Next Meeting - October 27, 2021
Chicago Lodge #437
What we are
We are a lodge of Masonry or Freemasonry, dedicated to helping good men be better, which serves Chicago and nearby Northern suburbs, such as Skokie, Morton Grove, Evanston, Niles, and Glenview.
Our Location
5405 W. Lincoln Ave.
Skokie, IL 60077
This is just west of Gross Point Road.
Our Meetings
Our regular stated meetings are on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, except for holidays or special events.
We open the door for socializing about 5:30 PM.
Dinner is served at 6:30 PM.
Meetings are scheduled for 7:15 PM.
Activity
Now that the summer is over, we are back to wearing ties and jackets to Lodge meetings.
We have several candidates going through the process of becoming Masons. Come join us in the conferral of their degrees.
Chicago Lodge #437 held its yearly Lodge Picnic onSunday, September 12th at the Linne Forest Preserve in Morton Grove. There was activities for both children and adults. Awesome food was served beginning at noon.
Congratulations to our newest Master Masons who were raised at the festival on September 25, 2021: Charles Thornton, Jonathan Nahhas, and James Dobbs.
Congratulations to RWB Mitch Saret for being commisioned as a Certified Lodge Instructor.
Chicago Lodge received an Award of Excellence (see Members page for copy).
Dellefield Award
The Dellefield Award was created to recognize a member of Chicago Lodge #437 who has exhibited outstanding work/effort/performance in the following three areas:
· Service to Chicago Lodge
· Service to Blue Lodge Masonry
· Service to humanity
If you as a member of Chicago Lodge feel that a brother of our lodge is deserving of this award, please submit his name in private by December 1st to any of the following members of the Dellefield Award Committee
Committee Members
WB Al Ruderman – aruderman@westwalkersteel.com
Bro. Sheldon Kantoff – barshelk@aol.com
RWB Howard Wolfman – hlwolfman@gmail.com
1996 -RWB Samuel Spector – samsltd@aol.com
2004 - WB Joseph Bartel – jbprintsales@aol.com
2014 – WB Edwin "Ed" Metzl – majeco@aol.com
2016 – WB Hilton Kaufman – hkaufman2713@live.com
2020 – WB Mark Klinghoffer – flyrod53@aol.com
WB Scott Stratton – srstratt@sbcglobal.net
Picnic - September 12, 2021
2021-2022 Installation of Officers
After he was installed by RWB Samuel Spector, WB Scott Stratton installed the other officers of Chicago Lodge #437, A, F. & A. M.