Before he became a comedy legend, Don Rickles was a 25-year-old actor in Jackson Heights. Lodge records place him in Geba Lodge No. 954 in 1953, alongside his father, Max S. Rickles.

The charter of Service Lodge No. 1009 marks the beginning of a lodge defined by fellowship, ritual, charity, and service. This directory honors the charter members and notable brethren whose leadership and dedication helped shape the lodge’s history in Queens Freemasonry.

Service Lodge No. 1009 played an important role in the history of Queens Freemasonry. Known for charity, ritual work, fellowship, and community involvement, the lodge helped shape Masonic life in Flushing and the First Queens Masonic District.

Chartered in 1919 in Elmhurst, Queens, Geba Lodge No. 945 emerged during a formative period in New York civic life. This directory preserves the names of its charter members and notable members, highlighting the lodge’s place in the broader history of Masonry in New York.

Chartered in Manhattan in 1856, City Lodge No. 408 became part of the long civic and fraternal history of New York. This directory page preserves the names of its charter members and notable members, honoring a lodge whose legacy endured through generations of change.

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.

Advance Lodge No. 635 of Astoria, Queens, was named after the USS Advance, the Arctic vessel associated with Dr. Elisha Kent Kane. This directory honors the Lodge’s Charter Members and Notable Members, preserving the history, service, and civic legacy of the men connected to one of Astoria’s enduring Masonic institutions.

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.