Last Updated: 12/28/2024

Everything you need to know about the 175th:

Overview
Special Meeting
175th Anniversary Banquet
An Abridged History of Doylestown Lodge
The Past Masters
The Masters Medals
FAQs

1. Overview

2025 marks the 175th Anniversary of Doylestown Lodge No. 245. To celebrate, the lodge will host two separate events – a special meeting held at the lodge & an anniversary banquet held offsite.

2. Special Meeting

A special meeting will be held on Wednesday August 27th 2025 at Doylestown Lodge to commemorate the actual anniversary of the Lodge’s founding. The meeting will take place in an open lodge at 7:00pm followed by hors d’oeuvres and drinks in fellowship hall at 8:00pm. The dress code is Masonic casual as this will be an actual (albeit short) meeting. This a free event for members – so please bring your dues card if you plan to attend. A reservation system will be announced in June so that we can gather a headcount for refreshments. More details will be provided here an via the monthly trestles.

3. 175th Anniversary Banquet

To officially commemorate the 175th Anniversary, a banquet will be held on September 27th 2025 at:

The Warrington

1360 Almshouse Rd

Warrington, PA 18976

Grand Lodge Officers will be in attendance and Masonic dress is required. The venue for the evening will be:

6:00pm Dinner

7:00pm Awards

8:00pm Cigars

The dinner choices will be posted in June.

Attending members will receive

To purchase advance dinner tickets ($65/head) please contact [email protected] There is a limit of 180 seats available for the event.

Note: Photos will be taken throughout the event which we be made available on a private site after the event for printing.

4. Abridged History of Doylestown Lodge No. 245

In 2024, an abridged history of Doylestown Lodge was presented to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. A softcopy can be found here, but hardcopies will be available for members at both events.:

An Abridged History of Doylestown Lodge

5. The Past Masters

The veritable cornerstone of the Lodge, the Past Masters have provided stewardship for 175 Years and counting. We recognize them and our affiliated Past Masters here (but hardcopies will be available for members at both events):

The Past Masters

6. The Masters Medals

To commemorate the 175th Anniversary of Doylestown Lodge, a collection of “Masters Medals” were wisely commissioned between 2016 – 2025 to celebrate the 10 year countdown. Medals were presented to brethren each year at the lodge on their masonic birthday. Remaining medals will be available at the Banquet for those who did not attend a particular year to receive them – although the 166th medal in particular is no longer available.

Note: All attendees of the Special Meeting will receive the 175th Medal to wear to the Anniversary Banquet.

2025 Kyle A. Coppola, W.M.	175 Years of Doylestown Lodge
	The 175th Master’s Medal is the final piece in the series leading up to the celebration of our lodge’s 175th anniversary. Each element of the medal is thoughtfully chosen to embody the timeless teachings of Freemasonry and the high ideals every Master Mason should strive to uphold. At the heart of the design are the working tools of a Master Mason. The All-Seeing Eye reminds Masons that they are constantly observed by the Great Architect of the Universe. The four cardinal virtues are essential to the character of a Master Mason, forming the moral foundation upon which Masonic teachings are built. The Black & White Mosaic Checkerboard Ribbon is a significant Masonic symbol representing the duality of life.
2024 Ayyappan G. Nair, W.M.	174 Years of Doylestown Lodge
	The medal represents the Winding Stairs, along with the two Pillars that stood at the porch of King Solomon’s Temple, and the Sun representing Masonic light and enlightenment. The Indian mantra “Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya” meaning “Lead me from darkness to light” is inscribed, symbolic of the overall theme of seeking the light of knowledge and truth in Freemasonry. The ribbon is orange in color representing the Sun.
2023 Jordan T. Peterson, W.M.	173 Years of Doylestown Lodge
	Embossed on the medal is the sun, representing enlightenment, direction, and is essential to all things on Earth. The bronze marks the development of human civilization and the creation of music and art. The French phrase “Liberté, égalité, fraternité” coined by Maximillien Robespierre translates to “liberty, equality, fraternity” while the Blue, Red, and White Ribbon signifies liberty, equality, brotherhood, democracy, secularism, and modernization.
2022 David G. Sherman, W.M.	172 Years of Doylestown Lodge
	Embossed with King Solomon’s Temple, a central theme in Freemasonry and representing the origin and basis of design for future Masonic lodge gatherings. In Freemasonry, the Temple of Solomon resembles a creation by the Grand Architect of the Universe rather than a work created by human hands and was dedicated as a peace offering to the Most-High to bring the people Israel together in solemn unity and worship. The ribbon is light blue representing our Blue Lodge colors. The Hebrew slogan “Righteous and Worthy” (ויושר צדק) is emblazoned on the medal.
2021 Matheu C. Wilson, W.M.	171 Years of Doylestown Lodge
	Embossed in the center is a representation of the Acacia tree, which has long been held as a symbol of innocence and immortality. Here, the Acacia is strongly rooted in the traditional masonic checkerboard floor and is guided by the rays of change, represented as the equilateral triangle or delta. The Latin phrase, “per sapientiam incrementum,” meaning “growth through wisdom” or more literally “growth of wisdom,” adorns this medal while the three colors of the ribbon are indicative of life, enlightenment, and the darkness of the unknown.
2020 Matheu C. Wilson, W.M.	170 Years of Doylestown Lodge
	Embossed in the center is a flaming torch, figuratively representing energy, transformation, enlightenment, and problem-solving. Embossed on the handle is a triangle (or Delta) indicative of the manual carriage of light by humankind and the transformation it thus creates. The Latin phrase “Quaerimus Usque In Sempiternum” below the torch means “Forever Seeking” while the blue, white, and yellow striped ribbon represents the ongoing journey to enlightenment as illuminated by the Sun and Moon.
2019 David A. Goldberg, W.M	169 Years of Doylestown Lodge
	Embossed in the center is a representation of Boaz and Jachin, the pillars which stood in the porch of King Solomon’s temple. The pillars are well known Masonic symbols that many believe represent that which one “enters” to begin their Masonic journey. The Latin phrase “Ad Lucem” under the pillars means “Toward Light”. The ribbon is black and represents the darkness left behind in the passage to becoming a more enlightened individual through self-betterment, fellowship, and charity.
2018 Kirk W. Borowski, W.M	168 Years of Doylestown Lodge
	Embossed in the center is a representation of the Plumb, a well-known Masonic symbol representing “integrity.” Masons are taught to stand tall and walk uprightly before God and Man. The ribbon is blue and white, and while the color blue is frequently associated with integrity, the combination of blue and white is also used to promote the ideas of knowledge and charity.
2017 Louis J. Emanuele, W.M.	167 Years of Doylestown Lodge
	Embossed in the center is a representation of the rough and perfect Ashlar. The Ashlar is a Masonic symbol representing the making of stone from rough to smooth and better able for to be used by the builders. It represents the notion of becoming a member of the fraternity and contributing to its unity. In the spirit of the Blue Lodge, the ribbon is solid blue.
2016 John M. Dominic, W.M.	166 Years of Doylestown Lodge
	Embossed in the center of the first medal is a representation of a honeybee. The Hive is an ancient Masonic symbol representing unity and industriousness – fitting for Doylestown Lodge who has always prided itself as being an “industrious working lodge” since 1850. The year’s theme of “Fortune and Glory” is represented in Latin just below. In the spirit of the traditional mosaic pavement, the black and white ribbon denotes the duality of light and darkness.

7. FAQs

Why do we have a ginger WM?

I don’t know. A silver one is much better.

Why is the 166th medal no longer available?

Turnout in 2016 was high. All attending brethren received them, but the stock was completely depleted by the end of the year. As medals have to be ordered in large batches, we have decided to not place a second order.