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History of Delhi Lodge 775, F&AM PDF Print E-mail

Stage 1
The Dispensation to work as a Masonic Lodge was granted Aug 29, 1972.

Stage 2
The Lodge successfully demonstrated its competence in the Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft and Master Mason Degrees, and was Chartered as the Delhi Hills Free & Accepted Masonic Lodge on Oct 13, 1973.  It is required that a new Lodge must have worthy and experienced individuals as Worshipful Master and Senior Warden.

The First Worshipful Master was Theodore M. Gay 1972-1973, who presided from August 1972 until the post-Charter Elections in November 1973. Then Ted was elected Chaplain every year.

Stage 3

First Past Masters from The Delhi Chairs-- Brotherhood & Harmony

WMs Ted Gay and Dorsey Ball guided the Lodge with such effectiveness that the third Master of the Lodge could be drawn from those who first became Line Officers at Delhi. Bro. Kenneth Crosby and Jimmy Merritt both worked hard and satisfied that criteria.

Many Awards came to the Lodge in these early years.  But by the 1990’s Freemasonry was working towards a renewal. Two Brothers Randy Proctor and Jay Mathis both served as PM three times. Bros. Jack Arkle & John Marwede were yearly re-elected as Secretary & Treasurer. In 2002, Ernest Doc Weiler was the 30th Master, and the Lodge received a GOL Builders award.  In 2003, Bruce Scherer was 31st Master and the Lodge received the FMDOA award as lodge of the year.  In 2004 Sherman Scherer was 32nd Master & the Lodge received 4 FMDOA awards, including MM Ritual. W. Bro. Bruce Scherer is  Worshipful Master for 2005.


Past Masters

Worshipful Master
From Year  To Year

Theodore M Gay

19721973
Dorsey N. Ball 19731974
Jimmie Merritt19741975
Kenneth Crosby 19751976
Herbert T. Pye19761977
William H. Budd19771978
John F. Marwede 19781979
James M. Neabrey 19791980
Herbert A. Tyberg 19801981
G. Michael Looney 19811982
Herbert K Schalk19821983
Rhoda C Neale19831984
Jack P Arkle19841985
David L Atkinson19851986
John F Marwede19861987
William L Bryant19871988
Jay B Mathis19881989
Jack L Packett19891990
Mark K Nintrup19901991
Harold L Adkins19911992
Michael C Fassino19921993
Randall A Proctor19931994
William L Bryant19941995
Dorsey N Ball19951996
Jay B Mathis19961997
Randall A Proctor19971998
Michael P Cummiskey19981999
Randall A Proctor19992000
Jay B Mathis20002001
Ernest "Doc" Weiler20012002
Bruce M Scherer20022003
G. Sherman Scherer20032004
Bruce M Scherer20042005
Ernest "Doc" Weiler20052006
Bruce M Scherer20062007
Bruce M Scherer20072008
Patick M Dean20082009