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Franklin Lodge No 5 Free & Accepted Masons of Washington
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Washington Masonic Services
Our mission is to assist Masons and others in need, focusing on aging in place and securing resources for basic essentials; investing in youth and education, boosting their ability to achieve their greatest potential; and preserving and curating Masonic heritage, illuminating Masonry’s impact in Washington’s past, present and future.
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Washington Masonic Services is a religiously inclusive, apolitical, 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Franklin Lodge No 5...Our Origin
1858 was the year of the inception of Franklin Lodge No 5. Eight Masons met to constitute a Masonic Lodge in Port Gamble, (then called Teekalet, a native word meaning "Brightness of the noonday sun").
Our Founders were Henry K. White, Cyrus Walker, Oliver Hall, and John Webster, each being Masons from various states, who were employees at the Puget Mill Company along with seafaring men J.P. Wilbur, Richard Carlton, A.W. Gove and John Y. Wynn, who together drafted the petition required for a lodge to be sanctioned.
Our original building was destroyed by a fire around 1867. For the next three years, the lodge was given special dispensation to hold meetings in a community hall.
Our officers for 2024
District 12
Deputy to the Grand Master
VWB Todd Mears
Worshipful Master
WB Jason D. Reeder
Senior Warden
Bro Patrick McHenry
Junior Warden
Bro Andrew Guthrie
Secretary
VWB Scot Sageser
Treasurer
VWB Bill Hubbard
Senior Deacon
WB Chris Corbin
Junior Deacon
VWB Mike Pursey
Marshal
WB Al Rose
Chaplin
WB Rich Porter
Musician
WB Mike McLeron
2023 Past Master
VWB Mike Pursey