Friendship No. 66

Title

Friendship No. 66

Number

66

Status

Chartered

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District

Districts

21; 20; 17

Division

Chartered

01/20/1852

Revived

Active

1852-

Inactive

02/12/1919

1778

1803

1828

1853

1878

1903

1928

1953

1978

2003

2028

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

False

False

False

Meetings

Address

City

Fincastle

County

Botetourt

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Notes

Confirmed chartered on 01/20/1852 in District 21. Assigned to District 20 in 1869. Assigned to District 17 in 1874. Whereas, a Dispensation was issued by the M. Wor. Grand Master, to authorise the opening a Lodge at Fincastle, in the county of Botetourt, by the name of Friendship Lodge No. ---, appointing Wor. James Mc-Elroy, Master; Curtis L. Alderson, Senior Warden, and Charles A. Francis, Junior Warden; and said Dispensation being returned together with the necessary documents. Resolved, That a Charter do issue for the permanent establishment of said Lodge by the name, title, and designation of Friendship Lodge, No. 66, and appointing the Officers named. 1870 Proceedings: Whereas, a petition from Friendship Lodge, No. 66, at Fincastle, announces the loss of their Lodge building and other property be-longing to it, as well as for serious and severe losses of many of the individual Brethren, occasioned by the terrible fire in May last - in which the greater part of the town was heaped in ashes, and asks that the said Lodge be relieved from the payment of dues for the present year to the Grand Lodge- Your Committee recommend the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioners be granted.