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No. 7 to become a part of the Grand Lodge. Since Eastern Star Lodge No.7 has vacated its number by a merger in 1877,
the Elizabeth constituent was assigned that position. The members of Lincoln Lodge No. 7 in 1879 was:
John H. Graham Worshipful Master
F. Williamson Senior Warden
Francis Cisco Junior Warden
Charles Pearce Treasure
John H. Simmons Secretary
B. Whitehead Theodore Williams Paul Turner John Dunhan George A. McIntyre Thomas Clark P.H. Van Brunner J.W.
Gasing Robert Squire
Note: At the Annual Communication of the United Grand Lodge of NJ, December 29th and 30th of 1879, John H. Graham,
Worshipful Master of Lincoln Lodge No. 7, Elizabeth, was elected Junior Grand Warden
Lincoln Lodge No. 7, of Elizabeth, had one Grand Master, The Most Worshipful I. Alfred Lawrence. He preside over the
70th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge held at the Masonic Hall in Camden NJ on December 27th and 28th of
1917. M. W. Grand Master I. Alfred Lawrence was considered as being very progressive and far ahead of his time. His
picture is on the wall of the Grand Master’s Office at Prince Hall Masonic Temple (188 Belmont Ave., Newark NJ) along
with side of and with his pictures of all the other past Grand Masters of Prince Ha;; Masonry, Jurisdiction of New Jersey.
The warrant (or charter) of Lincoln Lodge No. 62 was done by eighteen (18) members of King Hiram Grand Lodge of NJ
coming over to the Prince Hall Grand Lodge almost intact. They were granted a dispensation to form a lodge on August
27, 1949 and worked under Dispensation until December 17, 1949, when they were issued a formal charter. Their first
meeting was held in Liberty Baptist Church, 515-517 Court St, Elizabeth, NJ Past Grand Master Edward T. Bowser was
Grand Master at that time. Others were the now Past Grand Master Aldreage B. Cooper, Deputy Grand Master, David B.
Nichols, Senior Grand Warden, James G. Sherman, Junior Grand Warden. Lincoln was aided and abetted by then
Eighth Masonic Distric Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Master William H. Moss and the Sixth Masonic District Deputy
Grand Master Richard A. Ashby.
ELECTED OFFICERS
Alger C. Wright Worshipful Master
Percy Gibson Senior Warden
Nathan Young Junior Warden
Louis A. White Treasure
William H. Debnam Secretary
Crawford Black WilliamH. Demnam, Jr Nathianl Dennis, Sr. Vassie Engram Roosevelt Gaines, Sr., Percy Gibson
Gilliam Hobson Joseph Jones Arther Kirby LeRoy Mayner William E. Paige Eisha Singley Edward D. Wall Louis A. White
Eisha Williams Ulbysess Williams Alger C. Wright Nathan Young
“One Lodge...One Voice”
the Elizabeth constituent was assigned that position. The members of Lincoln Lodge No. 7 in 1879 was:
John H. Graham Worshipful Master
F. Williamson Senior Warden
Francis Cisco Junior Warden
Charles Pearce Treasure
John H. Simmons Secretary
B. Whitehead Theodore Williams Paul Turner John Dunhan George A. McIntyre Thomas Clark P.H. Van Brunner J.W.
Gasing Robert Squire
Note: At the Annual Communication of the United Grand Lodge of NJ, December 29th and 30th of 1879, John H. Graham,
Worshipful Master of Lincoln Lodge No. 7, Elizabeth, was elected Junior Grand Warden
Lincoln Lodge No. 7, of Elizabeth, had one Grand Master, The Most Worshipful I. Alfred Lawrence. He preside over the
70th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge held at the Masonic Hall in Camden NJ on December 27th and 28th of
1917. M. W. Grand Master I. Alfred Lawrence was considered as being very progressive and far ahead of his time. His
picture is on the wall of the Grand Master’s Office at Prince Hall Masonic Temple (188 Belmont Ave., Newark NJ) along
with side of and with his pictures of all the other past Grand Masters of Prince Ha;; Masonry, Jurisdiction of New Jersey.
The warrant (or charter) of Lincoln Lodge No. 62 was done by eighteen (18) members of King Hiram Grand Lodge of NJ
coming over to the Prince Hall Grand Lodge almost intact. They were granted a dispensation to form a lodge on August
27, 1949 and worked under Dispensation until December 17, 1949, when they were issued a formal charter. Their first
meeting was held in Liberty Baptist Church, 515-517 Court St, Elizabeth, NJ Past Grand Master Edward T. Bowser was
Grand Master at that time. Others were the now Past Grand Master Aldreage B. Cooper, Deputy Grand Master, David B.
Nichols, Senior Grand Warden, James G. Sherman, Junior Grand Warden. Lincoln was aided and abetted by then
Eighth Masonic Distric Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Master William H. Moss and the Sixth Masonic District Deputy
Grand Master Richard A. Ashby.
ELECTED OFFICERS
Alger C. Wright Worshipful Master
Percy Gibson Senior Warden
Nathan Young Junior Warden
Louis A. White Treasure
William H. Debnam Secretary
Crawford Black WilliamH. Demnam, Jr Nathianl Dennis, Sr. Vassie Engram Roosevelt Gaines, Sr., Percy Gibson
Gilliam Hobson Joseph Jones Arther Kirby LeRoy Mayner William E. Paige Eisha Singley Edward D. Wall Louis A. White
Eisha Williams Ulbysess Williams Alger C. Wright Nathan Young
“One Lodge...One Voice”
Lincoln Lodge No. 62 P.H .A
"One Lodge... One Voice"
