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Connecticut Elks Association Charities, Inc. Officers for the 2020-2021 Fraternal Year
State President |
Naugatuck Lodge |
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Vice President East | Putnam Lodge | |
Vice President Coastal | Bridgeport Lodge | |
Vice President Central |
Middletown Lodge | |
Vice President Northwest |
Michael Johnson PDD | Southington Lodge |
State Secretary |
Manchester Lodge |
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Treasurer |
Willimantic Lodge |
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Trustee - Central (Chair) | Dennis Claffey PDD |
Glastonbury Lodge |
Trustee - Northwest | Bristol Lodge | |
Trustee - Coastal | Bridgeport Lodge | |
Trustee - East | Willimantic Lodge | |
Trustee - at Large | Manchester Lodge | |
Chaplain |
Putnam Lodge |
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Tiler |
Donald Percoski PDD |
Enfield Lodge |
Sergeant at Arms |
Darren (Howie) A. Lawler PDD |
Branford Lodge |
Inner Guard |
Bridgeport Lodge |
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Organist |
New London Lodge |
Click here for photos from the CT Elks Association Installation of Officers
Grand Lodge Officers
State Sponsor |
Ticonderoga, NY Lodge |
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Grand Lodge Chairman Auditing & Accounting |
Danbury Lodge |
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Special Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler |
Danbury Lodge |
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District Deputy GER Central District |
Middletown Lodge |
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District Deputy GER Coastal District |
Milford Lodge |
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District Deputy GER East District |
Willimantic Lodge |
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District Deputy GER Northwest District |
Winsted Lodge |
District Deputies (2020-2021)
District Deputy Grand Exalted Rulers for 2020-2021 pictured from left to right: Don McCurdy, Bob Magowan, Bruce DelMastro, and Seth Miller.
Past Grand Lodge Officers
Past Chief Justice of the Grand Forum |
Bridgeport Lodge |
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Past Chairman Board of Grand Trustees |
New Britain Lodge |
State Committees
State Committee Chairs for 2019-2020. A new photo will be presented as soon as we are able to make one.
Committee | State Chairman | District Chairmen | |||
Central | Coastal | East | Northwest | ||
Americanism | Arthur Brault PDD | Michael Petrella PER | William Russell III PER | Dan Shea PER | Denise Johnson PER |
Committee | Chairman |
Elks Training | Vincent J. Alainello PDD |
Committee | Chairman | At-Large | At-Large | At-Large | At-Large |
CEAC Fundraising | Sharon Stewart | Joann Donnel PDD | Suzanne L. Novaco PER | ||
Committee | State Chairman | Central | Coastal | East | Northwest |
Annual Bowling Tournament | Louse Lee PER | Jamie I. Sienna PER | Amy Lawlor | Lisa Morrisette PER | Justin Fedler PER |
Annual Golf Tournament | Charles Rhodes PER | Paul Orlando | Raymond E. Dunbar PER | Michael J. Barta PSP PDD | Timothy C. Angel PSP PDD |
Major Projects Programs | Darren (Howie) A. Lawler PDD | Larry Bowden PER | Alicia Dunbar PER | Lysa Molnar PER | Debra Scarlett PER |
Connecticut Special Olympics | Frank De Fazio PDD | Carl Gorman PER | Carl Stevens PER | Cindy Dalterio | Philip Roy |
State Convention Committees | Chairman | ||||
Site Selection | At-Large | At-Large | At-Large | ||
Robert Hansen PGLCBOT | Terrence P. Ford PSP, PDD | Peter H. Freiler PSP | |||
Operations | SP Appointment | SP Appointment | 1st VP Appointment | 1st VP Appointment | 2nd VP Appointment |
Terence P. Ford PSP, PDD | Robert Hansen PGLCBOT | Donna Wallace PSP | Kory Marvasti | Matt Frankel PDD | |
Credentials | At-Large | Central | Coastal | East | Northwest |
John F. Mancini PER | Barbara Miller | Janet Zimmerman PER | Sandra Hirth PER | Dave Lemoine PER |
Grand Lode Conventions Operations | At-Large | At-Large | At-Large | Hospitality Room |
Terence P. Ford PSP, PDD | Robert Hansen PGLCBOT | Richard Palanzo SDDGER | Paul Sabio |
Committee | State Chairman | District Chairmen | |||
Central | Coastal | East | Northwest | ||
Drug Awareness | Lisa Berthiaume PDD | Julie Goode PER | Sheila M. Parizo | Patricia Miller | Robert Ferone PDD |
Elks National Foundation | Joann Donnel PDD | ||||
Government Relations | Anthony Duarte PER | David Greaves PDD | Joseph Trovarelli PDD | Chris Terry PER | Owen Quinn PER |
Hoop Shoot | David Nagy PER | George Gilhuly | Clifford A. Parizo | Mary Hill | Thomas Matthews PER |
Committee | Chairman | At-Large | At-Large | At-Large | At-Large |
Judiciary | Leon Zahaba PGLC PSP PDD | Peter H. Freiler PSP PDD | James R. Carroll PSP | Steven Ferraro PSP, PDD | Robert Hansen PGLCBOT PGLIG PGLCC |
Committee | State Chairman | District Chairmen | |||
Central | Coastal | East | Northwest | ||
Lodge Activities/Community Welfare | Thomas R. Smith PER | ||||
Membership | Andrew Caporossi PDD | Randy Annino | Eric Svege PER | Ross Parker PER | Dave Phillips PER |
Public Relations | Steven Maheu PER | Richard Poole PER | Sheila M. Parizo | John Espada PER | Jennifer Maheu |
Ritualistic | Peter Nelson PDD | Peter H. Freiler PSP PDD | Vacant | Robert Brown PER | Don Woscyna PDD |
Safety & Accident Prevention | Dennis G. Claffey PDD | ||||
Scholarship | Robert Swick | Henry Koritkowski | Dave Beaton PER | Diane Robinson PER | Wayne Landry |
Scouting Coordinator | Sharon Stewart | ||||
Soccer Shoot | Thomas Matthews PER | George Gihuly | Edward Baranyai Sr. PER | Mary Hill | Daniel W. Matthews ER |
State Association Auditors | Steven Gagnon PER | Peter Fusco | Mike Southworth PER | Henry Nichols PER | Wayne Landry |
Veterans Service | Gerry Gallo PER | William Currlin | John Franco PDD | Peter Berns PER | Stuart Topliff |
Website | Joshua Gray PER | Peter Freiler PSP | Vacant | Cynthia Young ER | Manuel Tirado PER |
Connecticut Elks PER Association Officers
President: | Sandra Hirth, PER | New London Lodge No. 360 |
1st Vice President: | John P. Simko, PDD | Derby Lodge No. 571 |
2nd Vice President: | Seth Miller, PER | Middletown Lodge No. 771 |
3rd Vice President: | Denise Johnson, PER | Southington Lodge No. 1669 |
4th Vice President: | Lysa Molnar, PER | Putnam Lodge No. 574 |
Secretary: | Robert Ferone Sr., PDD | New Britain Lodge No. 957 |
Treasurer: | Edward Baranyai, Jr., PDD | Bridgeport Lodge No. 36 |
Chaplain: | Kim Simmons PER | Putnam Lodge No. 574 |
Sergeant at Arms: | Michael Johnson, PDD | Southington Lodge No. 1669 |
Inner Guard: | Liz Thomas PER | Rockville Lodge No. 1359 |
Past State Presidents of the Connecticut Elks Association
Year |
President |
Lodge Name |
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1930 - 1931 |
Martin J. Cunningham |
Danbury Lodge No. 120 |
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1931 - 1932 |
Martin J. Cunningham |
Danbury Lodge No. 120 |
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1932 - 1933 |
Roy R. Powers |
Hartford Lodge No. 19 |
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1933 - 1934 |
John F. Pickett |
Middletown Lodge No. 771 |
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1934 - 1935 |
William H. Flood |
New Haven Lodge No. 25 |
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1935 - 1936 |
William W. Hickey |
Willimantic Lodge No. 1311 |
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1936 - 1937 |
John J. Nugent |
Ansonia Lodge No. 1269 |
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1937 - 1938 |
William S. Murray |
Norwich Lodge No. 430 |
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1938 - 1939 |
Robert Cunningham |
Danbury Lodge No. 120 |
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1939 - 1940 |
William M. Scully |
Meriden Lodge No. 35 |
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1940 - 1941 |
Andrew F. McCarthy |
New London Lodge No. 360 |
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1941 - 1942 |
Frank M. Lynch |
New Haven Lodge No. 25 |
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1942 - 1943 |
Arthur J. Roy |
Willimantic Lodge No. 1311 |
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1943 - 1944 |
William Hession |
Derby Lodge No. 571 |
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1944 - 1945 |
Clarence J. McCarthy |
Rockville Lodge No. 1359 |
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1945 - 1946 |
James M. Reardon |
New London Lodge No. 360 |
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1946 - 1947 |
James T. Welch |
Bridgeport Lodge No. 36 |
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1947 - 1948 |
George Grasser |
Wallingford Lodge No. 1365 |
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1948 - 1949 |
Thomas J. Clark |
Greenwich Lodge No. 1150 |
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1949 - 1950 |
Thomas O'Loughlin |
Hartford Lodge No. 19 |
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1950 - 1951 |
Henry J. Bergman |
Norwalk Lodge No. 709 |
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1951 - 1952 |
Louis J. Olmstead |
Southington Lodge No. 1669 |
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1952 - 1953 |
Daniel F. Foley |
Norwich Lodge No. 430 |
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1953 - 1954 |
Samuel Annunziato |
Stamford Lodge No. 899 |
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1954 - 1955 |
Thomas F. Winters |
Bristol Lodge No. 1010 |
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1955 - 1956 |
Merritt Ackerman |
Middletown Lodge No. 771 |
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1956 - 1957 |
Edwin J. Maley |
New Haven Lodge No. 25 |
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1957 - 1958 |
A. Clayton Weisner |
Meriden Lodge No. 35 |
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1958 - 1959 |
George J. Caillouette |
Manchester Lodge No. 1893 |
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1959 - 1960 |
John J. Gillespie |
Bridgeport Lodge No. 36 |
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1960 - 1961 |
John W. Winn |
Winsted Lodge No. 844 |
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1961 - 1962 |
Robert H. Hullivan |
New London Lodge No. 360 |
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1962 - 1963 |
Jack P. Windt |
Bridgeport Lodge No. 36 |
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1963 - 1964 |
Michael Kiro |
East Hartford Lodge No. 2063 |
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1964 - 1965 |
Gilbert A. Rich |
Southington Lodge No. 1669 |
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1965 - 1966 |
George R. English |
Manchester Lodge No. 1893 |
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1966 - 1967 |
Thomas M. Newton |
Greenwich Lodge No. 1150 |
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1967 - 1968 |
Harrison Berube |
New Haven Lodge No. 25 |
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1968 - 1969 |
Louis G. Triano |
Naugatuck Lodge No. 967 |
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1969 - 1970 |
Francis G. Adams |
New London Lodge No. 360 |
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1970 - 1971 |
Henry E. Kuryla |
Milford Lodge No. 1589 |
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1971 - 1972 |
Francis J. Adams |
Branford Lodge No. 1939 |
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1972 - 1973 |
Francis P. Hines |
Bristol Lodge No. 1010 |
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1973 - 1974 |
Clifford R. Gasparini |
Westbrook Lodge No. 1784 |
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1974 - 1975 |
Andrew M. James |
Fairfield Lodge No. 2220 |
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1975 - 1976 |
Edward J. Szewczyk |
Enfield Lodge No. 2222 |
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1976 - 1977 |
Francis A. Joyce |
New Britain Lodge No. 957 |
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1977 - 1978 |
George W. Lambert |
Norwich Lodge No. 430 |
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1978 - 1979 |
Lawrence Volpe |
Bridgeport Lodge No. 36 |
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1979 - 1980 |
Francis R. Reinholz |
East Hartford Lodge No. 2063 |
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1980 - 1981 |
Joseph D. Palmer |
Naugatuck Lodge No. 967 |
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1981 - 1982 |
Alan W. Lyon |
Willimantic Lodge No. 1311 |
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1982 - 1983 |
Douglas G. Murray |
Milford Lodge No. 1589 |
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1983 - 1984 |
William M. Cullen |
Hamden Lodge No. 2224 |
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1984 - 1985 |
Angelo A. Rubbo |
Waterbury Lodge No. 265 |
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1985 - 1986 |
Charles W. Lusk |
New London Lodge No. 360 |
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1986 - 1987 |
Danbury Lodge No. 120 |
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1987 - 1988 |
Wallingford Lodge No. 1365 |
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1988 - 1989 |
Joseph L. Paoli |
Meriden Lodge No. 35 |
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1989 - 1990 |
Manchester Lodge No. 1893 |
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1990 - 1991 |
Bridgeport Lodge No. 36 |
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1991 - 1992 |
Angelo DiGianni |
Hartford Lodge No. 19 |
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1992 - 1993 |
Thomas Murrone |
Bristol Lodge No. 1010 |
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1993 - 1994 |
William J. Denvir |
Westbrook Lodge No. 1784 |
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1994 - 1995 |
Warren E. Tingley |
Fairfield Lodge No. 2220 |
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1994 - 1995 |
Bridgeport Lodge No. 36 |
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1995 - 1996 |
Joseph F. Bradley |
Wethersfield/Rocky Hill Lodge No. 2308 |
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1996 - 1997 |
New Britain Lodge No. 957 |
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1997 - 1998 |
New London Lodge No. 360 |
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1998 - 1999 |
Danbury Lodge No. 120 |
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1999 - 2000 |
Donald A. Bunnell |
Wallingford Lodge No. 1365 |
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2000 - 2001 |
Naugatuck Lodge No. 967 |
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2001 - 2002 |
Groton Lodge No. 2163 |
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2002 - 2003 |
Milford Lodge No. 1589 |
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2003 - 2004 |
Hamden Lodge No. 2224 |
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2004 - 2005 |
Winsted Lodge No. 844 |
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2005 - 2006 |
Danielson Lodge No. 1706 |
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2006 - 2007 |
Bridgeport Lodge No. 36 |
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2007 - 2008 |
Gaetano 'Buddy' Patrizzi |
Wethersfield/Rocky Hill No. 2308 |
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2008 - 2009 |
Dennis R. DiMauro |
New Britain Lodge No. 957 |
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2009 - 2010 |
Daniel Skiba |
Rockville Lodge No. 1359 |
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2010 - 2011 |
William J. Chinn Jr. |
Danbury Lodge No. 120 |
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2011 - 2012 | Steven S. Ferraro |
Windsor Lodge No. 2060 |
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2012 - 2013 | Terence P. Ford |
Naugatuck Lodge No. 967 |
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2013 - 2014 | Michael J. Barta |
Danielson Lodge No. 1706 |
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2014 - 2015 | Jan A. Wankowicz, Sr. |
MilfordLodge No. 1589 |
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2015 - 2016 | Peter H. Freiler |
Hamden Lodge No. 2224 |
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2016 - 2017 | Jonathan W. Arthur |
Waterbury Lodge No. 265 |
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2017 - 2018 | Donna L. Wallace | Willimantic Lodge No. 1311 | |
2018 - 2019 | David J. Acanfora | Bridgeport Lodge No. 36 | |
2019 - 2020 | Michael Bonini | Wallingford Lodge No. 1365 | |