Readfield, Maine Secret Societies

Readfield, Maine Secret Societies READFIELD, MAINE Secret Societies The Masons established their organization here on January 13, 1826. Readfield Grange No. 217 was organized in Readfield March 24, 1876. Included here is a bit of history on these organizations in Readfield, and a list of past masters.

LAYFAYETTE MASONIC LODGE READFIELD GRANGE

MASONS Layfayette Lodge was instituted in Readfield on January 13, 1826. The first meetings were held over a store on the north side of the street at Readfield Corner . The first Lodge Master was Lory Bacon 1784-1860, who was also Readfield's first postmaster at Kents Hill, Selectman for six years, Town Clerk, and a merchant in town. The first lodge built at Readfield Corner was destroyed in the great fire of 1921, and rebuilt on the south side of the street as it exists today.

PAST MASTERS LAYFAYETTE LODGE
Listed in Chronological Order
BACON, Lory	HARRIMAN, Merle J.	TILTON, Lloyd F.
WHITTIER, Josiah III	MERROW, Lewis W.	LUNDGREN, Carl J.
WILLIAMS, James	MILLIKEN, John S.	BISHOP, Albert F.
FULLER, Edward	BUTMAN, J. Warren	PEABODY, Stephen F.
SWETT, Samuel, Jr.	LOVEJOY, Herman W.S.	FISH, F. Boardman, Jr.
TAYLOR, Josiah F.	WINTERS, Cyrus D.	POLLIS, Elwood C.
CURRIER, George S.	WESTON, Costello	ELLIS, Frederic A.
VOSMUS, John	PALMER, Edward G.	ROWE, Freeman
BEANE, Emery O.	ROBERTS, Leon C.	DODGE, Edward A.
CHAPMAN, Ira S.	BROWN, Joshua	ROWE, F. Robert
PARSONS, Oliver	TINGLEY, Fred E.	ERICSON, Robert G.
FILLEBROWN, George M.	JONES, Arian H.	ADELL, Thomas W.
NICKERSON, Owen H.	RUSSELL, Luther S.	PRESCOTT, Melvin C.
PERRY, Franklin R.	WINTERS, Benjamin H.	FOGG, Richard A.
RICHARDS, Benjamin T.	GILES, Roy C.	LORD, John E., Jr.
BUTMAN, James O.	LUCE, Linwood N.	TREFTS, Hubbard
RICHARDSON, George F.	GORDON, Merle C.	CROWE, S. David
LEWIS, J. Eugene	WILLIAMS, Fred E.	KNOWLES, Albert H.
HAWES, Sewall J.	LANE, Ralph E.	BICKFORD, Ronald E.
GORDON, Nelson D.	MOORE, Maurice A.	GRAY, Gary E.
MORRILL, Phineas	FULLER, Frank I.	CHAPUT, Steven W.
GILMAN, Joseph	NEWTON, Melvin M.	BRANN, Paul E.
KIMBALL, Cinklar S.	TURNER, Merle A.	STONE, Mark A.
HUNTON, William C.	CARSON, Harold	WHITE, Alanson P. III
COLEMAN, George E.	FOGG. Otho C.	THOMAS, Terrance L.
DOW, Frank A.	DOWNS, Granville	BARRY, Peter G.
PEACOCK, Elmer E.	McCormick, Hugh	WIGHT, Dan L.
TEBBETTS, Leon O.	CLEAVES, Royal	REED, Dalton R.
NICKERSON, Walter A.	FOGG, Raymond T.	ELLIS, Howard B. III
HUNTON, George C.	GORDON, Lee M.
HENRY, J. Grant	WHITTEN, William
DAICEY, Charles M.	SAUNDERS, Joseph A.

READFIELD GRANGE # 217 Readfield Grange # 217 was organized March 24, 1876 with 38 charter members. For 21 years the meetings were held in private homes or at E.O. Beane's hall. In 1897 the Methodist Society gave land on which a hall was built at a cost of about $1,500.00. The hall was dedicated September 29, 1898. Readfield Grange started a lending library in 1889, and by 1951 it included 6,000 volumes. For many years, Readfield Grange Fair was held on the fairgrounds on Church Road.

PAST MASTERS READFIELD GRANGE
BUTMAN, J.O. - 4 yrs.	SPRINGER, J. Maurice - 3 yrs.
LUCE, L.O. - 2 yrs.	ELVIN, Charles E. - 2 yrs.
NICKERSON, H. O. - 4 yrs.	BUTMAN, J. Warren - 1 yr.
GORDON, F.L. - 2 yrs.	SWIFT, William A.- 1 yr.
MACE, W.T. - 2 yrs.	STEVENS, Ralph L. - 4 yrs.
NICKERSON, A.S. - 1 yr.	WEYMOUTH, Chester. Sr. - 2 yrs.
CLIFFORD, A.T. - 7 yrs.	McKENNEY Harry - 2 yrs.
SPAULDING, Jesse - 2 yrs.	CULLIVAN, George Leo - 2 yrs.
MORRILL, C.C. - 2 yrs.	GORDON, Philip A. - 1 yr.
WALKER, Fred. A. - 2 yrs.	PRESCOTT, Harolyn McKENNEY - 2 yrs.
WESTON, Costello - 2 yrs.	McDOUGALD, Joseph - 3 yrs.
HUNTON, W.G. - 2 yrs.	McDOUGALD, Nina - 7 yrs.
WALKER, William P. - 2 yrs.	CATES, Agatha - 1 yr.
DUNN, O.L. -2 yrs.	BLACK, Freda - 5 yrs.
BLACK, George O. - 2 yrs.	BLACK, Ralph F. - 1 yr.
COTTLE, Edward A.- 2 yrs.	ROSS, Clyde - 1 yr.
PEARL, Earnest - 1 yr.	PETERSON, Nelson - 1 yr.
HARRIMAN, Merle J. - 2 yrs.	ELVIN, Angie - 10 yrs.
FREER, Cecil G. - 2 yrs.	HODGDON, Alice - 1 yr.
HIGHT, Stanley R. - 2 yrs.	DAMREN, John E. - 1 yr.
CROSBY, Charles W. - 2 yrs.	MORGAN, Dorcas - 1 yr.
HATHAWAY, Oliver - 2 yrs.
WINTERS, Benjamin H. - 2 yrs.
HOWLAND, George H. - 3 yrs.
ELVIN, Eric O. - 6 yrs.