This is a VERY RARE COPY
It is Number 368 of only 500 copies!
Book Title ~ 200 Years Of Ancient York Masonry In The Western World 1758~1958
Author ~ Mahlon Addis
Publisher ~ It appears to have been published by Lodge #2, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
© Date ~ No copyright date. Probably 1959.
Cover ~ Blue and black hardcover with gilt decoration and lettering on the front cover and gilt lettering on the spine.
Number of Pages ~ 58 pages plus the last (unnumbered) page with information about the 500 copies.
Illustrated ~ Yes, with a few color photographs.
Book measures about ~ 9 1/8 inches X 6 inches.
Condition ~ Very Good. There is some light tanning on the inside covers and flyleaves. Otherwise theis Rare Book is in Very Good condition! The pages ARE clean and bright!
About the Book ~ This history is about Lodge #2, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
"Lodge No. 2 F. & A. M. Of Pennsylvania survived the catastrophic events which involved it for the thirty years during its beginning two hundred years ago. It is now in a changing world that challenges its future.
The writer has attempted to select highlights from the experiences of Lodge No. 2 and interpolate them against events of the time. Particular emphasis has been put on the early formulative years of the Lodge. Reference, during the writing, was continuously made to the original minutes and Masonic records."
Topics include:
In The Beginning
As A Grand Lodge
As A Nest Of Rebels
As A Subordinate Lodge
Warrant Officers
Charter Members Under Present Warrant [June 24, 1789]
Past Masters From 1757 To 1958
Officers 1958
A Chronological List Of All Members Starting In 1757 Until 1958
From the Internet ~
"Lodge No. 2 meets on the first Tuesday of every month (except in July and August) at the Philadelphia Masonic Temple directly across from City Hall. Constructed in 1873, the Masonic Temple is considered one of the great architectural wonders of the Masonic world and currently serves as the headquarters for the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. Adorned with some of the finest artifacts of Freemasonry and magnificent lodge rooms modeled after the greatest civilizations of the ancient world, the Masonic Temple serves as a physical manifestation of the values and traditions enshrined in the fraternity."