Selma Masonic Lodge No. 320 A. F. & A. M.

405 N. Pollock St. - Selma, N.C. 27576-2573

Chartered on December 3, 1872

Contact: gjones64@nc.rr.com

Meets First and Third Tuesday Night Each Month

                (First Tuesday - meal at 6:30 p.m. followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m. and Third Tuesday - meeting at 7:30 p.m.)

Photograph from 2008 Installation of Officers:

Pictured Front Row (left to right): Michael Hall, Dennis Perry, David Davis, Everitt Jones, Chuck Coats (Installing Officer), Robby Evans, and Roger Diegele

Pictured Back Row (left to right): Harry Greene (Marshall), Danny Casey, Anthony Jones, Rudolph Jones, Chris Gilmore, and Ellis Morris

                    OFFICERS FOR 2008

Everitt C. Jones, III                                  Worshipful Master

David W. Davis                                         Senior Warden

Dennis R. Perry                                        Junior Warden

J. Kirby Rose, P.M.                                 Treasurer

G. Anthony Jones, P.M.                           Secretary

Christopher R. Gilmore                            Senior Deacon

Robby W. Evans                                       Junior Deacon

Roger W. Diegele, P.M.                           Steward

Michael P. Hall                                         Steward

Rudolph R. Jones, P.M.                           Chaplain

Ellis H. Morris                                          Tyler

Harry E. Greene, P.M.                             Trustee (1 year remaining)

Rudolph R. Jones, P.M.                           Trustee (2 years remaining)

James W. Overbee, P.M.                         Trustee (3 years remaining)

Pictured: Selma Masonic Lodge No. 320

CALENDAR OF EVENTS: 

• 6/17/08 - Lodge meeting at 7:30 p.m.  First Degree for Mr. Virgil Frank Yansom.  Meal at 6:30 p.m.

• 6/18/08- American Red Cross Blood Drive from 2:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• 7/1/08 - Meal at 6:30 p.m.  Lodge meeting at 7:30 p.m.

• 7/18/08 - Lodge meeting at 7:30 p.m.

• 8/5/08 - Meal at 6:30 p.m.  Lodge meeting at 7:30 p.m.

• 8/19/08 - Lodge meeting at 7:30 p.m.

• 8/20/08 – American Red Cross Blood Drive from 2:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• 9/2/08 - Meal at 6:30 p.m.  Lodge meeting at 7:30 p.m.

• 9/16/08 - Lodge meeting at 7:30 p.m.

• 9/19/08 thru 9/20/08 – Annual Communication of The Grand Lodge to be held in Winston-Salem, NC.

• 10/7/08 - Meal at 6:30 p.m.  Lodge meeting at 7:30 p.m.

• 10/10/08 – Annual Golf Tournament - Cardinal Country Club at 12:00 p.m.

• 10/15/08 – American Red Cross Blood Drive from 2:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• 10/21/08 - Lodge meeting at 7:30 p.m.

• 11/4/08 - Meal at 6:30 p.m.  Lodge meeting at 7:30 p.m.

• 11/18/08 - Lodge meeting at 7:30 p.m.  Election of 2009 Lodge Officers to be held tonight.

• 12/2/08 - Meal at 6:30 p.m.   Lodge meeting at 7:30 p.m. Installation of 2009 Lodge Officers tonight.  Members and their families are invited to attend.

• 12/16/08 - Lodge meeting at 7:30 p.m.

• 2/18/09 – American Red Cross Blood Drive from 2:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• 4/15/09 – American Red Cross Blood Drive from 2:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• 6/17/09 – American Red Cross Blood Drive from 2:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

        History Of Selma Lodge No. 320

Selma Masonic Lodge No. 320 was chartered on December 3, 1872.  The first official meeting of Selma was held on October 28, 1872.  The by-laws of the lodge were written and soon approved by the Grand Lodge and the charter was issued.  The first Master of this lodge was A.M. Noble.  Communications were held the fourth Saturday of each month beginning at 10:00 a.m.

The following were the fees of the lodge established in the first bylaws:

Entered Apprentice Degree: $10.00

Fellowcraft Degree: $4.00

Master Mason Degree: $6.00

Membership Dues: $1.00 per annum

Dr. Richard Jordan Noble (View Picture) was elected Master of Selma Lodge in 1878 and 1879.  He served as Master again from 1882 until 1886.  He was elected as Grand Master of masons in North Carolina in 1899.  On August 30, 1890, he demitted to Fellowship Lodge No. 84 in Smithfield, N.C.

The meeting place of the Lodge has changed several times for various reasons.  Prior to the current location, the Lodge met upstairs above the Western Auto store in downtown Selma, and finally to the new Lodge Building at 405 N. Pollock Street.  

The new lodge building was constructed by the members of the lodge under the direction of Brother Willard B. (Tom) Hinnant, who was appointed great architect of the building.  The blueprints for the lodge building were obtained from Old Towne Lodge No. 751 in Winston-Salem, N.C.  The Master during the construction was James Kirby Rose.  Cecil J. Liverman, Grand Master of Masons in North Carolina, laid the cornerstone for the Lodge on June 2, 1983.  Three other members of the Grand Lodge line and three District Deputy Grand Masters were in attendance at this event.

HISTORICAL EVENTS

January 1899 – dues were raised to $3.00 per annum.

September 1912 – electric lights were installed in the lodge hall.

July 1919 – Lodge went of record as pledging to do all they could to enforce law and order in the Town of Selma.

July 1922 – Committee reported rise in insurance costs because of motion picture studio on the ground floor of the lodge building.

July 1923 – Lodge called and opened for the funeral of Brother W.W. Crumpler, who was the first Master Mason raised in Selma Lodge No. 320.

November 1, 1923 – Brother H. T. Weldon represented Selma Lodge at laying of cornerstone at the Washington Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia.

January 1933 – Installation of lodge officers was changed from July to January.

January 1937 – The interior of the lodge was gutted by fire.  Some lodge records were destroyed.

1972 – Centennial celebration was held at Selma Lodge No. 320.

October 16, 1907 – Several lodge members decided to travel to Raleigh for the cornerstone laying of the Masonic Temple.

PAST MASTERS OF SELMA LODGE NO. 320 A. F. & A. M.

This historical compilation by Brother Gary A. Jones is considered ongoing and will be corrected and added to by Brother Jones.     

Other Masonic Websites

Grand Lodge of North Carolina A. F. & A. M. - http://www.grandlodge-nc.org/

Kenly Lodge #257 - http://www.kenlylodge257.org/

Mission Statement

     The mission of Freemasonry in North Carolina is to raise the moral, social, intellectual, and spiritual conscience of society by teaching the ancient and enduring philosophical tenets of Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth, which are expressed outwardly through service to God, family, country, and self under the Fatherhood of God within the Brotherhood of Man.

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