WM LAMONTE SIMPKINS
Email: f26worshipfulmaster@fellowship26.com
ELECTED OFFICERS
SENIOR WARDEN
Brandon Pinkney
JUNIOR WARDEN
Phillip Harrigan
TREASURER
Vance Parker
SECRETARY
Mark Fair
WARRANTED & CHARTERED
December 27, 1947
MEETING DATE & TIME
1st Saturday of each Month at 7:30 pm
ABOUT FELLOWSHIP LODGE NO. 26
In December of 1949, thirty-nine (39) men having been raised in a lodge other than Prince Hall Affiliation were advised by Bro. Leon Richardson, Worshipful Master of Arlington Lodge #58, F&AM, PHA in Arlington Virginia to petition the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia for proper affiliation. They so petitioned, and on December 24, 1949, the Grand Lodge Investigation Committee reported favorably and recommended these 39 men to become members of their Ancient and Honorable Fraternity.
Upon this recommendation, the late MWGM Cyrus N. Parker convened a special communication of the Grand Lodge on February 25, 1950, for the purpose of obligating those so recommended for the 1st and 2nd Degrees of Freemasonry. On March 25, 1950, these 39 Brothers were Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason.
On April 17, 1950, at an occasional communication of the Grand Lodge called by MWGM Parker, these newly raised Brothers were permitted to form a permanent Lodge under the supervision and instruction of the following Grand Lodge committee: Lawrence Hawkins, Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master, Frederick Burgee, Right Worshipful Standard Bearer, and William W. Barnes, Right Worshipful Junior Grand Steward.
This Lodge was to be known throughout the Masonic World as Fellowship Lodge No. 26, F&AM, PHA with charter officers: WM Robert M. Commodore, SW George W. Romeo, JW Percy A. Smallwood, Treasurer George Golar and Secretary Eddie C. Powell.
At the Regular Communication of the Lodge in December 1950, WM Commodore and his Corps of Officers were voted to succeed themselves for the following year.
Thus was begun the exemplification of that mark of high accord to which each succeeding Master has spent his labor, one of whom in 1985, rose to the highest rank and title of Most Worshipful Grand Master of the District of Columbia, MWPGM Charles F. Bates.
In commemoration of the Lodges 50th Anniversary, a citation declaring the period from April 17, 1950 through April 17, 2000, as the “Smallwood Era” was approved during the Lodge’s Regular Communication in April.
Fellowship has had the great fortune of three Sister Chapters: Queen Esther Chapter #1, Elekta #6 and Datcher #7