Perry-Ionic Lodge No. 796

Perry-Ionic Lodge No. 796 is a Masonic Blue Lodge constituted under the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. The Masonic Lodge’s purpose is to Make Good Men Better. This is done by being a Fraternal Organization it’s members and communities in which we reside.

History:

Perry-Ionic Lodge No. 796

Perry-Ionic Lodge was formed with the merging of 2 Masonic Blue Lodges: Ionic Lodge No. 525 and Perry Lodge No. 796 in the December, 1983.

Ionic Lodge No. 525

Ionic Lodge No. 525 was originally formed on November 12, 1873 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The Original Elected Officers were:
Brother Edward Payson Kerr……..Worshipful master
Brother James T. McIntosh,………Senior Warden
Brother James Lowry, JR,………….Junior Warden
Brother Wm W. Ackley……………….Treasurer
Brother Saul B. McKoun…………….Secretary

Perry Lodge No. 796

Perry Lodge No. 796 was originally formed on November 3, 1962 in McCandles Township, Pennsylvania. The Original Elected Officers were:
Brother Roland G. Guttendorf………………..Worshipful master
Brother Joseph J. Nichols……………………….Senior Warden
Brother Earl K. Grabenstein……………………Junior Warden
Brother James Taylor Manning………………Treasurer
Brother George Taylor, III………………………..Secretary