A directory honoring the charter members and notable members of Mizpah Lodge No. 738 and their lasting impact on the history of the Lodge and Elmhurst, Queens.

In 1867, twenty-two Masons in Astoria founded Advance Lodge to bring fellowship closer to home. Their charter reveals a rising village shaped by waterfront work, immigration, civic ambition, and the enduring belief that brotherhood should be built where life is lived.