Columbia No. 31

Title

Columbia No. 31

Number

31

Status

Inactive

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District

Districts

09

Division

Chartered

04/14/1791

Revived

Active

1791-1796

Inactive

12/12/1848

1778

1803

1828

1853

1878

1903

1928

1953

1978

2003

2028

True

False

False

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

Meetings

Address

City

Columbia

County

Fluvanna

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Website

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Notes

Confirmed chartered 04/14/1791. Inactive 11/30/1796, reinstated later? Assigned to District 9 in 1820. 1791 Proceedings: A petition from Elias Langham and others, was read, praying for a Charter to hold a Lodge in the town of Columbia, and county of Fluvanna. Resolved, That a charter do issue to Elias Langham and others to hold a Lodge in the town of Columbia, and county of Fluvanna, by the name and designation of the Columbia Lodge, No. 31. 1796 Proceedings: Respecting the delinquent Lodges—whereas sundry resolutions have been successively adopted by the Grand Lodge, expressive of their determination to suspend the Charter of those Lodges which, in despite of all remonstrances, still refuse to commune with the Grand Lodge of Virginia, agreeably to their constitution and the regulations of the said Grand Lodge; and the Grand Lodge finding themselves at a loss for regular information with respect to all the Lodges under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge coming within this description, but on such as have come within their knowledge, they beg leave to offer the following resolution: Resolved as the opinion of this committee, That such Lodges as do not regularly work, viz: Nos. 5, 8, 9, 12, 16, 21, 28 and 31, be by the Grand Lodge suspended from the authority of working until it is manifested by a regular representative with their arrearages, at which time the Grand Lodge pledge themselves to treat them with that lenity they may deserve, which will be in reinstating them in all their privileges. 1823 Proceedings: Listed as dormant.