History of Fidelity #103

A mere synopsis of any man's life, or the history of an organization is perhaps not so interesting, except to the friends who have closely followed such a career. It is soon read and at best given little more than a glimpse of the real man or institution.
The late Charles L. Stimpson, P.M. of Tyre Lodge #79, an employee of the Chicago Post Office, seeing the abundance of material in the Post Office, not affiliated with the Masonic Fraternity, approached some of these men with the idea of forming a Masonic Lodge, with this group as a background. This idea was well thought of and on March 17, 1922 permission was granted by the Most Worshipful Grand Master, Thomas H. Samuel of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge , F&AM of the State of Illinois to organize an U. D. lodge. The name selected for this lodge was "Fidelity", signifying honesty, loyalty, allegiance, devotion, and faithful adherence to duty.

The Commission appointed to guide the affairs of this U. D. Lodge, until the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge was Charles L. Stimpson P.M. , Tyre #70, Chairman- Robert Dunmore P.M. , John Jones #7, Treasurer John A. Yeatman P.M. , Mt. Hebron #29 , Charles Crenshaw P.M. , John Jones #7, J. H. Cooper P.M., Tyre #70, and Thomas Foster P.M. ,Western Light #30. On Easter sunday morning April 15, 1922, twenty-six (26) men were made Master Masons. Many lodges in the city assisted in the work. M. W. Grand Master Samuel conferred the Third Degree.
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