Bee Hive Lodge #66 History

a group of men, eighteen (18) in number, desirous of becoming Masons.  They petition the Most Worshipful United Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Maryland (now known as the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, State of Maryland, and it's jurisdiction, Inc.) for a dispensation or warrant.  The men wanted to organize  a Masonic Lodge to practice Freemasonry in their community , known as Pomonkey, Maryland. 

Their petition was received and favorably  acted upon by the said Grand Lodge and a dispensation was granted on September 28, 1919, to these gentlemen to organize and meet as a Masonic Lodge to be known as Bee Hive Lodge No, 66, located in the County of Charles, in the town of Pomonkey, Maryland. 

The signers of the dispensation were as follows:

M.W.  Joseph E. Evans, Most Worshipful Grand Master

R.W. William E Fletcher, Deputy Grand Master 

R.W. Charles W. Simms, Senior Grand Warden

R.W. Marshall E. Jenkins, Junior Grand Warden 

R.W. George F. Duppin, Grand Secretary 

The following are a list of the Charter Members who were part of this historic event and instrumental  in the formation  of Bee Hive Lodge:

Rev. Bro. Frederick D. Myers          Bro. Frank Thomas              Bro. Edward T. Poole                

Bro. J. Wesley Key, Sr.                      Bro. Nance Thomas             Bro. Fairfax F. King

Bro. John F. Slater                            Bro. Morris Middleton         Bro. T. Brown 

Bro. Charles W. Atlee, Sr                 Bro. Henry W. Hart              Bro. John Bransome

Bro. William Stringer                      Bro. Joseph Smallwood      Bro. William Henson 

Bro. Henry Johnson 

The following Brothers were the first constitutional officers of the newly formed Bee Hive Lodge No. 66:

Rev. Bro Frederick D. Myers, Worshipful Master         Bro. J. Wesley Key, Sr., Senior Warden

Bro. Edward T. Poole7, Junior Warden                           Bro. Charles W. Atlee, Sr., Secretary 

Bro. William Henson, Treasurer 

And thus they proceeded, under the capable leadership and wisdom of Worshipful Master Rev. Bro. Frederick D. Myers and his cabinet.  The undertaking of bringing to. the surrounding communities, the valuable tenets, and the precepts of Freemasonry.  And to translate into actions its effective doctrines as Bee Hive Lodge No. 66.