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District lecturer certificate issued to Charles F. Dickson
1935-02-18
Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Iowa; Perkins, William L., 1886-1957
USA: Iowa
Paper
11 13/16" x 17 1/4"; 31 x 44 cm.; 1 item (1 page)
Gift of Tim Frankel
A95/075/001

A district lecturer certificate issued by the Grand Lodge of Iowa to Charles F. Dickson and dated February 18, 1935. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "W. L. Perkins, 1930." Perkins was a local architect, a prominent Freemason, and later served as the Grand Master of Iowa in 1945 and 1946.


Signed and Sealed: Masonic Certificates, corridor, part two, August 2017 District Lecturer Certificate, 1935 Issued to Charles F. Dickson, Lafayette Lodge, No. 52, Montezuma, Iowa Designed by William L. Perkins (1886-1957), Chariton, Iowa Gift of Tim Frankel, A95/075/1 Architect William L. Perkins designed this certificate, issued by the Grand Lodge of Iowa, for District Lecturers. In the 1930s Perkins created several buildings in the art deco style—including a Masonic lodge in his hometown. Some featured sculpted stone decoration with motifs—swags, urns and stylized flowers—similar to the ones seen around the edge of this certificate. An active Mason, Perkins served as the Grand Master of Iowa from 1944 to 1946.