BRIEF HISTORY

Origin:  On December 10, 1948, a meeting was held at the Oyster Loaf Cafe in Oxnard to discuss the formation of a new Masonic Lodge for the purpose of bringing together the Sojourners.  Brother Bernard C. Mickle was appointed chairman.  Brother Gus Quick, Inspector of the 510th Masonic District was also in attendance.

 

Institution:  On August 19, 1950 at the Oxnard Masonic Temple, Most Worshipful Grand Master Ellsworth Meyer instituted Anacapa Lodge, U.S. with 35 charter members.

 

First Officers:

 

Worshipful Master        Bernard C. Mickle

Senior Warden                  Cecil A. Brann

Junior Warden              Robert L. Wilcox

Treasurer               Archelle C. Hortsman

Secretary              F.W.Simmonsen         
Chaplain                  G.E. Jennings

Senior Deacon                  Lewis A. Pugh

Junior Deacon                 Paul F. Sheeter

Marshall                Thomas G. Anderson

Senior Steward                James E. Lee

Junior Steward                Frank S. Hale

Tiler                        James W. Johnson 

 

Other Charter Members:

 

Louis T. Berman            Carlos A. Richardson,Jr.     

James W. Gaines                           Sherman Sampson

Anxel C. Jensen                               George H. Spear

William L. Mckie                    Harvey C. Van Voorhis

Henry Potter                                      Eric H. Drexler

Herman F. Rosenmund                        Henry L. Hall

Leslie J.D. Samuelson                      Otis W. Kowitz

Dale V. Teeters                             William Mitch, Jr.

Chauncey S. Carpenter                     Cecil O. Roper

James W. Gibbons                        Albert E. Taylor

Milton A. Jones                      Harvey A. Washburn

Raymond L. Neushaw

            

Constitution:  On November 25, 1950 at the Oxnard Masonic Temple, Grand Lodge convened for the purpose of constituting Anacapa Lodge No. 710 with Most Worshipful Grand Master Arthur Paulsen presiding.

 

Highlights:  Brothers Mickle, Brann, and Samuelson were the only members who transferred from Oxnard Lodge No. 341.

 

All charter members donated $10.00 each.
Of the 35 charter members, eight became Masters and one an Inspector.

A great deal of credit must be given to the ladies who so faithfully and diligently worked and supported the lodge by serving and performing other projects to raise funds.

 

Anacapa Lodge was named after one of the nearby islands - later learning it meant "lost ship."

 

Meeting Places:  After the Masonic Temple was destroyed by an earthquake in February 1957, the Lodge met in various places - the Knights of Columbus Hall; the old vacant telephone building (which was renovated to fulfill our needs); the Odd Fellows Hall, and in 1961, we moved to our present location, the new Masonic Temple.

 

Affiliated Past Masters

 

A. Gleen Davis*                           Ione No. 80, California 1940

Henry A. Martin*                   Palestine No. 151 Colorado 1957

Ernie Del Mundo                    Isarog No. 457, Philippines 1963

Reed L. Pack@                         Euclid No. 519, California 1965

Jerald L. Potras*                           Ramona No. 457, California

Walter B. Marshall                  Lomita No. 644, California 1967

Charles D. Myers          Oxnard No. 341, California 1979/97

Francis A. Russell,Jr.            Oxnard No. 341, California 1981

 

*Deceased

@Golden Veteran Award