Historic Timeline
Warren J. Flick appointed as the 1st Master of Consuelo U.D.
Consuelo U.D. issued its charter, officially making it the 325th Lodge under the Grand Lodge of California.
Edward Jackson Hatch installed as the 2nd Master of Consuelo No. 325
John Neil Turrentine installed as the 3rd Master of Consuelo No. 325
William Luther Ramey installed as the 4th Master of Consuelo No. 325
William Luther Ramey installed as the 5th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Edward Marion Churchill installed as the 6th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Charles Darwin Hartshorn installed as the 7th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Albert Flavel Snow installed as the 8th Master of Consuelo No. 325
William Waters Carpenter installed as the 9th Master of Consuelo No. 325
William Waters Carpenter installed as the 10th Master of Consuelo No. 325
William Waters Carpenter installed as the 11th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Alvin Delos Dunn installed as the 12th Master of Consuelo No. 325
William Waters Carpenter installed as the 13th Master of Consuelo No. 325
William Waters Carpenter installed as the 14th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Jacob Luke Van Derver installed as the 15th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Samuel Clark Dickson installed as the 16th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Meredith Conway installed as the 17th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Meredith Conway installed as the 18th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Edgar Euell Turrentine installed as the 19th Master of Consuelo No. 325
John Abraham Whetstone installed as the 20th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Erasmus Manford Tarvin installed as the 21st Master of Consuelo No. 325
Meredith Conway installed as the 22nd Master of Consuelo No. 325
William Waters Carpenter installed as the 23rd Master of Consuelo No. 325
Meredith Conway installed as the 24th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Lawrence Neil Turrentine installed as the 25th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Milton Vernon Wisdom installed as the 26th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Stanley Trussel installed as the 27th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Fred William Schweickhardt installed as the 28th Master of Consuelo No. 325
William Emmet Bradbury installed as the 30th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Lloyd Hale Woodnutt installed as the 32nd Master of Consuelo No. 325
Thomas Walter Eckford installed as the 33rd Master of Consuelo No. 325
John Wistar Prior installed as the 34th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Edward Jones Burge installed as the 35th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Kennth Winfred Wellington installed as the 36th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Christian Arthur Schultz Kemper installed as the 37th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Ernest Hugh Guyer installed as the 38th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Charles Ross Wilkinson installed as the 39th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Lesli Kenneth Wharton installed as the 40th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Herbert William Brewer installed as the 41st Master of Consuelo No. 325
Guy Clinton Welton installed as the 42nd Master of Consuelo No. 325
Arthur C. Francis installed as the 43rd Master of Consuelo No. 325
Harold R. Brewer installed as the 44th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Arthur B. Vanderhoef installed as the 45th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Frederick Lawrence Lego installed as the 46th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Herbert B. Livers installed as the 48th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Cleland H. Rice installed as the 50th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Frank Keith Park installed as the 51st Master of Consuelo No. 325
Harold Fiester Hutchinson installed as the 54th Master of Consuelo No. 325
James W. McElhaney installed as the 56th Master of Consuelo No. 325
George Owen Skewes installed as the 57th Master of Consuelo No. 325
James W. M. Keith installed as the 58th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Willaim E. Harding installed as the 59th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Tom Eckford, P.M. & Secretary broke ground for the new home of Consuelo Lodge No. 325
Robert F. Osmann installed as the 61st Master of Consuelo No. 325
Robert F. Osmann installed as the 62nd Master of Consuelo No. 325
Robert E. Burge installed as the 64th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Victor Elwood Smith installed as the 65th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Steward S. McLeod installed as the 68th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Colin M. Gair Jr. installed as the 69th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Walter R. Johnson installed as the 70th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Keith O. Bingham installed as the 72nd Master of Consuelo No. 325
Alden Thomas Tubaugh installed as the 73rd Master of Consuelo No. 325
Stanley C. Peters installed as the 74th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Frereick Schmidt installed as the 75th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Richard Robert Danover installed as the 76th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Raudie Lee Matlock installed as the 77th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Wilton J. Frazee installed as the 78th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Thomas W. Eckford, Past Master of Consuelo Lodge No. 325; served as Secretary for 40 years, from 1932 until his death on March 19th, 1972.
Ronald Roscoe Johnson installed as the 79th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Curtis S. Stevens installed as the 80th Master of Consuelo No. 325
George Franklin Miller Jr. installed as the 81st Master of Consuelo No. 325
Waldon R. Rhoads installed as the 85th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Harold Austin Mc Kinnie installed as the 86th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Walter Shand Dill installed as the 87th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Robert Mark Carlson installed as the 88th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Lowell Keith Allen installed as the 89th Master of Consuelo No. 325
William Alexander Sinclair installed as the 90th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Arthur Madden Handell installed as the 91st Master of Consuelo No. 325
Robert Glidden Harrell installed as the 92nd Master of Consuelo No. 325
Hervey Edward Klusmire installed as the 94th Master of Consuelo No. 325
On December 3, 1988, Consuelo Lodge No. 325 rededicated the historic 1927 flagpole at its new location at Broadway and Valley Parkway to coincide with the opening of the new City Hall. This preservation effort, supported by the Escondido History Center, included modifying and shortening the original 90-foot pole to ensure its continued legacy in the city.
Kenneth Eugene Patterson installed as the 96th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Thomas Reed Handell installed as the 97th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Scott Robert Moris installed as the 98th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Victor Mercado Beltran installed as the 99th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Robert Catalano installed as the 100th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Richard Edward Townsend installed as the 101st Master of Consuelo No. 325
Members of Consuelo Lodge No. 325 in Escondido were thrilled when Bro. Earl Evans and his wife donated beautiful Masonic jewels and artifacts to their lodge. The pure silver artifacts are the kind of thing that would be considered a major find on The History Channel’s “Pawn Stars,” but for Masons, they carry a far more significant value than monetary – they represent a lodge’s history and identity.
With a bit of research, and thanks to a hand-written note that had been passed down along with the jewels by generations of family members, it was determined that the jewels have a unique and intriguing backstory: not only are they over 150 years old, but they were in fact stolen from a lodge 1,800 miles away during the Civil War.
According to Bro. George Tegart of Consuelo Lodge, a Union army regiment from Kane County, Illinois, occupied a Louisiana lodge building as its barracks toward the end of the war. Prior to returning to their home state, the Union soldiers took a few items (pictured above) with them.
The details as to how exactly the artifacts got to California remain unknown. Research done by members of Consuelo Lodge – and later confirmed by members of St. Helena Lodge No. 96, in Louisiana – determined that the jewels belonged to St. Helena Lodge.
The brothers of Consuelo Lodge, knowing the importance of the jewels, made arrangements to personally return them to Louisiana on August 21st.
Worshipful Adam Turk presenting the Hiram Award to Worshipful Doug Ford, PM
Ross Willard Douglas installed as the 124th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Douglas Edward Ford installed as the 125th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Tracy Michael Reynolds installed as the 126th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Jesse David Middleton installed as the 127th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Worshipful Jesse Middleton making a donation on behalf of Consuelo to the Escondido School District.
Jeffrey David Powell installed as the 128th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Congratulations to Wor. Doug Ford, our 2022 Mason of the Year! A mentor, a brother, and a true and trusty friend. Thank you for all you’ve done and continue to do for our lodge and the craft.
The Grand Lodge of California convened at 8:35 a.m. and, after prayer by the grand chaplain, the grand master noted that grand lodge was raised by Worshipful Brother Jon G. Rick, master of Consuelo Lodge No. 325
Victor Mercado Beltran installed as the 130th Master of Consuelo No. 325
Jeffrey David Powell installed as the 131st Master of Consuelo No. 325
