I have an adjustment to make in my previous message I sent. The Decaturville Lodge is still open, it was only the Eastern Star part that moved to Parsons. The Old Center Lodge is 380, The Decaturville Lodge is 218. These are two seperate lodges. A master mason has a 3rd degree. They are inducted into the lodge with a 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree. These are different levels that the person that the person attains before moving on to the next one. You may want to write to the Decaturville Lodge 218, Decaturville, TN 38329 and see if they could help you with the information you seek. The Al Chymia Temple in Memphis I told you about cannot help you with the blue lodges. They are a different part. The other one is the Grand Lodge in Nashville that holds records for the blue lodges of TN. Athalia Taylor, Director Decatur County Public Library >>> [email protected] 10/09/01 18:41 PM >>> I hope someone can answer some questions about the below Mason Lodges. I have no knowledge about Mason associations or organization. Information comes from handwritten resolution, 1908, by the Lodge my great grandfather belonged to. John Henry Dunkle of Decaturville, TN. Thank you for your help. Linda, Yorba Linda, CA Where are records for Mason Lodges of Decaturville, TN? Are archived records at the TN State level of Mason association or organization? Resolution starts " To the W.M. ?Wanderes and Brethren of Decaturville Lodge No. 218 ?F.T.A.M." What does Wanderes mean? What does ?F.T.A.M. mean? IS LODGE NO. 218 STILL IN EXISTENCE IN DECATURVILLE? Resolution continues "was made a master mason at Center Lodge No. 380 in the year 1900, and afliated with Decaturville Lodge No. 218 in the year 1903." WITHOUT REVEALING SECRET INFORMAION ON MASONS, WHAT LEVEL IS "MASTER MASON?" WAS CENTER LODGE NO. 380 IN DECATURVILLE? Resolution continues "Resolve 3rd that a copy of this resolution be given his family, and they be ?spread on the minute book and that a page on our record book be set apart to his memory." WHAT DOES "page be set apart to his memory"? DO MEMBERS WRITE THEIR MEMORIES ABOUT "PASSED ON" FELLOW MEMBERS ON THE LODGE RECORD BOOK? The resolution is signed J. M. ?H_____, H.A. Culp and ?I. S. Adkissons If you recognize any of the gentlemen who signed this resolution, would like to hear from you. I think the Culp family owned a grocery store in Decaturville or maybe in Perry Co. in 1900's.