Brookhaven

Information on this page includes:

  • Brookhaven Lodge No. 241 Free and Accepted Masons
  • Winnie Davis Chapter No. 1 Order of the Eastern Star
  • Brookhaven Chapter No. 1 Order of the Eastern Star

MASONIC LODGE

Brookhaven Lodge No. 241 F. & A. M.

DISPENSATION: 1859
CHARTERED: January 19, 1860
MEETS: 2nd Monday @ 7:00 PM
 213 South Jackson Street
Brookhaven, Mississippi

HISTORY

  • A group of fourteen Brookhaven Masons interested in the organization of a Masonic lodge at Brookhaven met on August 16, 1859, at the residence of Ezara (J.) Knapp for the purpose of organizing a Masonic lodge.
  • On the 19th January last, and in obedience to a resolution adopted by your M W G body (printed proceedings, page 42) he issued a Dispensation to Bros. Thos. J. Spencer, Thos. R. Carleton, Allen Scarborough and others, for the institution of a new Lodge, at Brookhaven, Lawrence county, to be called Brookhaven Lodge No. 241.
    Part of Grand Secretary’s 1860 report
  • Your Committee, to whom was referred that part of the Grand Secretary’s report which relates to stolen jewels, beg leave to report that they have ascertained that the following Lodges had jewels stolen during the late war, viz.:  … Brookhaven, No. 241;  … J. A. Quitman, No. 254
    Portion of report to 1875 Grand Lodge
  • The lodge moved into its first Masonic Temple on December 27, 1862 on the campus of Whitworth College. The building was located just south of the current county library. This lodge was destroyed by fire on the evening of April 14, 1899.
  • The second Masonic Temple corner stone was laid on August 10, 1899 at the corner of Cherokee Street and Jackson Street. This building was used and enjoyed by the Masonic fraternities of Brookhaven until it was destroyed by fire on Easter Sunday, March 25, 1951. This was one of several buildings destroyed during that time period by a juvenile arsonist.
  • On April 15, 1953, the cornerstone of the present temple was laid by Lawrence C. Corbin, Grand Master, with the appropriate ceremonies. On Monday, March 15, 1954, the Lodge had its formal opening with the Reverend Carl L. Oaks, Grand Master, giving the principal address.
Second Masonic building in Brookhaven.

EASTERN STAR

Brookhaven has a long history with the Eastern Star. It has operated under three different Chapter numbers or names.

  • Brookhaven Chapter No. 1
  • Winnie Davis Chapter No. 1
  • Brookhaven Chapter No. 1

Brookhaven’s first chapter was chartered by the General Grand Chapter on 8-30-1895 as Brookhaven No. 1. Within 2 years the name was changed to Winnie Davis Chapter No.1

On 3-22-1899 the Lodge Hall burned and the Chapter went dormant. Sometime in late 1905/early 1906 the Chapter was revived.

On 5-29-1906 when the new Grand Chapter of Mississippi was formed they were chartered as Brookhaven Chapter No. 1. They currently meet at 7:00 P. M. on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.

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