And as a member of Washingtonian's black elite, Cook demonstrated living proof that a black man in 19th century United States could infiltrate the three main spheres of influence in American life: the political, the social, and the economic.
(meta data) TITLE: Eureka Lodge No. 5 (meta data) AUTHOR: Super User ### Eureka Lodge No . 5 Warranted and Chartered:September 13, 1858 Meeting Date and Time: 2nd Monday of each Month at 7:30 pm ###### WM Darryl A. Green Email: bigdogdcfd@yahoo.com ### Elected Officers Senior WardenIra Stohlman Junior WardenLeslie Wheeler TreasurerWarren A. Crummer SecretaryPM Donielle Hembry ## About Eureka Lodge No. 5 On September 13th 1858, Most Worshipful Grand Master C.A. Stewart, Right Worshipful Grand Warden Henry H. Dade, Right Worshipful Junior Grand Warden Clem Beckett and Right Worshipful Grand Secretary Edward A. Watson acting on a petition from a group of Masons from Felix Lodge No.3 who were desirous of forming a Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in the District Of Columbia issued a Warrant which constituted a Lodge to be called Eureka Lodge No. 5 to be held in the city of Washington, D.C. The appointed principal officers were Edward M. Thomas, Worshipful Master, H.A. Schuseman, Senior Warden and Edward A. Watson, Junior Warden The first communication of Eureka Lodge No. 5 was held on October 26th 1858 AD, AL 5858. Eureka Lodge has produced nine Most Worshipful Grand Masters: Edward M. Thomas (1861), Robert Booker (1864), John F. Cook (1866-73, 1876-77), William Taliaferro (1875), Samuel Rodger Watts (1884-86), John T. Layton (1905), John P. Turner (1920), George M. Ambler (1933) and Warren R. Whitley (1997-98). Two Deputy Grand Masters: Joseph Minor and E.T. Hawkins. One, Grand Junior Warden Edward Webster, Right Worshipful Grand Treasurer David L. Stevenson, Right Worshipful Past Grand Secretary, Royce G. Daniels, Worshipful Grand Comptroller Emeritus Willie Arrington, , Worshipful Grand Representative to the East Ralph Carter (North Carolina), Worshipful Assistant Grand Treasurer Jeffery R. Anderson, WDH&W David A. Hinnant , Worshipful Grand Junior Deacon Marshall Worshipful Assistant Grand Public Relations Charles Briggs, Worshipful Assistant Grand Auditor Warren A. Crummer and Past Grand Worthy Patron Robert A. King. Worshipful Grand Director of Public Relations Ira E. Stohlman. Eureka Lodge No. 5 is proud of its rich history and the many brethren who have made and are continuing to make notable professional, fraternal and civic accomplishment We will continue to carry forward the principals, precepts and sacred tenets of Prince Hall Freemasonry ## MW Grand Master ###### Quincy G. Gant (24) Back to Warranted Lodges София plus.google.com/102831918332158008841 EMSIEN-3
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John F. Cook Jr.
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John F. Cook Jr. dedicated his life to the advancement of the black community in Washington D.C. As an educator, politician, activist, and philanthropist, Cook promoted political and cultural causes, tasked with uplifting D.C.'s African American community, in addition to fighting racist and discriminatory policies and practices.