About Us

At a special communication in 1878 of the United Grand Lodge of New Jersey a warrant was issued to
Lincoln Lodge 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”