1906; Worshipful Master 1909.
Very Wor. Bro. Richard A. Bunting, G.S. 1932; initiated November 3rd, 1892; Worshipful Master
1899, 1900.
Very Wor. Bro. Miles S. Chapman, G.S. 1932; initiated March 28th, 1907; Worshipful Master
1911, 1912.
Rt. Wor. Bro. Richard 0. Winter, D.D.G.M., Toronto District ""B"" 1943-44; initiated January 12th,
1922; Worshipful Master 1927.
Very Wor. Bro. A.E. Stork, G.S. 1944; initiated August 7th, 1919, Worshipful Master, 1925.
Very Wor. Bro. John Forgie, G.S. 1951; Worshipful Master Brougham Union #269, 1910;
affiliated with Doric, May 1928.
Very Wor. Bro. Leslie M. Morley, G.S. 1960; initiated March 29th 1928; Worshipful Master, 1942.
Rt. Wor. Bro. Cyril E. Morley, D.D.G.M. Toronto District 3, 1965-66; initiated May 3rd, 1928;
Worshipful Master 1940.
Members of Doric Lodge who have been elected or appointed to Grand Lodge while members
of other lodges.
Rt. Wor. Bro. George W.P. Every, D.D.G.M., Ontario District, 1919-20; initiated Doric Lodge
March 12th, 1903, Worshipful Master, 1906; affiliated with Composite Lodge #30, Whitby, 1913.
Rt. Wor. Bro. Rev. Frank C. Harper, Grand Chaplain, 1908; affiliated with Doric Lodge,
December 1905, Worshipful Master, 1907.
Very Wor. Bro. Albert J. Grigsby, G.S. 1957, initiated Doric Lodge, April 14th, 1932;
Worshipful Master, 1943; charter member West Hill Lodge #670, Worshipful Master, 1952-3-4.
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Rt. Wor. Bro. Arthur F. Runciman, D.D.G.M., Nipissing West District, 1952-53;
initiated Doric Lodge, September 26th, 1940; affiliated with Algonquin Lodge #526 Copper Cliff,
1944; Worshipful Master 1949.
Honorary members of Doric Lodge who have been elected to Grand Lodge while members of
other Lodges
Rt. Wor. Bro. Caleb Rose, G.S.W. (Que.) member Brougham Union #269; affiliated Composite
#30 1878; Worshipful Master, Central #111, Prescott, affiliated St. Francis #15, Quebec, 1909.
Rt. Wor. Bro. Walter J. Overend, G.S.W., Past Master, Coronati $520, Toronto.
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APPENDIX C
Charter Members
No: - Name: - Address - Occupation - Init'n or Affl'n
1 - Westgate, Harry - Pickering - Farmer - Jan. 16, 1890
2 - Annan, David - Pickering - Farmer - Jan. 16, 1890
3 - Gormley, Thomas - Pickering - Farmer - Jan. 16, 1890
4 - Campbell, Calvin - Gentleman - Jan. 16, 1890
5 - Eastwood, John H. - Pickering - Physician - Jan. 16, 1890
6 - McIntosh, Duncan - Jan. 16, 1890
7 -Reazin, Wm. J. - Pickering - Merchant - Jan. 16, 1890
8 -McIntosh, John - Jan. 16, 1890
99 - Davidson, Robt. J. - Farmer - Jan. 16, 1890
10 - Gordon, James - Pickering - Hotel Keeper - Jan. 16, 1890
11 - O8Brien, Matthew - Fairport - Sailor - Jan. 16, 1890
12 - Kerr, George - Pickering - Banker - Jan. 16, 1890
13 - Hoover, John R. - Miller - Jan. 16, 1890
14 - Annan, Andrew - (a) -Dunbarton - Farmer - Mar. 6, 1890
15 - Bateman, R.M. - (a)- Pickering - Physician - Mar. 6, 1890
16 - Parker, George - Dunbarton - Merchant - Mar. 6, 1890
17 - White, George - Dunbarton - Farmer - Mar. 6, 1890
18 -Falconer, Alex-. Pickering - Saddler - Mar. 6, 1890
19 - Mason, Fred H. - Pickering - Drug Clerk - Apr. 3, 1890
20 -Gormley, Wm. - Pickering - Teacher - Apr. 3, 1890
21 - Andrew, John - Pickering - Farmer - Apr. 3, 1890
22 - Gormley, John - Pickering - Teacher - May 1, 1890
23 - Gormley, David B. - Pickering - Farmer - May 1, 1890
24 - Clark, Jos. T. - Pickering - Journalist - May 29, 1890
25 - Greenlaw, John - Pickering - Farmer - June 26, 1890
26 - Findlay, Alex. - Pickering - Miller - May 29, 1890
27 - Winter, John R. - Pickering - Book-keeper - Aug. 28, 1890
28 - Elliott, Arch. T. - Highland Creek Gentleman - Jan. 22, 1891
29 - Leslie, John - Pickering - Shoemaker - Jan. 22, 1891
30 - Hilts, James - Liverpool Mkt. - Sailing Master- Feb. 19, 1891
31 - Stanley, Wm.- Pickering - Farmer - Apr. 23, 1891
32 - Found, James - Pickering - Farmer - June 18, 1891
33- Tytler, Patrick B. - Pickering - Banker - Mar. 10, 1892
34 - Bunting, Richard A. Pickering - Merchant - Nov. 3, 1892
35 - Gormley, Oliver M. - Pickering - Farmer - Jan. 26, 1893
36 - Every, David F. - Pickering - Farmer - Mar. 30, 1893
37 - McCausland, Wm. - Pickering - Farmer - Apr. 27, 1893
38 - Greig, William - Toronto - Clerk - Apr. 27, 1893
39 - Parker, John, Jun'r. - Dunbarton - Clerk - Aug. 4, 1892
40 - Dillingham, Robt. S. - Pickering - Cabinet Mkr. - May. 17, 1894
41 - Bundy, Jos. H. - Pickering - Tinsmith - Feb. 7, 1895
42 - Vanstone, Wm. E. - Pickering - Butcher - Jan. 26, 1896
43 - Pearce, William - Rouge Hill - Mason - June 25, 1896
44 - Anderson, Wm. L. - Pickering - July 23, 1898
45 - Findlay, Louis Alex. - Pickering - Dec. 28, 1898
46 - Stewart, Robt. M. - Pickering - Teacher - Feb. 23, 1899
46a - Johnston, Robt. E. - Pickering - Farmer - Apr. 20, 1899
47 - Pizer, Isaac W. - Dunbarton - Clerk - Aug. 17, 1899
48 - Gormley, Robt. J. - Pickering - Farmer - Nov. 16, 1899
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49 - Hilts, Jas. A. - Pickering - Undertaker - Mar. 23, 1900
50 - Pugh, David E. - Pickering - Farmer - May 10, 1900
51 - Rammer, Wm. A. - Fairport - Teacher - July 19, 1900
52 - Sparks, Wm. Walter - Fairport - Grain Mcht. - Nov. 1, 1900
53 - Bunting, Wm. H. - Pickering - Merchant - Jan. 31, 1902
54 - Every, George W.P. - Pickering - Engineer - Mar. 12, 1903
55 - Nighswander, Fred.K.- Pickering - Miller - Dec. 31, 1903
56 - Gormley, Ed. Francis- Pickering- Farmer - Dec. 31, 1903
57 - Kayes, Jas, H. - Brock Rd.P.O.- Farmer - Dec. 7, 1905
58 - Harper, Frank C. - (a) -Pickering - Clergyman - Dec. 7, 1905
59 - Chapman, Frank M. - Audley - Editor - Feb. 8, 1906
60 - Moore, Fred. H.- Pickering - Druggist - Mar. 8, 1906
61 - Jephson, John S. - Pickering - Miller - Feb. 28, 1907
62 -Chapman, Miles S. - Pickering - Merchant - Mar. 28, 1907
63 - Ham, Charles H. - Pickering - Clerk - Oct. 17, 1907
64 - Kerr, Herbert G. - Pickering - Traveller - Dec. 19, 1907
65 - Moore, William. - (a) -Pickering - Clergyman - Apr. 16, 1908
66 - McFadden, T. Moore - Pickering - Druggist - Apr. 16, 1908
67 - Stephenson, Robert - Highland Creek- Gardener - Oct. 8, 1908
68 - Morcombe, Cas. Leslie - Pickering - Farmer - Feb. 4, 1909
69 - Parker, Louis, N. - Pickering - Moulder - Mar. 4, 1909
70 - Morcombe, William - Pickering - Farmer - Jan. 20, 1910
71 - Crummer, William H. - Pickering - Miller - Mar. 24, 1910
72 - Simpson, Donald - Pickering - Merchant - May, 19, 1910
73 - Crysler, Albert - Pickering - Clerk- Oct. 13, 1910
74 - Crook, Walter - Pickering - Farmer - Oct. 27, 1910
75 - Gormley, Thos. R. - (a)- Pickering- Telegrapher May. 12, 1908
76 - McCamus, John A. - Pickering - Teacher - May. 11, 1911
77 - Johnston, David E. - (a) -Pickering - Clergyman - Apr. 25, 1912
78 - Percy, Arthur F. - Pickering - Farmer - Apr. 25, 1912
79 - Somers, Baron Lord - (a) -Pickering - Farmer - May 30, 1912
80 - Gormley, Arthur - Pickering - Farmer - Mar. 20, 1913
81 - Chester, William - Highland Creek -Farmer - Mar. 20, 1913
82 - Gordon, Ralph W. - Pickering - Banker - Nov. 21, 1912
83 - Bateman, Lloyd - (a)- Toronto - Banker - May. 15, 1913
84 - Somers Cocks, A.P.- (a) -Pickering - Farmer - June 4, 1914
85 - Wright, Wm. Ewart - Pickering - Carpenter - June 4, 1914
86 - Annis, Walton C. - Dunbarton - Farmer - Feb. 5, 1914
87 - Honey, James S. - Pickering - Farmer - Feb. 5, 1914
88 - Stork, John C. - Pickering - Farmer - Oct. 29, 1914
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90 - Tayne, Geo. Edward - Rouge Hill - Farmer - Jan. 28, 1915
91 - Morrish, Wm. Chas. - Highland Creek - Merchant - Apr. 29, 1915
92 - Fierheller Geo. E. - (a)- Pickering - Teacher - Oct. 26, 1915
93 - Coultice, Geo. G.- Highland Creek - Carpenter - Dec. 16, 1915
94 - Elliott, George - Pickering - Farmer - Feb. 17, 1916
95 - Stover, Fred W. - Pickering - Miller - Apr. 13, 1916
96 - Bunting, Fred T. - Pickering - Merchant - Jan. 4, 1917
97 - Hobbs, William E. - Pickering - Farmer - Jan. 4, 1917
98 - Liddle, C.W. - (a) -Pickering - Druggist - Oct. 25, 1917
99 - Morrish, Roy A. - Highland Creek -Merchant - Jan. 24, 1918
100 -Brumwell, H. Edgar - Highland Creek - Farmer - June 20, 1918
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101 - Clark, Arthur G. - (a)- Pickering - Farmer - Jan. 16, 1919
102 - Bruce, Arthur E. - (a)- Pickering - Clergyman - Feb. 13, 1919
103 - Richardson, Cecil C. - Pickering - Student - Feb. 13, 1919
104 -Wade, Henry - Pickering - Drover - May 8, 1919
105 - Zimmerman, M.C. - (a) -Pickering - Banker - May 8, 1919
106- Cartwright, V.E. - (a) -Pickering - Physician - May 8, 1919
107 - Murkar, Wm. C. - Pickering - Banker - June 8, 1919
108 Annan, Alex, J. - Pickering - Farmer - Sept. 4, 1919
109- Stork, Albert Edward - Pickering - Farmer - Aug. 7, 1919
110 - Rose, Caleb - (a) -Whitby - Pensioner - Aug. 7, 1919
111 - Atmore, Byron Ray - Pickering - Vet. Surg. - Oct. 7, 1919
112 - McEwen, Neil Eric - (a) -Pickering - Vet. Surg. - Jan. 1, 1920
113 - Clark, Harold Joseph - Pickering - Salesman - Oct. 13, 1921
114 - Winter, Richard P. - Pickering - Farmer - Jan. 12, 1922
115 -Law, Wm. F. - (a)- Pickering - Banker - Feb. 9, 1922
116 - Collacutt, Sherwood J. - Pickering - Car Salesman- May, 18, 1922
117 -Mee, William R. - Highland Creek - Butcher - Nov. 2, 1922
118 - Annan, Thomas - Dunbarton - Farmer - June 28, 1923
119 - Winter, Gardner- (a)-Pickering - Farmer - June 28, 1923
120 - Crowe, Robt. G. - Scarborough - July 26, 1923
121 - Barker, Geo. W. - (a) -Pickering - Ins. Agent - Dec. 20, 1923
122 -Hilts, Osward - Pickering - Farmer - Jan. 17, 1924
123 - White, Irving G. - Pickering - Farmer - Jan. 17, 1924 124
125 - Bundy, Arthur B.- Pickering - Constable - Feb. 14, 1924
126 - Dixon, Robt, J. - Highland Creek -Farmer - Mar. 20, 1924
127 - Coakwell, John - Highland Creek- Gardener - Sept. 4, 1924
128 - Closson, Tredway - Highland Creek -Gardener - Oct. 9, 1924
129 - Smales, James - Dunbarton - Farmer - Mar. 5, 1925
130 - Sterritt, Chas. A. - (a) -Pickering - Undertaker - Mar. 5, 1925
131 - McKenna, Fred'k. C. - (a) -Highland Creek - Farmer - Oct. 1, 1925
132 - Willis, Herbert J. - Pickering - Telegrapher - Oct. 1, 1925
133 - Chapman, Ernest L. - Pickering - Farmer - Oct. 29, 1925
134 - Westney, Frank H. - Pickering - Farmer - Oct. 29, 1925
135 - Tweedee, Robert - Highland Creek - Farmer - Nov. 5, 1925
136 - Munro, Donald - Pickering - Farmer - Nov. 5, 1925
137 - Sanderson, Arthur R. (a) Pickering - Clergyman - Nov. 26, 1925
138 - White, W. Frank - Pickering - Farmer - Jan. 28, 1926
139 - Gourlie, Alex - Pickering - Farmer - Apr. 22, 1926
140 - Burningham, Leonard - Fairport - Contractor - June 24, 1926
141 - Wood, Fred - (a) Pickering - Farmer - Nov. 18, 1926
142 -Morish, Lome R. - Scarborough - Farmer - May, 2, 1927
143 -Boyes, Harry W. - Pickering - Farmer - May, 26, 1927
144 -Mansfield, Thos. G. - Fairport - Merchant - May, 26, 1927
145 - Law, Albert T. - Pickering - Blacksmith - June 9, 1927
146 - Crowe, W.A. - Scarborough - Farmer - June 9, 1927
147 - Law, Gordon J. - Pickering - Blacksmith - June 9, 1927
148 - Sharpe, 0.A. - (a) -Pickering - Banker - Nov. 8, 1927
149 - Toyne, Harry F. - Pickering - Farmer - Dec. 20, 1927
150 - Morley, Ernest H. - Pickering - Farmer - Mar. 1, 1928
151 -Morley, Leslie M. - Pickering - Printer - Mar. 29, 1928
152 -Morley, Cyril E. Pickering - Farmer - May 3, 1928
153 - Forgie, John - (a) -Pickering - Farmer - May 3, 1928
154 - McLennan, Elvin - Pickering - Bus Operator - May 31, 1928
155 - Balsdon, John S. - Pickering - Merchant - June 28, 1928
156 -Fallaise, H. Theodore - Pickering - Dentist - Oct. 11, 1928
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157- Jones, Eric C. - Pickering - Druggist - Oct. 11, 1928
158 - Burke, Homer W. - Highland Creek - Farmer - Oct. 25, 1928
159 - Rickard, Roy H. -(a) -Pickering - Clergyman - Nov. 14, 1929
160 - Moore, Allan Bertram - Pickering - Lawyer - Jan, 9. 1930
161- Mitchell, Arthur W. - Pickering - Cartage - May 8, 1930
162 - Raspberry, Ivan C. - Pickering - Cartage - Feb. 26, 1931
163 - Whitby, G.R. - Pickering - Service Stn. - Apr. 2, 1931
164 -Sparrow, Wm. H.- (a)- Pickering - Farmer - Oct. 22, 1931
165- Grigsby, Albert J. - Pickering - Cartage - Apr. 14, 1932
166- Crozier, Hugh - (a) -Pickering - Clergyman - Nov. 10, 1932
167- Currah, Alvin - Cherrywood - Rly. Employee - Feb. 16, 1933
168 - Mayberry, Clifton G. - Pickering - Farmer - June 21, 1934
169 - Balsdon, Clarence A. - Pickering - Farmer - Apr. 18, 1935
170 - Johnston, Tecor W. - Pickering - Hydro Elec. - Sept. 19, 1935
171 - Booth, I.E. - (a) -Pickering - Merchant - Mar. 17, 1932
172- Schwalm, D. Edward - Pickering - Carpenter - Oct. 17, 1935
173 - Westgate, Thos. P. - Dunbarton - Carpenter - Mar. 12, 1936
174 - Belk, George - Dunbarton - Gardner - Jan, 21, 1937
175 - Lockwood, D.M. -- Pickering - Miller - Oct. 28, 1937
176 -Annan, Andrew J, - Pickering - Farmer - Jan. 20, 1938
177 - Mitchell, Harold A. - Pickering - Farmer - Mar. 17, 1938
178- Muriston, Ross A. - (a) -Pickering - Merchant - Mar. 17, 1938
179 -Barker, Reginald D. - Pickering - Salesman - Dec. 22, 1938
180 - Annis, Elmer J. - Pickering - Farmer - Mar, 16, 1939
181 - Butt, Chester James - Pickering - Barber - Sept.21, 1939
182 - Irwin, A. Ross - Pickering - Manager - Mar, 21, 1940
183 - Runciman, Arthur F. - Pickering - Constable - Sept. 26 1940
184 - Baker, W. Frank - Pickering - Salesman - Oct. 17, 1940
185 - Chapman, Jack S. - Pickering - Diesel Op.- Feb. 27, 1941
186- Neale, W. Percy - Pickering - Farmer - Feb. 27, 1941
187 - Powell, Elmer J. - Pickering - Farmer - Feb. 27, 1941
188 -Balsdon, J. Stanley - Pickering - Merchant - Mar. 20, 1941
189 - Graham, Harold H. - Pickering - Constable - Mar. 27, 1941
190- Down, Wm. Heber - Pickering - Farmer - Mar. 27, 1941
191- Bryant, C.S. - Pickering - Farmer - May, 15, 1941
192 - Crowther, J.E. - (a)-Pickering - Rly.Foreman -June 19, 1941
193 - Storey, R.R. - Pickering - Contractor - June 18, 1942
194 - Bruce, Harry C. - Ajax - Engineer - Feb. 18, 1943
195 - Annan, Donald C. - Pickering - Farmer - Mar. 18, 1943
196- Lord, Arthur W. - Ajax - Pur. Agent - May 20, 1943
197 - Noland, Chas. R. - Ajax - Clerk - June 24, 1943
198-Fitzgerald, Fred G. - Ajax - Foreman - June 24, 1943
199 - Baldwin, Albert E. - Pickering - Gentleman - June 24, 1943
200- Rose, Edward F. - Ajax - Elec. Supt. - Oct. 21, 1943
201 - Woods, George P. - (a) -Pickering - Teacher - Oct. 21, 1943
202 -MacKenzie, Barrie - Ajax - Inspector - Jan. 2o, 1944
203 - Littleford, Norman - Dunbarton - Steamfitter - Jan. 20, 1944
204- Winter, Cecil P. - Ajax - Fire Dept. - Feb. 17, 1944
205 - Sandercock, Albert C. - Ajax - Foreman - Feb. 17, 1944
206- Balsdon, Kenneth - Pickering - Farmer - Mar. 16, 1944
207 -Neil, Jas. Earl - Ajax - Engineer - Apr. 13, 1944
208 -Irvine, John - Pickering - Constable - Apr. 20, 1944
209 -Scott, John- Scarborough - Constable - Apr. 20, 1944
210 - Jones, Kennt E. B. - Ajax Constable - Apr. 27, 1944
211 - Russell, Alexander - Ajax - Supt. D.I.L.- Apr. 27, 1964
212 - Hopkins, Sydney T. - Ajax - Accountant - Apr. 27, 1944
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213 - Jenkinson, Martin R.- Pickering - Clergyman - June,15, 1944
214 - White, Fred'k Wm. - (a)- Pickering - R.C.A.F. - Apr. 20, 1944
215 -Coates, G. Franklin - (a)- Pickering - Time Clerk - Apr. 20, 1944
216 - Birrell, David, M. - Whitby - Millwright - June 22, 1944
217 - Anderson, Harold S. - Dunbarton - R.C.A.F. - June 22, 1944
218- Nicholls, Gilbert- Ajax - Conf. Leader - Aug, 17, 1944
219 -Brown, Geo E. - Pickering - Carpenter - Oct. 26, 1944
220 -Storms, Roy H. - Ajax - Clerk - Oct. 26, 1944
221 - Young, Robt, A. - Ajax - Manager - Jan. 18, 1.945
222-McAlpine, Ralph W. - Ajax - Supt. - Jan. 18, 1945
223 -Schell, Geo. W. - Ajax - Mechanic - June 21, 1945
224 - Hunt, Wilfred M. - Pickering - Mechanic - June 21, 1945
225 - Osborne, Gordon - Ajax - Supervisor - Spt. 20, 1945
226 - Lavender, Thos, W. - Ajax - Supervisor - Spt. 20, 1945
227 - Miller, R. Wm. - Pickering - Farmer - Oct. 11, 1945
228 - Miller, Hugh C. - Pickering - Farmer - Oct. 11, 1945
229- Smith, Frank R. - Pickering - Butcher - Oct. 18, 1945
230 -Parry, John H. - Ajax - Checker - Nov. 22, 1945
231 - Wilkins, Wm. C - Ajax - Mechanic - Nov. 22, 1945
232- Wheaton, Cecil A. - Ajax - Supt. - Nov. 29, 1945
233 - Chapman, G.A. - Pickering - Merchant Dec. 17, 1945
234 -Bannigan, Jos. - (a) -Pickering - Engineer - Mar. 21, 1946
235 - MacRae, D.R. - (a) -Ajax - Manager - Mar. 21, 1946
236 - Grenke, Arnold - (a)-Ajax - Carpenter Mar. 21, 1946
237 -Scott, Harold T. - Pickering - Merchant - Feb. 21, 1946
238-Middleton, Cecil S. - Ajax - Manager - Feb. 21, 1946
239 -Simpson, Geo. R. - Ajax - Carpenter - Mar. 21, 1946
240 - Pepper, Robt. - Ajax - Carpenter - Mar. 21, 1946
241- Stork, Robert C. - Pickering - Banker - Apr. 18, 1946
242 -Devolin, Delbert B. - Ajax - Steamfitter - June 20, 1946
243 - Pepper, Donald T. - Ajax - Engineer - June 20, 1946
244 - Boyes, John R. - Pickering - Druggist - Oct. 11, 1946
245 - Winter, Wm. D. - Pickering - Farmer Feb. 20, 1947
246 -Henshaw, Raymond - Ajax - Fireman - Jan. 16, 1947
247 - MeEachnie, Wm. - (a) -Pickering - Undertaker - Apr. 18, 1946
248 - Phillips, John E. - (a) -Pickering - Nov. 12, 1946
249- Edwards, Wm. Jas. - Pickering - Carpenter - Mar. 20, 1947
250- Overend, Walter T. - (a) -Toronto - Hon. Member - Feb. 20, 1947
251 - Balsdon, Vernon C. - Pickering - Student- June 19, 1947
252 - Robinson, Cecil H. - Ajax - Manager - Sept 18, 1947
252a -Bull, Orval - Ajax - Painter - Sept 25, 1947
253 - Langston, Clarence E. - Ajax - Student - Sept 25, 1947
254 -Huyck, M. Elwood - Pickering - Salesman - Sept 25, 1947
255- Norton, John N.H. - (a) -Ajax - Clergyman - Apr. 17, 1947
256 - Johnston, - Ajax - Merchant - Apr, 17, 1947
257 - Barrett, Ivan H. - Pickering - Farmer - Oct. 16, 1947
258 - Mark, Henry Ray - Ajax - Teacher - Jan. 15, 1948
259- Parker, Reginald L. - Pickering - Teacher - Mar. 18, 1948
260 - Draper, Allan Earl - Dunbarton - Traveller - Apr. 25, 1948
261 - Shaw, Chas. W. - Ajax - Student - May, 20, 1948
262 -Smith, Wm. Geo. - Ajax - Accountant - May, 20, 1948
263- Simons, Frank - (a)-Ajax - - Carpenter - Apr. 15, 1948
264 - Griffith, Wilton - (a) -Ajax - Textiles - Apr, 15, 1948
265 - Burgess,Ed. Jnr. - Dunbarton - Traveller - Sept 16, 1948
266 - Durston, Walter - Ajax - Carpenter - Sept 16, 1948
267- Bray, Gordon H. - (a) -Pickering - Sales Manager -Oct. 21, 1948
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268- Todd, Geo. T. - Pickering - Farmer - Oct. 21, 1948
269 - Gerry Wm. Geo. - Ajax Ajax - Student - Jan. 20, 1949
270 - Mooney, Henry A. - Ajax - Inspector - Feb. 3, 1949
271 - Draper, John Wm. - Ajax - Student - Feb. 3, 1949
272 - Jones, Geo. H. - Highland Creek -Foreman - Feb. 3, 1949
273- Rose, Chas. A. - Ajax - Salesman - Feb. 17, 1949
274 -Rahmer, Robt. D.- Ajax - Clerk - Mar. 17, 1949
275 - Hoare, Sterling A. - Ajax - Carpenter - Apr. 2, 1949
276 - Davidson, Jas. T. - (a)- Pickering - Salesman - June 16, 1949
277 - Wood, Frank P.- (a) -Whitby - Transport - June 16, 1949
278 -McConachie, Geo. C. - Dunbarton - Stock Clerk - May 19, 1949
279 - Calvert, Albert E, - (a)- Pickering - Secretary - May 19, 1949
280 - Bentley, Harold K. - Ajax - Taxi Owner - Sept 15, 1949
281 - Chubb, Fred'k Wm.- Whitby - Prospector - Sept. 15 1949
282 - Gibson, Harvey K. - Ajax - Garage Op, - Oct. 13, 1949
283 - Bryand, W. John - Pickering - Checker - Oct. 20, 1949
284- Blackwell, Jas. M. - Pickering - Assessor - Jan. 19, 1950
285 -Pattison, Robt. H. - Ajax - Teacher - Jan. 19, 1950
286 - Adams, R.E. - Ajax - Banker - Feb. 16, 1950
287 - Koch, Jas. D. - Pickering - Manager - Feb. 16, 1950
288 -Humphrey, Eric R.- Ajax - Dentist - Apr. 20, 1950
289 -Morrish, Robt. R.- Cherrywood - Engineer - May 4, 1950
290 - Stewart, Alex. McNeil- (a) Ajax - Mechanic - Feb. 16, 1950
291 - Glover, Gilbert M. - (a) -Pickering - Shipper - Dec. 8, 1952
292 - Laing, John Jones - (a) -West Hill - Painter - Feb. 16, 1950
293- Mucklow, Jas. - Pickering - Accountant - Sept 21, 1950
294 - Kyle, Lloyd H. - Pickering - Radar Tech. - Oct. 19, 1950
295- Ryzek, Edward - Ajax - Accountant - Nov. 2, 1950
296 -Munro, Roy James - Ajax - Metal Finisher -Nov. 2, 1950
297 -Osborne, Wm. W. - Ajax - Student - Mar. 16, 1950
298 - Laycoe, Frank H. - Ajax - Manager - Jan. 18, 1951
299- Smith, Jas. W. - Ajax - Inspector - Jan. 18, 1951
300 - Loken, Roy H. - Ajax - Secty-Treas. - Feb. 15, 1951
301 - Burrows, Ken M. - Ajax - Auditor - Feb. 15, 1951
302 -Moore, John S. - (a)- Ajax - Accountant - Mar. 15, 1951
303 - Crowe, Cecil E. - Pickering - Clerk - Mar. 29, 1951
304- Thomas, Harold C. - Ajax - Real Estate - Apr. 19, 1951
305- Scott, Robt. J. - Pickering - Trucker - Apr. 19, 1951
306 -Reid, David John - (a)- Ajax - Accountant - May 3, 1951
307 -Lindsay, Gordon J.- Ajax - Engineer - May 17, 1951
308- McCombe, Norman K. - Ajax - Prov. Police - June 21, 1951
309- Westney, Henry G. - Pickering - Farmer - Sept. 20, 1951
310 - Ohrner, Wm. Ernest - Ajax - Engineer - Oct. 18, 1951
311 -Hunter, Robt. - (a) -Scarborough - Labourer - Sept 20, 1951
312 -Eves, Bruce Howard - Ajax - Fireman - Jan. 17, 1952
313 - Steer, Edmund D. - Ajax - Machinist - Feb. 21, 1952
314- Pointon, Stephen W. - (a) -Ajax - Prov. Con. - Mar. 20, 1952
315- White, Lome C. - Pickering - Mechanic - Mar, 20, 1952
316 -Messer, W. Grant - Pickering - Chemist - Mar. 27, 1952
317 - Mee, Andre Wm. - Highland Creek - Butcher - Mar. 27, 1952
318- Droy, Douglas - West Hill - Salesman - Apr. 17, 1952
319 - Webster, James E. - Ajax - G.M. Insp. - Apr. 24, 1952
320 -Balsdon, Edwin F. - Pickering - Clerk - May 15, 1952
321 - McBride, John - Ajax - Inspector - June 19, 1952
322 - Falby, Bolton C. - (a)- Ajax - Secty-Treas. - June 19, 1952
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323 - Chidley, Henry W. - Ajax - Welder - Sept 18, 1952
324 - Briggs, Lewis C.R. - Pickering - Principal - Oct. 16, 1952
325 - Wright, A. Wm. - Ajax - Inspector - Jan. 15, 1953
326 - Leggat, Robert J. - (a)- Pickering - Engraver - Feb .16, 1950
327 - Lindley, Fred'k B.G. - (a)- Pickering - Acct. Manager - Feb. 19, 1953
328 - Tulloch, Joseph T. - Ajax - Police Con. - Feb. 19, 1953
329 - McKeown, Ernest - Pickering - Garage - Mar. 19, 1953
330 - Gillard, Franklin E. - Ajax - Elec. Inst. Tech. -Apr,16 1953
331- Smith, Harry M. - Ajax- Treasurer - Apr. 16, 1953
332- Slater, Reginald - West Hill - Chemist - May, 21, 1953
333- Hepburn, Wm. A. - Ajax - Civil Service - June 18, 1953
334 -MacDonald, Murdoch H. - Ajax - Trucker - June 18, 1953
335 - Hood, James Alan - Ajax - Supervisor- July 16, 1953
336- Sleightholm, Balfour K. - Dunbarton - Merchant - Aug. 20, 1953
337 -Potter, Noah - Ajax - Engineer - Sept 17, 1953
338- Henshaw, Chas Leslie. - Ajax - Toronto Police - Oct. 15, 1953
339 - Smith, A. Gordon - (a) -Ajax - Pur. Agent - Oct. 15, 1953
340 - Reed, Chas. Howard - (a)- Ajax - Superintendent -Nov. 19, 1953
341 -Smith, Francis Jos. - Ajax - Inspector - Jan. 21, 1954
342 - Eastwood, James W. - Ajax - Mechanic - Mar. 18, 1954
343 - Ellis, George H- (a)- Pickering - Nurseryman - Mar. 18, 1954
344- Pickell, C.A. - Ajax - Bus. Mech. - Apr, 15, 1954
345 - Moore, Falter H. - (a)- Dunbarton - Proof-reader - May 20, 1954
346 - Pealtie, John H. - (a) -Pickering - Inspector - May 20, 1954
347 - Beech, Reginald Wm. - Ajax - Salesman - May 20, 1954
348- Hills, Bernard B. - Ajax - Fitter - June 17, 1954
349- Mills, Geo. H. - Ajax - Purchasing - Sept 16, 1954
350 -Ruttle, Clarence W. - (a)-Pickering - Mechanica - Oct. 7, 1954
351 - Ellis, Neil Wilson - Ajax - Teacher - Oct. 7, 1954
352- Philp, Howard F. - Ajax - Engineer - Oct. 21, 1954
353 -Dunbar, Robert J. - Ajax - Time Keeper - Nov. 25, 1954
354 - Will, George R. - Dunbarton - Garage - Nov. 25, 1954
355 -Armstrong, Emile, G.B. - Ajax - Tel.Com.Tech. - Jan. 20, 1955
356 - Martin , Wm. J. - Ajax - Engineer - Feb. 17, 1955
357 - Hopkins, Roderick F.- Pickering - Salesman - Mar. 17, 1955
358 - Gilson, John Leslie - Pickering - Electrician - Mar. 17, 1955
359 - Goldie, Andrew - Ajax - Sales Mgr. - Apr. 21, 1955
360- Hrytzak, Victor E. - Whitby - Inspector - May, 19, 1955
361- Davis, Leslie - Ajax - Supt. - May, 19, 1955
362 - Smith, Charles C. - Dunbarton - Cartage - June 16, 1955
363 - Will, Donald T. - Dunbarton - Garage - June 16, 1955
364 - Irwin, Paul M. - (a)- Ajax - Auto Dealer - June 16, 1955
365 - Fallaise, John T. - Pickering - Architect - June 23, 1955
366- Cartwright, Horace - Ajax - Aircraft Fitter- June 23, 1955
367 - Smith, James D. - Ajax - Inspector - June 23, 1955
368 - Spencer, Geoffrey D. - Pickering - Salesman - Sept 15, 1955
369 -Luxmore, Norman R. - Ajax - St. Engineer - Sept 15, 1955
370 -Haslam, Stuart Geo. - (a) -Ajax Druggist - Oct. 20, 1955
371 -Redpath, Wm.E. - Rosebank - Inspector - Oct. 20, 1955
372 - Marks. John D. - Pickering - Electrician - Jan. 5, 1956
373 - Archibald, Wm. M. - Ajax - Steamfitter - Feb. 16, 1956
374 -Cooney, William R. - Dunbarton - Plumber - Mar, 1, 1956
375 - Rundle, W. Alex. - Pickering - Dairy Mgr. - Mar, 15, 1956
376- Homer, Raymond E. - Pickering - Salesman - Apr. 19, 1956
377 - McKeag, David - (a)- Ajax - Hydro Linesman - May, 17, 1956
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378 - Green, Eugene C. - Pickering - Auto Mech. - May, 17, 1956
379 - McGregor, Kenneth - Ajax - Millwright - Sept 20, 1956
380 - Empey, Don. C. - Ajax - Floor Sander - Oct. 18, 1956
381 - Nauss, Fred'k Wm. - (a)-Ajax - Supt. - Oct. 18, 1956
382 - Craig. Wm. Hardy - (a) -Pickering - Engineer - Nov. 15, 1956
383- Haughton, T, Hadley - Ajax - School Insp. - Nov. 29, 1956
384 - Jackson, Frederick - Ajax - G.M.Security - Jan. 17, 1957
385 - Newman, Wm. G. - Pickering - Farmer - Mar, 21, 1957
386 - Smyth;. Elwin S. - Ajax - Paint Mfg. - Apr. 8, 1957
387 -Baldwin, James V. - Ajax - Machinist - Apr, 18, 1957
388 -Brown, James A. - Ajax - Storekeeper - May, 16, 1957
389 -Robinson, Gordon W. Ajax - Tire Builder - June 20, 1957
390 -Dorrano,John C. - - Dunbarton - Sales - Sept 19, 1957
391- Smyth, James - (a)-Pickering - Builder - Sept 19, 1957
392 - Deakin, Ross Wm.- Pickering - Watchmaker - Oct. 17, 1957
393 -Riddell, Edward - Ajax - Carpenter - Jan, 16, 1958
394 - Hawthorne, Herbert R. - Pickering - Advertising - Jan. 16, 1958
395- Ord, Wm. John - Ajax - Inspector - Feb. 20, 1958
396 - Walker, Richard A. - Pickering - Builder - Apr. 17, 1958
397 - Bell, Thos. James - Pickering - Maintenance - May, 15, 1958
398 -McCamus, John A. - (a)- Thornhill - Retired - May, 15, 1958
399 - Baker, Frederick B. - Pickering - Electrician - June 19, 1958
400 -Belnkarn, Eric R. - Pickering - Salesman - Sept 18, 1958
401- Sinclair, Gordon A. - Pickering - Salesman - Oct. 16, 1958
402 -Marks, Harry - Ajax - Glass Tech. - Oct. 23, 1958
403- Campbell, John Ed.- Pickering - Acct. Exec. - Oct. 23, 1958
404 - Edmonds, Arthur - Pickering - Parts Dept.Sup. - Jan. 15, 1959
405 Simons, John A. - Pickering - Salesman - Feb. 19, 1959
406 - Clark, Robt. Wm. Ajax - Auto Assembly - Mar. 5, 1959
407 -Fogg, John - - Pickering - Supervisor - Mar. 19, 1959
408 - Green, David - Ajax - Electrician - Apr. 16, 1959
409 - Collins, Edward - (a)- Pickering - Pur. Agent - May, 21, 1959
410 - Parker, Alfred J. - Pickering - Assembler - May, 21, 1959
411 -Peach, Herbert - Pickering - Elects, Sup, - Sept 17, 1959
412 - Pye, Roland - Ajax - Carpenter - Oct. 15, 1959
413 - Woodcock, Keith Boyce - Pickering - Shipper - Dec. 13, 1959
414- Barry, Gerald A. - (a) - Feb. 18, 1960
416 - Hall, Ronald M. - Pickering - H.S.Teacher - Mar. 17, 1960
417 - Dunn, Cyril G. - Ajax - Police Chief - Apr. 21, 1960
418 - Ingram, Jas, Alex, - (a) - May, 19, 1960
419 - Turner, Keith H. - Ajax - Service Eng: - May, 19, 1960
420 -Ashfield, Leslie James - Ajax - Inspector - June 16, 1960
421 -Montgomery, Geo. S. - Pickering - Hydro Foreman - June 16, 1960
422 - MacRae, Donald - Ajax - Dental Tech. June 23, 1960
423 -Fantham, David Robt.- Pickering - Expeditor - June 23, 1960
424 -Miller, Thomas R. - (a) -Ajax - Htg. Engineer - Sept 15, 1960
425 -Shaw, Wm. Robt W. - Ajax - Police Dept. - Sept 15, 1960
426 - Chambers, Thomas - Ajax - Police Dept. - Oct. 20, 1960
427 -Pomeroy, Barrie - (a)- Pickering - Photographer. - Jan, 19, 1961
428 -Burnett, Robt. G. - HighlHighland Creek - Electrician - Jan. 19, 1961
429 -Laming, Geo. Thos.- Ajax - Bricklayer - Feb. 16, 1961
430 - Northrup, Murray A.D. - Ajax - Storeman - Mar. 16, 1961
431 -Bozek, Reginald B. - Pickering - Engineer - Apr. 20, 1961
432 -Cameron , Robt, B. - (a)- Ajax - Works Manager - Apr. 20, 1961
433 -Morley, Kenneth D. - (a) -Ajax - Co. Director - Apr, 20, 1961
434 - Pugh, John Douglas - Ajax - Police Officer - May, 18, 1961
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435 - Ferguson, Murdoch, F. - Ajax - Shipper - Sept 21, 1961
436 - Davidson, Albert R. - Pickering - Sales Manager - Oct. 19, 1961
437 - Lindsey, Wm. S.T. - (a) -Ajax - Retired - Jan, 18, 1962
438 -Carpenter, Wm. G. - Ajax - Gen. Motors - Apr. 19, 1962
439 -Parker, Reginald T. - Pickering - Police Chief - May, 17, 1962
440 -Bodley, Richard H. - (a) -Pickering - Police Serg. - May, 17, 1962
441 - Webster, John Leslie - Ajax - Maintenance - Sept 20, 1962
442 - Boyle, Rendal 0. - Ajax - Warehouse - Oct. 4, 1962
444 -Grenke, Denton A. - Ajax - Student Engr. - Nov. 1, 1962-
445 - Place, Eric Edward - Ajax - Police Officer - Nov. 1, 1962
446 -King, Clare Laverne - Ajax - Salesman - Jan. 17, 1963
447 - McCann, Thomas, R. - Pickering Decorator - Feb. 21, 1963
448 -Copping, Stuart W. - Ajax - Carpeting - Mar. 21, 1963
449 -Betts, Allan H. - Pickering - Plumber - Mar. 21, 1963
450 -Williamson, Barry S. - Ajax - Control Analyst - Apr. 18, 1963
451 - Barber, Thomas ¥. - Pickering Beach -Accountant - Apr. 18, 1963
452 -Simons, Roland W. - Pickering - Contractor - May, 16, 1963
453 - Scott, J. Sherman -(a) - West Hill - Manager - May, 16, 1963
454 - Courtice, John R. - Ajax - Technician - June 20, 1963
455 - Stephenson, Paul A. - Ajax - Police Officer Sept 19, 1963
456 -Crowe, A.E. McLennan - Ajax - Factory F'man - Oct. 17, 1963
457 -Abthorpe, Francis F. - (a) -Pickering - Student - Jan. 16, 1964
458 -Milward, Frederick. - Ajax - Machinist - Jan. 16, 1964
459 - Gale, Wm. Arthur - Pickering - Foreman - Feb. 20, 1964
460 - Joel, Robt. Douglas - Ajax - Police Officer - June 18, 1964
461 - Kirby, Roger H. - Ajax - Shipper - Sept.17, 1964
462 - Jones, Marvin Keith - Pickering - Pharmacist - Oct. 15, 1964
463- Brittain, Fred'k. V. - Ajax - Mechanic - Dec. 3, 1964
464 -Overton, Bruce G.M. - Pickering - Draftsman - Dec. 3, 1964
465 - Sanders, Jack D.C. - Ajax - Hydro Mgr. - Jan. 21, 1965
466 - James, Donald Eastham - Pickering - Officer Wkr. - Feb. 18, 1965
467 - Warner, Burton J. - (a) -Pickering - Feb. 18, 1965
468 - Milburn, John - Ajax - Plumber - Mar. 18, 1965
469 - Brown, James Robt. - Pickering - Police Officer - Apr. 15, 1965
470 - Smith, Horace A.H. - Bay ridges - Mech. Fitter - May 6, 1965
471 MacKinnon, Wm. L. - Bay ridges Service Sta. - June 17, 1965
472 -Mason, Charles Rod. - Pickering - Teacher - Sept 2, 1965
473 -Norman, Thomas Rex - (a) -Ajax - Clargyman - Sept 2, 1965
474 - Thompson, Herbert E. - (a) -Pickering - Sept 16, 1965
475 -Houston, Nelson A. - Pickering - Salesman - Oct. 21, 1965
476 - Purdy, Samuel J. - (a) -Pickering - Nov. 4, 1965
477 - Gillies, James W. - (a) -Pickering - Nov. 18, 1965
478 -Lumb, George - Ajax - Postman - Nov. 25, 1965
479 - Gowans, William - Ajax - Moulder - Nov. 25, 1965
(a) Affiliated Members
Address and Occupation is at the time of joining.
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APPENDIX D
Copy of Petition of 1875 (?) and although not dated, the signatures attahced,
attest to its authenticity.
""To the Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Fraternity of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of
Canada.
""We, the undersigned, being regularly registered Masons of the Lodges mentioned against our
respective names, having the prosperity of the Craft at heart, are anxious to exert our best
endeavours to promote and diffuse the genuine principles of the art, and for the conveniency of
our respective dwellings and other good reasons, we
are desirous of forming a new lodge to be name...................;
in consequence of this desire, we pray for a warrant of constitution, empowering us to meet as a
regular lodge at Duffin's Creek, in the County of Ontario on the Tuesday, preceding or falling on
the Full Moon, and there to discharge the duties of Masonry, in a constitutional manner,
according to the forms of the order and the laws of the grand lodge; and we have nominated and
do recommend brother James B. Nixon, (Toronto) to be the first Master, brother John Haight,
to be the first Senior Warden, and brother George McGill Farewell, M.D. to be the first Junior
Warden of the said lodge.
""The prayer of this Petition being granted we promise strict
obedience to the commands of the Grand Master and the laws and
regulation
regulations of the Grand Lodge.""
Name ..............................Lodge
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(Signed)
Jas B. Nixon, P.M., Rehoboam No. 65
G. McGill Farewell, M.M. Cedar 270
John Lewis Margach, Brougham Union 269
JohnL. Spink, Markham Union.
Thos. Gormley, Brougham Union 269
John Haight, Brougham Union 269
David T. Rogers, Canton Mo., Canton 100
Nelson Chapman, Whitby, Composite No. 30.
This interesting document was discovered to late to include in
its proper place in the Story of Doric Lodge. It is undoubtedly the petition which both Brougham
Union No. 269 and Composite No. 30 refused to recommend being, as mentioned in
""101 Years of Craft Masony in the Town of Whitby"", ""as not in the best interests of Masonry"".
L.M.M.
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