HISTORY OF PERFECT UNION LODGE NO. 10, AF & AM
In 1919, there were four Blue Lodges in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, namely: Alamo No. 44, Anchor No. 424, San Antonio No. 1079, and Army No. 1105. Because of the rapid growth of Masonry in the San Antonio area in that year, a group of Master Masons met in the Chapter Room in the Masonic Temple on Losoya Street (now S. Broadway) to set in motion the procedures necessary to form a new lodge. A petition, signed by 60 Master Masons, was presented to the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Texas at the 1919 Annual Communication in Waco, Texas; and on December 4, 1919, the Grand Lodge granted a charter to Perfect Union Lodge No. 10, A.F.&A.M. On January 2, 1920, the officers, who were selected to fill the various stations and places, were regularly and constitutionally installed, thereby setting Perfect Union Lodge No. 10 to work.
This lodge is a fraternal organization that admits, makes, and passes Freemasons according to the Constitution and Laws, and Edicts of The Grand Lodge of Texas, Ancient Free & Accepted Masons.
Its goals are to advance the moral and social interests of its membership; to foster good citizenship, honest industry and upright living; to cultivate the exercise of charity in its best and broadest sense; to assist the widows and orphans of its deceased members; to stimulate friendship, harmony and brotherly love, and generally to promote, in its own way, the happiness of mankind.
It is a Fraternity of good men, linked together by honorable and indissoluble bonds, to accomplish these noble purposes, eschewing all interests in factional politics and sectarian religion and free from the dictation of both.
The lodge participates in the Lamar Medal program and is a member of the Sam Houston Hall of Fame.
A list of our Past Masters follows:
| Year |
Name |
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| 1920 |
J.D. Dunsmore |
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| 1920-21 |
A.N. Moursund |
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| 1921-22 |
F.H. Bradford |
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| 1922-23 |
G.G. Grabenheimer |
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| 1923-24 |
Frank Whitney |
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| 1924-25 |
David Mc Nair |
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| 1925-26 |
F.C. Raeber |
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| 1926-27 |
N.E. Frazier |
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| 1927-28 |
G.E.W. Adams |
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| 1928-29 |
J.W. Eckles |
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| 1929-30 |
A.W. Landrum |
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| 1930-31 |
H.H. Simpson |
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| 1931-32 |
Sidney Griffin |
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| 1932-33 |
C.W. Neisel |
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| 1933-34 |
W.C. Strum |
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| 1934-35 |
J.A. Smith |
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| 1935-36 |
L.B Harrill |
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| 1936-37 |
A.A. Harlos |
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| 1937-38 |
Fred R. Walter |
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| 1938-39 |
H.E. Baird |
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| 1939-40 |
W.C. Young |
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| 1940-41 |
E.A. Wenderoth |
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| 1941-42 |
H.A. Whitaker |
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| 1942-43 |
Nat Steinberg |
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| 1943-44 |
John P. Dunsmore |
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| 1944-45 |
Travis B. Moursund |
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| 1945-46 |
Cornelius W. Brosch |
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| 1946-47 |
Clarence A. Word |
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| 1947-48 |
Hugh M. Jones |
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| 1948-49 |
John A. Millburg |
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| 1949-50 |
Maurice M. Kendall |
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| 1950-51 |
Anderson H. Lumpkin |
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| 1951-52 |
Gernot Arnold |
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| 1952-53 |
Roy L. Pope |
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| 1953-54 |
Andrew H. Young |
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| 1954-55 |
Ernest C. Reich, Jr. |
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| 1955-56 |
Raymond W. Tolle |
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| 1956-57 |
Lincoln A. Hershey |
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| 1957-58 |
Roy E. Dunsmore |
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| 1958-59 |
Walter N. Garrison |
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| 1959-60 |
David R. Moody |
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| 1960-61 |
J. Leslie Spencer |
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| 1961-62 |
Albert Dean Jr. |
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| 1962-63 |
Harry D. Rose |
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| 1963-64 |
Leslie P. Graham |
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| 1964-65 |
Warren I. Powell |
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| 1965-66 |
Charles W. Barrow |
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| 1966-67 |
J. Edgar Mc Intire |
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| 1967-68 |
Glen A. Symons |
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| 1968-69 |
J. Scott Robbins |
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| 1969-70 |
Robert I. Cummins |
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| 1970-71 |
Clint H. Brauer |
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| 1971-72 |
Emil Akers |
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| 1972-73 |
George H. Brooks |
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| 1973-74 |
Jack B. Lee |
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| 1974-75 |
Thomas C. Hyde |
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| 1975-76 |
Willie H. Trenkelbach |
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| 1976-77 |
Ralph S.S. Smith |
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| 1977-78 |
Theo R. Jett |
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| 1978-79 |
Louis J. Schneider |
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| 1979-80 |
James D. Rose |
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| 1980-81 |
George M. Roper |
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| 1981-82 |
Lawrence M. Ledenham |
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| 1982-83 |
Norris W. Yates |
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| 1983-84 |
Lloyd W. Towers |
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| 1984-85 |
Robert L. Jett |
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| 1985-86 |
Tom Mote |
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| 1986-87 |
Frank N. Leakey |
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| 1987-88 |
Barrett Moursund |
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| 1988-89 |
Russell P. Cunningham |
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| 1989-90 |
Oliver B. Chamberlin |
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| 1990-91 |
Thomas G. Young |
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| 1991-92 |
George T. Newcomb |
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| 1992-93 |
George Mills |
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| 1993-94 |
Arthur Wayne Cordes |
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| 1994-95 |
Frank E. Brown |
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| 1995-96 |
Roy J. Bunch |
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| 1996-97 |
Ferd Barney English |
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| 1997-98 | Larry J. Crocker | EXP. |
| 1998-99 | Bruce W. Baker | |
| 1999-00 | Thomas C. Hyde |
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| 2000-01 | Edward C. Vest |
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| 2001-02 | Ernest C. Reich, III | |
| 2002-03 | Steve Cardenas | |
| 2003-04 | Bill Templeton | |
| 2004-05 | Thomas C. Hyde, Jr. | |
| 2005-06 | Paul C. Barker | |
| 2006-07 | Robert Arburn | |
| 2007-08 | Brian Schlameus | |
| 2008-09 | Brett Laird Doyle | |
| 2009-10 | Weylan Arnold | |
| 2009-11 | Robert Allan Robinson |
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