Here is a picture of the Great Falls Masonic Temple today and in 1924. It was built in 1914 in a Jacobean Revival style. It has been misidentified in some local publications as being Gothic. But there are no Gothic elements to the building. The wrought iron grill work about the balconies and window wells are decorated with an Art Nouveau style leaf motif on a Prairie style frame. Most note worthy are the  original Art Nouveau style milk glass inverted poppy bronze chandeliers that still grace the upper story Lodge rooms. The Temple is on the National Register of Historic Landmarks. Should you wish to visit, please give us a call and one of the brothers would be pleased to give you an escorted tour.

You can read all about Worshipful Brother Lewis history as a Freemason, his Masonic connection to  Jefferson and Br. Wm. Clark, and the symbolism behind his apron by clicking here.

Our Worshipful Master Alan Frohberg is pictured with our newest Entered Apprentices initiated on March 18th, 2008 and pictured from left to right: Mr. Michael Stobie, The Worshipful Master, Mr. Gregory Alvarez, and Mr. Brian Lundquist

Worshipful Brother Roger and our Treasurer, Brother Gene, pose in front of the Windhoek Masonic Lodge in Nambia during their hunting trip to Africa 

Our two new 50 year members Brother Ray Koby and Worshipful Brother James Duffy received their 50 year Pin and Certificate at our Harvest Dinner. Both men have played an incredibly valuable role in Masonry over the last 50 years, and we are so proud to have them as Brothers of our Euclid Lodge.

Our four 50 year members present at the Harvest Dinner were Brothers Ray Koby, James Duffy, Chester Rogers, and Al Johnson

Pictured here are our three honorary Past masters, Worshipful Brothers, Charles Tesch past master of Choteau Lodge, Bill Thrasher past master of Belt Lodge, and Chester Rogers past master of San Diego Lodge.

Euclid's past masters in attendance at our Harvest Dinner covering a span of 50 years from left to right: Worshipful Brothers Al Johnson, James Duffy, Andy Anderson, Al Schmidt, Jerry DeMarco, Curtis Crachy, Tom Duffy,  Bill Rogers, Bill Hunter, Keith Head, and Thom Lehotsky

Br. Dewey makes sure all is ready as the brothers and their families begin to help themselves to salad, garlic bread, baked Ziti, Italian meatballs, chicken something or other, plus an assortment of cheeses and peppers, and to die for Italian cream cake for dessert.

A Br. Antnee masterpiece: Mozzarella cheese in olive oil with sun dried tomatoes and fresh green basil. It was so fantastic.

Here are our three new brothers pictured with our Worshipful Master Alan Frohberg, and who were initiated as Entered Apprentices in November, 2007. They are from left to right: Brothers Larry Foose, Raymond Luna, and James Porter.

Worshipful Brother Tom Lehotsky writes: "Today we went to the corn maze in Vaughan, what a beautiful day the weather was outstanding.  As you can see the big kids had as much fun as the little kids."
 

On September 4th, 2007, we initiated our two new Entered Apprentices. Pictured here from left to right are Worshipful Brother Roger, Br. Chris Daniels, EA,  Junior Warden Shane, Br. Cody Meeks, EA, and Worshipful Master Allen.

September 4th was a momentous day in the history of the Daniels family. In addition to taking Br. Chris into the Lodge, we also admitted his grandfather Br. Wayne; who was a Mason in California prior to moving to Montana. His son, and Br. Chris's dad is our very own Br. Bill who was raised as a Master Mason in Euclid. Pictured here from left to right are Br. Bill, Br. Chris and Br. Wayne.

Dec. 4th, 2007, Br. Chris and Br. Larry were passed to the degree of a Fellowcraft. Here they are pictured with our Senior Warden John and Worshipful Master Alan. They both look a little traumatized after the ordeal. They probably were wondering if they had to memorize the orders of architecture too.

The gavel is passed to our new Worshipful Master Alan Frohberg by our Most Worshipful Grand Master of Montana, David Neilsen.

Some brothers, out of their love and zeal for the Craft, actually have the square and compass tattooed to their body. Some are OK, and some are exceptional, such as this one received by Brother Aaron. Very reminiscent of the stylistic engravings of Albrecht Druer, it is truly an exceptional work of art. 

Here's our Worshipful Brother Jerry at the Euclid Lodge Installation of Officers. We keep an eye on Brother Jerry. Don't let the innocent look fool you. Behind it is pure mischief.

Our Worshipful Brother Thomas Duffy, Grand Junior Deacon of the Grand Lodge of Montana poses with our Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Montana, David Nelson.

Pictured here are four of our new Brother Master Masons raised on May 1st, 2007. Pictured from left to right are Br. Michael E. Renne, Br. Paul C. Robinson, W.M. Roger Cathel, W.Br. Al Schmidt who played King Solomon, Br. Shahid J. Din, and Br. Robert J. Mack. A very fine Lemon Meringue pie baked especially for us by Miss Florence was served in their honor at the Masters Table afterwards.

Br. Dennis Deforest is shown here wearing his Grotto black fez and high fiving the special Olympians at the Great Falls Special Olympics Event held in May of 2007. This event, among others, is just one of the public service projects our Grotto Brothers participate in to give back to the community.

Our Secretary Br. Glenn and Past Master, Br. Bill Hunter, pose with our four Bikes for Books winners from the 4th and 5th grades at Whittier School. Worshipful Brother Duffy had the kids laughing in the aisles and everyone had a good time. Br. Duffy also saw that every kid got a stick of licorice. All the brothers were impressed by what a great bunch of kids the Whittier school children are.  

Our Meadowlark Bikes for Books winners are pictured here (from left to right) with Br. Dennis DeForest, Worshipful Master Thom Lehotsky and our treasurer, Br. Dan Schulz. As you can see, the kids were absolutely thrilled.

Pictured here are two very excited Meadowlark Bikes for Books winners with our Treasurer Br. Dan Shulz, Past Master Br. Bill Hunter, and Worshipful Master Thom Lehotsky.

Many people think Masonry goes back to the Ancient Egyptians. But we know now (thanks to Hollywood)  that  it actually extends as far back as the stone age and the Royal Order of the Buffalos, of which Fred Flintstone was a member. Here Worshipful Brother Jesse wears the noble hat of our ancient brothers which his daughter bought for him at Disneyland.

Br. Niles, who is an accomplished and world renowned pianist, pauses to take requests at our Pre-Christmas Christmas Party  caroling.

On December 5th, 2006 we proudly raised three new Brother Master Masons. They are Br. Dustin Harmon, Br. Ron Zobrak, and Br. William Kudro. Our Worshipful Brothers Al Schmidt and Roger Cathel stand at either end. 

Here are the pictures of the brothers ringing bells at Shopko for the Salvation army. From the left are Br. Dennis, Miss Ashley, our little Brother Joey, Worshipful Master Tom/

Here Euclid's finest pose with their boss looking/babe getting Euclid Lodge jackets. From the left are Br. Anthony, Br. John, Br. Alan and Br. Justin.

Of course, the real babe magnets from the Lodge only  come out at night. We save the best for last. Heading up the night shift of bell ringers are Worshipful Brothers' Bill and Anthony with Miss Ashley and Br. Dennis (who was hoping being seen with Br. Bill and Br. Anthony' might give him a little mojo too).

The Worshipful Master insists on having his picture taken with the Worshipful Mojo Brothers Bill and Anthony. I'm surprised any bells got rung with all this picture taking.

Here is the latest picture of our beloved past Worshipful Master, Worshipful Brother Gary Boyer. He is a Professor of Police Science at a school in Virginia. Here he is posing with a police car. It looks like he is holding a gun and capturing a bad guy. But actually, he is only holding his pipe.

This is a picture of our treasurer's, Br. Dan Schultz's, mother. She is the only woman we have ever seriously considered making a Mason because the rum bundt cakes she sends us are so good. Here she is with a clean plate. Now that tells you something about how good a cook Br. Roger is.

This is a picture of our treasurer's, Br. Dan Schultz's, dad. I pretty much had to take his picture cause I took his wife's picture. Although he seems a very nice man, he can't bake a rum bundt cake. Although, to our gratitude and esteem, he does after all allow his wife to bake us those rum bundt cakes. Lesser men would have never allowed those cakes out of their house.

This is the red face of mischief. Our Worshipful Master Tom shows his mirth at dinner while others savor the fine feast laid out before them.

The folks line up and begin making their way through the smorgasbord of good eats at Thanksgiving, 2006. Always noteworthy is Mrs. Heads green been casserole in a mushroom sauce topped with oven toasted crumbled potato chips.

Worshipful Br. Bill Rogers tries to cover up his bottle of Lipton green tea after I told him I was going to doctor the photo to make it look like he was drinking a beer.

Worshipful Brother Tom Duffy in the white cowboy hat with the fashionable black trim advises the brothers of Euclid at the Bannock Lodge Picnic to ignore the cut up hot dog appetizers on a toothpick and the coleslaw, and head right for the steaks.

The Euclid Lodge Chapter of the Montana Masonic Motorcycle Club display their lean mean machines in front of the Bannock Masonic Temple after the meeting of the Bannock Historic Lodge this September. From left to right are Br. Tim, Worshipful Master Tom, Br. Shane, Worshipful Brother Roger, and Br. Dennis.

Here is our Worshipful Brother Jerry and his lovely wife, Miss Penny, taking a tour of underground Havre during "A Br. Roger's Road Trip to Masonic Sites of Montana."

2nd Row from left to right: Br. Robert (aka Bobbie), Chaplain, Br. Aaron, Junior Steward; Br. Glenn, Secretary. Not pictured: Br. Dan, Treasurer; Br. Jesse, Marshall, and  Br. Keith, Tyler.

Our Worshipful Master Thomas Lethotsky shakes hands with our Most Worshipful Grand Master of Montana,

Our Worshipful Master Thomas Lehotsky and Grand Master are pictured here with Worshipful Brother Tom's wife Lisa, son Joey and daughter Miss Ashley.

Here's our Brother Tim on his motorbike with a biker's attitude that he is God's gift to wimmen. We let him think that. It does no harm and it amuses his wife.

Miss Michelina also informed me that Santa had been very good to her this Christmas.

Our Worshipful Brother Tom Duffy presents a token of our affection and gratitude to our new Past Master Keith Head for the fine work he did this past year as our Worshipful Master.

This is a picture of one of our favorite brothers, Worshipful Brother Bill S. , who is pictured here patiently awaiting his supper at our annual Harvest Dinner honoring both our past Master Keith Head, and our Lodge widows. We had a pretty good meal that night prepared by the Eastern Star consisting of roast pork, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, salad, jello with bits of fruit, and a pumpkin cake for dessert topped with whipped cream.

Here's a picture of our Br. Tim in the pool room hassling Br. Roger as he tries to hit the eight ball. At first glance it may appear that Br.Tim has a fat lip. Not that he, in Br. Roger's opinion, doesn't deserve one. But actually he has a mouth full of chaw, which is chewing tobacco. Let's face it. The Lodge is one of the few remaining places where guys can just be guys. And quaint old male customs like chewing tobacco, playing pool and giving one another grief are still respected, honored, and living traditions. Oh yeah, and Br. Tim was also in the 4th of July Parade. He just wanted me to be sure to mention that. Br. Tim is from Texas. He is our cross.

Here is a picture of our Euclid Lodge Princess, Miss Kirby Nesbit of Belfast, Ireland waving to an adoring crowd at the Great Falls 4th of July Parade. W.Br. Anthony and Br. Hank  were her distinguished honor guards.

Our Euclid Lodge Princess Kirby waves as W.Br. Tom and his daughter Miss Cindy drive a fancy cherry red convertable in the 4th of July Parade. Br. Hank is on the left all duded up in his Masonic Regalia. He cut a very distinguished figure and clearly shows, that at times, he can clean up real good.

Brother Anthony points to our secretary Br. Glenn and our treasurer Br. Al at our Euclid Lodge End of Summer Picnic on the Dearborn River. As you can see, the weather was just perfect.

Br. Glenn and Br. Al relax after a delicious lunch of baked ham, homemade potato salad, cheese sandwiches, miracle fruit salad, cup cakes, dessert bars with cream cheese frosting and an assortment of sodas.

Here is a view from Br. Al's cabin on the Dearborn towards needle rock. The river is a short walk away and filled with a variety of trout. The water is so pristine, you could see them swimming.

Of course Masons have many secret rituals, but we also have a lot of good natured fun. We truly enjoy one another's company. Here our Past Grand Master, whom we always affectionately  referred to as "Pooh Bear", plays a little joke on us by visiting the lodge in an actual Pooh Bear outfit. It was hysterical. The lodge brothers were completely caught off guard and loved it.

Pictured here is our Most Worshipful Past Grand Master David Prewett on the left, with Euclid's Past Master Keith Head in the center, with our Worshipful Brother Tom Duffy who is also an officer in the Montana Grand Lodge.  

Our Worshipful Brother Charles Bartelt, who is one of Montana's finest Masonic ritualist, sits in the center with his son-in-law, our Worshipful Brother Bill Hunter on the left, and our new Brother Master Mason and Charlie's grandson on the right. Standing in the back on the left is our other new Euclid brother Master Mason Robert Joseph K. Standing next to him is Worshipful Brother Keith Head and Grand Master David Prewett.

Worshipful Brother Chester Rogers is a master woodworker and here displays one of his beautiful hand made clocks which he generously donates to various Masonic bodies to help raise money for their charitable and other activities.

Here our Most Worshipful Past Grand Master David Prewett stands with our Past Master Keith Head for formal portraits at the Grand Visitation of our Grand Master. Each hold gravels with inset bronze Euclid Lodge medals specially made for them by Worshipful brother Chester Rogers

Every year the Masonic Lodges honor our public school educators with a dinner and a presentation with a certificate of Thanks. This year's dinner was held in April and was very well attended.

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Our new Worshipful Master Jesse Shaw displays his expert culinary and barbecue skills at our 4th of July Picnic under the watchful supervision of his wife Tina. and their friend Miss Joyce; wife of our Worshipful Brother Bill Hunter.

Here is our Worshipful Brother Bill presenting a college scholarship to a graduate of Great Falls High School. Euclid presents two college scholarships to deserving students from local high schools attending college. Masonry believes in and actively encourages the enlightenment and upliftment of humanity through education in the arts and sciences. Moreover, Masons activity support and defend public education; and the right of every child, regardless of race, creed or color, to a free elementary and secondary public education, and affordable access by all economic and social classes to a quality university education.

Here's a picture of our new Lodge princess Miss Ava Julia S. She was born on 5/11/05 and is the first daughter of our favorite Br. Dan S. and his lovely wife Amy. Miss Ava weighed 7 lbs and 2 oz. at birth.  She's a cutie.

Br. Dan S. is shown here standing next to a commemorative corner stone for Solomon Lodge No.1 in Savannah, GA. Founded in 1734, it is the oldest active Lodge of Freemasons in the western hemisphere.

Our Worshipful Master Keith displays his Daniel Carter Beard Masonic Award for Scouting presented to him by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania in recognition of his hard work and tireless dedication to the Boy Scouts.

Here are some of the Masonic widows of Euclid Lodge. Their husbands were our brothers and have now passed on. We hold our widows in great respect and regard and have a special dinner for them every year. Plus they know if they ever need us, we will be there for them.

This is a picture of Little Miss Ashley, our Lodge Princess. We think every lodge should have a princess. So she is ours. Here she is interfering with her Dad's billiard game. As you can see,  like most fathers, Br. Tom endures his suffering with the patience of Job.

Worshipful Brother Bill is called upon for baby sitting activities during Saturday Morning Coffee Hour. The refreshing thing about being a child is that you can go to sleep when Br. Bill talks.

Secretary Brother Glenn (on the left) sits next to Worshipful Brother Jerry; who is enjoying a cup of coffee he didn't make. Br. Jerry is not allowed to make coffee at the Lodge anymore. The story is too long to go into. He is married to Miss Penney who's had to drink his coffee for nigh on 50 years now. She is a saint.

Here is a picture of our Br. Kelly when he was in Iraq. Br. Kelly is a tank commander. He put a Montana Mason sticker on his machine gun. It was nice he was thinking of us.

Worshipful Brother Bill and Brother Senior Deacon Marty are very active in the Lions Club. This is a picture of them taken at the Lions Club Convention. Needless to say, we were all very disturbed by their appearance in this photo. But they are our brothers, and we have an obligation to  patiently endure their eccentricities.

Here is a picture of our Br. Tracy with the officers of his new Lodge in Georgia. He was a lot of fun to have around when he lived in Great Falls. He transferred to Georgia so he could retire close to his  family.  We do understand and have almost forgiven him for this.

This is a Montana Masons sticker. The 3-7-77 refers to the number of Masons present at the first three meetings of Brother Masons held in Montana back in the 1860s. It  was also the calling card the Montana Vigilantes  (most of whom were Masons led by Worshipful Master Pfouts of the Virigina City Lodge No. 1).   

Maybe someday the Polka will be tolerated in Great Falls. But it will probably not be in our lifetime.

Brother Rod has become quite the world traveler. Here he is in Edinburgh, Scotland next to a World War I memorial at Edinburgh Castle. Brother Rod is of Scots descent and a member of the royal Stewart clan. However, we are all grateful he has not taken to wearing the kilt. His latest book is out soon. It is another rip snorting shoot-'em-up western sure to please the readers of all his books.