King Solomon Lodge #95 A. F. & A. M.

Today, we say our farewell to our Brother, HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who laid his tools aside and passed to the Grand Lodge Above. Dear Brother..., may it be your portion to hear from the Judge Supreme: Well done my good and faithful servant, enter now to your reward. HRH Prince Philip, was passed and raised in Navy Lodge No. 2612 in the Metropolitan Grand Lodge of London, UGLE. Despite never advancing further than Master Mason he was a regular paid up member of the Lodge until his death. Our sincere condolences to The Royal Family, the British nation and all who knew him. #PrincePhilip #ripprincephilip #masonicnetwork

We mourn your loss Brother Phillip.

Happy Passover.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day brethren!

Congratulations to WB Bob Thompson on being installed as Marshal and WB Daren Presley on being installed as Junior Deacon. Pictured L to R WB Pablo Samaniego Worshipful Master, RWB Jesse Thompson Installing Marshall, WB Bob Thompson Marshall, WB Daren Presley Junior Deacon, RWB Norm Installing Master.

November 10, 1775 The Tun Tavern is considered the site where both Freemason in the United States and the United States Marine Corps were born. The Tavern was a... brew house built in 1685 by Samuel Carpenter. It was located on Philadelphia’s waterfront at the corner of Water Street and Tun Alley, known today as Penn’s landing. Historically, Tun Tavern is regarded as the First Brew House built in Philadelphia in 1685 and among the very first in the country. The Tavern soon developed a reputation for fine beers in the City and maintained that reputation for over a century. Its name is derived from the old English word Tun meaning measured cask, barrel, or keg of beer. Robert Mullan, the proprietor of the Tavern was commissioned by Congress to raise the first two battalions of Marines, under the leadership of Capt. Samuel Nicholas, the first appointed Commandant. Nicholas’s grandfather was a member of the Tun Tavern Masonic Lodge and it is this relationship between Nicholas and Mullen plus the tavern has resulted in the Tavern being acknowledged as birthplace of the US Marines and Free and Accepted Masons. Today there are estimated three million active and retired Marines each November 10th toast the birthplace of the Corp, Tun Tavern!

Happy 245th Birthday to the Marine Corps.

Harry Houdini, St. Cecile Lodge 568, NY, famed magician & escape artist, died this date - Halloween - in 1926. #Freemasons

Happy Halloween!

Happy 286th birthday to Brother Daniel Boone, who was born on this date in 1734 in Pennsylvania. In 1799 Boone emigrated to eastern Missouri (Defiance), where he spent most of the last two decades of his life. #MOMason