San Juan Bautista Masonic Lodge No.46

Back in 1753, precisely 100 years before the founding of Texas Lodge No. 46 F A&M. Worshipful George Washington was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason. In 1753 George Washington (1732-99) , a young Virginia planter becomes a Master Mason, the highest basic rank in the secret fraternity of Freemasonry. The ceremony was held at the Masonic Lodge No. 4 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Washington was 21 years old and would soon command his first military operation as a maj...Continue reading

Texas Lodge seeks your donation of Antique furniture to re-vitalize our Office and build a recreation room. Check our new website and plan for the room. http://lodge46.freemason.org//a-call-for-antiques-to-loan/

"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life, comes to us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday." Brother John Wayne

To talk well and eloquently is a very great art, but that an equally great one is to know the right moment to stop. - Brother Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

"BlackBall": Masonic Terms, used in everyday language. Wikipedia describes Blackballing as rejection in a traditional form of secret ballot, where a white ball or ballot constitutes a vote in support and a black ball signifies opposition. This photo is of a vintage voting box, with white and black "balls" or marbles.