It is not often that a Lodge is given the privilege of sponsoring two "Daughter" Lodges in the short space of 11 years after its own formation, yet such was the case when Isaac Henry Stearns No. 92 agreed, in 1931, to support a second Lodge to be known as Concordia N o. 114. It was predominantly a "family" affair as the list of Brethren signing the petition for dispensation shows: 6 from Isaac Henry Stearns and 5 from Westmount plus those of 11 other Lodges. The Lodge was instituted in the Masonic Chambers of Victoria H all by Most Worshipful Bro. W .M . Couper on September 10th, 1931 with Wor. Bro. G .S. L. Retallack as their first Master. Charter members - Concordia Lodge No. 114.

From the outset the two "Daughter" Lodges worked and played together. Friendly competition prevailed at all times and several; members of one Lodge would visit the other regularly just to ³check-up². The Junior Wardenıs account took a beating but what a joy for the Master to have a full Lodge room . One of the Connaught me bers was such a frequent visitor to Concordia he was made an Honourary member. R. Wor. Bro. F.C. McMillan then had obligations to both Lodges.The members of each Lodge were ardent supporters of the several bodies of Freemasonry and as neither Lodge lacked excellent ritualists, work at all levels was conducted with dignity and reverence to the constitutions, traditions and teachings of the Order.

Charter members - Concordia Lodge No. 114

James Hamilton Ferns Walter B. Snow Harry Wright Francis Francis Gerald C. Earl McNiece James Morrison Percy G.H. Amery Cecil B. Town Louden E. Butters Robert J.G. McFarland

Garnet S.L. Retallac John Baillie Edward W. Francis F.J. Eastwood E.M. Kirke Boyd John A. Dixon Archie B. Jarvis Reginald H. Nash John M.C. Duckworth William J. Neville

Succession of Masters - Concordia Lodge No. 114

An outstanding feature of Concordia was their annual floor members night, a commendable practice, which proved an ideal training ground for advancement to the higher stations. A dearth of acceptable candidates, changing priorities and a refusal to lower standards just to survive, led to talks with Connaught of a joint operations. In the fall of 1975 the amalgamation process was com plete, 213 members having signed the by-laws of Concordia.

Garnet S. Retallack 1931-34 John Baillie 1935 Edward W. Francis 1936 Harry Wright 1937 Archie B. Jarvis 1938 W.E.M. Kirke Boyd 1939 Louden E. Butters 1940 William P. Currie 1941 Frank W. Skinner 1942 E. Gordon Townsend 1943 George N.C. Patterson 1944 Harry R. Gulliver 1945 Frank J. Tozer 1946 J. Nelson Hunter 1947 Lyman I. Playfair 1948 Hulbert T. Schurman 1949 Allan A. Eggleston 1950 J. Howard Crossan 195 Peter W. Gow 1952 William B.M. Walsh 1953 Samuel V. Jackson 1954

Glen Buchanan 1955 Arnold Lester 1956 L. Reginald Steeves 1957 John C.C. Nash 1958 John S. Dormer 1959 Dean T. Davis 1960 Norman W. Smith 1961 Phil H. Raymond 1962 Maurice W. Hallett 1963 William Metzger 1964 J. Edward Robinson 1965 Charles D. Dixon 1966 Doug M. Vickers 1967 Victor O. West 1968 William E. Lunn 1969 Norman Tyldsley 1970 Cecil W. Bridges 1971 John C.C. Nash 1972 G. Clifford Johnston 1973 Thomas A. Rheaume 1974 G. Clifford Johnston 1975

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