Bethesda Lodge #64 A.F. & A. M.

 
PAST MASTERS

*1938-39 Otto Goetz   c13	*1961 Frank Serola 177	*1983 Wilbur A. Sitze 212
*1940 Harry L. Berry  c3	*1962 Ben Hillger  171	1984 Charles F. Eastburn
*1941 Robert L. Dixon c9	*1963 Wade H. Harding 178	*1985-86 George A. Walker
*1942 Rex McRee 48	1964 James Wright 185	1987 Ronald Cousineau
*1943 Herman D. Hillger c16	*1965 LeRoy Howe 192	1988 *Harrel G. Ford
*1944 B.R. Bud Haney 60	1966 Charles Eastburn 200	1989 Kenneth Jennings
*1945 Peter F. Peterson c29	1967 John R. Ussery 207	1990 Edward Wagner
*1946 Arthur Daniels 104	*1968 Wilbur A. Sitze 212	1991 Gafford McCurley
*1947 Alex Kahm 90	*1969 George Goldsmith 218	1992 Ralph Gooding
1948 Clois Teston 82	*1970 Kurt Hennig  168	1993 Terry B. Miller
*1949 Mark Spanogle 96	1971 John H. Phillips 138	1994 Travis Lee
*1950 Robert Ellis , Jr. 117	1972 John B. Dunlap 253	1995 Barry Ragsdale
*1951 L.V. Walz 80	*1973 Monroe A. Faulkner	1995 John C. Winkley (Hon)
*1952 Nils T. Kjellstrom 105	1974 James P. Mims	1996 Ron Mannon
*1953 Robbie Clark 101	1975 Terry B. Miller	1997 Dennis D. Anderson
1954 Ray Crooks  141	1976 Charles M. Ragsdale	1998 Raymond Cumba
*1955 James Terral 155	*1977 George A. Walker	1999 Paul H. Wilson
*1956 James Wilson 154	*1978 George Goldsmith 218
1957 Thomas C. Bunch 166	1979 Thomas B. Bunch
1958 Marvin Hillger 169	1980 Arvil Marley
1959 Leon Johnson 170	1981 Bernardo G. Iorio
*1960 Zaid Fandey 102	1982 Terry B. Miller

    *  Deceased    c-Charter Member    # indicates Member Number (not available for all, but being updated...)
 

SECRETARIES

*1938 William M. Edmunds c11

*1940 Ernest A. Tafoya c39

*1941 Fred Rossiter c31

1992-93 Ray Wells

1994-95 Charles Allen

1996 Gafford McCurley

1997 J. Forrest Hill

1998- Dennis D. Anderson

Every effort is made to insure accuracy, but if errors are present, please let me know and be assured they are not intentional or malicious - I am currently researching the records to complete the Secretary information.

Truth or Consequences, formerly Hot Springs, New Mexico is located on the site of several hot mineral springs , the principal of which is Geronimo Springs,  named for the famous (infamous?) Apache chief. In the mid 1800's, the hot mineral springs provided a relaxing, healing retreat from daily life for the Apaches and any other visitors who happened upon them. The townsite, originally located about four miles south in Palomas (dove) canyon, moved to it's present location when Elephant Butte Dam, one of the first major dam projects in the west, was started in 1916. Although information about Masonry in these early days is scarce, several area lodges in the silver mining towns to the west formed and thrived. Undoubedly masons were present during the construction of the dam, but a formal lodge was not formed until 1939. Hot Springs was (and is) a small, mostly retirement community where many winter visitors and masons come to escape harsh northern weather. Bethesda Lodge, named for the healing bathhouse referred to in St Johns  4:2, serves as a sacred retreat to them as well as for the local brethren. Our lodge building was built on donated land, by mostly donated labor and supplies, in 1948. We have currently 82 members, and are proud to provide a hall for an active Eastern Star chapter and  Rainbow for Girls assembly.

        Watch for a picture of our Lodge building soon...