On May 21, 2011 Lake City Lodge No. 127 installed it's new Master and the Officers of the Lodge for the 2011/2012 year. For a list of Officers visit our Lodge Officers section.

The Lodge establishes permanent committees for ongoing requirements as well as short term committees to manage special events or requirements. These Committees and their members may change throughout the year. For a list of the current committees and their members visit our Lodge Committees section.

Masters of the Lodge play a very important role guiding the Officers and members during their term of office. Lake City Lodge No. 127 has a long history dating back to the early 1800's. For a complete list of the Past Masters visit our Lodge Past Masters section.

The Masons have a long heritage in Oswego, New York. Just as many of our founding fathers were Masons, there were many Masons who helped shape the Port City of Oswego from its early days to the present.

We invite you to explore our site and get to know our members. This site was developed to promote our great fraternal organization. Here you will find upcoming events and activities as well as historical information.

If you are interested in becoming a member our Lodge the membership section will guide you through the process.

Our new Lodge building is quite impressive. If you are hosting an event our Banquet Room is occasionally available for rent and will accommodate 150 people comfortably. The Eastern Star offers unsurpassed catering.

Freemasonry embraces the highest moral laws and will bear the test of any system of ethics or philosophy ever promulgated for the uplift of man.

Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), General of the Army

The Masons have a long heritage in Oswego, New York that dates back to 1820. We have established a Lodge history section to record this information. We will expand upon this section and invite you to contribute information, documents, photgraphs or memorabilia to our growing archive. For more, see our Lodge History section.

Membership is open to all men of good character 21 years of age or older, regardless of race, color, or religion. If you are interested in joining Lake City Lodge No. 127 visit our Lodge Membership section.

If you are hosting an event our Banquet Room is occasionally available for rent and will accommodate 150 people comfortably. The Eastern Star offers a superb menu for catering at an affordable cost.

Lake City Victoria Chapter No. 205 Order of the Eastern Star is an active organization of almost 150 sisters and brothers. In New York State women are eligible to join when they become 18 years of age. Membership is acquired either by being a relative of a Master Mason or by being sponsored by a Master Mason who is also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star (OES).

Lake City Chapter No. 352 OES was founded and constituted in 1905. The chapter celebrated its 100th birthday in 2005. The following year Victoria Chapter No. 205, Mexico, merged with Lake City to become Lake City Victoria No. 205.

The sisters of the chapter make money for various projects by hosting dinners for the Masons several times a month. Last year the number approximated 40, some prepared on succeeding evenings. Putting on dinners is hard work but the women always have a good time in each other’s company.

The chapter has an active Past Matrons’ Association. The group meets periodically through the year, provides the refreshments for the district deputy’s official visit and for the annual installation of officers. The Past Matrons’ Association buys pens for the outgoing matron and patron to use when they sign the Bible. This past Christmas, the group did a community project for Safe House, with which the chapter and district have been associated for several years. Having learned from RW Eileen Esford, the chapter’s liaison with Safe House, that teenagers living there were often overlooked at Christmas, the association decided to fill shoeboxes with items adolescent boys and girls need and desire. Among the gifts were shaving cream, razors, scarves, candy, hats, nail polish, and deodorant. Several past matrons had so much fun filling a box that they decided to put together a second one.

In 2010 the chapter was honored when RW Rita DeLong, the worthy matron, was awarded the Grand Matron’s Achievement Medal at Grand Chapter.

Lake City Victoria Chapter meets on the second and fourth Fridays of the month in March, April, May, September, October, and November. The current Worthy Matron is RW Earline J. Wood. The secretary is RW Natalie J. Woodall. Questions concerning membership may be directed to her at nwoodall@twcny.rr.com.