Masonic Hall1008 Edgar StreetHollidaysburg PA 16648
Making Good Men Better
Portage Lodge No. 220 Free And Accepted Masons Of Pennsylvania
For Information About The Masonic "Chip"
Program Click on the Link Below
Portage Lodge No. 220 was constituted on December 3,1846
at their first lodge room located at
120 Broad Street Gaysport , above
Mr. Kennedy's store
First Lodge officers:
Michael Kelly - Worshipful Master
Irwin Horrell - Senior Warden
Benjamin E. Betts - Junior Warden
John Martin - Treasurer
Joseph D. Bilcs - Secretary
Friend to Friend Monument
Link
Gettysburg, PA ( Battle Field )
Stated Meetings Held on The First Tuesday Of Each Month At 7:30pm
Meet The Grand Master
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Please Check Calendar For Upcoming Events
Unity Gavel ( Link )
2Be1 Ask1
Anyone seeking membership in Freemasonry must ask a Masonic friend to recommend him. He must sign a petition stating his age, occupation, and place of residence.
Making Good Men Better
Freemasonry is the world's oldest largest Fraternity. Its history and tradition date to antiquity. Its singular purpose is to make good men better. Its bonds of friendship, compassion, and brotherly love have survived even the most divisive political, military, and religious conflicts through the centuries. Freemasonry is neither a forum nor a place for worship. Instead, it is a friend of all religions that are based on the belief in one God.
Many of our nation's early patriots were Freemasons, as well as 13 signers of the Constitution and 14 Presidents of the United States including George Washington.
Today, the more than three million Freemasons around the world come from virtually every occupation and profession. Within the Fraternity, however, they all meet as equals. They come from diverse political ideologies, but they meet as friends. They come from virtually every religious belief, but they all believe in one God.
One of the fascinating aspects of Freemasonry has always been: how so many men from so many different walks of life can meet together in peace, never have any political or religious debates, always conduct their affairs in harmony and friendship, and call each other "Brother!"
