Las Palmas-Ponderosa Lodge No. 366 F. & A.M. of California

Our Beginnings

On December 7, 1904 Fifteen Masons Met at the Home of James C. Pottle.

After Mr. Pottle's family was sent upstairs and the parlor was secure, the meeting started with Mr. Pottle being selected as the chairman.

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Pottle House parlor room — Pottle Home and Parlor
1526 K Street (now Van Ness)

Our Original Petition to the Grand Master in California

Receipt from Grand Lodge — The Receipt From Grand Lodge

Certificate showing officers are qualified — Certificate Showing Officers Are Qualified

Minutes of first meeting, December 7, 1904

Minutes of first meeting page 1 — Click to enlarge — Page 1

Minutes of first meeting page 2 — Click to enlarge — Page 2

Charter Members and Early Officers

**Raymond Waldo Baker**
Secretary 1909 - 1935

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