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Little Falls Lodge
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Identity
Abbreviation
unknown
Jurisdiction
US-NJ · New Jersey
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unknown
Naming style
F&AM
Claimed tradition
craft lodge under Grand Lodge of New Jersey, F. & A.M.
Little Falls Masonic Lodge No. 154 F&AM under the Grand Lodge of New Jersey. Making good men better since 1882 and serving the community of Little Falls, NJ since 1926. Curious about the freemasons or want to join us for an event? Check us out today.
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Little Falls Lodge No. 154 listed under Grand Lodge of New Jersey, F. & A.M. as active at 14 Lincoln Ave, Little Falls, NJ, 07424 on public directory (accessed 2026-09-20). Open/close dates not stated on this directory.
historical sketch
LF History - Little Falls Lodge No. 154 F&AM Home About LF History Our Past Masters Events 100th CALENDAR FAQ MEMBERS Lodge Online Store Member Services Renovation Contact First Reform Church, 1920s During the early 1920’s, groups of Masons living in and around Little Falls engaged in conversation concerning the desirability of establishing a Masonic lodge in the community. At a choir rehearsal in the First Reformed Church on Main Street, Frederick S. Shafer, George H. Shubert, and Joseph W. Writenour took definitive action and agreed that George Schubert would be assigned the responsibility for investigating and determining the proper procedure for forming a Masonic Lodge. Acting upon the advice of Gordon G. Walton, District Deputy Grand Master, a meeting was called on October 23, 1924 of all interested Masons. The meeting was held at the Junior Order Hall for the purpose of organizing a Masonic Club and was attended by approximately 130 Masons belonging to various Lodges, most of which met at the Paterson Masonic Temple. On November 24, 1924, the Club elected Seymour D. Pitcher as its first President. Paterson Masonic Temple During the following year, under the watchful guidance and instruction of William H. Davis and Ernest Garside, Past Masters of Fidelis Lodge No. 242 and Robert Shortau, Past Master of Ivanhoe Lodge No. 88, the club members, who had been selected to become the first officers in the new lodge worked diligently to beome proficient in the esoteric wor
official about
About - Little Falls Lodge No. 154 F&AM Home About LF History Our Past Masters Events 100th CALENDAR FAQ MEMBERS Lodge Online Store Member Services Renovation Contact ABOUT US History of freemasonry, (abridged, of course) courtesy of Masonic Service Association of North America, www.msana.com ​No one knows with certainty how or when the Masonic Fraternity was formed. A widely accepted theory among Masonic scholars is that it arose from the stonemasons' guilds during the Middle Ages. The language and symbols used in the fraternity's rituals come from this era. The oldest document that makes reference to Masons is the Regius Poem, printed about 1390, which was a copy of an earlier work. In 1717, four lodges in London formed the first Grand Lodge of England, and records from that point on are more complete. Within thirty years, the fraternity had spread throughout Europe and the American Colonies. Freemasonry became very popular in colonial America. George Washington was a Mason, Benjamin Franklin served as the head of the fraternity in Pennsylvania, as did Paul Revere and Joseph Warren in Massachusetts. Other well-known Masons involved with the founding of America included John Hancock, John Sullivan, Lafayette, Baron Fredrick von Stuben, Nathanael Greene, and John Paul Jones. Another Mason, Chief Justice John Marshall, shaped the Supreme Court into its present form. Click here for a historical timeline ​Over the centuries, Freemasonry has developed into