Western Star Lodge #240 Oct 14th Fish Fry
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All Western Star Lodge #240 events Have been Rescheduled for a LATER TIME!!!!!!
Western Star Lodge #240 has canceled our April 4th Fish Fry and our Community Builders, Past Masters Dinner, along with all Lodge Meetings and Special Meetings (Degrees) until After May 1st in accordance with Our Grand Masters Decree for all lodges in the State of Illinois.See More
Western Star Lodge #240 Gun Raffle Winners
Western Star Lodge #240 Gun Raffle Winners, The Glock 17, 9 mill was won by Pete Eisenmenger, The Henry Golden Big Boy 44 Magnum Riffle, was won by Steven Weldon,See More
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RWBRo. George Robert Stahl Receiving his 60 year pin and Certificate from Grand Lodge of Illinois, Presented By WBRo. James Carmon Sisco Worshipful Master of Western Star lodge #0240 A.F. & A.M. of the state of Illinois.
Worshipfull Master Clarence L. Walker III Presenting WBRo. David Godwin the Past Master Pillar of Excellence Award.
Champaign American Legion Post 24 Salutes WS #240 For Proudly Displaying Our American Flag.
BRo. Jeffrey A. Johnson 50 Year Master Mason Presentation
WBRo.Rawls Walden 50 Year Master Mason Presentation
Western Star #240 History
As we all know there are many interesting facts relating to the history of Western Star Lodge. One of the most fascinating is the origin of our name. Why Western Star?
In 1778 George Rodgers Clark, a Mason, captured Fort Kaskaskia from the English. Kaskaskia is located on the Mississippi River near the present town of Chester and some 50 miles downriver from St. Louis. In 1805 the first Masonic Lodge west of the Indiana Territory was formed under dispensation from the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. It was named Western Star No. 107. For ten years it was the only Lodge in the Illinois Territory. However, during this time it produced the first Grand Master of Illinois, the first Governor of Illinois, a United States Senator, 12 Representatives and the territorial Governor of Wisconsin. “Western Star No. 107” materially assisted by several others in 1822, formed the first Grand Lodge of Illinois. From this Grand Lodge emerged Western Star No. 1 A.F. & A.M.
On February 7Th 1829, the Mighty Mississippi, in full flood, erased forever Kaskaskia, the first Capital of Illinois, and Western Star Lodge No. 1. However, on October 7th, 1857, The Grand Lodge of Illinois granted a charter to the Western Star No. 240 at West Urbana, Illinois (Champaign).
It is with a great deal of pride we continuously strive to perpetuate the memory of these pioneer Masons and this original Lodge.
As we are in our 120th year we humbly acknowledge the history of our Craft in Illinois, and dedicate these few pages to the future.
Thomas E. Smith
Worshipful Master
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Ross P. Stout, Editor
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Click Here - Chronological History of Western Star Lodge No. 240 PDF.
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2022-2023 Lodge Officers |
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Worshipful Master; |
WBRo. James C. Sisco |
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Senior Warden; |
BRo. Rudiger Laufhutte |
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Junior Warden; |
BRo. Andrew S. Landstrom |
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Treasurer; |
WBRo. Larry J. Krisher |
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Secretary; |
WBRo. Ronald L. Peyton |
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Chaplain; |
WBRo. Rob Beldon |
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Senior Deacon; |
BRo. James Harrington |
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Junior Deacon; |
WBRo. Todd Buhrmester |
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Senior Stewart; |
BRo. William F. Wiedman |
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Junior Stewart; |
BRo. ------------- |
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Marshal; |
BRo. Brian Robinsoni |
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Tyler; |
RWBRo. George Robert Stahl |
Western Star #240 Lodge meets every 2nd and 4th Monday
of the Month at 7:00 pm with Social and Fellowship to follow......
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Champaign, IL. 61820
Phone; (217) 352-7099
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