Hi All: The bad penny is back. The neat thing about belonging to NORCAL & SOCAL is that you can ask dumb questions and get intelligent answers. So here we go again. I have tried to find an existing LODGE OF GOOD TEMPLARS, and am having some difficulties. I am led to understand that they are not apart of the Masonic Lodge but are a separate entity unto themselves. I am trying specifically to locate them in Sonoma County, CA..... Can anyone assist??? Gail Darling Bakersfield

Hi Gail: I found that the official title is: Independent Order of Good Templers (IOGT) and International Lodge of Good Templars. They appear to still be active in Europe and Africa, working with drug and alcohol addictions. All I could find in the United States appear to be very old, and nothing current. You might check the Masonic Temple in Sonoma. The address is: 669 Broadway, Sonoma, Calif., 95476. Phone number: 707-996-2450. They might know if the group is still in existence, and where the orig meeting place was. It might even be at the location of the Masonic Temple. Also, in Sonoma, there is a place called: "The Lodge at Sonoma." No other description of the place, other then it is a fraternal group. Best regards, Terry Gail Darling wrote: > > Hi All: > The bad penny is back. The neat thing about belonging to NORCAL & SOCAL is > that you can ask dumb questions and get intelligent answers. > So here we go again. > I have tried to find an existing LODGE OF GOOD TEMPLARS, and am having some > difficulties. I am led to understand that they are not apart of the Masonic > Lodge but are a separate entity unto themselves. I am trying specifically > to locate them in Sonoma County, CA..... > Can anyone assist??? > Gail Darling > Bakersfield