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HISTORY
Arlington Lodge #414 under WM N. D. Stanley merged with Acacia Lodge
#438 under WM Emil J. Kramper in 1959. The first Master of Arlington Lodge #414, after its merger was WM Richard C. Harrell. Golden State Lodge #358 under WM Robert R. Strader consolidated with Arlington Lodge #414 under WM N. D. Stanley in 1970. In 1971 the first Master under the consolidated Golden State Lodge #358 was David W. Litsinger.
In 1973, Sunset Lodge #352 under Worshipful Master Richard McPeek consolidated with the Albert Pike Lodge #484, under WM Carl E. Miller. In 1974, the first Worshipful Master under the consolidated Sunset Lodge #352 was Richard Cooper. In 1976, Golden State Lodge #358 under WM Ross W. Seton, Jr. consolidated with Benevolence Lodge #631, under WM Robert E. Hutton. The first Master under the consolidated Golden State Benevolence Lodge #358 was Robert E. Hutton.
In 1981, Sunset Lodge #352, under WM Kenneth Ferny decided to sell their building on Orchard Avenue and merged with Golden State Benevolence Lodge #358 under WM
Carlos J. Muela, thus initiating the birth of Metropolitan Lodge #352. In 1982 the first WM of the duly consolidated Metropolitan Lodge #352 was Robert M. Hamilton. The temple
was located on 933 5. Hoover Street wherein they stayed until 1992 when it was sold to Salvation Army due to the decline in the neighborhood, as well as other factors.
Upon selling its building on Hoover Street, Metropolitan Lodge #352 relocated to the
Downey Masonic Temple in Downey, California where it continues to hold its meetings and affairs, under the present Worshipful Master Caesar P. de la Cruz.( Years 2002 & 2003 )
Through the years, members of the consolidated lodges that compose Metropolitan Lodge #352 have distinguished themselves by serving the Grand Lodge of California as Grand Masters. Among those who have received this special honor are Samuel E. Burke, 1922, Rollie W. Miller, 1936 and Burton Meyer, Jr., 1974. Our Past Grand Masters have also served as Inspectors, together with Lloyd C. Campbell, George C. Delevan, Robert Hackert, and others. Ralph Head, Past Master was Editor of the California Freemason until his demise on September 2002. On May 30, 1985 he was given the California Mason of the Year Award for his years of dedication to the craft. On September 18, 2002, the administration building of the California Masonic Homes in Union City was dedicated on his behalf. It is noteworthy to mention that other members of the lodge have also served in various Grand Lodge committees - to name a few - Anton G. Khan, Raymond B. Rosenbaum, William Kludjian.
A century of dramatic changes and events in the world surround us. We have matured from the simple mathematical formulas to the complex scientific inventions. What we would have fathomed in the past as fiction has now become reality. We have sent men to the moon and to space; we have created a whole distinct scientific language in the guise of the computer. We have entered into a new era where simple toys have become hand-held machineries.
Yet, what we have learned from the history of our Past Masters and what we take from the achievements of the Founders of the six lodges comprising Metropolitan Lodge #352 is the principle of true leadership: STRONG IN BELIEF and
UNSHAKABLE IN DEED. With these guidelines as our drive, it is reassuring that the members of Metropolitan Lodge #352 will remain triumphant in their future
endeavors and will continue being models for generations to come
Consolidation of following lodges:
Sunset Lodge No. 352 | Golden State Lodge No. 358 |
Arlington Lodge No. 414 | Acacia Lodge No. 438 | Albert Pike Lodge No. 484 |
Benevolence Lodge No. 484 | !
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