This information was found in the form of a calendar: 1948-1948 Linden Centennial Calendar, Centennial Celebration June 27, 28 & 29, 1948, Sponsored by the Lions Club of Linden, Texas.

This article is on the back of the month of July.

BRIEF HISTORY OF LINDEN MASONS

Linden Lodge No. 192, A.F. & A.M., now located at Linden, Texas, was originally Cusseta Lodge, No. 192 A.F. & A.M., located at Cusseta, Texas.

The original Charter granting the Cusseta Lodge authority to work was granted at the Twentieth Communication of the Grand Lodge of Texas assembled in the city of Palestine, Texas, in the 21st day of January A.D. 1857. The Charter was granted to and issued in the name of William Lambert, Worshipful Master; J.J. McClosky, Senior Warden; and William J. Henderson, Junior Warden, these being the first officers of the Cusseta Lodge.

The original Charter was accidentally mutilated in some way and a duplicate Charter was issued to Cusseta Lodge No. 192, A.F. & A.M. by a resolution of the Grand Lodge of Texas on June 12, 1872.

The Lodge was moved to White Sulphur Springs in Cass County on July 18, 1884, then moved to Linden in 1900.

At the Grand Lodge meeting in 1901, the name of the Lodge was changed to Linden Lodge No. 192, A.F. & A.M.

The first Lodge Room occupied by the Masonic Lodge in Linden was the second story of the Baptist church which, according to information we have, was originally the Cass County Court House. The Lodge continued in the church building until it was destroyed by the cyclone of May, 1908.

After the cyclone, which was on May 13, 1908, the Lodge met at various places until June, 1909. Very little degree work was done during this period, and meetings were not held every month. At a meeting held on April 3, 1909, a committee was appointed to rent a second story room in the old livery stable and fix it for a Lodge Room. This arrangement was made and the first meeting was held at such place on June 5, 1909.

On July 5, 1913, a committee was appointed for the purpose of buying or building a Hall for the Lodge as its permanent meeting place. As a result the Lodge obtained the right to construct a second story on the brick building erected by J.E.A. Banger. This building was finished and the Lodge moved into its present quarters during the year 1914.

The following have served in the capacity of Worshipful Master since the year 1901:
W.A. Bryan, 6 years
I.E. Lanier, 8 years
L.C. Weaver, 3 years
S.H. Vance, 2 years
W.C. Blalock, 1 year
L.L. Harper, 1 year
J.J. Eller, 1 year
C.H. Hefner, 1 year
S.E. Ellington, 1 year
C.F. Kluge, 1 year
N.H. Moulton, 1 year
H.C. Grubbs, 3 years
B.S. Cameron, 1 year
B.F. Whitworth, 2 years
R.H. Harvey, 1 year
E.S. Cochran, 1 year
Eugene Stone, 2 years
W.A. Barber, 1 year
G.C. Ford, 2 years
Jay Kirkland, 1 year
G.B. Wilson, 1 year
M.E. Baker, 1 year
D.H. Boon, 1 year
A.J. Wilson, 1 year
H.C. Taylor, 1 year
J.D. Betts, 1 year

The following have served as secretary:
J.T. Henderson, 3 years
W.A. Bryan, 1 year
C.A. Kessler, 2 years
L.C. Weaver, 4 years
I.E. Lanier, 3 years
C.H. Finley, 2 years
C.H. Hefner, 2 years
R.H. Harvey, 1 year
A.C. Nelson, 7 years
S.E. Ellington, 2 years
H.C. Grubbs, 3 years
B. F. Whitworth, 6 years
J.D. Betts, 4 years
M.E. Baker, 1 year
G.C. Ford, 2 years
Fred Hall, 1 year
J.F. Grubbs, 2 years

R.B. Morris has served as Tiler for the past 28 years.

The following are present officers of the lodge:
J.D. Betts, Worshipful Master
Alton Hill, Senior Warden
J.H. Max, Junior Warden
James Gruggs, Secretary
W.A. Hill, Treasurer
Samuel Morse, Jr., Senior Deacon
Fred Allen, Junior Deacon
R.B. Morris, Tiler

The Lodge now has a membership of 134.