Grand Lodge
St. Alban's #6 History
International St. Alban's
Working Tools
Bristol
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The fight for the name St. John's #1 notwithstanding, these brothers voted to form a Grand Lodge in this year.
What is 1791
100
Elected Master in 1804, this brother was raised a Mason in Connecticut. (Lodge history of St. Alban's)
Who is Worshipful Brother Bishop Griswold
100
The start of the St. Alban's International Gathering began with St. Alban's Lodge #29 in London and St. Alban's Lodge #56 in this state. (https://stalbaninternational.org/#history)
What is New York
100
This instrument is used to represent time and one of the first tools given an Entered Apprentice.
What is the 24" gauge
100
Bristol was actually a part of this colony until it was transferred to Rhode Island by the Crown.
What is Massachusetts
200
Founded by the Order of the Eastern Star, this facility serves senior citizens by providing a safe, comfortable environment to call home.
What is Ethan Place
200
Master of St. Alban's in 1818, he was much more interested in postal reform after removal from his office as Collector of the Port. (Lodge history of St. Alban's)
Who is Worshipful Brother Barnabas Bates
200
This lodge room as depicted at the 62nd Gathering is an example of this country's lodges
What is Germany.
200
This tool spreads the cement of brotherly love and affection.
What is the trowel
200
This 20 gun ship sailed into Bristol and shelled the town on Oct. 7, 1775 when the citizens refused to reprovision it.
What is the HMS Rose
300
In 1912, this brother took the reigns as Grand Master of Mason's in Rhode Island
Who is Wendell R. Davis (St. Alban's Lodge #6)
300
Grand Master of English Freemasons in 1663, St. Alban's derives it's name from this this person. (History of St. Alban's)
Who is the Duke of St. Alban's
300
St. Alban's lodge #38, meets in this Connecticut town...bi-monthly!
Where is Branford, CT
300
Structures must remain upright, so too our integrity as masons, we use this to measure our rectitude.
What is the plumb
300
Starting about 1805, this community of free Blacks existed along the northern portion of Wood Street. Sadly, they disappeared by 1900 due in part to the construction of the US Rubber Company in 1864.
Who are the "New Goree"
400
Plural membership is a common theme on the East Bay...how many masons in RI hold plural memberships. Let's see who gets closest!
What is 294
400
Let's talk about inflation! On November 24, 1800, the receipts for refreshment were this much.
What is $1.50
400
St. Alban's Lodge #106 calls this province home...that's pretty neat, eh?
What is Quebec Province
400
Behold! Let us plan our work and begin our tracings on this...
What is the trestleboard
400
This USN Admiral who also managed the Atomic Energy Commission as a civilian died in 1980 and is buried here in Bristol, RI
Who is Gilbert Corwin Hoover
500
The COLLEGIVM LVMINOSVM & Libertad Logia #50 were the most recently charted lodges, excluding any celebratory lodges...These two came before them in 1961 and 1965, respectively.
What is Lafayette Lodge #47 and Daylight Lodge $48
500
The following motion "That we as a body of Free and Accepted Masons will dispense with the use of ardent spirits on festive occasions." Was in part due to this this. (History of St. Alban's)
What is the slave trade
500
This 15th century document describes St. Alban as the first patron of the craft in England.
What is the Cooke Manuscript.
500
The common gavel breaks off the rough part of stones, but this tool likely broke off a piece of our first Grand Master's skull
What is the setting maul.
500
Born in Chihuahua City and died in Boston, MA. This Zorba the Greek actor received permission to be buried on his family estate here in Bristol.
Who is Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca, AKA, Anthony Quinn