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Current and Past Subordinate Lodges

Lodges # 100 - 149

Location Lodge No. Date of Institution
Petaluma Petaluma 100 March 22, 1884
Surrendered charter April, 1, 1905
Cedarville Ocheo 100 July 22, 1909
Nelson Eden 101 March 22, 1884
Consolidated with Pride of Butte No. 69, Feb. 13, 1902
Colusa Colusa 101 Oct. 9, 1909
Surrendered charter June. 3, 1927
Gilroy Bloomfield 102 May 10, 1884
Surrendered charter June, 30, 1897
Bloomfield Bloomfield 102 -
Covina Covina 102 Dec. 10, 1909
Consolidated with El Monte No. 386, Mar. 14, 1962
Oakland Oakland 103 May 10, 1884
San Francisco Triangle 104 May 21, 1884
Accepted West End No. 133, Sept. 5, 1889
Surrendered charter Oct, 1, 1894
Maryville Yuba City 104 Dec. 11, 1909
Moved to Yuba City, Apr. 30, 1920
Yuba City Yuba City 104 See above
Lodi Salem 105 May 23, 1884
Consolidated with Pythagoras No. 41, Dec. 31, 1887
Anaheim Anaheim 105 Dec. 31, 1909
Surrendered charter Mar, 1, 1948
Oroville Spartacus 106 July 5, 1884
Surrendered charter Dec, 31, 1887
Sacramento Onward 106 Jan. 8, 1910
Surrendered charter May 20, 1951
Pomona Etna? Aetna 107 Aug. 30, 1884
Changed name to Pomona July 30, 1914
Pomona Pomona 107 See above
Accepted Ontario No. 222, Nov. 20, 1916
San Francisco Fairmount 108 Oct. 22, 1884
Accepted Excelsior No. 12, June. 3, 1898
Consolidated with Phoenix No. 53, Nov. 19, 1906
Hornbrook Hornbrook 108 Feb. 4, 1910
Consolidated with Yreka No. 168, Apr. 20, 1932
Willows Enterprise 109 Nov. 26, 1884
Surrendered charter Apr. 20, 1894
Oakland Balilla 109 Feb. 19, 1910
Davis Golden Seal 110 Dec. 23, 1884
Surrendered charter Dec. 26, 1923
Reinstated July 1, 1930
Suisun Suisun 111 Dec. 29, 1884
Consolidated with Washington No. 7, - 1957
Riverside Sunnyside 112 Jan. 17, 1885 (History)
Watsonville Iolanthe 113 Jan. 28, 1885
Clements Banner 114 Jan. 29, 1885
Surrendered charter Nov. 10, 1895
Willows Enterprise 114 Mar. 5, 1910
Surrendered charter Oct. 18, 1918
Cloverdale Geyser 115 Feb. 7, 1885
Surrendered charter Sept. 10, 1891
Big Pine Palisade 115 Mar. 11, 1910
Surrendered charter Jan. 22, 1930
Turlock Turlock 116 Feb. 16, 1885
Surrendered charter March 12, 1896
Reinstated March 15, 1898
Surrendered charter again Oct. 30, 1901
Gridley Palm 116 Apr. 2, 1910
Surrendered charter March 1, 1933
Reinstated July 12, 1933
Consolidated with Oroville No. 232, Mar. 19, 1934
San Francisco Bay City 117 March 6, 1885
Tracy West Side 118 March 10, 1885
Lathrop Lathrop 119 March 19, 1885
Consolidated with Charter Oak No. 20, Jan. 31, 1900
Portola Portola 119 Oct. 8, 1910
Surrendered charter Dec. 31, 1914
Ventura Buena 120 March 20, 1885 (History)
Visalia Visalia 121 March 20, 1885
Surrendered charter Jan. 26, 1888
Reinstated July 11, 1891
Consolidated with Bonnie Brae No. 208, May. 6, 1919
Reorganized May 10, 1926 with same name and number
Accepted Tilare No. 321, June 30, 1932
Needles Mojave 122 March 24, 1885
Surrendered charter Apr, 30, 1888
Reinstated March 25, 1893
Surrendered charter again Nov. 27, 1933
Mojave Mojave 122 See above
Linden Crescent 123 March 30, 1885
Consolidated with Charter Oak No. 20, Feb. 6, 1895
Loomis Loomis 123 Nov. 12, 1910
Surrendered charter Jan. 30, 1930
Farmington Farmington 124 March 31, 1885
Surrendered charter Apr, 9, 1895
Orland Orland 124 Jan. 17, 1911
Moved to Corning Mar. 8, 1912
Changed name to Corning-Chandos No. 124
Consolidated with Glenn No. 349, Feb. 25, 1929
Chandos? Corning Chandos 124 See above
San Jose San Jose 125 March 31, 1885
Accepted Mt. Hamilton No. 142, April 12, 1898
Accepted Cinnabar No. 199, Jan. 2, 1906
Consolidated with Triumph No. 47, March 12, 1914
Name changed to San Jose-San Jose No 47
San Pedro San Pedro 126 April 18, 1885
Alhambra Alhambra 127 April 28, 1885
Alhambra Gardenia 127 -
Challenge Mills Challenge 128 May 16, 1885
Surrendered charter May 14, 1888
Los Angeles Moneta 128 Jan. 31, 1911
Consolidated with Inglewood No. 383, May 26, 1958
Los Angeles Gauntlet 129 May 21, 1885
Accepted La Fraternite No. 79, March 4, 1895
Accepted Los Angeles No. 2, Aug. 27, 1934?
St. Helena Pluto 130 June 27, 1885
Surrendered charter Nov. 19, 1919
Tipton Lakeview 131 July 11, 1885
Surrendered charter April 11, 1889
Orange Orange 131 Feb. 1, 1911
Consolidated with Tustin No. 85, Jan. 6, 1922
Pasadena Pasadena 132 Sept. 23, 1885
Consolidated with Golden Star No. 38, Jan. 4, 1917
became Pasadena - Pasadena No. 38, Jan. 4, 1917
San Francisco West End 133 Oct. 3, 1885
Consolidated with Triangle No. 104, Jan. 4, 1917
Hemet Hemet 133 Mar. 6, 1911
Surrendered charter Feb. 22, 1928
Madera Madera 134 Jan. 30, 1886
Grayson Grayson 135 Apr. 3, 1886
Surrendered charter Jan 31, 1891
Jamestown Harvard 135 Mar. 18, 1911
Surrendered charter Mar. 21, 1921
Sierra City Sierra 136 May 27, 1886
Surrendered charter July 1, 1904
Mill Valley Muir 136 Apr. 22, 1911
Moved to Sausalito Oct. 3, 1912
Sausalito Muir 136 Consolidated with New Era No. 32 in 1980
Colton Colton 137 June 16, 1886
Surrendered charter Dec. 31, 1929
Fresno Fresno 138 Oct. 6, 1886
Accepted Progresive No. 309, Jan 12, 1916
Accepted Clovis No. 307, June 11, 1930
Hills Ferry Hills Ferry 139 Dec. 1, 1886
Moved to Newman June 19, 1889, Changed name to
Newman - Newman No. 139
Newman Newman 139 See above
Elsinore Lake Elsinore 140 Dec. 9, 1886
Oakland West Oakland 141 Jan. 29, 1887
Name changed to Athens No. 141, in 1908
Oakland Athens 141 Consolidated with Dirigo No. 224, Dec. 20, 1910
Santa Clara Mount Hamilton 142 March 19, 1887
Consolidated with San Jose No. 125, April 12, 1889
Oakland Lakeside 142 May 5, 1911
Surrendered charter Oct. 3, 1929
Oakland George Samuels 142 March 20, 1930
Santa Clara Mount Hamilton 142 Mar. 19, 1887
Kern City Sumner 143 April 4, 1887
Moved to Bakersfield in 1912
East Bakersfield Kern 143 See above
Sumner Sumner 143 April 4, 1887 (?)
Magalia Magalia 144 April 8, 1887
Consolidated with Pride of Butte No. 69, July 12, 1894
Coalinga Coalinga 144 May 6, 1911
Consolidated with Hanford No. 66, Sept. 17, 1930
Redding Mount Shasta 145 April 22, 1887
Surrendered charter - 1893
San Francisco Golden West 145 May 31, 1911
Accepted Golden City No. 63, Oct. 28, 1919
Consolidated with California No. 1, Sept. 14, 1933
Escondido Themis 146 May 10, 1887
San Francisco Roma 147 May 27, 1887
Accepted Verdi No. 68 May 27, 1887
 Consolidated with Muir No. 136 in 1968
Los Angeles Samson 148 June 8, 1887
Accepted Arrowhead No. 214 Aug 6, 1914
 Consolidated with Los Angeles No. 2 in Oct. 2, 1917
Santa Ana Santa Ana 149 July 23, 1887

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