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History of The Old Hymerian Lodge



On Saturday, 5th November, 1949, the Old Hymerian Lodge No. 6885 was consecrated by the Most Hon The Marquess of Zetland, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC, Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master (Yorkshire, North and East Ridings.)

The Lodge was formed as a result of the enthusiasm of the Headmaster of the school at the time, William Victor Cavill.

He gathered together sufficient Old Hymerians to form a steering committee in 1948.  Several meetings were held to determine such matters as the timing and frequency of meetings, the subscription and other fees, the Ritual to be worked, and the location of the Lodge meetings.

Before the consecration it was decided that a prerequisite of membership should be membership of the Old Hymerians Association.  Perhaps that was because membership of the association was an indication that a man showed an interest in the school, and perhaps it neatly helped to define who was eligible to join the lodge without requiring a list of pedantic or proscriptive membership rules to be defined.

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Famous Masons

The first President of the United States, George Washington was initiated as a Freemason in 1752. He graduated to Master Mason in less than a year and performed Masonic rites when he laid the cornerstone of the Capitol in 1793. He received a Masonic funeral; even today, Masons take pilgrimages to his tomb at Mount Vernon.

George Washington

This two-time British Prime Minister had family history with the Masons and was a member of Studholme Mason Lodge No. 1591 in England. Initiated in 1901, he had little to do with Freemasonry outside casual social engagements and resigned from the lodge in 1912.

Winston Churchill

The famous Austrian composer was the son of a Freemason and wrote several Masonic musical numbers. Composer Franz Joseph Haydn belonged to the same lodge as Mozart. Other notable Johann Christian Bach was also a Freemason.

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The man who discovered penicillin, Sir Alexander Fleming, was a Freemason. He became the master of his lodge in 1924 and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1945.

Sir Alexander Fleming

Prominent scientist, inventor, and civic activist, the United States founding father Benjamin Franklin is perhaps one of the most famous Freemasons. Alongside his duties as Grand Master of Pennsylvania, Benjamin Franklin formulated theories of positive and negative electrical charges and invented the lightning rod and bifocal glasses.

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